Episode
Bones: The Crank in the Shaft
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Bones
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2008-10-01
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
The Crank in the Shaft is Episode 6 in Season 4 of Bones. It aired on 2008-10-01. The runtime is 44 min.
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Episode 5: The Perfect Pieces in the Purple Pond
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.
Episode 7: The He in the She
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.
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