It is a very important day. CAM: Or give me nightmares. Why are you working on remains from the slave ship when you know our recent murder victim has priority? (They go over to a computer, where Daisy pulls up the images)
BRENNAN: Incomplete epiphyseal fusion - he was at most twenty years old. Never properly set. BRENNAN: I've seen these before. Sweets and Booth are having a conversation. Booth and Brennan are driving to interview a suspect. A school, a neighbor, someone. An anomaly. A lot. ANGELA: Kind of feel like I have to. We're very proud to announce that, thanks to the hard work of the Jeffersonian staff, the remains found on the Amalia Rose have been matched with the names on the manifest, and they will be buried at the Great Oak Cemetery in Maryland, but their names and faces will live on here, at the Jeffersonian.
Plan: A: The past and present collide; Q: What happens when human remains from a slave ship surface? A: 150-year-old; Q: How old is the Amelia Rose? A: an unforeseen discovery; Q: What is the team tasked with giving the deceased a proper burial make? A: a recent murder; Q: What is the discovery of the Amelia Rose linked to? A: a "Cougar" cruise; Q: What type of ship are Booth and Brennan led to? A: moments; Q: How long before the victim's death was the victim seen? A: Sweets; Q: Who struggles to maintain a casual relationship with Daisy? A: a casual relationship; Q: What kind of relationship does Sweets struggle to maintain with Daisy? A: Cam; Q: Who discovers a surprising and emotional connection to the Amelia Rose? Summary: The past and present collide when human remains from a 150-year-old slave ship, the Amelia Rose, surface. The team is tasked to give the deceased a proper burial but make an unforeseen discovery linked to a recent murder. In the course of the investigation, Booth and Brennan are led to a different kind of ship - a "Cougar" cruise - where they learn their victim was seen moments before his death. Meanwhile, Sweets struggles to maintain a casual relationship with Daisy, and Cam discovers a surprising and emotional connection to the Amelia Rose.