1 00:00:00,313 --> 00:00:01,474 Previously on Bones... 2 00:00:01,475 --> 00:00:03,296 She thinks there's another serial killer out there. 3 00:00:03,297 --> 00:00:05,147 Because that's what Pelant told her before he died. 4 00:00:05,148 --> 00:00:06,981 If anything happens to me, uh, she... she'll keep doing 5 00:00:06,982 --> 00:00:08,498 what she's doing. 6 00:00:08,499 --> 00:00:10,433 And you'll never find out who she is. 7 00:00:10,468 --> 00:00:12,002 I believe Lana Brewster 8 00:00:12,036 --> 00:00:13,937 was the first Ghost Killer victim. 9 00:00:13,971 --> 00:00:16,272 Trent McNamara was a nasty piece of work, 10 00:00:16,307 --> 00:00:18,074 and that's his sister Stephanie. 11 00:00:18,109 --> 00:00:20,577 We have evidence your father paid off a medical examiner 12 00:00:20,611 --> 00:00:22,679 to cover up the fact that Lana was murdered. 13 00:00:22,713 --> 00:00:25,482 You think I killed Lana? This family's been harassed enough. 14 00:00:25,516 --> 00:00:29,052 I've seen this one before, on one of the Ghost Killer victims. 15 00:00:29,086 --> 00:00:31,021 I'd like to help, Seeley, but Dr. Brennan has 16 00:00:31,055 --> 00:00:33,423 no evidence to link these cases to a serial killer. 17 00:00:33,457 --> 00:00:36,426 These are the files on all six Ghost Killer victims. 18 00:00:36,460 --> 00:00:38,662 I want you to oversee this one. 19 00:00:38,696 --> 00:00:40,897 Does Dr. Brennan know you're making me responsible for these? 20 00:00:40,931 --> 00:00:43,366 Why would you give those remains to Dr. Edison? 21 00:00:43,401 --> 00:00:45,935 A single gunshot wound to the temple. 22 00:00:45,970 --> 00:00:48,038 This sure looks to me like an admission of guilt. 23 00:00:48,072 --> 00:00:50,807 I read your autopsy report on Trent McNamara. 24 00:00:50,841 --> 00:00:52,609 Yes, his fingernail was ripped off. 25 00:00:52,643 --> 00:00:56,146 Lana Brewster sustained the exact same wound. 26 00:00:56,180 --> 00:00:58,381 What do you think? I think we're gonna catch her. 27 00:00:58,416 --> 00:01:00,483 Her? 28 00:01:00,518 --> 00:01:02,285 That's what you said-- her. 29 00:01:02,319 --> 00:01:03,620 Well, you believe me? 30 00:01:03,654 --> 00:01:05,288 Mm-hmm. 31 00:01:06,424 --> 00:01:07,991 And the forest demon took the shape 32 00:01:08,025 --> 00:01:09,392 of the last man murdered. 33 00:01:09,427 --> 00:01:12,195 He glided through the woods on the wind, 34 00:01:12,229 --> 00:01:14,698 looking for new victims to feed on. 35 00:01:14,732 --> 00:01:16,533 Stop, Dad, this is stupid. 36 00:01:16,567 --> 00:01:18,268 You're just scared. 37 00:01:18,302 --> 00:01:19,187 Am not. 38 00:01:19,212 --> 00:01:21,185 Think you're going a little overboard, Mike. 39 00:01:21,372 --> 00:01:23,039 That's what the demon's last victim said. 40 00:01:23,074 --> 00:01:25,141 She was part of a family just like us, 41 00:01:25,176 --> 00:01:28,478 sitting around a campfire, marshmallows on sticks. 42 00:01:28,512 --> 00:01:30,880 We should've stayed in the regular campground. 43 00:01:30,915 --> 00:01:33,383 It's creepy with no one else around. 44 00:01:33,417 --> 00:01:34,384 I like it, Dad. 45 00:01:34,418 --> 00:01:36,519 Go on. It was quiet that night. 46 00:01:36,554 --> 00:01:38,088 The family suspected nothing. 47 00:01:38,122 --> 00:01:40,457 Till the leaves started rustling. 48 00:01:40,491 --> 00:01:42,659 It's just the wind, Allison. Still oozing 49 00:01:42,693 --> 00:01:45,261 with blood from his last victim, 50 00:01:45,296 --> 00:01:48,189 he catches the scent of the innocent family. 51 00:01:48,190 --> 00:01:50,391 Okay, that's enough. Stop it, Mike. 52 00:01:50,425 --> 00:01:53,094 Now. It's just a stupid ghost story. 53 00:01:53,128 --> 00:01:54,662 It's okay, buddy. We're here to have fun. 54 00:01:54,696 --> 00:01:56,330 Let's just roast our marshmallows, 55 00:01:56,364 --> 00:01:59,667 and sing a few songs before we turn in. 56 00:01:59,701 --> 00:02:02,903 Thank God. 57 00:02:02,938 --> 00:02:04,472 What was that? 58 00:02:04,506 --> 00:02:06,207 Nothing, honey. 59 00:02:06,241 --> 00:02:09,376 Probably just a... a bunny or a chipmunk or something. 60 00:02:12,247 --> 00:02:13,714 I swear to God, Michael, 61 00:02:13,748 --> 00:02:15,716 this is the cruelest thing you've ever done. 62 00:02:15,750 --> 00:02:17,051 You're the best, Dad. 63 00:02:17,085 --> 00:02:18,252 I-I-I... 64 00:02:21,256 --> 00:02:23,791 Awesome! 65 00:02:29,197 --> 00:02:30,831 Hey. Oh, 66 00:02:30,866 --> 00:02:32,566 is that my Bureau assessment you're filling out? 67 00:02:32,601 --> 00:02:34,727 Yes. They wanted me to, because we're partners. 68 00:02:34,728 --> 00:02:35,228 Oh. 69 00:02:35,253 --> 00:02:37,037 But you're not allowed to look at it. 70 00:02:37,038 --> 00:02:38,372 It's confidential. What are all those, uh, 71 00:02:38,406 --> 00:02:40,374 papers there? This is my 72 00:02:40,408 --> 00:02:41,837 answer to question 3a. 73 00:02:41,862 --> 00:02:43,862 3a? They only have three little lines for that. 74 00:02:43,912 --> 00:02:45,230 It says use additional paper, if necessary. 75 00:02:45,231 --> 00:02:46,493 You must have at least 15 pieces of paper... 76 00:02:46,518 --> 00:02:48,015 Eighteen. 77 00:02:48,016 --> 00:02:51,118 18. On comportment? Well, okay, don't look. 78 00:02:51,153 --> 00:02:54,221 You know this promotion affects you, too. 79 00:02:54,256 --> 00:02:56,100 I was told to be objective and dispassionate. 80 00:02:56,125 --> 00:02:57,858 That sounds terrible. 81 00:02:57,859 --> 00:03:00,161 I think your comportment is excellent, by the way. 82 00:03:00,195 --> 00:03:01,395 Thank you. For the most part. 83 00:03:01,429 --> 00:03:02,997 Right. Ah. 84 00:03:04,499 --> 00:03:06,500 Booth. 85 00:03:06,535 --> 00:03:08,068 Hey, Camille. 86 00:03:08,103 --> 00:03:10,004 Don't-Don't call me Seeley. 87 00:03:10,038 --> 00:03:11,071 Right. Okay. 88 00:03:11,106 --> 00:03:12,640 On our way. 89 00:03:12,674 --> 00:03:14,308 Oh. 90 00:03:16,811 --> 00:03:19,046 I really don't think that's a good idea. 91 00:03:19,948 --> 00:03:21,148 Look, I'm just saying... 92 00:03:21,183 --> 00:03:22,483 Okay, it's your call. 93 00:03:22,517 --> 00:03:23,951 Got it. Bye. 94 00:03:23,985 --> 00:03:25,219 What was that? 95 00:03:25,253 --> 00:03:26,720 It's a body in the woods. Oh. 96 00:03:26,755 --> 00:03:27,788 Okay, I'll get ready. 97 00:03:27,822 --> 00:03:29,456 Cam just wants me to go. 98 00:03:29,491 --> 00:03:32,960 What? I always go with you to a murder scene. 99 00:03:32,994 --> 00:03:34,929 We're partners. She's bringing Clark out on this one. 100 00:03:34,963 --> 00:03:37,831 Clark? I'm the head of forensic anthropology. What is going on? 101 00:03:37,866 --> 00:03:40,587 Well, she thinks that this has something to do with the Ghost Killer. 102 00:03:40,602 --> 00:03:42,336 And since, you know, Clark is heading this up... 103 00:03:42,370 --> 00:03:44,805 She thinks I'm incapable of being objective about 104 00:03:44,839 --> 00:03:46,377 the Ghost Killer, which is absurd. 105 00:03:46,378 --> 00:03:48,449 I'm being dispassionate about you; I'm coming. 106 00:03:48,474 --> 00:03:49,476 Technically, 107 00:03:49,477 --> 00:03:50,844 you know, she has the jurisdiction to decide 108 00:03:50,879 --> 00:03:52,913 which tech goes. Technically? 109 00:03:52,948 --> 00:03:55,049 I laid all the groundwork for the Ghost Killer case. 110 00:03:55,083 --> 00:03:57,952 I know, but you know... you know how you and Cam 111 00:03:57,986 --> 00:03:59,887 got into it, last time, on this one. 112 00:03:59,921 --> 00:04:02,256 What about you? Do you think that I'm the best person 113 00:04:02,290 --> 00:04:04,692 to investigate this case? Of course I do. 114 00:04:04,726 --> 00:04:06,727 It's not my call, okay? Don't shoot the messenger here. 115 00:04:06,761 --> 00:04:09,363 You just... Just take the high road on this, all right? 116 00:04:09,397 --> 00:04:11,765 Just show Cam that you're a team player. 117 00:04:23,345 --> 00:04:24,979 You know Bones is pissed, don't you? 118 00:04:25,013 --> 00:04:27,014 Hey, look, I'm just doing my job. 119 00:04:27,048 --> 00:04:28,582 Just tell Dr. Brennan it wasn't my fault. 120 00:04:28,617 --> 00:04:29,883 - Good luck with that. - Sorry, Seeley. 121 00:04:29,918 --> 00:04:31,552 I'm not gonna have her veer 122 00:04:31,586 --> 00:04:33,220 an investigation off track because she wants this 123 00:04:33,255 --> 00:04:35,055 - to be the Ghost Killer. - Well, you must have 124 00:04:35,090 --> 00:04:37,358 suspected something or you wouldn't have excluded her. 125 00:04:37,392 --> 00:04:38,826 I do, but it's not conclusive yet. 126 00:04:38,860 --> 00:04:40,494 The victim appears to have been stabbed. 127 00:04:40,528 --> 00:04:42,563 Whoa! And the head was chopped off. 128 00:04:42,597 --> 00:04:44,431 Actually, no. The victim was strung up 129 00:04:44,466 --> 00:04:45,733 after she was already dead. 130 00:04:45,767 --> 00:04:47,268 Oh, wow. 131 00:04:47,302 --> 00:04:49,036 Yeah. The body separated from the head during decomp. 132 00:04:49,070 --> 00:04:50,404 It fell on a family that was camping. 133 00:04:50,438 --> 00:04:51,905 I have a feeling they're gonna be staying 134 00:04:51,940 --> 00:04:53,301 in hotels from now on. Right, so... 135 00:04:53,308 --> 00:04:54,875 it was killed, then hung. 136 00:04:54,909 --> 00:04:56,377 All right? There's no attempt to hide the body. 137 00:04:56,411 --> 00:04:57,711 The lack of a prominent glabella 138 00:04:57,746 --> 00:04:59,213 indicates the victim was female. Okay, well, 139 00:04:59,247 --> 00:05:00,814 the body is very gooey, here. 140 00:05:00,849 --> 00:05:01,669 Any, uh... you got time of death, bug boy? 141 00:05:01,670 --> 00:05:04,191 Predation, blow flies and rove beetles put time of death 142 00:05:04,192 --> 00:05:05,492 between eight and ten days. 143 00:05:05,526 --> 00:05:07,227 So far, I hear nothing that connects this 144 00:05:07,262 --> 00:05:08,462 to the Ghost Killer. 145 00:05:08,496 --> 00:05:09,529 Well, I need to compare this 146 00:05:09,564 --> 00:05:11,431 to the other potential victims. 147 00:05:11,466 --> 00:05:13,100 That's gonna take time, Agent Booth. I don't have time. 148 00:05:13,134 --> 00:05:15,102 And I can't start a serial killer investigation 149 00:05:15,136 --> 00:05:16,803 unless we're certain. Oh, God. 150 00:05:16,838 --> 00:05:18,939 Why didn't I just wait for the pictures? 151 00:05:18,973 --> 00:05:20,340 You know what? I know I'm supposed to be 152 00:05:20,375 --> 00:05:22,109 a good soldier here, and I'm trying real hard, 153 00:05:22,143 --> 00:05:23,343 but we all know that Bones should be here. 154 00:05:23,378 --> 00:05:25,379 Which is why I am, Booth. Yes. 155 00:05:25,413 --> 00:05:27,147 Dr. Brennan, I specifically told you to wait until called. 156 00:05:27,181 --> 00:05:30,550 You are not to touch the rema... The third finger 157 00:05:30,585 --> 00:05:32,586 on the right hand has an avulsion fracture 158 00:05:32,620 --> 00:05:33,887 on the superior aspect 159 00:05:33,922 --> 00:05:36,056 of the distal phalanx. The fingernail 160 00:05:36,090 --> 00:05:38,258 has been ripped off, just like every other Ghost Killer victim. 161 00:05:38,293 --> 00:05:39,693 Did you not see this? 162 00:05:39,727 --> 00:05:40,894 Yes, I did. 163 00:05:40,929 --> 00:05:42,396 And you can check my notes. 164 00:05:42,430 --> 00:05:43,664 Now can I please get back to work? 165 00:05:43,698 --> 00:05:44,998 Fighting among the squints 166 00:05:45,033 --> 00:05:46,833 can compromise the case. 167 00:05:46,868 --> 00:05:48,869 You don't want this going on the report when the muckymucks 168 00:05:48,903 --> 00:05:50,404 - are deciding who to promote. - You know what? 169 00:05:50,438 --> 00:05:51,638 I don't care about the muckymucks. 170 00:05:51,673 --> 00:05:53,040 Bones should have been here from the beginning. 171 00:05:53,074 --> 00:05:54,641 Seeley... This evidence should have been linked 172 00:05:54,676 --> 00:05:56,677 - to the Ghost Killer immediately. - I did. 173 00:05:56,711 --> 00:05:59,279 I also noted the other fingers. Unless you're 174 00:05:59,314 --> 00:06:00,614 too arrogant to look at my findings. 175 00:06:00,648 --> 00:06:02,716 Oh! Uh-oh. 176 00:06:04,919 --> 00:06:07,187 All of them have avulsion fractures. 177 00:06:07,221 --> 00:06:08,922 Yes, all the nails were ripped out. 178 00:06:08,957 --> 00:06:10,724 The Ghost Killer's never done that before. 179 00:06:10,758 --> 00:06:12,092 Those fractures are old. 180 00:06:12,126 --> 00:06:13,660 Just check the remodeling. 181 00:06:13,695 --> 00:06:15,796 With traces of 182 00:06:15,830 --> 00:06:17,731 what seems to be an adhesive. 183 00:06:17,765 --> 00:06:19,606 Well, that might explain these. What are those? 184 00:06:20,601 --> 00:06:22,169 Well, maybe the victim 185 00:06:22,203 --> 00:06:24,471 couldn't grow her own nails, so she wore artificial ones. 186 00:06:25,807 --> 00:06:28,108 These aren't artificial. 187 00:06:28,142 --> 00:06:29,643 These nails are real. 188 00:06:29,677 --> 00:06:30,978 Real? 189 00:06:31,012 --> 00:06:33,880 Who glues on real nails to themselves? 190 00:06:37,810 --> 00:06:41,810 ♪ Bones 9x22 ♪ The Nail in the Coffin Original Air Date on April 21, 2014 191 00:06:41,835 --> 00:06:45,835 ♪ Main Title Theme ♪ The Crystal Method 192 00:06:45,860 --> 00:06:50,860 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man 193 00:06:50,885 --> 00:07:07,416 ♪ 194 00:07:11,812 --> 00:07:13,780 So we're finally calling it. 195 00:07:13,814 --> 00:07:14,981 The Ghost Killer exists. 196 00:07:15,015 --> 00:07:17,683 Every victim has had the fingernail 197 00:07:17,718 --> 00:07:19,786 of the third distal phalanx torn off. 198 00:07:19,820 --> 00:07:22,889 That signature suggests the work of the same killer. 199 00:07:22,923 --> 00:07:24,157 The X-rays show 200 00:07:24,191 --> 00:07:26,793 multiple sharp force trauma injuries. 201 00:07:26,827 --> 00:07:28,361 There are also indications 202 00:07:28,395 --> 00:07:30,596 of blunt force trauma on what little tissue is left. 203 00:07:30,631 --> 00:07:32,064 This is a far more violent murder 204 00:07:32,099 --> 00:07:33,866 than the others. Until the bones are clean, 205 00:07:33,901 --> 00:07:36,335 we can't determine which are post- 206 00:07:36,370 --> 00:07:37,737 and which are perimortem. 207 00:07:37,771 --> 00:07:40,006 So you two are cool with each other? 208 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:41,207 Oh. Dr. Edison's 209 00:07:41,241 --> 00:07:42,775 work has been excellent. 210 00:07:42,810 --> 00:07:44,310 And I imagine he is relieved 211 00:07:44,344 --> 00:07:45,611 to be working with me. 212 00:07:45,646 --> 00:07:46,913 As soon as 213 00:07:46,947 --> 00:07:48,614 Dr. Saroyan apologizes 214 00:07:48,649 --> 00:07:50,850 for excluding me... Which you ignored. 215 00:07:50,884 --> 00:07:52,785 And which I would ignore again. 216 00:07:52,820 --> 00:07:55,455 Oh, boy... I poked a hornet's nest, didn't I? 217 00:07:55,489 --> 00:07:56,856 Am I the only professional here? 218 00:07:56,890 --> 00:07:58,791 Well, this bladder seems to be intact, 219 00:07:58,826 --> 00:08:01,594 which means I'll be able to run a tox screen. 220 00:08:01,628 --> 00:08:03,429 Has Dr. Hodgins returned from the crime scene? 221 00:08:03,430 --> 00:08:05,131 I need these wounds swabbed. 222 00:08:05,165 --> 00:08:06,365 He's still there, looking for 223 00:08:06,400 --> 00:08:08,901 fingernails and any other particulates 224 00:08:08,936 --> 00:08:11,237 - that'll tell us who this victim is. - The skull is intact. 225 00:08:11,271 --> 00:08:13,739 So how long do you think it'll take you to get an I.D.? 226 00:08:13,774 --> 00:08:14,889 As soon as Brennan gives it to me, I can... 227 00:08:14,914 --> 00:08:16,042 I don't think 228 00:08:16,043 --> 00:08:17,643 that'll be necessary. Can you bring up 229 00:08:17,678 --> 00:08:19,879 Trent McNamara's skull X-rays? 230 00:08:19,913 --> 00:08:21,547 - The last victim? - Technically, not a victim. 231 00:08:21,582 --> 00:08:23,149 His death was ruled a suicide. 232 00:08:23,183 --> 00:08:24,684 You may want to re-evaluate 233 00:08:24,718 --> 00:08:25,985 that ruling. 234 00:08:26,019 --> 00:08:27,386 Notice the forward prominence 235 00:08:27,421 --> 00:08:28,588 of the lower mandible. 236 00:08:28,622 --> 00:08:30,156 This is a rare genetic marker 237 00:08:30,190 --> 00:08:32,358 known as prognathism. 238 00:08:32,392 --> 00:08:34,327 Now, bring up this victim. 239 00:08:35,896 --> 00:08:37,129 Mm-hmm. 240 00:08:37,164 --> 00:08:40,266 Same prognathism... I mean, albeit mild. 241 00:08:40,300 --> 00:08:42,068 You think this victim is a McNamara? 242 00:08:42,102 --> 00:08:43,336 Statistically, 243 00:08:43,370 --> 00:08:45,037 that's a reasonable conclusion, 244 00:08:45,072 --> 00:08:47,740 and since there was only one surviving member of the family, 245 00:08:47,774 --> 00:08:50,042 this must be Trent's sister, Stephanie. 246 00:08:50,077 --> 00:08:51,244 Excellent. 247 00:08:51,278 --> 00:08:52,545 But why would the Ghost Killer 248 00:08:52,579 --> 00:08:54,514 target the McNamaras? 249 00:08:58,919 --> 00:09:01,721 In most of the previous cases, the remains were hidden. 250 00:09:01,755 --> 00:09:03,035 Or the killings were made to look 251 00:09:03,056 --> 00:09:04,457 like an accident. 252 00:09:04,491 --> 00:09:05,825 Hanging the victim from the tree was brazen. 253 00:09:05,859 --> 00:09:07,159 It was theatrical, even. 254 00:09:07,194 --> 00:09:08,694 The Ghost Killer is upping his game. 255 00:09:08,729 --> 00:09:09,862 He's thumbing his nose at us. Her. 256 00:09:09,897 --> 00:09:12,098 Bones thinks that the killer is a woman. 257 00:09:12,132 --> 00:09:13,699 - She's never been wrong. - Good enough for me, cher. 258 00:09:13,734 --> 00:09:14,901 But why two McNamaras? 259 00:09:14,935 --> 00:09:16,168 There's never been a connection 260 00:09:16,203 --> 00:09:17,403 between the victims before. 261 00:09:17,437 --> 00:09:18,604 That we know of. 262 00:09:18,639 --> 00:09:19,906 The connections could all just 263 00:09:19,940 --> 00:09:21,340 be in his-- or her-- mind. 264 00:09:21,375 --> 00:09:23,075 Serial killers often develop 265 00:09:23,110 --> 00:09:24,544 elaborate rationalizations 266 00:09:24,578 --> 00:09:25,945 to justify their actions. 267 00:09:25,979 --> 00:09:27,480 Hence the creepy fingernails. 268 00:09:27,514 --> 00:09:29,749 They put me off manicures, I can tell you that. 269 00:09:29,783 --> 00:09:31,050 You know, what ties her actions together 270 00:09:31,084 --> 00:09:32,985 could be impossible for us to know 271 00:09:33,020 --> 00:09:35,087 until we talk to her. Or maybe the killer just thought 272 00:09:35,122 --> 00:09:36,455 that Stephanie McNamara 273 00:09:36,490 --> 00:09:38,190 was investigating her brother's death 274 00:09:38,225 --> 00:09:40,293 and killed her because she was getting too close. 275 00:09:40,327 --> 00:09:41,694 Incoming. 276 00:09:43,564 --> 00:09:44,864 The Deputy Director? 277 00:09:44,898 --> 00:09:45,898 He never comes down here. 278 00:09:45,933 --> 00:09:46,899 You want a breath mint? 279 00:09:46,934 --> 00:09:47,967 Breath mint? No. 280 00:09:48,001 --> 00:09:48,768 Mm. 281 00:09:48,802 --> 00:09:51,170 Agent Booth. Yes. 282 00:09:51,204 --> 00:09:52,738 Ms. Julian. 283 00:09:53,907 --> 00:09:55,107 Uh, Dr. Sweets. 284 00:09:55,142 --> 00:09:56,275 I'm a profiler. 285 00:09:56,310 --> 00:09:57,710 Of course. Dr. Sweets. 286 00:09:57,744 --> 00:09:59,579 Just wanted to tell you we understand 287 00:09:59,613 --> 00:10:00,846 the importance of this case. 288 00:10:00,881 --> 00:10:02,048 We'll offer you 289 00:10:02,082 --> 00:10:03,449 any support you need. 290 00:10:03,483 --> 00:10:05,084 Because the McNamaras are involved, right? 291 00:10:05,118 --> 00:10:06,419 I'm sure Agent Booth merely meant 292 00:10:06,453 --> 00:10:08,254 that since Stephanie McNamara was... 293 00:10:08,288 --> 00:10:11,023 I know what Agent Booth meant. And I appreciate his honesty. 294 00:10:11,058 --> 00:10:11,995 That's why you're on our short list for the... 295 00:10:12,020 --> 00:10:12,892 I'm not in it 296 00:10:12,893 --> 00:10:14,727 for a promotion, sir, I just want to catch the murderer. 297 00:10:14,761 --> 00:10:16,128 Of course. 298 00:10:16,163 --> 00:10:17,330 And you're right about the McNamaras. 299 00:10:17,364 --> 00:10:18,831 They were a very powerful family. 300 00:10:18,865 --> 00:10:20,099 Wealth has its privileges. 301 00:10:20,133 --> 00:10:22,635 Yes, it does, Ms. Julian. 302 00:10:22,669 --> 00:10:24,136 And there are people more powerful than I 303 00:10:24,171 --> 00:10:26,138 that want this resolved. Quickly. 304 00:10:26,173 --> 00:10:27,740 It'll take as long as it takes, sir. 305 00:10:27,774 --> 00:10:29,742 I want to give Ms. Julian a case that sticks. 306 00:10:31,378 --> 00:10:33,446 I would expect nothing less. 307 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:35,481 Glad you're running point on this one, Booth. 308 00:10:35,515 --> 00:10:37,917 Thank you, sir. 309 00:10:39,386 --> 00:10:40,953 Hey. It took a while, 310 00:10:40,988 --> 00:10:42,788 but I retrieved the other nails from the crime scene. 311 00:10:42,823 --> 00:10:44,457 At least pieces of all of them. Great. 312 00:10:44,491 --> 00:10:45,791 I'll check for DNA under them, 313 00:10:45,826 --> 00:10:47,326 in case the victim scratched her assailant. 314 00:10:47,361 --> 00:10:49,595 And I'll look at the rope used for the noose. 315 00:10:49,630 --> 00:10:51,364 Some of the killer might be on that, too. 316 00:10:51,398 --> 00:10:52,298 Dr. Hodgins? 317 00:10:52,332 --> 00:10:54,066 Yeah. I'm sorry, 318 00:10:54,101 --> 00:10:55,935 by the way. I know you knew the family. 319 00:10:55,969 --> 00:10:57,670 Oh, yeah. 320 00:10:57,704 --> 00:11:01,707 The truth is, the family was always strange, you know? 321 00:11:01,742 --> 00:11:04,377 Like they were living under a cloud. A very wealthy cloud. 322 00:11:04,411 --> 00:11:06,078 Yeah, tons of money, 323 00:11:06,113 --> 00:11:08,381 and all that's left is murder, sadness and secrets. 324 00:11:08,415 --> 00:11:11,350 I'm telling you, I'm doing a hell of a lot better broke. 325 00:11:13,020 --> 00:11:15,721 Well, got the blood results. 326 00:11:15,756 --> 00:11:19,925 Wait a minute-- she tested positive for alkaloid cytosine? 327 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:22,728 Which is what? It's also known as sophorine. 328 00:11:22,763 --> 00:11:24,430 It's part of the Fabaceae family, 329 00:11:24,464 --> 00:11:26,032 like peas, beans, legumes. 330 00:11:26,066 --> 00:11:28,834 Hey, if sophorine is mixed with dimethyl sulfoxide, 331 00:11:28,869 --> 00:11:30,436 it becomes an anesthetic. 332 00:11:30,470 --> 00:11:31,837 So, she was drugged? 333 00:11:31,872 --> 00:11:33,233 It's probably how she was abducted. 334 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:33,973 Is there any way to trace 335 00:11:33,974 --> 00:11:35,583 where the killer got the anesthetic from? 336 00:11:35,608 --> 00:11:36,308 No. 337 00:11:36,309 --> 00:11:37,777 It has to be homemade. 338 00:11:37,811 --> 00:11:39,478 Homemade and, therefore, untraceable. 339 00:11:39,513 --> 00:11:43,382 There's a reason why we call the killer a ghost. 340 00:11:45,018 --> 00:11:47,687 So, the gardener at 341 00:11:47,721 --> 00:11:49,121 the McNamaras' compound was the last person 342 00:11:49,156 --> 00:11:52,091 to report seeing Stephanie McNamara alive. 343 00:11:52,125 --> 00:11:54,527 You think she could have made that anesthetic? 344 00:11:54,561 --> 00:11:56,962 I imagine she'd need a science background. 345 00:11:56,997 --> 00:12:00,166 Well, she dropped out of high school to work for the McNamaras. 346 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:02,468 You know, I wrote seven pages on your problem-solving skills. 347 00:12:02,502 --> 00:12:05,237 Wow. Seven. Which I said were excellent. 348 00:12:05,272 --> 00:12:07,907 Thanks, Bones. Although, I admitted 349 00:12:07,941 --> 00:12:11,243 to being skeptical about your reliance on your gut. 350 00:12:11,278 --> 00:12:13,112 But I explained it... Huh? 351 00:12:13,146 --> 00:12:15,715 ...by referencing studies showing that 352 00:12:15,749 --> 00:12:17,850 gut instincts are merely highly-developed 353 00:12:17,884 --> 00:12:19,552 observational powers. 354 00:12:19,586 --> 00:12:21,889 So it's probably your eyes more than your gut. 355 00:12:21,890 --> 00:12:23,100 You know, you're amazing, you know that? 356 00:12:23,125 --> 00:12:24,056 Yes. 357 00:12:24,057 --> 00:12:26,258 However, I'm not sure what exemplary quality 358 00:12:26,293 --> 00:12:27,960 you're referencing-- my intellect, or... 359 00:12:27,994 --> 00:12:29,929 Your support. 360 00:12:29,963 --> 00:12:32,298 Your... Thanks. 361 00:12:32,332 --> 00:12:33,833 Thanks. 362 00:12:33,867 --> 00:12:35,501 How could I not support you? 363 00:12:35,535 --> 00:12:39,505 You believed in me, even when there's no tangible evidence 364 00:12:39,539 --> 00:12:41,373 the Ghost Killer existed. 365 00:12:41,408 --> 00:12:43,876 I guess it was my gut. 366 00:12:47,848 --> 00:12:49,648 The tack room was the last place I saw her. 367 00:12:49,683 --> 00:12:51,183 It was Sunday. 368 00:12:51,218 --> 00:12:53,219 Stephanie left at 10:00 a.m. for her morning ride, 369 00:12:53,253 --> 00:12:54,720 and she never came back to the house. 370 00:12:54,755 --> 00:12:56,222 Why didn't you report her missing? 371 00:12:56,256 --> 00:12:57,990 I'm just an employee of the McNamaras. 372 00:12:58,024 --> 00:12:59,859 I don't know her schedule. 373 00:12:59,893 --> 00:13:02,094 Sometimes she'd be gone for weeks on a trip. 374 00:13:02,129 --> 00:13:03,996 You just, uh, tend the garden. 375 00:13:04,030 --> 00:13:05,598 That's right. 376 00:13:05,632 --> 00:13:08,667 Do you have any plants in the Fabaceae family here? 377 00:13:08,702 --> 00:13:11,637 Yes. Peas and beans. Why? 378 00:13:11,671 --> 00:13:13,072 Well, she likes to garden, too. 379 00:13:17,010 --> 00:13:18,410 Look at this, Booth. 380 00:13:18,445 --> 00:13:20,212 What's that? 381 00:13:20,247 --> 00:13:22,615 Scratch marks. 382 00:13:26,620 --> 00:13:28,754 Stephanie? 383 00:13:29,890 --> 00:13:31,957 I don't think so. 384 00:13:31,992 --> 00:13:34,293 This dried blood is highly oxidized. 385 00:13:34,327 --> 00:13:36,829 This happened a long time ago. 386 00:13:36,863 --> 00:13:39,431 What's that? 387 00:13:45,539 --> 00:13:46,872 Fragment of a fingernail. 388 00:13:46,907 --> 00:13:48,507 A fingernail. 389 00:13:48,542 --> 00:13:49,942 Okay, looks like somebody was trying 390 00:13:49,943 --> 00:13:51,343 to claw their way out of this. 391 00:13:51,378 --> 00:13:52,812 Do you know anything about this? 392 00:13:52,846 --> 00:13:55,214 No. 393 00:13:55,248 --> 00:13:57,449 Hold up a second. 394 00:13:58,351 --> 00:14:00,619 These markings look recent. 395 00:14:00,654 --> 00:14:03,489 Someone kicked out, was trying to get away. 396 00:14:03,523 --> 00:14:06,392 This is probably where Stephanie McNamara was abducted. 397 00:14:11,102 --> 00:14:13,670 I've finished cataloguing Stephanie's perimortem injuries. 398 00:14:13,704 --> 00:14:16,339 In total, 16 sharp force trauma injuries, 399 00:14:16,374 --> 00:14:19,876 most of which were concentrated on the torso and neck. 400 00:14:19,911 --> 00:14:22,646 Based on the striae, the weapon had an irregular serrated blade. 401 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:25,048 Any idea what was used in the assault? 402 00:14:25,082 --> 00:14:27,751 Not yet. I'm having Dr. Hodgins swab the wounds for trace. 403 00:14:27,785 --> 00:14:29,252 If there are plant particulates, 404 00:14:29,287 --> 00:14:31,221 it could help point to the McNamara's gardener. 405 00:14:31,255 --> 00:14:33,623 So far, we've found nothing that ties her 406 00:14:33,658 --> 00:14:36,726 to the abduction or the preparation of the anesthetic. 407 00:14:36,761 --> 00:14:38,795 No. 408 00:14:38,830 --> 00:14:41,031 Dr. Brennan... 409 00:14:41,065 --> 00:14:43,266 I just have to say how much I appreciate 410 00:14:43,301 --> 00:14:44,701 how accepting you've been 411 00:14:44,735 --> 00:14:46,603 about me working with you on this case. 412 00:14:46,637 --> 00:14:48,705 Yes. 413 00:14:48,739 --> 00:14:51,875 That is rare for me, isn't it? 414 00:14:51,909 --> 00:14:54,244 Yes, it is. 415 00:14:54,278 --> 00:14:56,947 And I know Pelant told you you would never be able 416 00:14:56,981 --> 00:14:59,349 to catch this Ghost Killer without his expertise. 417 00:14:59,383 --> 00:15:02,285 I'm determined to prove him wrong. 418 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:04,888 I appreciate that, Clark. 419 00:15:04,922 --> 00:15:07,991 And the nails? 420 00:15:08,025 --> 00:15:10,827 Oh! Well, that's actually the most interesting finding. 421 00:15:10,862 --> 00:15:14,664 Oh. Next time, please lead with the most interesting finding. 422 00:15:14,699 --> 00:15:16,199 Well, I guess I like the build. 423 00:15:16,234 --> 00:15:20,737 I'm more of a crescendo kind of guy. 424 00:15:20,771 --> 00:15:21,872 Now... 425 00:15:24,141 --> 00:15:25,775 Notice the nail beds? 426 00:15:25,810 --> 00:15:28,745 They're torn and remodeled. Any new nails 427 00:15:28,779 --> 00:15:30,447 Stephanie grew would have been irregular at best, 428 00:15:30,481 --> 00:15:32,983 if not totally deformed. And look at the remodeling. 429 00:15:33,017 --> 00:15:35,452 These nails were torn away 430 00:15:35,486 --> 00:15:37,888 at least 15 years ago. Bent back and torn out. 431 00:15:37,922 --> 00:15:39,623 From clawing at something. 432 00:15:39,657 --> 00:15:41,625 Stephanie might have been the one who was 433 00:15:41,659 --> 00:15:42,993 locked in that stable. 434 00:15:43,027 --> 00:15:44,427 It was her. 435 00:15:44,462 --> 00:15:45,929 The nail fragment you found 436 00:15:45,963 --> 00:15:47,898 in the wood of the stable door matches Stephanie 437 00:15:47,932 --> 00:15:49,599 McNamara's DNA. What about 438 00:15:49,634 --> 00:15:51,902 the other nails Dr. Hodgins found? 439 00:15:51,936 --> 00:15:53,336 None of the DNA matches Stephanie. 440 00:15:53,371 --> 00:15:55,038 I'm going through the nails now, 441 00:15:55,072 --> 00:15:57,007 to see if I can find any matches. So, the Ghost Killer might 442 00:15:57,041 --> 00:16:01,511 have glued the nails from her other victims onto Stephanie. 443 00:16:01,545 --> 00:16:03,680 But why? 444 00:16:08,052 --> 00:16:08,998 The SEC? 445 00:16:09,023 --> 00:16:10,553 Yeah. The McNamaras had billions. 446 00:16:10,554 --> 00:16:12,422 I want to know who benefits from Stephanie's murder. 447 00:16:12,456 --> 00:16:14,190 The Ghost Killer doesn't care about money, Booth. 448 00:16:14,225 --> 00:16:15,625 She's fulfilling an emotional need, 449 00:16:15,660 --> 00:16:17,327 not a financial one. 450 00:16:17,361 --> 00:16:18,929 What if the gardener killed her? Wouldn't that give you both? 451 00:16:18,963 --> 00:16:20,764 None of the other victims fit the money profile. 452 00:16:20,798 --> 00:16:22,265 Lana Brewster, Chloe Campbell-- 453 00:16:22,300 --> 00:16:23,967 neither one was rich. I don't care, okay? 454 00:16:24,001 --> 00:16:25,936 When it comes to fortunes like the McNamaras', okay, 455 00:16:25,970 --> 00:16:28,305 murders like this-- it's always about the money. 456 00:16:30,041 --> 00:16:33,043 I'm still not entirely clear on 457 00:16:33,077 --> 00:16:34,277 how the SEC can assist with 458 00:16:34,312 --> 00:16:36,046 a murder investigation, Agent Booth. 459 00:16:36,080 --> 00:16:37,647 Oh, the McNamaras-- they have been investigated 460 00:16:37,682 --> 00:16:39,115 by you in the past. 461 00:16:39,150 --> 00:16:40,483 Eight times to be exact. 462 00:16:40,518 --> 00:16:42,485 Eight. Those cases are sealed. 463 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:44,354 As are the settlements we reached. 464 00:16:44,388 --> 00:16:45,922 I know there's always a turf war 465 00:16:45,957 --> 00:16:48,091 between agencies. Just remember, 466 00:16:48,125 --> 00:16:49,826 we're gonna win this one. So why don't you be 467 00:16:49,860 --> 00:16:51,895 a good girl and help? I can tell you that the 468 00:16:51,929 --> 00:16:53,430 formal investigations launched 469 00:16:53,464 --> 00:16:55,298 over the last 18 years have included allegations 470 00:16:55,333 --> 00:16:56,833 of insider trading, accounting fraud, 471 00:16:56,867 --> 00:16:59,369 market manipulation and disclosure violations. 472 00:16:59,403 --> 00:17:01,171 One of those cases involved 473 00:17:01,205 --> 00:17:05,241 $132 million in tax violations and missing funds. 474 00:17:05,276 --> 00:17:07,444 But you didn't recommend prison time. 475 00:17:07,478 --> 00:17:10,524 As a prosecutor, that makes me want to slap someone silly. 476 00:17:10,549 --> 00:17:12,302 The responsible entity received a cease-and-desist 477 00:17:12,346 --> 00:17:13,182 and paid a fine. 478 00:17:13,183 --> 00:17:15,184 Wait a second. Entity. 479 00:17:15,218 --> 00:17:18,187 Okay, Giles McNamara is an entity now? We try to avoid prosecutions. 480 00:17:18,221 --> 00:17:19,855 They're time-consuming and difficult to prove. 481 00:17:19,889 --> 00:17:22,224 Well, it didn't take us long to prove 482 00:17:22,258 --> 00:17:23,625 that McNamara used one of his shell companies 483 00:17:23,660 --> 00:17:25,060 to pay off a medical examiner 484 00:17:25,095 --> 00:17:26,762 in the tune of, what, two million dollars? 485 00:17:26,796 --> 00:17:29,131 In the Madoff case, we were looking 486 00:17:29,165 --> 00:17:31,000 at missing funds in excess of $65 billion, 487 00:17:31,034 --> 00:17:34,503 so excuse me if two million didn't raise a red flag. 488 00:17:34,537 --> 00:17:36,905 We're going to need access to the McNamara 489 00:17:36,940 --> 00:17:39,742 financials over the past 18 years. 490 00:17:39,776 --> 00:17:42,177 Corporate filings, disclosure documents, 491 00:17:42,212 --> 00:17:44,513 regulatory examination reports, penalties... 492 00:17:44,547 --> 00:17:49,418 That is all confidential, proprietary information. 493 00:17:49,452 --> 00:17:51,854 I would like to help, but... All right, you know what? 494 00:17:51,888 --> 00:17:53,756 You really don't want to push me right now, Ms. Kent, 495 00:17:53,790 --> 00:17:55,157 'cause I will get Ms. Julian here 496 00:17:55,191 --> 00:17:57,659 to get the DOJ to issue a warrant to put you 497 00:17:57,694 --> 00:18:00,929 in jail for impeding a murder investigation. 498 00:18:07,504 --> 00:18:09,738 See how easy that was, cherie? 499 00:18:15,578 --> 00:18:17,212 Hey. Hey. 500 00:18:17,247 --> 00:18:20,149 Booth and Caroline forced the SEC 501 00:18:20,183 --> 00:18:22,017 to send over their investigations 502 00:18:22,052 --> 00:18:23,652 of McNamara and his holding companies, 503 00:18:23,686 --> 00:18:27,289 his offshore entities, the works. That's great. 504 00:18:27,323 --> 00:18:29,358 Well, there's three hard drives worth. 505 00:18:29,392 --> 00:18:33,395 There's over a million and a half pages covering 18 years. 506 00:18:33,430 --> 00:18:35,731 It just feels like we're being buried in paperwork. 507 00:18:35,765 --> 00:18:37,433 So show 'em you can't be buried. 508 00:18:37,467 --> 00:18:40,536 Hey, I may have found a link to the gardener for Booth. 509 00:18:40,570 --> 00:18:42,004 So, look at this. 510 00:18:42,038 --> 00:18:43,572 I found phosphorous, nitrates, 511 00:18:43,606 --> 00:18:47,042 chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium, Flumetralin, 512 00:18:47,077 --> 00:18:48,410 as well as organochlorides. 513 00:18:48,445 --> 00:18:49,945 Oh, I know that one! 514 00:18:49,979 --> 00:18:51,380 It's a pesticide. 515 00:18:51,414 --> 00:18:53,248 I use it for our vegetables. Yeah. 516 00:18:53,283 --> 00:18:55,350 That's right. Well, Stephanie actually had it on her clothes, 517 00:18:55,385 --> 00:18:58,053 so, it's enough for a search warrant to match the chemicals 518 00:18:58,088 --> 00:19:00,155 that the gardener uses as well as any potential weapons 519 00:19:00,190 --> 00:19:01,690 that Steph was stabbed with. 520 00:19:01,724 --> 00:19:04,593 Well, but couldn't Stephanie just have had that stuff 521 00:19:04,627 --> 00:19:05,689 on her clothes just by being on the estate? 522 00:19:05,690 --> 00:19:08,482 Yes.. Yes, but the Flumetralin and the pesticide 523 00:19:08,483 --> 00:19:10,551 was inside the stab wounds that I swabbed. 524 00:19:10,585 --> 00:19:13,120 They were on the murder weapon. 525 00:19:15,090 --> 00:19:16,824 It's always the help, right? 526 00:19:16,858 --> 00:19:18,259 The butler did it? 527 00:19:18,293 --> 00:19:20,594 We found trace of the Flumetralin you use 528 00:19:20,629 --> 00:19:21,962 within Stephanie's injuries. 529 00:19:21,997 --> 00:19:23,430 "Flumetramin." Right. What? 530 00:19:23,465 --> 00:19:25,032 Right. Translation is, you stabbed her 531 00:19:25,066 --> 00:19:27,301 - with your gardening tool. - My colleagues at 532 00:19:27,335 --> 00:19:29,303 the Jeffersonian are testing your tools now. 533 00:19:29,337 --> 00:19:32,806 Can you turn your head to the side, please? 534 00:19:32,841 --> 00:19:34,441 What? No. 535 00:19:34,476 --> 00:19:35,776 Okay. 536 00:19:37,746 --> 00:19:40,514 I didn't kill Stephanie. 537 00:19:40,548 --> 00:19:41,982 I grew up on the estate. 538 00:19:42,017 --> 00:19:44,184 Stephanie and I played together as kids. 539 00:19:44,219 --> 00:19:45,486 What is she doing? 540 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:46,587 I don't know, but, uh, 541 00:19:46,621 --> 00:19:48,155 you know, if you have nothing to hide, 542 00:19:48,189 --> 00:19:49,590 why would you be nervous? Why would I kill her? 543 00:19:49,624 --> 00:19:51,225 The McNamaras were good to me. 544 00:19:51,259 --> 00:19:52,860 Even if the estate sold, 545 00:19:52,894 --> 00:19:55,796 I still have a pension and severance package. 546 00:19:55,830 --> 00:19:57,164 Maybe you felt you deserved more. 547 00:19:57,198 --> 00:19:58,599 May I feel your mandible? 548 00:19:58,633 --> 00:20:00,534 It'll just take a second. 549 00:20:00,568 --> 00:20:01,835 Do I have to? 550 00:20:01,870 --> 00:20:03,837 I would. 551 00:20:03,872 --> 00:20:05,939 Fine. 552 00:20:13,715 --> 00:20:14,748 Hmm. 553 00:20:14,783 --> 00:20:16,950 You felt you deserved more 554 00:20:16,985 --> 00:20:18,852 because you're Stephanie's sister. 555 00:20:18,887 --> 00:20:20,154 What? 556 00:20:20,188 --> 00:20:22,156 What? Half-sister probably, 557 00:20:22,190 --> 00:20:23,724 but she has the same slight prognathism 558 00:20:23,758 --> 00:20:25,025 as Stephanie, although 559 00:20:25,060 --> 00:20:26,760 hers was more prominent. 560 00:20:26,795 --> 00:20:28,228 She's a McNamara? 561 00:20:28,263 --> 00:20:30,064 Yes. I am sure that a DNA test will prove 562 00:20:30,098 --> 00:20:31,732 that Giles McNamara was her father. 563 00:20:31,766 --> 00:20:35,169 What? You're wrong and crazy. 564 00:20:35,203 --> 00:20:37,604 I assure you I am neither. I wouldn't call her wrong and crazy. 565 00:20:37,639 --> 00:20:39,206 And it was common knowledge 566 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:40,574 that Giles McNamara wasn't a faithful husband. 567 00:20:40,608 --> 00:20:41,975 And your mother worked on the estate. 568 00:20:42,010 --> 00:20:43,644 Why don't you do the math? 569 00:20:43,678 --> 00:20:45,512 As the last McNamara left alive, 570 00:20:45,547 --> 00:20:47,247 even as an illegitimate one, 571 00:20:47,282 --> 00:20:49,516 you stand to inherit a significant amount of money. 572 00:20:49,551 --> 00:20:51,251 Billions of dollars, Bones. 573 00:20:51,286 --> 00:20:53,527 Billions of reasons why you would want to kill Stephanie. 574 00:20:55,690 --> 00:20:57,658 I ran the DNA on each individual nail 575 00:20:57,692 --> 00:20:59,960 that was glued on Stephanie. Mm-hmm. 576 00:20:59,994 --> 00:21:01,528 You were right. 577 00:21:01,563 --> 00:21:03,230 They match all the other victims you identified. 578 00:21:03,264 --> 00:21:05,799 Chloe Campbell, Lana Brewster, Carla Hopkins, 579 00:21:05,834 --> 00:21:08,369 Timothy Monroe, Michael Windsor, Heather Mendez, 580 00:21:08,403 --> 00:21:10,637 Alex Webber and Trent McNamara. And since Stephanie 581 00:21:10,672 --> 00:21:12,973 was wearing Trent's nail, I can confirm that Trent is 582 00:21:13,007 --> 00:21:15,676 one of the victims of the Ghost Killer. And the gardener 583 00:21:15,710 --> 00:21:17,077 would have had contact with Lana Brewster, 584 00:21:17,112 --> 00:21:18,846 Trent and Stephanie. 585 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:21,115 We should have her check the other victims to determine... 586 00:21:21,149 --> 00:21:22,649 Angela already has. 587 00:21:23,718 --> 00:21:26,019 Hey, so, these are the locations 588 00:21:26,054 --> 00:21:28,288 where each of the Ghost Killer victims were murdered. 589 00:21:28,323 --> 00:21:31,125 Once Cam got me the names, I was able to create 590 00:21:31,159 --> 00:21:33,794 a timeline of who was killed where and when. 591 00:21:33,828 --> 00:21:35,095 The McNamara family 592 00:21:35,130 --> 00:21:36,697 expense accounts and travel records 593 00:21:36,731 --> 00:21:38,832 were on the hard drives the SEC sent over. 594 00:21:38,867 --> 00:21:40,334 I was able to place Stephanie 595 00:21:40,368 --> 00:21:43,971 - at each of the murder sites. - Stephanie? 596 00:21:44,005 --> 00:21:45,406 Yeah. 597 00:21:45,440 --> 00:21:47,408 Heather Mendez, California, November 2004. 598 00:21:47,442 --> 00:21:49,777 Stephanie was in Los Angeles 599 00:21:49,811 --> 00:21:51,478 hosting a McNamara Foundation 600 00:21:51,513 --> 00:21:52,780 charity event. 601 00:21:52,814 --> 00:21:54,581 Timothy Monroe, Texas, May 2012. 602 00:21:54,616 --> 00:21:56,583 Stephanie was in town for the wedding 603 00:21:56,618 --> 00:21:58,252 of her college roommate. 604 00:21:58,286 --> 00:22:01,755 So Stephanie put those nails on herself. 605 00:22:01,790 --> 00:22:03,056 Stephanie McNamara 606 00:22:03,091 --> 00:22:05,092 was the Ghost Killer. 607 00:22:05,126 --> 00:22:07,928 But who killed Stephanie? 608 00:22:09,951 --> 00:22:12,557 The McNamaras are American royalty, for God's sake. 609 00:22:12,558 --> 00:22:14,559 I mean, so what the hell prompts a princess 610 00:22:14,593 --> 00:22:17,061 to go on a killing spree? Her father's megalomania, 611 00:22:17,096 --> 00:22:18,930 for one thing. Giles McNamara had 612 00:22:18,964 --> 00:22:21,199 a pathological need to dominate and control 613 00:22:21,233 --> 00:22:23,762 every aspect of his life, including his family. 614 00:22:23,787 --> 00:22:24,502 We found DNA 615 00:22:24,503 --> 00:22:26,271 and blood evidence that indicates 616 00:22:26,305 --> 00:22:28,306 that Stephanie McNamara was abused as a girl. 617 00:22:28,340 --> 00:22:30,642 When we pressed the gardener, she admitted 618 00:22:30,676 --> 00:22:33,211 that McNamara used to lock his daughter in the tack room 619 00:22:33,245 --> 00:22:34,813 if she did anything wrong. And Stephanie 620 00:22:34,847 --> 00:22:37,882 - tried to claw her way out. - Poor child 621 00:22:37,917 --> 00:22:39,189 tore her nails up so badly 622 00:22:39,214 --> 00:22:41,286 that eventually she had none left, to speak of. 623 00:22:41,287 --> 00:22:43,721 Which is why she took the fingernails from her victims. 624 00:22:43,756 --> 00:22:45,957 Symbolically, she was replacing 625 00:22:45,991 --> 00:22:48,493 something that she felt her father had stolen from her. 626 00:22:48,527 --> 00:22:50,328 But you still have one nail you haven't I.D.'d. 627 00:22:50,362 --> 00:22:51,896 We're working on it now. Yes, and we have 628 00:22:51,931 --> 00:22:53,765 to assume it's another victim we don't know about. 629 00:22:53,799 --> 00:22:56,768 My God. And through all of this, 630 00:22:56,802 --> 00:22:59,037 no one at the McNamara estate ever called in the abuse 631 00:22:59,071 --> 00:22:59,965 to the authorities? 632 00:22:59,990 --> 00:23:01,739 The gardener was around Stephanie's age. 633 00:23:01,740 --> 00:23:04,742 She probably thought if she said anything, she'd be next. 634 00:23:04,777 --> 00:23:07,011 So far this half sister's our best suspect, though? 635 00:23:07,046 --> 00:23:07,946 Yes, sir. 636 00:23:08,948 --> 00:23:10,448 The whole damn country believes 637 00:23:10,482 --> 00:23:11,983 the government lets people 638 00:23:12,017 --> 00:23:13,451 like the McNamaras get away with murder, 639 00:23:13,485 --> 00:23:16,321 and for the past 18 years, we have. 640 00:23:16,355 --> 00:23:18,423 I want this put to bed, Booth. 641 00:23:18,457 --> 00:23:20,124 I want convictions. 642 00:23:20,159 --> 00:23:21,626 No loose ends. 643 00:23:21,660 --> 00:23:22,594 Yes, sir. 644 00:23:28,834 --> 00:23:31,069 So, I was compiling the results from the pollen and particulates 645 00:23:31,103 --> 00:23:32,024 I found on Stephanie... 646 00:23:32,027 --> 00:23:33,671 To match them to what's grown on the McNamara estate. 647 00:23:33,672 --> 00:23:36,541 Yeah, but in the stab wound, I found traces of Nicotiana tobacum. 648 00:23:36,575 --> 00:23:38,757 Tobacco? Wait a minute, wasn't Stephanie a smoker? 649 00:23:38,758 --> 00:23:40,518 Well, she was, but there was no other tobacco 650 00:23:40,528 --> 00:23:42,077 or traces of cigarettes found on her. 651 00:23:42,078 --> 00:23:43,661 So why is there tobacco residue on the murder weapon? 652 00:23:43,662 --> 00:23:45,229 I don't know, I don't know. I'm gonna run everything 653 00:23:45,263 --> 00:23:46,464 through the mass spec again, see if I missed something. 654 00:23:46,498 --> 00:23:47,932 The last fingernail 655 00:23:47,966 --> 00:23:51,268 gave me a DNA match on the unknown victim-- 656 00:23:51,303 --> 00:23:53,004 Maya Zinkow. 657 00:23:53,038 --> 00:23:56,107 15 years old. Died 20 years ago. Well, that's by far 658 00:23:56,141 --> 00:23:57,908 - the youngest victim. - Wait a minute. 659 00:23:57,943 --> 00:24:00,044 Maya Zinkow? Well, she lived in the same town 660 00:24:00,078 --> 00:24:01,245 that Stephanie and I grew up in. 661 00:24:01,279 --> 00:24:03,147 I mean, they were classmates. 662 00:24:03,181 --> 00:24:04,993 Apparently, the murderer was found and convicted. 663 00:24:04,994 --> 00:24:06,661 Well, yeah. He was a teacher at the school; I remember this. 664 00:24:07,185 --> 00:24:08,686 I mean, everyone said he was the nicest guy. 665 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:10,588 Well, he might have been. Dr. Brennan's 666 00:24:10,622 --> 00:24:13,858 having Maya's exhumed so she can link Stephanie to the murder. 667 00:24:13,892 --> 00:24:15,960 You mean she started killing at 15? 668 00:24:15,994 --> 00:24:17,995 I guess she was a prodigy. 669 00:24:23,502 --> 00:24:26,103 Dr. Herman Kessler-- served 20 years 670 00:24:26,138 --> 00:24:27,772 for killing that girl. 671 00:24:27,806 --> 00:24:30,408 He was her biology teacher. No prior record. 672 00:24:30,442 --> 00:24:33,711 He was accused of rape, too. No, that wasn't proven. 673 00:24:33,745 --> 00:24:36,881 It only took the jury four hours to find him guilty. 674 00:24:36,915 --> 00:24:39,517 No juror wants to be responsible for letting a monster go free. 675 00:24:39,551 --> 00:24:40,951 Kessler was released six months ago. 676 00:24:40,986 --> 00:24:42,853 It sounds like he had good reason 677 00:24:42,888 --> 00:24:44,722 to want revenge against the person that actually 678 00:24:44,756 --> 00:24:46,150 committed the crime. 679 00:24:46,175 --> 00:24:47,691 So he killed Stephanie McNamara 680 00:24:47,692 --> 00:24:49,827 to set the record straight. 681 00:24:49,861 --> 00:24:51,395 But how did Kessler know that Stephanie 682 00:24:51,430 --> 00:24:53,330 killed this girl? We just found out ourselves. 683 00:24:53,365 --> 00:24:55,800 Well, it looks like the casket's made of wood. 684 00:24:55,834 --> 00:24:57,835 Depending on how it's sealed, we may have 685 00:24:57,869 --> 00:25:00,938 a viable set of remains that could give us answers. 686 00:25:00,972 --> 00:25:02,273 Pull that bolt out of there. 687 00:25:02,307 --> 00:25:04,175 Hang on, there's one more. 688 00:25:04,209 --> 00:25:05,476 All right. 689 00:25:09,381 --> 00:25:11,215 Mummified, so she wasn't embalmed. 690 00:25:11,249 --> 00:25:12,983 I might be able to get 691 00:25:13,018 --> 00:25:15,286 tox results from the tissue. These injuries 692 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:17,688 seem to be stab wounds-- violent, 693 00:25:17,722 --> 00:25:20,624 like the wounds on Stephanie. Bones, are you satisfied 694 00:25:20,659 --> 00:25:22,259 that this is, uh, Maya Zinkow? 695 00:25:22,294 --> 00:25:24,195 There's an excellent chance. 696 00:25:24,229 --> 00:25:26,897 All right, let's get her back to the lab, ASAP. 697 00:25:26,932 --> 00:25:28,365 Um, is Caroline having 698 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:30,034 the medical examiner's report sent over? 699 00:25:30,068 --> 00:25:31,869 It's gonna be at your office when you get back. 700 00:25:31,903 --> 00:25:34,705 I'm gonna get Sweets; we'll try and locate Kessler. 701 00:25:38,143 --> 00:25:39,777 The M.E. report indicates 702 00:25:39,811 --> 00:25:41,745 that the victim was placed inside the casket 703 00:25:41,780 --> 00:25:46,083 at the coroner's office and then taken straight to the cemetery. 704 00:25:46,118 --> 00:25:48,452 Explains why she wasn't embalmed. 705 00:25:48,487 --> 00:25:50,387 But it raises more questions than it answers. 706 00:25:50,422 --> 00:25:52,056 Standard procedure is to release the remains 707 00:25:52,090 --> 00:25:55,192 to the family and have them go through a funeral home. 708 00:25:55,227 --> 00:25:57,194 None of the stab wounds have been catalogued. 709 00:25:57,229 --> 00:26:01,132 Just the injuries to the C3 and the clavicle. 710 00:26:01,166 --> 00:26:03,534 Well, even cursory looks indicate that there's 711 00:26:03,568 --> 00:26:05,970 12, 13, 14 wounds to the ribs, sternum... 712 00:26:06,004 --> 00:26:08,606 As well as the avulsion fracture where her fingernail 713 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:10,908 was ripped off. These look like 714 00:26:10,942 --> 00:26:13,677 almost the same injuries we found on Stephanie McNamara. 715 00:26:13,712 --> 00:26:16,113 This report is as incompetent as any I've seen. 716 00:26:16,148 --> 00:26:19,049 Who would sign off on a job like... 717 00:26:19,084 --> 00:26:20,417 Oh, God. 718 00:26:20,452 --> 00:26:22,086 What? 719 00:26:22,120 --> 00:26:25,256 'Cause that sounded like a bad "Oh, God." 720 00:26:25,290 --> 00:26:27,992 The M.E. who signed off on Maya's autopsy, 721 00:26:28,026 --> 00:26:30,661 it's the same one who worked on Lana Brewster's body. 722 00:26:30,695 --> 00:26:32,630 The one Giles McNamara paid off. 723 00:26:32,664 --> 00:26:35,132 Could he have known that his daughter was killing 724 00:26:35,167 --> 00:26:37,334 all these people and not done anything about it? 725 00:26:37,369 --> 00:26:39,470 Oh, God. 726 00:26:39,504 --> 00:26:43,307 How did Kessler get this information? 727 00:26:49,814 --> 00:26:52,116 Like I said, I haven't seen Kessler in awhile. 728 00:26:52,150 --> 00:26:53,551 What's "awhile"? 729 00:26:53,585 --> 00:26:55,953 Four or five days. Could be longer. 730 00:26:55,987 --> 00:26:59,456 Kessler, he's a quiet one. 731 00:27:01,193 --> 00:27:03,327 Isn't that what they always say about psycho killers, 732 00:27:03,361 --> 00:27:04,628 "He was a real quiet one"? 733 00:27:04,663 --> 00:27:07,164 Nobody said anything about a killer, sir. 734 00:27:07,199 --> 00:27:08,532 I read the papers. 735 00:27:08,567 --> 00:27:10,000 So what are we looking at here? 736 00:27:10,035 --> 00:27:11,902 It's gruesome, right? Like, Dahmer gruesome? 737 00:27:11,937 --> 00:27:12,937 Just open the door. 738 00:27:12,971 --> 00:27:14,271 Give me one detail. Something juicy. 739 00:27:14,306 --> 00:27:16,006 Now, look, you're familiar with the term 740 00:27:16,041 --> 00:27:17,274 "obstruction of justice"? 741 00:27:17,309 --> 00:27:20,511 Feds, you're always such hard-asses. 742 00:27:20,545 --> 00:27:21,912 Okay, take care. 743 00:27:28,386 --> 00:27:30,321 Hmm. 744 00:27:30,355 --> 00:27:33,324 File boxes and nothing else. 745 00:27:33,358 --> 00:27:34,992 No personal effects. 746 00:27:35,026 --> 00:27:36,594 He really did not care 747 00:27:36,628 --> 00:27:38,262 about building a life after prison. 748 00:27:38,296 --> 00:27:39,563 Look at this, huh? 749 00:27:39,598 --> 00:27:41,865 Information about McNamara. 750 00:27:44,569 --> 00:27:48,973 Hmm... It's like he made a hobby collecting stuff about him. 751 00:27:49,007 --> 00:27:50,241 I'd say... 752 00:27:50,275 --> 00:27:52,476 it's safe to call it an obsession. 753 00:27:52,510 --> 00:27:54,245 Obsession? I bet all these boxes are full 754 00:27:54,279 --> 00:27:55,646 of stuff about McNamara. 755 00:27:57,048 --> 00:27:58,415 Look at this. 756 00:27:58,450 --> 00:28:01,085 What do those blueprints say? 757 00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:04,321 The McNamaras' estate. 758 00:28:04,356 --> 00:28:06,457 Oh, my G... So Kessler used that 759 00:28:06,491 --> 00:28:09,460 to plan Stephanie's abduction. 760 00:28:09,494 --> 00:28:12,396 What about that other set? 761 00:28:12,430 --> 00:28:14,698 This is from another house. 762 00:28:14,733 --> 00:28:16,934 Kessler's going after someone else. 763 00:28:19,671 --> 00:28:21,502 So, Angela's looking through the Hall of Records 764 00:28:21,503 --> 00:28:23,550 for a house that matches the second set of blueprints. 765 00:28:23,551 --> 00:28:25,352 Yeah, we now know that most of this was obtained 766 00:28:25,386 --> 00:28:26,486 while he was in prison. 767 00:28:26,521 --> 00:28:28,522 He planned on filing an appeal, 768 00:28:28,556 --> 00:28:30,257 so that gave him access to everything 769 00:28:30,291 --> 00:28:31,625 even remotely related to the case. 770 00:28:31,659 --> 00:28:33,527 He never filed for an appeal. 771 00:28:33,561 --> 00:28:35,629 Yeah, that's 'cause it was never about exoneration. 772 00:28:35,663 --> 00:28:37,330 It was always about revenge. You're saying 773 00:28:37,365 --> 00:28:40,000 that he knew the McNamaras were involved this whole time? 774 00:28:40,034 --> 00:28:41,802 It's the only thing that makes sense. 775 00:28:41,836 --> 00:28:44,037 Kessler knew that he couldn't fight someone as powerful 776 00:28:44,072 --> 00:28:45,539 as them in court. 777 00:28:45,573 --> 00:28:47,307 So the man spent 20 years in prison 778 00:28:47,341 --> 00:28:48,742 finding a way to even the score. 779 00:28:48,776 --> 00:28:50,444 In his mind, it was the only way 780 00:28:50,478 --> 00:28:52,712 he could get justice-- but here's our biggest find. 781 00:28:52,747 --> 00:28:55,115 Those are the crime scene photos of Maya Zinkow. 782 00:28:55,149 --> 00:28:57,684 Wait a second. I thought these never existed. 783 00:28:57,718 --> 00:28:58,885 According to the local police 784 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:00,654 and the FBI, they don't exist. 785 00:29:00,688 --> 00:29:03,890 Something about the original negatives being "damaged." 786 00:29:03,925 --> 00:29:06,075 I can only assume someone was trying to bury them 787 00:29:06,076 --> 00:29:06,837 for McNamara. 788 00:29:06,838 --> 00:29:09,396 McNamara must have someone working on the inside. 789 00:29:09,397 --> 00:29:11,031 But how did Kessler get them? 790 00:29:11,066 --> 00:29:13,267 You devote every waking hour for 20 years, 791 00:29:13,301 --> 00:29:14,735 you uncover a lot. 792 00:29:14,769 --> 00:29:17,771 Yeah, well, I want to know who hid all this stuff. 793 00:29:17,806 --> 00:29:19,573 The bone defects on the distal ends 794 00:29:19,607 --> 00:29:22,825 of the right radius and ulna suggest 795 00:29:22,826 --> 00:29:26,729 the implement entered with a left-to-right trajectory. 796 00:29:26,764 --> 00:29:28,364 I'm noticing the same thing 797 00:29:28,399 --> 00:29:31,935 on the anterior surface of the manubrium. 798 00:29:31,969 --> 00:29:34,437 The directionality on the report showed 799 00:29:34,471 --> 00:29:36,573 a right-to-left trajectory. 800 00:29:36,607 --> 00:29:38,675 We could go through this all day. 801 00:29:38,709 --> 00:29:40,577 The M.E.'s report is a complete fiction. 802 00:29:40,611 --> 00:29:42,879 It was clearly written to set up Kessler. 803 00:29:42,913 --> 00:29:45,181 Yes, but what's most interesting is what's left out. 804 00:29:45,216 --> 00:29:47,346 Stephanie McNamara's wounds mirror almost exactly 805 00:29:47,347 --> 00:29:49,589 the wounds suffered by Maya Zinkow. 806 00:29:49,590 --> 00:29:51,591 And as far as we know, Kessler's the only one 807 00:29:51,625 --> 00:29:52,926 that had access to these photos. 808 00:29:52,960 --> 00:29:54,360 Which leaves little doubt 809 00:29:54,395 --> 00:29:56,262 that Kessler killed Stephanie McNamara. 810 00:29:56,297 --> 00:29:58,298 There was a rape charge in here. 811 00:29:58,332 --> 00:29:59,699 Yeah, the charge was dropped. 812 00:29:59,733 --> 00:30:01,401 Because they didn't want the body to be examined. 813 00:30:01,435 --> 00:30:03,970 The flesh is desiccated, but I found some evidence 814 00:30:04,004 --> 00:30:05,672 of damage to the cervix, 815 00:30:05,706 --> 00:30:09,075 and microscopic sections show 816 00:30:09,110 --> 00:30:11,211 associated tissue disruption and hemorrhaging 817 00:30:11,245 --> 00:30:12,979 which is consistent with having been raped. 818 00:30:13,013 --> 00:30:14,547 There was no rape kit in evidence. 819 00:30:14,582 --> 00:30:16,149 And how would Stephanie be involved? 820 00:30:16,183 --> 00:30:17,584 I mean, she certainly didn't rape Maya 821 00:30:17,618 --> 00:30:18,651 before killing her. 822 00:30:18,686 --> 00:30:20,253 Well, it appears that someone did. 823 00:30:20,287 --> 00:30:23,256 You're going to retrieve a sample from the victim? 824 00:30:23,290 --> 00:30:24,757 It's been 20 years. 825 00:30:24,792 --> 00:30:27,794 Seminal DNA yielding a complete pattern 826 00:30:27,828 --> 00:30:29,929 after 20 years of decomp is a long shot, 827 00:30:29,964 --> 00:30:31,364 but it's not impossible. 828 00:30:31,398 --> 00:30:33,299 And we don't have any other options. 829 00:30:33,334 --> 00:30:34,767 Hey, Cam, 830 00:30:34,802 --> 00:30:35,802 I think I found something 831 00:30:35,836 --> 00:30:37,070 that you might want to see. 832 00:30:37,104 --> 00:30:39,305 I'd been searching the Hall of Records 833 00:30:39,340 --> 00:30:41,441 and Building and Safety for DC 834 00:30:41,475 --> 00:30:44,777 and Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware, 835 00:30:44,812 --> 00:30:47,313 and I finally found a match 836 00:30:47,348 --> 00:30:49,082 for the blueprints Booth sent over. 837 00:30:49,116 --> 00:30:51,251 515 North Alfred Street, Arlington, Virginia. 838 00:30:51,285 --> 00:30:52,252 Who lives there? 839 00:30:52,286 --> 00:30:53,720 Congressman Steven Palter. 840 00:30:53,754 --> 00:30:55,388 Why would Kessler be going 841 00:30:55,422 --> 00:30:56,623 after a congressman? 842 00:30:56,657 --> 00:30:57,824 Turns out that Congressman Palter 843 00:30:57,858 --> 00:30:58,958 used to be Judge Palter. 844 00:30:58,993 --> 00:31:00,894 He presided over the Maya Zinkow case. 845 00:31:00,928 --> 00:31:03,766 Two years later, the McNamaras helped fund congressional campaign. 846 00:31:03,767 --> 00:31:05,068 Uh-huh-- through shell companies. 847 00:31:05,102 --> 00:31:06,836 Of course it was through shell companies. 848 00:31:06,870 --> 00:31:10,607 Cam got a viable semen sample from Maya Zinkow's remains 849 00:31:10,641 --> 00:31:12,075 and she got a DNA match. 850 00:31:12,109 --> 00:31:14,077 Well, I'm guessing it's not Kessler. 851 00:31:14,111 --> 00:31:16,346 No, it was Giles McNamara. 852 00:31:16,380 --> 00:31:18,548 Stephanie's father raped Maya Zinkow? 853 00:31:18,582 --> 00:31:21,317 Wait-- why would Stephanie want to kill Maya? 854 00:31:21,352 --> 00:31:22,885 It's sick, but the victimology 855 00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:24,621 makes perfect sense. Stephanie had 856 00:31:24,655 --> 00:31:26,322 an abusive relationship with her father, right? - Right. 857 00:31:26,357 --> 00:31:29,392 She would do anything to gain his attention. 858 00:31:29,426 --> 00:31:32,895 So... she was jealous that he raped someone? 859 00:31:32,930 --> 00:31:35,565 Right. To her, someone else was getting her father's attention. 860 00:31:35,599 --> 00:31:37,533 It could've easily triggered a psychotic break, 861 00:31:37,568 --> 00:31:40,136 leading to the first murder. Right, and McNamara 862 00:31:40,170 --> 00:31:42,572 paid off the M.E. and the judge to make all this go away. 863 00:31:42,606 --> 00:31:44,374 Yeah, except he didn't care about protecting Stephanie, 864 00:31:44,408 --> 00:31:45,642 only himself. 865 00:31:45,676 --> 00:31:47,310 No wonder Kessler wants revenge. 866 00:31:47,344 --> 00:31:49,746 Congressman, uh, Palter is next in line. 867 00:31:49,780 --> 00:31:52,682 Tell Stark, will you? Okay. 868 00:31:52,716 --> 00:31:54,601 Geez! There's no answer at Palter's. 869 00:31:54,602 --> 00:31:56,436 I hope he's out playing poker or something. 870 00:31:56,470 --> 00:31:58,470 How did the Deputy Director react when you told him 871 00:31:58,472 --> 00:32:00,240 that there might be someone at the FBI 872 00:32:00,274 --> 00:32:02,141 who protected McNamara? Well, he wasn't surprised, 873 00:32:02,176 --> 00:32:03,676 which was surprising. 874 00:32:03,711 --> 00:32:05,378 But he gave me a blank check. Told me to find out 875 00:32:05,412 --> 00:32:06,846 who was behind it. Whoever it is 876 00:32:06,881 --> 00:32:08,448 let nine people die. 877 00:32:19,827 --> 00:32:22,795 Looks like a struggle. 878 00:32:28,202 --> 00:32:29,702 Locked. 879 00:32:29,737 --> 00:32:31,237 Booth? Yeah. 880 00:32:33,407 --> 00:32:35,542 All right, stand back, will you? 881 00:32:54,204 --> 00:32:56,272 So any particulates from the weapon 882 00:32:56,306 --> 00:32:58,741 will be on the shirt as well as on the wounds. 883 00:32:58,775 --> 00:33:01,043 The left external carotid was severed. 884 00:33:01,077 --> 00:33:03,445 Yeah, after he was stabbed in the chest and spine. 885 00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:05,414 Well, Kessler clearly wanted him to suffer. 886 00:33:05,448 --> 00:33:06,982 There are clean incisions 887 00:33:07,017 --> 00:33:09,919 in the third costal cartilage as well as the clavicle. 888 00:33:09,953 --> 00:33:11,253 And C3. 889 00:33:11,288 --> 00:33:12,655 One long slash from the neck, 890 00:33:12,689 --> 00:33:14,857 across the chest to the abdomen. 891 00:33:14,891 --> 00:33:17,693 I see a total of 16 wounds. 892 00:33:17,727 --> 00:33:20,663 It's the same number we saw on Maya Zinkow and Stephanie. 893 00:33:20,697 --> 00:33:23,632 More vengeance from Kessler. 894 00:33:25,135 --> 00:33:27,503 This wound track is deeper and more definitive 895 00:33:27,537 --> 00:33:29,638 than anything we ever saw on Stephanie. 896 00:33:29,673 --> 00:33:31,273 Dr. Hodgins, can you swab the wound? 897 00:33:31,308 --> 00:33:33,042 Then Clark can make a mold. 898 00:33:33,076 --> 00:33:36,178 I'm not done examining the... We don't have the time. 899 00:33:36,213 --> 00:33:38,848 Finally getting a weapon I.D. could lead us to Kessler. 900 00:33:38,882 --> 00:33:40,850 Okay, I'll cut away the tissue. 901 00:33:54,698 --> 00:33:56,732 You were supposed to handle this, Booth. 902 00:33:56,766 --> 00:33:58,801 Now I got a dead congressman on my hands. 903 00:33:58,835 --> 00:34:00,769 Look, I'm willing to take full responsibility, sir, 904 00:34:00,804 --> 00:34:02,208 but I'm more concerned about who's next. 905 00:34:02,233 --> 00:34:03,005 Next? 906 00:34:03,006 --> 00:34:04,440 You got to be kidding me. If Kessler 907 00:34:04,474 --> 00:34:07,576 sees this as a conspiracy... Which it is. 908 00:34:07,611 --> 00:34:09,812 You don't know that, Ms. Julian. McNamara gets away 909 00:34:09,846 --> 00:34:11,981 with paying off a judge and a medical examiner 910 00:34:12,015 --> 00:34:13,449 to protect his daughter, 911 00:34:13,483 --> 00:34:15,284 frames Kessler for murder, 912 00:34:15,318 --> 00:34:16,819 he escapes prosecution by the SEC, 913 00:34:16,853 --> 00:34:18,654 somehow he gets the FBI 914 00:34:18,688 --> 00:34:20,823 to lose vital pieces of evidence. 915 00:34:20,857 --> 00:34:23,726 Do I have to go on, sir? Because I think I'm on a roll. 916 00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:26,095 You really think this Kessler guy is gonna kill again? 917 00:34:26,129 --> 00:34:27,133 We have to assume that, sir. 918 00:34:27,158 --> 00:34:29,531 I've been through almost 1,000 pages Kessler compiled 919 00:34:29,532 --> 00:34:31,600 on the murder case, as well as McNamara's 920 00:34:31,635 --> 00:34:33,502 business dealings, all right? Kessler suffers 921 00:34:33,536 --> 00:34:35,616 from post-traumatic embitterment disorder, dysthymia, 922 00:34:35,639 --> 00:34:37,806 as well as a comorbidity... Okay, okay, 923 00:34:37,841 --> 00:34:40,075 the guy's a sick bastard-- I get it. 924 00:34:40,110 --> 00:34:42,244 Who's next on his list? 925 00:34:42,279 --> 00:34:44,146 No idea, sir. We're trying to find him. 926 00:34:45,582 --> 00:34:47,850 And? Well... 927 00:34:47,884 --> 00:34:50,819 he's too smart to run, so he's got to be hiding someplace. 928 00:34:50,854 --> 00:34:52,855 I'm guessing you have no idea where that is. 929 00:34:52,889 --> 00:34:54,823 No. Which is why we should get back to work. 930 00:34:54,858 --> 00:34:57,559 Then go. Get the hell out of here before Congress hangs me 931 00:34:57,594 --> 00:34:59,728 from the Capitol Building. 932 00:35:04,334 --> 00:35:06,936 You wanted to see me, Dr. Hodgins? Yeah, more tobacco, Dr. B. 933 00:35:06,970 --> 00:35:08,737 It was in the wound 934 00:35:08,772 --> 00:35:10,419 and on his shirt where it was cut by the weapon. 935 00:35:10,420 --> 00:35:12,621 Was he a smoker like Stephanie? No, as a matter of fact, 936 00:35:13,043 --> 00:35:14,803 his last piece of legislation was an increase 937 00:35:14,811 --> 00:35:16,445 in the tobacco tax. 938 00:35:16,479 --> 00:35:18,847 So the tobacco was transferred from the murder weapon. 939 00:35:18,882 --> 00:35:20,516 No other explanation. 940 00:35:20,550 --> 00:35:24,219 I'm also seeing methoxychlor. It's a pesticide. 941 00:35:24,254 --> 00:35:26,789 Something the gardener used? No, methoxychlor was banned. 942 00:35:26,823 --> 00:35:28,691 It hasn't been used in decades, so... Hey, any luck 943 00:35:28,725 --> 00:35:30,859 with the murder weapon? The mold gave us kerf marks 944 00:35:30,894 --> 00:35:33,062 on the blade-- they're bent and irregular. 945 00:35:33,096 --> 00:35:35,130 The weapon seems to be quite old. 946 00:35:35,165 --> 00:35:36,765 Well, that would explain the pesticide. 947 00:35:36,800 --> 00:35:38,434 All right, I got to get back to work-- I'm also seeing 948 00:35:38,468 --> 00:35:40,869 some fibers embedded in the wound that might help us. 949 00:35:40,904 --> 00:35:43,572 I'm doing MRI scans on both sets of remains. 950 00:35:43,606 --> 00:35:45,407 We don't have time to clean the congressman's bones, 951 00:35:45,442 --> 00:35:48,210 but this should give us a clear view of the damage done 952 00:35:48,244 --> 00:35:50,546 to both victims. 953 00:35:52,015 --> 00:35:53,749 Kessler had more information than the FBI. 954 00:35:53,783 --> 00:35:55,384 All right, look, McNamara might be dead 955 00:35:55,418 --> 00:35:57,219 but whoever protected him could still be alive. 956 00:35:57,253 --> 00:35:59,154 Unless that's who Kessler's going after next. 957 00:35:59,189 --> 00:36:01,323 I want to know who McNamara bought. From all the information 958 00:36:01,358 --> 00:36:03,359 Kessler got, he knows. Look, Stephanie 959 00:36:03,393 --> 00:36:05,094 and Palter were killed within ten miles of each other, 960 00:36:05,128 --> 00:36:06,762 so he should be close. I agree. 961 00:36:06,796 --> 00:36:09,465 He's revisiting the scene of the crime, reliving it. 962 00:36:09,499 --> 00:36:12,167 Rewriting it, actually, so it comes out the way he feels it should. 963 00:36:12,202 --> 00:36:13,702 So you're saying that he's home. 964 00:36:13,737 --> 00:36:16,772 Psychologically, yeah. 965 00:36:16,806 --> 00:36:18,741 These "V" nicks on Stephanie's third and fourth ribs, 966 00:36:18,775 --> 00:36:20,209 if we measure the intercostal space, 967 00:36:20,243 --> 00:36:21,844 the distance between the ribs... 968 00:36:21,878 --> 00:36:24,279 It'll give us the width of the blade. 969 00:36:26,416 --> 00:36:28,951 4.19 centimeters. 970 00:36:28,985 --> 00:36:31,420 Now the striation on the right anterolateral surface 971 00:36:31,454 --> 00:36:33,288 of the body, on the sixth thoracic vertebra. 972 00:36:33,323 --> 00:36:36,658 So the length of the blade would have been 973 00:36:36,693 --> 00:36:38,293 20 centimeters. 974 00:36:38,328 --> 00:36:40,763 Please rotate Stephanie's torso. 975 00:36:40,797 --> 00:36:43,132 The scrape on the posterior aspect 976 00:36:43,166 --> 00:36:46,335 of the fourth sternal rib seems to have been caused by trying 977 00:36:46,369 --> 00:36:48,270 to extract something with a hooked end. 978 00:36:48,304 --> 00:36:50,506 As if caught and then someone turned it. 979 00:36:50,540 --> 00:36:51,774 I see where you're going. 980 00:36:51,808 --> 00:36:53,108 The width of that scrape 981 00:36:53,143 --> 00:36:55,110 could give us the size of the hook. 982 00:36:56,846 --> 00:36:58,286 Can you see if the same kind 983 00:36:58,314 --> 00:36:59,982 of hooked blade was used on the congressman? 984 00:37:00,016 --> 00:37:02,351 Yeah, give me a second. 985 00:37:05,722 --> 00:37:07,056 They're an exact match. 986 00:37:07,090 --> 00:37:09,324 He used the same blade on both of them. 987 00:37:09,359 --> 00:37:11,960 Asbestos. The fibers were asbestos. 988 00:37:11,995 --> 00:37:12,995 Tell us why you're happy. 989 00:37:12,996 --> 00:37:14,496 Oh, I understand. 990 00:37:14,531 --> 00:37:16,065 I am also happy. 991 00:37:16,099 --> 00:37:18,167 Okay. now this is not fair. Tobacco, asbestos 992 00:37:18,201 --> 00:37:19,802 and a banned pesticide. 993 00:37:19,836 --> 00:37:21,804 Well, asbestos was also banned in the '50s. 994 00:37:21,838 --> 00:37:23,305 It was used in the manufacture of cigarette filters, 995 00:37:23,339 --> 00:37:26,542 as if cigarettes didn't kill you fast enough. 996 00:37:26,576 --> 00:37:29,244 So the weapon came from an old tobacco factory? 997 00:37:29,279 --> 00:37:30,913 It makes sense. Look at this. 998 00:37:30,947 --> 00:37:34,883 The weapon was a tobacco scythe. 999 00:37:38,888 --> 00:37:39,988 Old Dominion Cigarettes. 1000 00:37:40,023 --> 00:37:41,323 They went out of business in '68. 1001 00:37:41,357 --> 00:37:43,392 The factory is abandoned. 1002 00:37:43,426 --> 00:37:46,161 And it is eight miles from the McNamaras' estate 1003 00:37:46,196 --> 00:37:48,597 and 15 miles from Palter's house. 1004 00:37:48,631 --> 00:37:50,192 You know what? That's a perfect location 1005 00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:52,167 for Kessler to retreat to after an attack. 1006 00:37:52,202 --> 00:37:53,869 You guys did a great job, Bones. 1007 00:37:53,903 --> 00:37:56,071 I'll only accept that compliment if no one else dies. 1008 00:37:56,106 --> 00:37:57,506 Have you called for additional support? 1009 00:37:57,540 --> 00:37:59,675 No, no, no. Look, I know guys 1010 00:37:59,709 --> 00:38:01,443 like Kessler, all right? The quieter we are, 1011 00:38:01,478 --> 00:38:04,346 the better chance we have in getting him. 1012 00:38:13,857 --> 00:38:14,957 His light is on. 1013 00:38:48,691 --> 00:38:50,659 Don't do it, Kessler. 1014 00:38:50,693 --> 00:38:53,428 I did what I needed to do. 1015 00:38:53,463 --> 00:38:57,099 I set the record straight. That's what I wanted. 1016 00:38:57,133 --> 00:38:59,201 If he jumps from that height, his neck will snap. 1017 00:38:59,235 --> 00:39:01,203 We wouldn't have time to cut him down. 1018 00:39:01,237 --> 00:39:04,806 You have information that we need-- you can help. 1019 00:39:04,841 --> 00:39:06,175 I have nothing. 1020 00:39:06,209 --> 00:39:07,976 I've had nothing since they put me away. 1021 00:39:08,011 --> 00:39:10,812 You had missing files on McNamara. 1022 00:39:10,847 --> 00:39:12,481 On the cover-up. And you think 1023 00:39:12,515 --> 00:39:13,749 you can get justice? 1024 00:39:13,783 --> 00:39:16,018 The law isn't for people like them. 1025 00:39:16,052 --> 00:39:17,352 You've got to try. 1026 00:39:17,387 --> 00:39:19,254 We can help. 1027 00:39:22,225 --> 00:39:23,458 I'm sorry. 1028 00:39:23,493 --> 00:39:25,327 I'm tired. 1029 00:39:30,133 --> 00:39:31,633 Why did you do that? 1030 00:39:31,668 --> 00:39:33,936 They'll never let me live, anyway. 1031 00:39:33,970 --> 00:39:35,170 You'll live. 1032 00:39:35,205 --> 00:39:37,172 I promise that. 1033 00:40:12,375 --> 00:40:14,743 Hey. 1034 00:40:14,777 --> 00:40:16,511 Booth. 1035 00:40:16,546 --> 00:40:18,380 Look at that. 1036 00:40:18,414 --> 00:40:19,723 Oh, beer? 1037 00:40:19,748 --> 00:40:21,383 Well, it's all they had at the convenience store. 1038 00:40:21,384 --> 00:40:24,987 And we have to celebrate 'cause we caught the Ghost Killer. 1039 00:40:25,021 --> 00:40:28,824 Are you hungry? Because I am pretty sure that... 1040 00:40:28,858 --> 00:40:31,059 beer from Missouri goes very well 1041 00:40:31,094 --> 00:40:34,029 with leftovers. Eh, just drink the beer 1042 00:40:34,063 --> 00:40:36,431 from... Missouri, huh? 1043 00:40:36,466 --> 00:40:38,166 Alexander's Famous. 1044 00:40:38,201 --> 00:40:42,004 So, um, Stark and Caroline, 1045 00:40:42,038 --> 00:40:43,839 they're trying to figure out a deal 1046 00:40:43,873 --> 00:40:45,741 so Kessler will cooperate. 1047 00:40:45,775 --> 00:40:48,910 He's a killer. Yeah, but who he killed. 1048 00:40:48,945 --> 00:40:51,413 In the Old West, they would've made him a sheriff. 1049 00:40:51,447 --> 00:40:53,415 So, um, Stark 1050 00:40:53,449 --> 00:40:55,417 has finally recommended me for that promotion. 1051 00:40:55,451 --> 00:40:58,220 Course, I have to be confirmed by the House subcommittee. 1052 00:40:58,254 --> 00:41:00,355 Congratulations, Booth. 1053 00:41:00,390 --> 00:41:02,391 This calls for a toast. Mmm. 1054 00:41:02,425 --> 00:41:03,959 To you. No, no, wait. 1055 00:41:03,993 --> 00:41:05,394 To us, okay? 'Cause I told him 1056 00:41:05,428 --> 00:41:06,595 no matter what happens to us, 1057 00:41:06,629 --> 00:41:08,163 we're still a team. 1058 00:41:08,197 --> 00:41:10,866 Well, that's basically the definition 1059 00:41:10,900 --> 00:41:12,534 of marriage, isn't it? 1060 00:41:12,568 --> 00:41:14,569 Does that mean I... don't have to finish 1061 00:41:14,604 --> 00:41:16,271 filling out this questionnaire? 1062 00:41:16,306 --> 00:41:18,240 No, you know what, uh, you should still do it. 1063 00:41:18,274 --> 00:41:19,975 The government, they love their paperwork. 1064 00:41:20,009 --> 00:41:24,012 Okay. There was one question asking if we had a relationship 1065 00:41:24,047 --> 00:41:25,084 outside of work, so... 1066 00:41:25,109 --> 00:41:27,231 You should probably just skip that one. 1067 00:41:27,950 --> 00:41:30,686 Oh. Um, I wrote all this. 1068 00:41:30,720 --> 00:41:32,254 You wrote all this. 1069 00:41:32,288 --> 00:41:34,556 Whoa! About our sex life? 1070 00:41:34,590 --> 00:41:37,492 Well, are you suggesting that it isn't interesting? 1071 00:41:37,527 --> 00:41:40,128 No, no, but... They told me to be thorough. 1072 00:41:40,163 --> 00:41:44,266 I also put that you never throw your socks into the hamper. 1073 00:41:44,300 --> 00:41:46,601 In case the floor is cold, I put the socks on 1074 00:41:46,636 --> 00:41:49,237 so my feet stay warm-- but they don't really care about that. 1075 00:41:49,272 --> 00:41:51,206 What if I'm called before Congress to testify, 1076 00:41:51,240 --> 00:41:52,774 and they ask why I ignored 1077 00:41:52,809 --> 00:41:55,177 the question? Just ignore it for now, okay? 1078 00:41:55,211 --> 00:41:57,212 Here's to catching the Ghost Killer. 1079 00:41:58,648 --> 00:42:00,684 To Missouri. Beer from Missouri. 1080 00:42:00,685 --> 00:42:03,755 == sync, corrected by elderman == @elder_man 1081 00:42:03,756 --> 00:42:05,323 What's that mean?