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The ambulance arrived in fifteen minutes along with two sheriff's deputies. The EMT told Max that Booth was going to be taken to Dauterive Hospital. Max had wanted to go with Booth ; but, the sheriff's deputies insisted that Max stay. They allowed Max to retrieve the keys to Booth's car from Booth's pocket before they put him in the ambulance. Once the ambulance left, Sheriff Deputy Lance Bergeron asked Max to explain what had happened. Looking at the blood on the ground, Max looked up at the deputy and explained that Booth was an FBI agent looking into the death of Jared Booth, who's body had been found in St. Martin Parish a few days ago. Max then explained what had happened when they got to Joseph Booth's house and what Joseph Booth had done to Booth.

"Why was Agent Booth looking at Joseph Booth for Jared Booth's death?" Lance asked.

Seeing that he had to explain further, Max said, "Joseph Booth was Jared Booth's father. Special Agent Booth had found out that Jared had come here to see his father and he wanted to know if Joseph Booth had seen Jared before he was killed. He didn't consider Joseph Booth a suspect in the murder of Jared."

"Special Agent Booth?" Lance asked. "Is he related to Joseph and Jared?"

"Yes, Seeley Booth is the son of Joseph Booth and the brother of Jared Booth."

"And Agent Booth thought it was ok to come to Iberia Parish and investigate the death of his brother without letting the Sheriff's office know he was here?"

"He wasn't officially investigating Jared's death. He was just here to see if his father knew anything about Jared's death. There is another agent assigned to investigate Jared's death." Max explained.

"And who are you?" the deputy asked. "Are you with the FBI too?"

Shaking his head, Max said, "No, I'm not with the FBI. I'm Special Agent Booth's father-in-law. My name is Max Keenan." Max didn't want to say that Booth was just his daughter's boyfriend. If he did, he may not be able to help Booth. The cops and the hospitals had to follow very strict privacy laws. Max continued, "I just rode down from D.C. with Seeley to keep him company. We obviously weren't expecting Joseph Booth to try to kill Seeley. Seeley was here in the back yard talking to Joseph when he attacked Seeley. I was standing near the car in the front when I heard shouting. When I came around the corner of the house I found Joseph beating Seeley with that kickstand." Pointing to the weapon, Max continued, "I guess I scared Joseph off when he saw me because he dropped it and then walked into his house. While I was calling an ambulance, I heard Joseph get into his car and leave. Look, I want to go to the hospital and see about my son-in-law. I have to contact my daughter and let her know what happened. She's eight months pregnant with their first child."

Nodding, Lance said, "Alright, Deputy Segura will escort you to the hospital. He's going to stay with you there while we check out your story. You know how it is. I hope your son-in-law is ok."

"Thanks, I do know how it is." Max said. Walking around the house, he got into Booth's car and waited for Deputy Segura to lead the way. "God, " Max thought, "Tempe is going to kill me."

Arriving at the hospital, the deputy led Max into the emergency room. Max found out that they had already taken Booth into surgery. The admissions clerk wanted Max to fill out some paperwork for Booth while Max waited for Booth to get out of surgery. Max was told that the head injury was serious but that it wasn't the reason he had been taken into surgery. The injury to his left arm consisted of two compound fractures and they needed to operate on Booth as soon as possible because of the risk of infection.

After Max had tried to fill out the paperwork, he told the admissions clerk she would have to call his daughter to get the information he couldn't provide. Once he was done in admissions, he decided he had better call Tempe.

After the phone rang for a little while, Hank answered the phone.

Max, hearing Hank's voice, asked him where Tempe was. Calling Brennan to the phone, Hank waited for her to come into the room and answer it.

When Brennan got on the phone, Max explained what had happened to Booth. It took awhile and he was relieved that his daughter let him tell her everything he knew before she spoke.

"How long has Booth been in surgery?" Tempe asked, talking softly.

"Tempe, he's going to be fine. He's been in surgery for about 30 minutes. You know Booth, he's strong as a bull. Nothing can keep him down. I'm staying here and I won't leave his side. You can depend on me, honey."

"Dad, do you think I need to come down? I can get Hodgins to bring me."

"God, no, Tempe. The last thing you should be doing is driving across country and you sure as hell can't get on a plane. Please. As soon as Booth is out of surgery, I'll call you." Max thought about it for a second and then told Brennan, "Look honey, why don't you call Booth's boss and let him know what happened. He'll be pissed off; but, he can make sure that someone is looking for Joseph Booth."

"Ok, Dad." Brennan said, "I expect you to call me as soon as Booth is out of surgery."

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