Disclaimer: Bones originally belongs to Kathy Reichs, but is currently under the great care of Fox, Hart, Deschanel, and Boreanaz.

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The bones were on an examining table on top of the forensic platform. Cam, Daisy, and Brennan circled the bones, examining the latest murder victim. Hodgins stood nearby waiting to take particulates.

"So our victim was hung and tortured?" Cam asked, shaking her head. She was obviously appalled by the idea.

Brennan nodded. "Yes, hence the distal fractures on both her wrists. There's some damage to the clavicle on both sides as well." She squinted at the bones, making her observations and pointing them out to her assistant.

"There's damage to the ilium here, as if she fell from quite high up and landed on her side without being able to break her fall." Brennan continued to iterate.

The card-swiping device beeped and Angela came up onto the platform. "I found our victim in the missing persons database." She brought the victim's picture up on the computer monitor. "Alison Dower, 26. She went missing two months ago."

"That's consistent with my findings." Brennan added.

"So, this is our victim." Angela said. "Do you really think it's a serial killing?" She grimaced, disgusted by the idea.

"Booth is checking open serial murder files." Brennan offered by way of explanation.

Angela shuddered. "Just what we need. Another serial killer case."

"Unfortunately there are a lot of those cases out there." Cam said, snapping off her gloves.

"Can I remove what's left of the flesh from the body?" Daisy asked excitedly, clearly not affected by the topic at hand.

Cam gave her a look. "Let Hodgins see if he can gather any particulates first, then have at it."

Booth appeared at the bottom of the forensic platform. "What've you got, Bones?"

"Identity." She stated, snapping off her gloves and letting the rest of the squints take care of the body.

Angela glanced knowingly between the two partners.

"Great. I've got another agent working on finding the open serial killer cases. Let's go question the family." Booth was geared up for the case.

"Sure." Brennan said, heading towards her office. She threw down her lab coat and replaced it with her tan trench coat.

As they headed out of the lab together Angela couldn't help but shouting something after them.

"Don't get too cozy on the ride there you two!"

Neither partner looked at the other as they headed out of the lab.

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Brennan sat with the laptop as Booth drove. They were headed to the victim's house to talk to her family and get some information out of them that would hopefully prove useful.

She scanned through the file on the victim per Booth's request.

"She has a husband, and a son in high school. She was last seen at a PTA meeting." Brennan read.

"Hm, those PTA moms are like sharks." Booth began speculating on the case.

"I don't know what that means." Brennan said.

Booth sighed. "Just bring up the file on the likely killer." He instructed.

"Francis Daily. His victims are generally young woman. It seems there are three previous victims." Brennan read aloud.

Booth chuckled. "I'd kill people too with a name like that."

"This killer seems likely." Brennan pointed out.

"Woah, hey. Let's not jump to conclusions. Right, Bones? Now, we've still gotta question her family, and the people from that PTA meeting." Booth glanced sideways at his partner.

"Watch the road!" Brennan exclaimed.

"I am watching the road! Listen, I'm a great driver!" Booth shouted back.

Brennan glared at Booth, then quickly away, as flashes returned to her from the night before.

Heated glances, heavy breathing, fevered touches, warm lips on her neck.

"Let's just focus on the case." Booth sighed, breaking Brennan out of her reverie.

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Next chapter soon to come!

sorry about my lacking forensic skills. Im not exactly brennan, recall that nor am I FBI.