TEXT: "Judas on a Pole" [SCENE_BREAK] TEASER (Open - roof of a hotel) (A man is shot dead on the rooftop of a hotel. The shooter, in a hood, straps the victim to a cross, guts him, and then lights him on fire. The shooter leaves him to burn.) [SCENE_BREAK] (Cut to: Jeffersonian - conference room - Zack is in front of a panel - made up of 5 people including Dr. Temperance Brennan, Professor William Grayson and Professor Constance Wright)) PROFESSOR WILLIAM GRAYSON: Mr. Addy. Your dissertation is entitled "Analysis of Bone Trauma" ZACK: When viewed in cross section, the pressure force excerpted by the weapon can be assessed. PROFESSOR CONSTANCE WRIGHT: Obtaining the cross section, will compromise the original bone. ZACK: My technique preserves bone surface morphology, through the use of polyvinyl replication. A transparent positive is made by covering the impression with an aqueous solution of synthetic polymer. (Booth barges in the room and heads towards Brennan) BOOTH: Hey, Bones. Come'on. We've got a body, went up like a roman candle. Hey, Zack! How's it going? ZACK: So far, they don't like me. BOOTH: Shocker. Come'on. Let's go. ( he pulls her out of her chair) BRENNAN: What? I'm in the middle of something... BOOTH: Well, ya know, real life murder and mutilation versus academic clap trap, no contest. (to Prof. Wright) I'm sorry, no offence. WRIGHT: This committee can carry on without you, Dr. Brennan. BRENNAN: Zack, just answer the questions. BOOTH: Yeah. (Booth drags her out of the room and down the hall, as the review continues) ZACK: Next question? WRIGHT: How do you expect anyone to take you seriously as a working Forensic Anthropologist when you
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.