Bones (TV Series)

The Tiger in the Tale (2012)

Emily Deschanel: Temperance Brennan

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• Seeley Booth : So, what're you doing there?

  [reads her notebook over her shoulder] 

  Seeley Booth : Should I run for president?

  Temperance Brennan : I believe every American should consider what is his or her greatest contribution to the common good.

  Seeley Booth : Right. And yours would be running for president?

  Temperance Brennan : I'm brilliant. That is not in dispute. I have a profound depth of knowledge of the evolution of government from early Mesopotamian city states to the Ching Dynasty to Moorish caliphates, the laws of Ur-Nammu and Hammurabi...

  Seeley Booth : Woo! Go figure. You can't run for President of the United States, Bones.

  Temperance Brennan : Well, not this election cycle, obviously. But look what I have on my pro list.

  Seeley Booth : [reading]  Excellent understanding of the criminal justice system.

  Temperance Brennan : Because of our work together. And I have an impressive conviction rate, too.

  Seeley Booth : Oh. Empathy with the struggles of the working class.

  Temperance Brennan : I worked several minimum wage jobs while on the run. I'm actually thinking of a tax plan...

  Seeley Booth : You sort of just glossed over on the run. You know, you were a fugitive. Where's that? That's not on the list.

  Temperance Brennan : I was cleared.

  Seeley Booth : Well, after evading arrest for three months. Give me the pen - fugitive, con.

  Temperance Brennan : Are you saying that you think I would be a bad candidate? Because Donald Trump was thinking of running.

  [Booth's phone rings, he takes the quick call and tells her they need to go to the crime scene] 

  Temperance Brennan : I hope you'll be more supportive if our daughter decides to run for president.

  Seeley Booth : Well, we'll cross that bridge when she starts walking, okay?