And that's the disconnect Booth is picking up on - something just seems backwards here. It's not wildly off, but there is something just a tiny bit unusual in the whole thing, and while Brennan's making it sound entirely rational and normal, Booth knows there's something she's not telling.

He's also sure he's not going to get it out of her today, so he lets it drop.

For now, anyway.

"She seems like a bright kid," he says. "I can see why you let her come in. Where's she from, anyway? Around here?"