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The Soldier on the GraveEpisode Number: 21 Season Num: 1 First Aired: Wednesday May 10, 2006 Prod Code: 1AKY20 |
Brennan and Booth go to investigate an apparent suicide in Arlington National Cemetery, but soon find out that it was murder and that the victim was a soldier who had served in Iraq. The investigation leads to a lot of unanswered questions about the military unit of the victim, with all clues pointing to a cover-up. Booth meanwhile recalls his shady past as a sniper in the military and the horrors of war.
| Writer: | Stephen Nathan |
| Director: | Jonathan Pontell |
| Star: | David Boreanaz (Special Agent Seeley Booth), T.J. Thyne (Dr. Jack Hodgins), Michaela Conlin (Angela Montenegro), Jonathan Adams (Dr. Daniel Goodman (Season 1)), Eric Millegan (Zack Addy), Emily Deschanel (Dr. Temperance Brennan) |
| Guest Star: | Rick Fitts (Col. Phillip Seymour Shore), Kirk B.R. Woller (Peter Lefferts), Stacy Hogue (Private Jody Campbell), Matt Battaglia (Captain WIlliam Fuller), Mitch Longley (Hank Lutrell), Erica Tazel (Karen Merton), Aldis Hodge (Jimmy Merton), Jasmine McNeal (Kiara Marshall), Monnae Michaell (Regina Marshall), Eddie Allen (Bradley Kent), Cyd Strittmatter (Tina Kent), Adam Lieberman (FBI Agent) |
Brennan: This is hard for Booth, he's idealistic.
Angela: Oh, it's nice to know someone who wants to keep honor and responsibility alive.
Brennan: I feel like Booth thinks I'm taking that away from him.
Angela: You're just doing your job. He knows that.
Brennan: I guess. I tell Booth we're on the same side, I'm not the one who's disillusioning him, it's my findings. But when I look at him I - I don't know what else I can do.
Angela: I do.
Brennan: Ange.
Angela: As a friend, Brennan.
Brennan: Yeah, the whole friends with benefits thing. That's, that's not happening.
Angela: I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about being there for him. Knowing when a simple touch is enough. (edit) Hank: Look at the two of us. You with the badge, me in the court room, both trying to find justice, ey?
Booth: That's why we fought, right?
Hank: That's what they told us.
Booth: What, you don't believe it?
Hank: Sure I do. You don't look like you do. You're not gambling again, are you?
Booth: Nah, man. No, I've been good. I've been going to my meetings, haven't even played a game of monopoly. Listen, Hank, this case, Charles Kent? It's a friendly fire.
Hank: God.
Booth: Yeah, covered up. Two other members of the squad are dead, one murdered. You know, whatever went down must have been pretty ugly. (thoughtful and hesitant) You know, Hank, what, you know, what we did?
Hank: Don't go there, Booth.
Booth: Was it worth it? I mean, look at you.
Hank: You saved my life! I got a great family because of you.
Booth: Yeah, but I mean, why was it always a secret?
Hank: We were given a choice. They always gave us a choice.
Booth: Yeah, but that last time...
Hank: Well, you knew what was at stake.
Booth: Yeah...yeah.
Hank: You never talked to anybody about it? (Booth shakes his head) You've got to. How about your girlfriend? That doctor.
Booth: No, she's, you know, she's just my partner. You know, I got work, I should go. (edit) (Booth is looking at Kent's exhumed body)
Booth: He's just a kid.
Brennan: It's always the young. Anthropologists have theorized that wars break out when there's an increase in the population of unmarried men under the age of 25. (Booth looks at her very hurt, as if she just slapped him in the worst manner) I'm sorry. I need to create a distance from the victim, it's how I deal. I didn't mean -
Booth: (pain written all over his face) Just...you know, do what you have to do. I'm gonna go do my thing. (edit) Booth: You know I'm just gonna be asking his mother a few questions. You could have just stayed back there and played with your bones.
Brennan: I know. Just wanted to keep you company, that's all.
Booth: Company?
Brennan: Yeah, I'm trying to be more sociable, you know?
Booth: Lousy liar.
Brennan: I just think inside you're still military, Booth. You might be too close to this one. I just wanna make sure you stay objective.
Booth: I know how to do my job. Ok? I was doing it just fine long before I met you.
Brennan: You're angry.
Booth: Well, because I have people all around me with opinions about the war who don't know what the hell they're talking about.
Brennan: I've been in Sudan, Rwanda. For two months I sifted through the wreckage of 9/11 trying to help the families of the victims.
Booth: All I'm saying is that this is just another case, that's all, it's just another case.
Brennan: You're not such a great liar yourself. I'm your partner. Let me be your partner. (edit) (Booth is standing in front of Jamie Richards' grave, thoughtful and sad. Brennan sees him and joins him)
Brennan: What?
Booth: It's Jamie Richards. We were in the Rangers together. He was hit by a roadside bomb just outside the Green Zone. You know, he left a wife, two kids. The fact that he was near this...
Brennan: You believe somehow he's still here, watching?
Booth: Yeah. You don't, I get that.
Brennan: I know you think he was a good man, that's...that's enough for me. (edit)
Angela: Oh, it's nice to know someone who wants to keep honor and responsibility alive.
Brennan: I feel like Booth thinks I'm taking that away from him.
Angela: You're just doing your job. He knows that.
Brennan: I guess. I tell Booth we're on the same side, I'm not the one who's disillusioning him, it's my findings. But when I look at him I - I don't know what else I can do.
Angela: I do.
Brennan: Ange.
Angela: As a friend, Brennan.
Brennan: Yeah, the whole friends with benefits thing. That's, that's not happening.
Angela: I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about being there for him. Knowing when a simple touch is enough. (edit) Hank: Look at the two of us. You with the badge, me in the court room, both trying to find justice, ey?
Booth: That's why we fought, right?
Hank: That's what they told us.
Booth: What, you don't believe it?
Hank: Sure I do. You don't look like you do. You're not gambling again, are you?
Booth: Nah, man. No, I've been good. I've been going to my meetings, haven't even played a game of monopoly. Listen, Hank, this case, Charles Kent? It's a friendly fire.
Hank: God.
Booth: Yeah, covered up. Two other members of the squad are dead, one murdered. You know, whatever went down must have been pretty ugly. (thoughtful and hesitant) You know, Hank, what, you know, what we did?
Hank: Don't go there, Booth.
Booth: Was it worth it? I mean, look at you.
Hank: You saved my life! I got a great family because of you.
Booth: Yeah, but I mean, why was it always a secret?
Hank: We were given a choice. They always gave us a choice.
Booth: Yeah, but that last time...
Hank: Well, you knew what was at stake.
Booth: Yeah...yeah.
Hank: You never talked to anybody about it? (Booth shakes his head) You've got to. How about your girlfriend? That doctor.
Booth: No, she's, you know, she's just my partner. You know, I got work, I should go. (edit) (Booth is looking at Kent's exhumed body)
Booth: He's just a kid.
Brennan: It's always the young. Anthropologists have theorized that wars break out when there's an increase in the population of unmarried men under the age of 25. (Booth looks at her very hurt, as if she just slapped him in the worst manner) I'm sorry. I need to create a distance from the victim, it's how I deal. I didn't mean -
Booth: (pain written all over his face) Just...you know, do what you have to do. I'm gonna go do my thing. (edit) Booth: You know I'm just gonna be asking his mother a few questions. You could have just stayed back there and played with your bones.
Brennan: I know. Just wanted to keep you company, that's all.
Booth: Company?
Brennan: Yeah, I'm trying to be more sociable, you know?
Booth: Lousy liar.
Brennan: I just think inside you're still military, Booth. You might be too close to this one. I just wanna make sure you stay objective.
Booth: I know how to do my job. Ok? I was doing it just fine long before I met you.
Brennan: You're angry.
Booth: Well, because I have people all around me with opinions about the war who don't know what the hell they're talking about.
Brennan: I've been in Sudan, Rwanda. For two months I sifted through the wreckage of 9/11 trying to help the families of the victims.
Booth: All I'm saying is that this is just another case, that's all, it's just another case.
Brennan: You're not such a great liar yourself. I'm your partner. Let me be your partner. (edit) (Booth is standing in front of Jamie Richards' grave, thoughtful and sad. Brennan sees him and joins him)
Brennan: What?
Booth: It's Jamie Richards. We were in the Rangers together. He was hit by a roadside bomb just outside the Green Zone. You know, he left a wife, two kids. The fact that he was near this...
Brennan: You believe somehow he's still here, watching?
Booth: Yeah. You don't, I get that.
Brennan: I know you think he was a good man, that's...that's enough for me. (edit)
Goof: Charlie Kent is identified as being a "Private" in the Army by dialogue and the TV News report. However, when Booth is talking to Captain Fuller, he refers to him as "Corporal Kent". Corporal is a higher rank in the Army than Private. While Booth looks at Kent's Silver Star we can see his military uniform with two patches on the arm's badge which suggest Corporal as well, as the Private's arm badge has only one patch.
(edit)
The war story Booth tells Bones at the end of this episode is probably the same one mentioned in episode 1x16 "The Woman in the Tunnel". In that episode, Booth and Bones discuss a homeless leader in the Army who killed a woman holding a baby in one arm and a grenade in the other hand, and later Booth says he understands what the guy's going through.
(edit)
Goof: As Booth and Bones are in the cemetery at the beginning of the episode, Bones asks Booth "What?" Booth replies "It's Jamie Richards..." At that time, the second headstone from the camera (right row) is moving in the wind - solid stone wedged into earth shouldn't move.
(edit)
It is revealed that Booth used to have a gambling problem.
(edit)
Zack: I could have done better with a Crayola.
Crayola is a brand of crayons and other writing and drawing utensils, such as markers, chalk, and colored pencils, invented by Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith and manufactured by Binney & Smith Inc. (edit) Brennan: Remember Stagecoach?
Stagecoach is a 1939 John Ford western starring John Wayne, AKA the Duke. The film was nominated for 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The story is about a group of strangers who are on a stagecoach, which is attacked by Apache Indians. (edit)
Crayola is a brand of crayons and other writing and drawing utensils, such as markers, chalk, and colored pencils, invented by Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith and manufactured by Binney & Smith Inc. (edit) Brennan: Remember Stagecoach?
Stagecoach is a 1939 John Ford western starring John Wayne, AKA the Duke. The film was nominated for 5 Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The story is about a group of strangers who are on a stagecoach, which is attacked by Apache Indians. (edit)
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The Soldier on the GravePerfect "Character development" Beautiful character development and a touching story Continue » Posted Jul 8, 2008 4:30 am PST |
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The Soldier on the GravePerfect "Character development" who woudltn want to watch an episode thats basically all about Booth? Continue » Posted Nov 18, 2006 11:47 am PST |
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The Soldier on the GravePerfect "Exactly why I watch this series" I loved it!!! Just perfect... Continue » Posted Jul 21, 2006 1:52 am PST |
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