TEXT: "The Plain in the Prodigy" [SCENE_BREAK] TEASER (Open: Crime Scene - Train tracks in Virginia. Brennan is examing parts of the skeleton when Booth approaches) BOOTH: Okay, so the guy here says he was out doing routine track maintenance and saw the bones, he thought it was a deer. BRENNAN: Human dentition is completely different; another example of our country's deplorable educational system. BOOTH: All right, until every kid becomes a dentist, we have some psycho throwing a hacked-up body out of a speeding train. BRENNAN: No. These bones were under the train. If body parts had been thrown out a window, they'd be scattered in nearby foliage. Level of decomp suggests the remains have been exposed to the elements for at least two months. BOOTH: Drunk? Suicide? BRENNAN: Conjecture. There's evidence of sharp-force trauma on the sternum. BOOTH: Stabbed. BRENNAN: More conjecture. BOOTH: Beaten. BRENNAN: Would you please stop that? BOOTH: Come on. It's a beautiful day, Bones. We must enjoy conjecture. BRENNAN: There's a distinct lack of hemorrhage. This victim was dead before being hit by the train. BOOTH: All right, so, someone killed him, dumped him on the tracks in hopes of trying to make it look like a suicide. BRENNAN: Well, I can't determine motive, but I can say the train dragged the victim, and his body broke up as it smashed against the rails and ties. BOOTH: Whoa. Wow. We're saying the bones and the body gunk were scattered along the track here? BRENNAN: Yeah. For miles. Yes. All trains should be diverted from this track until we locate the rest of the remains. BOOTH: But do you know how much chaos that's going to cause Amtrak? BRENNAN: Well, I told you, Booth. I'm not interested in conjecture.
SUMMARY:
When human remains are found alongside the railroad, Brennan and Booth are called to the case. The bones belong to Levi Yoder, a member of the Amish community who disappeared roughly two months prior to his Rumspringa, or exploration of the outside world. Brennan and Booth discover that Levi was a piano prodigy, and their investigation leads them to believe that his extraordinary talent may have lead him to an untimely death. Meanwhile, Cam copes with the stress that comes from being a new parent, and Booth helps keep Cam's stepdaughter Michelle in line.