"The bricklayer at that job site killed our victim because the victim insulted his work?" Booth was surprised.
Aubrey nodded. "The bricklayer fancies himself an artist. I guess the carpenter made one too many cracks about the brick courses being crooked so the bricklayer grabbed the nail gun and went after him. He confessed to everything...he was proud to rid the world of that guy."
"Crazy." Booth drank his coffee. "Hey, Bones and I really liked that Thai place you suggested. The pad thai and mi krop were great."
Aubrey eyed Booth suspiciously. "What you really want to know is how I'm going to date Jessica and Sylvia at the same time, right?"
"No, I really don't want to know about that, Aubrey."
"Sylvia and I have been friends for a long time. The relationship I have with Jessica is hard to classify: more than friends, less than lovers. They've met each other and seem to get along okay, but there's this undercurrent…"
Booth nodded. "I've been there. It's no fun. It can be hell navigating that situation."
"It doesn't help that I can't get Jessica to tell me one way or the other what she wants. I thought she was content with being friends but when Sylvia showed up things got really tense. Now I don't know what's going on." Aubrey shook his head. "Sorry, Booth. I didn't mean to drag you into my problems. Let's get back to the case."
"Right. So why did the bricklayer bury the corpse like he did? That was weird."
"He thought the face would be destroyed and the victim wouldn't be identified. He didn't know about the squints and their magic."
"I'm glad we got it wrapped up. By the way, Bones was really pleased with her Buffy DVDs. That was a great idea. Thanks."