THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31

--"BONES"�(8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) CC-HDTV 720p-Dolby Digital 5.1

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BOOTH AND BRENNAN INVESTIGATE THE MURDER OF A SECRET AGENT ON "BONES" THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, ON FOX

Brennan and Booth investigate the body of a man murdered for the undisclosed contents of a briefcase. Early evidence leads the team to suspect secret operatives are at work, and their theories are supported when the liquefied remains of a CIA agent are discovered in the trunk of a car. When Brennan and Booth interrogate the CIA's Assistant Director of Intelligence, they are left unsure of his allegiance to the U.S. Meanwhile, Brennan's best-selling book leads to financial success and serves as a point of contention with Booth, and Jeffersonian intern Wendell (guest star Michael Grant Terry) loses his scholarship, leaving the team to look for alternative funding to keep him around in "The Bond in the Boot" episode of BONES airing Thursday, Dec. 31 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX (BON-502) (TV-14 V)

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; Tamara Taylor as Dr. Camille "Cam" Saroyan; John Francis Daley as Dr. Lance Sweets

Guest Cast: Michael Grant Terry as Wendell Bray; Christopher B. Duncan as Arthur Rutledge; Michael Arden as Harold Prescott; Emily Foxler as Lena Brodsky; Riki Lindhome as Mandy Summers; Katherine Kamhi as Officer Lisa Kopek; J.J. Soria as Pedro Marquez