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.
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Having been accused of murder, Brennan is on the run from the FBI, with help from her father Max. Booth and the Jeffersonian team are convinced evil tech genius Christopher Pelant has manipulated key evidence in the case to pinpoint Brennan as the prime suspect. Then, an anonymous tip leads the team to the remains of a high school guidance counselor that may hold the key to proving Brennan's innocence.
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Directed by Ian ToyntonWritten by Stephen Nathan, Hart HansonGuest stars Ryan O'Neal, Eugene Byrd, Patricia Belcher, Stacey Turner, Kevin Scott Allen, Darin Toonder, Kaija Pellinen, Susanne Allan Hartman
The Jeffersonian team investigates the murder of a high-powered divorce lawyer with a lot of enemies. The plot thickens when the team discovers that the attorney's wife and assistant have been hiding crucial evidence which could help solve the case. Meanwhile, Brennan tries to adjust to life after being on the run, and tensions start to rise between her and Booth as the impact of their three-month separation begins to take its toll.
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Directed by Allison Liddi-BrownWritten by Michael PetersonGuest stars Sophina Brown, Tom Gallop, Alexandra Holden, Omar J. Dorsey, Drew Powell, Melissa Claire Egan, Richard Wharton, Al White
An investigation of human remains found in the aftermath of an explosion in a hotel garage hits a snag when the team learn their assumptions about a man's fate are incorrect. Meanwhile, Sweets gets a temporary partner at the FBI.
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Directed by Kate WoodsWritten by Jonathan CollierGuest stars Patricia Belcher, Tim Ransom, Lori Alan, Michelle Azar, Scott Subiono, DaJuan Johnson, Danielle Panabaker
The team's investigation of the death of an animal expo worker leads them into the shady market for illegal animal trading. Meanwhile, Brennan considers her political aspirations; and Sweets and Daisy confront a change in their relationship.
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Directed by Dwight H. LittleWritten by Dean LopataGuest stars Carla Gallo, Brian McNamara, Arturo del Puerto, Chris Butler, Heather Mazur, Drew Rausch, Ryan Caltagirone, Audrey Dundee Hannah
The Jeffersonian team investigates the death of a woman whose body was found mutilated and discarded in a city garbage can. Meanwhile, Booth invites Sweets to stay with Brennan and him while Sweets searches for a new apartment.
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Directed by Kate WoodsWritten by Keith FoglesongGuest stars Joel David Moore, Galadriel Stineman, James Patrick Stuart, Abraham Benrubi, Leif Gantvoort, Gualtiero Negrini, Brandon Fobbs, Kathryn Wahl
Brennan's new fascination with basketball and legendary coach Phil Jackson's thoughts on teamwork prompts her to gather five of her best "squinterns" to analyze remains that have never been identified.
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Directed by François VelleWritten by Stephen NathanGuest stars Joel David Moore, Eugene Byrd, Michael Grant Terry, Dylan Neal, Charlayne Woodard, Stephanie Erb, Missy Bailey, Luke Kleintank
The remains of a crime scene cleanup expert are found sealed in a mysterious pod that washed up on a beach. Meanwhile, Angela and Hodgins have reason to believe that Cam has a secret lover.
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Directed by Tim SouthamWritten by Pat CharlesGuest stars Kevin G. Schmidt, Roberta Valderrama, Jana Marie Hupp, Brad William Henke, Pej Vahdat
A street artist who is plastering his work on a billboard falls into his glue—and onto a corpse—so the team try to get him unstuck from the remains as they also work to identify the body. Meanwhile, Booth takes a stab at stand-up comedy at a club's open-mike night to look for suspects; and Angela finds herself attracted to the street artist.
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Directed by Ian ToyntonWritten by Keith FoglesongGuest stars Joel David Moore, Jay Paulson, Stephanie Lemelin, Adam Cagley, Eva Fisher, Joe O'Connor, Jeff Witzke, Kurt Caceres
A psychic joins the investigation of a death of a little boy whose soul is believed to be still alive, prompting the team members to reflect on their beliefs of life after death.
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Directed by Milan CheylovWritten by Hart HansonGuest stars Rachel DiPillo, Gerald McCullouch, Kathryn Winslow, Justin James Hughes, James Austin Kerr, Yvonne Huff Lee, Ali Louise Hartman, Susanne Allan Hartman
The Jeffersonian team investigates the death of a professional ballroom dancer who was murdered three days before her audition on a popular dancing competition show. In order to solve the case, Brennan and Booth go undercover as dance competitors to see if they can find potential suspects.
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Directed by Alex ChappleWritten by Nkechi Okoro CarrollGuest stars Michael Grant Terry, Dmitry Chaplin, Sarah Scott, Marta DuBois, Vince Corazza, Alison White, Mary Murphy, Tyce Diorio
The team investigates the murder of a well-known archaeologist with a questionable reputation, who came upon a career-defining discovery right before his death.
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Directed by Jeannot SzwarcWritten by Karen Wyscarver, Sanford GoldenGuest stars Eugene Byrd, Amy Yasbeck, Zoran Korach, Anya Monzikova, Gary Grubbs, Joe Williamson, Rhyan Schwartz, Ali Louise Hartman
After Hodgins and Angela are drugged and wake up to a bloody corpse hanging in the canopy of their bed and flower petals around their son Michael's crib, they are forced to believe that Pelant is back for revenge against Hodgins. Although Hodgins wants to go after Pelant directly, Booth knows it's best to work within the system and not go against protocol. Meanwhile, as the Jeffersonian team investigates the corpse, they discover the victim was a Special Forces agent working for the world's biggest supplier of mercenaries, and Angela and Hodgins decide to start an investigation without the rest of the Jeffersonian team for the sake of their family.
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Directed by Rob HardyWritten by Jonathan CollierGuest stars Patricia Belcher, Henry Simmons, Trae Ireland, Aidan Bristow, Ali Louise Hartman, Susanne Allan Hartman, Andrew Leeds, Reed Diamond
The Jeffersonian team investigates the remains of two bodies that were found at the same burial plot: one of a female cancer patient; the other, the cancer patient's "doula," who was guiding her through her grieving process with the illness. Meanwhile, with a spotlight on the case, Brennan and Booth start discussing their individual choices for after-death arrangements. Also, Daisy Wick returns for her first case after her break-up with Sweets.
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Directed by Milan CheylovWritten by Kim ClementsGuest stars Carla Gallo, Larry Dorf, Vik Sahay, John Rubinstein, Kimberly Jürgen, Brendan Patrick Connor, John Lee Ames, Shane Giedraitis
The dismembered body of a roller derby skater means Angela goes undercover at the rink to find more clues to the woman's murder. Elsewhere, Cam worries over the sheer number of doctor appointments Booth is going to, and presses him for details.
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Directed by Tawnia McKiernanWritten by Michael PetersonGuest stars Michael Grant Terry, Sydelle Noel, Suzanne Quast, Brad Carter, Larry Poindexter, Tamlyn Tomita, Ary Katz, Cedric Sanders
When Brennan is shot while working late at the Jeffersonian lab, she is rushed to the hospital in critical condition. While at the hospital, she struggles with visions of her mother that defy her usual logic. Meanwhile all evidence suggests that Brennan's attacker may be linked to the Jeffersonian.
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Directed by François VelleWritten by Dave ThomasGuest stars Ryan O'Neal, Eugene Byrd, Danielle Panabaker, Harry Van Gorkum, Don Franklin, Paul Schackman, Brooke Langton, Paris Tanaka
The Jeffersonian team investigates the remains of a 15-year-old boy. Although his mother and few close friends saw him as intelligent with poor social skills, the team discovers that this seemingly innocent boy was actually involved in illegal activity and had attended a high school party two weeks prior where drugs were present. The investigation takes an ugly turn when an underage girl confesses to being raped and the deceased boy’s reputation is compromised. Meanwhile, with the case’s spotlight on deception, intern Finn Abernathy contemplates telling Cam that her daughter Michelle is in town visiting for the weekend.
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Directed by Jeffrey WalkerWritten by Dean LopataGuest stars Ever Carradine, Lizze Broadway, Nick Thurston, Aaron Jennings, Victoria Gabrielle Platt, Dale E. Turner, Steph DuVall, Dejon LaQuake
When extremely educated new intern Dr. Oliver Wells starts working at the Jeffersonian, his quick-learning, enthusiastic personality challenges Brennan as he gets under her skin with his eccentric but undeniable observations, causing her to try to be more open-minded about many scientific questions. Meanwhile, Booth worries she may have gone too far when she accepts the possibility of time travel as a factor in a murder investigation.
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Directed by Dwight H. LittleWritten by Keith FoglesongGuest stars Maurice Compte, Kevin Bigley, Ken Weiler, Amanda Jane Cooper, Tony Pasqualini, Brian Klugman
The Jeffersonian team investigates the death of Symchay Conteh, a young man whose remains were found in a barrel at a hazardous waste disposal facility. They discover that the victim was an immigrant from Sierra Leone working numerous part-time jobs in order to make ends meet. Meanwhile, as the team gets deeper into the investigation, Cam and Arastoo find it even more difficult to keep their relationship a secret and Brennan and Booth try to decide on a vacation destination.
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Directed by Tim SouthamWritten by Nkechi Okoro CarrollGuest stars Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Kareem J. Grimes, Adam Kulbersh, Annie Fitzgerald, Ali Louise Hartman, Susanne Allan Hartman, Danny Woodburn, Pej Vahdat
When the Jeffersonian team investigates the death of a former Marine sergeant whose remains were found burned to a crisp, they discover that she was discharged after a fist fight with another Marine. When Booth and Sweets go to question the other Marine involved in the altercation, they learn that Deanna was obsessed with the idea of the apocalypse, which leads the team to a following of doomsday preppers who become key suspects in her death. Meanwhile, Sweets thinks he has landed his dream apartment but Brennan and Booth are not convinced that he will actually move out.
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Directed by Kate WoodsWritten by Karen Wyscarver, Sanford GoldenGuest stars Carla Gallo, Joe Williamson, Gloria Garayua, J.D. Walsh, Rona Benson, Wilmer Calderon, Nishi Munshi, Tiffany Brouwer
An undercover police officer, who was investigating a string of ATM robberies, turns up dead in a van with a bag of diamonds found inside his mutilated body. So the Jeffersonian team must figure out whether or not the ATM robbers are also murderers, or if the cop was crooked. Meanwhile, Brennan is the subject of a documentary commissioned to raise funds for the Jeffersonian, and she struggles to be likeable on camera.
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Directed by François VelleWritten by Pat CharlesGuest stars Eugene Byrd, Patricia Belcher, Sherman Augustus, Erin Cardillo, Khleo Thomas, Abbie Cobb, Curtis Armstrong, Dave Thomas
The Jeffersonian team investigates the murder of a TV producer. Meanwhile, Brennan has trouble accepting the fact that Christine might be an "average" child, when her daughter gets accused of biting another classmate. Then, Hodgins uses all of his tools at the Jeffersonian to chemically recreate Finn's special hot sauce.
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Directed by Jeannot SzwarcWritten by Lyla OliverGuest stars Gina Hecht, Jason Gerhardt, Allison Scagliotti, David Petruzzi, Yelyna De Leon, Danielle Harris, Kimberly Daugherty, Susan Feniger
The Jeffersonian team investigates the murder of Jack Spindler, a successful employee at a brokerage firm by day, but a stripper by night. When the team learns how Spindler's moonlighting affected his personal life, they start to question the people closest to him, including his stripper friend, Storm. Meanwhile, Booth's mother shows up after a 24-year absence in his life and makes a special request of him.
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Directed by Reginald HudlinWritten by Michael Peterson, Keith FoglesongGuest stars Michael Grant Terry, Brandon Barash, Jeremy Kent Jackson, Hayley Marie Norman, James Harvey Ward, Robert Pine, Lise Simms, Ryan Malgarini
The Jeffersonian team rushes to prevent a viral outbreak while investigating the murder of journalist Mia Garrett after her infected body is found at a biohazard facility. When the mutated virus that killed Mia infects Jeffersonian intern Arastoo Vaziri, their only chance of saving him is by solving the murder. Tension and passion build as the team races against the clock to find the killer - and the cure.
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Directed by Chad LoweWritten by Kim ClementsGuest stars Mackenzie Astin, Kenneth Mitchell, Laura Kai Chen, Lennie Loftin, Robert Mailhouse, Eric Lee Huffman, Pej Vahdat
When evil tech genius Christopher Pelant returns to toy with the Jeffersonian team in their newest investigation, they discover that the string of murders that have been occurring are tied to FBI agents close to Booth. Meanwhile, as the investigation unfolds, Sweets realizes that the evidence seems all too familiar to him and Brennan starts evaluating her relationship with Booth when signs begin to point to him as a potential target of Pelant's.
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Directed by David BoreanazWritten by Stephen Nathan, Jonathan CollierGuest stars Patricia Belcher, Alimi Ballard, Sarah Stouffer, Beau Knapp, Marc Aden Gray, Ali Louise Hartman, Susanne Allan Hartman, Andrew Leeds
