Chapter 3 -- Murder comes when the clock strikes 3.

"Hodgins! Get help!" Shouted Brennan running back to help Booth. The rest of the team gathered around, finding an unconscious Booth on the floor, sweaty and pale.

"Oh my God. What happened?" Angela asked Brennan worried.

"I don't know. He just collapsed." replied Brennan trying to wake Booth. "Booth? Booth?"

Zack quickly ran off to fetch Cam.

"Dr. Saroyan!" Zack came rushing in while Cam was busy looking at specimens through a microscope.

"Not now Zack." Cam replied not looking up to see the scared expression Zack had on his face.

"But Dr. Saroyan, it's Booth!" Zack said quickly heading towards her to get her attention. She finally looked up and saw a scared look on his face.

"What's wrong?" She asked following.

"We're not sure, he was fine, and then became grossly pale looking, and suddenly collapse, while Dr. Brennan was taking him to the doctors." Zack replied, while they were getting closer to Brennan who seemed to be checking Booth's heart beat.

"Seeley." Cam said to herself worried.

"His heart rate is slowing down, I'm barley hearing a beat." Brennan said scared to death.

"Hodgins!" Angela shouted, seeing him rushing over with Paramedics. They all watched as the paramedics picked Booth up placing him onto a bed.

"I'm going with them, I'll call you as soon as I find out more information." Brennan said following the Paramedics into he back of the ambulance.

"I've got a package for a Temperance Brennan." A man said walking up to the Jeffersonian team, after just seeing Booth being pulled away. Angela stepped up and signed under Brennan's name, they all took turns in doing it, a friendship concept. "Thank you, and here you go." The man replied leaving Angela the package. She looked down to find envelope taped to the side. Hodgins came over and put his arm on Angela's back to comfort her.

"What's wrong?" He asked noticing the expression on Angela's face, looking at the box. She quickly headed over to the table, the alarm going off, Hodgins quickly swiped his card. "Angela!?"

"Angela I don't think you should do that." Zack said seeing Angela opening the box.

"Look at the card, it's directed to Brennan, but the box is for Booth."

"And?" Hodgins asked.

"What does that mean?" Cam asked wondering where Angela is going with this.

"It's a feeling, go with me on this." Angela replied. "Open the card."

"I don't think we should." Zack began to say.

"Zack!" said all three. Zack quickly opened the card after hearing the tone in all three of their voices.

"What does it say?" Cam asked.

"Murder comes once the clock strikes 3."

The Jeffersonian team looked back at one another worried.

"Guy's we only have nine hours before Booth becomes our next case." Angela replied showing the gang what's inside the box.


Later at the hospital, Brennan waited patently outside for the doctor.

"Dr. Brennan?"

"Yes?"

"Dr. Abigail Finch." She said shaking Brennan's hand.

"What's wrong with him?" Brennan asked. The doctor began to explain, Booth being Paralyzed, but not permanently, eight hours to be exact, he's going to be fine, it seemed that he was possibly bitten by a Latrodectus Regina. Brennan asked about the fever. The doctor just replied he probably is coming down with a cold. Brennan thanked the doctor but still wasn't sure what was going on, and she can't talk to Booth it seems. She decided to call the Jeffersonian.

"Oh dear. Agent Seeley Booth, on death row huh?" said a voice from behind. Brennan slowly turned around with her phone still dialing. She was facing a tall blonde slightly bearded man, with steely gray eyes.