The identification of a clay-covered skeleton discovered on a Civil War battleground is difficult. Booth runs a background check on his brother's new girlfriend/ soon-to-be fiancé.
Tropes
- "Be Quiet!" Nudge: Brennan tries to do this when she and Booth are having drinks with Booth's brother and his girlfriend and Booth takes issue with something about their relationship. However, she accidentally kicks Jared instead.
- Heteronormative Crusader: Averted. An early theory of the crime was that one the victims football teammates might have reacted violently to discovering his sexuality. This is quickly proven wrong as it turns out the whole team is openly gay.
- Serious Business: As in real life, the Civil War re-enactors take the whole situation very seriously.
- Straight Gay: To the max: The victim played amateur full contact football, his entire team is gay and his ex is a bow hunter.
- What the Hell, Hero?: Booth gets a minor one directed at him when he runs a background check on Jared's latest girlfriend. Sweets, Brennan, and Jared all call him out on it.
