The remains of a young man found shoved in a barrel at a hazardous waste facility are soon identified as those of a former child soldier-turned-immigrant from war-torn Sierra Leone. Arastoo bonds with the deceased over their shared backgrounds and Booth and Brennan are confronted by the horrors of war as they interview a traumatized war photographer. Meanwhile, Cam and Arastoo reveal their secret relationship to the Jeffersonian team. Brennan and Booth discuss their vacation plans.
Tropes
- An Arm and a Leg: Brima's friend refused to kill his teacher as a child, so the soldiers cut off his left hand and made him watch them kill her anyway.
- Child Soldiers: The victim and his friend, and a number of other refugees were child soldiers in Sierra Leone.
- Secret Identity: African warlord Joseph Mbarge got a new identity as janitor Tony Dennis.
