(Cut to: A rocky area of the desert. (Zack and Hodgins turn to Dr. ANGELA: Died in the last several days. ANGELA: I mean, it's not like I actually think that the skull is Kirk's. BOOTH: Drug-related. BOOTH: Where? BRENNAN (To Booth. BRENNAN: Only Angela could get a ride in the middle of nowhere. BRENNAN: She's beautiful. BRENNAN: Well, Hodgins found peyote in his hair. BRENNAN: Zack identified the weapon and the victim. HODGINS (looking at pictures on his computer of Angela's vacation): Who vacations in the desert? HODGINS: Her boyfriend Kirk. I've been looking for her. Para-mortem contact gunshot. The thing is is that Kirk went out into the desert five days ago on a photo shoot, and he hasn't come back. They found traces of peyote. conduct murder investigations.
Plan: A: Angela; Q: Who is on vacation in the desert and wants Brennan to help identify a skull? A: her boyfriend; Q: Who is Kirk? A: Kirk; Q: Who is the victim of the murder? A: a photo shoot; Q: What did Kirk leave on? A: several days; Q: How long has Kirk been missing? A: the lab; Q: Where is the skull sent to? A: a gunshot wound; Q: What did Kirk die of? A: his hair; Q: Where did Kirk's skull have traces of peyote? A: Booth; Q: Who thinks Kirk's death is drug-related? A: the murder; Q: What does Booth think is drug-related? A: the investigation; Q: What leads them to a counterfeiting ring in the middle of the desert? Summary: While on vacation in the desert, Angela contacts Brennan to ask for her help in identifying a skull - she's afraid it's her boyfriend, Kirk, who left on a photo shoot and has been missing for several days. The skull is sent to the lab, where Zack and Hodgins confirm that the victim died of a gunshot wound, had traces of peyote in his hair, and, sadly, is Kirk. Booth thinks the murder is drug-related, but the investigation leads them to a counterfeiting ring in the middle of the desert.