Bones

Dr. Temperance Brennan is a highly skilled forensic anthropologist at the Jeffersonian Institute in Washington, DC. When the standard methods of identifying a body are useless - when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that CSI gives up - law enforcement calls in Brennan for her uncanny ability to read clues left behind in the victim's bones. Special agent Seeley Booth of the FBI's Homicide Investigations Unit is the exception. A former Army sniper, Booth mistrusts science and scientists - the "squints," as he calls them -- who pore over the physical evidence of a crime.

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Dr. Temperance Brennan works as a forensic anthropologist at the Jeffersonian Institute in Washington, D.C. and is also a best-selling novelist. Nicknamed "Bones" by FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth, Brennan and Booth work together in FBI cases concerning recently found human remains. Although she is an expert in her field, Brennan is socially awkward and has limited knowledge about pop culture. Brennan's parents had left her and her older brother Russ when she was fifteen. She also thinks herself to be extremely rational.

Special Agent Seeley Booth is a former Army sniper with the Rangers, who is currently an agent with the FBI. He frequently consults with Dr. Brennan and her team in his investigations but prefers a more humane and interpersonal approach than Dr. Brennan's hard, objective and analytical approach. He is shown to be world-wise and socially at ease with people. Booth has a son, Parker, with his ex. At the end of Season 4, it is revealed Booth has a brain tumor causing him to hallucinate. In season 5, Booth admits to Dr. Wyatt that he is in love with Bones.

Angela Montenegro works as a forensic artist at the Jeffersonian Institute and is Dr. Brennan's best friend. Angela is Dr. Brennan's team specialist in craniofacial reconstruction and can generate holograms using her 3-dimensional graphics program (The Angelator) to simulate various scenarios of a crime. She is open, friendly and caring, and constantly tries to draw Dr. Brennan out of the lab. In the episode "The Man in the Fallout Shelter", it was revealed Angela's father is Billy Gibbons, a member of the band ZZ Top.

Dr. Jack Hodgins is an entomologist and is also an expert on spores and minerals, but conspiracy theories are his hobby. He is one of the more normal persons in the group, and helps teach Zack how to be socially normal. His family is extremely wealthy and Hodgins wishes for his current occupation to remain concealed from his family as he fears they will prevent him from pursuing his career.

Dr. Camille Saroyan is the Head of the Forensic Division at Jeffersonian Institute and is a Pathologist. She was introduced in the first episode of the second season after being hired by Dr. Goodman while Dr. Brennan was on vacation. She was born in The Bronx, although she does not have a noticeable New York accent, and was a coroner in New York before taking up the position at the Jeffersonian. At the beginning of the second season, she and Dr. Brennan have an uneasy working relationship due to her being Dr. Brennan's superior and their differing work styles. Dr. Saroyan had a romantic relationship with Booth prior to her joining the Jeffersonian. This relationship was briefly rekindled until Dr. Saroyan almost died after being poisoned by serial killer Howard Epps in the episode "The Man in the Cell", and Booth realized that his "high risk" life put anyone close to him in danger.

Dr. Lance Sweets is a psychologist assigned to Booth and Brennan after the F.B.I. feels the conflict between them may be affecting their working relationship. The character made his first appearance in the third season premiere and his portrayer, John Francis Daley, became a main cast member from the ninth episode, "The Santa in the Slush", onwards. He is 23 years old, but looks much younger, as much as 10 years younger, which causes Booth to be rude and condescending towards him. While he is seemingly annoyed at Booth, Sweets stands his ground against him, even coercing Booth and Brennan into going on a double date with him and his girlfriend April. Sweets and April break up shortly after the date, and Booth and Brennan become something of a "crying shoulder" in a reciprocal relationship.He ends up dating Brennan's former replacement for Zack, Daisy Wick. He has the ability to effectively talk to both Booth and Brennan in the language appropriate to each. Also, Sweets is trained as a profiler and has to date assisted Booth and Bones, finding even dull lab-work new and exciting. As part of the third season's ongoing storyline concerning the serial killers collectively known as The Gormogon, Sweets helps Booth and Brennan identify possible victims and profile the Gormogon. His only fault is his tendency to use inappropriate language for someone of his age and skills in court similar to valspeak.

Dr. Zack Addy is introduced as Dr. Brennan's graduate student and assistant at the Jeffersonian Institute at the start of the series. In the second season, he receives his doctorate in Forensic Anthropology and applied engineering and becomes a professional forensic anthropologist. Zack is closer to the stereotypical geek than anyone else on the team. Although well-meaning, helpful and friendly, when a situation calls for social interaction or intuition, he is often lost. During the course of events leading up to the death of Howard Epps, Zack was nearly killed after he unwittingly triggered a pressure sensor tied to a bomb affixed to the headless body of Caroline Epps. He is extremely intelligent, in episode 11 it is said his IQ is significantly above 163 (which is already a genius level). He is also Hodgins' best friend, and lives in the upper part of Hodgins' garage. At the end of Season 3, he was revealed to be an accomplice to "Gormogon". He was admitted to a psychiatric institution following his confession to murdering the Lobbyist ("The Knight on the Grid").

While in the psychiatric institute, Zack was regularly visited by Hodgins and Dr. Sweets. Some time later, Zack broke out of the psychiatric ward in order to help his friends solve a case. After the case was solved, Zack willingly returned to the psychiatric facility. Zack later told Sweets that he did not kill anyone, but told Gormogon where the victim was in order to murder and cannibalize him. Sweets wanted to tell the others, but Zack told him not to do so to avoid being sent to a "regular jail" as he "would not do well in prison".

Daisy is one of Bones undergrads who helps her out in the lab sometimes. Mainly known for her zany personality and her relationship with Dr. Sweeets, which they then called off so she could go work in another country.

Wendell Bray is Dr. Brennan's top scholarship student. Before they started dating, Angela thought he owed money to the mob, but found out that it was his neighbors that pooled their money to send him to school and he wants to pay them back. Wendell's father died of lung cancer, but when he wants to think "What would dad to?", he holds an unlit cigarette in his mouth. Angela and Wendell eventually break up after finding out Angela is pregnant.

Max Keenan, aka Matthew Brennan, is the biological father of Russ and Temperance Brennan. A known criminal involved with gangs in the 70's, he and his wife switcthed identities to lead an honest life with their children. Max's first appearance on "Bones" showed him impersonating a priest to contact Temperance while he was involved in an ongoing homicide case that Dr Temperance Brennan and Special Agent Seeley Booth are investigating.

Later in the second season, Booth arrests Max on murder charges and he is trialled in Season 3's episode, "The Verdict in the Story". The jury finds him innocent on all counts and is released, and is finally given the opportunity to reconnect with his children.

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Episode Guide

• Season 1
• Season 2
• Season 3
• Season 4
• Season 5
• Season 6
• Season 7

Season 1

1.01 - Pilot

Written by: Hart Hanson
Directed by: Greg Yaitanes
Original Air Date: September 13, 2005
Summary: Dr. Temperance Brennan is brought in by Special Agent Seeley Booth to identify the remains of a girl found buried in a lake. The discovery leads to the possibility that a Senator may be involved.

1.02 - The Man in the S.U.V.

Written by: Stephen Nathan
Directed by: Allan Kroeker
Original Air Date: September 20, 2005
Summary: A car bomb explodes killing a leader of the Arab-American Friendship League. Booth and Brennan must tread lightly to find the killer and now sour relations between the US and Middle Eastern countries at the same time.

1.03 - A Boy in the Tree

Written by: Hart Hanson
Directed by: Patrick Norris
Original Air Date: September 27, 2005
Summary: A boy is found dead in a tree at an elite prepatory school. As they investigate Booth and Brennan find that he is the son of a South American diplomat. The school attempts a cover up to convince everyone that he committed suicide.

1.04 - The Man in the Bear

Written by: Laura Wolner
Directed by: Allan Kroeker
Original Air Date: November 1, 2005
Summary: Booth and Brennan are sent to Washington state to investigate remains found inside a dead bear. While there they encounter a colorful group of townspeople, all of who may be suspects in the death of the man in the bear.

1.05 - A Boy in a Bush

Written by: Greg Ball and Steve Blackman
Directed by: Jes˙s Salvador TreviÒo
Original Air Date: November 8, 2005
Summary: The remains of a six year-old boy are found near a shopping mall and it is confirmed he was a boy who went missing. The case hits close to Brennan who uses her past in the foster care system to connect with the boy's foster brother.

1.06 - The Man in the Wall

Written by: Elizabeth Benjamin
Directed by: Tawnia McKiernan
Original Air Date: November 15, 2005
Summary: Angela takes Brennan to a club and when a fight breaks out the remains of a mummified corpse are found in the wall. Booth and Brennan discover he was a DJ and start investigating a rival DJ and the owner of the club where he was found.

1.07 - The Man on Death Row

Written by: Noah Hawley
Directed by: David Jones
Original Air Date: November 22, 2005
Summary: An eager anti-death penalty attorney takes over the appeal of Howard Epps, a man Booth put behind bars. The attorney comes to Booth with new information in an attempt to stay the execution which is two days away. Brennan and the team are racing against the clock to find the truth.

1.08 - The Girl in the Fridge

Written by: Dana Coen
Directed by: Sanford Bookstaver
Original Air Date: November 29, 2005
Summary: When a girl's remains are found in an old refridgerator Brennan is required to testify in court. This pits her against her former professor and lover Michael. Brennan's inability to relate to people puts her in trouble with the jury and could jeapordize the case.

1.09 - The Man in the Fallout Shelter

Written by: Hart Hanson
Directed by: Greg Yaitanes
Original Air Date: December 13, 2005
Summary: A body releases a toxin into the lab and the team along with Booth are required to stay there over Christmas. The discover the remains belong to a man who lived decades earlier. While locked together the group learns more about each other, including the fact that Booth has a son.

1.10 - The Woman at the Airport

Written by: Teresa Lin
Directed by: Greg Yaitanes
Original Air Date: January 25, 2006
Summary: Booth and Brennan travel to Los Angeles to investigate remains found at the airport. They run into trouble identifying her, however, due to her extensive plastic surgery. Brennan in particular finds herself bothered by the idea of plastic surgery and changing one's appearance.

1.11 - The Woman in the Car

Written by: Noah Hawley
Directed by: Dwight Little
Original Air Date: February 1, 2006
Summary: A woman is found dead in a car and evidence suggests her child was kidnapped. The missing boy ends up being caught in the middle of his father's dealings in the witness protection program. Meanwhile, the team at the Jeffersonian is under investigation by the State Department.

1.12 - The Superhero in the Alley

Written by: Elizabeth Benjamin
Directed by: James Whitmore Jr.
Original Air Date: February 8, 2006
Summary: The remains of a teenage boy are found in an alley. They discover that he was a comic book fan and artist who participated in role playing games as a superhero. Booth and Brennan believe that his RPG group could have been involved but think differently when finding out about the boy's life.

1.13 - The Woman in the Garden

Written by: Laura Wolner
Directed by: Sanford Bookstaver
Original Air Date: February 15, 2006
Summary: After a drive by shooting the body of a girl is found in the trunk of a gang members car. Booth and Brennan first investigate the gang ties but when they discover she worked as a maid for a politician they begin looking there. Brennan angers one of the gang members, who threatens retaliation.

1.14 - The Man on the Fairway

Written by: Steve Blackman
Directed by: Tony Wharmby
Original Air Date: March 8, 2006
Summary: The team investigates a small plane crash on a golf course that killed some Chinese diplomats and a woman. They discover bone fragments from another body. The son of a man who has been missing for five years believes it could be his father. The idea of a missing parent opens old wounds for Brennan.

1.15 - Two Bodies in the Lab

Written by: Stephen Nathan
Directed by: Allan Kroeker
Original Air Date: March 15, 2006
Summary: Brennan begins online dating, which makes Booth uncomfortable. The team works with another agent while investigating the remains that may have either been the victim of a serial killer or the mob. Someone takes a shot at Brennan and Booth's life is put in danger.

1.16 - The Woman in the Tunnel

Written by: Greg Ball and Steve Blackman
Directed by: Joe Napolitano
Original Air Date: March 22, 2006
Summary: A documentary film-maker is found underneath a shaft in Washington. She was making a documentary about the people who live in those tunnels. The leader of those people believes that he may have had something to do with the woman's death.

1.17 - The Skull in the Desert

Written by: Jeff Rake
Directed by: Donna Deitch
Original Air Date: March 29, 2006
Summary: Angela goes on vacation with her boyfriend Kirk but he goes missing. She calls Brennan in for help and Booth follows her to offer his help. Kirk's friend was with him and is also missing. They suspect her boyfriend and Booth and Brennan race to find the woman.

1.18 - The Man With the Bone

Written by: Craig Silverstein
Directed by: Jes˙s Salvador TreviÒo
Original Air Date: April 5, 2006
Summary: A 300 year-old finger is found with a corpse at a national park site. The team investigates and some, specifically Hodgins, believes the finger may have belonged to a pirate. This sets off a flurry of people looking for buried treasure.

1.19 - The Man in the Morgue

Written by: Elizabeth Benjamin and Noah Hawley
Directed by: James Whitmore Jr.
Original Air Date: April 19, 2006
Summary: Brennan goes on vacation to New Orleans to help identify bodies from Hurricane Katrina. On her last night there she wakes up in the house of a colleague beaten and with no memory of what happened. Booth races to New Orleans to help her just as she becomes a suspect in the colleagues murder.

1.20 - The Graft in the Girl

Written by: Greg Ball and Laura Wolner
Directed by: Sanford Bookstaver
Original Air Date: April 26, 2006
Summary: FBI Director and Booth's boss Sam Cullen has a teenage daughter in the hospital fighting cancer. When Brennan is told about her case she finds the circumstances odd. She and Booth begin an investigation into just what caused the girl's cancer.

1.21 - The Soldier on the Grave

Written by: Stephen Nathan
Directed by: Jonathan Pontell
Original Air Date: May 10, 2006
Summary: Booth's military past leads to conflict with Brennan when they investigate the charred remains of a soldier found at Arlington National. They discover that the solider served in the Iraq war and that his death may be a cover up for a problem with his unit.

1.22 - The Woman in Limbo

Written by: Hart Hanson
Directed by: Jes˙s Salvador TreviÒo
Original Air Date: May 17, 2006
Summary: As the team works to identify a cache of remains that has been at the Jeffersonian for years they discover that Brennan's mom was there. Booth begins investigating her death which leads Brennan to question everything she's known about her life and brings a reunion with her brother.

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Season 2

2.01 - The Titan on the Tracks

Written by: Hart Hanson
Directed by: Tony Wharmby
Original Air Date: August 30, 2006
Summary: Booth and Brennan investigate a train wreck that killed a senator and a high profile business man. The business man was in a car the train hit and it looks like an apparent suicide but they soon find the man alive and realize the body was a look alike. The team meets their new boss at the Jeffersonian.

2.02 - The Mother and Child in the Bay

Written by: Stephen Nathan
Directed by: Jes˙s Salvador TreviÒo
Original Air Date: September 6, 2006
Summary: Booth's ex Rebecca bothers him by letting her boyfriend spend time with Parker. The body of a woman and her fetus is found in Delaware Bay and is identified as a woman who went missing a year ago. Her husband is the prime suspect but they find that he is missing as well.

2.03 - The Boy in the Shroud

Written by: Gary Glasberg
Directed by: Sanford Bookstaver
Original Air Date: September 13, 2006
Summary: A teenage boy is found and the immediate suspect is his girlfriend. Cam finds the girl and her brother suspect as both are in the foster program. Brennan feels personally involved in the situation because of her past. Brennan and Cam clash over their different ways of working and Cam threatens to fire her.

2.04 - The Blonde in the Game

Written by: Noah Hawley
Directed by: Bryan Spicer
Original Air Date: September 20, 2006
Summary: When the remains of a girl are found the team discovers that she may have been killed by Howard Epps, who has been leaving clues for them through an accomplice. They realize another potential victim may still be alive and race to find the clues Epps left to find her.

2.05 - The Truth in the Lye

Written by: Scott Williams
Directed by: Stephen DePaul
Original Air Date: September 27, 2006
Summary: The remains of a man are found dissolving in a bathtub in a house that is in the process of being built. When the team finally discovers his identity they find that he was involved in a very tricky relationship with two families. Brennan asks Rebecca why she wouldn't marry Booth.

2.06 - The Girl in Suite 2103

Written by: Christopher Ambrose
Directed by: Karen Gaviola
Original Air Date: October 4, 2006
Summary: Booth and Brennan investigate an explosion in Miami that is suspected of being the doing of a drug cartel trying to kill a Colombian judicial representative. They find the remains of an unknown woman and begin to think she may have been responsible. Booth and Brennan are hindered in their investigation by a State Department official.

2.07 - The Girl With the Curl

Written by: Karine Rosenthal
Directed by: Thomas J. Wright
Original Air Date: November 1, 2006
Summary: At a water filtration plant the remains of a little girl are found. She turns out to be Brianna Swanson, a child beauty pagaent contestant. Her father is initially suspected of killing her. Booth and Brennan visit her dance class and find other suspects. Angela wonders if she should go on a date with Hodgins.

2.08 - The Woman in the Sand

Written by: Elizabeth Benjamin
Directed by: Kate Woods
Original Air Date: November 8, 2006
Summary: Booth and Brennan go to Las Vegas to investigate the remains of a federal prosecutor and the related death of a female boxer. The first suspect her husband but their investigation requires Booth and Brennan to go undercover in the world of underworld boxing.

2.09 - Aliens in a Spaceship

Written by: Janet Tamaro
Directed by: Craig Ross Jr.
Original Air Date: November 15, 2006
Summary: The bodies of two young boys are found in a capsule. The two were buried alive after being kidnapped for ransom from a criminal known as the Grave Digger. While investigating, Brennan and Hodgins find themselves the next ones to fall into the Digger's trap. The team must race to save them before they run out of air.

2.10 - The Headless Witch in the Woods

Written by: Stephen Nathan and Karine Rosenthal
Directed by: Tony Wharmby
Original Air Date: November 29, 2006
Summary: An aspiring film-maker is found dead in the woods while making a movie similar to The Blair Witch Project. Booth and Brennan investigate the movie he was making. Brennan gets closer to the victims brother, worrying Booth, who doesn't trust him.

2.11 - Judas on a Pole

Written by: Hart Hanson
Directed by: David Duchovny
Original Air Date: December 13, 2006
Summary: The burned remains of a man are found on the roof of a building with his intestines on the ground beneath him. Realizing that he was killed for talking when he shouldn't have. The investigation gets more interesting when Russ Brennan returns to say he got a message from their father warning them of danger.

2.12 - The Man in the Cell

Written by: Noah Hawley
Directed by: Jes˙s Salvador TreviÒo
Original Air Date: January 31, 2007
Summary: The remains of an inmate are found in the cell of Howard Epps. Brennan realizes it is not Epps and now that he's escaped they have to rush to find him. They investigate his mother and his wife. Epps threatens Booth's son Parker.

2.13 - The Girl in the Gator

Written by: Scott A. Williams
Directed by: Allan Kroeker
Original Air Date: February 7, 2007
Summary: Booth irrationally shoots a toy clown on top of an ice cream truck and is ordered to see a psychologist. With Booth away Brennan is partnered with Agent Sullivan to investgate the remains of a girl found in an alligator, but not killed by the alligator.

2.14 - The Man in the Mansion

Written by: Christopher Ambrose
Directed by: Dwight Little
Original Air Date: February 14, 2007
Summary: When a man is found dead in a mansion the team begins investigating. However, Hodgins knows the victim and compromises the investigation. The team has to re-investigate so that their findings are no longer compromised. Hodgins' actions anger Booth.

2.15 - The Bodies in the Book

Written by: Karine Rosenthal
Directed by: Craig Ross Jr.
Original Air Date: March 14, 2007
Summary: Three bodies are found murdered the same way victims are murdered in Brennan's book. The way each was killed leads the team to suspect three possible killers. Booth and Sully, who has been dating Brennan, both worry for Brennan's safety.

2.16 - The Boneless Bride in the River

Written by: Gary Glasberg
Directed by: Tony Wharmby
Original Air Date: March 21, 2007
Summary: When Brennan is on vacation a woman's body is found with the bones missing. Her friends are investigated and each seems to have something to hide. Sully buys a boat with the intention of sailing around the world for a year. He asks Brennan to come with him.

2.17 - The Priest in the Churchyard

Written by: Lyla Oliver
Directed by: Scott Lautanen
Original Air Date: March 28, 2007
Summary: When a water main bursts in a churchyard the bodies buried there need to be identified so they can be put back in their proper place. However, they discover remains that don't belong there and find that they belong to a priest. As Booth and Brennan investigate they discuss religion.

2.18 - The Killer in the Concrete

Written by: Dean Widenmann
Directed by: Jeff Woolnough
Original Air Date: April 4, 2007
Summary: A victim is found encased in concrete. Booth suspects that he may have been a victom of a mob hit. Booth gets tangled with a dangerous bounty hunter. Brennan's father Max Keenan shows up and helps her when Booth is in trouble.

2.19 - Spaceman in a Crater

Written by: Elizabeth Benjamin
Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc
Original Air Date: May 2, 2007
Summary: A dead astronaut falls to Earth. Hodgins theorizes it could have been the work of extraterrestrials. Booth and Brennan begin investigating the astronauts co-workers in the space agency.

2.20 - Glowing Bones in the Old Stone House

Written by: Stephen Nathan
Directed by: Caleb Deschanel
Original Air Date: May 9, 2007
Summary: Glowing bones are found in an old stone house. The identity is of a famous chef, one that Brennan new. The team investigates why the bones were glowing. The victim's MySpace page helps in the investigation, which points in the direction of her husband and friends.

2.21 - Stargazer in a Puddle

Written by: Hart Hanson
Directed by: Tony Wharmby
Original Air Date: May 16, 2007
Summary: A young girl is found dead and Booth and Brennan realize that an illness she had may have indirectly contributed. Max Keenan returns and gives his daughter a video from her mother. Angela and Hodgins prepare for their wedding but run into a snag.

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Season 3

3.01 - The Widows Son in the Windshield

Written by: Hart Hanson
Directed by: Ian Toynton
Original Air Date: September 25, 2007
Summary: A skull crashes into the windshield of the car of a teenager. It is identified as belonging to a violinist who had disappeared a few years earlier and may have been in the victim of cannibalism. The team realizes they may be up against a dastardly killer. Angela and Hodgins hire an investigator to find her husband.

3.02 - Soccer Mom in the Mini-Van

Written by: Elizabeth Benjamin
Directed by: Allan Kroeker
Original Air Date: October 2, 2007
Summary: Brennan visits her father, who is in prison after surrendering to Booth. A mini-van explodes, killing the woman inside. The team discovers that she was a member of the National Liberation Army in the 1970s. As the investigate more they find that her death may have been the result of a crime committed 30 years earlier.

3.03 - Death In the Saddle

Written by: Josh Berman
Directed by: Craig Ross Jr.
Original Air Date: October 9, 2007
Summary: Angela goes under hypnosis to find her husband so that she can divorce him. The body of a man is found whose feet were cut off. They discover that he stayed at an S&M Pony Play retreat and that his wife found out shortly before he died. His wife and his S&M lover both become suspects, as well as the lovers ex-husband.

3.04 - The Secret in the Soil

Written by: Karine Rosenthal
Directed by: Steven DePaul
Original Air Date: October 23, 2007
Summary: Booth and Brennan are required to go to psychiatric counseling with Dr. Lance Sweets. Remains are found belonging to the founder of an organic supermarket chain. He is believed to have been incinerated. When they find flesh attached to the remains they realize they have a double homocide on their hands.

3.05 - The Mummy in the Maze

Written by: Scott Williams
Directed by: Marita Grabiak
Original Air Date: October 30, 2007
Summary: Mummified remains are found in a Halloween themed maze. The team determines she has been dead four about a year. Another set of remains are found at a Halloween themed haunted house and those are determined to be two years old. When a third teenage girl goes missing they realize they have until Halloween to find her.

3.06 - The Intern in the Incinerator

Written by: Christopher Ambrose
Directed by: Jeff Woolnough
Original Air Date: November 6, 2007
Summary: An intern at the Jeffersonian is found dead after being incinerated. The staff at the Jeffersonian is under suspicion. The intern was working on the Gormogon case, which is still open. Her personal life comes into question when they find out she was seeing another Jeffersonian employee. Booth poses as Cam's boyfriend.

3.07 - Boy in the Time Capsule

Written by: Janet Lin
Directed by: Chad Lowe
Original Air Date: November 13, 2007
Summary: A body is found in a time capsule that is opened twenty years after it was buried. The team discovers the idenity is a teenage boy who disappeared. Suspects range from his best friend to the cheerleader he tutored to her husband. Dr. Sweets helps their investigation. Booth and Brennan share their different experiences from high school.

3.08 - The Knight on the Grid

Written by: Noah Hawley
Directed by: Dwight J. Little
Original Air Date: November 20, 2007
Summary: Booth and Brennan investigate the death of an archbishop and when they find that his kneecaps were surgically removed they realize this is the work of Gormogon. Angela finds a victim tree belonging to Gormogon in the evidence vault at the Jeffersonian and they discover that he has a pattern. Sweets helps give psychological insights into Gormogon.

3.09 - The Santa in the Slush

Written by: Elizabeth Benjamin and Scott Williams
Directed by: Jeff Woolnough
Original Air Date: November 27, 2007
Summary: A Santa Claus investigator is found dead in a sewer behind a mall. Booth and Brennan discover that his actual name was Kris Kringle and that he was highly regarded in his profession as a Santa Claus impersonator. Brennan has to decide whether to spend Christmas working or whether to spend it with her father and brother in prison.

3.10 - The Man in the Mud

Written by: Janet Tamaro
Directed by: Scott Lautanen
Original Air Date: April 14, 2008
Summary: A body is discovered in a mud springs by a couple. The body is identified as a motorcycle racer. He was murdered after a race and his team and his opponents are all questioned in his murder. Sweets and his girlfriend attend pottery class with Booth and Brennan so Sweets can observe their relationship.

3.11 - The Player Under Pressure

Written by: Janet Tamaro
Directed by: Jessica Landaw
Original Air Date: April 21, 2008
Summary: The team investigates the body of a murdered athlete. They run into trouble when they find that the victim had several fractures due to his athleticism. Zack in particular has trouble with working on the case. Booth and Brennan question his sister as well as his teammaters in an effort to find what happened to him.

3.12 - The Baby in the Bough

Written by: Karine Rosenthal
Directed by: Ian Toynton
Original Air Date: April 28, 2008
Summary: When investigating the death of a woman whose car was wrecked Booth and Brennan find that her baby is stuck in a tree. They realize the baby swallowed some of the evidence so they have to keep him with them until the evidence re-appears. Brennan finds herself becoming attached to the baby. They investigate the mother's job to find out what happened to her.

3.13 - The Verdict in the Story

Written by: Christopher Ambrose
Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc
Original Air Date: May 5, 2008
Summary: The trial of Max Keenan approaches and Booth and Brennan are told they cannot work together. The team reacts to Max's trial and Angela refuses to testify out of loyalty to Brennan. Sweets continues to observe the relationship between Booth and Brennan. Brennan is called as an expert witness on her father's behalf.

3.14 - The Wannabe in the Weeds

Written by: Josh Berman
Directed by: Gordon C. Lonsdale
Original Air Date: May 12, 2008
Summary: The body of a man is found and the team discovers that he participated in open mic nights in an effort to persue his singing career. Booth and Brennan start to investigate the other open mic night participants and the rivalry between them. They also talk to the singer's neighbor. Also of interest is a woman who claims she and the singer were involved, who then forms an attachment to Booth.

3.15 - The Pain in the Heart

Written by: Hart Hanson and Stephen Nathan
Directed by: Allan Kroeker
Original Air Date: May 19, 2008
Summary: The investigation into Gormogon continues. A jawbone is delivered to the Jeffersonian after Booth's funeral and the team realizes that Gormogon has struck again. The skeleton goes missing from the vault and the team realizes that Gormogon may be someone they know. Zack is seriously injured after an explosion in the lab.

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Season 4

4.01/02 - The Yanks in the UK

Written by: Hart Hanson and Karine Rosenthal
Directed by: Ian Toynton
Original Air Date: September 3, 2008
Summary: Brennan is asked to lecture at a university in London. Booth goes with her to give a lecture on U.S. law enforcement. They work with a law enforcement pair quite similar to them and Brennan begins flirting with the male doctor, which upsets Booth. When someone they know is murdered, they're asked to help with the investigation. Angela's husband finally appears.

4.03 - The Man in the Outhouse

Written by: Carla Kettner and Mark Lisson
Directed by: Steven DePaul
Original Air Date: September 10, 2008
Summary: When an outhouse explodes a body is found in the sewage. It is identified as being that of a reality TV show host whose show was about exposing affairs. Due to the nature of his job, there are a long list of suspects to investigate to find out who killed the man.

4.04 - The Finger in the Nest

Written by: Lyla Oliver
Directed by: Jeff Woolnough
Original Air Date: September 17, 2008
Summary: Booth's son Parker finds the finger of a corpse while out with his father. The team works on finding the rest of the body and when they do they discover that he was killed by a dog. Their investigation leads them to the world of underground dog fighting. Brennan finds herself getting attached to a dog.

4.05 - The Perfect Pieces in the Purple Pond

Written by: Josh Berman
Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc
Original Air Date: September 24, 2008
Summary: Pieces of a body are found in a purple pool of water except for the head. The team investigates and finds that he was a science fiction writer who had several mental problems. Sweets attempts to help them in finding the killer. With the head still missing the teams gets some unexpected help from Zack.

4.06 - The Crank in the Shaft

Written by: Elizabeth Benjamin
Directed by: Steven DePaul
Original Air Date: October 1, 2008
Summary: Angela and Hodgins find their situation at work awkward after their breakup. The body of a much hated office manager is found in an elevator shaft. Booth and Brennan begin investingating the office. They find that the office manager had several enemies and each of them is a suspect.

4.07 - The He in the She

Written by: Karina Csolty
Directed by: Craig Ross Jr.
Original Air Date: October 8, 2008
Summary: Skeletal remains are found in Chesapeake Bay but only the upper torso is in tact. The victims breast implants are the only things left to idenity and their search leads them to a small church community in Maryland. Booth and Brennan can find no evidence of the woman but can't for five years before she got there.

4.08 - The Skull in the Sculpture

Written by: Janet Lin
Directed by: Allan Kroeker
Original Air Date: November 5, 2008
Summary: A body is found in a crushed car and the team finds out that it's Geoffrey Thorne, an artist who used crushed cars in his work. When Booth and Brennan go to investigate at his art gallery they find his assistant, a woman named Roxie who has a past with Angela. Roxie tells them Geoffrey had been feeling depressed.

4.09 - The Con Man in the Meth Lab

Written by: Karine Rosenthal
Directed by: Allison Liddi Brown
Original Air Date: November 12, 2008
Summary: A body is discovered on a police training course and is identified as the father of a struggling inventor's father who had just reconnected with his son. Hodgins and Clark Edison work on putting together the blueprints for one of the inventor's projects. Booth's brother Jared comes to town and takes Brennan out and she gains perspective on Booth.

4.10 - The Passenger in the Oven

Written by: Carla Kettner
Directed by: Steven DePaul
Original Air Date: November 19, 2008
Summary: Booth and Brennan are flying to China so she can study pre-historic remains and so that he can protect her highly sensative equipment. The flight is disrupted when a flight attendant tells Booth and Brennan that a body has been found cooked in the plane's industrial microwave. Booth and Brennan spend the rest of the flight trying to figure out what happened.

4.11 - The Bone That Blew

Written by: Carla Kettner and Mark Lisson
Directed by: Jessica Landaw
Original Air Date: November 26, 2008
Summary: Max Keenan begins a job teaching at the Jeffersonian, much to Brennan's dismay. Skeletal remains are found in a tree of a nationally protected wooded reserve. The remains belonged to a Marine who went missing several years earlier. The investigation leads them to an elite private school and Max offers some insight into the case.

4.12 - The Double Trouble in the Panhandle

Written by: Lyla Oliver
Directed by: Dwight Little
Original Air Date: January 22, 2009
Summary: A remains of conjoined twins who worked as circus performers are found. Booth and Brennan go undercover at the circus as Buck and Wanda Moosejaw, a Canadian knife throwing act. Brennan finds herself enjoying the circus world and Sweets helps them understand circus people lingo.

4.13 - Fire in the Ice

Written by: Scott Williams
Directed by: Chad Lowe
Original Air Date: January 22, 2009
Summary: The body of a firefighter is discovered in a lake. Booth finds himself one of the suspects as he and the victim played hockey together. Another agent is brought in the help Brennan with the investigation. The new agent, Payton Perotta, connects with Booth.

4.14 - The Hero in the Hold

Written by: Janet Lin and Karine Rosenthal
Directed by: Ian Toynton
Original Air Date: February 5, 2009
Summary: The Gravedigger returns and this time targets Booth. Booth is held in an abandoned ship and gets help from an old Army buddy he believed to be dead. Brennan and the team rush to find out where Booth is before it's too late. Brennan gets help from Booth's brother Jared, who pulls some strings to help.

4.15 - The Princess and the Pear

Written by: Matthew Donlan and Jeremy Martin
Directed by: Steven DePaul
Original Air Date: February 12, 2009
Summary: Brennan is still working with Agent Payton Perotta. They investigate the death of a model who worked at a science fiction/comic convention. They realize her death may have had something to do with a sword that was used as a prop for Excalibur in the French film La Mort d'Arthur.

4.16 - The Bones That Foam

Written by: Elizabeth Benjamin
Directed by: David Boreanaz
Original Air Date: March 12, 2009
Summary: A newlywed couple goes bungee jumping and discovers a body in the gorge. The team investigates and rules out suicide. On further investigation they realize that a substance is oopzing from the body. The team has to worker harder than usual to figure out what happened before the bones desintigrate in 24 hours.

4.17 - The Salt in the Wounds

Written by: Josh Berman and Carla Kettner
Directed by: Steven DePaul
Original Air Date: March 19, 2009
Summary: Roxie breaks up with Angela, who seeks comfort with Hodgins. The remains of a 16 year-old pregnant girl are found buried in the salt of a de-icing truck. Booth and Brennan investigate and are alarmed to find that the girl's volleyball teammates are mostly all also pregnant. The case gets trickier when they realize the girls all got pregnant by the same boy.

4.18 - The Doctor In the Den

Written by: Janet Lin and Karine Rosenthal
Directed by: Ian Toynton
Original Air Date: April 2, 2009
Summary: Angela takes a vow of celibacy. The remains of Cam's ex, a doctor, are found half eaten in a tiger's den. When the death is ruled to not be an accident the team begins to investigate. They begin questioning suspects, including one that needs to be hypnotised by Sweets to remember. Cam connects with her ex's teenage daughter.

4.19 - The Science in the Physicist

Written by: Karina Csolty
Directed by: Brad Turner
Original Air Date: April 9, 2009
Summary: Billy Gibbons returns to confront Hodgins about his breakup with Angela. A body of a women is found during a photoshoot and a piece of a meteorite is found in her ear. Brennan and Booth investigate at a science institute in Washington DC where they learn the woman was involved in a controversial project.

4.20 - The Cinderella in the Cardboard

Written by: Josh Berman and Carla Kettner
Directed by: Steven DePaul
Original Air Date: April 15, 2009
Summary: Angela and Hodgins discuss their relationship. At a cardboard recycling plant an image of the Virgin Mary turns out to be the flattened remains of a woman obsessed with the idea of getting married. Their list of suspects gets large when they find out the woman had a fiance as well as several boyfriends from an online dating service.

4.21 - Mayhem on a Cross

Written by: Dean Lopata
Directed by: Jeff Woolnough
Original Air Date: April 16, 2009
Summary: Sweets gets help from Dr. Gordon Wyatt in writing a book on the relationship between Booth and Brennan. A death metal band in Norway uses a corpse as a prop on stage and when authorities find out the corpse was a US citizen, they call on the FBI. The investigation into the death metal scene leads to revelations about Sweets' past.

4.22 - Double Death of the Dearly Departed

Written by: Craig Silverstein
Directed by: Milan Cheylov
Original Air Date: April 20, 2009
Summary: A colleague from the Egyptology department at the Jeffersonian dies and the entire team attends his funeral. While the cause of death is ruled as heart failure, Brennan notices something at the funeral that causes her to believe otherwise. She convinces Booth to steal the body so she and Cam can investigate. The rest of the team tries to help distract the funeral guests from realizing the body is gone.

4.23 - The Girl in the Mask

Written by: Michael Peterson
Directed by: Ian Toynton
Original Air Date: April 23, 2009
Summary: The head of Sachi Nakamura is found and she is the sister of a friend of Booth's. Booth and the team investigate and are lead to an elite call girl service. A forensic investigator from Japan comes in to help and the team can't tell if the doctor is male or female. Sachi's roommate is also missing and the team tries to find her.

4.24 - The Beaver in the Otter

Written by: Scott Williams
Directed by: Brad Turner
Original Air Date: April 30, 2009
Summary: A man named Jimmy 'Beaver' Bouvier is found in the costume of his college mascot - the otter. Booth and Brennan begin their investigation to find out whether Beaver died before or during the Middlesex University bonfire event. They investigate Beaver's fraternity brothers. Booth helps his brother Jared find a job.

4.25 - The Critic in the Cabernet

Written by: Stephen Nathan
Directed by: Kevin Hooks
Original Air Date: May 7, 2009
Summary: Human remains are found inside a wine barrel during a wine tasting. The victim turns out to be a wine critic whose scathing reviews are enough to send a winery into ruin. The winery owner as well as the victim's wife both become suspects. Brennan decides that she wants to have a baby - Booth's baby. Booth faces a serious health crisis.

4.26 - The End in the Beginning

Written by: Hart Hanson
Directed by: Ian Toynton
Original Air Date: May 14, 2009
Summary: Following Booth's surgery he imagines a vivid world in which he and Brennan own a nightclub and are a married couple. Their club, called The Lab, is hugely successful but she has enemies. A body is found in her club and detectives Camille Saroyan and Jared Booth begin an investigation. Angela, Hodgins, Sweets and Zack are all employees and friends at the club.

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Season 5

5.01 - Harbingers in the Fountain

Written by: Hart Hanson
Directed by: Ian Toynton
Original Air Date: September 17, 2009
Summary: Booth is cleared by Sweets to return to active duty after his brain surgery. Angela takes Brennan to see a psychi, who leads Booth and Brennan to twleve bodies buried underneath a fountain. Booth adjusts with his feels toward Brennan following his illness. The psychi, Avalon, has a personal connection to the victims.

5.02 - The Bond in the Boot

Written by: Michael Peterson
Directed by: Alex Chapple
Original Air Date: September 24, 2009
Summary: Booth is cleared by Sweets to return to active duty after his brain surgery. Angela takes Brennan to see a psychi, who leads Booth and Brennan to twleve bodies buried underneath a fountain. Booth adjusts with his feels toward Brennan following his illness. The psychic, Avalon, has a personal connection to the victims.

5.03 - The Plain in the Prodigy

Written by: Karine Rosenthal
Directed by: Allan Kroeker
Original Air Date: October 1, 2009
Summary: Cam has to deal with Michelle's dating life and her place with Michelle now that her father has died. Remains are found near train tracks and Brennan and the team believe that they belong to someone who lived 200 years ago. As they investigate further, they find that the bones belong to an Amish boy. They find out the boy was hiding a talent for piano from his family.

5.04 - The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Written by: Janet Lin
Directed by: Gordon C. Lonsdale
Original Air Date: October 8, 2009
Summary: Parker visits the Jeffersonian and announces that his dad needs a girlfriend, worrying Booth. Arastoo Vaziri returns with a surprise for the entire team about who he really is. Remains are found in a neighborhood barbecue pit. Booth, Brennan and the team investigate and find that the idyllic neighborhood had its fair share of secrets, many involving the victim.

5.05 - A Night at the Bones Museum

Written by: Josh Berman and Carla Kettner
Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc
Original Air Date: October 15, 2009
Summary: Sweets asks Dr. Brennan to reconsider Daisy's position as an intern as a personal favor to him. Brennan agrees to go on a date with Booth's boss' boss, upsetting Booth and making him jealous. A security gaurd finds the remains of a 3000 year-old mummy on loan from Egypt on an electrical fence. As the team investigates they find a anthropologist who was working with the mummy dead.

5.06 - The Tough Man in the Tender Chicken

Written by: Dean Lopata
Directed by: Dwight Little
Original Air Date: November 5, 2009
Summary: The remains of an animal rights activist are found in a nearby river. As the team investigates they found out he was about to inherit a chicken farm. The begin to question his many enemies, including another activist. Angela takes it upon herself to adopt a pig to keep it from being slaughtered. Wendall strikes up a surprising relationship. Booth worries his gut instincts may be off since his coma.

5.07 - The Dwarf in the Dirt

Written by: Karyn Usher
Directed by: Chad Lowe
Original Air Date: November 12, 2009
Summary: Remains are found in a sinkhole and are determined to belong to a midget wrestler. Adding to the mystery is the fact that the bones are green. Booth and Brennan invesitage, stepping into the world of midget wrestling. They talk to his his former lover, along with his brother and his wife. Booth needs to be re-certified to carry a weapon following his coma. When he has trouble hitting the target, he tracks down Gordon Wyatt for advice.

5.08 - The Foot in the Forclosure

Written by: Pat Charles
Directed by: Jeff Woolnough
Original Air Date: November 19, 2009
Summary: Booth's grandfather, the man who raised him, comes to town and offers some insight into Booth for Brennan. A realtor is showing a house to potential buyers when she discovers the charred remains of somene on a bed. The team investigates and begins interviewing the homeowner as well as the victim's friends. Booth's grandfather accompanies Booth and Brennan on their inivestigation.

5.09 - The Gamer in the Grease

Written by: Dean Lopata
Directed by: Kate Woods
Original Air Date: December 3, 2009
Summary: Fisher returns and along with Sweets and Hodgins plans to wait in line to get into a midnight screening for the movie Avatar, which causes disruptions at the lab. The body of a professional gamer is found, causing the team to investigate the world of competitive gaming. The interview his fellow competitors, included the gamer he bested and an autistic boy and his father.

5.10 - The Goop in the Girl

Written by: Carla Kettner
Directed by: Tim Southam
Original Air Date: December 10, 2009
Summary: A man in a Santa Claus suit attempts to rob a bank but is blown up in the process. The team investigates, including debris and parts of the man that landed on a woman standing at the bus stop. Their investigation takes them to an ultra left wing radio broadcaster, whose radio show may have contributed to the man's death. Max tries to get Brennan to stay in D.C. for Christmas by inviting her cousin Margaret to town.

5.11 - The X in the File

Written by: Janet Lin
Directed by: Allison Liddi-Brown
Original Air Date: January 14, 2010
Summary: Angela and Wendall continue their relationship and he asks her to let him be the one to break the news to Hodgins. Hodgins gets advice from Sweets about Angela's relationship with Wendall, which does not sit well with him. Booth and Brennan travel to New Mexico to investigate remains found in the desert near Roswell. Booth and Brennan interview several alien hunters in their investigation, people who Brennan finds skeptical.

5.12 - The Proof in the Pudding

Written by: Bob Harris
Directed by: Emile Levisetti
Original Air Date: January 21, 2010
Summary: Cam finds a pregnancy test at the lab and starts questioning Brennan and Angela, fearing that Michelle may be the one pregnant. A Mr. White puts the Jeffersonian on lockdown. The government requires the team to examine the remains of a highly classified individual, but they're not allowed to identify him. Booth breaks into the lab to help. The team suspects that they may be examining the remains of assassinated President John F. Kennedy.

5.13 - The Dentist in the Ditch

Written by: Pat Charles and Josh Berman
Directed by: Dwight Little
Original Air Date: January 28, 2010
Summary: Remains are found on a Civil War battlefield during a re-enactment and the team initially suspects they may belong to a soldier. Upon further investigation they realize the remains are recent and belong to a missing dentist. Mr. Nigel Murray seeks Dr. Brennan's approval. Booth and Brennan question the dentists friends and acquaintances, including his football team and ex-boyfriend. Jared Booth returns with a fiancee who Booth disapproves of.

5.14 - The Devil in the Details

Written by: Michael Peterson
Directed by: Ian Toynton
Original Air Date: February 4, 2010
Summary: Remains are found on a church altar. The body has horns implanted onto his head. Booth, Brennan and Sweets investigate Dr. Adam Copeland at a local sanitarium. Arastoo Vaziri reveals that he worked as a translator in Iraq and saw horrific things while doing his duty. Brennan's prejudice against psychiatry potentially hinder their investigation. The investigation leads them to someone close to the victim.

5.15 - The Bones on the Blue Line

Written by: Carla Kettner
Directed by: Chad Lowe
Original Air Date: April 1, 2010
Summary: Sweets is on the subway when an earthquake hits. He sees a body that did not die as a result of the quake. It is discovered to be that of a man who wrote letters professionally for people who were unable to express themselves. Booth and Brennan interview his business partner, as well as several clients. Brennan reveals that she gets help from Angela for the more personal character interactions in her books. A Japanese journalist interviews Brennan about her books, but focuses more on Booth and Brennan's relationship. Sweets reaches a decision about his relationship with Daisy.

5.16 - The Parts in the Sum of the Whole

Written by: Hart Hanson
Directed by: David Boreanaz
Original Air Date: April 8, 2010
Summary: When Dr. Sweets' book gets published, both Booth and Brennan read it and tell him about the first time they met: 6 years ago. The episode will give a new perspective on Booth and Brennan's relationship, and will also give viewers the chance to see Zack Addy again, and Dr Saroyan as a New York Coroner.

5.17 - The Death Of The Queen Bee

Written by: Mark Lisson
Directed by: Allan Kroeker
Original Air Date: April 15, 2010
Summary: The team's latest case takes Brennan back to her alma mater, Burtonsville High School, where she and Booth investigate the discovery of an unidentified skull and upper torso. With Angela's help, they identify the victim as one of Brennan's classmates, and notice a possible connection to a second murder committed 15 years prior. Brennan and Booth go undercover as a married couple at her class reunion to interrogate a set of suspects, where even as an adult, Brennan is still predictably misunderstood and her only friend lies in a strangely dark and offbeat janitor. Meanwhile, Hodgins spills a lab secret

5.18 - The Predator in the Pool

Written by: Karyn Usher
Directed by: Dwight Little
Original Air Date: April 22, 2010
Summary: When human remains are discovered in the belly of a shark, Brennan and Booth are brought in to identify the missing person. Evidence suggesting the victim had been the prey of several fish directs the team's investigation to The Aquarium of the Atlantic, where a guest lecturer and notorious self-help guru preaching the healing power of the ocean has gone missing. Meanwhile, both Brennan and Booth navigate their own relationship when a marine biologist shows interest in Booth.

5.19 - The Rocker in the Rinse Cycle

Written by: Karine Rosenthal
Directed by: Jeff Woolnough
Original Air Date: April 29, 2010
Summary: Booth and Brennan investigate a death at a rock-n-roll fantasy camp where the murder weapon is a Gibson '57 Les Paul 'Black Beauty'.

5.20 - The Witch in the Wardrobe

Written by: Kathy Reichs
Directed by: FranÁois Velle
Original Air Date: May 7, 2010
Summary: A cabin burns down in the woods revealing two bodies, one of a modern-day witch and one from the days of the Salem Witch Trials leading Booth and Brennan into the world of Wicca to find a killer. Meanwhile, when Hodgins' reckless driving gets him and Angela arrested and thrown in jail, Sweets and intern Clark Edison step into unfamiliar territory to help out the team.

5.21 - The Boy with the Answer

Written by: Stephen Nathan
Directed by: Dwight Little
Original Air Date: May 13, 2010
Summary: The trial of The Gravedigger hits close to home for members of the team, and everyone at the Jeffersonian must work overtime to uncover the forensic evidence to elicit a conviction.

5.22 - The Beginning in the End

Written by: Hart Hanson and Stephen Nathan
Directed by: Ian Toynton
Original Air Date: May 20, 2010
Summary: The team works to uncover clues buried under a life's worth of possessions saved by a hoarder in order to solve the mystery of his death. Meanwhile, Angela's father has a specific purpose for his most recent visit, and Brennan and Booth are confronted with unique opportunities.

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Season 6

6.01 - The Mastodon in the Room

Written by:
Directed by:
Original Air Date: September 23, 2010
Summary: With Cam's reputation and career on the line, the team travels from overseas to help her solve the case of an unidentified young boy. The Forensics Anthropology Unit lost much of its vigor after disbanding to pursue personal ventures, and it will take the collaborative energy and knowledge of the newly reunited team to unravel evidence and find closure for the family of the unknown boy. After unearthing new clues in the lab and making unexpected personal discoveries, the team realizes they belong back in Washington, D.C.

6.02 - The Couple in the Cave

Written by: Stephen Nathan
Directed by: Milan Cheylov
Original Air Date: September 30, 2010
Summary: When the remains of a couple are discovered in a cave at National Park, the team must piece together the identity of the man and the woman as well as solve the crime. After interrogating two viable suspects, the team identifies the woman as a marketing executive who also served as her partner's AA sponsor, providing clues that lead them to expose the truth. Meanwhile, Booth's girlfriend and Afghanistan war correspondent, Hannah Burley, makes a surprise visit. After meeting Burley and sensing the couple's genuine happiness, Brennan re-evaluates her own relationship with Booth, and he tries to teach her that love is not always logical.

6.03 - The Maggots in the Meathead

Written by:
Directed by:
Original Air Date: October 7, 2010
Summary: When Booth and Brennan are called to investigate decomposed remains found at the Jersey Shore, the team IDs the victim as Richie 'The V' Genaro, a 23-year-old who partied the night before at a popular nightclub. Booth and Brennan question Genaro's peers and the club bouncer, and Brennan surprisingly proves her pop culture savvy and anthropological expertise after watching what she believes to be a documentary on the inhabitants of the Jersey Shore, but was in actuality a reality show set there. Meanwhile, at the lab, the team grows fond of Booth's girlfriend, Hannah, and Angela tries to keep her pregnancy a secret.

6.04 - The Body and the Bounty

Written by:
Directed by:
Original Air Date: October 14, 2010
Summary: After a skull and decomposing hands are found in a dumpster, the team must not only solve the crime but also search for the rest of the victim's remains. Identified as Ray Raminsky, the victim turns out to be a bounty hunter in search of Charles Braverman, a man indicted for the murder of a co-worker. Meanwhile, Brennan is asked by Professor Bunsen Jude 'The Science Dude' (guest star Grier) if he can shoot an episode of his children's show from The Jeffersonian Lab with Brennan as his special guest. Brennan initially turns him down, but is surprised when he makes her a deal she can't refuse, so she takes him on as a new 'squintern.' As the team pieces together the details of the crime, they discover that they are not alone in the hunt for Braverman and find themselves in a chase with an unexpected suspect.

6.05 - The Bones That Weren't

Written by: Pat Charles
Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc
Original Air Date: November 4, 2010
Summary: After the skull of a promising young dancer is found lodged in concrete at a construction site, the team must first figure out what happened to the victim's skeletal structure. After learning the victim quit ballet to pursue hip hop, Booth and Brennan uncover another layer of evidence that points them to a suspect who had a secret relationship with the victim. Meanwhile, when Hannah is put on assignment in a dodgy part of town, her safety is jeopardized and her life is put in critical danger.

6.06 - The Shallow in the Deep

Written by: Carla Kettner
Directed by: Mark Helfrich
Original Air Date: November 11, 2010
Summary: The past and present collide when human remains from a 150-year-old slave ship, the Amelia Rose, surface. The team is tasked to give the deceased a proper burial but make an unforeseen discovery linked to a recent murder. In the course of the investigation, Booth and Brennan are led to a different kind of ship - a "Cougar" cruise - where they learn their victim was seen moments before his death. Meanwhile, Sweets struggles to maintain a casual relationship with Daisy, and Cam discovers a surprising and emotional connection to the Amelia Rose.

6.07 - The Babe in the Bar

Written by: Karine Rosenthal
Directed by: Tim Southam
Original Air Date: November 18, 2010
Summary: An event for a candymaker (Wayne Knight) turns bitter when human remains are discovered in the world's largest chocolate bar; Cam struggles with her daughter's decision to attend a college that fails to meet her high standards.

6.08 - The Twisted Bones in the Melted Truck

Written by:
Directed by:
Original Air Date: December 2, 2010
Summary: Booth and Brennan's next case leads them to a crime scene where a human carcass has literally melted into the dashboard of a charred truck. As the team investigates the case, they discover a gunshot wound in the victim, but learn that neither the fire nor the bullet was the cause of the victim's death. Additional clues lead them to a local high school where the victim's wife is a teacher. As a student-teacher relationship begins to surface and a pattern takes shape in the lab, the team is able to track down the murder weapon and solve the crime. Meanwhile, Sweets resists the temptation of allowing his feelings for Daisy to interfere with helping her pass a government psychological evaluation, and Hannah attempts to break the ice and warm up to Booth's son Parker.

6.09 - The Doctor in the Photo

Written by:
Directed by:
Original Air Date: December 9, 2010
Summary: Brennan gets a glimpse into her own life when the body of a brilliant and career-driven surgeon is found in a rough neighborhood with multiple fractures in her skull and no indication as to how or why she was there. While the team investigates the case objectively, Brennan struggles to separate her own life from the victim's as she perceives many parallels between them the more she learns about the victim's past. Meanwhile, evidence found at the crime scene brings the team closer to solving the case, but it's Brennan's unique perspective that propels her to retrace the final events of the victim's life. With the reassurance of a new friend and Jeffersonian security guard, Micah Leggat, Brennan makes a discovery about herself and learns a lesson about taking chances.

6.10 - The Body in the Bag

Written by:
Directed by:
Original Air Date: January 20, 2011
Summary: An unidentifiable body is discovered in the shower of an upscale home belonging to a young female socialite. With the help of nosey bones expert and Jeffersonian ìsquintî Clark Edison, skeletal reconstruction and evidence in the drain reveal that the victim was a young girl employed by a counterfeit handbag distributor. The team learns that the victim supplied counterfeit purses to her socialite acquaintance, and after interrogating the self-centered socialite and sifting through footage on a hidden camera, they discover evidence linking them to the murderer. Meanwhile, Angela and Hodgins discuss their future home and where they want to raise a family, and Booth opens up to Hannah about Brennanís feelings for him.

6.11 - The Bullet in the Brain

Written by:
Directed by:
Original Air Date: January 27, 2011
Summary: The city anxiously anticipates the arrival of Heather Taffet, more notoriously known as "The Gravedigger," for her final appeal after being sentenced to death for a kidnap-murder and a series of similar coldblooded crimes. But when a bullet targeted at The Gravedigger is fired from a distance and hits her, the Jeffersonian team is tasked to piece together the sniper's precise location as well as identify the suspect and his motives. With the help of probing investigator Caroline Julian, Booth and Brennan put together a list of likely suspects, but the evidence and the remarkable skill needed to pull off the crime leads the team to believe that the crime was an inside, professional job, leaving Brennan's father Max and even Booth as plausible suspects. Meanwhile, Sweets attempts to put on a brave face after being caught in the firestorm just moments following a chilly encounter with The Gravedigger.

6.12 - The Sin in the Sisterhood

Written by:
Directed by:
Original Air Date: February 3, 2011
Summary: A body disguised as a scarecrow is found with a bullet wound in a remote cornfield, and the team is forced to work against the clock to avoid a storm and potential complications that would affect the evidence. Booth and Brennan interrogate the victim's three wives, who are also sisters, and learn that jealousy between the sisters and their desire for their husband's attention had caused a major rift in the family. Booth and Brennan also question one relative who disapproved of the victim's polygamy. Meanwhile, Cam loses confidence in her relationship with her on-call doctor boyfriend, but they both realize they need to make their relationship a priority.

6.13 - The Daredevil in the Mold

Written by:
Directed by:
Original Air Date: February 10, 2011
Summary: A BMX riderís remains are discovered on the roof of a warehouse after a failed bike stunt. While Booth and Brennan interrogate the victimís fellow riders, Hodgins and newly mellowed ìsquintî Fisher identify the numerous fractures in the victimís skeletal structure, and Angela recreates the series of events that led to the fatal accident. Meanwhile, Sweets turns to Booth for advice about his relationship with Daisy, and Booth makes a decision about his relationship with Hannah.

6.14 - The Bikini in the Soup

Written by:
Directed by:
Original Air Date: February 17, 2011
Summary: The liquefied remains of a wedding planner are found in her home tanning bed on Valentineís Day, and Cam pressures her team to solve the case in time so she can celebrate the holiday with her boyfriend. While the ìsquintsî works tirelessly in the lab, Booth and Brennan interrogate a slew of possible suspects until they unlock classified files in the victimís computer, which lead to their main suspect. Meanwhile, Booth and Brennan downplay the significance of Valentineís Day, and Hodgins tries to plan a romantic day for Angela, but ìsquintî Clark helps him realize that the most meaningful gifts come from the heart.

6.15 - The Killer in the Crosshairs

Written by:
Directed by:
Original Air Date: March 10, 2011
Summary: Sniper Jacob Broadsky takes out a victim who escaped from the justice system; Booth uses his military training to try to stop Broadsky before he strikes again; Angela's father visits the Jeffersonian.

6.16 - The Blackout in the Blizzard

Written by:
Directed by: David Boreanaz
Original Air Date: March 17, 2011
Summary: During a blizzard that causes a citywide blackout, the team must solve a murder case that could be connected to a possible viral outbreak; Sweets starts a touchy conversation about Brennan and Booth's relationship.

6.17 - The Feet on the Beach

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Directed by:
Original Air Date: April 7, 2011
Summary: Brennan teams up with a Canadian forensic podiatrist to determine the real victim after seven pairs of feet are found washed up on the U.S.-Canadian border, but six pair belong to research. Elsewhere, Cam crosses a major boundary when she takes away Michelle's right to choose her own college.

6.18 - The Truth in the Myth

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Directed by:
Original Air Date: April 14, 2011
Summary: The remains of a mythbuster television show host are found in the wilderness appearing to have been killed by the mythic Chupacabra, a reptile-mammal hybrid creature whose existence has not been confirmed. The team soon learns that the victim traveled to the remote West Virginian area to debunk the Chupacabra myth, and they interrogate possible suspects, including a rival wilderness-channel host/cryptozoologist/pet psychic. But when a tape is recovered at the crime scene and peculiar tooth marks are found in the victim's remains, the team learns details about the victim's demise that challenge the original theories surrounding his death. Meanwhile, recovering alcoholic squint Vincent Nigel-Murray makes amends with each member of the team and makes some surprising confessions.

6.19 - The Finder

Written by:
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Original Air Date: April 21, 2011
Summary: The remains of a maritime museum security guard are found in the Florida Everglades after an attempt to steal an obsolete 17th century nautical chart fragment used to find treasures. In order to solve the crime, Booth seeks out Walter Sherman, a former Iraqi soldier with an uncanny gift to unearth anyone and anything. With Sherman's help, as well as that of his colleague, Ike Latulippe, and his legal advisor, Leo Knox, the team is led to tattoo artist who points them in the direction of a tough young woman. But when the woman is found murdered with remnants of the map lodged in her remains, the team discovers centuries of history linked to the map and the suspect behind the crimes. Meanwhile, Brennan puts Sherman's remarkable skill to the test, and Booth harbors cold feelings toward his former military comrade.

6.20 - The Pinocchio in the Planter

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Original Air Date: April 28, 2011
Summary: The team identifies the remains of a successful ad man found in the grounds of a newly built community center playground. Upon inspecting the victimís home and interrogating his former partner and employer, Booth and Brennan discover that the victim burned bridges by adopting an aggressive attitude toward honesty and was a member of a radical honesty support group. Meanwhile, each of the team members attempts to adopt a more honest way of communicating that doesnít always lend itself to good relationships, and Angela urges Hodgins to confront the realities of their pregnancy.

6.21 - The Signs in the Silence

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Original Air Date: May 5, 2011
Summary: When a 15-year-old Jane Doe is found on the streets, it is up to Brennan, Jeffersonian Intern Arastoo Vaziri and the entire Jeffersonian team to figure out her history and if she is responsible for a recent murder.

6.22 - The Hole in the Heart

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Original Air Date: May 12, 2011
Summary: Rogue sniper Jacob Broadsky returns once again, claiming another victim and making Booth determined to put him away once and for all.

6.23 - The Change in the Game

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Original Air Date: May 19, 2011
Summary: In the 6th season finale, the team investigates the disturbing, unidentifiable remains of a bowler that were found jammed in one of the bowling alley's automatic pinsetters. After hitting a dead end in the case, Booth and Brennan decide to go undercover and join a competitive bowling team in search of answers.

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Season 7

7.01 - The Memories in the Shallow Grave

Written By: Stephen Nathan
Directed By: Ian Toynton
Original Air Date: November 3, 2011
Summary: The Jeffersonian team work on a case where the victim's body was found in a paintball field, and later discover from the victim's husband that she suffered from amnesia. Meanwhile, Brennan and Booth adjust to their new life as a couple living together, and deal with Brennan's pregnancy.

7.02 - The Hot Dog in the Competition

Written By: Michael Peterson
Directed By: Dwight Little
Original Air Date: November 10, 2011
Summary: The remains of a competitive eating champion are discovered days before the next major competition where $10,000 is the prize, leaving the victim's competitors as suspects. Finn Abernathy joins the Jeffersonian as a new intern finding a key piece of evidence for the case, but his troubled past is a cause for concern for Cam on deciding if he should keep his job or not. Meanwhile, Booth is upset when he learns that Brennan learned the sex of the baby without him.

7.03 - The Prince in the Plastic

Written By: Dean Lopata
Directed By: Alex Chapple
Original Air Date: November 17, 2011
Summary: The team investigates a crime in which a female toy company executive is found shrink-wrapped with one of the company's popular dolls. Meanwhile, Sweets prepares for his gun certification test, even though Booth believes he should not carry a weapon. Also, Brennan learns the importance of playing with her child from Angela, who is trying to put together a toy for her child.

7.04 - The Male in the Mail

Written By: Pat Charles
Directed By: Kevin Hooks
Original Air Date: December 1, 2011
Summary: The dismembered remains of a shipping and printing shop employee are found in several mailing boxes, leading Booth and Brennan to investigate the other employees, which includes a complicated love triangle with the victim. Meanwhile, Booth's grandfather returns to break the news that Booth's father has died, leaving Booth to deal with his anger towards his father who was never there for him. 

7.05 - The Twist in the Twister

Written By: Karine Rosenthal
Directed By: Jeannot Szwarc
Original Air Date: December 8, 2011
Summary: The team investigates the death of a storm chaser whose body was hit by a tornado. Meanwhile, Brennan feels Booth is being too overprotective of her. Angela and Hodgins deal with a lack of sleep due to their baby, while Angela's dad visits wanting to babysit Michael, much to their dismay. 

7.06 - The Crack in the Code

Written By: Carla Kettner
Directed By: Ian Toynton
Original Air Date: January 12, 2012
Summary: The team investigates what appears to be a murder scene at a national monument, but the only clue left is a coded message made of human blood that will be the beginning of a scavenger hunt for the solution, courtesy of a new, technologically-proficient foe. Elsewhere, Booth and Brennan are still looking for a new home.

7.07 - The Prisoner in the Pipe

Written By: Jonathan Collier
Directed By: Kate Woods
Original Air Date: April 2, 2012
Summary: The remains of an escaped convict are found in a residential sewer, but an examination of the sewer pipes indicates that the murder occurred within prison walls. Brennan insists on solving the crime - despite Booth's pleas for her not to overexert herself - and the expectant couple experiences a very untraditional arrival of their baby daughter. 

7.08 - The Bump in the Road

Written By: Keith Foglesong
Directed By: Dwight Little
Original Air Date: April 9, 2012
Summary: With the help of Special Agent Genny Shaw (Tina Majorino), the Jeffersonian team identifies the remains of a discount shopper and "extreme couponer" who was dragged along the road by an 18-wheeler. Meanwhile, Brennan is adjusting to her first day back at work after giving birth, and Cam disapproves of her daughter's romance with intern Finn Abernathy (Luke Kleintank). 

7.09 - The Don't in the Do

Written By: Janet Lin
Directed By: Jeannot Szwarc
Original Air Date: April 16, 2012
Summary: When a corpse is found at a landfill, dyed in a blue substance, intern Arastoo Vaziri (guest star Pej Vahdat) discovers a method that helps eliminate postmortem damages to the corpse, which leads the team back to a hair salon where the victim worked. Meanwhile Bones is feeling uncomfortable in her post-baby body, so Booth decides to do something special to boost her self-confidence. 

7.10 - The Warrior in the Wuss

Written By: Dean Lopata & Michael Peterson
Directed By: Chad Lowe
Original Air Date: April 23, 2012
Summary: Booth and Brennan investigate the murder of a truck company employee is found in the middle of the woods. After the victim's son is questioned, Booth and Brennan visit his karate class in search of a motive. Back at the lab, Hodgins is going overboard purchasing lab equipment. Meanwhile, Booth's son Parker returns from England and Brennan is apprehensive about how he'll react to his new baby sister. 

7.11 - The Family in the Feud

Written By: Pat Charles & Janet Lin
Directed By: Dwight Little
Original Air Date: April 30, 2012
Summary: When a corpse is found in the middle of the woods, the team links the victim to two families that have been feuding for almost a century. Brennan and Booth interrogate a family member with a shocking confession that leads them to a motive for the victim's murder. Meanwhile, Brennan has a difficult time accepting her father's (Ryan O'Neal) offer to babysit their infant daughter because of his unpredictable presence in her own childhood. 

7.12 - The Suit on the Set

Written By: Karine Rosenthal
Directed By: Emile Levisetti
Original Air Date: May 7, 2012
Summary: Brennan and Booth head out to Los Angeles to consult on the production of "Bone of Contention," a film based on Brennan's latest book and the work of the Jeffersonian team. While on set, Brennan intervenes after finding flaws with the actors' performances, not to mention the film's total disregard for science. Then she discovers that the prop cadaver being used is an actual murder victim, forcing her and Booth to launch an investigation that has real-world consequences in the land of make-believe. Meanwhile, Booth is offered a job on the studio lot, and embarrassing information is revealed about Cam's past. 

7.13 - The Past in the Present

Written By: Carla Kettner
Directed By: David Boreanaz
Original Air Date: May 14, 2012
Summary: Evil tech genius Christopher Pelant (guest star Andrew Leeds), a suspect in a previous case Brennan and Booth handled, is back in court on appeal. Knowing what he is capable of, Brennan and Booth inform the judge that he is a suspect in two murder cases. Then, Brennan and Booth are called to the scene of a new murder. After determining the victim is Brennan's friend, who also is linked to Pelant, the Jeffersonian team works to prove he is guilty once and for all. But when law enforcement examines the team's findings, key pieces of evidence are tied to Brennan and suspicion falls on her.

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