Scene 12: Interrogating Chad

[paladinsuitsyou]

Previously...The former Pretentious Umlaut doesn't look nearly as relaxed as his one-time wife did, but then, Booth would be surprised if he did. Normal people - even normal people who are rich and famous - rarely feel comfortable in interrogation rooms. It's how things should be, in Booth's world. When they start looking relaxed, he starts

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[dead_hooker_2]

Chad is one of very few celebrities who's never gotten arrested for drug possession, drunk driving, indecent exposure, or any other of a number of misdemeanors popular among Today's Youth. It's bad for his image.

"Uh - I mean, they didn't get always along," he says, scratching his head and trying not to think of the tabloid headlines that are bound to pop up after he's seen walking out of the police station. "But not in a dramatic way, or anything."

[dr_temperance]

"When two dominant females vie for supremacy within a family structure, there's bound to be conflict," Brennan says.

Anthropological inevitabilities and all.

"When you say 'not in a dramatic way' do you mean that you never saw it get physical? Or that their relationship was one of avoidance?"

[dead_hooker_2]

"- look, you've met Trina, right?"

Chad's smile is half-bemused, half-ruefully fond. "If she wants drama, there's gonna be drama. She puts effort into it, you know?"

He shrugs. "I'm not saying they always got along great, but I never saw her put that kinda effort into Lynn."

[paladinsuitsyou]

"So the situation was more tense than anything else, would you say?" Booth says, leaning his head into his hands.