Wow. This is just tearing my heart out! Everyone is in so much pain and I just want to snuggle them all! I'm glad Jim finally went to Bones, I can't see them apart for any length of time. And I love the way the constant thread of Horatio is running through this story. It makes a lovely parallel to all the emotional high points of it.

Still wanna know what Dehner did to Bones, though! Is he going to end up carrying something like Spock's katra, only it's Dehner? Gives me the heebeejeebees.