The magazine comes out and Luke and Lorelai get a little too enthusiastic when celebrating; Sookie goes into labor; Rory is given a surprising review by Mitchum Huntzberger and goes to extremes to unwind; Luke is upset when he finds out that Kirk has put in a competing offer on the Twickham house; Emily takes in a foreign ballerina.
Law And Order SVU 4×25: Soulless
After a rape victim is abducted from the hospital and later found murdered, the detectives discover that one of the multiple suspects is a sociopath with a juvenile conviction for rape, torture and murder.
CSI 3×23: Inside the Box
A professional bank robbery leads to the death of a detective. While investigating the case, Grissom deals with his hearing loss and another CSI gets a personal revelation.
Law And Order SVU 8×22: Screwed
Lake returns to the SVU and works with Tutuola when Tutuola needs to handle some unresolved issues with Darius.
American Dad 3×14: Office Spaceman
Roger begins to release photos of himself to the local media for extra cash, prompting the CIA to initiate an Alien Task Force. Through a twist of fate, Roger ends up in charge of the task force in disguise, creating tension at home as he is now Stan’s boss. Meanwhile, Francine comes to grips with being left-handed and Roger frames Stan as an alien in attempt to keep his identity a secret.
Guest star: Raven-Symone (Katie)
The Simpsons 6×25: Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part One)
The entire town of Springfield is enraged at Mr. Burns after he steals oil from the school, destroys the retirement home, closes down businesses and plans to block out the sun. After the town meeting, Mr. Burns is found shot. Who was the gunman?
The Simpsons 11×22: Behind the Laughter
A la VH-1’s Behind the Music, a behind the scenes look is taken at the Simpson family’s rise to fame, their successful years together and then their feud which resulted in a breakup and solo careers for the family members.
Bones 4×26: The End in the Beginning
In the fourth season finale, a murdered body is discovered at a popular nightclub called “The Lab.” In a unique storytelling twist, the Jeffersonian team takes on unusual roles, including the nightclub staff and law enforcement.
Stargate Atlantis 2×20: Allies (1)
Atlantis joins forces with a Wraith faction led by Michael, the Wraith they tried to turn into a human, who seeks their help in destroying their common enemies.
Dexter 1×12: Born Free
Dexter follows clues left for him by the Ice-Truck Killer in an attempt to find the hostage. Paul tries to convince Rita that she and the children are not safe around Dexter.
Glowing bones are found in an old stone house, and Brennan and Booth are called in to investigate. They find that strangely, the bones are not radioactive and lack any other explanation for why they would be glowing. With the victim identified, the team sets off to figure out the murder mystery.
The decomposed skeleton of a young woman is found in a shopping cart, but due to an aging disease she is reconstructed by Angela as an 80-year-old woman. Booth and Brennan investigate and are led to a former caretaker of the victim, but their lead is shaky and they have trouble finding out who would want to kill such an innocent young woman. Meanwhile, Max Keenan, Brennan's father, reappears with information from her past. Also, Hodgins and Angela walk down the aisle, but everything doesn't go as planned.
Glowing bones are found in an old stone house, and Brennan and Booth are called in to investigate. They find that strangely, the bones are not radioactive and lack any other explanation for why they would be glowing. With the victim identified, the team sets off to figure out the murder mystery.
A mysterious dead man is found in a crater with his body flattened as if he had fallen from the sky. Brennan and Booth try to find out who the man was while Hodgins comes up with different conspiracy theories involving aliens. Booth and Brennan find out the man was an astronaut who was murdered, and a complicated murder case unfolds.
Booth and Brennan investigate the case of a partial skeleton found in cement. Booth thinks a member of a crime family - Hugh Kennedy - is to blame, but when he hears word that Hugh was burnt to death in a car things get more complicated. Booth finds out that Hugh is actually alive, but then gets kidnapped by him. Brennan must now find Booth before he is hurt, but this is harder to do than she thinks, and she ends up going to great lengths to get Booth back safely.
A water main bursts in the middle of a cemetery, leaving coffins littering the grounds. Brennan is called in to identify the remains so they can be reburied. When she finds the remains, she discovers that some have only been there for five days, even though she was told that no one was buried there for fifty years. Meanwhile, Booth decides to bring Brennan in to see his shrink so that they can work on getting their relationship back on track. Also, things get intense between Hodgins and Angela when Hodgins makes a bold move.
Booth and Brennan investigate the death of Terence Bancroft, one of the Jeffersonian's major donors, found dead at home. Hodgins compromises the case and the reputation of the lab when he removes some evidence that would link him to the Bancroft family and the case itself. Due to this, Brennan must make an important decision about her team. Booth, although cleared by Dr. Wyatt to use his gun, must continue to meet with him.
Brennan has to work with another agent, Agent Sullivan, while Booth needs to see a therapist. They investigate the death of a college freshman, who took part in a 'Girls Gone Wild' type of video and whose body is found in an alligator. Sullivan asks Brennan out.
Booth and Brennan are ordered to the cell of serial killer Howard Epps to identify the remains of an inmate. To their surprise the charred remains don't belong to Epps.
It's soon learned that Epps has escaped and is on a revenge path, which involves Booth's young son, Parker. Due to the danger of the case, Brennan must get FBI protection.
Cam inhales a toxin while performing an autopsy, which puts her life in danger.
Booth and Brennan are called to the scene where a man's body was found gutted, burned, and hung like a scarecrow on the roof of a Federal Building. Evidence left on the body re-opens a 30-year-old case and links back to Brennan's father. Meanwhile, Zack must defend his dissertation to obtain his doctorate, asking help from a colleague.
While investigating the death of a film student who was working on a documentary about the legend of a headless witch, who haunted woods in the 1700's, Brennan develops a strong bond with the victim's brother.
Booth and Brennan talk about mixing work and personal lives.
The bodies of twin teenage boys, kidnapped five years earlier, are discovered. Booth and Brennan follow the trail of a notorious serial killer, known as the Grave Digger. His M.O. is to kidnap and bury his victims, then ask for a ransom. If the ransom isn't followed, the victims are left to die. During the investigation, Brennan and a fellow colleague become the latest victims. They are forced to solve their own kidnapping from an underground grave.
When the skeletal remains of a federal prosecutor who disappeared five years earlier are found in the desert outside Las Vegas, the team suspects it to be tied to the mob. They then find the body of a woman a few yards away, who they suspect was killed by the same person. The woman's injuries lead Brennan to believe she had a long history of domestic violence. When the husband denies having hurt his wife, they are led to a Vegas loan shark, where an anonymous lead takes them to the world of gambling and underground ultimate fighting, where Booth and Brennan go undercover as Vegas high-rollers. In an attempt to uncover the mystery, Booth risks his life.
The team investigates the death of a 9-year-old beauty pageant star. The girl's competitors' parents and siblings soon become possible suspects. Brennan makes a huge mistake when she and Booth visit a tap dancing class where they expect to find info on the killer. Back at the lab, Hodgins and Angela go on a date that actually goes well, despite what everyone else predicted.
Booth and Brennan investigate a death due to an explosion in a hotel. Things get complicated when the main suspect of the investigation appears to be protected by diplomatic immunity.
There are two suspects with the same motive when Booth and Brennan investigate the murder of a man found in a bathtub full of chemicals. They soon discover that he had two wives and a girlfriend.
After digging up the skeletal remains of a young girl, it becomes clear to Booth and Brennan that they're not dealing with a normal case. It's confirmed at the lab, when they discover that the cause of death points to a convicted serial killer on death row who they've captured in a previous case. A clue is found on the body that leads to another victim - this one only a week old. Brennan and the team must decipher cryptic clues to find the serial killer's accomplice. Things get worse when the team finds out the next victim is still alive. They have to test their limits, racing against the clock, before the young girl becomes the next victim.
An overturned garbage truck reveals the body of a young man who's been missing for nearly three weeks. When the investigation reveals that a young girl raised by foster parents is the chief suspect, Brennan becomes disheartened by how quickly the rest of the team lays blame on the foster care system - something she's been through herself. Tension continues to rise between Cam and Brennan.
Booth and Brennan examine the remains of a woman and fetus found in the Delaware Bay. The body is a pregnant newlywed whose mysterious disappearance one year ago had been a major national news story. Her husband is the prime suspect in the case, but he disappears before Brennan and Booth question him, prompting Booth to call for a manhunt. Booth is upset that his ex-girlfriend is letting their son spend time with her new boyfriend.
Brennan is summonsed to a train derailment ... and discovers she has a new boss. A train carrying a popular senator was derailed by a car positioned on the tracks. Brennan works out why the dead body of a rich businessman was placed in the car. Meanwhile, she continues to try to find her father.