ait anes . ▁It ▁introdu ces ▁the ▁two ▁main ▁characters ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁Dr . ▁Tem per ance ▁B ren nan ▁( play ed ▁by ▁Em ily ▁D esch anel ) ▁and ▁F BI ▁Special ▁Agent ▁See ley ▁Bo oth ▁( play ed ▁by ▁David ▁B ore an az ), ▁and ▁their ▁partners hip ▁in ▁solving ▁cases ▁involving ▁un ident ified ▁human ▁remains . ▁ ▁Sum mary ▁Return ing ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁after ▁two ▁months ▁in ▁Gu atem ala , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁ident ifying ▁vict ims ▁of ▁gen o cide , ▁ren owned ▁for ens ic ▁anth rop ologist ▁Dr . ▁Tem per ance ▁B ren nan ▁is ▁acc ost ed ▁at ▁the ▁air port ▁by ▁an ▁agent ▁from ▁Hom eland ▁Security ▁for ▁carrying ▁a ▁human ▁sk ull ▁in ▁her ▁bag ▁( when ▁the ▁agent ▁gra bb ed ▁her , ▁Dr ▁B ren nan , ▁who ▁is ▁a ▁student ▁of ▁three ▁different ▁mart ial ▁arts , ▁easily ▁took ▁him ▁down ▁until ▁the ▁gather ing ▁security ▁drew ▁their ▁guns ▁on ▁her ). ▁Upon ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁F BI ▁Special ▁Agent ▁See ley ▁Bo oth , ▁B ren nan ▁is ▁released , ▁which ▁she ▁finds ▁odd ▁and ▁real izes ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁his ▁plot ▁to ▁get ▁her ▁to ▁help ▁him ▁on ▁an ▁F BI ▁case . ▁She ▁ref uses ▁to ▁help ▁until ▁Bo oth ▁promises ▁her ▁full ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁case . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁crime ▁scene , ▁B ren nan ▁and ▁Bo oth ▁find ▁decom posed ▁human ▁remains