Watch 'Bones' Season 9 Episode 23 Spoilers: Booth and Brennan Investigate the Murder of a Drag Queen in 'The Drama in the Queen' [Video]
The penultimate episode of "Bones" will be really interesting as Booth and Brennan's will explore the world of drag. Unfortunately, the airing date for the episode has been pushed back to May 12.
In the next all-new installment, which is titled "The Drama in the Queen," the Jeffersonian team will investigate the death of a college swim coach named Brian Thomas whose remains were discovered at the bottom of a well. Initially, Brennan and Sweets believe that Brian may have been having an affair, however through their digging, they will discover that he lived a secret life as a drag queen, reports Hollywood Hills.
Meanwhile, Sweets will fill in for Booth in the investigation while Booth and Sweets will fall for the new intern on the Jeffersonian team.
In one clip from the official trailer, Booth and Brennan are seen at a drag show, and Booth has a quick reply when a man in drag suggests that he would look good in a dress.
"Gee man, I could make you look fabulous," the drag queen says.
"I think you look very pretty in your dress," Booth says rather apprehensively. "But I prefer pants."
According to CarterMatt.com, the synopsis for "The Drama in the Queen" states:
"The Jeffersonian team investigates the death of Brian Thomas, the head swim coach at a community college, whose remains were found dumped at the bottom of a well. When possible suspects tell Brennan and Sweets that Brian may have been having an affair, the team digs a little deeper only to find details of Brian's secret life. Meanwhile, Sweets fills in for Booth in the investigation while Booth prepares to testify before a Congressional subcommittee and the Jeffersonian team gets a new intern (guest star Laura Spencer) who catches Sweets' attention."
Along with Laura Spencer, a few of the other actors will make a guest appearance in the Episode 9.23, including Alix Elizabeth Gitter as Jillian Rice, Emily Montague playing Gabby Morrell and Shawn Ryan as Destiny Childs/Lloyd Egan, reports TV Guide.
"Bones" S9E23, "The Drama in the Queen," airs Monday, May 12 at 8 p.m. EDT on Fox.
Watch a preview below.