9.1/109 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: Stephen Nathan
9.1/1011 votes#2 - The Conspiracy in the Corpse
Season 10 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2014
Brennan and the team attempt to absolve Booth and get him released from prison. The remains of a man who has been dead for over sixteen years prove to be significant.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Stephen Nathan
8.6/1011 votes#3 - The Boy with the Answer
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 5/13/2010
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.
Director: Dwight H. Little
Writer: Stephen Nathan
8.4/1011 votes#4 - 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
8.3/109 votes#5 - The Change in the Game
Season 6 Episode 23 - Aired 5/19/2011
In the 6th season finale, the team investigates the disturbing, unidentifiable remains of a bowler that were found jammed in one of the bowling alley's automatic pinsetters. After hitting a dead end in the case, Booth and Brennan decide to go undercover and join a competitive bowling team in search of answers.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Stephen Nathan
8.1/1013 votes#6 - Two Bodies in the Lab
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 3/15/2006
When Brennan decides to give online dating a try, she ends up the target of a shooting at the local restaurant where she's meeting her date. The resulting investigation reveals that the shooter could be connected to either of the two cases she's currently working on.
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: Stephen Nathan
8.1/108 votes#7 - The Pain in the Heart
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 5/19/2008
The Gormogon serial killer is back again, and the silver skeleton from the basement vault has gone missing. All the Jeffersonian employees become suspects, with the scary possibility that one of their own is working with Gormogon.
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: Stephen Nathan
8.1/1011 votes#8 - The Beginning in the End
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 5/20/2010
The team works to uncover clues buried under a life’s worth of possessions saved by a hoarder in order to solve the mystery of his death. Meanwhile, Angela’s father has a specific purpose for his most recent visit, and Brennan and Booth are confronted with unique opportunities.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Stephen Nathan
8.1/1011 votes#9 - The Patriot in Purgatory
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2012
Brennan's new fascination with basketball and legendary coach Phil Jackson's thoughts on teamwork prompts her to gather five of her best "squinterns" to analyze remains that have never been identified.
Director: François Velle
Writer: Stephen Nathan
8.0/1012 votes#10 - The Future in the Past
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2012
Having been accused of murder, Brennan is on the run from the FBI, with help from her father Max. Booth and the Jeffersonian team are convinced evil tech genius Christopher Pelant has manipulated key evidence in the case to pinpoint Brennan as the prime suspect. Then, an anonymous tip leads the team to the remains of a high school guidance counselor that may hold the key to proving Brennan's innocence.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Stephen Nathan
7.8/1011 votes#11 - Mother and Child in the Bay
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/6/2006
When the remains of a young pregnant woman and fetus are found in the Delaware Bay and identified as a newlywed who disappeared a year earlier, the investigation is aimed toward her husband, but takes a surprising turn. Booth is upset that his ex-girlfriend is letting their son spend time with her new boyfriend.
Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño
Writer: Stephen Nathan
7.7/108 votes#12 - The Glowing Bones in the Old Stone House
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 5/9/2007
The team investigate a glowing body. Hodgins proposes to Angela -- several times.
Director: Caleb Deschanel
Writer: Stephen Nathan
7.7/103 votes#13 - 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
7.6/1011 votes#14 - The Headless Witch in the Woods
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/29/2006
While investigating the death of a film student who was working on a documentary about the legend of a headless witch who haunted the woods in the 1700s, Brennan develops a strong bond with the victim's brother.
Director: Tony Wharmby
Writer: Stephen Nathan
7.6/109 votes#15 - The Memories in the Shallow Grave
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 11/3/2011
The body of a woman found buried under a paintball field yields more questions than answers as the investigation into her death reveals even she didn't know who she was. On the domestic side, Booth and Brennan adjust to sharing space with each other… and her growing stomach.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Stephen Nathan
7.4/1011 votes#16 - The Soldier on the Grave
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/10/2006
Brennan and Booth investigate an apparent suicide in Arlington National Cemetery, but soon discover it is a murder linked to a military cover-up.
Director: Jonathan Pontell
Writer: Stephen Nathan
7.3/1017 votes#17 - The Man in the S.U.V.
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/2005
When a man is killed driving an SUV registered to a Middle Eastern man, Dr. Brennan and her team find themselves tracking a terrorist.
Director: Allan Kroeker
Writer: Stephen Nathan
7.0/103 votes#18 - The Ball
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/1996
Ray discovers, after many years, that the autographed Mickey Mantle ball he got as a kid from his father isn't authentic. Feeling hurt by the fact that his father was not truthful about the ball, Ray decides he's going to tell Ally the truth about Santa Claus. But when two familiar looking Santas unexpectedly show up at his house to surprise Ally, she's even more confused – about the truth.
Director: Michael Lembeck
Writer: Stephen Nathan
6.9/1010 votes#19 - The Couple in the Cave
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2010
When the remains of a couple are discovered in a cave at National Park, the team must piece together the identity of the man and the woman as well as solve the crime. After interrogating two viable suspects, the team identifies the woman as a marketing executive who also served as her partner’s AA sponsor, providing clues that lead them to expose the truth. Meanwhile, Booth’s girlfriend and Afghanistan war correspondent, Hannah Burley, makes a surprise visit. After meeting Burley and sensing the couple’s genuine happiness, Brennan re-evaluates her own relationship with Booth, and he tries to teach her that love is not always logical.
Director: Milan Cheylov
Writer: Stephen Nathan
6.9/1011 votes#20 - The Secrets in the Proposal
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/2013
The Jeffersonian team investigates the murder of Jason Siedel, an accountant for the state department, whose remains were found in a hotel air conditioning unit. When Booth finds his old army buddy and CIA agent, Danny Beck, clearing away evidence at the victim's condo, he begins to realize that Siedel's murder could yield more suspects than the team had anticipated. Booth also seeks out Aldo Clemens, his friend and an ex-priest from their military days together, to get advice on his relationship with Brennan, now that Pelant has put a wedge between them. Meanwhile, Brennan must decide whether to have faith in Booth or to end her relationship with him.
Director: Ian Toynton
Writer: Stephen Nathan
6.8/1012 votes#21 - The Secret in the Siege
Season 8 Episode 24 - Aired 4/29/2013
When evil tech genius Christopher Pelant returns to toy with the Jeffersonian team in their newest investigation, they discover that the string of murders that have been occurring are tied to FBI agents close to Booth. Meanwhile, as the investigation unfolds, Sweets realizes that the evidence seems all too familiar to him and Brennan starts evaluating her relationship with Booth when signs begin to point to him as a potential target of Pelant's.
Director: David Boreanaz
Writer: Stephen Nathan
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"The Signs in the Silence" is the best rated episode written by Stephen Nathan. It scored 9.1/10 based on 9 votes. It was directed by Dwight H. Little. It aired on 5/5/2011 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Conspiracy in the Corpse".