Tempe sat in a small room inside of a shack in the middle of a forest not but a half a mile from mile from the park. She sat on a chair and looked around the room to see other women holding small infants as well, most likely there to be rid of their child.

"hi." A young blonde said sitting next to Tempe.

"hello." She said looking at her curiously.

"My name's Lacey." She said trying to make conversation.

"Kathleen." Tempe lied playing nice; knowing any information gathered would go to the agents and could work in court against the man behind this sick ring of murders.

"Nice to meet you." She said looking down to Adam. "He's a cutie, what's his name?"

"Adam. Yours?"

"Mitchell." She said holding a small boy close. "So what are you in for?"

"I don't know what that means." Tempe said honestly.

"Every woman who comes here has a reason for being rid of their child, what's yours?" she asked, stunning Tempe because she didn't have a reason behind her visit other than the bust, she needed a story.

"He reminds me of my ex-boyfriend." She lied.

"Bad memories?"

"Yeah, he raped and beat me long before Adam was even conceived." Lacey nodded as if she understood.

"Ask her why she's there, Bones." Booth said into the small microphone in her ear.

"Why are you here?"

"I'm an only mother, I can't afford to take care of him and I rather be rid of him then having him live a hellish life with me." Tempe nodded and felt a tinge of shock it her when she hear distant scrambling from her earpiece.

"Sorry, Bones." Booth said coming back. "Spilt some files. We got that on tape though."

Tempe sat there for a few minutes until Keith entered the room and called her name, calling her into a back room and had her wait there until he return. The room was like a doctor's office, small with white walls and a few pictures of other children, most likely victims.

"What do you see Bones? Anything could be used as a weapon?" Booth asked as she laid the baby down on a small doctors table and looked through the drawers.

"Nothing yet." She said searching around. "But clearly it's him the women have confessed, do we need sufficient proof?"

"The FBI won't take him unless we have it, yes."

"Ok, oh wait a minute I think I found something." She said opening the top drawer and gazed in.

In the hospital Angela had gave her last and final push, allowing her new born child into the world. The cries of the infant rang out as she fell back on the bed exhausted. Jack was by her side, wiping her sweat off and holding her close, telling her what a good job she did. Angela smiled at him and pulled him close for a kiss and then continued to relax.

"Doctor, there seems to be a problem." A nurse said gathering around the small infant.

"What is it?" he asked as an alarm went off.

"It's not breathing Sir." A nurse called as Angela sat up, despite the pain and looked over; a few of the nurses were holding Jack away from the scene as everyone ran out of the room, with their new born in hand.

"Jack?" Angela asked frightened holding him close scared at what had just taken place.

"Hold on, Angie." He said walking towards the door. Normally a conspiracy theory would have been added to lighten the mood, but he could tell now was not the time, his child was in danger.

"What is it Bones?" Booth asked trying to get a clear visual of the tool she held.

"It looks like a weapon used to take out body number three." She said holding it up and studying it.

"Which one is that?" she heard hi mask, but from the distance of it and the sudden shuffle of papers she knew the question wasn't directed towards her.

"You mean the African American female in the age of six to ten months? The one who was stabbed?" he asked coming back to her.

"I can't tell right off, but Zach can run some tests and we'll know for sure. Booth is this enough or do you need more?" she asked and before she even finished the sentence she knew they were gone, all of them.

Soon her suspicions were clear as she heard the door in the front being burst open and people screaming. She rushed over to Adam and picked him up, holding him as close as she could. She had been working on this man for seven months and she knew he wouldn't do down without a fight.

"Bones! Get the hell out of here. NOW!" she heard Booth yelling from somewhere in the distance and knew something was not right.

As she reached the main area she saw people running out screaming and outside she knew agents were grabbing them and taking them into custody. FBI agents filled the small area and the second Tempe saw Kathleen she shoved Adam in her arms and told her to get out.

Ten five minutes later Tempe was searching the shack looking for any signs of life, hoping Keith was stopped in time. A small cry illuminated from a room in the corner and she ran over, smelling a foul stench in the air, one of gas.

She entered the room and saw a furnace, and other torture areas used for the man's killing. Lying on a small wooden table sat a baby girl crying her eyes out; quickly Tempe ran over to her and grabbed her, running towards the door. Once she reached it a voice called out to her.

"Bones! Where are you?" it was Booth and he sounded as if he were outside.

She opened the door only to come face to face with Hernandez himself.

"Hello, Kathleen." He said looking over to her, his face bleeding and a wound in his shoulder, most likely Booth shot at him. "Where do you think your going?"

"I won't let you have her." she spat at him, and right as his hand raised to strike her, she ducked and delivered a swift blow to the groin, making him double over in pain and giving her a head start run, which she took.

"Bones! The place is going to blow!" Booth called.

Tempe heard him and pulled the baby girl close; knowing if anything happened, it was her job to keep the child safe. Tempe was ten feet away from the door that lead into the waiting room when a shaking took place followed by a loud explosion.

She rushed for the door as fast as she could, hoping to get there before the flames got to her, just as she reached the door she felt the heat on her back and she knew the only way to live would be to jump and roll her way out of the area.

Once five feet away from the door leading to the outside, she jumped, holding the child close to her to protect her from any impact and rolled until she felt something hard hit her back, followed by arms wrapping around her and holding her close.

"Oh my god, Bones are you alright?" Booth asked on the floor holding Tempe close.

"I have a baby." She whispered.

"What?" he asked and was surprised when she opened her arms and he saw a little girl in them. "Luke! We need EMT's over here, now!" he called grabbing the child from her and handed it to one of the men.

He leaned over and helped her off of the floor, looking down at her and held her close as she shook.

"You went back in there for her?" he asked as she rested her head on his shoulder.

"I had to, I had to make sure everyone was out." She whispered back.

"Are you hurt?" he asked pulling her at arm's length to examine her.

"No, I'm fine." She said smiling at him as he pulled her in for a hug. "Are the sure he's dead? Last I saw he was alive and could have run for the back door."

"We have the place surrounded. They'll start looking for a body once they can get the fire out completely." He said turning her so she could see firefighters putting out the fire all around the trees.

Tons of people were around her, firefighters, FBI agents, EMT's, and such, not including the people from inside.

"Once they find a body, it'll be reported to you for identification and then we're done."

"And what about the mothers and children?"

"As much as we hate to do it, any child not claimed by close family members will be placed in social services and the mothers are going to be put in jail and tried. If convicted, which would be a miracle if not with our evidence, they could spend anywhere from 10 to life in prison with no parole." He explained.

Tempe just nodded her head and walked with Booth towards an EMT at the back of the emergency truck to bandage up a few cuts she earned for rolling out of the area.

"So what now?" she asked after as they walked towards his SUV.

"Well, we're not needed here any more, so we can go now. I hear we have us a godson or daughter waiting for us in a hospital not too far from here." He said opening the door for her.

"Booth I know we need to go see Ange and Hodgins, but do you think we could take a quick stop somewhere? I need to see a friend of mine. It's very important." She asked looking over to him.

"Sure, where does this friend live?"

"Head towards the mental institution" she said.

"Where did you come up with your story for being there?" he asked after a moment's silence, remembering her answer to Lacey's question. 'He reminds me of my ex-boyfriend. He raped and beat me long before Adam was even conceived.' The words had seemed so real to him, she was either a good lair or she held some experience when it came to that, if not personally, then someone she knew.

"I just remembered a few things." She said plainly and he knew experience was the answer. The rest of the ride was quiet until Booth spoke.

"Thanks, Bones. For everything you did. It meant a lot to me." he said making brief eye contact.

"I know, that's why I did it." She said and at that moment they knew something had changed, something in them was no longer the same and that throughout the case they had come to see the other in a new light.

As they entered the guarded parking lot to the mental institution, Booth parked the car and looked over to Tempe.

"Would you like me to come with you?" he asked noticing she moved closer to him.

"I would really like that." She whispered as he leaned in too and their lips met gently at first, but the passion soon grew.

From the awkward position, Booth placed his hands on her face and held in her place as his lips explored hers. Tempe wrapped her arms around Booth and allowed him to kiss her; she needed the love and support from him.

"I think we should go in." Tempe said pulling away and getting out of the car.

"I agree." He said getting out and walked over to her. He offered her his hand only to be amazed as she took it and they entered the building.