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BRENNAN FACES OFF WITH HER FORMER MENTOR � AND LOVER � AFTER A GIRL�S DECOMPOSED REMAINS ARE FOUND IN A REFRIGERATOR ON �BONES� WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, ON FOX

Josh Hopkins Guest-Stars

Brennan�s former forensic anthropology professor � and ex-lover � Dr. Michael Stires surprises her with a visit to her lab at the Jeffersonian while he�s in town to interview for a job. As they make plans to have dinner together that evening, Booth wheels in a soiled refrigerator, revealing the decomposed remains of a young woman inside. As Brennan and her team go to work to uncover clues, Booth discovers an old ransom note sent to the girl�s parents shortly after she disappeared. Booth and Brennan determine the supposed kidnapping was a hoax and Booth makes an arrest in the case. When Bones is called in as an expert witness, she is shocked to discover the defense has brought in an expert of their own in �The Girl in the Fridge� episode of BONES airing Wednesday, Dec. 20 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (BON-108) (TV-14 D, L, S)

Cast: Emily Deschanel as Dr. Temperance Brennan, David Boreanaz as FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth, TJ Thyne as Dr. Jack Hodgins, Michaela Conlin as Angela Montenegro, Eric Millegan as Zack Addy, Jonathan Adams as Dr. Daniel Goodman.

Guest Cast: Josh Hopkins as Michael Stires; Keith Sellon-Wright as Brian Schilling; Kate McNeil as Audrey Schilling; Rachel Miner as Mary Costello; Ross McCall as Scott Costello; Matt Ross as Neil Meredith; Alicia Coppola as Joy Deaver; Leonard Roberts as D.A. Andrew Levitt; Patti Yasutake as Federal Judge Lang; Lou Richards as Dr. Barragan