Episode
Bones: The Cowboy in the Contest
Overview
Booth and Brennan go under cover at an Old West-style shooting competition; Angela and Hodgins talk about the future; Cam and Sebastian grow closer.
Details
- Series
- Bones
- Season
- Season 11
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2015-12-10
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
The Cowboy in the Contest is Episode 9 in Season 11 of Bones. It aired on 2015-12-10. The runtime is 44 min.
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Episode 8: High Treason in the Holiday Season
The team investigates the high-stakes murder of a political journalist who was found dead after recently publishing an article exposing corruption in the NSA. Due to the nature of the investigation, Hodgins’ paranoia takes over as the team realizes their every move is being watched. Meanwhile, Brennan secretly tries to plan a surprise for Booth and the whole team celebrates Thanksgiving together.
Episode 10: The Doom in the Boom
The team investigates a police officer's murder and decides what is important to their futures.
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