"The Bond in the Boot"
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TEASER
(A man waits on the roof of an airport parking structure at night, a briefcase handcuffed to his wrist. (Brennan stares at Booth and doesn't answer him; as the cats continue to look on)
(Cut to: Jeffersonian Lab. (Wendell being confused by their behavior, turns around and leaves)
(Cut to: Booth's car. A bug. ANGELA: Boys and their spy fantasies. After examining the contents of the briefcase, a signal of clearance is given. And it's book for dummies, not book for imbeciles. BRENNAN: You are one of the best interns I've ever had the pleasure to work with. Booth & Brennan is in a room with Arthur Rutledge, the Assistant Director of Intelligence)
RUTLEDGE: I'm Arthur Rutledge, the Assistant Director of Intelligence. Cam says he's staying remarkably focused despite losing his scholarship. I'm CIA. SWEETS: Elephants are gray, Agent Booth. The CIA is taking over the investigation and they're collecting both sets of remains in 10 minutes. You really are.
Plan: A: the undisclosed contents; Q: What was the briefcase of the man murdered for? A: Early evidence; Q: What leads the team to suspect secret operatives are at work? A: their theories; Q: What is supported when the remains of a CIA agent are found in a trunk of a car? A: CIA; Q: What agency is the body of a dead agent from? A: U.S.; Q: What country is the CIA's Assistant Director of Intelligence loyal to? A: Brennan's best-selling book; Q: What is a point of contention between Brennan and Booth? A: financial success; Q: What does Brennan's best-selling book lead to? A: Wendell; Q: Which Jeffersonian intern loses his scholarship? A: alternative funding; Q: What do the team look for to keep Wendell around? Summary: Brennan and Booth investigate the body of a man murdered for the undisclosed contents of a briefcase. Early evidence leads the team to suspect secret operatives are at work, and their theories are supported when the liquefied remains of a CIA agent are discovered in the trunk of a car. When Brennan and Booth interrogate the CIA's Assistant Director of Intelligence, they are left unsure of his allegiance to the U.S. Meanwhile, Brennan's best-selling book leads to financial success and serves as a point of contention with Booth, and Jeffersonian intern Wendell loses his scholarship, leaving the team to look for alternative funding to keep him around.