Bones: The Crank in the Shaft

When the remains of a manager are found in an office building's elevator shaft, Booth and Brennan must attempt to find which employee had the most motive to kill their boss. Meanwhile, Brennan's latest grad student, who has a very bleak and morbid outlook on life, lends his insight.

Episode Info

Episode number: 4x6
Production Number: 3AKY18
Airdate: Wednesday October 01st, 2008

Director: Steven DePaul
Writer: Elizabeth Benjamin

Alternate Airdates:

UK (Sky LIVING)	Oct 23, 2008
NL (RTL 4)	Nov 17, 2008
Argentina	Feb 17, 2009

Currently 7.8/10

7.8/10 (39 Votes cast)

Guest Stars

David Greenman As FBI Forensic Tech Marcus Geier Recurring	Ewan Chung As Chip Yap Recurring
Joel David Moore As Colin Fisher Recurring	Devin McGinn As Ted Russo
Edward James Gage As Stan Nokes	Katharine Leonard (1) As Christine Gertin
Kim Robillard As Dave Farfield	Omi Vaidya As Hamid Hirani
Pete Gardner As Gary Flannery

Main Cast

Emily Deschanel As Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan	David Boreanaz As Special Agent Seeley Booth
Michaela Conlin As Angela Montenegro	T. J. Thyne As Dr. Jack Hodgins
Tamara Taylor As Dr. Camille "Cam" Saroyan	John Francis Daley (1) As Dr. Lance Sweets

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Music

Artist	Song Title	Played When
Antony and The Johnsons	River of Sorrow

Episode Quotes

Booth: Anyone else work here late?
Gary Flannery: You kidding? I mean, when that clock hits six it's like the running of the bulls, especially on Friday.

Angela: So I need some advice.
Sweets: I have office hours, Ms. Montenegro.

Fisher: My grad thesis explored the effect of falls on human bone. I got the idea at my summer job.
Cam: I'm afraid to ask.
Fisher: Suicide hotline.
Cam: Were you ... for or against?

Fisher: Do you think the stain is relevant to the case?
Hodgins: Before I can answer that, I need to know what it is.
Fisher: I get it. We live our lives in darkness, hoping for a sun that seldom shines-
Hodgins: Go away Fisher.

Brennan: (about Fisher) The depressed intern is quite clever.

Cam: Have you considered Prozac, Mr. Fisher?
Fisher: Already on it.
Cam: Then double your dose 'cause you're bringing me down. And that's hard to do 'cause I've worked with death for years and you're makin' it all look like good times now. So get it together okay? Eeyore.

Cultural References

Cam: So get it together okay? Eeyore.

Eeyore is the melancholy donkey character from Winnie the Pooh.

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