Hannah Burley

**Hannah Burley** is a character in the television series *Bones* portrayed by Katheryn Winnick.

## Biography

Booth meets Hannah in Afghanistan after saving her from a situation with terrorists. Since Booth is rejected by Brennan in Season 5, he and Hannah develop a physical and emotional attraction, and start a relationship. In The Mastodon in the Room, Booth tells Brennan that his relationship with Hannah is as "serious as a heart attack" and that he's in love with her. This does not seem to be true however, and is possibly a representation of Booth's attempts to move on from Brennan. Hannah and Booth have no initial plan to be together after he leaves Afghanistan, until she surprises him with her sudden and unexpected move to the States. This relationship starts out in the conflict zone as a fun, sexual relationship, but quickly develops into something more serious once both parties are stateside, back to a more sedate pace of life and Booth is once again in constant contact with Brennan. This development mostly occurs through Booth's insistence and desire to hold on to a romantic partner who *wants* him, especially when faced with the daily reminder of Brennan's rejection of him.

In a matter of months, Hannah transfers to D.C., moves in with Booth, meets his son Parker, and becomes friends with Brennan. Although Brennan comes to the realization that she still loves Booth and has missed her chance to be with him in The Doctor in the Photo, she tries to be happy for their relationship and maintains her friendship with Hannah. Booth, however, tends to push the relationship along faster than Hannah is comfortable with, from presenting her with a key to his apartment the moment she arrives in his office to brushing aside her concerns about whether Parker will like her, merely on the grounds that she gets along with everyone.

In The Bones that Weren't Booth is concerned about her following a story in a dodgy part of the city and she reassures him that she will be careful. Later, Booth gets a call that Hannah was shot when interrogating a member of the community, who tells her that the police in that area are moving drugs. The bullet that she was shot with was from a gun that is known for being a police gun. Hannah isn't seriously injured and the doctors were confident that she could be released in the morning. However, Bones looks over her X-rays and sees a fracture from the bullet which could kill her if disloged. Hannah has a minor operation to remove this bone splinter. Hannah is seen at the hospital and receives a visit from Bones. Hannah then asks Brennan where her gift is, and asks for Brennans sunglasses.

In The Daredevil in the Mold, during a drunken night Booth and Sweets decide to buy their girlfriends engagement rings to prove their love for them. When reality and sobriety set in, Sweets is ultimately unsure and backs away. Booth, however, feels very confident that he loves Hannah and wants to have a committed relationship. Booth is especially spurred on by Sweet's inadvertent insult that Sweets does not want to remain forever unmarried like Booth. For Booth, for whom marriage is an important milestone, proposing becomes a matter of achieving his ideal and imagined life, as well as proving his self-worth and commitment to Hannah. As the proposal occurs shortly after Brennan confesses her feelings, it's possible that Booth rushes this proposal in an attempt to clear up the ambiguity he feels about where he stands with both Brennan and Hannah. Hannah gently rejects Booth, telling him that she's not the marrying kind, and Booth breaks up with her. She reluctantly accepts the break up, and decides to move out of his apartment, although she believes the two of them are not totally over, only "done for now." However, she does not make another appearance in the series.

## External links

* Hannah Burley on Bones Wiki
* Katheryn Winnick on Bones Wiki