Dr Brennan, Dr Camile Saroyan, Dr Jack Hodges and Daisy Wick all studied the body.
"You can't tell me it doesn't look like vampires?" Hodges said.
"That is very unlikely Doctor Hodges vampires are from folk lore" Daisy said "most of the manifestations can be easily explained, for example, people used to drink blood if they were anaemic, though they probably never called it anaemia…"
"Thank you Daisy" Cam interrupted "let's just concentrate on the facts"
Angela joined them then "well those marks on the neck are definitely teeth marks, very distinctive teeth mark, but he was definitely bitten"
"See" Hodges said almost jumping up and down.
"Slow down sweetie. They look human, but nothing like I've seen before"
Angel showed them her finding on the big screen "This is a normal set of adult teeth" she pulled up a computer image "and this is our wound". The second image was similar to the first but with many subtle changes. "Look how long the canines and first premolar are. That's not natural."
"Surgery?" Cam asked.
"Possibly, you'd need to ask a cosmetic dentist"
"See Vampire" Hodges said again.
"It is a plausible explanation" Brennan said. Everyone looked at her "Not in the way Doctor Hodges is thinking, but there are cases of people believing themselves to be vampires and performing certain rituals to authenticate there believes"
After what seemed like a very long silence Cam spoke "anyway, are we any closer on were the missing blood went?"
"If you would like to follow me back to the platform" It was Hodges turn to show off now, "there was a sticky residue round the wound mainly saliva, but, with a good healthy dose of Snake Venom from the Vipera Aspis."
"Snake venom?" Cam questioned
"Oh yes!"
"How does snake venom and saliva get mixed together?"
"Hey I just find it, Booth can figure out the rest"
Right on queue Booth entered the lab with a young blond woman. "Wait here" he told her.
"When I have ever done anything you told me?" she said following him to his annoyance.
"Please?"
"Fine"
Booth joined the other on the platform "I know it's late,and we all want to go home, so i'll make this quick." he said, sounding very tired
"His name is Leo Viber from Rome, he won't be missed and I need all your notes on the case"
"Booth? That is highly irregular" Bones said.
He looked so tired "please Bones, just trust me"
"You know I trust you, I am sure there is a very good reason for it"
"thank you" he turned to Cam "have you done any tests or any enquiries outside the Jeffersonian?"
"No, we're the only people who know about it." Cam said indicting the small group who stood around the body.
"Good" Booth breathed a sigh of relieve.
The blonde girl started tapping her foot.
Booth dropped his head, took a deep breath and hoped he wasn't about to ruin everything he had worked so hard for "There is someone I need you all to meet" Booth said "This is Miss Buffy Summer"
"Don't forget me, Peaches" Said a very tall very blonde and very British man as he strolled through the double doors to the lab.
