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The Best Episodes of Bones Season 4

Every episode of Bones Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Bones Season 4!

Dr. Temperance Brennan and her colleagues at the Jeffersonian's Medico-Legal Lab assist Special Agent Seeley Booth with murder investigations when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned...
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:FOX

Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Yanks in the U.K. (1)" is the best rated episode of "Bones" season 4. It scored 7.5/10 based on 1364 votes. Directed by Ian Toynton and written by Hart Hanson, Karine Rosenthal, it aired on 9/3/2008. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Yanks in the U.K. (2)".

  • Yanks in the U.K. (1)
    7.5/101,364 votes

    #1 - Yanks in the U.K. (1)

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/3/2008

    Season four begins all the way in England, with Booth speaking at Scotland Yard and Brennan guest-lecturing at the prestigious Oxford University. Knowing of Booth and Brennan's expertise in their respective fields, local officials ask for their help with a high-profile murder investigation that involves a British heiress.

    Director: Ian Toynton

    Writer: Hart Hanson, Karine Rosenthal

  • Yanks in the U.K. (2)
    7.7/103 votes

    #2 - Yanks in the U.K. (2)

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/3/2008

    With the case of the murdered heiress solved, Booth and Brennan prepare to head back home, but are shocked to learn of another murder - and this time it's someone they know. Meanwhile, with Birimbau unexpectedly coming back into Angela's life, things get complicated between her and Hodgins.

    Director: Ian Toynton

    Writer: Stephen Nathan, Scott Williams

  • The Man in the Outhouse
    7.3/101,059 votes

    #3 - The Man in the Outhouse

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/10/2008

    The body of the host of a popular reality TV show is found partially decomposed in an outhouse, and Booth and Brennan must find out who the killer is. Meanwhile, Booth learns that Brennan is juggling two relationships.

    Director: Steven DePaul

    Writer: N/A

  • The Finger in the Nest
    7.6/101,097 votes

    #4 - The Finger in the Nest

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/17/2008

    Parker, Booth's son, discovers a corpse's finger in a bird's nest, causing the team to launch an investigation to try to find the rest of the body. After finding the corpse, the team discovers that the death was caused by a dog, leading them to an illegal dog fighting ring and a search for the killer dog and its owner.

    Director: Jeff Woolnough

    Writer: Lyla Oliver

  • The Perfect Pieces in the Purple Pond
    8.1/101,158 votes

    #5 - The Perfect Pieces in the Purple Pond

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 9/24/2008

    The pieces of a dismembered body are found lying in a purple pool of water, except the head is missing. The team finds that the body belongs to Jared Addison, a science fiction writer who had several mental problems. With Sweets' help, several suspects are hunted down, however the team has trouble finding enough evidence with the victim's head still missing.

    Director: Jeannot Szwarc

    Writer: Josh Berman

  • The Crank in the Shaft
    7.3/101,032 votes

    #6 - The Crank in the Shaft

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/1/2008

    The remains of a despised office manager are discovered in an elevator shaft, and Booth and Brennan must figure out which employee killed him. After some investigating, they find that the manager had more than a fair share of complaints on file. Meanwhile, Angela and Hodgins try to make peace in the lab after their break-up.

    Director: Steven DePaul

    Writer: Elizabeth Benjamin

  • The He in the She
    7.6/101,171 votes

    #7 - The He in the She

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/8/2008

    Booth and Brennan go to investigate a body found in the Chesapeake Bay. After arriving, they find only the upper torso, giving the team little to work with other than remnants of the victim's breast implants. Brennan and Booth are led to a small church in Maryland, where they find that the victim was a pastor. When the team finds the lower half of the body, they learn that their initial assumptions may not been incorrect.

    Director: Craig Ross Jr.

    Writer: Karina Csolty

  • The Skull in the Sculpture
    7.4/101,096 votes

    #8 - The Skull in the Sculpture

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/2008

    When the smashed remains of a well known artist are found in an impounded junkyard car, Booth and Brennan are on the case to find out if foul play is to blame for his death. With suspects ranging from the artist’s rival to his own assistant, the team must race against the clock to find evidence of murder before the car is relinquished and put on exhibit as the sculptor’s ultimate display of self-sacrifice for the sake of his art.

    Director: Allan Kroeker

    Writer: Janet Lin

  • The Con Man in the Meth Lab
    7.7/101,095 votes

    #9 - The Con Man in the Meth Lab

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/2008

    Booth’s Brother Jared Booth and Brennan investigate the scene where a body was uncovered during a botched practice police raid. The team identifies the body as a struggling inventor’s father who had recently reunited with his son. But when a second body surfaces, the team is led on a trail of deception to find out who was the actual con-man in the inventor’s life. Clark Edison returns to the lab, and he and Hodgins work on piecing together blueprints from one of the inventor’s potentially valuable inventions. Meanwhile, Brennan likes Booth's brother and goes out on a date with him. She learns a thing or too about Booth's past while out on the date.

    Director: Allison Liddi-Brown

    Writer: Karine Rosenthal

  • The Passenger in the Oven
    8.2/101,217 votes

    #10 - The Passenger in the Oven

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/2008

    While en route to China to identify prehistoric anthropological remains, Booth and Brennan are called upon to solve a murder in midair when the flight attendant discovers a fully cooked human body in the plane's microwave.

    Director: Steven DePaul

    Writer: Carla Kettner

  • The Bone That Blew
    7.5/101,033 votes

    #11 - The Bone That Blew

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 11/26/2008

    Brennan's father Max lands a teaching position at the Jeffersonian. When he ends up helping out with the murder case at hand, Brennan is noticeably bothered by his sudden presence in her professional life.

    Director: Jessica Landaw

    Writer: Carla Kettner

  • Double Trouble in the Panhandle
    8.1/101,293 votes

    #12 - Double Trouble in the Panhandle

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/22/2009

    A shallow grave holds the remains of conjoined twins; Booth and Brennan infiltrate a circus community after they discover that the twins were jugglers there.

    Director: Dwight H. Little

    Writer: Lyla Oliver

  • Fire in the Ice
    7.6/101,140 votes

    #13 - Fire in the Ice

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 1/22/2009

    When a volunteer fireman is murdered at an ice rink, Booth and Brennan begin the investigation, but Booth must excuse himself due to a conflict of interest. When details come to light, Booth becomes a suspect in the homicide.

    Director: Chad Lowe

    Writer: Scott Williams

  • The Hero in the Hold
    8.6/101,539 votes

    #14 - The Hero in the Hold

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/2009

    While trapped and trying to escape from a ship in the middle of the ocean, Booth is haunted by strange hallucinations.

    Director: Ian Toynton

    Writer: Karine Rosenthal, Janet Lin

  • The Princess and the Pear
    7.6/101,097 votes

    #15 - The Princess and the Pear

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 2/19/2009

    The team investigates a sci-fi convention when a woman in a medieval princess dress is found murdered. With Booth's back injured, Agent Payton Perotta steps in once again to help

    Director: Steven DePaul

    Writer: Matthew Donlan, Jeremy Martin

  • The Bones That Foam
    7.5/101,080 votes

    #16 - The Bones That Foam

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 3/12/2009

    When newlyweds encounter a corpse while bungee-jumping off of a bridge, Brennan and Booth are sent to investigate. After determine the cause of death was not suicide, the team at the Jeffersonian discover an unknown substance coming from the body. This sends the lab into lockdown and have only 24 hours to uncover the murderer before the body disintegrates.

    Director: David Boreanaz

    Writer: Elizabeth Benjamin

  • The Salt in the Wounds
    7.5/101,070 votes

    #17 - The Salt in the Wounds

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 3/19/2009

    The body of a pregnant 16-year-old athlete found buried in a mound of salt in a city de-icing truck leads Booth and Brennan to the discovery that many of her teammates are pregnant or have babies after a pregnancy pact.

    Director: Steven DePaul

    Writer: Josh Berman, Carla Kettner

  • The Doctor in the Den
    7.7/101,076 votes

    #18 - The Doctor in the Den

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 4/2/2009

    When the half-eaten body of Cam's former fiancee is found in the tiger cage at the zoo, Booth and Brennan uncover that his death was far from accidental. Now the team must put the pieces of the fiancee's final day back together, including hypnotizing a suspect in order to spark his memory.

    Director: Ian Toynton

    Writer: Karine Rosenthal, Janet Lin

  • The Science in the Physicist
    7.7/101,068 votes

    #19 - The Science in the Physicist

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 4/9/2009

    Booth and Brennan are sent to investigate when human remains are found during a photo shoot. When the team uncovers a meteorite in the victim's ear, they are led to the Collar Institute of Science in D.C.

    Director: Brad Turner

    Writer: Karina Csolty

  • The Cinderella in the Cardboard
    7.5/101,019 votes

    #20 - The Cinderella in the Cardboard

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 4/15/2009

    Booth and Brennan are called when an image of the Virgin Mary is found in a bale of compressed cardboard.

    Director: Steven DePaul

    Writer: Josh Berman, Carla Kettner

  • Mayhem on a Cross
    8.0/101,302 votes

    #21 - Mayhem on a Cross

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 4/16/2009

    When it is discovered that a stage prop used by a Norwegian death metal band is in fact a real human skeleton, the remains are sent to the Jeffersonian when authorities determine the victim was an American citizen.

    Director: Jeff Woolnough

    Writer: Dean Lopata

  • The Double Death of the Dearly Departed
    8.5/101,412 votes

    #22 - The Double Death of the Dearly Departed

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 4/20/2009

    When a Jeffersonian coworker dies of heart failure, the entire team goes to the wake where, upon viewing the body, Brennan realizes the death was no accident.

    Director: Milan Cheylov

    Writer: Craig Silverstein

  • The Girl in the Mask
    7.6/101,144 votes

    #23 - The Girl in the Mask

    Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 4/23/2009

    Booth's detective friend from Tokyo, Ken Nakamura, calls him when his sister, Sachi, goes missing while in Washington, D.C. With Brennan, Booth investigates her disappearance.

    Director: Ian Toynton

    Writer: Michael Peterson

  • The Beaver in the Otter
    7.3/101,020 votes

    #24 - The Beaver in the Otter

    Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 4/30/2009

    When a human body is found inside the strung up Otter mascot uniform of a rival school, Brennan and Booth investigate whether the body inside the costume was dead beforehand, or killed during a Middlesex University bonfire event. The body is identified as Jimmy “Beaver” Bouvier, a fraternity brother at Middlesex University. When Brennan and Booth question his fraternity brothers, they learn that Beaver had a money-making operation on the side and was making a killing of his own. Meanwhile, Booth offers to help his brother Jared find a new job after being dishonorably discharged from the Navy.

    Director: Brad Turner

    Writer: Scott Williams

  • The Critic in the Cabernet
    8.1/101,218 votes

    #25 - The Critic in the Cabernet

    Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 5/7/2009

    The team is on the case when human remains are found inside a barrel of wine during a wine tasting. When the victim turns out to be a wine critic whose scathing reviews were capable of sending a vineyard to its ruin, everyone from the winery's owner to the victim's own wife becomes a suspect.

    Director: Kevin Hooks

    Writer: Stephen Nathan