The Skull in the Sculpture 4.7

A body is discovered inside a piece of art and the Bones team has to figure out what happened without disturbing the piece. The team also finds out more about Angela and Sweet's personal lives. Read the BeeSight recap and review to find out what happened on the seventh episode of the fourth season of FOX's Bones and join in the discussion.

BeeCap

Two men scale a metal wall of a junkyard to find car parts for one of the guy's father. The men are drunk and stumble through the yard. One guy notices a side view mirror that would make a nice gift for his father and begins to pry it off. When he removes the mirror, blood spills out and the men see a skull, causing them to scream.

Angela and Sweets have drinks at a bar together. Angela talks to him about her not having sex in six weeks, the longest she's gone since she lost her virginity at 16. Sweets uncomfortably suggests that she may be waiting because she was hurt and doesn't want to open herself up to pain again. Angela takes his advice to mean that she needs to experience pain before she can feel pleasure and says she's ready to start dating again.

The crushed car from the junkyard is brought in and the team examines it. Daisy Wick, the intern, annoys everyone as they propose how to examine the body inside the car. Angela asks Hodgins if he's seeing anyone yet. He says no and she says she isn't either, but is ready to start. She tells him that Sweets said it was a good time for her to move on.

Bones checks in with Booth who was looking into who dropped off the car at the junkyard. She meets up with him and he tells her that B&B Enterprises dropped off the car. He says they have dropped of several others and suspects they may be with the mob. Booth and Bones approach the building registered to the company and fight over who should hold the gun. Booth breaks in and the two are confronted by a woman (played by Vicki Lewis) dressed in a Kabuki outfit.

The woman says her name is Helen. When the lights are turned on, Booth and Bones see several other crushed cars. Helen says that the cars are pieces of art created by Jeffrey. Bones notices blood on the floor. Helen says the blood is from a pig and was used by an artist in a performance piece. A woman named Roxie (played by Nichole Hiltz) enters the room, identifies herself as Jeffrey's assistant, and asks if she can help.

The police finish searching the studio and say that the cadaver dogs found no bodies and the blood is not human blood. The detectives tell Roxie that Jeffrey was found crushed inside one of his pieces of art. Roxie asks Helen if Jeffrey really could have been killed and Helen assures her it was probably just a publicity stunt for his upcoming show. Roxie and Helen are then shown a ring found on the skeleton in the car and they positively id it as belonging to Jeffrey. Booth and Bones ask if Jeffrey had any enemies and they say he had a rival artist named Anton Deluca.

Hodgins arrives at the lab with the jaws of life, excited to get to rip open the car. Camille tells him that she's analyzed the blood and tissue samples and found massive doses of medications for depression and pain. Camille thinks Jeffrey's death could have been suicide. Hodgins fires up the jaws of life, but Caroline walks in and stops him. She says that Helen complained to a judge that the car was an historic work of art and could not be destroyed. The judge agreed and issued an injunction. Camille says that they can analyze the car, but they cannot disrupt the art.

Bones and Booth talk to Anton (played by Jonathan LaPaglia). He confirms that he hated Jeffrey and thinks it's funny that he turned up dead inside one of his art pieces. Bones compliments Anton's work. Anton suggests that they talk to Jeffrey's girlfriend, Roxie, who he left all his money to in his will.

Camille uses a remote control camera to try to examine the body in the crushed car. She is unable to remain steady and Daisy insists she can take over. She grabs control and is able to maneuver successfully through the twisted metal. Bones "accidentally" dumps a bucket of beetles into the art piece, figuring they'll be able to eat away all the flesh in about an hour. Daisy talks to Camille about her family and being screwed up. Camille suggests Daisy see a therapist and Daisy says it's a good idea. Daisy finally is able to examine the bones and finds multiple fractures that could have occurred when the car was crushed or before he was put in the car.

The team finds out that Roxie and Angela knew each other. They find out that they were roommates in college. Booth questions Roxie, ignoring Sweets' directions from behind the glass. Roxie says that Jeffrey was suicidal and taking medication for depression. Booth asks if Roxie had an intimate relationship with Jeffrey and she says no, they were just friends. Booth asks why Jeffrey would leave his entire estate to her if they didn't have a sexual relationship. Roxie is surprised to learn about the will, but says she wasn't romantically involved with Jeffrey because she is gay.

Angela confirms that Roxie is gay and says that she had a relationship with her that lasted for over a year. Booth is surprised to learn about Angela's past. Angela says that there's no way Roxie would have dated a man or killed anybody. Bones suggests that she may just be too close to her to see the truth. Angela points out that they are jumping to conclusions. They don't even have evidence that Jeffery was murdered. As far as they know, Jeffrey committed suicide.

Hodgins finds traces of limestone on the front and back of Jeffrey's clothes. Caroline then walks in, furious about the beetles. She says that the judge has now ordered that the team only has two days longer with the art piece. If they are unable to solve the crime in that time, they'll be out of luck.

Angela goes to Roxie's loft and sees her artwork. Roxie says that Helen is arranging for her to have a show. She says that her last show was 8 years ago, when she and Angela were together. Roxie asks Angela about the case, but Angela says she can't talk about it. Angela sees a portrait of herself and tells Roxie she remembers sitting for the piece. She asks why Roxie never sold it and Roxie says that it was never for sale.

Angela returns to the lab, saying she knows how to prove Jeffrey's death was a suicide. She brings in a machine that is able to study the crushed car and recreate the actual crushing. They will then be able to see that all the fractures on the bones were caused from the crushing, not from anything else. Daisy offers her help, annoying everyone. Angela is able to illustrate the event and find that all 88 fractures were caused by the crushing. Angela and Bones then notice that there is an 89th fracture on the skull that is not explained, which means Jeffrey was murdered.

Since the art work is now a crime scene, the judge is allowing the detectives to destroy it if necessary. Hodgins cuts open the car, revealing the bones inside. Bones says that they have to carefully remove the skull. Daisy reaches in, grabs the skull, then breaks it into several pieces. She apologizes and offers to reassemble it. Bones tells her not to help and says she'll do it herself.

Angela rides with Booth to talk to Anton again. They look up his record and find he has been arrested for fraud in the past, making him a prime suspect. Angela asks Booth if her previous lifestyle freaks him out. He tells her that he had an Aunt who was gay, so he's okay with it. They arrive at Anton's loft. Booth asks Anton how he makes his money. Angela looks at his work and realizes the brushstrokes match those on Jeffrey's car pieces. Booth thinks Angela is suggesting that he forges Jeffrey's work, but Angela explains that it actually means that Anton is the painter for Jeffrey's work. Anton admits to being paid to paint Jeffrey's pieces. He tells the detectives he would have no reason to kill his source of income.

Angela finds Bones putting together the skull. Angela says that the killer can't be Roxie. Bones asks if she still has feelings for her and Angela says yes. Angela explains that she broke Roxie's heart when she broke up with her. Bones points out that she breaks a lot of people's hearts. Bones then finishes the skull and recognizes the fracture as resulting from a blow from a fire axe.

Hodgins does further analysis on Jeffrey's clothes and finds silicon oxide in addition to the limestone. He says that that is the makeup of the studio floor. Camille says she found that the pig's blood was mixed with human blood. The detectives return to the studio. The police officer says that they can't find the actual human blood because it was covered up by turpentine. Booth takes a lighter and sets the floor on fire, revealing a trail leading to the loading dock. With the turpentine burned off, the detectives can see the trail of blood illustrates that Jeffrey was killed in the studio and rolled to the car in the loading dock. They think a woman must have killed him and was then not strong enough to carry him to the car, so she rolled him. The detectives ask Helen what her alibi was for the night Jeffrey was killed. Helen says she was home watching TV and reminds them that she had no reason to kill him.

Angela tells Sweets that she wants to get back together with Roxie. Sweets advises against it, but Angela says he just doesn't approve of her lifestyle. She says that he thinks love is only real if it's permanent, but she believes that nothing is permanent. Sweets suggests that Angela is afraid of commitment. Sweets convinces Angela to put Roxie's feelings first and wait to see if Roxie wants to get back together with her before she makes a move.

Back at the lab, Hodgins analyzes the axe. He finds turpentine and trace chemicals that Daisy says make up female sweat. She suggests that he compare the make up to Roxie's DNA. The team is irritated by Daisy's delivery, but Camille says she's right and they should prepare Angela.

Camille talks to Sweets about how to deal with an annoying coworker. Sweets automatically thinks she's talking about him, but Camille says she is actually talking about Daisy. She says Daisy annoys everyone and they're going to have to let her go. Sweets tells Camille that he will tell Daisy she's fired. Camille tells Sweets that he should be flattered that everyone goes to him for advice.

Hodgins analyzes the sweat further and finds that it has traces a medications used to treat cancer. Bones says that it means Roxie is not the killer because one of the drugs found causes severe, visible skin discoloration. Booth and Bones question Helen again and Bones asks her to take her makeup off. They get Helen to admit she has cancer and wanted to kill Jeffery so that his work would become more valuable, giving herself more money to spend on medical treatment.

Roxie asks Angela what she should do now that both Jeffrey and Helen are out of the picture. Angela suggests she use the money from Jeffery to start her own art studio. They then talk about their past relationship and kiss.

Sweets walks into the lab and the detectives watch to see how he fires Daisy. Sweets tells Daily he has good news and bad news. Daisy asks for the bad news first. He tells her that no one likes her and she's fired. Daisy then asks for the good news and Sweets says that they don't have to hide their love anymore. Daisy is surprised and says that she thought he was keeping it a secret because he was embarrassed by her. Sweets then kisses Daisy, shocking the rest of the team.

BeeThoughts

I hope that Daisy will continue to be a character on the show. I like watching her annoy the other detectives. I wonder who will be the new intern next week. They really have a tough time filling that job. I thought the case was pretty interesting, but I have a hard time believing a judge would not allow detectives to examine a piece of art that had a dead body inside. Even if the death was ruled a suicide, it would still be a crime scene. I wonder how long Roxie will stick around. I think Angela will probably break up with her pretty quickly.

- Kristine R.