Why not Tom? Kaplan knows Tom loves Liz and thinks he still wants to keep Red out of his family's life. Who else would she trust to do what's best for Liz? I think her confederates in this plan are Tom and Dr. Nik, the same two in the plot to fake Liz's death.

That's what I was thinking, why not?  He and Kaplan had already worked together before and I'm sure she knew she could trust him and Dr. N.  He loves Liz and is probably one of the few people who can go head to head with Red. 

I think we are going to need to see a better pic of those bones! It's just hard to tell the size from that one image.  There is at least one bullet hole, maybe 2.  At this point I go round and round who they could be. 
That's a wild thought Honey West!!
The fact there is a K on the tree and Kaplan said she was sorry as if she was disturbing her makes me lean towards KR. 
I told someone I don't think they are the person shot on the fire.  For one thing it looked like he was shot in the chest, let alone Dragging a grown man who was shot out of the house might have looked a bit odd...

"Why Tom?"

Redemption failed. And some producer is in love with Ryan. That's why Tom. ;-)

Tatiana wrote:

"Why Tom?"

Redemption failed. And some producer is in love with Ryan. That's why Tom. ;-)

More truth than humour in your statement, Tatiana!

Tom is regular cast, he's a proven commodity (although many of us were horrified he was a Red hire designed to track/follow Lizzy and we didn't like that)

But he's come a long way - its hard to say whether he's the 2nd overall lead in the show even though Liz will still get 2nd billing.

Liz might be the top-billed female in the show but as far as acting is concerned she's supplanted by Red, Tom, Harry, even the Love Twins in the post office.

Plus, its far easier to design and write a mythology for a known character vs. trying to bring in a newbie!
 

I am really starting to think that the person Tom was talking to on the phone might be Dr. Nik. Kate told Red that her "confidante" had instructions for when she was dead regarding the "secret at Tansi Farms". Tom might be the courier taking the suitcase to her actual confidante and that could be Nik. He has been missing and presumably either dead or hiding since Liz "died". Tom has been more out in the open, and Red has probably been watching him like a hawk all this time, including Tom's visit to NYC for Redemption. But Red might not know what Nik has been up to. Of course, Red had no idea Kate was even alive for a long time and wouldn't have thought to have either Tom or Nik under surveillance in case they contacted her. So after Kate left the Hunter, did she contact Nik? She probably knew where he was and had helped him get there. My biggest question might be just when did Tom find out that Kate was still alive? Or did he receive something after she was gone? He was out of the picture during the episodes where Red knew Kate was still alive and had been the one attacking him.

So we have this suitcase full of bones. Maybe they need to have someone authenticate who they were, a trusted medical professional might be who they need to be delivered to before they ever go to Liz. Liz's name is on the luggage tag, but she might not be the intended recipient. If things didn't go as planned and Tom never picked up the suitcase, it would just sit in the locker until someday the locker was opened. Then, I would guess, the suitcase would be sent to her. But Tom shares the same address, so I don't know.

Thoughts?

Honey West - I was thinking along those lines about Dr. Nik with his medical connections would know someone who could authenticate the bones.

Honey West, it was mentioned that it was the last 5 months that she was actively taking him down. 

Yay, Eastcoast! Thank you for that info. I couldn't remember when she started her vendetta. I knew it hadn't been too long, and was more like real time.