"Bones" The Finger in the Nest (2008)

Director:

Jeff Woolnough

Writers:

Hart Hanson (creator)
Kathy Reichs (inspiration)

TV Series:

"Bones" (2005)

Original Air Date:

17 September 2008 (Season 4, Episode 4)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance

Plot:

While spending some time with his son, Booth finds a human finger. They find the body of a veterinarian. Hodgins starts to realize how he's been affected by the turmoil in his life.

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Father Son Relationship | FBI | Forensic | Anthropologist

Cast

Emily Deschanel	...	Dr. Temperance 'Bones' Brennan
David Boreanaz	...	Special Agent Seeley Booth
Michaela Conlin	...	Angela Montenegro
Tamara Taylor	...	Dr. Camille Saroyan
T.J. Thyne	...	Dr. Jack Hodgins (as TJ Thyne)
John Francis Daley	...	Dr. Lance Sweets
Cesar Millan	...	Himself
Dean Norris	...	Don Timmons
Devon Graye	...	Robbie Timmons
Adam Rose	...	Dr. Andrew Hopp
Susan Chuang	...	Karen Landrew
Heidi Swedberg	...	Alice Elliot
Demetrius Grosse	...	Tucker Payne
Michael Badalucco	...	Scott Starret
Ty Panitz	...	Parker Booth

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-14

Quotes:

Special Agent Seeley Booth: [Bones and Booth are burying a dog, Ripley] Thought you'd want to say something.
Dr. Temperance Brennan: Well, I feel that this dog Ripley, paid a price that was unfair.
Special Agent Seeley Booth: It's not my fault Bones - why are you talking to me?
Dr. Temperance Brennan: Well you're the only one here!
Special Agent Seeley Booth: Talk to the universe. Or God. Or Ripley.
Dr. Temperance Brennan: I don't believe in God.
Special Agent Seeley Booth: Well, God spelled backwards is dog.

Movie Connections:

References "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995)

Soundtrack:

I Hurt Too

Pointing the finger

Booth and his son find a finger in a bird's nest while at the park. The body that later turns up belongs to that of a veterinarian who apparently was killed by a dog with very sharp teeth. This leads Booth and Brennan to dogfight clubs, among other things. In one very funny bit, they visit a junkyard, where Booth must teach Brennan the etiquette of dealing with rural folks. The junkyard dog gives Booth the willies, but Brennan takes right to it and ends up playing with it, to Booth's dismay. In addition, Booth worries about the state of his son's mental health in the wake of their gruesome discovery. Brennan assures Booth he has nothing to worry about. After all, when she was little, she discovered the body of an elderly neighbor and look how she turned out!