Intern in the Incinerator

Intern in the Incinerator
Season 3
Episode 6
Air date	November 6, 2007
Production code	3AKY06
Written by	Christopher Ambrose
Directed by	Jeff Woolnough
Previous	Mummy in the Maze
Next	Boy in the Time Capsule

Intern in the Incinerator is the sixth episode of the third season of Bones.

Summary

When Jeffersonian workmen find a young female's fire-consumed body in the incinerator, the forensic pathology team soon concludes it was an institute collaborator, a young intern, and that it must be murder committed a few hours ago. Booth stays to help investigate, which lays bare several possible motives. Despite the apparent connection with the Gormogon serial killer, plausibly planted on purpose, more mundane motives among Jeffersonian staff are pursued systematically, even common crime one wouldn't expect among select scientists.

Cast

Main Cast

• Temperance Brennan - Emily Deschanel
• Seeley Booth - David Boreanaz
• Jack Hodgins - T.J Thyne
• Angela Montenegro - Michaela Conlin
• Zack Addy - Eric Millegan
• Camille Saroyan - Tamara Taylor

Recurring Cast

• Felicia Saroyan - Rochelle Aytes
• FBI Forensic Tech Marcus Geier - David Greenman

Guest Cast

• Dr. Bancroft - Xander Berkeley
• Dr. Kyle Aldridge - Terrell Tilford
• Dr. Evan Klimkew - Scott Rinker
• Dr. Ted Reardon - Tom Virtue
• Tyler Neville - Sam Jones III
• Kristen Reardon - Millie Huckabee
• Phil - E.E. Bell
• Nick - J.R. Nutt

Notes

• Bones's passwords (which Booth knew) included Daffodil, Daisy, and Jupiter.
• At the end of the episode, Bones and Booth drink J. Darby Single Malt Scotch Whisky, a fictional brand from ISSLetters J. Da... on bottle are easy to spot and that could lead somebody uninformed to think it is Jack Daniels, but if you watch closely enough it is obvious that it IS NOT Jack Daniels, as logo is different, last letter of brand name is Y and not S, bottle shape is round, and bottle etiquette is white (not JD standard black).
• A 2018 episode of Lucifer (The Angel of San Bernardino), directly references this episode, where Lucifer mistakes another character played by Scott Rinker for a murderer due to staying up watching Bones: as it turns out, Rinker's character in Lucifer played his character on Bones, as he goes on to state after Lucifer apologizes, "That wasn't an easy role." The episode also featured clips from Soccer Mom in the Mini-Van and several other references to Bones.
  • Lucifer also got a few things wrong due to his exhausted state. He said that the intern was killed in the hospital while Kristen was killed in the Jeffersonian, that all that was left of her burned body was her cranium in the smoldering ashes while her skull was only separated from her body as they were examining the remains in the autopsy room, and he called it "Episode 306", while there are only 246 episodes in the series and the episode was number six in the third season.
• Booth's statement ("Because you were betrayed by one of your own.") over why Bones was offended foreshadows the major events of the season, leading to The Pain in the Heart.

Quotes

Booth: Y'know what, they're always telling us not to jump to conclusions.

Cam: But when they do, it's called a "quantum leap."

Booth: Jump, leap. Tomato, to-ma-toe.