The BEST episodes of Bones season 3

Every episode of Bones season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Bones season 3!

Forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan and cocky F.B.I. Special Agent Seeley Booth build a team to investigate murders. Quite often, there isn't more to examine than rotten flesh or mere bones.

Last Updated: 3/17/2024Network: FOXStatus: Ended
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The Pain in the Heart
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7.96
2534 votes

#1 - The Pain in the Heart

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 5/19/2008

The Gormogon serial killer is back again, and the silver skeleton from the basement vault has gone missing. All the Jeffersonian employees become suspects, with the scary possibility that one of their own is working with Gormogon.

Directors: Allan Kroeker
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The Wannabe in the Weeds
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7.87
2498 votes

#2 - The Wannabe in the Weeds

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/12/2008

A wannabe singer Tommy Sour was found on a grassy location. The investigation leads Brennan, Booth, and Cam to the Checker Box Restaurant where Tommy used to sing. There are several suspects who took part in the open mike contest there, with talent scouts in the audience. The group comes together with a startling revelation for Brennan.

Writer: Josh Berman
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The Santa in the Slush
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7.77
2283 votes

#3 - The Santa in the Slush

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/2007

Booth and Brennan investigate a mall Santa named Kris Kringle who was found dead by two elves. A series of clues makes the murdered mall Santa seem like he's the real deal.

Directors: Jeff Woolnough
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The Verdict in the Story
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7.71
2484 votes

#4 - The Verdict in the Story

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/5/2008

Brennan's father Max Keenan is on trial for the alleged murder of FBI Deputy Director Kirby. Everyone on the team, except for Brennan, is called as a witness for the prosecution during the trial. Brennan on the other hand is the forensics advisor for the defense, and she must rely on both her dedication to her family and her skill as an anthropologist to help free her father.

Directors: Jeannot Szwarc
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Player Under Pressure
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7.54
2234 votes

#5 - Player Under Pressure

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/21/2008

All team members are working to identify the bones from a college athlete who suffered a lot of fractures. After the body is identified they talk to his sister and somebody who acted as a sort of an adviser for the deceased. Angela and Hodgins have an important talk. Zack is overwhelmed by having to reconstruct the crushed bones to form a skeleton.

Directors: Jessica Landaw
Writer: Janet Tamaro
The Knight on the Grid
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7.54
2302 votes

#6 - The Knight on the Grid

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/20/2007

After the body of an archbishop is found, missing the kneecaps, the team concludes the murder is related to the Widow's Son case.

Directors: Dwight Little
Writer: Noah Hawley
The Baby in the Bough
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7.53
2145 votes

#7 - The Baby in the Bough

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/28/2008

A woman's car is run off the road and she is killed, but her baby miraculously survives the accident. Booth and Brennan go to the woman's hometown to try to find out who's responsible for running her car off the road. Bones, with help from Booth, takes care of the baby until the team finds out who killed the mother.

Directors: Ian Toynton
Mummy in the Maze
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7.51
2347 votes

#8 - Mummy in the Maze

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2007

On Halloween, two mummified bodies are discovered and found to be people reported missing the past two Halloweens. When Booth and Bones learn about a missing girl, linked to the suspect of the previous murders, the race is on to save her life.

Directors: Marita Grabiak
The Widow's Son in the Windshield
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7.50
2398 votes

#9 - The Widow's Son in the Windshield

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/2007

After a skull smashes into the windshield of a teenager's car, the investigation reveals the skull has been gnawed on by human teeth, which implies cannibalism and marks the beginning of the Widow's Son case. Meanwhile, Angela and Hodgins hire a private investigator to find her husband. Bones searches for Zach's replacement and the team gets a wonderful surprise.

Directors: Ian Toynton
Writer: Hart Hanson
The Secret in the Soil
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7.47
2319 votes

#10 - The Secret in the Soil

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2007

When a body that appears to be cooked is discovered, the clues lead Booth and Bones to an organic farm co-op. Meanwhile, the two of them must meet with Lance Sweets, an FBI psychologist who must determine if they should continue to work together.

Directors: Steven DePaul
Death in the Saddle
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7.45
2180 votes

#11 - Death in the Saddle

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2007

Things get kinky when Booth and Brennan follow murder clues that lead to a lodge used as an S&M retreat for "jockeys" and their "horses." Meanwhile, Angela tries hypnosis in an effort to figure out her elusive husband's name so she can finally divorce him.

Directors: Craig Ross Jr.
Writer: Josh Berman
Intern in the Incinerator
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7.42
2258 votes

#12 - Intern in the Incinerator

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/6/2007

The team suspect their own colleagues after the burnt remains of an intern at the Jeffersonian are discovered. Meanwhile, Booth poses as Cam's boyfriend at her family get-together.

Directors: Jeff Woolnough
The Man in the Mud
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7.40
2262 votes

#13 - The Man in the Mud

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/14/2008

A body discovered in a hot spring turns out to be that of Tripp Goddard, a sexy motorcycle racer who had disappeared two weeks earlier. Sweets talks Booth and Bones into going out with him and his girlfriend.

Directors: Scott Lautanen
Writer: Janet Tamaro
Soccer Mom in the Mini-Van
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7.40
2314 votes

#14 - Soccer Mom in the Mini-Van

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2007

Brennan and Booth investigate the death of a soccer mom who was blown up in her mini-van. They soon discover that the victim was part of a group of radicals from the 70's, adding several names to the list of possible suspects.

Directors: Alan Kroeker
Boy in the Time Capsule
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7.36
2012 votes

#15 - Boy in the Time Capsule

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2007

On the 20th anniversary, the Foothill High School, class of '87 alumni unearth the time capsule they buried to discover the remains of one of their classmates inside. Booth and Bones investigate the past lives of his classmates in an effort to discover the truth.

Directors: Chad Lowe
Writer: Janet Lin