Christopher Neiman

When Leonard buys a dining room table, it causes Sheldon to reevaluate the changes in his life. Meanwhile, Wolowitz is offered a chance to go back to space and Bernadette struggles with whether or not to encourage him.

After their split, Alan wants to gain custody of his and Kandi's dog.

The half-eaten body of a doctor is found in the tiger cage at the zoo following a hospital charity event, and Booth and Brennan determine the death was no accident. The team soon identifies the victim as Dr. Andrew Welton, and Cam reveals that she was engaged to Welton and lived with him 10 years ago. Though she is devastated by the loss, she nonetheless joins in the investigation to help find Dr. Welton’s killer for the sake of his 16-year-old daughter who Cam once helped raise, potentially creating a life-changing situation for Cam. The team pieces together Dr. Welton’s final evening as they question the suspects, including Brandon Casey, whom Sweets and Angela must hypnotize in order to jog his memory about what he saw the night of the gala. Meanwhile, lust is in the air at the Jeffersonian and Angela is obsessed by sexual thoughts as she tries to maintain her self-imposed celibacy.

When animal-rights activists attack Bella, Denny prepares to face the protesters and their vindictive lawyer, Bethany; Brad suspects that he is not the only person in the office enjoying a friends-with-benefits relationship with Denise.

David and Keith struggle to create boundaries; Brenda and Nate receive some ambiguous news; Ruth fills her schedule with activities.

Zack and Cody are discovered by a talent scout, and when they go to Hollywood to record a pilot film about their lives, the staff of the Tipton decide to go along.