The Patriot in Purgatory 

Brennan, intrigued by Phil Jackson's management style, pulls all her interns together as a team for a project worthy of the basketball coach's philosophy. She charges them with identifying ... See full summary »

Director:

François Velle

Writers:

Hart Hanson (created by), Kathy Reichs (inspiration)

Stars:

Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Emily Deschanel	...	Temperance Brennan
David Boreanaz	...	Seeley Booth
Michaela Conlin	...	Angela Montenegro
Tamara Taylor	...	Camille Saroyan
T.J. Thyne	...	Jack Hodgins (as TJ Thyne)
John Francis Daley	...	Lance Sweets
Eugene Byrd	...	Dr. Clark Edison
Luke Kleintank	...	Finn Abernathy
Joel David Moore	...	Colin Fisher
Michael Grant Terry	...	Wendell Bray
Pej Vahdat	...	Arastoo Vaziri
Dylan Neal	...	Lt. Col. Ben Fordham
Charlayne Woodard	...	Diane Rollins
Stephanie Erb	...	Linda Murphy
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Missy Bailey	...	Lab Technician

Storyline

Brennan, intrigued by Phil Jackson's management style, pulls all her interns together as a team for a project worthy of the basketball coach's philosophy. She charges them with identifying remains that have been determined unidentifiable. For the team, however, it turns out that naming the bodies may be the easiest part of their task when one of them is from 9/11 and they must decide if he is a victim or perpetrator.

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Plot Keywords:

lieutenant colonel | apology | sole survivor | painful memories | reference to the pentagon | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Goofs

(at around 20 mins) While Booth is explaining to Brennan how he discovered the victim's identity, Brennan reaches for the photograph, revealing a wedding band, even though the characters are not married.

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Quotes

Special Agent Seeley Booth: [at Tim Murphy's funeral] For years, Tim Murphy was homeless. He was forgotten. He was one of those people in the streets that we try not to look at because the sight of them is just too painful. But we're all cut from the same cloth. Tim knew that. He knew how connected all of us are. He knew that if it wasn't for his three buddies, that Tim wouldn't be alive on September 11th to save the lives of Diane, Warren and James.
[fighting tears]
Special Agent Seeley Booth: And we wouldn't be able to tell... Tim's son that his dad ...

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Connections

References Nova (1974)

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Soundtracks

Bones Theme
Written by The Crystal Method
Performed by The Crystal Method

User Reviews

Have you forgotten

This episode will stand the test of time. For those of us who lived it (I was a major city police officer on 9/11) it was a reminder of what a shift it was. Listening to "the team" recount their memories (especially Wendell) was heart breaking. SPECTACULAR writing and Bones' admission at the end is worth watching to the very last minute.

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 November 2012 (USA)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Josephson Entertainment, Far Field Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD