Though she was found hanging inside her own apartment, Detectives Ed Green and Nina Cassady are not completely convinced an actress wanted to kill herself.
Booth realizes that the latest murder investigation has more suspects than expected; Booth and Brennan second-guess their relationship; Booth seeks advice.
Brennan and Booth go undercover as a married couple at a marriage retreat site for their latest investigation; Cam gets arrested; Sweets takes a leave.
Sweets interrupts his time off and helps investigate when he learns that a boy from the center he volunteers at is the son of an Estrellas Locas gang member.
Pelant's return leads the team to scheme against him with Special Agent Hayes Flynn's help, but it ends up causing the death of someone close to Booth.
Detectives Green and Cassady are bewildered by the clues they uncover while investigating the death of a boy who was discovered on the side of the road.
Detectives Ed Green and Nina Cassady suspect a former senator of the murders of his ex-wife and another family member, and the trial becomes a media frenzy.