Please read and review. Tell me what you and think and leave some ideas if you like. This was originally going to involve a mobster but i came up with a new idea and i though it was so much better. My next one will probably be about the gravedigger but please the more reviews i get the faster I write :D thank you for reading. R&R
Bones and Booth walked through the lab doors to find Wendell and Cam working on the body intently.
"Anything?" asked Bones as she scanned her key card and ascended onto the platform. Booth following suit.
"Not yet. Angela's about to get started on the facial reconstruction and Hodgins is working on some particulates we found on the body and at the crime scene." Cam replied.
"There seems to be a gunshot wound to the head with micro fractures radiating from the point of entry. It was most likely the cause of death. There also seems to be cracks to the right side of the mandible suggesting blunt force trauma." Wendell spouted.
"Ouch, that sounds painful." Cam said jokingly.
"Maybe this guy was hit in the side of the face with the butt of a gun?" Booth implied, waiting for an answer.
"It's possible," Bones said slowly, "but I'd prefer if we didn't jump to conclusions. After the reconstruction we can have Angela create a possible scenario."
"Alright Bones, call me when you get an ID." he called over his shoulder as started to leave. "Oh and don't forget later, we have a meeting with Sweets, 5pm."
"Okay." she replied absently as she started to get lost in her work.
Booth got to work to find everything in dissaray. The whole building was in pretty chaotic since Hacker hadn't shown up for the past four days. Everyone was really starting to get worried, we were starting to launch an investigation to search for him. To tell you the truth he was probably just messing around. He was one to do it if he could get away with it. He sat down and started the paperwork he'd been neglecting the past couple of days. But soon his mind drifted to Bones again. making it even harder to finish his work.
A few hours later after comparing dental records and the reconstruction they had an ID. Angela found Bones and Wendell in the examining room, scouring every inch of bone to discover what happened. She could hear Brennan and Wendell discussing forensics as she walked in.
"No evidence that the man was strangled or tortured. He does have a few cracked ribs and contusions on his phalanges." Brennan pointed out.
"Defensive wounds." Wendell concluded.
"Yes. Not only that but he also has a few nicks on his ribs, possibly resulting from multiple stab wounds."
"There also seems to be a few cracks on his patellas. Hodgins is taking some bone scrapings from the nicks on the ribs and testing for metallic residue. Whoever this guy was, he put up one hell of a fight," Wendell stated.
"I concur." she nodded.
"Hey sweetie, we got an ID. Man's name is Andrew Hacker he's with the FBI. His name sounds vaguely familiar. Ever met him?" Angela asked.
"Yeah, I um dated him very briefly. He's Booth's Boss's Boss."
"Oh that's right. Im sorry sweetie."
"No its fine Ange. I better...call Booth and tell him to get down here." she replied pulling off her gloves and turning her back to her best friend and intern to hide her shock. She had to admit she was surprised. She would have never thought Andrew would ever be subject to murder. He was a nice man and she had to admit it hurt to find out he'd been murdered. But it would help if she focused on details. Which is exactly what she planned to do so she could put the killer behind bars. She pulled out her cell phone and dialed Booths number. He picked up on the third ring.
"Booth." he said into the phone receiver.
She was relieved to hear his voice. Learning that such a strong man, an FBI agent no less, had been killed really had got her worried. It was irrational but she couldn't help it.
"Its me, you should get down here we've got an ID on the victim."
"Sure thing Bones, I'll see you soon." Less then half an hour later Booth came striding into the lab. File in hand.
"Hey sorry about the delay. Things are pretty hectic down at the office." he told everyone apologetically.
"I would imagine so." Hodgins replied as he joined Booth and Brennan's little congregation by the lab doors, he was getting ready to identify the remainder of bugs and slime from the crime scene. Dr. Brennan just glared at Hodgins for a moment.
"Sorry Dr.B, well I'll see you two later I have bugs and particulates to sift through." he replied and left the two alone. Bones softened and turned to Booth.
"Yeah, Hackers missing so its pretty much chaos over there. Wait- what did Hodgins mean?" he asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Sorry Booth but the victim, its Andrew." Bones told him.
"You're sure?" Booth asked stunned. He already knew the answer, his squints were the best, but he had to confirm it.
"Yes were sure." she replied.
"I don't really know what to say." she told him timidly putting her hand on his arm and squeezing softly. He kept his eyes down for a moment before he covered her hand with his own. They mourned silently for a few moments before the both of them walked out to go talk to Andrew's parents.
I guess you can say Hackers death sent shock waves through them both. Neither of them really said much on their way to his parents house to question them. The parents couldn't imagine who would want to hurt Andrew, and frankly neither did Booth. He was a good man. He may have gotten annoyed when he had tried to get Bones in bed but he was still a friend. Whoever killed him had to be connected somehow. Booth pointed this out to Bones on their way back to the lab to look at a possible scenario Angela had come up with. "Its the only thing that makes sense." Booth said clearly. He was going to find out who did this and honor Hacker by bringing the man to justice.
After a while the two of them got swept up in their thoughts. A comfortable silence settling, as they gave each other the space to think. She was trying very hard not to think about how she would have reacted if had been Booth on the examining table. She couldn't bare thinking about it. She knew she would never be able to live without him, He was everything to her. And she knew she and the team had catch this killer quick before he got to anyone else.
They were just pulling up to the Jeffersonian when Booth received a call.
"Booth."
"We've got a dead body that needs to be Identified."
"Another one?"
"Yes agent Booth."
"Where?"
"Same dumpster."
"Damn okay we'll be right there." he replied then snapping his phone shut.
"What's wrong?" Bones asked concerned.
"We've got another body to examine. " Booth replied solemnly.
"Where?" she asked him.
"Same place."
When they reached the crime scene the remains were pulled out of the dumpster and set out in the alley the dumpster was located in.
"Same build as the last victim. Caucasian male, mid-30's, evidence of muscular tissue, gunshot wound to the head." she said turning the skull through her hands. Booth was already yelling at the FBI squints to gather up evidence.
They collected samples from the alley and the dumpster, looking for any ID or wallets but found nothing. The body was then shipped over to the lab to be examined. Booth couldn't help but feel déjà vu. He hoped the victim didn't turn out to be another FBI agent. It was bad enough to have one already dead, they didn't need nor want another one. When Bones and Booth got back to the Jeffersonian Angela had a scenario set up on her hologram program for what could have happened to Andrew. After presenting it she was going to start the second set of remains facial reconstruction and compare dental records to get an ID.
". Okay so on my program, that we all know is patent pending," she said smiling, "I have set up what most likely happened. So here goes. Hacker is hit in the back of the head with some sort of weapon, most likely the butt of a gun. After he's hit in the head he staggers forward and manages to fend off his attacker for a time but the attacker gets the upper hand stabs him a few times and forces Andrew to his knees. Again the killer hits him with the butt of his gun to the side of his jaw, then shoots him execution style. He bleeds out then is dumped into the dumpster. I'm positive that the killer wanted the body to be found or else he would have picked a better area, but that's just my opinion." Angela finished waiting for Brennan's response.
"Good work Ange. Keep going. I'm going to examine the other victims remains and you can get back to me with there facial reconstruction. After you finish with that reconstruction of the bullet would be very helpful."
Angela nodded and went to work.
"Before i sift through the particulates from the body and the dumpster i thought I'd let you know what was used to kill Hacker and Sullivan. I found some metal residue from the nicks on the bones. The metal I found is the same type of metal made into Swiss army knives issued by the U.S. armed forces." Hodgins said getting that excited glint in his eye. There was a conspiracy theory coming, Booth could feel it.
"Bruises to the back of the knees provide evidence of an experienced killer." Bones added.
"So are perp could be in the armed forces?" Booth asked.
"Yes I believe so. I also believe that this was the act of a group known as the second infantry of the -"
"Enough Hodgins," he told him rolling his eyes. "Well call me when you get the second ID ," he said turning to Bones. "I'm going to, maybe, look through some of Andrews old case files see what I dig up." Booth said reluctant to leave her.
"Okay." she replied, mirroring the same emotion. They gazed into each others eyes until Hodgins feigned a cough. And Booth abruptly turned and walked out.