Zack Addy
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Zachary Uriah 'Zack' Addy, Ph.D is a fictional character in the television series Bones
. He is portrayed by Eric Millegan
. The character was introduced as Dr. Temperance Brennan
's brilliant young assistant at the beginning of the series before he received his doctorate in Forensic Anthropology
in the series' second season and became a forensic anthropologist.
Millegan was a series regular for the first three seasons, appearing in all episodes. Since then, he has made three guest appearances in Season 4's "The Perfect Pieces in the Purple Pond" and "The End in the Beginning" (dream sequence) and Season 5's "The Parts in the Sum of the Whole" (flashback).
His speciality, just like Dr. Brennan, is in the analysis of remains, especially identifying cause of death and weapons from marks on skeletal remains. It is usually his task to remove the flesh from the bones, a process known as maceration
. Because of his tremendous intellect, he has a strong broad-based knowledge of many of the specialities in the Jeffersonian lab.
Zack's best friend is Jack Hodgins
. Although it at first appears Hodgins and Zack are roommates, it is later revealed he rents the apartment over Hodgins' garage. Zack also carpools with Hodgins because he can neither drive a car nor ride a bike. He once made a comment to Booth that if Booth shared Zack's knowledge of structural engineering, he would be afraid to drive as well (Season 1 "The Man on Death Row").
Episodes towards the end of Season 1 reveal Zack's colleagues, especially Dr. Goodman, feel he has become too comfortable as Dr. Brennan's assistant and is therefore not completing any of his work towards his doctorate degrees to avoid having to move into a new position. Goodman and Hodgins conspire to make Zack less comfortable in his position to motivate him to complete his studies thus encouraging him to fulfil his potential of more than just an assistant.
Right before he was about to complete his doctorate, Zack asks the Jeffersonian's new forensics head, Dr. Camille Saroyan, if he can have a job working at the Jeffersonian. She replies she could not put him in front of a court to testify because people would not take him seriously. Zack then goes to ask Angela for fashion advice, and she gives him a complete makeover that includes a new haircut and suit. After completing his doctorate and getting the makeover from Angela, Zack again asks Cam for a job, and she gives it to him, saying "Who am I to break up the team?"
At the end of Season 2, Zack receives a request from the office of the President to ship out to Iraq. What his duties there would be is not revealed, and he only tells Hodgins and Booth about it. He initially seems inclined to go, but after talking about the reality of war with Booth, he seems less sure, asking Booth for advice because he "knows more about duty and honor than anyone else [he] knows". He also turns down the offer to be best man at Hodgins and Angela's wedding in case he decides to go to Iraq and is killed, because he doesn't want Hodgins' memories of the wedding to be tainted with sadness, but is later seen at the wedding. It is revealed in the first episode of Season 3 Zack had just returned from a three-month stint in Iraq.
In "The Pain in the Heart," the final episode of Season 3, Zack receives third-degree burns and massive tissue damage on both hands after an explosion in the lab. It is later revealed he was working as the apprentice of the Gormogon
, and the explosion was designed as a distraction so Gormogon could break into the lab and steal the silver skeleton. Zack's weaker personality was manipulated by Gormogon so he believed his belief system irrefutable, even going as far as to divide the bones of a lobbyist killed by Gormogon's other apprentice among limbo. However, Zack still maintained a loyalty to his friends. As pointed out by Bones, he was willing to injure himself to keep Hodgins safe. He gives up the location of Gormogon's house after Bones makes him realize his logic is faulty.
At the end of the episode, prosecutor Caroline Julian says while Zack has confessed to killing the lobbyist, she is willing to work out a deal to have him declared non compos mentis
, a decision committing him to an asylum rather than prison. Zack is no longer a regular character on the show, but series creator Hart Hanson said he may become a recurring character to provide consults to the team with "certain talents we can use in a 'Hannibal Lecter
' kind of way."
The episode "The Perfect Pieces in the Purple Pond" reveals Zack is receiving psychological treatment from FBI psychiatrist Dr. Lance Sweets
. It is also shown at least Hodgins and Angela have both been in contact with Zack during his internment. Hodgins is shown bringing him a mathematical riddle to solve. In his session with Sweets, Zack admits to feeling guilty for killing the lobbyist, but claims he was not actually crazy, arguing he committed the crime for what had appeared to be perfectly logical reasons at the time. "I was wrong, not delusional," he says. Sweets believes Zack should feel more guilty about killing the lobbyist and less about having been taken in by Gormogon's rhetoric.
Towards the end of the episode, Zack escapes from the institution. It is revealed he could have escaped at any time but did not feel it was necessary to do so until that particular moment. After helping his co-workers solve the case, he willingly returns to the institution with Sweets. While returned to the asylum, Zack tells Sweets that while he had helped Gormogon find the lobbyist, he himself had not actually stabbed him; in other words, Zack believes he killed the lobbyist, but from a legal standpoint he is considered only an accessory or co-conspirator. Sweets insists Zack change his story, but Zack refuses. He fears if his secret were to come out, he will find himself in prison, where he is sure to do very poorly. He reminds Sweets as Zack's therapist, he must not reveal his secret because if Sweets were to do so, he would be violating doctor-patient confidentiality. The episode closes with Zack behind bars at the institution and Sweets keeping his secret.
In the season 4 finale, Zack is considered a suspect when a man is murdered in a popular nightclub owned by Booth and Brennan. Zack is described by Vincent as "the type of moron who goes to jail for a murder he didn't commit", suggesting that, on some level, Booth knows Zack is innocent. At the end of the episode, it's shown that the entire thing was a dream that Booth had while unconscious and part of a new book Brennan was writing. Zack also returned in the hundredth episode of the show as a flashback to Booth and Brennan's first case together, although he has yet to return to the show in "reality".
Later on, Hodgins says that Zack will be in the asylum "forever."
Zack appears to have an on and off-again relationship with "Naomi in Paleontology," despite hints in the first season she was dissatisfied with his sexual prowess. In the third season, they accompany each other to the annual Jeffersonian Institute Halloween party, agreeing to dress as the front half of a cow (Naomi in front, Zack in back) ("The Mummy in the Maze") and in the parts in the sum of the whole he talks about her again. Zack has no problem making inappropriate comments about others' personal lives, and has asked Agent Booth for advice on sex and women, requests which Booth characteristically ignored; and at one point threatened to "take out my gun and shoot you between the eyes" if he continued to ask questions. Angela answered his question once (on one occasion even recommending him to "reap the benefits of [her] sexual wisdom"), and Hodgins gave him a Kama Sutra
to help him out, revealed in the season three finale ("The Pain in the Heart").
Very little is known about his childhood. In "The Wannabe in the Weeds" episode from the third season, it was discovered Zack was a singer during his childhood as a way for his parents to help integrate him socially. Though it did not appear to work, he demonstrates his talent when Hodgins doubted him. He has fond memories of receiving his first microscope ("The Girl with the Curl") and when he was six, he had a pirate eyepatch ("The Man with the Bone") He said he use to play horses as a child and has a Michael Jackson glove . It is also known he attended a private high school ("A Boy in the Tree
"). His interests include model airplanes ("The Killer in the Concrete"), watching basketball ("The Soldier on the Grave"), and science fiction: Firefly
("The Man in the Fallout Shelter
"), Lord of the Rings ("The Woman at the Airport
"), Star Wars
, Star Trek
, Stargate
, Battlestar Galactica
("The Superhero in the Alley
"). He does not dance, because he's been told he "looks like a marionette in a windstorm" (The Man in the Wall
).
Zack definitely has Asperger's syndrome
, a condition on the autism spectrum
. Although well-meaning, helpful, and friendly, when a situation calls for social interaction or intuition, he is often lost. Further evidence of his social ineptitude can be seen in the frequent, on-screen coaching in social matters he gets from Jack and Angela. He is very literal and is often confused by colloquial expressions or metaphor, despite his high intelligence. His attempts to use such expressions meet with mixed success, such as referring to a skull he'd cleaned as being "clean enough to eat off of." ("Two Bodies in the Lab
")
In the episode "The Killer in the Concrete", Booth is on the phone with Zack and Dr. Brennan while looking for "Icepick" at a model airplane enthusiasts gathering. Unaware of Zack's interest in planes, Booth comments every "airplane freak" in the area was at the event, and Zack corrects him by saying the enthusiasts prefer to be called "pilots." Zack mentions forensic anthropology is only one of his doctorates, the other is in applied engineering, and he is extremely adept in practical aeronautics.
As seen in the episode "The Man in the Fallout Shelter
" Zack has a large family and greatly values them, remarking the true meaning of Christmas is "Brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews; 40 people who love you and are happy to see you." Also in the first season, he reveals to Dr. Brennan he uses his vacation time to visit his family. While he does not necessarily enjoy these visits, he goes because they love him ("The Man in the Wall
").
Even in the asylum, Zack apparently still has some degree of contact with his old colleagues, Hodgins occasionally visiting him with puzzles for him to solve and Sweets having formed a diagnosis of Zack (Although he is unable to reveal that Zack is not actually 'crazy' due to doctor/patient confidentiality); Booth's dream sequence in "The End in the Beginning" implies that Booth is aware on some level that Zack is innocent, but this has never been explored in the real world.
Bones (TV series)
Bones is an American crime drama television series that premiered on the Fox Network on September 13, 2005. The show is based on forensic anthropology and forensic archaeology, with each episode focusing on an FBI case file concerning the mystery behind human remains brought by FBI Special Agent...
. He is portrayed by Eric Millegan
Eric Millegan
Eric Millegan is an American actor, primarily known for his work on the Fox series Bones in which he played Dr. Zack Addy. Millegan is openly gay, and was out before being cast as Zack Addy in Bones.-Biography:...
. The character was introduced as Dr. Temperance Brennan
Temperance Brennan (Bones)
Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan, Ph.D. , is a fictional character portrayed by Emily Deschanel in the American Fox television series Bones...
's brilliant young assistant at the beginning of the series before he received his doctorate in Forensic Anthropology
Forensic anthropology
Forensic anthropology is the application of the science of physical anthropology and human osteology in a legal setting, most often in criminal cases where the victim's remains are in the advanced stages of decomposition. A forensic anthropologist can assist in the identification of deceased...
in the series' second season and became a forensic anthropologist.
Millegan was a series regular for the first three seasons, appearing in all episodes. Since then, he has made three guest appearances in Season 4's "The Perfect Pieces in the Purple Pond" and "The End in the Beginning" (dream sequence) and Season 5's "The Parts in the Sum of the Whole" (flashback).
Character history
Coming from a large Michigan family with three brothers and four sisters, Zack is a former child prodigy, a genius with an I.Q. well above 163 and a supposed photographic memory. It is revealed in the episode "The Boy in the Time Capsule" that Zack was physically bullied harshly all through High School by other boys. In another episode, he is heard saying he "didn't have any friends" all through high school, and endured relentless physical and emotional abuse all through his school life. Additionally, it is revealed that Zack is an excellent singer. At the beginning of the show, he had started two doctorates — one in forensic anthropology, the completion of which is shown on-screen in the episode "Judas on a Pole", the other in applied engineering, the completion of which is referred to in "The Killer in the Concrete."His speciality, just like Dr. Brennan, is in the analysis of remains, especially identifying cause of death and weapons from marks on skeletal remains. It is usually his task to remove the flesh from the bones, a process known as maceration
Maceration (bone)
Maceration is a bone preparation technique whereby a clean skeleton is obtained from a vertebrate carcass by leaving it to decompose inside a closed container at near-constant temperature...
. Because of his tremendous intellect, he has a strong broad-based knowledge of many of the specialities in the Jeffersonian lab.
Zack's best friend is Jack Hodgins
Jack Hodgins (Bones)
Dr. Jack Stanley Hodgins IV, Ph.D., is a fictional character in the American television series, Bones. He is portrayed by T. J. Thyne. Jack is introduced to the series primarily as an entomologist/forensic entomologist, but also as a mineralogist/forensic mineralogist, a palynology/forensic...
. Although it at first appears Hodgins and Zack are roommates, it is later revealed he rents the apartment over Hodgins' garage. Zack also carpools with Hodgins because he can neither drive a car nor ride a bike. He once made a comment to Booth that if Booth shared Zack's knowledge of structural engineering, he would be afraid to drive as well (Season 1 "The Man on Death Row").
Episodes towards the end of Season 1 reveal Zack's colleagues, especially Dr. Goodman, feel he has become too comfortable as Dr. Brennan's assistant and is therefore not completing any of his work towards his doctorate degrees to avoid having to move into a new position. Goodman and Hodgins conspire to make Zack less comfortable in his position to motivate him to complete his studies thus encouraging him to fulfil his potential of more than just an assistant.
Right before he was about to complete his doctorate, Zack asks the Jeffersonian's new forensics head, Dr. Camille Saroyan, if he can have a job working at the Jeffersonian. She replies she could not put him in front of a court to testify because people would not take him seriously. Zack then goes to ask Angela for fashion advice, and she gives him a complete makeover that includes a new haircut and suit. After completing his doctorate and getting the makeover from Angela, Zack again asks Cam for a job, and she gives it to him, saying "Who am I to break up the team?"
At the end of Season 2, Zack receives a request from the office of the President to ship out to Iraq. What his duties there would be is not revealed, and he only tells Hodgins and Booth about it. He initially seems inclined to go, but after talking about the reality of war with Booth, he seems less sure, asking Booth for advice because he "knows more about duty and honor than anyone else [he] knows". He also turns down the offer to be best man at Hodgins and Angela's wedding in case he decides to go to Iraq and is killed, because he doesn't want Hodgins' memories of the wedding to be tainted with sadness, but is later seen at the wedding. It is revealed in the first episode of Season 3 Zack had just returned from a three-month stint in Iraq.
In "The Pain in the Heart," the final episode of Season 3, Zack receives third-degree burns and massive tissue damage on both hands after an explosion in the lab. It is later revealed he was working as the apprentice of the Gormogon
The Gormogon
Gormogon is a fictional character featured in a story arc of the third season of the FOX drama Bones.-Background and development:Gormogon was introduced as a cannibalistic serial killer in the third season premiere, "The Widow's Son in the Windshield", and has made appearances in the form of teeth...
, and the explosion was designed as a distraction so Gormogon could break into the lab and steal the silver skeleton. Zack's weaker personality was manipulated by Gormogon so he believed his belief system irrefutable, even going as far as to divide the bones of a lobbyist killed by Gormogon's other apprentice among limbo. However, Zack still maintained a loyalty to his friends. As pointed out by Bones, he was willing to injure himself to keep Hodgins safe. He gives up the location of Gormogon's house after Bones makes him realize his logic is faulty.
At the end of the episode, prosecutor Caroline Julian says while Zack has confessed to killing the lobbyist, she is willing to work out a deal to have him declared non compos mentis
Non compos mentis
Non compos mentis is a term meaning 'not of sound mind'. Non compos mentis derives from the Latin non meaning "not", compos meaning "having ", and mentis , meaning "mind"...
, a decision committing him to an asylum rather than prison. Zack is no longer a regular character on the show, but series creator Hart Hanson said he may become a recurring character to provide consults to the team with "certain talents we can use in a 'Hannibal Lecter
Hannibal Lecter
Hannibal Lecter M.D. is a fictional character in a series of horror novels by Thomas Harris and in the films adapted from them.Lecter was introduced in the 1981 thriller novel Red Dragon as a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer...
' kind of way."
The episode "The Perfect Pieces in the Purple Pond" reveals Zack is receiving psychological treatment from FBI psychiatrist Dr. Lance Sweets
Lance Sweets
Lance Sweets, Psy.D., Ph.D. , is a fictional character in the American television series Bones. He is portrayed by John Francis Daley.Daley first made three guest appearances during the first eight episodes of Season 3, first appearing in "The Secret in the Soil"...
. It is also shown at least Hodgins and Angela have both been in contact with Zack during his internment. Hodgins is shown bringing him a mathematical riddle to solve. In his session with Sweets, Zack admits to feeling guilty for killing the lobbyist, but claims he was not actually crazy, arguing he committed the crime for what had appeared to be perfectly logical reasons at the time. "I was wrong, not delusional," he says. Sweets believes Zack should feel more guilty about killing the lobbyist and less about having been taken in by Gormogon's rhetoric.
Towards the end of the episode, Zack escapes from the institution. It is revealed he could have escaped at any time but did not feel it was necessary to do so until that particular moment. After helping his co-workers solve the case, he willingly returns to the institution with Sweets. While returned to the asylum, Zack tells Sweets that while he had helped Gormogon find the lobbyist, he himself had not actually stabbed him; in other words, Zack believes he killed the lobbyist, but from a legal standpoint he is considered only an accessory or co-conspirator. Sweets insists Zack change his story, but Zack refuses. He fears if his secret were to come out, he will find himself in prison, where he is sure to do very poorly. He reminds Sweets as Zack's therapist, he must not reveal his secret because if Sweets were to do so, he would be violating doctor-patient confidentiality. The episode closes with Zack behind bars at the institution and Sweets keeping his secret.
In the season 4 finale, Zack is considered a suspect when a man is murdered in a popular nightclub owned by Booth and Brennan. Zack is described by Vincent as "the type of moron who goes to jail for a murder he didn't commit", suggesting that, on some level, Booth knows Zack is innocent. At the end of the episode, it's shown that the entire thing was a dream that Booth had while unconscious and part of a new book Brennan was writing. Zack also returned in the hundredth episode of the show as a flashback to Booth and Brennan's first case together, although he has yet to return to the show in "reality".
Later on, Hodgins says that Zack will be in the asylum "forever."
Characterization
Despite his intelligence, Zack is unsure of himself and though he has come up with crucial insights vital to some of the team's cases, he is unable to forcefully express his opinion to Dr. Brennan. This may be due to romantic feelings toward her. When he discovered Temperance's own Forensic Anthropology professor had become her lover, Zack repeatedly wondered aloud whether he might enter into a similar relationship with Dr. Brennan. He was quickly disabused of the notion by his colleagues.Zack appears to have an on and off-again relationship with "Naomi in Paleontology," despite hints in the first season she was dissatisfied with his sexual prowess. In the third season, they accompany each other to the annual Jeffersonian Institute Halloween party, agreeing to dress as the front half of a cow (Naomi in front, Zack in back) ("The Mummy in the Maze") and in the parts in the sum of the whole he talks about her again. Zack has no problem making inappropriate comments about others' personal lives, and has asked Agent Booth for advice on sex and women, requests which Booth characteristically ignored; and at one point threatened to "take out my gun and shoot you between the eyes" if he continued to ask questions. Angela answered his question once (on one occasion even recommending him to "reap the benefits of [her] sexual wisdom"), and Hodgins gave him a Kama Sutra
Kama Sutra
The Kama Sutra is an ancient Indian Hindu text widely considered to be the standard work on human sexual behavior in Sanskrit literature written by Vātsyāyana. A portion of the work consists of practical advice on sexual intercourse. It is largely in prose, with many inserted anustubh poetry verses...
to help him out, revealed in the season three finale ("The Pain in the Heart").
Very little is known about his childhood. In "The Wannabe in the Weeds" episode from the third season, it was discovered Zack was a singer during his childhood as a way for his parents to help integrate him socially. Though it did not appear to work, he demonstrates his talent when Hodgins doubted him. He has fond memories of receiving his first microscope ("The Girl with the Curl") and when he was six, he had a pirate eyepatch ("The Man with the Bone") He said he use to play horses as a child and has a Michael Jackson glove . It is also known he attended a private high school ("A Boy in the Tree
A Boy in the Tree
"A Boy in a Tree" is the third episode of the first season of the television series, Bones. Originally aired on September 27, 2005 on Fox network, the episode is written by Hart Hanson and directed by Patrick Norris. The plot features FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth and Dr...
"). His interests include model airplanes ("The Killer in the Concrete"), watching basketball ("The Soldier on the Grave"), and science fiction: Firefly
Firefly (TV series)
Firefly is an American space western television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon, under his Mutant Enemy Productions label. Whedon served as executive producer, along with Tim Minear....
("The Man in the Fallout Shelter
The Man in the Fallout Shelter
"The Man in the Fallout Shelter" is the ninth episode of the first season of the television series, Bones. Originally aired on December 13, 2005 on FOX network, the episode is written by Hart Hanson and directed by Greg Yaitanes. The plot features FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth, Dr...
"), Lord of the Rings ("The Woman at the Airport
The Woman at the Airport
"The Woman at the Airport" is the tenth episode of the first season of the television series, Bones. Originally aired on January 25, 2006 on Fox network, the episode is written by Teresa Lin and directed by Greg Yaitanes. While the series takes place mostly in Washington, D.C., this episode is also...
"), Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
, Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
, Stargate
Stargate
Stargate is a adventure military science fiction franchise, initially conceived by Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin. The first film in the franchise was simply titled Stargate. It was originally released on October 28, 1994, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Carolco, and became a hit, grossing nearly...
, Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction franchise created by Glen A. Larson. The franchise began with the Battlestar Galactica TV series in 1978, and was followed by a brief sequel TV series in 1980, a line of book adaptations, original novels, comic books, a board game, and video games...
("The Superhero in the Alley
The Superhero in the Alley
"The Superhero in the Alley" is the 12th episode of the first season of the television series Bones. Originally aired on February 8, 2006 on FOX, the episode is written by Elizabeth Benjamin and directed by James Whitmore Jr. In this episode, forensic anthropologist Dr...
"). He does not dance, because he's been told he "looks like a marionette in a windstorm" (The Man in the Wall
The Man in the Wall
"The Man in the Wall" is the sixth episode of the first season of the television series, Bones. Originally aired on November 15, 2005 on FOX network, the episode is written by Elizabeth Benjamin and directed by Tawnia McKiernan. The plot features FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth and Dr...
).
Zack definitely has Asperger's syndrome
Asperger syndrome
Asperger's syndrome that is characterized by significant difficulties in social interaction, alongside restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior and interests. It differs from other autism spectrum disorders by its relative preservation of linguistic and cognitive development...
, a condition on the autism spectrum
Autism spectrum
The term "autism spectrum" is often used to describe disorders that are currently classified as pervasive developmental disorders. Pervasive developmental disorders include autism, Asperger syndrome, Childhood disintegrative disorder, Rett syndrome and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise...
. Although well-meaning, helpful, and friendly, when a situation calls for social interaction or intuition, he is often lost. Further evidence of his social ineptitude can be seen in the frequent, on-screen coaching in social matters he gets from Jack and Angela. He is very literal and is often confused by colloquial expressions or metaphor, despite his high intelligence. His attempts to use such expressions meet with mixed success, such as referring to a skull he'd cleaned as being "clean enough to eat off of." ("Two Bodies in the Lab
Two Bodies in the Lab
"Two Bodies in the Lab" is the 15th episode of the first season of the television series, Bones. Originally aired on March 15, 2006 on Fox network, the episode is written by Stephen Nathan and directed by Allan Kroeker. The episode features FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth and Dr. Temperance...
")
In the episode "The Killer in the Concrete", Booth is on the phone with Zack and Dr. Brennan while looking for "Icepick" at a model airplane enthusiasts gathering. Unaware of Zack's interest in planes, Booth comments every "airplane freak" in the area was at the event, and Zack corrects him by saying the enthusiasts prefer to be called "pilots." Zack mentions forensic anthropology is only one of his doctorates, the other is in applied engineering, and he is extremely adept in practical aeronautics.
As seen in the episode "The Man in the Fallout Shelter
The Man in the Fallout Shelter
"The Man in the Fallout Shelter" is the ninth episode of the first season of the television series, Bones. Originally aired on December 13, 2005 on FOX network, the episode is written by Hart Hanson and directed by Greg Yaitanes. The plot features FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth, Dr...
" Zack has a large family and greatly values them, remarking the true meaning of Christmas is "Brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews; 40 people who love you and are happy to see you." Also in the first season, he reveals to Dr. Brennan he uses his vacation time to visit his family. While he does not necessarily enjoy these visits, he goes because they love him ("The Man in the Wall
The Man in the Wall
"The Man in the Wall" is the sixth episode of the first season of the television series, Bones. Originally aired on November 15, 2005 on FOX network, the episode is written by Elizabeth Benjamin and directed by Tawnia McKiernan. The plot features FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth and Dr...
").
Even in the asylum, Zack apparently still has some degree of contact with his old colleagues, Hodgins occasionally visiting him with puzzles for him to solve and Sweets having formed a diagnosis of Zack (Although he is unable to reveal that Zack is not actually 'crazy' due to doctor/patient confidentiality); Booth's dream sequence in "The End in the Beginning" implies that Booth is aware on some level that Zack is innocent, but this has never been explored in the real world.