While consulting for the latest movie adaptation of Brennan's novel "Bone of Contention," Brennan discovers that the supposed stunt corpse had been switched out for an actual set of human remains. Booth is offered a job on the studio lot, and embarrassing information is revealed about Cam's past.
Tropes
- Closest Thing We Got: With the rest of the team back at the Jeffersonian, Brennan's on-site "intern" is Barry Sommers, the actor playing Hodgins' equivalent in "Bone of Contention", as he actually has degrees in botany, microbiology, and entomology but just enjoys acting more. Despite this, he provides useful insight in helping solve the case while also working with Hodgins over video calls.
- I Was Young and Needed the Money: Cam's role in "The Invasion of the Mother Suckers".
- It's for a Book: The screenwriter who spent time on a "How to Commit the Perfect Murder" website.
- Old Shame: In-universe with Cam's role in an amateur schlock movie as '70s bloodsucking vampire with a Funny Afro.
- Self-Parody - "Bone of Contention".
- The Show Goes Hollywood: Bones and Booth visit the set of the film of one of Bones' novels, where they discover an actual dead body.
- Stuff Blowing Up: Seen in the movie within a show Bone of Contention, a loose adaptation of one of Bones' novels.
- Stylistic Suck: The movie version of Brennan's book, The Bone of Contention. Even the actress and director and scriptwriter shown on screen are living jokes.
- Cam's student film where she starred as a vampire.
- Unnecessary Combat Roll: The actor playing Lister does one on the way out of Lister's office on the set... after being interviewed by Booth.
