Teresa believes an argument between lovers led to the murder of a woman in a Napa Valley vineyard. Patrick, on the other hand, pursues his own investigation with Grace being used as bait.

Malcolm welcomes a normal babysitting gig with a normal family. However, he soon discovers he is under camera surveillance.

The team is forced to put in overtime while searching for a suspect presumed dead when working on a case over Christmas.

Booth interrupts Brennan's vacation with her boyfriend to get her assistance on a case involving a woman whose boneless body was found in a river.

Brennan and Booth investigate a small skeleton assumed to be that of a 10-year-old girl. Meanwhile, Brennan's father reappears in her life to deliver information from her past.

The former tenant of a blood-spattered apartment says his missing girlfriend left to visit her parents; a scuba diver is found dead on the top of a tree.

The class clown at a local high school is discovered shot in the back; Sara and Nick investigate a case involving a decomposed body in a bag.

A difficult case involving the possible kidnapping of an infant forces the team to examine evidence that points to an unthinkable conclusion.

A team explores the world of fetishes after finding a dead man dressed in a raccoon costume; the corpse of a convenience-store employee turns up in an industrial freezer.

Grissom investigates the death of a well-known gambler; Catherine and Nick probe a murder linked to street racing.

Constance turns to Violet for help with Tate. Meanwhile, Ben sees a new patient who fears the legend of Piggy Man.

The team visits the site of a fatal carjacking and realises heavy rainfall washed away much of the evidence.

A con artist who is involved with Brass' daughter is murdered; the evidence leads Sara to investigate a counterfeiting operation.

Two female corpses are discovered in the construction area at a new housing development, leading investigators into the world of Russian mail-order brides.

When a hunter and a bear are found dead on the outskirts of Las Vegas, detectives suspect a third party was involved in the killings.

The team investigate the possibility of terrorism after a car bomb explodes at the front entrance of a hotel on the Strip; a musician's wife is found dead in a bathtub.

A small but incredibly strong and violent man dies in police custody after he beats a much larger man to death.

The body of a female inmate is found dismembered and tied to the undercarriage of a prison bus; a man who was stabbed to death turns out to have been a compulsive gambler.

Grissom and Sara examine a body found covered in lye, while Nick tries to uncover how a woman could have drowned while hiking in the desert.

When Monk and Natalie get stuck in a small desert town, he must uncover the link between a missing woman and a UFO sighting.