| # |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Director |
Original airdate |
Production code |
| 1 |
"Pilot" |
Hart Hanson |
Greg Yaitanes |
September 13, 2005 |
1AKY79 |
| After returning to Washington, D.C., renowned forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan is called in by FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth to aid an FBI investigation involving a set of bones found hidden in a lake. |
| 2 |
"The Man in the S.U.V." |
Stephen Nathan |
Allan Kroeker |
September 20, 2005 |
1AKY02 |
| An SUV explodes outside a cafe, killing several civilians. When Dr. Brennan confirms the identity of the deceased driver to be the leader of the Arab-American Friendship League, the authorities suspect the man to be a terrorist. Through examining the human remains of the driver, Brennan and her team are able to help Agent Booth to find the killer and stop a potential terrorist act involving the President. |
| 3 |
"A Boy in the Tree" |
Hart Hanson |
Patrick Norris |
September 27, 2005 |
1AKY01 |
| A boy is found hanging from a tree at an exclusive private school, apparently having committed suicide. Things quickly become more complicated when the school attempts a cover-up. |
| 4 |
"The Man in the Bear" |
Laura Wolner |
Allan Kroeker |
November 1, 2005 |
1AKY04 |
| Dr. Brennan reluctantly joins Agent Booth to travel to Washington State, where a human arm was found inside the stomach of a bear. As Brennan identifies the man, she discovers that he might have been a victim of a cannibal. |
| 5 |
"A Boy in a Bush" |
Steve Blackman & Greg Ball |
Jesús Salvador Treviño |
November 8, 2005 |
1AKY05 |
| A six-year-boy's remains is found near a shopping mall and when he is confirmed by Dr. Brennan to be the same boy who went missing from a local park, Booth and Brennan's team work together to find his murderer. |
| 6 |
"The Man in the Wall" |
Elizabeth Benjamin |
Tawnia McKiernan |
November 15, 2005 |
1AKY06 |
| During a fight at a dance club, a wall breaks open to reveal a mummified corpse and a stash of methamphetamine. When Brennan and her team identifies the deceased to be a former DJ of the dance club, Booth and Brennan investigate a rival DJ and the owner of the dance club. |
| 7 |
"A Man on Death Row" |
Noah Hawley |
David Jones |
November 22, 2005 |
1AKY03 |
| Howard Epps, a death row inmate, has less than two days left before his execution. When his attorney asks for Booth's help to prove his innocence, Booth agrees to look over the case and asks Brennan and her team to help him, even though he is convinced of Epps' guilt. |
| 8 |
"The Girl in the Fridge" |
Dana Coen |
Sanford Bookstaver |
November 29, 2005 |
1AKY07 |
| Brennan's former professor and ex-lover, Michael, comes to Washington, D.C. and the two quickly resume their relationship. After Brennan and her team help Booth identify a young woman found in a refrigerator, they proceed to find out who had killed the woman. As Brennan works to gather evidence for the prosecution, she discovers that Michael has been appointed as an expert witness for the defence. |
| 9 |
"The Man in the Fallout Shelter" |
Hart Hanson |
Greg Yaitanes |
December 13, 2005 |
1AKY08 |
| Two days before Christmas, Booth brings in the body of a man found in a fallout shelter. While Brennan is eager to examine the body, her colleagues want to go to the company's Christmas party. When Zack cuts into the bones of the man, he accidentally releases a deadly fungus that causes the team, including Booth and Dr. Goodman, to be quarantined over Christmas. |
| 10 |
"The Woman at the Airport" |
Teresa Lin |
Greg Yaitanes |
January 25, 2006 |
1AKY10 |
| Brennan and Booth investigate the body parts of a woman found in different locations by Los Angeles International Airport. However, Brennan and her team have trouble identifying the victim when they discover that she had extensive cosmetic surgery done, which altered the core architecture of her skull. |
| 11 |
"The Woman in the Car" |
Noah Hawley |
Dwight Little |
February 1, 2006 |
1AKY09 |
| An agent from the state department is sent to perform a security review on Brennan and her team. Meanwhile, the burnt body of a woman is found in a car with signs that her child was kidnapped, leading Booth and Brennan to suspect the father, Carl Decker. Their investigation is complicated when Decker turns out to be in the witness protection program. |
| 12 |
"The Superhero in the Alley" |
Elizabeth Benjamin |
James Whitmore Jr. |
February 8, 2006 |
1AKY12 |
| A decomposed corpse in a superhero outfit is found in an alley. Booth and Brennan discover that the victim was a fan of comic books and had engaged in role playing with his friends, but his attempt at being a hero had deadly consequences. |
| 13 |
"The Woman in the Garden" |
Laura Wolner |
Sanford Bookstaver |
February 15, 2006 |
1AKY13 |
| Brennan joins Booth in his investigation regarding a dug-up corpse found in the back of a gang member's car. When Brennan and her team examine the original burial site of the corpse, they find another empty grave, leading Booth to believe that there was a double homicide. |
| 14 |
"The Man in the Fairway" |
Steve Blackman |
Tony Wharmby |
March 8, 2006 |
1AKY14 |
| Brennan and Zack investigate a small jet crash that was carrying some Chinese diplomats and an unidentified female guest. At the crash site, Brennan finds some bone fragments that do not belong to any of the passengers, but might belong to a man who has been missing for five years. |
| 15 |
"Two Bodies in the Lab" |
Stephen Nathan |
Allan Kroeker |
March 15, 2006 |
1AKY15 |
| Two cases are brought to the Jeffersonian Institute; one concerning the human remains of whom the FBI thinks is mob boss James Cuguni, while the other concerns a possible murder victim of serial killer Kevin Hollings. When Brennan narrowly misses being the target of a shooting while waiting for a date, it becomes probable that the shooter is connected to one of these cases. |
| 16 |
"The Woman in the Tunnel" |
Greg Ball & Steve Blackman |
Joe Napolitano |
March 22, 2006 |
1AKY11 |
| The body of a documentary film-maker is found at the bottom of a tunnel shaft beneath Washington, D.C. Brennan and Booth are introduced to an underground society, whose leader thinks he might be responsible for the victim's death. |
| 17 |
"The Skull in the Desert" |
Jeff Rake |
Donna Deitch |
March 29, 2006 |
1AKY17 |
| When Angela finds a skull in the desert on her vacation, she asks Brennan for help identifying the skull as she fears that it may be her missing boyfriend's. |
| 18 |
"The Man with the Bone" |
Craig Silverstein |
Jesús Salvador Treviño |
April 5, 2006 |
1AKY16 |
| Booth brings Brennan to examine a 300-year-old finger bone that was found with a corpse in a national park. When they discover that the bone may have belonged to a pirate, the team is led on a hunt for pirate treasure. |
| 19 |
"The Man in the Morgue" |
Noah Hawley & Elizabeth Benjamin |
James Whitmore Jr. |
April 19, 2006 |
1AKY18 |
| Brennan is on vacation in New Orleans identifying bodies of Hurricane Katrina victims. When she suddenly wakes up and realizes that she has lost her memory of the previous day, Booth flies down to help her. Soon, she becomes the prime suspect in a murder case. |
| 20 |
"The Graft in the Girl" |
Laura Wolner & Greg Ball |
Sanford Bookstaver |
April 26, 2006 |
1AKY19 |
| The team helps FBI Deputy Director Sam Cullen's daughter, Amy, when she contracts a rare form of lung cancer after receiving a bone graft. Booth and Brennan learn she is not the only victim with this rare form of cancer. |
| 21 |
"The Soldier on the Grave" |
Stephen Nathan |
Jonathan Pontell |
May 10, 2006 |
1AKY20 |
| A charred body found in a cemetery leads to the team investigating a possible cover-up involving a group of soldiers in the Iraq war. |
| 22 |
"The Woman in Limbo" |
Hart Hanson |
Jesús Salvador Treviño |
May 17, 2006 |
1AKY21 |
| Booth opens an investigation into the disappearance of Dr. Brennan's parents when her mother's remains are discovered. Brennan reunites with her brother, whom Booth brings to Washington, D.C. to help in the investigation. |
| # |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Director |
Original airdate |
Code |
| 23 (1) |
"The Titan on the Tracks" |
Hart Hanson |
Tony Wharmby |
August 30, 2006 |
2AKY01 |
| Brennan and Booth investigate the site of a train wreck where the bodies of a senator and a high-profile businessman are found within the wreckage. The businessman's body is found in a car on the train tracks, and at first glance, it is an apparent suicide. While investigating a possible connection between the two victims, Brennan and her team discover the businessman is still alive, but severely injured, at a local hospital, and the body at the scene is someone else. As the clues begin to unravel, the investigation gets more complicated when details of the man's private life are revealed, leading Brennan and Booth to a private detective who may hold key information. Meanwhile, Brennan is introduced to Dr. Camille Saroyan, a first-rate pathologist who has been hired as the head of forensics at the Jeffersonian, and more importantly, Brennan's boss. It doesn't take long for Brennan to figure out "Cam" is a little too familiar with Booth and that they share something of a past. Also, Booth encourages Brennan to visit her mother's gravesite for the first time |
| 24 (2) |
"The Mother and Child in the Bay" |
Stephen Nathan |
Jesús Salvador Treviño |
September 6, 2006 |
2AKY02 |
| Booth and Brennan investigate the remains of a woman and fetus washed up on the beach of the Delaware Bay. The body is identified as that of Carlie Richardson, a pregnant newly-wed whose mysterious disappearance one year ago had been a major national news story. However, the immediate prime suspect, Richardson's husband, has also disappeared. Meanwhile, Booth is annoyed that his ex-girlfriend Rebecca, the mother of his son Parker, is letting Parker spend so much time with her new boyfriend. |
| 25 (3) |
"The Boy in the Shroud" |
Gary Glasberg |
Sanford Bookstaver |
September 13, 2006 |
2AKY03 |
| Brennan and her team dig though the trash to find clues when a young man wrapped in a shroud is found among garbage. After Angela is able to identify the deceased boy, Cam quickly assumes the main suspect to be the boy's girlfriend, Kelly, who is a product of the foster system. Brennan is hurt by this as she is also a product of the foster system. Meanwhile, things get tense when Brennan and Cam struggle for power in their disagreement on work styles. Cam threatens to fire Brennan even if it costs her the whole Jeffersonian team. |
| 26 (4) |
"The Blonde in the Game" |
Noah Hawley |
Bryan Spicer |
September 20, 2006 |
2AKY04 |
| Skeletal remains of a young girl are found, and when brought back to the lab, the team recognizes this is not just any murder but that of Howard Epps, who the team encountered in the first season, a convicted serial killer on death row. He left clues leading to another body, a fresh kill that is only a week old. Brennan and her team scramble to decipher Epps' cryptic clues as they try in a desperate effort to find his accomplice who has been killing for Epps. When they realize that another victim may be alive, the team works under pressure to try to find the young girl. |
| 27 (5) |
"The Truth in the Lye" |
Scott Williams |
Stephen DePaul |
September 27, 2006 |
2AKY05 |
| Gruesome remains of a man dissolving in a bathtub of corrosive chemicals is found in a construction site. In a search of the man's identity, they realize he was living a double life with two different families. In what first appears to be a straightforward case of jealousy and insurance money, new clues send Brennan and Booth in a completely different direction and a third suspect is brought to light. Meanwhile, Brennan, curious, confronts Rebecca about her recent antics with Booth and her rejection of Booth's marriage proposal. |
| 28 (6) |
"The Girl in Suite 2103" |
Christopher Ambrose |
Karen Gaviola |
October 4, 2006 |
2AKY06 |
| Brennan and Booth are called to the site of an explosion in a Miami hotel where several people were either injured or died, including an unidentified body that was found burned, thought to be that of the bomber. Initially, the explosion is thought to be the work of a Colombian drug cartel intending to target Judge Dolores Ramos, the Colombian judicial representative, who survived the blast. Diplomatic Immunity and State Department official Alex Radziwill stands in way of Brennan and Booth's investigation as they pursue key clues about the case. |
| 29 (7) |
"The Girl with the Curl" |
Karine Rosenthal |
Thomas J. Wright |
November 1, 2006 |
2AKY07 |
| Brennan and Booth investigate the death of Brianna Swanson, a young beauty queen whose decomposed remains are discovered at a water filtration plant. Brianna's father is the initial suspect, but new clues lead elsewhere. Brennan and Booth investigate Brianna's dance school, where they find new information leading to several suspects. Meanwhile, Hodgins works up the nerve to ask Angela out on a date. At first, she rejects due to their situation as co-workers but after seeking advice from Brennan and Cam, she agrees to go. |
| 30 (8) |
"The Woman in the Sand" |
Elizabeth Benjamin |
Kate Woods |
November 8, 2006 |
2AKY08 |
| The team investigate the murder of a missing federal prosecutor and a related murder of a female boxer. Booth and Bones go undercover to infiltrate an underground fight circuit in Las Vegas. |
| 31 (9) |
"Aliens in a Spaceship" |
Janet Tamaro |
Craig Ross Jr. |
November 15, 2006 |
2AKY09 |
| The team investigate the murder of two kidnapped teenage twin boys. The boys were placed in a spaceship-like capsule and buried alive underground. Soon, Brennan and Hodgins find themselves victims of the "Grave Digger", and Booth frantically searches for them as they slowly run out of oxygen underground. The case has no conclusion, and it is unsure whether it will ever be solved. |
| 32 (10) |
"The Headless Witch in the Woods" |
Stephen Nathan & Karine Rosenthal |
Tony Wharmby |
November 29, 2006 |
2AKY10 |
| Brennan and Booth investigate the death of a young Blair Witch style film-maker. |
| 33 (11) |
"Judas on a Pole" |
Hart Hanson |
David Duchovny |
December 13, 2006 |
2AKY11 |
| Zack defends his dissertation to obtain his doctorate and asks help from a colleague. Meanwhile, Booth and Brennan are called to the scene where a man's body was found gutted, burned and hung like a scarecrow on the roof of a Federal Building. Booth determines the victim was a snitch working in an organized crime syndicate. Brennan's brother, Russ, informs her of a phone call he received from their father, warning him that they are both in danger. Soon after, a priest contacts Brennan telling her that her father insists on she and Booth to drop their case. They determine that the body found was actually an ex-FBI agent, who was tracking Russ to kill him. Hence, giving reason to Brennan's father's warnings. |
| 34 (12) |
"The Man in the Cell" |
Noah Hawley |
Jesús Salvador Treviño |
January 31, 2007 |
2AKY12 |
| Booth and Brennan are ordered to the cell of serial killer Howard Epps to identify the remains of an inmate. To their surprise, the charred remains don't belong to Epps. It's soon learned that Epps has escaped and is on a revenge path, which involves Booth's young son, Parker. Due to the danger of the case, Brennan must get FBI protection. Cam inhales a toxin while performing an autopsy, which puts her life in danger. |
| 35 (13) |
"The Girl in the Gator" |
Scott A. Williams |
Allan Kroeker |
February 7, 2007 |
2AKY13 |
| When Booth is ordered to go see a psychiatrist after irrationally discharging his firearm, Brennan is paired up with Agent Tim Sullivan to investigate the apparent murder of a college student in the Everglades, and by the time the case is solved Sullivan and Brennan express their mutual interest in each other. |
| 36 (14) |
"The Man in the Mansion" |
Christopher Ambrose |
Dwight Little |
February 14, 2007 |
2AKY14 |
| When a benefactor of the Jeffersonian is found murdered, it's up to the team to find out who, but Hodgins' past with the widow complicates matters. Meanwhile Booth continues to see the therapist, and Brennan is progressing in her exploratory relationship with Sullivan. |
| 37 (15) |
"The Bodies in the Book" |
Karine Rosenthal |
Craig Ross Jr. |
March 14, 2007 |
2AKY15 |
| Three separate bodies are found murdered exactly the way Brennan wrote them in her new book. However, the killer's method was different every time, leading the team to believe that it was not one but three killers. Booth and Sully become concerned for Brennan, while she insists she can take care of herself. This increases tension between Sully and Brennan, straining their relationship. Booth tries to help them along, apparently fine with the couple. At the end of the episode, Sully and Brennan reconcile and Booth, walking away, looks back sadly. |
| 38 (16) |
"The Boneless Bride in the River" |
Gary Glasberg |
Tony Wharmby |
March 21, 2007 |
2AKY16 |
| During Brennan's vacation, a woman's body is found with its bones removed. The team interviews people who knew the woman, but they all seemed to be hiding something. Meanwhile Sully tells Brennan that he had bought a boat and will be leaving for a year, at the end of the case, to give tours of the Caribbean. At the end of the episode Sully sails off in his new boat, "Temperance", while Brennan waves good-bye. |
| 39 (17) |
"The Priest in the Churchyard" |
Lyla Oliver |
Scott Lautanen |
March 28, 2007 |
2AKY17 |
| Brennan and Zack examine corpses, which have been spilled out of their coffins, due to a burst water main in an old cemetery on the St. Agatha church grounds. However, as they identify the individual bodies to be put back in their proper place, they find one skeleton that is out of place. Father Donlan, who runs the church, says that all these bodies had been buried for at least 50 years and yet Brennan believes one of them was buried five years ago with no coffin. When it is confirmed that the deceased was murdered, Booth and Brennan investigate the priests and administrator of the church and argue about the validity of religion. |
| 40 (18) |
"The Killer in the Concrete" |
Dean Widenmann |
Jeff Woolnough |
April 4, 2007 |
2AKY18 |
| The remains of a body are discovered encased in concrete, and Booth has a hunch the victim is connected to an organized-crime boss. Meanwhile, Brennan's estranged father pays her a visit. |
| 41 (19) |
"Spaceman in a Crater" |
Elizabeth Benjamin |
Jeannot Szwarc |
May 2, 2007 |
2AKY20 |
| The team investigates the death of an astronaut who appears to have fallen to Earth from a high altitude. While Brennan and Booth question his associates at NASA, Hodgins theorizes about a conspiracy involving extraterrestrials. |
| 42 (20) |
"Glowing Bones In The Old Stone House" |
Stephen Nathan |
Caleb Deschanel |
May 9, 2007 |
2AKY21 |
| Brennan and Booth are called by Homeland Security to investigate the scene at an old stone house where some glowing bones have been found. Fearing the remains might be radioactive, the pair don protective Hazmat suits and cautiously enter the house, where they find the glowing bones but no radioactivity. Back at the Jeffersonian, the team examines the bones and determines the identity of the victim, but there is no immediate explanation as to why the remains are emitting a green glow. With each of their specialties called upon, the whole Jeffersonian team joins Brennan and Booth in pursuing the murder mystery, which leads them to a group of friends who are shocked to discover that one of their own is the victim. During the course of the investigation, the victim and their friends' MySpace.com pages, along with the photos, videos and blogs they contain, are a virtual tool for the Jeffersonian team's search for answers. Meanwhile, Hodgins professes his love for Angela in a very unusual way. In the end, Angela decides to propose to Hodgins and they agree to get married. |
| 43 (21) |
"Stargazer in a Puddle" |
Hart Hanson |
Tony Wharmby |
May 16, 2007 |
2AKY22 |
| The team works on finding how Chelsea Cole, a fan of astronomy who suffered from Werner's Syndrome, died. Meanwhile, Hodgins and Angela prepare for their wedding. Zack is asked to serve his country in Iraq. Brennan's father, Max, tries to let her in on her past and brings her a 1993 video of her mother. Booth and Max get into a fist fight before Max surrenders to his arrest. |
| # |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Director |
Viewers |
Original airdate |
Code |
| 44 (1) |
"The Widow's Son in the Windshield" |
Hart Hanson |
Ian Toynton |
8.3 million[6] |
September 25, 2007 |
3AKY01 |
| The team investigates a case concerning a skull smashing through the windshield of a group of teenagers' car. The skull belongs to a violinist who disappeared after a concert and may have been a victim of cannibalism. While Zack is away, Brennan searches for a new assistant. Angela and Hodgins hire a private investigator to track down Angela's ex-husband. The case does not conclude at the end of the episode, but begins the recurring Gormogon story arc. |
| 45 (2) |
"Soccer Mom in the Mini-Van" |
Elizabeth Benjamin |
Allan Kroeker |
7.98 million[7] |
October 2, 2007 |
3AKY02 |
| A minivan explodes, killing its sole occupant, a woman who has been known to the FBI for nearly thirty years. The team investigates the crime which has links to a violent crime the woman was involved in while she was a member of the National Liberation Army in the 1970s. Meanwhile, Brennan visits her father, who is in prison after being arrested by Booth. |
| 46 (3) |
"Death in the Saddle" |
Josh Berman |
Craig Ross Jr. |
8.3 million[8] |
October 9, 2007 |
3AKY03 |
| After the decomposed body of a man, whose feet were removed and arms bound, is found in the woods, the team is called in to investigate. When the man is discovered to have stayed at a S&M pony play retreat as was killed using a hoof knife. His wife discovered him at the retreat with another woman just before he died, and both become suspects in the case as well as the lover's ex-husband. Meanwhile, Angela attempts to go under hypnosis to find out the name of her husband nicknamed Birambau to divorce him in order to marry Hodgins. Though the hypnosis fails initially it ultimately leads her to the name, Grayson Barasa. |
| 47 (4) |
"The Secret in the Soil" |
Karine Rosenthal |
Steven DePaul |
8.8 million[9] |
October 23, 2007 |
3AKY04 |
| Booth and Brennan are called to investigate a decomposed body found on the grounds of a V.A. hospital. The body, belonging to the founder of an organic supermarket chain, was indicated by its unusually high temperature to have been incinerated. The team discovers a double homicide when flesh from another body is found, which turns out to have belonged to the first victim's daughter. Meanwhile, the FBI forces Booth and Brennan to undergo psychiatric counseling. |
| 48 (5) |
"Mummy in the Maze" |
Scott Williams |
Marita Grabiak |
8.9 million[10] |
October 30, 2007 |
3AKY05 |
| The FBI is called to investigate after the mummified remains of a teenage girl are found in a Halloween-themed maze. Brennan and her team determine that the girl has been dead for about a year. Another mummified remains of a teenage girl are found at a Halloween amusement park funhouse, who they determine to have been killed approximately two years ago. When the team finds out that a third teenage girl is missing, they realize they have until the Halloween holiday to save her. |
| 49 (6) |
"Intern in the Incinerator" |
Christopher Ambrose |
Jeff Woolnough |
9.6 million[11] |
November 6, 2007 |
3AKY06 |
| Employees of the Jeffersonian Institute become murder suspects when the remains of a Jeffersonian intern is found in the building's incinerator. Booth, Brennan and their team set about to investigate her death and find that she had been working on the Gormogon case, which is still open. They acquire further motives for her death when they discover that she had been in a romantic relationship with a Jeffersonian employee. Meanwhile, Booth poses as Cam's boyfriend and accompanies her to her family get-together. |
| 50 (7) |
"Boy in the Time Capsule" |
Janet Lin |
Chad Lowe |
9.1 million[12] |
November 13, 2007 |
3AKY07 |
| The body of a teenage boy is found by his former high school classmates to have been hidden inside a time capsule that was buried 20 years ago. As the team investigates the class of 1987 to find the boy's killer, they find a disk among his belongings, containing a game which would have been a landmark title in 1987 if released. They also discover that he was the father of one of his classmates' son. Brennan and Booth share high school memories while they receive some psychological profiling advice of the killer from their therapist, Dr. Sweets. |
| 51 (8) |
"The Knight on the Grid" |
Noah Hawley |
Dwight H. Little |
8.7 million[13] |
November 20, 2007 |
3AKY08 |
| Booth and Brennan's investigation into the death of an archbishop leads them back on the case of the Gormogon serial killer when the archbishop's kneecaps were discovered to have been surgically removed. They realize that the killer has a pattern for choosing victims after Angela finds a victim tree in the evidence vault. The team attempts to make predictions on who the next victim is while Dr. Sweets provides psychological insights into the killer for Brennan and Booth. Meanwhile, Brennan's brother reappears. |
| 52 (9) |
"The Santa in the Slush" |
Elizabeth Benjamin & Scott Williams |
Jeff Woolnough |
9.6 million[14] |
November 27, 2007 |
3AKY09 |
| Three days before Christmas, Booth, Brennan and their team are sent to investigate the death of a Santa Claus impersonator after his body was discovered in the sewer near a mall. The team discovers that the man's legal name was Kristopher Kringle and was highly regarded in his profession while he worked for a local "Rent-A-Santa" business. Meanwhile, Brennan and Booth find themselves under a mistletoe, and Brennan decides to spend Christmas with her father, brother and his family. |
| 53 (10) |
"The Man in the Mud" |
Janet Tamaro[15] |
Scott Lautanen[15] |
8.54 million |
April 14, 2008 |
3AKY10 |
| A body is discovered at Homestead Natural Hot Springs in a spring filled with mud. Booth and Brennan go to investigate the scene and find that the body is that of Tripp Goddard, a motorcycle racer who had been murdered about two weeks ago after a race. Sweets' girlfriend is also introduced. |
| 54 (11) |
"Player Under Pressure[17]" |
Janet Tamaro[18] |
Jessica Landaw[18] |
8.64 million |
April 21, 2008 |
2AKY19 (On Script) 3AKY11 (Otherwise) |
| All team members are working to identify the bones from a college athlete who suffered a lot of fractures. After the body is identified they talk to his sister and somebody who acted as a sort of an adviser for the deceased. Zack is overwhelmed by having to reconstruct the crushed bones to form a skeleton. (Note: The air date of this episode, which involves deaths on a college campus, was originally supposed to be in April of 2007, but was not released at the time in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre (Aired in Spain, see Wikipedia in spanish, April 08, 2008 in la Sexta.)[16] |
| 55 (12) |
"Baby in the Bough[19]" |
Karine Rosenthal[20] |
Ian Toynton [20] |
9.8 million |
April 28, 2008 |
3AKY12 |
| A woman's car is run off the road and she is killed, but her baby miraculously survives the accident. Booth and Brennan go to the woman's hometown to try to find out who's responsible for running her car off the road. Bones, with help from Booth, takes care of the baby until the team finds out who killed the mother. |
| 56 (13) |
"The Verdict in the Story[21]" |
Christopher Ambrose |
Jeannot Szwarc |
8.23 million |
May 5, 2008 |
3AKY13 |
| Brennan's father Max Keenan is on trial for the alleged murder of FBI Deputy Director Kirby. Everyone on the team, except for Brennan, is called as a witness for the prosecution during the trial. Brennan on the other hand is the forensics advisor for the defense, and she must rely on both her dedication to her family and her skill as an anthropologist to help free her father. |
| 57 (14) |
"Wannabe in the Weeds[22]" |
Josh Berman[23] |
Gordon C. Lonsdale[23] |
9.42 million |
May 12, 2008 |
3AKY14 |
| A wannabe singer Tommy Sour is found on a grassy location. The investigation leads Brennan, Booth, and Cam to the Checker Box Restaurant where Tommy used to sing. There are several suspects who took part in the open mic contest there, with talent scouts in the audience. The group comes together with a startling revelation for Brennan. |
| 58 (15) |
"The Pain in the Heart[24]" |
Hart Hanson & Stephen Nathan |
Allan Kroeker |
10.15 million |
May 19, 2008 |
3AKY15 |
| When a human jawbone shows up at the Jeffersonian, Brennan and the team quickly realize that the Gormogon serial killer has struck again. In a shocking turn of events, an explosion in the lab sends Zack to the hospital; Gormogon's silver skeleton goes missing from the basement vault; and every Jeffersonian employee becomes a suspect, with the realization that one of their very own has been working with the twisted and elusive serial killer. |
