(Brennan and Booth exchange glances - they both have a realization and Brennan leaves the room - Booth goes to follow her)
BOOTH: (to Barbara) Excuse me one moment. ANGELA: Zack. BOOTH: Listen, we uh, found another burned body. BRENNAN: Are you certain? BRENNAN: Can they do that? BRENNAN: Columbus - shot a man in the head, hung him from a pole, gutted him and set him on fire. BRENNAN: Dad calls Russ to warn him...and then..kills Delaney. BRENNAN: Defending his dissertation, last step before he gets his Doctorate. FATHER COULTER: Ask him. FATHER COULTER: No, his earthly father. Hang up there like a scarecrow on a rooftop of a hotel used to house witnesses, it's a warning. He decides he can't live with that and decides to blow the whistle. It was a bloodstain. Remember that. She's on the way to see the priest. Snitch. These are all pictures of Russ. This Columbus coin was found in the victim's mouth. [SCENE_BREAK]
(Cut to: Roof of the motel - FBI is at the crime scene along with Booth and Brennan)
BRENNAN: Male.
Plan: A: Zack; Q: Who defends his dissertation to obtain his doctorate? A: help; Q: What does Zack ask from a colleague? A: Booth; Q: Who determines the victim was a snitch working in an organized crime syndicate? A: the scene; Q: Where are Booth and Brennan called to? A: a scarecrow; Q: How was the body of the man found on the roof of a hotel hung? A: Federal witnesses; Q: Who was the hotel that the body was found on the roof of housing? A: a snitch; Q: What does Booth determine the victim was? A: Russ; Q: Who is Brennan's brother? A: a phone call; Q: What did Brennan's brother receive from their father? A: their father; Q: Who warned Brennan and Booth that they were in danger? A: a priest; Q: Who contacts Brennan to tell her that her father wants her and Booth to drop their case? A: an ex-FBI agent; Q: Who was the body found? A: a decades-old cover-up; Q: What does Booth uncover with the help of Angela? A: his career; Q: What could Booth lose if he continues to investigate the case? Summary: Zack defends his dissertation to obtain his doctorate and asks help from a colleague. Meanwhile, Booth and Brennan are called to the scene where a man's body was found gutted, burned and hung like a scarecrow on the roof of a hotel that housed Federal witnesses. Booth determines the victim was a snitch working in an organized crime syndicate. Brennan's brother, Russ, informs her of a phone call he received from their father, warning him they are both in danger. Soon after, a priest contacts Brennan telling her that her father insists she and Booth drop their case. They determine the body found was actually an ex-FBI agent, tracking Russ to kill him - hence explaining the warning from Brennan's father. With the help of Angela, Booth and the team uncover a decades-old cover-up that could potentially ruin his career if he decides to continue with the investigation.