Brennan and her assistant, Zack Addy, determine the victim was burnt post mortem and the cause of death was electrocution, which Zack later figures out the current used was consistent with the current provided by a generator. Agent Pickering's security review is terminated abruptly when she asks Brennan about a certain piece of classified information. After Dr. Brennan makes a call regarding this piece of information, Agent Pickering is ordered by her superiors to destroy all her notes and cease her review. From the ear wax in the ear that Zack had found earlier in the victim's throat, Dr. Jack Hodgins is able to determine the origins of the kidnapper to be South African. Booth remarks that companies use South African mercenaries.