"The Man in the Bear" is the fourth episode of the first season of the television series Bones. Originally aired on November 1, 2005, on FOX network, the episode is written by Laura Wolner and directed by Allan Kroeker. The plot features FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth and Dr. Temperance Brennan's investigation concerning a human hand that was found inside a bear in Washington state.[1]
To Brennan's dismay, Booth takes her, with Dr. Goodman's permission, to small town Aurora, Washington, to identify the victim whose arm was found inside a black bear. From a photograph taken of the arm, Brennan sees that the victim had his arm cut off by a saw before the bear ate it.[1]
Once there, Booth and Brennan meet with the sheriff and the local doctors. The victim is a young male but only one person has been reported missing — a woman by the name of Ann Noyes. Brennan sends the bone fragments back to the Jeffersonian, where her assistant, Zack Addy, debrides them and finds indentations belonging to bite marks from a human — Brennan realizes the killer is a cannibal. Since a cannibal would get sick with prion disease, Brennan visits local coroner Dr. Andrew Rigby to ask him if he has met with any patients with such symptoms. He says that he has not.[1]
Back at the lab, Dr. Jack Hodgins examines the bear scat Brennan had sent to him and finds a flap of skin with a tattoo, which turns out to be a Haida Sun motif, when recreated by Angela Montenegro. From the tattoo, the sheriff is able to find the victim's identity via a missing persons check. The victim is Adam Langer, and according to the sheriff, he used to come up to Aurora to visit Sherman Rivers, the town's Native American Park Ranger. However, when Booth and Brennan go to question Rivers, he escapes into the woods.[1]
They find Rivers the next morning in the woods. From the evidence Booth and Brennan gathered from Rivers' house, they are convinced that he is a poacher but not the cannibal. With Hodgins' expertise and Rivers' help, they find the crime scene in the woods, where they also find a perverse version of a medicine wheel and two dead bodies belonging to Adam Langer and Ann Noyes, whose heart has been removed.[1]
Based on adipocere formation, Brennan estimates Ann Noyes has been dead for about a week. When it is revealed that Adam Langer was seeing local veterinarian Dr. Denise Randall, Booth and Brennan corner her at a local bar, where they get her to bite into a block of dental medium so they can check her teeth marks. However, Brennan points out that Randall had no motives for killing Ann Noyes and that they are more likely looking for someone who is clinically insane. Meanwhile, Zack finds more marks on Ann Noyes's sternum, which Brennan determines to be made by a sternum spreader.[1] She realizes that Dr. Rigby would have seen this beforehand but did not mention it because he is the cannibal. Booth and Brennan find Rigby in the process of cremating the bodies; Brennan knocks Rigby out with a bedpan.
During the episode, Hodgins and Zack vie for the attention of the parcel delivery person, played by K. D. Aubert, who later turns out to be bisexual, choosing Angela over Hodgins and Zack.
The episode was written as the series' fifth episode but broadcast as the fourth.[2] According to Laura Wolner, writer of the episode, the idea for the episode came from her interest in cannibalism and that it would be fascinating to see "teeth marks on bones that turned out not to be from an animal, but from a human". Also by having a different setting, the character of Temperance Brennan could be explored further.[3]
Responseedit
As a lead-in program for House, Bones attracted 7.99 million viewers in its Tuesday 8:00 pm ET timeslot on the episode's original airdate, ranking third in total viewers in its timeslot.[4]
Referencesedit
^ abcdefg"The Man In The Bear - Episode Recap". Bones Episode Guide. Los Angeles, CA: FOX Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 3 December 2010. The Man in the Bear summary at the official Bones site
^cp2006. "Episode 105, The Man in the Bear". Bones > Thread - Chronology of Temperance, Season One. Los Angeles, CA: FOX Broadcasting Company. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
^Berman, Marc (4 November 2005). . New York, NY: Mediaweek. Archived from the original on 13 December 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
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The Man in the Bear is the fourth episode of the first season of the television series Bones Originally aired on November 1 2005 on FOX network the episode is written by Laura Wolner and directed by Allan Kroeker The plot features FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth and Dr Temperance Brennan s investigation concerning a human hand that was found inside a bear in Washington state 1 The Man in the Bear Bones episodeEpisode no Season 1Episode 4Directed byAllan KroekerWritten byLaura WolnerProduction code1AKY04Original air dateNovember 1 2005 2005 11 01 Guest appearancesAlex Carter as Dr Andrew Rigby Marguerite MacIntyre as Dr Denise Randall Steve Reevis as Sherman Rivers Rusty Joiner as Charlie Tom Kiesche as Sheriff Chris ScutterEpisode chronology Previous A Boy in a Tree Next A Boy in a Bush List of episodes Contents 1 Summary 2 Music 3 Production details 4 Response 5 References 6 External linksSummary editTo Brennan s dismay Booth takes her with Dr Goodman s permission to small town Aurora Washington to identify the victim whose arm was found inside a black bear From a photograph taken of the arm Brennan sees that the victim had his arm cut off by a saw before the bear ate it 1 Once there Booth and Brennan meet with the sheriff and the local doctors The victim is a young male but only one person has been reported missing a woman by the name of Ann Noyes Brennan sends the bone fragments back to the Jeffersonian where her assistant Zack Addy debrides them and finds indentations belonging to bite marks from a human Brennan realizes the killer is a cannibal Since a cannibal would get sick with prion disease Brennan visits local coroner Dr Andrew Rigby to ask him if he has met with any patients with such symptoms He says that he has not 1 Back at the lab Dr Jack Hodgins examines the bear scat Brennan had sent to him and finds a flap of skin with a tattoo which turns out to be a Haida Sun motif when recreated by Angela Montenegro From the tattoo the sheriff is able to find the victim s identity via a missing persons check The victim is Adam Langer and according to the sheriff he used to come up to Aurora to visit Sherman Rivers the town s Native American Park Ranger However when Booth and Brennan go to question Rivers he escapes into the woods 1 They find Rivers the next morning in the woods From the evidence Booth and Brennan gathered from Rivers house they are convinced that he is a poacher but not the cannibal With Hodgins expertise and Rivers help they find the crime scene in the woods where they also find a perverse version of a medicine wheel and two dead bodies belonging to Adam Langer and Ann Noyes whose heart has been removed 1 Based on adipocere formation Brennan estimates Ann Noyes has been dead for about a week When it is revealed that Adam Langer was seeing local veterinarian Dr Denise Randall Booth and Brennan corner her at a local bar where they get her to bite into a block of dental medium so they can check her teeth marks However Brennan points out that Randall had no motives for killing Ann Noyes and that they are more likely looking for someone who is clinically insane Meanwhile Zack finds more marks on Ann Noyes s sternum which Brennan determines to be made by a sternum spreader 1 She realizes that Dr Rigby would have seen this beforehand but did not mention it because he is the cannibal Booth and Brennan find Rigby in the process of cremating the bodies Brennan knocks Rigby out with a bedpan During the episode Hodgins and Zack vie for the attention of the parcel delivery person played by K D Aubert who later turns out to be bisexual choosing Angela over Hodgins and Zack Music editThe episode featured the following music 1 Mike Doughty Looking at the World from the Bottom of a Well Peter Himmelman Big Me Production details editThe episode was written as the series fifth episode but broadcast as the fourth 2 According to Laura Wolner writer of the episode the idea for the episode came from her interest in cannibalism and that it would be fascinating to see teeth marks on bones that turned out not to be from an animal but from a human Also by having a different setting the character of Temperance Brennan could be explored further 3 Response editAs a lead in program for House Bones attracted 7 99 million viewers in its Tuesday 8 00 pm ET timeslot on the episode s original airdate ranking third in total viewers in its timeslot 4 References edit a b c d e f g The Man In The Bear Episode Recap Bones Episode Guide Los Angeles CA FOX Broadcasting Company Retrieved 3 December 2010 The Man in the Bear summary at the official Bones site Bones 2005 Episode list Seattle WA IMDb Amazon com Inc Retrieved 3 December 2010 cp2006 Episode 105 The Man in the Bear Bones gt Thread Chronology of Temperance Season One Los Angeles CA FOX Broadcasting Company Retrieved 3 December 2010 Berman Marc 4 November 2005 The Programming Insider Friday 11 04 05 New York NY Mediaweek Archived from the original on 13 December 2007 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