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1The Widow's Son in the Windshield3
2Soccer Mom in the Mini-Van8
3Death in the Saddle4
4The Secret in the Soil3
5Mummy in the Maze6
6Intern in the Incinerator4
7Boy in the Time Capsule5
8The Knight on the Grid10
9The Santa in the Slush4
10The Man in the Mud3
11Player Under Pressure3
12The Baby in the Bough0
13The Verdict in the Story4
14The Wannabe in the Weeds2
15The Pain in the Heart3
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Judas on a Pole - S2-E11

Trivia: Kathy Reichs, whose novels and experiences the series is based on, appears as one of the professors questioning Zack about his dissertation. (00:00:50)

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The Girl in the Mask - S4-E23

Question: When Doctor Brennan is examining the victim's skull, she states that a "straight suture across the palatine bone" indicates that the victim was a native Japanese speaker. I've studied linguistics, but I've never heard of a person's native language actually affecting their anatomy. So, for example: would a person of Japanese heritage who was born and raised in the US and spoke only English be distinguishable from a person who grew up in Japan and spoke only Japanese, purely by their palatine bones? (00:06:10)

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Answer: Since the palatine bone is a bone that helps form the mouth it has a lot to do with speaking. The shape of it differs a lot depending on your ethnic background. I would guess that they, in the show, meant that the person's bone tells that they were Japanese and that it was "made for the purpose of speaking Japanese." That's what I'd assume anyway. I've studied molecular biology though, so I'm not an expert on bones.

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