In a few short moments, an ambulance arrived at the hideout. A medical team put Brennan's dad on the bed and gave everyone a lift to the hospital. Once they arrived, the medical team rushed Max into the Emergency Room. A doctor came out to the waiting room where Brennan and her friends were left standing and he briefly spoke to Brennan.

"Dr. Brennan we're going to do everything possible to save your father. However I cannot permit you or any of friends to come back for support until we know it is safe."

"But my father you can save him? Can't you PLEASE TELL ME!!!" Brennan starts to shout until Booth takes her arms and hugs her.

"Dr. Brennan we will do our best. I'll have my nurse come out and update you, but for right now the best thing you can do to help him is say your prayers."

The doctor rushes back through the Emergency Room doors. Booth holds Brennan very tightly and tries to calm her down. Russ also tries to help his sister dry her tears but nothing works.

"Booth, Epps done it I know he did!!!! Russ, I told you and dad...I told you, you guys shouldn't stay!!!!"

"Tempe dad is a strong man he'll pull through this!"

"Booth I swear if my father dies I will kill Epps myself..."

"Ok take it easy Bones. No one is going to kill anybody cause your dad is going to be ok and once we catch Epps he will pay the price."

Brennan sits down in a chair with all of the team surrounding her. Booth and Russ walk outside for some air and talk.

"You really think dad will be ok?"

"...yes...yes I do. He's a tough guy, if he can avoiding the law for a couple of decades this should be a piece of pie."

"You know, Tempe is having a better relationship with dad than she's had since he left but, I know she still hasn't made the full connection."

"Come on Russ give her time. I mean we are talking about a man who abandoned her when she was a teen and you left her too."

"Yes both dad and I regret that deeply, him most of all. I just don't want this to be dad's last time on earth. He still has so much to tell Tempe. More than me at least."

Just then, Brennan comes walking out of the waiting room and towards Booth.

"Booth, we need to find Epps."

"Bones, I'm aware of that but isn't your dad a little more.."

"yes I know that Booth. But the nurse said that she's not sure the doctors can treat dad or not. He's been poisoned with the same stuff that Epps used on Chelsey. She said that since the doctors don't know anything about the poison they're not sure what they can do to treat it..." at the point, Brennan starts to break down again.

"Tempe what else did she say?"

She responded only with tears.

"TEMPE WHAT DID THE NURSE SAY?" Russ says holding his sister very tightly.

"She said that if they couldn't find a solution to the poison in 48 hours dad won't survive."

Russ gave Brennan and strong hug and whispered to her "Don't worry you two go on and find Epps. I'll stay here with the team we'll be safe here at the hospital."

Brennan nods her head in understanding and then she and Booth run outside to get a ride to the FBI building. On the way to the FBI Booth makes a phone call asking Jamie Epps to come down for questioning and to bring Chad and the kids. As soon as they arrived, back at the FBI Booth saw Jamie, Chad, and her kids in the questioning room. Booth and Brennan walk in the room, but just before Brennan sits down...

"Hey Bones why don't you take the kids to my office while I chat with Jamie and Chad."

"What? Booth I'm not exactly the best with kids."

Jamie looks at Brennan and says "Dr. Brennan they won't be any trouble Jack is very well behaved and he knows the ropes with Heather. If you don't want to watch them that's fine but I would feel better just knowing that someone was with them. I really don't want them in this room."

"No it's fine Mrs. Epps I'll watch your children."

Brennan takes Jack and Heather and shuts the door leaving Booth with Jamie and Chad.

"Now Mrs. Epps before your husband disappeared did you notice any changes is him was he acting unusual change it appetite anything?"

"I remember a week before he went missing he was complaining about headaches and his stomach would be a little upset. I really didn't think a whole lot about it, I just assumed he was under a lot of stress and pressure."

"Why would he be under stress? I mean according to this file here he sounds like a pretty nice guy cool, calm, and friendly."

Chad speaks up. "Robert was going through some pretty rough times at work. The company he was working for was filing for bankruptcy and he was about to loose his job. Then he worried about taking care of Jamie and the kids he got to be a real stress-case. But the layoffs and stuff weren't supposed to go in effect until mid-July of this year."

"I spoke to Robert one night about his problems and suggested he see my counselor, who also serves as my physician" Jamie continued to comment.

"And what's the name?" Booth asks Jamie.

"Her name is Dr. Victoria LeMage. Robert spoke with her twice I think. She also ran some tests on him for health purposes and said that he was just going through stress."

"Did Howard ever contact you or your husband before Robert disappeared?"

Jamie remained silent for a moment and look at Chad.

"Yes he called the house twice just a few nights before Robert went missing. I answered the phone and Howard was asking about Robert. He told me that Robert needed to contact him ASAP. I wanted nothing to do with Howard or his mother for that fact so I hung up on him. Then about an hour later, he called again. Robert answered the phone this time. I picked the other phone in the house and listened in."

"What did Howard say to your husband?"

"The thing I can remember him saying was that some guys were after him and needed help. Something about he couldn't reach the FBI or anybody and needed help. So naturally Robert decided to go look for him. I begged Robert not to go, but he wouldn't listen. The next morning I remember watching on the news the story about Howard falling, but I realized that Robert never came home so I called the police and they found no traces of him."

"How about you Chad did you ever have any contact with the guy?"

"No, no, no I never met him. Robert used to tell me stories about him all the time. Not a pleasant fellow."

While Booth kept asking Jamie and Chad questions, Brennan was actually having a little bit of fun getting to the children in Booth's office.

"So Jack...do you like school?"

"Yeah school's ok it's kinda lonely for me. I mostly just sit and read books."

"What do you like to read?"

"Science books especially Chemistry and Astronomy. Science is my best subject in school."

Brennan instantly thought back to earlier what Epps said about Chemistry in school.

"So you like science like your uncle?"

"Actually like my dad. I've never met my uncle in person. See my dad used to work at some kinda engineering company and he did a lot of scientific stuff for them. He used to tell me about it all the time. of course I only understood things to a certain level but it's still interesting."

Jack stopped talking to look over at Booth's desk and see Heather sitting in Booth's chair. Jack gets up, walks to Booth's chair, and picks up Heather. He sits back down in his seat and puts her on his lap bouncing her.

"What did you mom and dad tell you about your uncle?"

"They said he was a bad man. Said he broke a lot of laws and hurt a lot of people. I remember dad showed me a picture of him one time and said if I ever saw a man who looks like that to avoid him. Not to answer the door, speak to him, or anything. I had to look twice at the picture though because the man looked almost exactly my dad except for the hair."

"I know you said you've never met him, but have you ever seen him walking on the streets anywhere or something?"

"Yeah actually I did. I saw him a couple of months. I was riding the bus home from school and we stopped at a light. I was sitting on the right side of the bus looking out the window. I saw a man who looked just like the guy in the picture. He was at a phone booth making a phone call to somebody. He talked for a short time and then ran off but didn't hang the phone up."

"Did you tell someone?"

"Yes I told both my mom and dad. They said if I ever saw him again to get away from him as fast as I could and to keep Heather away from him too."

Booth stepped into the office just as Jack was finishing his sentence.

"What is it Booth?"

"Nothing Bones I was just coming in here to get Jack and Heather. Come on buddy your mom's going to take you home."

Jamie walks in right behind Booth and collects her kids as she picks up little Heather she says, "Thank you Dr. Brennan, I hope they didn't cause any problems."

"Not at all. Jack is a very smart kid."

"Yes, I know and thanks again. Come on kids let's go home and get some dinner."

Jamie and Chad leave with the kids while Booth and Brennan remain the office discussing what they've learned. Back at the hospital nothing has changed. Everyone sits in the waiting room just watching TV. They are watching some kinda movie and Hodgins is holding Angela. Angela's cell phone starts to ring. Unfortunately she's unable to get reception inside the hospital so she quickly runs outside and answers her phone.

"Hello? Is anyone there can you here me?"

The line was dead.

"Must have been a wrong number" she thinks to herself. As she goes to check the number, Angela suddenly feels a hand go over her mouth and grab her. She starts to scream but is quickly silenced by a gun pointing at her face.

"Now Ms. Montenegro or is it Mrs. Hodgins now? No matter I need you to be dead silent or I will blast your head off ok?"

Very quietly, Angela and the man with gun walk to a car. The man pulls out a cloth, gags Angela with it, and ties her up in the back seat of the car. The man puts the keys into the car and then says to himself "2 down 6 to go."