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That evening, Booth and Brennan went over to the Assisted Living Home that Hank Booth was living in. They found Hank in his room, playing poker with two of his friends. Hank was happy to see his grandson and his grandson's girlfriend; but, he knew right away something was wrong. Booth had a strange, tired look on his face and wouldn't look him in the eyes. Telling his friends that he wanted to visit with Booth and Temperance, he asked them to leave, they would pick up the game tomorrow. After Ted and Frank left, Hank asked, "Alright, you're here on a Thursday night and you look like someone kicked your dog. What's going on Shrimp?"

Sitting down in the chair next to Hank, Booth finally looked him in the eyes and said, "It's Jared, Pops. He's dead."

With wide eyes, Hank asked, "Dead? Did he get killed on that damn motorcycle. I told him to get rid of the damn thing; but, no, he knew everything. What did I know? I'm just his"

Putting his hand on Hank's right hand, Booth said, "No, Pops. Jared didn't die in an accident. He was murdered. His body was found in Louisiana, in a sugar cane field."

Shaking his head, Hank said, "There must be some kind of mistake. Jared is here, in D.C. He doesn't even know anyone in Louisiana. Why would he be there?"

Frowning, Booth said, "No, there hasn't been a mistake. Jared was identified by his fingerprints. His body is being sent to the Jeffersonian; but, the coroner who first saw him says he's pretty sure it's Jared. As far as Louisiana is concerned, I don't know why he was there; but, I do plan to find out."

Shaking her head, Brennan said to Hank, "Booth can't investigate Jared's death, Hank. The FBI has assigned another agent to investigate."

Looking at Brennan, Booth said, "I may not be able to officially investigate Jared's death; but, I sure as hell can investigate on my own."

Glaring at Booth, Brennan said, "You'll get into trouble if you contact the authorities in Louisiana about Jared's death. You know Agent Harris will find out about it and report you to Hacker."

Glaring back, Booth said, "I don't plan to contact the authorities. I can investigate without their help."

Shaking her head, Brennan turned to Hank and said, "Would you like to come home with us for a few days?"

Smiling sadly at Brennan, Hank said, "No, thanks. I have my friends here and I don't want to be a burden. Your eight months pregnant and you don't need me to be in the way."

Shaking his head, Booth said, "In the way? Don't talk like that Pops. Come and stay for a few days. I need you to come and stay with us for a few days."

Studying Booth's face, Hank finally nodded his head and said, "Ok, let me pack a bag and let the front desk know I'm going to be gone for awhile."

Smiling, Brennan said, "Thank you, Hank. Since Booth is obviously going to be leaving for Louisiana I appreciate you staying with me while he's gone."

Looking at nothing in particular, Booth said, "I need to get a hold of Padme; but, she isn't answering her home phone. I tried calling her earlier; but, the phone just went to voice mail." Turning to Hank, Booth asked, "Do you have Padme's cell phone number, Pops?"

"Sure, I do," Hank said, "but, she isn't home right now. She went to see her brother in Seattle. I have her email address though. She sends me an email every day."

Hank could feel Booth and Brennan staring at him. Turning around, Hank said, "What? I know how to do email. I use the computer in the library. I'm not brain dead you know. I can Google and everything."

Smiling, Booth said, "Gee, Pops, that's great. I'll contact her when we get home." Staring down at his hands, Booth continued, "I need to see if she knows why Jared went to Louisiana. I also want to know why she didn't tell you Jared was gone." Looking back up at Hank, Booth asked, "When did Padme go to Seattle?"

"Oh, she's been gone for two weeks. Her brother broke his leg and he needed Padme to come and help his wife for a few weeks. His wife just had a baby and the baby's been sick. Padme may not have known Jared was in Louisiana."

Shaking her head, Brennan said, "I doubt that's true, Hank. She just didn't tell you."

That evening, Booth emailed Padme and waited for her reply. Instead of an email, Padme called him an hour later.

Sounding worried, Padme asked, "What did you mean when you asked me if Jared had planned to go to Louisiana? What has happened to Jared?"

"I don't want to tell you this over the phone, Padme; but, Jared was found dead in Louisiana a few days ago. I need to know if you know why he went to Louisiana. Do you know?

Crying, Padme told Booth she would call him back.

An hour later, Padme called Booth back and told him that Jared had called her a week ago and told her that Joseph Booth had called Jared and wanted him to come to Louisiana to see him. "Joseph said he was getting old and he wanted to ask Jared, in person, to forgive him for the trouble he had caused Jared and you when you were children. Jared told Joseph that he wasn't going to go see him. Your father then told Jared that he was dying and he wanted to see his baby boy before he died. Jared then told me that he had to go and see his father before he died. He had asked me not to tell Hank or you because you both would probably think it was a stupid idea. I haven't heard from Jared since then. I just assumed he was busy and he would call me when he could. You know how Jared is."

"Yeah, I know how Jared is," Booth told Padme. "Thanks for calling me back, Padme. Jared's body can't be released for burial right now, so just stay as long as you need to. We'll have the funeral when you get back."

"Thank-you, Seeley," Padme said. Crying again, Padme ended the phone call.

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