Episode
Bones: The Ghost in the Machine
Overview
A psychic joins the investigation of a death of a little boy whose soul is believed to be still alive, prompting the team members to reflect on their beliefs of life after death.
Details
- Series
- Bones
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2012-12-03
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
The Ghost in the Machine is Episode 9 in Season 8 of Bones. It aired on 2012-12-03. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 8: The But in the Joke
A street artist who is plastering his work on a billboard falls into his glue—and onto a corpse—so the team try to get him unstuck from the remains as they also work to identify the body. Meanwhile, Booth takes a stab at stand-up comedy at a club's open-mike night to look for suspects; and Angela finds herself attracted to the street artist.
Episode 10: The Diamond in the Rough
The Jeffersonian team investigates the death of a professional ballroom dancer who was murdered three days before her audition on a popular dancing competition show. In order to solve the case, Brennan and Booth go undercover as dance competitors to see if they can find potential suspects.
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Episode 12: The Corpse on the Canopy
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Episode 5: The Method in the Madness
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Episode 13: The Twist in the Plot
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Episode 14: The Doll in the Derby
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Episode 3: The Gunk in the Garage
An investigation of human remains found in the aftermath of an explosion in a hotel garage hits a snag when the team learn their assumptions about a man's fate are incorrect. Meanwhile, Sweets gets a temporary partner at the FBI.
Episode 15: The Shot in the Dark
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