Bones: Season 4
Bones Season 4 continues the overarching saga across 26 episodes. The American police procedural drama television series was created by Hart Hanson for Fox and premiered on September 13, 2005. The show lets viewers inside what happens during forensics and criminal investigation, while also introducing the lives of the crew. Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist specia
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Dr. Temperance Brennan works with her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab.
- The series is an American police procedural drama created by Hart Hanson for Fox.
- The show focuses on forensics and criminal investigations while exploring the lives of the crew.
- The narrative is based on the writings of Kathy Reichs, an anthropological writer.
Season overview
Bones Season 4 continues the overarching saga across 26 episodes. The American police procedural drama television series was created by Hart Hanson for Fox and premiered on September 13, 2005. The show lets viewers inside what happens during forensics and criminal investigation, while also introducing the lives of the crew. Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist special investigations, contributing to the crime and drama series that ran across multiple episodes and seasons based on the work of forensic anthropologist and writer Kathy Reichs.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Yanks in the U.K. (1)
Sep 3, 2008 · 44 min
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 ex
Yanks in the U.K. (2)
Sep 3, 2008 · 43 min
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. Meanw
The Man in the Outhouse
Sep 10, 2008 · 44 min
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
The Finger in the Nest
Sep 17, 2008 · 43 min
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 te
The Perfect Pieces in the Purple Pond
Sep 24, 2008 · 43 min
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 wri
The Crank in the Shaft
Oct 1, 2008 · 44 min
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 t
The He in the She
Oct 8, 2008 · 42 min
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 t
The Skull in the Sculpture
Nov 5, 2008 · 44 min
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 s
The Con Man in the Meth Lab
Nov 12, 2008 · 44 min
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 invento
The Passenger in the Oven
Nov 19, 2008 · 44 min
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 c
The Bone That Blew
Nov 26, 2008 · 43 min
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
Double Trouble in the Panhandle
Jan 22, 2009 · 44 min
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.
Fire in the Ice
Jan 22, 2009 · 44 min
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 li
The Hero in the Hold
Feb 5, 2009 · 44 min
While trapped and trying to escape from a ship in the middle of the ocean, Booth is haunted by strange hallucinations.
The Princess and the Pear
Feb 19, 2009 · 44 min
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
The Bones That Foam
Mar 12, 2009 · 44 min
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 t
The Salt in the Wounds
Mar 19, 2009 · 44 min
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
The Doctor in the Den
Apr 2, 2009 · 44 min
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
The Science in the Physicist
Apr 9, 2009 · 43 min
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 Inst
The Cinderella in the Cardboard
Apr 15, 2009 · 44 min
Booth and Brennan are called when an image of the Virgin Mary is found in a bale of compressed cardboard.
Mayhem on a Cross
Apr 16, 2009 · 44 min
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 t
The Double Death of the Dearly Departed
Apr 20, 2009 · 43 min
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.
The Girl in the Mask
Apr 23, 2009 · 43 min
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.
The Beaver in the Otter
Apr 30, 2009 · 43 min
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 ki
The Critic in the Cabernet
May 7, 2009 · 44 min
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 capabl
The End in the Beginning
May 14, 2009 · 44 min
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 b