Drs. Brennan, Hodgins, Saroyan, and Arastoo all stood on the platform, examining the body.
"The victim suffered from scoliosis, as well as a worn and fractured patella," noted Brennan into her recorder.
"That would indicate the victim kneeling in a small enclosed space for long periods of time." Dr. Saroyan added.
"Also, the muscular tissue surrounding her scapula is not nearly as strong and well-developed as Max's. She spread her wings less than once per year."
"Arastoo, have you found cause of death yet?" Brennan asked him.
"Well, for one thing, her face was smashed, and her neck was broken, does that count?" Arastoo pointed at the crushed sinus cavity. "She also suffered from malnourishment, but I'm certain that's not cause of death."
"Very good, Mr. Vizzeri," Brennan said.
Arastoo left to pray. Angela stepped onto the platform.
"What is it, Angela?"
"The clothing the victim was wearing was a plain cotton nightdress."
"Thanks, Angela," Brennan replied. Angela went back to her platform.
"There seems to be puncture marks on the bones, maybe from a needle. I'll run a tox screen on the remaining tissue to see if there were any toxins in her system." Cam started scraping as some flesh.
"Hey, you guys…take a look at this." Brenna pointed at the broken neck.
"The neck's broken. Arastoo already—"
"No, look closer." Brennan pointed at the neck again.
"Remodeling," Cam said.
"Her neck was broken fatally before, but healed and recovered, and look, no blood staining.
"So what?"
"So that means the victim had been dead for at least six hours, brought back to life, and killed again in a matter of days." Brennan was surprised and a little disgusted.
"Brought back to life…" Cam was astonished.
"Oh, this is good. This is really good. The government experiments on people, and then when they fail, they kill them!" Hodgins exclaimed.
"How, in any way, is this good?" Brennan asked.
"Well, for Hodgins, this is paranoia gold," Cam explained.
"Ugh, Hodgins, I hate it when you make paranoia plausible. It's like sliding off a cliff." Brennan turned back to the body. "Hey, can someone get Angela?"
"ANGELA!" Cam yelled, causing some of the guards to jump and look over.
"I have a phone, you know." Angela walked over. "What?""Angela," Brennan began, ignoring her. "This injury is not form a normal weapon. Can you make a cast, and narrow down the possible weapons?"
"Sure, whatever." Angela grabbed the skull and headed back to her office.
"The only particulates I found were just plain sewage, nothing special. I'll find Angela so I can swab the skull." Hodgins followed Angela out.
"Hey, Cam." Brennan picked up the femur and weighed it in her hands. "These bones seem lighter than normal, what do you think?" Cam weighed the bone herself. "How light are bird bones?"
"Doctor Brennan, what are you thinking?"
"It's too early to conjecture."
"Hey, I call the shots around here. Let me see some of that big brain of yours."
"I think the victim suffered from osteogenesis imperfecta."
"Brittle bone disease?"
"The victim's bones were like bird bones. I need the femur, tibia, fibula, and humerus." Brennan reached for the bones.
"Why?" Cam asked.
"Since the victim's bones were brittle, they could easily fracture. I need to see if there was any previous breaks." And with that, Brennan left, leaving Cam on the platform. She walked briskly down the hall, until she ran into Arastoo."
"Mr. Vizzeri, can you examine these bones for any sign for remodeling?" Brennan handed the tray of bones to Arastoo.
"Yes, Doctor Brennan."
Brennan continued walking to her office.
