Total Drama Lab Chapter Three: "The criminal who became an intern"
It's a slow day in the lab. Hodgins, Bones, and Cam are all hunched over the lab table, awkwardly looking at each other. Suddenly, the alarm goes off. They snap to attention and all head for Hodgins' lab. Security runs toward the source of the alarm. Angela and Sweets join the doctors in Hodgins' lab.
"What's going on?" asks Sweets.
"We don't know. The alarm just went off without warning." Cam says.
"For a boss, you certainly don't know much about what goes on around this place." Sweets says harshly.
"Hey, be nice. She's a good boss, she's just useless in cases." Angela says.
"Thanks, Angela." Says Cam, trying not to cry.
"Look, its Booth!" Bones exclaims and points.
They all leave the lab to meet Booth, whose dragging a young man with piercings and green and black hair.
"Who is this?" Bones asks.
"This is the kid who tried to steal stuff. His name is…What's your name again?" Booth asks him.
"My name is Duncan." He says reluctantly.
"Wait, are you the same Duncan I interviewed over the phone last week?" Bones asks him.
Duncan looks confused for a second and sees everyone staring at him. "Yeah, that's me. Duncan, at your service." He says.
"Okay Booth, let him go." Bones says.
"Fine, but he's never to be left alone." Booth unlocks the handcuffs and his phone rings. "Booth." He states to the caller. "Okay, on our way." He puts up the phone. "Let's go, Bones. We got a case!"
"Oh, Duncan, come with us. I would like to observe you in the field." Bones says.
"Actually, I think I'll just hang out here." He says.
"Not if I can help it, let's go." Booth grabs his arm and drags him along.
The crime scene in River Pons…
Booth leads Bones and Duncan to the body. Bones squats over it and pulls Duncan down, too.
"I've looked at the body and have made two key observations, can you tell me what they are?" Bones asks Duncan.
He looks at the skeleton and the clothes still on it. The skeleton is wearing a tennis outfit and still has the eyes in the sockets.
"One, I'd have to say that this is a girl." He pats in between hers legs. "The pelvis bone feels different from mines. Don't ask me how I know the difference. And two, the eyes didn't rot like that rest of the flesh, which I'm sure is weird. Right?" he asks Bones.
"You're correct about the sex of the victim, but those aren't real eyes. This particular victim not only had one, but two prosthetic eyes. That should be rare enough for us to identify the victim." She looks up to Booth.
"Ok, let's get this body back to the lab and have a search put out for a woman with two glass eyes!" he orders the other agents.
Back in the lab…
Hodgins comes to the lab table and joins Bones and Duncan.
"I've looked over our victims eyes, and they weren't commercial made glass eyes. These were made with a special tensile strength, enough to withstand a hammer being slammed down on it. I would suggest looking and the eye sockets." Hodgins says.
Bones nods to Duncan and they both check one eye socket.
"It looks like someone did exactly that." Bones says. "Duncan, what do you think?"
"Yeah, the cracks near the back of the socket are soft but still visible." He says.
Bones goes and looks at the right eye socket. "This is bad. The difference is crack size and visibility means there were either two murderers or the same murderer who got tired with the second swing."
"I've already examined the particulates that were present on the eyes. I'll go check the results now." Hodgins leaves.
"That was odd." Bones says.
"What do you mean?"Duncan asks.
"Hodgins usually bonds with my interns." She says. Duncan shrugs his shoulders in response.
Booth walks up to the table. "Yeah, there are no missing women in the area with two glass eyes. But, there are three missing tennis players from the high school near where we found the body. I had a search put out for the other two girls. I think this may be a sex crime. Someone kidnapped the girls and rapes and kills them. That's what it seems like."
"That's horrible." Duncan says.
"Welcome to the lab. I'll go to the high school and see what I can learn about the girl's life. Bones, you stay here and have Angela see if the victim's face matches any of these girls." He hands her the photos and leaves. Hodgins walks past him really excited, holding two eight pound fiberglass sledgehammers.
"Duncan, up for a little experiment?" he asks excitedly.
"I don't even want to know." Bones says and walks away to find Angela.
In Angela's office…
Angela and Gwen are in there painting about how they currently feel. Angela paints a rainbow over a field of bunnies. Gwen paints her riding a dragon with Hodgins. Angela starts to notice when Bones walks in.
"Hey, Ang. We need you to give us a facial reconstruction of the latest victim." She says bluntly. Angela's mood sinks quick and she grabs a bucket of black paint and throws it over her original painting. Bones leads Angela to the body. Gwen shrugs and continues her painting.
The Jeffersonian parking lot…
Hodgins and Duncan are standing holding the sledgehammers.
"And this is going to help determine the strength of the killer or killers?" Duncan asks.
"Yeah, this records the force of each of our strikes. We can compare to what Dr. Brennan says would take to break the bone behind the eyes. Now, I'm first." Hodgins raises his hammer and hits the target. The bar goes up to 130 psi.
"My turn." Duncan says. He hits the target and reaches 110psi. "So, were either of those a match?"
"No, we were both way too strong. The force required was only 32 psi. I think I know where to look to find our murderers. Follow me." Hodgins leads him back to the lab.
In the lab…
"Are you sure, Dr. Hodgins?" Bones asks him.
"Yes, the strength required had to come from a high school tennis player." He argues.
"That would actually explain things, Brennan." Angela says to support Hodgins.
"Thanks, baby." He kisses her.
Gwen sees them kiss from Angela's office.
Booth walks up. "Yeah, the two girls are still missing, and the entire area's been searched. I talked to the principal and the coach and it turns out the three girls were best friends. And like every group of high school girls, a cute boy can cause a lot of trouble. The girls will be caught eventually, but they have another week or so of freedom." He says.
"So, is the case over with?" Bones asks as Cam walks up.
"Wait, the case is over?" Cam asks.
"Yes, little miss useless." Hodgins says.
"I'm sure those girls won't get caught. This is just one of those situations where the criminals get away. Now, who's up for drinks? Not you, Cam." He says. They all nod and head for the door, but Cam just goes back to her office. Gwen joins them. They get to the door and a guy with glasses walks in.
"Hi, I'm Dunc…" he starts to say when Duncan kicks him in the crotch and slips a knife in his pocket.
"Quick, security, he's got a knife!" Duncan yells.
Security tackles the guy with glasses and drags him away.
"Well, that's one criminal that isn't getting away." Duncan says, sweating a little. The gang laugh and join him out the door.