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Bones S5E21 — The Boy with the Answer
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Bones•Season 5•Episode 21

The Boy with the Answer

8.5/10 · 1,351 votesMay 13, 201043 min

Ranked #3 of 22 in Season 5•+0.6 vs season avg

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The trial of The Gravedigger hits close to home for members of the team, and everyone at the Jeffersonian must work overtime to uncover the forensic evidence to elicit a conviction.

Directed byDwight H. Little
Written byStephen Nathan
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Cast6

Emily Deschanel

Emily Deschanel

Temperance 'Bones' Brennan

David Boreanaz

David Boreanaz

Seeley Booth

Michaela Conlin

Michaela Conlin

Angela Montenegro

Tamara Taylor

Tamara Taylor

Camille Saroyan

T.J. Thyne

T.J. Thyne

Jack Hodgins

John Francis Daley

John Francis Daley

Lance Sweets

Crew7

Dwight H. Little

Dwight H. Little

Director

Stephen Nathan

Stephen Nathan

Writer

Gordon Lonsdale

Gordon Lonsdale

Director of Photography

D

Deborah Laub

Location Manager

K

Kent Genzlinger

First Assistant Director

G

Gregory Paul Collier

"A" Camera Operator

Kimberly Ettinger

Kimberly Ettinger

Editor

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Episode Summary

"The Boy with the Answer" is episode 21 of Bones season 5. It scored 8.5/10 from 1,351 votes, ranking #3 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Dwight H. Little and written by Stephen Nathan, it aired on May 13, 2010.

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