When Brennan becomes fascinated with basketball and the underlying concepts behind Phil Jackson's philosophy of "teamwork," she calls upon five of her best "squinterns" to complete the task of identifying remains that have been deemed unidentifiable. During their investigation, the squints uncover the identity of a man who died as a result of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, which propels the team to determine if he was a perpetrator or a victim in the "The Patriot in Purgatory" episode of BONES airing Friday, Dec. 20 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (BON-714) (TV-14 L, V)
Cast:
Emily Deschanel as Dr. Temperance Brennan;
David Boreanaz as FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth; TJ Thyne as Dr. Jack Hodgins;
Michaela Conlin as Angela Montenegro; Tamara Taylor as Dr. Camille "Cam" Saroyan;
John Francis Daley as Dr. Lance Sweets
Guest Cast: Eugene Byrd as Dr. Clark Edison;
Pej Vahdat as Arastoo Vazir;
Michael Grant Terry as Wendell Bray; Joel
David Moore as Colin Fisher; Luke Kleintank as Finn Abernathy; Dylan Neal as Lt. Col. Ben Fordham; Jonell Kennedy as Diane Rollins;
Charlayne Woodard as Diane Rollins; Stephanie Erb as Linda Murphy.
BONES, a darkly amusing procedural entering its ninth season, is inspired by real-life forensic anthropologist and novelist Kathy Reichs.
In the series, Brennan is a highly skilled forensic anthropologist who works at the Jeffersonian Institute in Washington, D.C., and writes novels on the side. When the standard methods of identifying a body are useless (ie.
The Remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed), law enforcement calls on Brennan for her uncanny ability to read clues left behind in the victim's bones.
While most people can't handle Brennan's intelligence, her drive for the truth or the way she flings herself headlong into every investigation, Booth is an exception. A member of the FBI's Homicide Investigations Unit, and a former Army sniper, Booth mistrusts science and scientists - the "squints," as he calls them - who pore over the physical evidence of a crime. But even he cannot deny that the combination of his people-smarts and Brennan's scientific acumen makes them a formidable duo, both professionally and personally.
Aside from Booth, Brennan is most comfortable with her equally brilliant colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab. ANGELA MONTENEGRO (
Michaela Conlin), an artist who specializes in reconstructing facial features and crime scenes, is Brennan's earthy and bawdy best friend. Angela is married to and has a son with DR. JACK HODGINS (TJ Thyne), affectionately known as "the slime and bug guy," a conspiracy theorist and expert on insects, spores and minerals. DR. CAMILLE "CAM" SAROYAN (Tamara Taylor), the street-smart and centered coroner, must wrangle all the geniuses under her purview. Lending his professional expertise to Brennan and Booth is DR. LANCE SWEETS (
John Francis Daley), a brilliant young FBI psychologist who is equally adept at profiling murderers and providing impromptu therapy to his co-workers.
