Moments (Bones)

The Future in the Past (Part 2)

Evie had gone over to visit Pelant. Even though she hated herself for it she felt as though she needed to check on him after the events of that day.

When she walked in she saw he was at his desk, looking over his computer. As she walked around to see what he was looking at she saw him running vehicle registration data in an attempt to find Brennan.

She watched as he ran number through a data base receiving names of owners. The first two names that appeared Evie didn't recognise. Cassidy Turkel and Lee Tufano. It was the following name that caused her eyes to widen briefly. Clark Edison.

Upon seeing the name Pelant pulled up all the information he could from that source on Clark. He looked through the information before turning to face Evie.

"You should've stolen that car, Agent Booth." He said.

"You know he thinks too highly of himself for that." Evie said wanting to express all of her distain towards the older man in the single sentence. It was hard as there wasn't much reason for her to dislike him.

Pelant smiled at her clearly pleased with her tone and current dislike of Booth. He looked over at the phone. Evie knew what he would do next. She couldn't be a part of it. Flynn knew her voice too well.

***

Evie was just leaving Pelant's place when she received a call from Sweets telling her to meet him at the Jeffersonian. She told him if he waited for her, she'd be there. When she arrived she met up with Sweets and the two of them walked into the lab.

"Sweets!" Booth said as he noticed Sweets and Evie walk into the lab. "Finally."

"Agent Booth, I'm very uncomfortable about this. You know, as an FBI agent, it's my sworn duty to arrest Dr. Brennan." Sweets told Booth before turning to Brennan. "It's so good to see you, by the way. It's been too long."

"You, too." Brennan said to Sweets.

"Just give her a day." Booth told Sweets. "Okay? If she can't find the answer, you can arrest her, and me, for harbouring a criminal."

"Me, too." Hodgins said.

"Why do you want him here?" Brennan asked.

"I needed someone I could trust to protect you." Booth explained to her.

"Hey!" Hodgins said offended.

"Someone I knew who had a gun and knew how to use it." Booth told Hodgins.

"Master-rated marksman, so..." Sweets began to gloat causing Evie to elbow him in the ribs.

"Great, thanks, I gotta get this to Flynn." Booth said waving a USB drive in front of Sweets before pushing past him to head out.

"There are also injuries from L5 to L3." Brennan continued examining. "From his notes, Dr. Edison posited an axe."

Evie smiled. It was nice to watch Brennan work again.

"Well, if I find out what it was made from, maybe I can narrow down what kind of axe." Hodgins said smiling.

They all set off to work and Evie and Sweets sat down to discuss psychological profiles related to both Pelant and the case in general.

***

Evie and Sweets had talked all they could at present and had progressed to standing behind Brennan watching her work while listening to her finds, although neither of them could understand what she was saying.

"The desiccated cartilage on the lateral femoral and tibial condyles indicate tearing." Brennan explained.

"So that's good." Sweets said.