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In this incredibly sad, heart-wrenching episode of Bones, a child's corpse is found on the outskirts of a mall and it appears he was the victim of sexual abuse(a hereditary trait regarding brittle bone disease shows that the killer pressed on the victim's chest, crushing the bones so that he could not cry out for help). We learn as the show progresses that Brennan was an orphaned teenager and that Hodgins' wealthy parents actually "own" the Jeffersonian institute due to their heavy contributions in funding(and that he wants nothing to do with a luncheon orchestrated by the shareholders). Because of the difficult nature of this case, Angela is contemplating leaving the institute and Zack is having a hard time concentrating without dwelling on the fact that the skeletal remains were of a little boy. We learn that the victim, like his foster brothers, was also an orphan, "kidnapped" by a woman who could not have children, Margaret(Natacha Roi) after she found the boy in another room, the baby's junkie mother dead with a needle sticking out of her arm. To get to the truth, Booth will have to go beyond his principles in regards to following the letter of the law in order to find out what the identity of the killer(one of the foster boys, Shawn(Paul Butcher)knows the truth, and is holding it inside). Booth steps up for Hodgins at the end and helps deliver on a promise Brennan made to Shawn in regards to Margaret. Solid episode which develops the characters nicely.