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After a skull and decomposing hands are found in a dumpster, the team must not only solve the crime but also search for the rest of the victim's remains. Identified as Ray Raminsky, the victim turns out to be a bounty hunter in search of Charles Braverman, a man indicted for the murder of a co-worker. Meanwhile, Brennan is asked by Professor Bunsen Jude "The Science Dude" if he can shoot an episode of his children's show from The Jeffersonian Lab with Brennan as his special guest. Brennan initially turns him down, but is surprised when he makes her a deal she can't refuse, so she takes him on as a new "squintern." As the team pieces together the details of the crime, they discover that they are not alone in the hunt for Braverman and find themselves in a chase with an unexpected suspect.—Fox Publicity

Showing an anti-capitalist friend the 'dumpster diver' ropes in search of a free lunch, Dylan digs up a man's head and beard remnants. Angela reconstructs the face and the head is identified by bail bondsman Gregory Gering as Ray 'Wolf' Kaminski, who was tracking $1,000,000 bail multiple murder suspect Charles Braverman. The beard's contents leads to a tract in West Virginia, where the rest of Ray's body is found. Charles escapes because of rival bounty hunter Janet LeBlanc. Hodgins' experiments identify the cause of the rib fracture immediately preceding Wolf's death.—KGF Vissers

Two young freegans discover a mother load in a dumpster near a pair of restaurants. The man smells something "choice" -- probably meat. He's right: HUMAN MEAT!

CUT to B&B driving to the scene of the crime. They discuss the "perfect murder" -- theoretically, of course. Bones (Emily Deschanel) says she would annihilate the body. No body, no murder. Booth (David Boreanaz) says the "perfect murder" is impossible. Moments later, they arrive on the scene and examine a nasty skull and sawed-off hands. Booth theorizes injuries to the fingers would indicate the man handled big guns. Military, perhaps?

Back at the Jeffersonian, Camille (Tamara Taylor) introduces Bunsen Jude (David Alan Grier), the "science dude," a man in a colorful red jacket who hosts his own children's science show. "I would like to shoot a special episode of my show here in your lab," Jude says. Bones immediately refuses. "Children are not rigorous when it comes to critical enquiry," she explains. Jude offers to prove himself. "I'll assist you in this case," he says. "If I'm useful, you do my show." Surprisingly, Bones agrees. Jude examines the remains and discovers that the hair found on the scene was a beard. Then the "science dude" throws up in the waste basket.

Angela (Michaela Conlin) recreates the victim's face -- complete with giant beard -- on her computer. Later, Booth shows the photo to Gregory Gering (Thomas Kopache), a bail bondsman with a terrible rug. He says the victim was a skip tracer called the "Wolf." Turns out the Wolf was tracking a dangerous criminal when he disappeared. Jude, meanwhile, visits Hodgins (T.J. Thyne). The latter has discovered the victim had barbeque sauce in his beard. Even better, the sauce has ingredients common to a certain area of Virginia. Combined with a bug leg and a pine needle, Angela deduces the man was in a certain mile-long stretch.

So Booth heads out into the woods with a dog that specializes in finding human remains. It's not too long before the dog stops and lies down. She has found something. Moments later, Camille and Booth examine the dug up body, which is missing its hand and heads. "I'd say we found the rest of our victim," Camille says. Caroline (Patricia Belcher) quickly arrives on the scene. She explains the victim was chasing the criminal Charles Braverman (Zac Henry). Worse: Braverman's wife was going to testify against him -- but she has gone missing.

Back at the Jeffersonian, Jude notices a hole in the victim's rib. "Most likely a gunshot," Jude says. Bones quickly points out the damage to the adjoining rib doesn't match. So Bones asks Angela to create a reenactment of the victim's death. Turns out Wolf was NOT killed by a gunshot. He was struck in the rib and a piece of that rib entered his heart, killing him. Sorry, "science dude." Later, Booth informs Bones that he has found Mrs. Braverman. They arrive to question her -- and spot Mr. Braverman outside!

The pair gives chase through a nearby parking garage. Braverman runs to the second level and LEAPS through the window. He lands HARD, but manages to limp away. Booth, meanwhile, runs smack dab into a female bounty hunter who was ALSO pursuing Braverman. Booth lets the tough woman go in order to "double the pressure on Braverman." Says Booth: "I don't care who gets him first." Later, Jude and Bones reexamine the victim's ribs -- and make a discovery. Turns out the two disparate wounds are from different injuries. In other words, the victim injured a rib about a week before his death. It was the second injury which propelled the piece of bone into his heart. It appears Jude and Bones are bonding.

CUT to Caroline, who brings a video tape from a bar. It shows the victim getting into a fight with bail bondsman Gregory. Sweets (John Francis Daley) comments on the man's terrible hairpiece. Caroline explains Gregory has terminal cancer. On the video, Greg hits the much larger Wolf with a pool cue (the first injury to the ribs) and then pulls a gun. The Wolf retreats. Later, Gregory is in the hot seat. He explains to Booth and Caroline that he has about six months to live and doesn't want to die with murder on his conscience. He then plays a recorded conversation from Molly Braverman's cell phone. About 90 minutes ago, she called her husband and said she could meet him. Molly (Corinne Reilly) is still helping Charles.

Sweets examines a computer grid of the street where the couple was going to meet. He theorizes the Bravermans would drive west (because 87-percent of criminals flee west). Bones says Charles won't have a choice but to stop at a hospital because of the injury he sustained when jumping from the parking garage. Hodgins and Jude, in the meantime, have set up a pair of mock ribs, at which they fire various projectiles. A potato gun "bazooka" is the only weapon breaking the ribs. So what matches the velocity of such an improvised firearm? Either way, Bones is so impressed with Jude that she agrees to appear on his children's show.

B&B then get a call. Two people matching the Bravermans' descriptions have checked into an area hospital. They arrive on the scene to find the female bounty hunter, Janet (Lisa Marcos), already there. She blocks the door so B&B can't get through. She wants her bounty! Janet then pulls out a shotgun and FIRES. Charles goes down in a heap. "Relax, it's only beanbag gun," Janet explains. Booth's eyes light up. What if Janet shot the Wolf with a beanbag gun, sending the bone from the pool-cue injury into his heart? Janet didn't mean to kill the big guy, but she did. Booth cuffs Janet. Case closed.

But not the episode. We see the Jeffersonian set up for an episode of the "science dude" show. Jude introduces the Bone lady ... and Bone emerges wearing a skeleton costume and a big, red tutu. It's hilarious. She leads the children in the "science guy" oath -- which has just about the entire team in tears. Booth is especially impressed.