The team discovers that Pelant used a sophisticated signal to manipulate security footage. They find a "corpse" Pelant buried years ago to use as a fail-safe, which provides the forensic link needed to prove his involvement.
Brennan realizes she cannot stay in hiding forever and meets Booth in secret to coordinate her return.
The episode explores the strain of their separation. Booth struggles with his anger toward the system, while Brennan deals with the guilt of leaving Booth behind to protect their child.
After three months on the run with her daughter, Christine, Brennan remains in hiding while her father, Max, helps her stay off the grid. Back at the Jeffersonian, the team is under intense surveillance by the FBI but secretly works to find evidence that will clear Brennan’s name and link the murder of Ethan Sawyer directly to the tech-genius serial killer, Christopher Pelant.
Under the watchful eye of Special Agent Flynn, the Jeffersonian crew demonstrates extreme loyalty, risking their careers to communicate with Brennan. Trivia & Production Director: Ian Toynton. Writer: Hart Hanson & Stephen Nathan.