The Man in the Fallout Shelter
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| “The Man in the Fallout Shelter” | |
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| Bones episode | |
 Angela dressed as an elf. |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 9 |
| Written by | Hart Hanson Kathy Reichs |
| Directed by | Greg Yaitanes |
| Original airdate | December 13, 2005 |
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The Man in the Fallout Shelter is the ninth episode of the FOX Network drama Bones. It originally aired on December 13, 2005.
[edit] Synopsis
This is a holiday episode based on events happening on Christmas Eve. On December 23rd, Booth brings in the skeletal remains of a man found dead in a bomb shelter discovered recently. Everyone is in Christmas eve mode with a company party going on upstairs. Bones and the rest of the team start investigating the dead mans story when Zack triggers the bio-hazard alarm while cutting through the skeleton. The lab is shut down for containment and every one is under quarantine based on the discovery of a fungus causing Valley fever. The prospect of spending the two mandatory quarantine days away from friends and family makes everyone morose. Booth develops a side-effect of euphoria due to drugs given to immunize them from the disease.
The case, meanwhile, progresses into the discovery of a love affair between the dead man, Lionel Little and his African American janitor in the late 1950s. Due to the oppressive racial climate in US, they plan to emigrate to France. Lionel tries to sell his invaluable coin collection to a shifty con artist who murders Lionel to procure the collection. With everyone else in the lab celebrating Christmas with secret Santa gifts, Bones decides to track down the old flame of Lionel to reveal the lethal mystery behind his disappearance. This stems from Bones' marred childhood when her parents disappeared from her life.
An emotional segment in the show occurs when everyone gets to meet their family and friends with Christmas carols crooning in the background. Bones manges to track down the lover who is heartened to discover that Lionel was not the coward she thought after his truancy. In addition, an extremely gratifying ending is provided, when a coin found in Lionels pocket is a very rare coin that can pay for Lionel's granddaughter's medical education.
[edit] Trivia
- Dr. Brennan fails to understand a reference to the Grinch made by Hodgins. Actor T.J. Thyne who plays Hodgins appeared in the film How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
