- A diamond courier carrying a briefcase is killed. State Department requests discretion while investigating due to National Security concerns. Meanwhile, Wendell loses his scholarship, and Booth tries to relearn plumbing techniques.
- Russian diamond courier Yuri Antonov was shot in a long-term parking facility, his hand severed to steal his case, the corpse ran over and nibbled on by stray cats for two days until found. Inexplicably, he passed customs as a diplomat without such visa. His rental car, in Bond style, is found containing a murder weapon and the long-tortured corpse of CIA website analyst Greg Dorit, who was on the trace of a dirty operation. His break-up with colleague Mandy Summers was a front. Wendell's scholarship is disestablished.—KGF Vissers
- Brennan and Booth investigate the body of a man murdered for the undisclosed contents of a briefcase. Early evidence leads the team to suspect secret operatives are at work, and their theories are supported when the liquefied remains of a CIA agent are discovered in the trunk of a car. When Brennan and Booth interrogate the CIA's Assistant Director of Intelligence, they are left unsure of his allegiance to the U.S. Meanwhile, Brennan's best-selling book leads to financial success and serves as a point of contention with Booth, and Jeffersonian intern Wendell loses his scholarship, leaving the team to look for alternative funding to keep him around.—FOX Publicity
- A man with a briefcase handcuffed to his arm stands in a dark parking garage. From behind, another man approaches -- with a gun! BAM! BAM! Briefcase man goes down. The killer then CUTS OFF THE MAN'S HAND in order to take the briefcase. But that's not nearly enough. The shadowy killer hops into a incredibly sweet ride and RUNS OVER the dead body. All the while, music reminiscent of a 007 movie plays.
Bones ([Emily Deschanel) and Booth (David Boreanaz) show up at the scene. She shows off the new Rolex her publisher recently gave her. Turns out Bones' latest book is another best seller. She doesn't know quite how much money is coming her way, but she does know she'll never have to work again. Of course, Bones is nonchalant about the windfall. Booth, on the other hand, has money troubles. It's going to cost an arm and a leg to fix the faulty pipes in his apartment. Speaking of arms and legs, the pair comes across the body, which Bones estimates has been laying around for two days. Cats nibble on the carcass before B&B shoo them away. Back at the lab, Camille (Tamara Taylor) and Wendell (Michael Grant Terry) quickly find steel wool in the body. "Commonly used in silencers," Wendell says. It looks like a hit. Jack (T.J. Thyne), meanwhile, arrives with a tray of cat poop. He has found airline peanuts in the stool from the "preferred airline of mother Russia."
Later, a young official from the state arrives. "This one has to be done with discretion," the official says. Turns out the victim was a diamond courier with diplomatic clearance. Of course, no one can be sure those were even diamonds in the missing briefcase. "We have to assume the worst -- that's why this is being treated as a national security threat," the official whispers. Cut to FBI headquarters, where Booth interviews Lena Brodsky (Emily Baldoni). The Ukrainian insists her diamond firm is on the up and up. "We have couriers bringing in stones all the time," she says. But when pressed, even she can't say for sure what the victim was carrying. Plus the currier was not issued diplomatic papers; how did he come through with clearance??
Back at the lab, Jack and Angela (Michaela Conlin) examine paint samples from the hit-and-run car. "Trade name: Casino Royale," Jack says. "That is Bond's car!" Camille enters with news about Wendell. The poor, young intern recently lost his scholarship -- meaning he really is poor these days. Later, B&B eat lunch at the diner with Sweets (John Francis Daley). They agree the victim sure does sound like a spy. They also agree Booth needs to fix his pipes. After Booth leaves, Sweets suggests Bones allow her partner to show her how to fix said pipes (sounds bad, but it isn't). "For once, it would be beneficial if you were the student," Sweets says. Sometime later, the Bond car is found. "I think the car is bleeding," Bones says. Booth pries open the truck and finds a liquefying body. And guess what gun they find on the body? A Walther PPK. "It's Bond's gun!" Booth exclaims. More importantly, Bones discovers a CIA identification on the decomposing dead man. A spy thriller, indeed.
Back at the lab, the team gathers around the latest body. "I'll bet that Walther PPK killed our Russian," Jack says. But who killed James Bond and stuffed him in the trunk? Angela changes the subject by asking Bones to start a scholarship fund for Wendell. She is quickly shot down. Turns out our favorite ice queen makes it a policy never to get "too close" to her assistants. Plus she donates to many charities providing food and such to those in need around the world; should those people suffer from her having to cut back on her support? Later, B&B head to CIA headquarters to interview the dead CIA employee's superior, Arthur Rutledge (Christopher B. Duncan). The dead man, Greg, wasn't an agent, after all -- he was an analyst. The steely CIA boss doesn't believe Greg killed the Russian -- nor does he care to theorize on what was in the briefcase.
Later, Bones discovers Wendell has no idea his scholarship has been revoked -- so she tells him. "There were funding cutbacks and you've lost your scholarship, which means your internship has been terminated," Bones says with absolutely no emotion. Wendell is clearly CRUSHED, which Bones seems to sense only after the fact. Suddenly, Jack enters with news: he has found a bug in Greg's watch. "Someone was spying on our spy, who was spying on another spy," he explains. B&B bring in Greg's coworker Mandy (Riki Lindhome) for questioning. She admits to putting the bug in Greg's watch. Turns out the two had recently broken up and she was jealous. She then says one of the last conversations she heard her old beau having with Rutledge was about diamonds (she assumed Greg was about to propose). The mention of precious stones piques B&B's interest.
Meanwhile, Angela and Jack examine a seemingly innocuous photograph of Greg in Mandy's cell phone. The former notices something strange -- data hidden in the photo file! "He was sending her a message," Jack explains. B&B then bring Rutledge in for questioning. Turns out it was Rutledge who authorized the diplomatic pass for the Russian diamond courier. He explains he created the "security hole" so an extra $20 million in diamonds could be brought into the country and then traded to Pakistan for political prisoners. "And keep congress in the dark?" an incredulous Booth asks. "Iran Contra all over again." Rutledge then denies killing Greg, although he admits to being upset when the analyst heard "online chatter" about the secret plan. "I told him to mind his own business," Rutledge says. "Greg was killed because he didn't listen to me." Rutledge then decides to shut down the investigation on CIA authority. Take that, FBI!
So now the clock is ticking. If the team doesn't solve the case in the next few minutes, it will likely never be solved. Ironically, all eyes turn to about-to-be-sacked intern Wendell, who has nothing left to lose. He rattles off an extremely complicated theory based on bones, tendons and body parts. The bottom line: Greg was hogtied and suspended upside down. Bones recognizes this as a Ukrainian torture technique. And who is Ukrainian? Lena Brodsky. Her diamond-cutting tool could have caused the torture damage to Greg's bones. Rutledge enters and Booth explains the team's theory. Rutledge decides to play along.
Moments later, Brodsky is in custody. "What's in that case that is so much more valuable than millions in diamonds?" Bones asks. She won't answer -- but she does explain she tortured Greg the CIA analyst pretending to be 007 for HOURS. Alas, he wouldn't give up the location of the hidden case he shot and killed the Russian for. "He was the bravest man," Brodsky says. Just then, Angela calls. The code in the cell-phone photo contains a map. "He wasn't waving goodbye -- he was telling Mandy where he hid his briefcase!" Angela says.
The team, plus Rutledge and a bomb squad race to the coordinates hidden in the photo -- an innocuous locker. Inside is the briefcase. Inside the briefcase is a USB computer drive. Bones is oddly disapointed. "Information today can be more dangerous than one bomb," Booth reminds his partner. Afterwards, Rutledge arranges for Greg to be honored -- even though he was technically not an agent. The analyst must have heard something about the USB drive and its contents in the "online chatter" -- and sprung into action when his boss wouldn't. Case closed. But not the episode. Camille explains to Wendell he has his scholarship back. "Apparently, a donation was made anonymously," she explains. Bones does her best to play it cool, which isn't very cool at all.
We then cut to Booth's apartment, where the FBI man teaches Bones the details of plumbing. "I'm glad we don't have any secrets between the two of us," he says. "If we have something on our minds, we just share it." Of course, there is one HUGE thought neither is willing to share. Just as it appears one might finally confess love, the supposedly fixed pipe bursts. Story of their love lives.
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