Season 5 Episode 2

Title: The Bond in the Boot
Air Date: September 24, 2009 at 12:00 AM PDT

Brennan and Booth investigate the death of a man who was murdered for the secret contents of his briefcase. They suspect that secret operatives are at work, and their theory is proven correct when they find the liquified remains of a CIA agent in the trunk of a car. Meanwhile, Brennan's new best-selling book causes tension between her and Booth, and Wendell loses his scholarship.