8.9/1010 votes#1 - The Signs in the Silence
Season 6 Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/2011
When a 15-year-old Jane Doe is found on the streets, it is up to Brennan, Jeffersonian Intern Arastoo Vaziri and the entire Jeffersonian team to figure out her history and if she is responsible for a recent murder
Director: Dwight H. Little
Writer: Janet Lin
8.6/1019 votes#2 - Diamonds Are Forever
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/13/2015
Jo and Henry pursue the killer of a jewelry store burglar who has a connection with Jo's dead husband.
Director: John T. Kretchmer
Writer: Janet Lin
8.1/1020 votes#3 - Fountain of Youth
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/2014
Henry is interested in aging and how to die, but New York's wealthy elderly are chasing a way to turn back the clock. A clinic is dispensing a pricey product - Aterna - which is supposed to provide the much sought after fountain of youth. But instead, Henry and Jo are confronted with multiple deaths from the costly potion, which instead of revolutionizing the aging process, is turning people's brains into swiss cheese. Meanwhile Henry remembers back to dear friend who was diagnosed with tuberculosis in 1906 and discovers a link to this current case. Unbeknownst to ...
Director: David Warren
Writer: Janet Lin
8.0/1012 votes#4 - The X in the File
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/14/2010
Brennan and Booth travel to New Mexico to investigate human remains with extraterrestrial attributes. Meanwhile, Angela and intern Wendell come clean about their relationship.
Director: Allison Liddi-Brown
Writer: Janet Lin
8.0/1010 votes#5 - The Family in the Feud
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 4/30/2012
When a corpse is found in the middle of the woods, the team links the victim to two families that have been feuding for almost a century. Brennan and Booth interrogate a family member with a shocking confession that leads them to a motive for the victim’s murder. Meanwhile, Brennan has a difficult time accepting her father’s offer to babysit their infant daughter because of his unpredictable presence in her own childhood.
Director: Dwight H. Little
Writer: Janet Lin
7.9/1013 votes#6 - 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: Janet Lin
7.6/1010 votes#7 - The Body in the Bag
Season 6 Episode 10 - Aired 1/20/2011
An unidentifiable body is discovered in the shower of an upscale home belonging to a young female socialite. With the help of nosey bones expert and Jeffersonian “squint” Clark Edison, skeletal reconstruction and evidence in the drain reveal that the victim was a young girl employed by a counterfeit handbag distributor. The team learns that the victim supplied counterfeit purses to her socialite acquaintance, and after interrogating the self-centered socialite and sifting through footage on a hidden camera, they discover evidence linking them to the murderer. Meanwhile, Angela and Hodgins discuss their future home and where they want to raise a family, and Booth opens up to Hannah about Brennan’s feelings for him
Director: Kate Woods
Writer: Janet Lin
7.5/1035 votes#8 - Shock and Delight
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/25/2020
Simon's apparent courtship of Daphne angers her brother Anthony and threatens to ruin the arrangements he made. Marina opens up to a curious Penelope.
Director: Tom Verica
Writer: Janet Lin
7.4/1030 votes#9 - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 4/18/2019
A time distortion affects Ed and Kelly's relationship.
Director: Gary S. Rake
Writer: Janet Lin
7.3/1013 votes#10 - 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: Janet Lin
7.3/1012 votes#11 - 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
7.3/1011 votes#12 - Boy in the Time Capsule
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2007
On the 20th anniversary, the Foothill High School, class of '87 alumni unearth the time capsule they buried to discover the remains of one of their classmates inside. Booth and Bones investigate the past lives of his classmates in an effort to discover the truth.
Director: Chad Lowe
Writer: Janet Lin
7.2/1013 votes#13 - The Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/2009
Brennan and Booth investigate human remains found at a neighborhood block party. Suburban politics and secret scandals give each neighbor in the cul-de-sac a motive, leaving Brennan, Booth and Sweets to sift through the drama to find their suspect. Meanwhile, Jeffersonian intern Arastoo comes clean about his background, and Booth's son attempts to find Booth a girlfriend.
Director: Gordon Lonsdale
Writer: Janet Lin
7.0/102 votes#14 - The Way Back
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 6/15/2016
Drew stressfully adjusts after returning from deployment in Afghanistan. A bride and her wedding party are treated for injuries sustained during the festivities, and Topher's demanding mother pays a visit.
Director: Tara Nicole Weyr
Writer: Janet Lin
7.0/103 votes#15 - Unexpected
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 7/27/2016
When a bomb explodes outside the hospital, TC, Topher and Drew are forced to make the tough decision to stay and treat the injured or evacuate and begin transfers to nearby hospitals. Everything changes when TC suddenly realizes he may know the person responsible for the explosion. While the team works feverishly to tend to the wounded, the nurses go on strike just when the hospital needs them the most. Meanwhile, throughout the intense night shift, Shannon and Paul attempt to confront each other about something personal.
Director: Marisol Adler
Writer: Janet Lin
6.9/1010 votes#16 - The Don't in the Do
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 4/16/2012
When a corpse is found at a landfill, dyed in a blue substance, intern Arastoo Vaziri discovers a method that helps eliminate postmortem damages to the corpse, which leads the team back to a hair salon where the victim worked. Meanwhile Bones is feeling uncomfortable in her post-baby body, so Booth decides to do something special to boost her self-confidence.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: Janet Lin
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"The Signs in the Silence" is the best rated episode written by Janet Lin. It scored 8.95/10 based on 10 votes. It was directed by Dwight H. Little. It aired on 5/5/2011 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Diamonds Are Forever".