Air date: 4/28/08

A woman's car is run off the road and she is killed, but her baby miraculously survives the accident. Booth and Brennan go to the woman's hometown to try to find out who's responsible for running her car off the road. Bones, with help from Booth, takes care of the baby until the team finds out who killed the mother.

The Verdict in the Story

Air date: 5/2/08

Brennan's father Max Keenan is on trial for the alleged murder of FBI Deputy Director Kirby. Everyone on the team, except for Brennan, is called as a witness for the prosecution during the trial. Brennan on the other hand is the forensics advisor for the defense, and she must rely on both her dedication to her family and her skill as an anthropologist to help free her father.

The Wannabe in the Weeds

Air date: 5/12/08

When aspiring singer Tommy Sour is found dead, an investigation leads to the Checker Box Restaurant's Open Mic Night. Brennan reveals she is more musically inclined than she appears, and Booth is shot, his fate unknown.

The Pain in the Heart

Air date: 4/19/08

After Booth's "funeral" (which was in fact a covert operation, Booth being very much alive), a human jawbone shows up at the Jeffersonian, Brennan and the team quickly realize the Gormogon serial killer has struck again. In a shocking turn of events, an explosion in the lab sends Zack to the hospital; Gormogon's silver skeleton goes missing from the basement vault; and every Jeffersonian employee becomes a suspect, with the realization one of their own has been working with the twisted and elusive serial killer. The fiend isn't who they suspect; not even Cam, an ex-cop, can see the truth.