The Lance to the Heart 

The team puts their beloved psychologist to rest. But before they can, they need his help to find his killer who can help them get even closer to who is behind the conspiracy.

Director:

Dwight H. Little (as Dwight Little)

Writers:

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

Stars:

Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
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 Boyd	...	James Aubrey
Patricia Belcher	...	Caroline Julian
Eugene Byrd	...	Dr. Clark Edison
Carla Gallo	...	Daisy Wick
Sterling Macer Jr.	...	Deputy Director Victor Stark
JD Cullum	...	Glenn Durant
Sam Anderson	...	Hugo Sanderson
Rance Howard	...	Jerold Norsky
Susan Angelo	...	Susan Sprung
Shelley Robertson	...	Linda Dugan

Storyline

The Jeffersonian team is traumatized by Sweets's fatal shooting, but determined to do the late Lance justice by catching the killer. Booth takes charge with nerdy fellow FBI agent James Aubrey. They find his killer, a military vet, on a nearby roof, apparently fatally shot himself, but actually sneakily knife-stabbed to death, expertly. Blackmail in high DC circles keeps blocking their legal moves, almost driving Booth to illegal vengeance, but Hodgins thinks of a zoological model to chart the chain of blackmail since Hoover. Thus the FBI agents find evidence to sustain the hypothetical family tree of secrets-sustained super-scoundrels.

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Plot Keywords:

blackmail | conspiracy | pregnancy | mourning one's friend | singing | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Certificate:

TV-14

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the first episode where John Boyd is listed as a starring character.

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Goofs

It doesn't make a lot of sense that Arastoo wouldn't be at Sweet's funeral considering that he not only knew and worked with Sweets, but that he is also Cam's boyfriend and would be there with her.

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Quotes

Dr. Jack Hodgins: So, in 1944 the US Army used wire recorders such as this to record fake information to confuse German spies
Dr. Camille Saroyan: Dr. Hodgins, please tell me you put in a proper requisition for this and didn't steal from the exhibit
Dr. Temperance 'Bones' Brennan: Your signature gave me blanket approval for all our requisitions. Thank you again

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Connections

References Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 October 2014 (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