Bones
Crossover Event: "Vanished With a Trace"
Episode 1: Dolphin Mom
PREFACE (Voiceover, Ma-Eve)
I'm the secret victim and the hidden hero as villain. Double agent.
Mr. Mom! Hulk and Hope for the World. You were never less alone or with me!
They saw three people—but it was always me.
A line of sight, seen by different eyes, while the government gaslighted them all.
EMP contact lenses, hiding the truth from adults, blinding the children first.
They wanted two children—111—so I hid as reel to hero them safely.
I recorded the entire show—from every perspective.
Four people hid as one so the world never five knew the face of why our lives intertwined.
They thought... but I knew the real snake. I'm not four or five—I'm six. That's the twist.
ACT 1: The Disoriented Woman
INT. JEFFERSONIAN INSTITUTE – LOBBY – DAY
A disoriented woman, ANNA, bursts through the doors, clutching a crumpled note. Security moves to intercept, but she pushes past, desperation in her eyes.
ANNA (frantic):
I don't know who I am. I woke up with this note and a name: Dr. Brennan. It says "Dolphin Mom." I think it's a clue. Please, I need your help.
INT. JEFFERSONIAN FORENSIC LAB – DAY
Brennan, Booth, Angela, Hodgins, and Cam gather around Anna.
BRENNAN:
"Dolphin Mom." It could be a code, a nickname, or a reference to something in her past. She claims not to remember anything, but she knew to find me.
BOOTH:
Or it's a trap. Either way, we're in.
ANGELA:
I'll run the note for prints and ink analysis.
HODGINS:
I'll check for trace evidence—maybe something marine-related.
CAM:
Let's get her medical attention and a psych eval. She's clearly traumatized.
Anna clutches the note, staring at Brennan.
ANNA (softly):
They said I'd find the truth here. That you'd believe me.
ACT 2: The Puzzle Box
INT. JEFFERSONIAN – ANGELA'S OFFICE – DAY
Angela scans the note under UV light. Hidden text appears:
*"Find the bush. Five notes. Dolphin Mom knows."*
ANGELA (to Brennan):
There's a second message—something about a bush and five notes.
INT. JEFFERSONIAN – HODGINS' LAB – DAY
Hodgins examines trace on the note.
HODGINS:
Salt, seaweed, and a rare marine adhesive. She's been near the ocean—recently.
INT. JEFFERSONIAN – FORENSIC PLATFORM – DAY
Brennan and Booth examine the items Anna brought: a pacifier marked "NOS," a toy bush, a Baywatch doll, a "World's Best Teacher" card, and music sheets with thickened notes.
BRENNAN:
These aren't random. The five notes could be musical, or refer to coordinates.
BOOTH:
Let's check with the FBI—see if they've got anything similar.
ACT 3: The Network Connects
INT. JEFFERSONIAN – BRENNAN'S OFFICE – DAY
Brennan dials her phone, puts it on speaker. Booth stands nearby, arms crossed.
BRENNAN:
This is Dr. Temperance Brennan, Jeffersonian Institute. I need to speak with Dr. Spencer Reid at the BAU.
INTERCUT – INT. BAU OFFICE – DAY
REID (answering):
Dr. Brennan? I was just about to call you. We've received similar coded items. The musical notes—there's a pattern. And the name "Ma-Eve" keeps coming up.
BRENNAN:
We have a woman here, Anna. She's lost her memory but followed clues to us. Her note references "Dolphin Mom" and five notes.
REID:
We're working on a cipher that could connect all these victims. I'll send you our findings.
INT. JEFFERSONIAN – ANGELA'S OFFICE – NIGHT
Angela overlays the five thickened notes onto a map. They form a path—ending at an abandoned art gallery in New York.
Angela picks up her phone and dials.
ANGELA:
This is Angela Montenegro, Jeffersonian. I need to speak with Penelope Garcia at the FBI.
INTERCUT – INT. FBI CYBER OPS – NIGHT
GARCIA (perky, typing):
Angela! You're calling about the cipher, aren't you? I just cross-referenced your note with our database. There's a digital footprint leading to an art gallery on 14th Street, NYC.
ANGELA:
We're heading there now. Can you alert SVU and Chicago PD?
GARCIA:
Already on it. Sending you encrypted files and a map overlay.
ACT 4: The Art Gallery
INT. ABANDONED ART GALLERY – NIGHT
Brennan, Booth, Anna, and the Jeffersonian team search the gallery. Behind a Bacon painting, they find a hidden room. Surveillance photos, children's drawings, and a video feed show multiple perspectives of the same event—proving Anna's "Ma-Eve" theory.
Brennan calls Olivia Benson as she examines the evidence.
BRENNAN (on phone):
Captain Benson, this is Dr. Brennan. We've uncovered evidence of identity manipulation and trafficking. A woman named Anna led us here. I believe your team needs to see this.
INTERCUT – INT. SVU SQUAD ROOM – NIGHT
OLIVIA:
We've been tracking a similar case. I'll have my team meet you at the gallery. Thank you, Dr. Brennan.
ACT 5: The Call for Justice
INT. BRENNAN'S OFFICE – NIGHT
Brennan receives a final, defiant message from Anna.
BRENNAN (reading):
No matter what anyone chooses to believe, let this much be clear:
When you baptized your child and walked away from that man, you did it for your kid. I did the same. Maybe I ruffled a few feathers, made a few enemies, but I'd do it again. My children come first—always.
I don't need a man's permission to reclaim what's mine. I am the author of my legacy, the protector of my lineage, and I refuse to be erased or rewritten by anyone else's hand.
They tried to silence me, to gaslight every child and every victim, making them believe I was gone. But I'm still here.
I'm done waiting for permission. I'm done letting others define my worth. I am taking back what is mine, and I will not be dismissed.
Brennan looks up, determination in her eyes.
BRENNAN:
We're not just solving a case. We're exposing a system.
End of Bones Episode 1: Dolphin Mom – "Vanished With a Trace" Crossover