Booth and Brennan investigate the case of a man in a Santa Claus
costume who tried to rob a bank but was blown up in the process.
Meanwhile, Brennan's father Max asks Margaret, a distant relative
of Brennan's, to spend Christmas with him and Brennan.
Booth and Brennan are called in to investigate the death of a
competitive gamer. The gamer's success gave him many admirers --
but also a lot of enemies, which make for multiple suspects in the
case. Meanwhile, Fisher bonds with Hodgins and Sweets.
A real estate agent discovers human remains while showing a
property, and the team is called in to investigate. Meanwhile,
Booth's grandfather moves in with Booth, and tags along with him
while he's working the case.
Booth and Brennan delve into the murder of a dwarf who used to be
a wrestling star. Meanwhile, Booth discovers that he's not as good
of a marksman as he was before his surgery, and has trouble
getting re-certified at the FBI. Dr. Gordon Wyatt also returns.
Remains of a chicken farmer are found on the bank of a nearby
river, and Booth and Brennan are called in to investigate. The
farmer, who was an animal right activist, was about to inherit a
chicken factory and had many enemies with motive to kill him --
leaving the team with a lot of murder suspects to sort through.
Brennan and Booth investigate human remains that have been charred
on an electric fence. Brennan later realizes that the corpse is
actually a mummified Egyptian that has been loaned to the
Jeffersonian for an upcoming exhibit. When the Jeffersonian
curator who was prepping the mummy for the exhibit is found
murdered, Booth and Brennan suspect foul play. Meanwhile, Brennan
goes on a date with Booth's former supervisor, and Sweet's
girlfriend Daisy returns.
When human remains are found at the site of a block party, Brennan
and Booth are called in to investigate. Sweets is called in for
help when the politics and scandals of the neighbors link everyone
with some type of motive. Meanwhile, Booth's son Parker tries to
find him a girlfriend.