The Blonde in the Game is the fourth episode of the second season of Bones.
Summary[]
Skeletal remains of a young girl are found, and when brought back to the lab, the team recognizes this is not just any murder but that of Howard Epps, a convicted serial killer on death row. He left clues leading to another body, a fresh kill that is only a week old. Brennan and her team scramble to decipher Epps' cryptic clues as they try in a desperate effort to find his accomplice who has been killing for Epps. When they realize that another victim may be alive, the team works under pressure to try to find the young girl.
Recap[]
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Temperance Brennan - Emily Deschanel
- Seeley Booth - David Boreanaz
- Jack Hodgins - T.J Thyne
- Angela Montenegro - Michaela Conlin
- Zack Addy - Eric Millegan
Recurring Cast[]
- Camille Saroyan - Tamara Taylor
- Howard Epps - Heath Freeman
- Caroline Epps - Christie Lynn Smith
Guest Cast[]
- Gil Lappin - Rodney Lane Holland
- Grant Hathaway - Jim Jansen
- Sister Karen Dunne - Irene Roseen
- Henry Gerber - Gregory Scott Cummins
- Helen Majors - Tarah Paige
- Ranger - Dohn Norwood
- Zack Hand Double - Mike Mobley (uncredited)
Featured Music[]
- "It Don't Matter To The Sun" by Rosie Thomas
Notes[]
- There has a very similar storyline to this episode in NCIS episode titled "Mind Games". A man is on death row and a victim with the same M.O. is discovered, which is part of the man on death row's game to mess with the agent who arrested him and delay his execution.
Quotes[]
- Booth: Run her through the database, get an ID.
Cam : Why don't you just ask him?
Booth: Well, because the last time Bones saw Epps, it got violent.
Cam: You'll be there to protect her.
Booth: She's not the one who needs protecting. Bones broke his wrist.
Brennan: [Flashback to when Bones broke Epps's wrist.] He touched me with his creepy serial killer hands.
Cam: Better not take Dr. Brennan.
- Brennan: Are you on some kind of medication?
Booth: Bones.
Caroline Epps: Dr. Brennan, I'm not one of those crazy women who falls in love with death row killers.
Brennan: Obviously, that's exactly what you are.