When the corpse of the host of a popular reality show is found partially decomposed in an outhouse, Brennan and Booth must separate the killer from many suspects; Booth discovers that Brennan juggles two relationships.
The team discover a disturbing family secret while trying to find a bone marrow match for an ailing teen; House tries to remove his ankle monitor so he can go to a boxing match; Taub's ex-wife wants to move across the country with their daughter.
Sipowicz and Clark investigate the smothering of an elderly millionaire with a trophy wife 52 years younger than he was.
A man reports that his son is being held for ransom; Sipowicz and Clark have a disagreement; a young woman is found murdered in the closet of her apartment; Clark's past with one of the women involved threatens his testimony in a trial.
The owner of a diner, Gene Stratis, has been stabbed to death and Sipowicz and Clark interview the victim's son. The son gives them his father's background, a real immigrant's success story.