- A TV show host who systematically exposed fraud and superstition is killed in a forest where he intended to disprove the existence of the Latin-American mythological 'goat-thief', at first sight in the way the fable creature strikes. Suspects include parties he exposed but also professional rivals. Booth patiently sits through Bones' pitiful attempt to practice humor and welcomes her explanation for his sole 'cryptozoological' encounter with an apparent yeti. Vincent's confessions and apologies as ninth AA program step somewhat shock his Jeffersonian colleagues.—KGF Vissers
- The remains of a mythbuster television show host are found in the wilderness appearing to have been killed by the mythic Chupacabra, a reptile-mammal hybrid creature whose existence has not been confirmed. The team soon learns that the victim traveled to the remote West Virginian area to debunk the Chupacabra myth, and they interrogate possible suspects, including a rival wilderness-channel host/cryptozoologist/pet psychic. But when a tape is recovered at the crime scene and peculiar tooth marks are found in the victim's remains, the team learns details about the victim's demise that challenge the original theories surrounding his death. Meanwhile, recovering alcoholic squint Vincent Nigel-Murray makes amends with each member of the team and makes some surprising confessions—Fox Publicity
- A couple treks through the woods on a blind date. Gary (Chad Jamian) is obsessed with butterflies. Kim (Sarah Baker) is not. Still, they fall to the ground and start making out ... and then spot a badly decomposed body. "I hate online dating," the woman says with a sigh. Later, B&B arrive at the scene and Bones (Emily Deschanel) smells sulfur coming from the remains. The ribs, meanwhile, have bite marks on them -- and the heart is gone.
"It's like something ate it right out of his chest," Camille (Tamara Taylor) says at the lab. Vincent (Ryan Cartwright), meanwhile, announces he is participating in Alcoholics Anonymous. "I urinated in your tadpole tank, Dr. Hodgins," Vincent says. "I apologize." Vincent then theorizes the victim was killed by a "creature yet unrecognized by scientific consensus" -- the chupacabra, a spiny creature the size of a bear which supposedly sucks the blood of its victims and leaves behind the smell of sulfur. Hodgins (T.J. Thyne) is excited. Naturally, Camille is unconvinced.
Later, Angela (Michaela Conlin) discovers the victim's clothes were brand new -- a tourist. Booth (David Boreanaz) runs the description by hotels and lodges in the area and gets a hit: Lee Coleman (Leigh McCloskey), a TV show host who investigated myths. Apparently, he was out looking for the chupacabra. "You can't be killed by something that doesn't exist," Bones insists. Moments later, the partners arrive at the Pine Tree Manor and meet owner Randy (Kevin Will) and activities coordinator Melissa (Laura Eichhorn). Randy then shows Booth a drawing of the supposed creature, a nasty beast. Hodgins calls with news: reptile scales and mammalian hair were found on the victim.
Again, Bones declares it "impossible." Sweets (John Francis Daley) then interviews the TV show producer (Jerrika Hinton), who explains Lee did have trouble with a few subjects. For example, he once debunked a pet psychic, who lost a lot of business and then sent a dog after Lee, though nothing could be proved. That episode ran again just two weeks ago -- right before Lee disappeared. Interesting. Sweets visits the pet psychic, who calls Lee a "horrible man." She denies sending the dog after Lee. "He does regret the pain he caused," says the pet lady, who claims the dog acted on his own. She then offers to "talk" with a goat found near the victim's body. Sweets gives up -- and excuses himself from the apartment.
CUT to Hodgins and Angela, who search the woods for hidden cameras as Lee frequently used them to debunk myths. Hodgins spots one in a nearby tree. "He might've recorded his own murder," says an excited Angela. Back at the lab, Vincent continues to apologize to his coworkers. Turns out that he spread multiple rumors about sleeping with Angela, Camille and Bones. Bones laughs out loud, calling the concept "absurd." Vincent is oddly hurt. Later, the producer revisits Booth. "If someone killed Lee, I could be next," she says. How so? Turns out Lee got another host -- an "expert" on mythical animals named Terry (R.F. Daley) -- booted off the network. Yesterday, Terry sent the producer a threatening note.
Angela and Camille, in the meantime, watch the footage from the hidden camera. Just before Lee shuts off the camera with a remote, the goat's ears perk up. Angela attempts to work some "audio magic" and isolate the sound. Hodgins, meanwhile, reports the hair found on the victim comes from a boar while the scales belong to an iguana. "This seems to be shaping up to be nothing but a hoax," he sadly says. B&B head to the local public-access show where Terry goes on and on about mythical beasts. He invites Bones on the air -- a mistake as she immediately begins insulting his "profession." She then announces she is there to question him in the murder of Lee. "And we'll be right back," Terry says into the camera.
CUT to the interrogation room, where Sweets asks Terry about the email he sent to the producer. "I was angry that I lost my show," he explains. Not surprisingly, Terry insists Lee was killed by the chupacabra. Angela, in the meantime, has been able to isolate the sound on the video. It resembles a deep growl. "It has a recurring, consistent pattern that suggests it's mechanical," Angela notes. Vincent interrupts with news: the puncture wounds on the ribs are consistent with the bite of a black bear. Also: it appears as if the victim was hung upside down from a tree to drain his blood. Hodgins, meanwhile, has found evidence of "Jaw Jelly," which is used to make the mouths of stuffed animals appear wet. Bones suggests the bites came from a taxidermied bear.
And where would the team find a stuffed bear? B&B head back to the Pine Tree Manor, which is absolutely packed. The death of Lee has proven great for business. Owner Randy just happens to have rope burns on his hands -- just like he would if he tried to hang an animal or man from a tree. Moments later, Randy sits in the interrogation room. "I didn't kill the guy, but I did the rest," Randy admits. He said that he came across the dead body and then tried to make it look like the "creature" did it. "The lodge was in debt," says Randy, who explains he used the stuffed bear and sprayed insecticide to make it smell like sulfur. But he insists he didn't kill the myth-killer.
Later, Angela IDs the sound from the hidden camera as an ATV. And where would we find an ATV? CUT to lodge event organizer Melissa riding such a vehicle. She spots B&B -- and raises her hands in surrender. Apparently, Melissa accidentally shot Lee, who wasn't wearing an orange safety vest. She then told Randy, who used it for his advantage. Case closed.
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