Anth Media Analysis
Bones episode analysis, Prisoner in the Pipe
Shaina Kimmel
University of Maryland University College
ANTH 351
Professor Kendra A Kennedy
July 22, 2012
Kimmel 2
Bones season 7, episode 7, “Prisoner in the Pipes” originally aired on April 2, 2012. As the title implies, this episode revolves around the body of what is assumed to be escaped prisoner that turns up in the toilet of an unsuspecting family. The initially recovered remains are brought back to the Jeffersonian where “Bones” and her team quickly determine the victim was male and the victim’s eyeball has a lens implant. Camille examines the lens and discovers a serial number, allowing them to identify the victim as a man named Rob Lezebnick who recently escaped from prison. Meanwhile, Hodgins uses his newest toy—a sewer bot—to explore the pipes near the home where the victim originally surfaced. The camera on the robot reveals more bones. The robot also discovers bars in the sewer right below the prison. They quickly conclude that the victim did not escape through the pipe. He was killed in prison and then dumped in the sewer. Angela was able to digitally recreate the victim's skeleton using the few sections of bone they had recovered. She also creates a 3-D rendering of the murder weapon, a shiv. This enabled them to discover the man was stabbed in the ribs with a blade nearly four inches long that also severed his inferior Vena cava. The team decided this was the cause of death. The warden supplies the team with a possible shiv made of paper that was found in the yard. Daisy discovers the victim was likely dismembered with the help of acid. The mailroom is the likely scene of the crime because it has a large acid bath, but this proves incorrect. Fortunately, the team calls Bones and Booth with new evidence. The shiv is made of pages from a cook book, and the acid was reduced vinegar. The theory is an inmate named Jackson stabbed Rob, dissolved his body in acid, and
Shaina Kimmel
University of Maryland University College
ANTH 351
Professor Kendra A Kennedy
July 22, 2012
Kimmel 2
Bones season 7, episode 7, “Prisoner in the Pipes” originally aired on April 2, 2012. As the title implies, this episode revolves around the body of what is assumed to be escaped prisoner that turns up in the toilet of an unsuspecting family. The initially recovered remains are brought back to the Jeffersonian where “Bones” and her team quickly determine the victim was male and the victim’s eyeball has a lens implant. Camille examines the lens and discovers a serial number, allowing them to identify the victim as a man named Rob Lezebnick who recently escaped from prison. Meanwhile, Hodgins uses his newest toy—a sewer bot—to explore the pipes near the home where the victim originally surfaced. The camera on the robot reveals more bones. The robot also discovers bars in the sewer right below the prison. They quickly conclude that the victim did not escape through the pipe. He was killed in prison and then dumped in the sewer. Angela was able to digitally recreate the victim's skeleton using the few sections of bone they had recovered. She also creates a 3-D rendering of the murder weapon, a shiv. This enabled them to discover the man was stabbed in the ribs with a blade nearly four inches long that also severed his inferior Vena cava. The team decided this was the cause of death. The warden supplies the team with a possible shiv made of paper that was found in the yard. Daisy discovers the victim was likely dismembered with the help of acid. The mailroom is the likely scene of the crime because it has a large acid bath, but this proves incorrect. Fortunately, the team calls Bones and Booth with new evidence. The shiv is made of pages from a cook book, and the acid was reduced vinegar. The theory is an inmate named Jackson stabbed Rob, dissolved his body in acid, and
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