Moments (Bones)

The Truth in the Myth

When Evie heard Vincent was working the case she forced Sweets to take her to the lab. She wanted to make sure nothing bad would happen.

"So the heart is gone?" Hodgins asked as he ran up onto the platform where Evie was watching Cam work.

"Well, it's like someone ate it right out of his chest." Cam explained.

"Wow." Hodgins said looking at the area where the heart should have been.

"The victim's right ankle has a vertical transarticular pin that was surgically implanted to fix a past fracture." Vincent explained. "Could be a helpful identifier."

"Very good, Mr Nigel-Murray." Cam said.

"While I have your attention and affection, there's something I'd like to say." Vincent said to the people around him.

Hodgins looked sceptically at him as he put on his gloves.

"Can you speak while working?" Cam asked.

"Of course." Vincent said. "As you may be aware, I am currently participating in Alcoholics Anonymous, pursuant to my unfortunate downward spiral in the aftermath of my Jeopardy win."

"Woah." Hodgins said shocked at what Vincent was confessing.

"I had no idea you were in AA." Cam said.

"Yes, well, as with everything else, discretion has been my watchword." Vincent explained to Cam. "Except when I was vomiting into someone's hat. These look like spiny bristles from some kind of animal. Oh, and the evidence on the x-rays shows bone damage on the ribs from long fang-like teeth.

"Oh, maybe the heart was eaten." Hodgins suggested.

"But anyway, I'm currently at step nine of twelve, which consists of me making amends to those people that I have harmed while I've been drinking." Vincent continued.

"Not necessary." Cam told him. "Don't even remember being wronged."

"I urinated in your tadpole tank, Dr Hodgins." Vincent told Hodgins.

"What?" Hodgins said.

"Vincent that's disgusting." Evie said as she attempted not to laugh.

"Of course." Vincent said. "Anyway, Dr Hodgins, I apologise."

"Dr Saroyan." Vincent said turning to Cam.

"No." Cam just said to him. "All I want to hear from you right now are facts about this case."

"Okay." Vincent said. "At this point, from all of the evidence that I've gathered from the x-rays, as well as the observable evidence on the remains, indicates that our victim was killed by a cyrtid."

"Cryptid?" Cam asked.

"A creature yet unrecognised by scientific consensus." Evie said.

"Of course." Hodgins said excitedly having turned around when Vincent finished talking.

"Oh, no." Cam said looking between the two men. "You guys aren't going to start talking about werewolves are you?"

"No, no, no." Vincent said quickly. "I would posit that it was a Chupacabra. A spiny creature the size of a bear. Vicious, a forked-tongue, with fangs easily capable of biting out the victim's heart."

Both men were indicating to a drawing of what a Chupacabra was perceived to look like that Hodgins had pulled up.

"But no one has ever captured or verified this Chupacabra." Cam told them.

"No, but reports show that it sucks out it's victim's blood, and leaves behind the scent of sulfur." Hodgins explained.

"And you found a goat tethered to a stake there." Vincent explained.