Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.
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Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed that the standard identification methods are useless.
Season 4 episodes
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Season four begins all the way in England, with Booth speaking at Scotland Yard and Brennan guest-lecturing at the prestigious Oxford University. Knowing of Booth and Brennan's expertise in their respective fields, local officials ask for their help with a high-profile murder investigation that involves a British heiress.
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Directed by Ian ToyntonWritten by Karine Rosenthal, Hart HansonGuest stars Eugene Byrd, Andrew Buchan, Ty Glaser, Ben Righton, David Yelland, Jane How, Sheila Reid, Jonathan Wrather
With the case of the murdered heiress solved, Booth and Brennan prepare to head back home, but are shocked to learn of another murder - and this time it's someone they know. Meanwhile, with Birimbau unexpectedly coming back into Angela's life, things get complicated between her and Hodgins.
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Directed by Ian ToyntonWritten by Scott Williams, Stephen NathanGuest stars Indira Varma, Tuppence Middleton, Ed Coleman, Michael Brandon
The body of the host of a popular reality TV show is found partially decomposed in an outhouse, and Booth and Brennan must find out who the killer is. Meanwhile, Booth learns that Brennan is juggling two relationships.
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Directed by Steven DePaulWritten by Mark Lisson, Carla KettnerGuest stars Carla Gallo, Michele Greene, Lisa Lackey, John DiMaggio, Jill Wagner, Amanda Anka, Brennan Elliott, Tim Griffin
Parker, Booth's son, discovers a corpse's finger in a bird's nest, causing the team to launch an investigation to try to find the rest of the body. After finding the corpse, the team discovers that the death was caused by a dog, leading them to an illegal dog fighting ring and a search for the killer dog and its owner.
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Directed by Jeff WoolnoughWritten by Lyla OliverGuest stars Dean Norris, Michael Badalucco, Heidi Swedberg, Devon Graye, Adam Rose, Susan Chuang, Demetrius Grosse, Steve Spel
The pieces of a dismembered body are found lying in a purple pool of water, except the head is missing. The team finds that the body belongs to Jared Addison, a science fiction writer who had several mental problems. With Sweets' help, several suspects are hunted down, however the team has trouble finding enough evidence with the victim's head still missing.
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Directed by Jeannot SzwarcWritten by Josh BermanGuest stars Eric Millegan, Michael Grant Terry, Jamie Renée Smith, Ronobir Lahiri, Debra Christofferson, Lisa Kaminir, Ryan Alvarez, Todd Robert Anderson
The remains of a despised office manager are discovered in an elevator shaft, and Booth and Brennan must figure out which employee killed him. After some investigating, they find that the manager had more than a fair share of complaints on file. Meanwhile, Angela and Hodgins try to make peace in the lab after their break-up.
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Directed by Steven DePaulWritten by Elizabeth BenjaminGuest stars Joel David Moore, Ewan Chung, Katharine Leonard, Pete Gardner, Devin McGinn, Kim Robillard, Edward James Gage, Omi Vaidya
Booth and Brennan go to investigate a body found in the Chesapeake Bay. After arriving, they find only the upper torso, giving the team little to work with other than remnants of the victim's breast implants. Brennan and Booth are led to a small church in Maryland, where they find that the victim was a pastor. When the team finds the lower half of the body, they learn that their initial assumptions may not been incorrect.
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Directed by Craig Ross Jr.Written by Karina CsoltyGuest stars David Gallagher, Bruce Thomas, Blake Shields, Nancy Youngblut, John Livingston, Sylva Kelegian, Brett Gilbert, Dustin Hess
When the smashed remains of a well known artist are found in an impounded junkyard car, Booth and Brennan are on the case to find out if foul play is to blame for his death. With suspects ranging from the artist’s rival to his own assistant, the team must race against the clock to find evidence of murder before the car is relinquished and put on exhibit as the sculptor’s ultimate display of self-sacrifice for the sake of his art.
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Directed by Allan KroekerWritten by Janet LinGuest stars Carla Gallo, Patricia Belcher, Vicki Lewis, Jonathan LaPaglia, Todd Bosley, Bill Parks, David Greenman, Nichole Hiltz
Booth’s Brother Jared Booth and Brennan investigate the scene where a body was uncovered during a botched practice police raid. The team identifies the body as a struggling inventor’s father who had recently reunited with his son. But when a second body surfaces, the team is led on a trail of deception to find out who was the actual con-man in the inventor’s life. Clark Edison returns to the lab, and he and Hodgins work on piecing together blueprints from one of the inventor’s potentially valuable inventions. Meanwhile, Brennan likes Booth's brother and goes out on a date with him. She learns a thing or too about Booth's past while out on the date.
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Directed by Allison Liddi-BrownWritten by Karine RosenthalGuest stars Eugene Byrd, Brendan Fehr, Brian Howe, Joseph C. Phillips, Mandy Freund, Eric Ladin, Eric Lange, Jon Wellner
While en route to China to identify prehistoric anthropological remains, Booth and Brennan are called upon to solve a murder in midair when the flight attendant discovers a fully cooked human body in the plane's microwave.
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Directed by Steven DePaulWritten by Carla KettnerGuest stars Ryan O'Neal, Patricia Belcher, Peggy Miley, Amy Farrington, William R. Moses, Dyllan Christopher, Keith Diamond, Judson Mills
Brennan's father Max lands a teaching position at the Jeffersonian. When he ends up helping out with the murder case at hand, Brennan is noticeably bothered by his sudden presence in her professional life.
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Directed by Jessica LandawWritten by Carla KettnerGuest stars Ryan O'Neal, Michael Grant Terry, Gina Torres, Molly Hagan, Robin Thomas, John Lafayette, Aisha Hinds, Hannah Leigh
A shallow grave holds the remains of conjoined twins; Booth and Brennan infiltrate a circus community after they discover that the twins were jugglers there.
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Directed by Dwight H. LittleWritten by Lyla OliverGuest stars Ed Gale, Lester Speight, Greg Romero Wilson, Bernard White, Mageina Tovah, Michael Monks, Maggie Baird, Stephen Lee
When a volunteer fireman is murdered at an ice rink, Booth and Brennan begin the investigation, but Booth must excuse himself due to a conflict of interest. When details come to light, Booth becomes a suspect in the homicide.
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Directed by Chad LoweWritten by Scott WilliamsGuest stars Patricia Belcher, Michael Grant Terry, Nathan West, Stephen Martines, Nick Warnock, Julie Dretzin, Bianca Lawson, Jhemma Ziegler
While trapped and trying to escape from a ship in the middle of the ocean, Booth is haunted by strange hallucinations.
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Directed by Ian ToyntonWritten by Karine Rosenthal, Janet LinGuest stars Noel Fisher, Brendan Fehr, Richard V. Licata, Marisa Coughlan, Marco Sanchez, Deirdre Lovejoy
The team investigates a sci-fi convention when a woman in a medieval princess dress is found murdered. With Booth's back injured, Agent Payton Perotta steps in once again to help
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Directed by Steven DePaulWritten by Matthew Donlan, Jeremy MartinGuest stars Joel David Moore, Eric Nenninger, Josh Sussman, David Greenman, Oliver Muirhead, Tara Buck, Betsy Rue, Marisa Coughlan
When newlyweds encounter a corpse while bungee-jumping off of a bridge, Brennan and Booth are sent to investigate. After determine the cause of death was not suicide, the team at the Jeffersonian discover an unknown substance coming from the body. This sends the lab into lockdown and have only 24 hours to uncover the murderer before the body disintegrates.
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Directed by David BoreanazWritten by Elizabeth BenjaminGuest stars Janet Varney, Christine Lakin, Sunkrish Bala, Zachary Knighton, Stoney Westmoreland, Omid Abtahi, Rich Hutchman, Michael Adler
The body of a pregnant 16-year-old athlete found buried in a mound of salt in a city de-icing truck leads Booth and Brennan to the discovery that many of her teammates are pregnant or have babies after a pregnancy pact.
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Directed by Steven DePaulWritten by Josh Berman, Carla KettnerGuest stars Kayla Ewell, Amy Pietz, Brando Eaton, Monique Coleman, Matt Bushell, Lu Parker, Spencer Breslin, Andrew Borba
When the half-eaten body of Cam's former fiancee is found in the tiger cage at the zoo, Booth and Brennan uncover that his death was far from accidental. Now the team must put the pieces of the fiancee's final day back together, including hypnotizing a suspect in order to spark his memory.
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Directed by Ian ToyntonWritten by Karine Rosenthal, Janet LinGuest stars Eugene Byrd, Dana Davis, Chad Lowe, Linda Purl, Christopher Neiman, Pamela Dunlap, Rebecca Wisocky, Audrey Wasilewski
Booth and Brennan are sent to investigate when human remains are found during a photo shoot. When the team uncovers a meteorite in the victim's ear, they are led to the Collar Institute of Science in D.C.
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Directed by Brad TurnerWritten by Karina CsoltyGuest stars John Pyper-Ferguson, Aimee Garcia, Arielle Vandenberg, Anil Raman, August Emerson, Jason Rogel, Shawn Carter Peterson, Sterling Sulieman
Booth and Brennan are called when an image of the Virgin Mary is found in a bale of compressed cardboard.
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Directed by Steven DePaulWritten by Josh Berman, Carla KettnerGuest stars Carla Gallo, Michael Grant Terry, Mayim Bialik, P.J. Byrne, Rene L. Moreno, Jerry Zatarain Jr., Patricia Lentz, Brandon Scott
When it is discovered that a stage prop used by a Norwegian death metal band is in fact a real human skeleton, the remains are sent to the Jeffersonian when authorities determine the victim was an American citizen.
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Directed by Jeff WoolnoughWritten by Dean LopataGuest stars Eugene Byrd, Tania Raymonde, A.J. Trauth, Michael William Freeman, Greg Roman, Frida Farrell, Thor Knai, Frank Pacheco
When a Jeffersonian coworker dies of heart failure, the entire team goes to the wake where, upon viewing the body, Brennan realizes the death was no accident.
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Directed by Milan CheylovWritten by Craig SilversteinGuest stars Rick Scarry, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Dale Godboldo, Ellen Geer, Mandy Siegfried, Kelvin Yu, Charles Dougherty, Kazumi Aihara
Booth's detective friend from Tokyo, Ken Nakamura, calls him when his sister, Sachi, goes missing while in Washington, D.C. With Brennan, Booth investigates her disappearance.
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Directed by Ian ToyntonWritten by Michael PetersonGuest stars Brian Tee, Yuji Okumoto, Bumper Robinson, Ally Maki, Larry Clarke, Robert Wu, Jina Song, Jane Justice Park
When a human body is found inside the strung up Otter mascot uniform of a rival school, Brennan and Booth investigate whether the body inside the costume was dead beforehand, or killed during a Middlesex University bonfire event. The body is identified as Jimmy “Beaver” Bouvier, a fraternity brother at Middlesex University. When Brennan and Booth question his fraternity brothers, they learn that Beaver had a money-making operation on the side and was making a killing of his own. Meanwhile, Booth offers to help his brother Jared find a new job after being dishonorably discharged from the Navy.
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Directed by Brad TurnerWritten by Scott WilliamsGuest stars Ryan Pinkston, Jaimie Alexander, Edwin Hodge, Jonathan Chesner, Brendan Fehr, Nick Ballard, Rick Peters, Michael Hyatt
The team is on the case when human remains are found inside a barrel of wine during a wine tasting. When the victim turns out to be a wine critic whose scathing reviews were capable of sending a vineyard to its ruin, everyone from the winery's owner to the victim's own wife becomes a suspect.
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Directed by Kevin HooksWritten by Stephen NathanGuest stars Joel David Moore, Ryan O'Neal, Chad Willett, Scottie Thompson, Jeff Yagher, Kelly Noonan, David Greenman, Latarsha Rose
In the season finale, a dead body is found at a club called "The Lab." The team has to do some unexpected and unusual things that have to do with this club. Brennan and Booth may become a couple.
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Directed by Ian ToyntonWritten by Hart HansonGuest stars Joel David Moore, Ryan O'Neal, Eric Millegan, Carla Gallo, Eugene Byrd, Patricia Belcher, Michael Grant Terry, Nikki Sixx
