Bones: Season 7

2011 · 13 episodes · ★ 7.2

What Season 7 of Bones

The seventh season opens with Temperance Brennan and Seeley Booth about to become parents. She is pregnant with his child, so the couple must adjust their routines, their fears and the way they see the world. The work doesn't stop. The Jeffersonian Institute team keeps examining human remains to identify victims, while Booth brings his police methods and Brennan her scientific perspective. Each episode presents a new crime, with cases ranging from a champion competitive eater to a toy company. In addition, a tech genius begins challenging the team with murders designed to humiliate them.

13episodes

Nov 3, 2011Aired

May 14, 2012latest episode

9.4 hrtotal runtime

Season 7 Episodes

7x01 The Memories in the Shallow Grave
Nov 3, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 7.3
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.
Directing: Ian Toynton · Writing: Stephen Nathan · Starring: Michael Grant Terry, Martin Grey, Brad Greenquist, Rodney Eastman
7x02 The Hot Dog in the Competition
Nov 10, 2011 · 44 min · ★ 6.6
A competitive eating champion's body is found shortly before the next major competition. Following a disagreement over the baby, Booth and Brennan attempt a little role-playing. Back at the lab, Brennan's new assistant seems a mismatch, despite his genius.
Directing: Dwight H. Little · Writing: Michael Peterson, Keith Foglesong · Starring: Patricia Belcher, Brad Grunberg, Paul Hewitt, Joel McCrary
7x03 The Prince in the Plastic
Nov 17, 2011 · 43 min · ★ 7.1
The discovery of the CEO of a toy company packaged with his toys gives Booth and Sweets access to the company's headquarters as they search for the murderer. Elsewhere, Brennan is concerned about her fitness as a mother and Sweets is concerned about his gun certification test.
Directing: Alex Chapple · Writing: Dean Lopata · Starring: Carla Gallo, Rick Gonzalez, John Ross Bowie, Ryan Bittle
7x04 The Male in the Mail
Dec 1, 2011 · 44 min · ★ 7.3
Dismembered remains are discovered in several mailing boxes at a dead letter office, and the Jeffersonian team identifies the victim as an employee of a local Ship 'n' Print, where the staff recently split the winnings of a lottery prize. The team uncovers a complicated love triangle between two married employees and the victim, and while motive points to the husband a critical clue leads them to solve the crime definitively.
Directing: Kevin Hooks · Writing: Pat Charles · Starring: Eugene Byrd, Jesse Head, Briana Lane, Ben Savage
7x05 The Twist in the Twister
Dec 8, 2011 · 44 min · ★ 6.9
The team discovers the remains of a so-called "storm chaser" who seems to have died while following a tornado. But footage recorded during the storm ultimately leads them to believe he was murdered. Meanwhile, Booth becomes increasingly overprotective of Brennan both at home and in the field, and sleep-deprived Angela and Hodgins come to terms with having Angela's father and rock musician babysit their infant son.
Directing: Jeannot Szwarc · Writing: Karine Rosenthal · Starring: Joel David Moore, Charlie Weber, Billy Gibbons, Samantha Shelton
7x06 The Crack in the Code Mid-Season Finale
Jan 12, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 7.5
A cryptic message penned in human blood is discovered at a national monument. As the Jeffersonian team embarks on a scavenger hunt to solve the case, they realize their tech-savvy suspect remains one step ahead of them. Meanwhile, Booth and Brennan search for the perfect home for their new family.
Directed by Ian Toynton · Written by Carla Kettner · Starring Patricia Belcher, Michael Grant Terry, Bambadjan Bamba, Robert Cicchini
7x07 The Prisoner in the Pipe
Apr 2, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 7.2
The remains of an escaped convict are found in a residential sewer, but an examination of the sewer pipes indicates that the murder occurred within prison walls. Brennan insists on solving the crime despite Booth's pleas for her not to overexert herself and the expectant couple experiences a very untraditional arrival of their baby daughter.
Directed by Kate Woods · Written by Jonathan Collier · Starring Carla Gallo, Johnny Ray Gill, Jerry Kernion, Jessica Tuck
7x08 The Bump in the Road
Apr 9, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 6.9
With the help of Special Agent Genny Shaw, the Jeffersonian team identifies the remains of a discount shopper and “extreme couponer” who was dragged along the road by an 18-wheeler. Meanwhile, Brennan is adjusting to her first day back at work after giving birth, and Cam disapproves of her daughter’s romance with intern Finn Abernathy.
Directed by Dwight H. Little · Written by Keith Foglesong · Starring Tina Majorino, David Andriole, Missy Doty, Mary Pat Gleason
7x09 The Don't in the Do
Apr 16, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 6.9
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.
Directed by Jeannot Szwarc · Written by Janet Lin · Starring Jennifer O'Dell, Jai Rodriguez, Jamie Elle Mann, Neil Hopkins
7x10 The Warrior in the Wuss
Apr 23, 2012 · 44 min · ★ 7.2
The corpse of a truck company employee is found in the middle of the woods. After the victim’s son is questioned, Booth and Brennan visit his karate class in search of a motive. Back at the lab, Hodgins is going overboard purchasing lab equipment. Then, Booth’s son Parker returns from England and Brennan is apprehensive about how he’ll react to his new baby sister.
Directing: Chad Lowe · Writing: Michael Peterson, Dean Lopata · Starring: Eugene Byrd, Kurt Caceres, Peyton Roney, Amy Stewart
7x11 The Family in the Feud
Apr 30, 2012 · 44 min · ★ 8.0
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.
Directing: Dwight H. Little · Writing: Pat Charles, Janet Lin · Starring: Ryan O'Neal, Carla Gallo, Patricia Belcher, J.P. Manoux
7x12 The Suit on the Set
May 7, 2012 · 44 min · ★ 7.3
A film adaptation of Brennan's latest book takes her and Booth to Los Angeles for the production, where Brennan criticizes the acting and disregard for science, but the trip takes a strange turn when a prop cadaver happens to be a real murder victim.
Directing: Emile B. Levisetti · Writing: Karine Rosenthal · Starring: Michael Charles Roman, John Ducey, Rosalind Chao, Hal Ozsan
7x13 The Past in the Present Season Finale
May 14, 2012 · 43 min · ★ 7.8
"Hacktivist" and suspected serial killer Christopher Pelant is back in court, but the team's efforts to pin another murder on him don't go as planned.
Directed by David Boreanaz · Written by Carla Kettner · Starring Ryan O'Neal, Patricia Belcher, Michael Grant Terry, Nadine Ellis