Bones

Whoa, I-I thought we said that there was no TV

- during the week, Bones. - Mommy says it's educational.

Well, a frozen body was recovered

from a melting Alaskan ice floe.

Oh, that's just great. So now Christine

can have nightmares about Popsicle Man.

While medical examiners have yet to identify the body,

it was found in the same northern

Alaska region where billionaire explorer Henry Charles

mysteriously disappeared 15 years ago.

- You didn't say it was Henry Charles. - That's merely conjecture.

There hasn't been a formal identification.

Henry Charles disappeared while excavating the remains

of another famous expedition, the Frank Party,

which had a pretty gruesome twist.

Turns out Frank and his crew cannibalized each other.

- It was a case... - Okay. That's enough.

That made... Booth.

- What's "cannibalize"? - Sweetheart, it's just

- when people eat other people. - Ew.

Bones, you don't have to... You don't have to tell her that.

The discovery of the Frank Party is one of the most important

- archaeological finds of this century. - That's great.

She'll learn all about that in middle school,

but right now this little first grade monkey

needs to go get dressed for school.

Do I have to? What if Lukas pushes Emma again?

Don't let that bully Lukas push Emma around.

You stand up for your friends.

Do I push Lukas back?

No, no, no, no, no, no.

You never push anyone back.

Only use your words, sweetheart.

- Okay? - Okay.

Bam. Blow it up. (chuckles)

Booth, I don't think you should be encouraging Christine

to intervene in schoolyard altercations.

Why not? I don't understand. It's her friend.

Why wouldn't she?

- (phone rings) - Oh. I-I'm afraid

we'll have to finish this later. Oh. (chuckles)

I have to get back to the lab immediately.

Why? Something big?

Yes. That body, uh, the frozen body on TV,

they've chosen me to identify it.

Wow. Really?

- Okay. Where's my jacket? - I don't know.

I need my ja... Okay, my keys.

Christine, where's my jacket?!

I have never seen so many reporters

outside the Jeffersonian.

Yeah, with all this hype,

we better hope this is Henry Charles.

Well, either way,

I should probably cancel with my sister.

Oh, is she coming here?

I-I thought you weren't on speaking terms.

She's trying to make amends

by helping me plan my wedding.

Right. And you actually think that that's a good idea?

Felicia can be a bully, but...

she's my sister. Maybe letting her be involved

with the wedding plans will help us get back

- to the way things used to be. - You mean

before she was macking on your boyfriends?

Well, technically, Booth and I weren't dating

when she kissed him.

Who was kissing Booth?

- Cam's sister. - After we were done dating,

but-but before you guys were together.

No need to make excuses.

- Booth has kissed many women. - Well, that's

not the root of my problem with Felicia.

I'd definitely call it a symptom.

I mean, if she's always competing with you,

what's it gonna be like when she plans the wedding?

Okay, everyone,

the man of the hour.

Not quite the grand entrance Henry Charles is used to making.

Hey, remember the time he hydroplaned

across the Atlantic with those half-naked supermodels?

'Cause, you know, that was super tacky.

Well, it looks like you're not gonna need

to do a facial reconstruction.

Why does he look like fruit leather?

A combination of frigid temperatures,

high winds, and UV rays

resulted in

rapid mummification.

Oh, my God.

It's really him.

They found Henry Charles.

Wait, you knew him?

Yeah, I was on his final expedition.

What?

- Seriously? - I was working

as an intern under Archeologist Marcus Eldridge.

That is quite an impressive credential.

I... But I don't recall seeing it on your résumé.

Nor do I.

I was a 20-year-old undergrad. All I really did

was grunt work... keeping the logs,

cataloging the bones. And when, uh,

Henry went missing...

Wow, Clark. I'm-I'm sorry.

That must have been really hard.

Yeah, it was.

Everyone loved Henry.

We were all in shock the day he disappeared.

I mean, at least hypothermia is a relatively

- painless way to go. - Oh, it is.

But this man did not die of hypothermia. He died

of sharp instrument trauma to the left posterior parietal.

Whoa. Are you saying that Henry Charles was murdered?

No, no, no. Th-That's impossible.

There were only five of us on the expedition.

We were over 100 miles from civilization.

Based on the damage to the skull,

that's the only explanation.

Dr. Hodgins...

Yeah. I'm on it.

Please step away from the body, Dr. Edison.

I don't understand.

I'm afraid you are now one of the suspects.

Wow. So this is the actual hut

that Captain Frank's crew built from the wreckage

- of the SS Tartarus? - And you want

to know what they did in that hut?

They chowed down on people burgers.

Wow. I love a good burger, but that's where I draw the line.

Okay. That's good to know there's

- a line, Aubrey. - You really think

Clark is capable of murder? I mean,

'cause I've never even seen the guy, like, raise his voice.

No, no, no. All I know

is that five went on the expedition.

Four of 'em came back.

And one of the four surviving members

is the killer.

Right. We got Marcus Eldridge, Lead Archeologist.

I recognize him from his book jacket. Great read. And, uh,

that must be Hazel Mitchell, the teaching assistant.

And we got Declan Marshall here. He's the mountain guide

and also Henry Charles' right-hand man.

- And Clark. - Love the glasses.

So you don't think it's possible that a local might've snuck in?

Look at this. Look how far north the expedition site is, right?

Even Santa Claus wouldn't travel that far north.

Well, according to Hodgins, the murder weapon

- was a pointed steel tool. - Come on.

Should be easy enough to find, right? All of the, uh,

equipment that they used at the expedition site

should be right here.

Or maybe not so easy.

Whoa.

It's like REI designed a torture chamber.

Brother, thank you for getting here on such short notice.

Of course, man. I'm guessing one of these

- could be the murder weapon? - Seems likely.

Which is why I'm actually, uh, trying to replicate

the sharp instrument force here onto these guys,

which are sensor-enabled plastic skulls.

Now, each smash that I make, right, when I hit this,

it instantly uploads onto my computer,

which allows me to compare

fracture propagation, uh, kerf depth,

and striation patterns to the wounds

on Henry Charles' skull.

So come around here to the monitor. I'm gonna do

all the smashing, and I'm gonna have you

compare all the impressions from the weapons

to the X-rays of Henry Charles' skull.

Why do you get to do the fun part?

Oh, yeah, sorry. House rules.

King of the lab does all the smashing.

Hey, you don't actually think there's a chance

that Clark could have done it?

No. Definitely not.

But...

I don't know, man.

It does seem weird, though

that he would be on one of the most infamous expeditions

in modern history, but he'd never talk about it.

It was probably traumatic for him.

All I know is that Clark is definitely innocent.

Agreed. Which is why we now have to find some hard evidence

in order to prove it.

Hey. Clark.

- How's it going? - Brought you

- some reinforcements. - No, thanks.

How can you say "no, thanks" to that? Come on, have a donut.

You know, we just want to ask you some questions about

- the Charles Expedition. - I'm gonna

have to stop you right there, Booth.

I've retained legal representation,

and, off their advice,

I invoke my right to remain silent.

Look, Clark, this is just a friendly visit.

We're not accusing you of anything.

We just want to get a little inside Intel