In the second episode of Season 7, titled " The Hot Dog in the Competition ," the team investigates the death of a female competitive eating champion whose remains are found in a state of decomposition involving a live python. The Case of the Gluttony Games
: A python found inside the victim's remains is a central piece of evidence. New intern Finn Abernathy uses physics and the mass of the killer to narrow down the suspects.
: To resolve the tension, they agree to an "experiment" where they try to see the world from each other's perspectives. This leads to a somewhat comedic scene where a pregnant Brennan attempts to tackle a suspect to show she understands Booth's "action-oriented" approach. [S7E2] The Hot Dog in the Competition
The victim is identified as , a champion known for her ability to swallow massive amounts of food quickly. Her body is discovered just days before the Gluttony Games , a major competition with a $10,000 prize.
: In the end, Brennan apologizes for excluding Booth and presents him with a DVD of the ultrasound so they can watch it and discover together that they are having a girl . In the second episode of Season 7, titled
While solving the murder, Booth and Brennan deal with a personal conflict after Brennan reveals she already knows the without including Booth in the discovery.
: Cam faces skepticism for hiring an ex-con, and Hodgins is initially hostile toward him, mockingly calling him " Opie ". : To resolve the tension, they agree to
: Finn and Hodgins eventually bond after working together to extract evidence from the python. Brennan also connects with Finn when he admits his interest in forensics began as a plan to murder his abusive stepfather—a plan he abandoned because he realized Brennan's forensic methods would ensure he got caught. Bones and Booth's Pregnancy Journey