Original air date: September 29, 2004 Written by: Eli Talbert Directed by: Rob Bailey Talk about this episode! Sign in or sign up and click EasyEdit to add to this page

Victim(s): John Doe

Suspect(s): ?

Witness(es): None

Whodunit: Aaron

From the field:

• skeleton
  

From the morgue:

• Blunt force trauma indicated on the skull - Cause of death

From the lab:

• diesel engine exhaust built up on the bones
  

Guest stars:


Best episode quotes:

Mac Taylor: "If this is a joke, I'm not laughing. These bones are real."

[ A skeleton has been found on a tour bus in Times Square. ]
Stella Bonasera: "How long is this tour? (Mac looks at her disbelievingly) That's funny."

[A piece of paper was retrieved from the dead teenager on which only three letters could be read]
Stella: "Playing hangman?"
Mac: "Actually, yes. But I've run out of letters."

Mac: "Reality rarely lives up to expectation. Especially if you're a teenager."

Stella: "If this case taught us anything, it was to live life."

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