Margaret Whitesell is Temperance Brennan's second cousin, who idolizes & constantly quotes Benjamin Franklin. Max Brennan invited Margaret to celebrate Christmas with Temperance so that she could meet some of the extended family. On Christmas toward the end of the episode, Temperance, annoyed at only hearing Margaret quote Franklin that she asks her to stop, because she wants to hear what Margaret has to say. Margaret replies, That is the nicest thing that anyone has ever said to me.