Angela again rose early and arrived at work while most people were asleep. She knew she needed more sleep and that this might be the last time she could pull her ruse without Pelant becoming to suspicious. Her plan had been to arrive at work and sleep a few hours on her couch and then begin her day, but she couldn't help herself when she arrived, she wanted to see the progress in tracking backwards towards Pelant.

As she scanned the printed out tracking she found that so far he had made 6 jumps to cover his tracks, but her computer was still working backwards, which told her he was very concerned about covering his tracks. She didn't care why, all she cared about was finding him.

She walked over to her desk and found a note on resting against her computer screen.

Angela,

My father will take care of picking up money from my safe deposit box and

will buy several phones, some will be delivered here and a couple to Booth.

I have not been able to tell Booth about this, but Dad said he would enclose a

note with your instructions for him.

Brennan

Angela walked over to her couch to lie down and close her eyes, but she knew once she was awake again it was her against the clock, a couple of days sick Pelant might not be suspicious. She also couldn't just return to work because if he tried to reconnect to her office and found just the empty loop he would know she was on to him and would be able to find her and block her. She set the alarm on her watch and leaned back on her couch while her mind worked thinking about her next move to keep Pelant from becoming suspicious. As she got a framework of a plan she allowed sleep to overtake her, at least for now.


Pelant awoke early and once again noticed Angela didn't seem to have gone to work, her phone was still at home. Clicking of the keys and he was viewing the Hodgins home through their own security camera's. Once again he noticed the bathroom door shut and there didn't seem to be any movement in the bedroom. Click, Click, Click he was observing the kitchen where Hodgins was fixing breakfast for Michael.

"Hey Buddy, come on please eat." Pelant watched as Hodgins bribed his son.

Once Hodgins left the house Pelant bounced room to room looking for any activity and he finally settled on the master bedroom while he turned his attention to another keyboard where he scrolled through any phone contacts over the last 24 hours that might give him any indication of why Angela was staying home.

While searching one phone call struck him as odd, a call from Brennan's phone to Booth's phone at an hour when both should have been home. He clicked on the line holding the call and as he listened the smile on his face grew. This was better than he could have hoped for, Booth had moved out, now was time for his next move in this sorted game.

Clicking like a mad man he pulled up different views, one of Booth's office and one of Brennan's. Once again he completely forgot about Angela and her absence, he had to know more about the two primary characters in his little game.


Brennan arrived first and went straight to her office. To anyone who didn't know her or studied her, she seemed just like every other person that had arrived to work. She sat down at her computer, brought up her email and then he saw it, her eyes glazed over as she stared at the computer screen, but not seeing it.

She couldn't stop analyzing Booth's behavior after he made sure everything was okay, his lack of physical contact which was not like him. Booth had always been what he called a touchy feely person at least with her. He would somehow always reach out and touch her when he walked by no matter how minute. Last night he could barely make eye contact with her.

He told her he only left to give her space, he said he loved her, but once again her pain filled analysis clouded her thought process, she was beginning to doubt his love. She tried to cling to what Angela told her, that Pelant was probably behind this, but that was not an absolute, which didn't help her feelings of emptiness that were feeding other insecurities.

She wanted to talk to Angela, but she couldn't, she had to be as normal as she could. She took a deep breath and focused on her email. One step at a time, she cleared her inbox and then moved to the bone room to begin working with some newer interns that she was considering hiring for the summer.

Pelant feeling rather empowered by this small victory had his internal applause stifled as another screen came to life, the one trained on Booth's office. Booth walked in and it was not hard to tell he had not slept much, if at all. Booth sat down in his chair, opened his draw and grabbed a bottle of ibuprofen. After taking a couple he filtered through his email and then turned his attention to the stack of cases that needed his approval.


Booth's head was not really in the game today, he was having trouble concentrating on the reports and he checked his clock only to discover he had only been working on cases for an hour. He scrubbed his hands over his face, sat up and was just about to give up for the day when Charlie came into his office.

"Whatcha want Charlie?"

Charlie was acting rather peculiar as he made his way around Booth's desk so he was standing next to his mentor and boss. Booth cocked his head and gave his little protégé a what the hell look when Charlie bent down bring his head closer to Booths.

Booth shoved himself sideways "What the fuck Charlie?"

"Uh Sir, Umm I was trying to tell you something?"

"Well, then tell me."

"Ummm, Sir, I – I uh I apologize." Charlie said as he dove at Booth forcing him into the wall with the intention of penning the older man, well that was his intention, however, best laid plans don't always work and he found himself on his backside on the floor with Booth looming over him.

"You better start talking and it better be good."

Pelant was now very interested in what would cause Charlie to all but attack Booth. He smirked as he watched the scene play out in front of him, reminded him of wild animals, young bucks challenging the older more experienced males to earn their place in the herd or if really lucky takeover said herd.

"Not here Booth" Charlie choked out.

"Charlie you are trying my patience."

"Please Booth just trust me."

Booth backed off and allowed Charlie to get up and followed him out of his office. Pelant changed cameras as he watched the two men walk down the hall and into the men's room. Pelant's nostrils flared as a sound similar to a growl came out of his throat. That was one area that there were no cameras and no way for him to see or hear what was going on.

Charlie walked in and turned on all the water in the sinks and then turned to face his very pissed off and confused boss. "I'm sorry Booth, but I got this and was suppose to find a way to tell you without anyone being able to see or hear." He dropped his head slightly, "I should have thought of the men's room first, sorry."

"Okay so what is all this mystery?" Booth squared his body at the younger agent and put his hands on his hips hooking his thumb and fore finger into the waistband of his pants.

"Dr. Brennan's father dropped off a package for you but said that I had to act like we were being watched and I had to tell you without anyone finding out either by over hearing or electronically."

At Booth's look of confusion and the crossing of his arms over his chest Charlie rushed forward "He said to give you this and you would understand." He shoved an envelope towards Booth "He also said to only read it somewhere there were no eyes." Charlie rolled his eyes around the room, "I think this qualifies."

Booth took the envelope and began opening it never taking his eyes off Charlie. As he pulled out the note he unfolded it and only once it was unfolded did he drop his eyes to it.

Booth

Charlie has a package that contains two burner phones for you. I am also sending some over to the Jeffersonian for Tempe and the rest of the team.

I know you are wondering why and all I know is that Tempe left specific instructions for me to deliver these phones and that you are still to keep your FBI issued phone with you. She also said for you to call Angela at precisely 4:00pm, the number is in the package with your phones.

Be discrete and she will explain everything when she talks to you.

Max

"Where are the phones?" Charlie fumbled in the pocket of his jacket and pulled out a folded up manila envelope and handed it to his boss.

Booth opened the envelope to reveal 2 basic flip phones, phone numbers taped to both and the number 1 on one phone and the number 2 on the other. "Thanks Charlie and next time don't … you know." Booth gave Charlie a crooked smile which Charlie returned with one of his own. Booth put the phones in his pocket and left the men's room.


"I want you to look over the skeletal remains, record anything unusual that you find and what you believe the cause was. Then finally I would like you to give me a cause of death, any questions?" Brennan glanced over at the door to the room noticing Cam was standing there and nodded at her boss.

Once Brennan was comfortable that the students didn't have any questions and were absorbed in their assignment she walked over to Cam. "Dr. Saroyan can I help you?"

"Yes, come with me" Cam grabbed Brennan's hand and started to pull her across the lab.

"Cam, where are we going?"

"Ladies room"

"I am sure you are quite capable to doing whatever needs to be done in their on your own."

Cam stopped and turned looking Brennan in the eye. "I have something I. need. you. to look at for me away from prying eyes." Cam turned and continued on her path to the ladies room with Brennan in tow, not giving Brennan a chance to speak.