Yanks in the U.K.

"Yanks in the U.K." is the first and second episodes of the fourth season of "Bones." It aired Wednesday, September 3, 2008, at 8pm ET and was two hours in length. It is set in London, England.

Summary
The episode opens with Booth and Brennan being invited to speak at a conference in London. While there, the daughter of a wealthy American living in the U.K. is murdered. As a result of their experience in their respective fields, they are requested to assist with the case. It turns out that they begin working with leaders in their fields from England which sets up a very unique relationship between the foursome. Booth's counterpart is Inspector Cate Pritchard and Brennan's is Dr. Wexler. Through the episode, they become known as Wex and Pritch. Once the murder is solved, Dr. Wexler is murdered by being burned in his flat (apartment). The investigation leads them to the killer, who is one of his students.

Meanwhile, at the lab, Angela is reunited with her husband, Grayson Barasa, who, after a bit of coaxing, agrees to the divorce. However, in the midst of this, Cam ends up sleeping with Barasa, which results in Angela and Jack realizing that they do not completely trust each other. This leads to the downfall of their relationship which ends with them breaking it off in the Diner.

On a side note, the introduction of replacement is made with Dr. Edison (played by Eugene Byrd). His character plays a somewhat minor role, as he is often put off by the emotional outbursts of the other characters and the drama that takes place in the lab. At the end of the episode, he resigns his post.

Response
The fourth season opener of Bones attracted 9.69 million viewers on September 3, 2008 and helped Fox secure the daily prime-time rankings for this date.

Errors

Brennan, in reference to femur fragments found with Dr Wexler's remains, mentions that "2000 years ago puts this bone firmly in the Bronze Age". When in fact, 2000 years ago is late Iron Age - just decades before Roman invasion. Bronze Age Britain dates from approximately 2700 BC to 700 BC - basic information known to any archaeology student.

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