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Bones Season 5

22 Episodes First aired Sep 17, 2009 TMDB★7.7

Major revelations and emotional upheaval challenge the team. As Booth and Brennan face life-altering decisions, their partnership enters a critical phase.

Episodes

E1
1. Harbingers in the Fountain
Sep 17, 2009 · 44m

It's been six weeks since Booth and Brennan have seen each other. Booth has been recovering from brain surgery, and Brennan has been on a dig in Guatemala. Angela's psychic, Avalon Harmonia reveals while reading…

E2
2. The Bond in the Boot
Sep 24, 2009 · 44m

Brennan and Booth are asked to investigate the death of a man who was murdered for the secret contents of his briefcase. They suspect that secret operatives are at work, and their theory is proven correct when they find…

E3
3. The Plain in the Prodigy
Oct 1, 2009 · 44m

When human remains are found alongside the railroad, Brennan and Booth are called to the case. The bones belong to Levi Yoder, a member of the Amish community who disappeared two months ago, during his Rumspringa, or…

E4
4. The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Oct 8, 2009 · 43m

Brennan and Booth investigate human remains found at a neighborhood block party. Suburban politics and secret scandals give each neighbor in the cul-de-sac a motive, leaving Brennan, Booth and Sweets to sift through the…

E5
5. A Night at the Bones Museum
Oct 15, 2009 · 43m

Brennan and Booth are called to investigate what appears to be charred human remains on an electrical fence. The mysterious corpse is later determined to be a mummified Egyptian royal on loan to the Jeffersonian. The…

E6
6. The Tough Man in the Tender Chicken
Nov 5, 2009 · 43m

Remains of a chicken farmer are found on the bank of a nearby river, and Booth and Brennan are called in to investigate. The farmer, who was an animal rights activist, was about to inherit a chicken factory and had many…

E7
7. The Dwarf in the Dirt
Nov 12, 2009 · 43m

Stephen Fry returns as Dr. Gordon Wyatt. Booth, still suffering some lingering effects from his brain surgery, has to get re-certified for FBI marksmanship, but is not the accurate shot he was before going under the…

E8
8. The Foot in the Foreclosure
Nov 19, 2009 · 43m

Booth’s grandfather comes to live with him and tags along as Brennan and Booth investigate human remains that were found by a real estate agent while showing a property to prospective buyers.

E9
9. The Gamer in the Grease
Dec 3, 2009 · 43m

When the remains of a competitive gamer are discovered in a grease truck, Brennan and Booth are called to investigate the case. The victim, Steve Rifton, is the only active player known in the gaming community to have…

E10
10. The Goop on the Girl
Dec 10, 2009 · 43m

When a man dressed as Santa Claus blows himself up during a botched bank robbery, Brennan and Booth work to identify the bomber and determine his motives. Meanwhile, Brennan makes plans to spend Christmas in El…

E11
11. The X in the File
Jan 14, 2010 · 43m

Brennan and Booth travel to New Mexico to investigate human remains with extraterrestrial attributes. Meanwhile, Angela and intern Wendell come clean about their relationship.

E12
12. The Proof in the Pudding
Jan 21, 2010 · 43m

Mr. White and his team of government agents put the Jeffersonian Lab on lock down and demand that Brennan and her forensics team determine a cause of death for an unidentified, but highly classified set of remains. As…

E13
13. The Dentist in the Ditch
Jan 28, 2010 · 43m

When a human skeleton is discovered in the trenches of an old Civil War battleground, Brennan and Booth are called to the case. Despite the historical location, Brennan quickly identifies the bones as belonging to Dan…

E14
14. The Devil in the DetailsMid-Season Finale
Feb 4, 2010 · 43m

Brennan and Booth investigate a set of uniquely disfigured remains allegorizing biblical text. As they acquire more information about the victim, a former patient of Dr. Adam Copeland at Havenhurst Sanitarium, they are…

E15
15. The Bones on the Blue Line
Apr 1, 2010 · 43m

When a subway train is thrown off the track by 60,000 gallons of flood water, a partially skeletonized body emerges out of the overflow. While Dr. Sweets, a passenger on the derailed train, copes with post traumatic…

E16
16. The Parts in the Sum of the Whole
Apr 8, 2010 · 44m

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…

E17
17. The Death of the Queen Bee
Apr 15, 2010 · 43m

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…

E18
18. The Predator in the Pool
Apr 22, 2010 · 43m

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…

E19
19. The Rocker in the Rinse Cycle
Apr 29, 2010 · 43m

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.”

E20
20. The Witch in the Wardrobe
May 6, 2010 · 43m

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…

E21
21. The Boy with the Answer
May 13, 2010 · 43m

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.

E22
22. The Beginning in the EndSeason Finale
May 20, 2010 · 44m

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…