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"Parker?" Asks Brennan in astonishment, seeing the little brown-haired boy balanced on his father's hip.

"Hey Bones." Booth said, glancing up at her. "Can we come in?"

"Oh, yeah. We're all up on the second floor." Brennan lead the way as they trekked up the stairs. Booth could tell by the way she was looking at him that she wanted an explanation for why Parker was there, and why his hair was brown.

"Later." He whispered into her ear. She nodded, and then lead them to apartment 11. Max opened the door.

"Hey Booth. Clap me in irons?" He joked, holding out his wrists.

Booth smiled. "Not today."

"We're just checking in. Come on Booth, Parker." Brennan grabbed Booth's arm and preceded to haul him out into the hallway. "We are next to Jack and Ange." Brennan pulled out her key and opened the apartment.

"So, everyone has there own place?" Asked Booth.

"Yep. Dad says that this place is abandoned. He's been tapping the power and heat for some time now, and no one has noticed." She knelt down to Parker's level. "Parker, do you want to go play with Zack? He's got this really cool robot."

"Yes please!" Said Parker shyly.

"Come on, I'll show you where he is." They all went out into the hallway, and Brennan went over to Zack's door, and knocked. No one answered. She tried Ziggy's.

"Ziggy! You in there?" Brennan shouted. Again, no answer. Sighing in frustration, Brennan went over to Angela's door. This time Angela answered.

"Where is everyone?" Asked Brennan.

"The boys, Zig and Angel are in here... Oh! Hi Booth! Hello Parker!" Angela said cheerily.

"Hey Ange. Can you watch Parker for a bit? We have to go talk to Max." Said Booth.

"Sure. Parker," She knelt down to his level, just as Brennan had. "Do you want to go see Spike? He's a big spider!"

"Yes, please!" Parker said, excitedly.

"Everyone's right down the hall in the office." Angela pointed to a door off the kitchen. Parker scampered off. Booth mouthed 'Thank you' before he walked back over to Max's, Brennan trailing behind.

"Who's Ziggy?" asked Booth, confused.

"She's in number 13. A friend of Max, and she didn't have anywhere to stay. Zack's got a crush on her." Brennan whispered the last part.

"Why are we whispering?" Booth whispered back.

"Because Zack won't admit he likes her..."

"Ahhh..." Booth winked at her.

They knocked on Max's door, and he opened it, his face grim. "I was wondering when you two were going to come explain what is going on here." He said, leading them into the kitchen and turning off the TV, which still had their pictures up on it.

Booth pulled a newspaper from his pocket, and threw it on the table. It was from DC, and the front article was all about the 'Escaped Convicts'.

"When we were at Jack's, I called Rebecca to let her know I wouldn't be able to pick up Parker. She got mad at me... but we had to leave..." Booth sighed. "And the man from the Company, he said not to tell anyone, so it wasn't like I could tell her I was leaving the country. Anyway, on the plane, Parker called your phone." Booth said, gesturing to Bones. "

I guess our phones got switched somehow, I ended up with yours. Anyway, he said that a man had come to the house and told Rebecca to leave him where he was. They told her to leave the state. She had to go, they were..." Booth gulped.

"They were going to kill him if she didn't leave. He called me, I left the plane, picked him up and brought him here. We had to dye his hair. Some old lady recognized us from the news article, and we had to run for it. This is all my fault." said Booth.

"Booth, it's not your fault." Brennan said, placing a comforting hand on his arm.

"Yes it is. They had tapped Rebecca's phone, and I called her. The Company found out, and threatened her. I shouldn't have called..."

"You did the right thing." Said Max. "Your kids always come first. I've learned that." he glanced at Brennan, who smiled appreciatively. "Who is the Company?" asked Max.

"That's what we have to find out."

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For anyone who is confused as to the apartment's arrangement, this is the setup.

(Max) (Nobody) (Jack/Angela ) (Bren, Booth, Parker)

HALLWAY/ HALLWAY/ HALLWAY/ HALLWAY

(Nobody ) (Ziggy) (Zackaroni) (Nobody)

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