TEXT: "The Man in the Bear" [SCENE_BREAK] (In a forest at night, Dr. Denise Randall is performing an examination on a dead bear, while Ranger Sherman Rivers looks on.) SHERMAN: We already know what killed the bear. DENISE: Who's the vet here Sherman. SHERMAN: You are Denise. Who's the park ranger? DENISE: That'd be you Sherman. SHERMAN: That's why I know what killed him; scared camper drilled him with the Winchester Magnum.338 DENISE: I get it, you're afraid I'm not showing respect to the bear spirit. SHERMAN: Because I have better things to do than wait around for you to tell me what I already know. DENISE: The law says I have to send in as much information as I can: age, weight, what he last ate... eww.. yummy, hot dogs, fried beans... (digs around inside bear, and pulls out a plastic bag)... beef jerky. SHERMAN: Beef jerky? DENISE: He was in hyperphasia, eating everything he could find before going into hibernation... oooo... (stops digging) SHERMAN: What? DENISE: (digging some more) Sherman, this is... (pulls out the bones of a human hand) Oh God. (exchanges looks with Sherman) [SCENE_BREAK] (Cut to exterior of Jeffersonian. Inside the Lab Brennan is walking into her office looking at the photo of the hand, Booth follows her into the office.) BRENNAN: Looks human to me... (walking into her office, Booth bumps into her while going through the door.) BOOTH: Sorry... BRENNAN: What's the deal? BOOTH: It was found in Eastern Washington State. BRENNAN: Where? (drops files on desk) BOOTH: Inside a bear. BRENNAN: No, I mean.. Inside a bear? BOOTH: An autopsy revealed more bone fragments in the
SUMMARY:
Dr. Brennan reluctantly joins Agent Booth to travel to Aurora, Washington State, where a human hand was found inside the stomach of a bear. As Brennan identifies the man, she discovers he might have been a victim of cannibalism. The investigation hits a roadblock when Booth loses a suspect in the woods, leading him and Dr. Brennan to spend some time in the local bar where Brennan is hit on by every available man in the small town. Booth shares a dance with Brennan to give her a break from all the unwanted attention. Meanwhile, at the lab, Zack and Hodgins compete for the attention of a beautiful package delivery employee.