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A Boy in the Tree

Episode Number: 3    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Tuesday September 27, 2005    Prod Code: 1AKY01
When the decaying corpse of the Venezuelan Ambassador's son is found hanging from a tree on the campus of an exclusive private school, a simple suicide case quickly turns into a web of lies, sex and scandal, involving the school's staff and students.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Hart Hanson
Director: Patrick Norris
Star: Jonathan Adams (Dr. Daniel Goodman),  David Boreanaz (Special Agent Seeley Booth),  Emily Deschanel (Dr. Temperance Brennan),  Eric Millegan (Zack Addy),  T.J. Thyne (Dr. Jack Hodgins),  Michaela Conlin (Angela Montenegro)
Guest Star: Samual Carman (Nestor),  Gary Carlos Cervantes (Oraldo),  Heavy D (Shapiro),  Jose Zuniga (Santana),  Avis Wrentmore (Melodee Destry),  Tom Schmid (Mr. Pattison),  Chris DerGregorian (Tovar Comara),  Mark Totty (Leo Sanders),  Kayla Mae Maloney (Camden Destry),  Toby Hemingway (Tucker Pattison),  Kavita Patil (Dr. Teresa Petty),  Chris Conner (Oliver Laurier),  Nicholas Hormann (Camden's Lawyer),  Mandy June Turpin (Dawn St. James),  Tom Dugan (Headmaster Ronson),  Marlene Forte (Ambassador Olivos),  Patrice Pitman Quinn (Sheriff Roach),  Bryan Fox (Guard),  Kristin Carey (Mrs. Pattison)

Notes

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International Air Dates:
Denmark: February 21st, 2006 on TV3
Norway: Thursday June 22th, 2006 on TV3 (edit)
David Boreanaz's Angel to Bones connection: actress Kavita Patil went from a nurse on the Angel episode "Dead End" to a doctor on this episode of Bones. (edit)
Featured Music:
"Miles From Monterey (Bernie Remix)" by West Indian Girl (while Booth and Brennan drive to Nestor's parents' house)
"The City Streets" off the Can You Feel It album by Positive Flow featuring Donna Gardier (at Wong Foo's)
"Sunshine Everywhere" off the Digital Poetry album by Deep Audio
"Cold Hands (Warm Heart)" off the Alternative to Love album by Brendan Benson (at the end at Wong Foo's) (edit)

Quotes

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Zack: We're crime fighters. (edit)
(Brennan talks to the Ambassador while Booth stands further away, listening)
Brennan: Ambassador Olivos, you told me that all a mother wants is to know that she’s raised her child well. That your biggest regret is that you will never know if Nestor would have grown up to be a good man, but he was a good man. He died because he was trying to do the right thing.
(The Ambassador looks thankful and leaves while Booth walks over to Brennan)
Booth: Very impressive Temperance. You got that one right. (He smiles and she smiles back) (edit)
Booth: Thank you.
Brennan: For what?
Booth: For going with my instincts in there.
Brennan: I did not back up your instincts. I bought time to find the facts I need to tell me what happened to Nester Olivos. What’s with you and the private school?
Booth: I thought we understood each other.
Brennan: Oh, that's bad, understanding each other?
Booth: I don’t like people who think they’re better than other people.
Brennan: Some people are better than other people.
Booth: You know, what you said right there, that is so Un-American. All men are created equal, either you believe that or you don’t.
Brennan: Some people are smarter than others, there’s no use being offended by the fact. (pause) What are we going to tell Nester’s parents?
Booth: We tell them that their son was found dead. We’re looking into it. Sorry for your loss. And we are.
Brennan: What?
Booth: Sorry for their loss. It’s sad. Try to remember that.
Brennan: Uh, I’m not a sociopath.
Booth: You’re bad with people, okay. No use being offended by the fact. (edit)
(Booth, Brennan and Zack in the car on their way to the crime scene)
Booth: We’ve got a dead body in a prep school out in the sticks.
Brennan: Good morning to you, too.
Zack: (to Booth) You're successful with women, right? I mean they like you?
Booth: Okay, look, it's a very prestigious prep school with a lot of rich kids.
Brennan: I thought that it was good to start with a "Good Morning."
Zack: If a woman said to you take a hint, what would it mean?
Booth: Could we just concentrate on the job? Thank you. Now, I know the sheriff out there. She’s mostly okay but the school's got a lot of pull with the county and she's probably trying to scrape the whole case off on us. Look, what I'm trying to say is it's not just a crime scene but it's a political situation so when we get out there, you follow my lead and you pay attention.
Zack: You call after every sexual encounter, right? Cause that's the good thing to do.
Booth: (growing impatient) Look, this is a work mode. This is a work zone. We do not talk sex at work.
Brennan: (frustratedly) First, you tell me I'm too task oriented. Then, when I say good morning you say that I should concentrate on the job.
Booth: Okay look, we've got about a forty-five minute drive. What do you say we pass it in quiet meditation?! (edit)
Booth: The kid doesn't give a gift because, you know, he's in love. He does it cause he wants a little lovin'.
Angela: That cynicism you affect Booth, it's your way of hiding a deeply romantic nature. (edit)

Trivia

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Goof: When Booth and Brennan are talking at the Jeffersonian and their cell phones ring, Bones's hair shifts between a tight, high pony tail and a low, loose pony tail between shots. (edit)
Goof: While Booth and Brennan are waiting for the sheriff to deliver the sex tapes, Brennan's arm changes positions in between shots. Sometimes it is resting on the car door and at other times her arms are crossed. (edit)
Booth: So, uh, what part of "this is mine" did you not understand? What? Do you want me to say it in Latin?
Brennan: Absit invidia.

"Absit invidia" means "no ill will," which in this situation is more or less "no offense". Brennan never actually translated "this is mine" (which would roughly translate to "id meum est") which is what Booth implied he was going to say in Latin. She instead just apologized in Latin for not listening to him. (edit)
Goof: At 24:11 the shadow of a boom-mic is visible on Bones' head. (edit)
Goof: At the very start of the episode, Booth and Bones are sitting in his SUV outside the lab. When the shot moves in the car to them there is a small tree in the background - behind Bones. Later when they get to the school, the very same tree is in the background. (edit)

Allusions

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"Tucker was all 'Stacy's Mom' about it."

"Stacy's Mom" is a reference to a Fountains of Wayne song, which is about a boy who is attracted to his friend's mom. (edit)
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9.7
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A Boy in the Tree
"Cleverly plotted"
Another great episode.
Continue » Posted Aug 5, 2008 2:07 pm PST
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A Boy in the Tree
"Fine example"
This show just keeps getting better: and this is the best episode yet!
Continue » Posted Jun 17, 2008 1:05 am PST
10.0
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A Boy in the Tree
"Cleverly plotted"
A really great episode.
Continue » Posted Feb 12, 2008 10:57 am PST

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A Boy in the Tree
"Out of character"
a boy from a private school is found hung from a tree on campus...booth and brenna get involved b/c its a government sponsored school
Continue » Posted Jan 30, 2008 6:35 am PST
10.0
Perfect
A Boy in the Tree
"Cleverly plotted"
When a decaying corpse is found hanging from a tree on the campus of an prestiges school, Booth and Brennan are on the case.
Continue » Posted Jan 26, 2008 11:36 pm PST
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