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Special Agent Richard Wesley paced the floor of the main room in the cabin. He had checked on Agent Booth an hour ago, and he was still not awake. Not unless he was a very good actor. He knew what buttons to push. He knew how Agent Booth felt about Dr. Brennan. He had said things about her, belittled her, and he hadn't moved. He was afraid he may have miscalculated the dosage of the drug. Not that he planned on letting Booth live, but he wanted his plan carried out to the letter.
He had planned this for months, from breaking Kenton out of prison, to the kidnapping, to Booth's death. And he hadn't lied when he said that he would be there for Dr. Brennan, making sure she didn't grieve too long. He would be there for her, and when she was ready, she would be his partner. In every way. He had watched them together for the last 2 years, seeing their relationship grow, while he was stuck with that idiot, Kenton. When he had found out the Kenton had almost killed her, he had been furious. He had wanted to kill him then and there. But he finally had his revenge. Kenton was dead, killed by Booth's gun, and Booth would never be found. Or at least not for a long time.
He looked out the window at the Virginia countryside. His plan was perfect. Even she wouldn't be able to find out what had happened to Agent Booth. He was going to be there to comfort her. He hoped that she wouldn't need too much time to get over him. He wasn't sure how long he could wait.
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Booth struggled with the knot on the rope holding his ankles together. It was awkward with his hands tied together. His mind was still cloudy and his fingers didn't want to work. It had taken all of his willpower to keep still while he had talked about Temperance. He knew who he was now. It had finally come to him. Special Agent Wesley, Kenton's partner. He had only met him a few times, but the way he had talked about Bones, he had to have been watching her for a while. He wanted nothing more than to kill him with his bare hands. But he had to get loose first. Wesley had talked about her like he was in love with her. He underestimated her, though. Booth knew she would find him, and he had to be ready. She was in grave danger. Wesley wouldn't let himself be caught, even for her. Maybe he should have given her a gun after all.
He stopped and listened. He thought he heard footsteps. He straightened his body, closed his eyes, and lay still.
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The house was full of agents, opening drawers, rifling through belongings. Agent Wesley was nowhere to be found. Brennan had been right about one thing. Cullen hadn't wanted her there. But that hadn't stopped her.
"We've found nothing, sir. No indications of where he's gone, no paperwork for any other properties."
Cullen swore under his breath. He had this feeling in the pit of his stomach. Nothing seemed out of place here, but he had a feeling that Dr. Brennan was right. Wesley did have something to do with this. They were running out of time. Only 8 hours to the deadline, and they had nothing!
Brennan walked over to the desk. She opened the bottom drawer. It was full of maps. She started to page through them. DC, Pennsylvania, West Virginia. Virginia. Her heart rate quickened. She opened the map, and immediately saw the circled area.
Cullen saw her, and walked over. "What have you got?"
"Hodgins said that the trace evidence showed that we should be looking somewhere in Virginia." She showed him the map, the circled area. This was it! It had to be!
Cullen took the map from her hands, and gave it to another agent. "Check out this area for any properties owned by Wesley." He looked at Dr. Brennan. "We'll take it from here. Go back to the lab. I'll call you as soon as we have something." He turned and walked out the door.
'Not likely!' she thought. He didn't know her at all if he thought she was going to go back to the lab and wait! She called the lab to tell them to check out the area circled on the map for any buildings and get back to her. Then she headed out. She had one stop to make, and then she would be on her way.
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Brennan closed her cell phone. Her team had come through for her, giving her an address for a secluded cabin in the Virginia mountains, owned by a Wes James. She knew that had to be it. Angela had tried to talk her out of going, letting Cullen take care of it. That was not an option for her. She looked down at the gun on the passenger seat. One of Booth's, that she had picked up before she had started out. She was going to win this game. Agent Wesley had picked the wrong person to mess with. He would be sorry that he had played.
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Angela looked at the phone. "She hung up on me!"
Hodgins looked at her. "Did you really expect her not to go? It's Booth!"
"We have to give the information to Cullen." She started to dial. "I hope they get there before she does."
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"We need to get units to that cabin, now!" Cullen slammed down the phone. "I don't believe it! What does she think she's doing?!" He grabbed his keys and started out the door. "God help Agent Wesley" he muttered as he left.