- Brennan and Booth are called to investigate what appears to be charred human remains on an electrical fence. The mysterious corpse is later determined to be a mummified Egyptian royal on loan to the Jeffersonian. The anthropological mystery has Brennan in a tizzy, and when the Jeffersonian curator prepping the mummy for exhibition is murdered, the team suspects foul play. Brennan's investigation of the curator sheds new light on the life of the Egyptian royal, turning their case into one of historic proportions. Meanwhile, Brennan goes on a date with Booth's supervisor and former intern, and Sweets' girlfriend Daisy Wick returns to the Jeffersonian.—Fox Publicity
- We open at an electrical plant. A guard discovers a body hanging against the electrified fence. It looks completely decomposed ... yet oddly preserved. Back at the Jeffersonian, Hacker (Diedrich Bader) is back and totally flirting with Bones (Emily Deschanel). Booth (David Boreanaz), naturally, doesn't like it, but isn't about to sass his superior. "Director Hacker wants to have sex with me," Bones tells Booth later. "He said dinner, but the indication is clear." The conversation ends when they arrive at the crime scene and the partners are interrupted by a frantic Sweets (John Francis Daley). "Daisy (Carla Gallo) and I have been talking and she'd like another chance to prove herself as your intern," Sweets says. Bones agrees to a 24-hour probation period.
B&B finally get to examine the crime scene. Bones immediately notices the body is a little, well, odd. "This victim died over 3,000 years ago," she says. "This is an Egyptian mummy." Even more interesting: the mummy has arterial spray on it. Someone was killed while the mummy stood nearby. Back at the Jeffersonian, Bones tells the team they must identify the mummy so they can understand who would "kill for it." Daisy, meanwhile, tries to tone down her enthusiasm, then notices the mummy's torso has recently been torn open. Was something stored down there? "This could be a ground-breaking find," Bones gushes. She is as giddy as a severe schoolgirl!
Seconds later, Daisy notices "malformations of the skeleton and skull." Bingo! It's 18th century dynasty. That tidbit of info combined with the fact the male mummy was decapitated causes Bones eyes to light up. She theorizes the mummy is the very same one on loan to the Jeffersonian from the Egyptian government. "We have to talk to the curator," Bones says. Unfortunately, B&B soon discover the curator has gone missing. They break into her locked office to find blood dripping from the mummy's coffin. Inside is the dead curator, stabbed in the eye!
Later, Camille (Tamara Taylor) confirms the curator's blood is a match for the fluid found on the mummy. "The killer must have used a narrow, blunt-like instrument," Bones says. Camille theorizes the killer used the same instrument to open up the mummy's chest. B&B then interview Dr. Turnbull (Andy Umberger), who mentions a Dr. Wheaton (Eli Goodman) was upset that the murdered curator got the funds to acquire the mummy. Interesting. Back at the Jeffersonian, Jack (T.J. Thyne) discovers a substance in the mummy's chest wound and the curator's eye socket which could only have come from one place. "Our murder weapon was forged in ancient Rome," he says. And guess what Dr. Wheaton's area of expertise is? B&B head out to interview Wheaton, discussing the possibility of Bones dating Hacker along the way. Bones seems interested. Booth hates the idea. Jealous much?
The pair finally confronts Wheaton, who denies any knowledge of the murders. Bones quickly notices an ancient Roman tool as a possible murder weapon. "I don't have to say anymore," Wheaton says. "If you have evidence, arrest me!" Back at the lab, Angela (Michaela Conlin) notices substances found in the mummy's body are ancient paint. But what was painted? And why did someone hide it inside the mummy's torso? Everyone is interrupted by an official looking woman from the Egyptian government. Ms. Jabbari (Mozhan Navabi) wants her mummy back. "The Boy With the Bleeding Heart goes back to Cairo today!" she says. "Unless you would like to start a feud between two governments."
Bones and Camille take Jabbari aside. "Whoever killed Dr. Caswell, stole something from inside the mummy," Camille explains. Jabbari suggests examining the CAT scans recently requested by the dead curator. "What CAT scans?" Bones asks. The pair interrogates the curator's assistant, who says he hasn't seen the scans and doesn't know where to find him. He also denies murdering his boss. But don't they all?
Sweets, meanwhile, heads to Camille for relationship advice. Turns out our young doc insulted Daisy by watching her behavior at work too closely. "If Daisy is going to screw up, you should let her," Camille says. It's good advice. Sweets hugs Camille -- and Daisy walks in. Whoops. But that's all the time we have for a tertiary subplot. The team has discovered it was most likely a priceless ruby removed from the mummy's chest. All suspicions turn to Jabbari, who was bit quick to demand the body.
B&B soon have her in the hot seat. Naturally, Jabbari denies all knowledge of the murder -- or the jewel. Jabbari also has an alibi: She was at party in Los Angeles. Once the Egyptian official exists, Booth confronts Bones about her date with Hacker. Turns out Bones spent a good portion of the evening talking about Booth. Frankly, we're not surprised, although Bones blows it off as a completely logical topic of conversation. Typical. Later, Hodgins announces a potentially case-breaking discovery: fingerprints on the mummy's linens match Dr. Wheaton! Seconds later, B&B confront Wheaton. "I know what happened," the nervous doctor says. "I did go to see her that night I wanted to apologize." During the process, Wheaton touched the mummy, explaining the fingerprints. He then claims Dr. Turnbull had already seen the CAT scans. Turnbull would also have access to the Roman murder weapon.
Before you can say "case closed," Turnbull is in custody. "I was going to sneak in, take the ruby and close him back up again," Turnbull confesses. He says he lost his retirement in the market and needed the money. As the robbery was going down, the curator entered and Turnbull killed her. Sweets, meanwhile, apologizes to his girlfriend. "You're brilliant," he tells Daisy. "I promise that if you ever fail in the future, I will do absolutely nothing but give you a hug." The two growl at each other and make out.
It's gross and weird.
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