Criminal Minds (2005–…): Season 10, Episode 1 - X - full transcript

The team investigates a serial murder case in Bakersfield, California.

[ROCKS BANGING]

[INSECTS BUZZING]

[INSECTS BUZZING]

IT'S LIKE I TOLD YOU.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN INTO
PRETTY THINGS,

SO, IT MAKES SENSE THAT
I'D BE INTO GIRLS, RIGHT?

THAT...IS...HOT.

[GIGGLES]

NO, I CAN'T DO THAT.

WE'LL GO IN BACK.
NO ONE WILL SEE.

NO.



NO UNTIL YOU SHOW ME.
WE HAD A DEAL.

ALL RIGHT, THEN,
PRETTY THING.

LET'S DO THIS.

I'M NOT GONNA BITE.

UNLESS YOU WANT ME TO.

COME ON IN.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU.

YOU DON'T TRUST ME.

OH, COME ON.
YOU CAN'T BLAME ME.

A GIRL'S GOTTA BE CAREFUL
THESE DAYS.

YEAH, WELL,
EVERYBODY DOES.

REMIND ME AGAIN
WHY I SHOULD TRUST YOU.

WELL, FOR STARTERS,
YOU'VE KNOWN ME 3 MONTHS.

TONIGHT'S OUR FIRST
FACE TO FACE.

SERIOUSLY? I MEAN,
ALL OF THOSE HOURS ONLINE,



THEY DON'T MEAN ANYTHING?

COME ON.

I'M TRUSTING YOU.

WITH MY LIFE.

YOU TOOK THESE YOURSELF?

EVERY LAST ONE.

AND YOU NAMED THEM.

ASHLEY...

WHEN ARE YOU GONNA LET ME
TAKE YOUR PICTURE?

UH, I'VE OUTGROWN
WHAT YOU'RE INTO,
DON'T YOU THINK?

NO. I BET YOU PUT ON
THAT OUTFIT RIGHT THERE,

YOU'LL LOOK 15
ALL OVER AGAIN.

OK.

ARE YOU READY?

OH, YES.

I WASN'T TALKING TO YOU.

WHAT? WHO THE HELL
IS THIS?!

YOU BITCH!
YOU SET ME UP!

YOU KNOW WHAT
AMAZES ME, MARK?

IS THAT TOTAL LOSERS
JUST LIKE YOU,

COMPLETE COWARDS
WHO PREY ON CHILDREN,

THEY FALL FOR THIS
EVERY SINGLE TIME.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST
FOR CHILD ENDANGERMENT

AND THE DISTRIBUTION
OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT.

ANYTHING YOU SAY
CAN AND WILL BE...

SORRY. HI.

GOOD MORNING.
WHICH FLOOR?

UH, 6, PL--
HMM, YOU, TOO.

KARAOKE
AT THE BENJAMIN.

YOU WERE SINGING KARAOKE
AT THE BENJAMIN
THE NIGHT IT CLOSED.

I WAS. GOOD MEMORY.

BILLY JOEL MIGHT HAVE DIED
A LITTLE THAT NIGHT.

SADLY, HE WAS NOT
THE ONLY ONE.

HE GOT US STARTED,
BUT WE WENT ON
TO DO A 6-SONG SET.

THE EIGHTIES TOOK
A FATAL HIT, IF I
REMEMBER CORRECTLY.

HAVE YOU SEEN THE PLACE
THAT TOOK OVER?

IT'S LIKE TECHNO
AND TWERKING.

IT'S NOT REALLY
MY CROWD.

WHAT?

YOU DON'T TWERK?

I WAS--I WAS KIDDING.

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]
I DON'T TWERK.

[CHUCKLES]

AH. A GENTLEMAN
AND A SCHOLAR.

AGENT HOTCHNER'S OFFICE
IS THE FIRST ONE
AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS.

THANKS.

WELL, HOW'D YOU DO
LAST NIGHT?

BABY GIRL,
YOU CAN'T FUNCTION
ON 3 HOURS OF SLEEP.

I KNOW, BUT IT'S BETTER
THAN THE NIGHTMARES.

THERE'S GOTTA BE
SOMETHING YOU CAN DO.

I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING,
TRUST ME.

THIS IS TEA. IT'S
HERBAL, NO CAFFEINE.
WHAT ELSE YOU GOT?

BETTER BE A GOOD ANSWER.

YEAH,
THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.

I KNOW.
IT SURPRISED ME, TOO.

WHAT? WHAT SURPRISED YOU?

AND?
HOTCH TALKED
TO EMILY.

SHE JUST DOESN'T
WANT TO COME BACK.

FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH,
HOTCH IS INTERVIEWING

SOMEONE WE'VE MET BEFORE.

HOW MANY CANDIDATES
IS THAT NOW?

THIS ONE MAKES
LUCKY NUMBER 10.

WHAT? SEE,
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS

WHEN I DON'T SLEEP.
I MISS THINGS.
WHO IS THIS PERSON?

ARE THEY NICE?
WHY IS THAT THE FIRST
QUESTION I ALWAYS ASK?

THE, UH, PILES OF FILES
AREN'T USUALLY THIS HIGH.

OUR SECTION CHIEF IS OVERSEAS
AND WE'RE DOWN AN AGENT.

I HEARD THAT SSA BLAKE
TRANSFERRED TO BOSTON.

SHE DECIDED TO TEACH
FULL-TIME.

THAT'S...NOBLE.
GOOD FOR HER.

I AM NOT READY
FOR THAT.

NO, I'M NOT EITHER.

YOU HAVE AN IMPRESSIVE
SUCCESS RATING,

AND YOUR SUPERVISOR
SPEAKS VERY HIGHLY OF YOU.

I THINK YOU'LL BE A VALUABLE
ASSET TO THE TEAM.

THAT'S IT? I'VE ONLY
BEEN IN HERE TWO MINUTES.

I MEAN, I HAD A WHOLE
THING PREPARED.

BUT THERE IS A BAND
OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR.

AND YOUR UNDERCOVER WORK
CONVINCED ME THAT
YOU'LL FIT RIGHT IN.

ANY QUESTIONS?

SOMETIMES IT TAKES ME
2 OR 3 MONTHS

TO ARREST ONE OFFENDER.

YOU CATCH A NEW ONE
EVERY WEEK.

HOW DO YOU NOT
TAKE IT WITH YOU?

I KNOW, I'M INTERRUPTING.

GARCIA, THIS IS AGENT
KATE CALLAHAN.

HELLO. I KNOW YOU.
HE'S AT IT AGAIN
IN BAKERSFIELD.

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

THAT'S THE THIRD VICTIM.

BUT YOU HAVEN'T MADE
THE TRIP TO CALIFORNIA?

WE'RE ABOUT TO.
YOU HAVE A GO BAG?

I AM LIKE A BOY SCOUT,
SIR. ALWAYS PREPARED.

GOOD TO HEAR.

EVERYONE, THIS IS
SSA KATE CALLAHAN

FROM ANDY SWAN'S UNIT.
SHE'LL BE JOINING THE TEAM.

THANKS.
HI.
CONGRATULATIONS.

HOW ARE ANDY
AND SEAVER DOING?

OH, THEY'RE GREAT
AND THEY SAY HELLO.

YES, WE CAN.
WE CAN GET STARTED.

THE MAD BUTCHER
OF BAKERSFIELD

HAS LEFT ANOTHER TORSO
IN THE DESERT.

THIS BRINGS THE BODY
COUNT TO 3 THIS MONTH

AND STILL NONE OF THEM
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED.

AT THIS PACE
HE'S GOING FOR A RECORD.

YEAH, AND QUITE THE IMAGERY.
WHAT'S HE TRYING TO SAY?

A TORSO BY ITSELF
HAS NO LIFE.

RIGHT. IT CAN'T SURVIVE.

IT COULD ALSO BE A SIMPLE
FORENSIC COUNTERMEASURE.

HE DUMPS THE TORSO
AFTER GETTING RID
OF ALL THE PIECES

THAT CAN IDENTIFY
HIS VICTIMS.

THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE
FOR SOMEONE

BUT THIS GUY'S LEAVING
HIS DNA ALL OVER THE TORSOS.

WELL, WE'VE KEPT TABS
IN CODIS.
HE'S NOT IN ANY SYSTEM.

BUT IT'S STILL A RISK
FOR HIM AND TAUNT TO US.

HEY, EINSTEIN.

I'M JUST READING HERE
THE M.E. THINKS

THE VICTIMS WERE ALIVE
FOR 48 HOURS
WHILE HE DISARTICULATES.

THAT MEANS THE UNSUB'S
SEXUAL GRATIFICATION
COMES FROM CUTTING.

EXACTLY. HE WOULDN'T
GO TO THESE EXTREMES

IF HE WERE MERELY
DISCARDING THE LIMBS.

HE OBVIOUSLY ENJOYS
THE RITUAL.

IT'S SOME KIND OF TORTURE.

SO IF IT ISN'T ABOUT
EASY DISPOSAL,

GARCIA, COME UP
WITH A LIST OF SUPPLIERS
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

WE'LL CROSS THAT WITH
A GEOGRAPHICAL PROFILE
WHEN WE HAVE IT.

KEYWORDS SODIUM DIOXIDE
AND SILICATE.

YES, SIR.
TELL THEM
WE'RE ON OUR WAY.

COREY! GONNA BE LATE.

COMING, DAD!

6 FUNDAMENTAL THEMES
OF GEOGRAPHY. GO.

LOCATION, PLACE,
HUMAN ENVIRONMENTAL
INTERACTIONS,

MOVEMENT, AND REGIONS.

YEAH, YOU GOT IT.

HAVE A GREAT DAY, BUDDY.

THANKS, DAD.

Rossi: "I REMAINED
TOO MUCH INSIDE MY HEAD

AND ENDED UP
LOSING MY MIND."

EDGAR ALLAN POE.

100 BUCKS SAYS WE HAVE
THE MEDIA TO THANK
FOR THAT ONE.

THIS IS LOS ANGELES.
THEY MAKE EVERYTHING
A SPECTACLE.

I'M SURE HE'S
GETTING OFF ON IT.

THEY ALWAYS DO.

HE SPARED THE SECOND VICTIM
THE MUTILATIONS,

BUT THE FIRST AND LATEST
ARE COVERED.

THERE'S NO CLEAR PURPOSE.
MAYBE HE'S EXPERIMENTING.

OR HE'S TRYING TO REMOVE
SOMETHING THAT COULD
IDENTIFY THOSE VICTIMS,

STILL HARD TO BELIEVE
WE CAN'T I.D. A TORSO.

BUT NOWADAYS EVERYONE
MIGHT AS WELL HAVE
A MICROCHIP.

CUTTING THAT FIRST VICTIM
SEEMS EXTREME.

I WONDER IF HE'S LINKED
TO HIM SOMEHOW.

NONE OF THE VICTIMS MATCHED
ANY MISSING PERSONS REPORTS

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S
NOTORIOUS FOR ITS
TRANSIENT COMMUNITY.

GOING AFTER HIGH-RISK
VICTIMS MAKES SENSE
FOR THIS GUY.

I MEAN, THERE'S NOTHING
ABOUT HIM THAT'S
PARTICULARLY UNIQUE.

EXCEPT HE FIRST
ATTACKED A MALE

THAT'S STRANGE, 'CAUSE
A FANTASY THIS ADVANCED

IS USUALLY SPECIFIC
TO ONE TYPE.

WELL, THERE WAS NO DNA
LEFT ON THIS MALE VICTIM.

SO IT ISN'T OVERTLY SEXUAL
LIKE HIS OTHER VICTIMS.

SO HE'S EITHER A VICTIM
OF OPPORTUNITY OR NECESSITY.

3 VICTIMS IN A MONTH
MEANS HE'S GOT SOMETHING
TO PROVE.

ALL RIGHT, WHEN WE LAND,
MORGAN, YOU AND REID
GO TO THE MEDICAL EXAMINER.

AND JJ AND I WILL GET SET UP
WITH LIEUTENANT BANKS
AT THE P.D.

NO HEAD, HANDS, PRINTS,
OR DENTAL RECORDS.

HE'S NOT MAKING IT EASY.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT THIS VICTIM?

I HAVEN'T COMPLETED
THE INTERNAL EXAM YET,

BUT IF SHE'S ANYTHING
LIKE THE OTHERS,

SHE'LL HAVE TRACES
OF SOME LEATHER
PARTICULATE IN HER STOMACH.

SO MAYBE HE GAGS THEM
WITH A BELT AS HE TORTURES?

HE'S DEFINITELY
A SEXUAL SADIST.

WHAT I KNOW FOR SURE IS
SHE'S GOT A GOOD MUSCLE TONE

AND EVEN HAS TAN LINES
FROM A SPORTS BRA,

BOTH FEMALES WERE IN
SHAPE, NOT MALNOURISHED?

IT'S UNLIKELY
THEY WERE TRANSIENTS.

WHAT DO WE KNOW
ABOUT THE OFFENDER?

HE HAS A DECENT KNOWLEDGE
OF THE ANATOMY.

NOT NECESSARILY.
HE COULD BE A BUTCHER
OR A HUNTER.

THE FIRST STEP
IN AMPUTATION IS LIGATING

THE SUPPLYING
ARTERY AND VEIN,
WHICH THE OFFENDER DID.

WELL, THAT WOULD MAKE SENSE
IF HE'S TRYING TO KEEP THEM
ALIVE FOR THE TORTURE.

THE NEXT STEP WOULD INVOLVE
AND OSCILLATING SAW,

AND HE'S HAVE TO BE
PRETTY STRONG TO MAKE
A CLEAN CUT LIKE THAT.

AND THEY'RE IDENTICAL
ON EACH VICTIM.

THE DECAPITATION
WAS ONE SWIFT, CLEAN CUT

BETWEEN THE SECOND
AND THIRD VERTEBRA.

HE'S METHODICAL.
THIS IS A MUTILATION.

HE FOLLOWED A LINE
LIKE A SURGEON WOULD

SHE HAS SCAR TISSUE
THAT LOOKS ABOUT 5 YEARS OLD.

HE REMOVED HER IMPLANTS
BECAUSE HE KNEW

WE COULD TRACE HER
VIA THE SERIAL NUMBER.

THIS GUY'S SMARTER
THAN WE THOUGHT.

YOU LED THE LUDWIG
INVESTIGATION
IN UPSTATE NEW YORK.

NASTY PIECE OF WORK,
THAT GUY.
YOU KNOW THE STORY?

WELL, IT WAS
ALL OVER THE NEWS.

HE WAS ALL BUSTED UP,
BROKEN NOSE
AND EVERYTHING.

YEAH, WELL,
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS

WHEN THEY TRIP OVER
THEIR FEET, RIGHT?

OH, YEAH, I'VE SEEN
THAT HAPPEN BEFORE.

I KNOW THAT CASE
COULDN'T HAVE BEEN EASY.

WHEN YOU FIND ONE THAT IS,
LET ME KNOW.

ALL THE DUMP SITES
ARE PRETTY ISOLATED,

BUT THIS ONE
TAKES THE CAKE.

YEAH, HE COULD HAVE
BURIED THE TORSO,
BUT LOOK.

HE LAID HER RIGHT HERE.

MAYBE IT'S REMORSE?

HE TORTURES THEM
FOR 48 HOURS,

FEELS BAD AFTERWARD,
AND THEN LAYS THEM TO REST.

IT DOESN'T SOUND MUCH LIKE
A SADIST, DOES IT?

MM-MMM.

IT'S NOT JUST THAT.

HE CAN'T SHUT IT OFF.
HE'S COUNTING DOWN THE HOURS

UNTIL HIS NEXT KILL.
SO...

WHAT DOES HE DO
TO PASS THE TIME?

HE OBSESSES.

HE'S NOT DISPOSING THEM.

HE'S DISPLAYING THEM.

IT'S PART OF HIS FANTASY.

WE NEED TO SET UP SURVEILLANCE
AT ALL THE OTHER SITES.

HE'S REVISITING.

THE DISPOSAL SITES
ARE WITHIN 5 MILES,

BUT UNTIL WE KNOW
THE ABDUCTION SITES,

IT'S HARD TO KNOW
HOW BIG HIS
COMFORT ZONE IS.

TRANSIENTS, THEY TEND
TO GATHER IN THAT AREA.

[TEXT MESSAGE TONE]

WE'RE GONNA NEED
SURVEILLANCE TEAMS

AT EACH OF
THE DISPOSAL SITES.

CSI, THEY ALREADY
SCOURED THE PLACE.

HE COULD BE COMING BACK
TO RELIVE THE CRIMES.

IT EXPLAINS THE DNA
ON THE TORSOS.

TWO-MAN TEAMS GOOD ENOUGH?

IT WORKS FOR US. THANKS.

WELL, PRETTY BOY HERE
FIGURED OUT HOW TO
I.D. THE LATEST VIC.

WE HAD GARCIA MATCH
BODY TYPE AND WEIGHT

WITH LOCAL MISSING WOMEN
WHO ALSO HAD SURGERIES.

HER NAME'S KIM EAKLE.
SHE RECENTLY MOVED
TO CALIFORNIA.

SHE'S SINGLE.
PARENTS JUST REPORTED
HER MISSING.

RIVERSIDE. BUT WE HAVE
NO WAY OF KNOWING

THIS IS ALL OVER THE NEWS.
EVERYONE'S HYPER-VIGILANT.

YOU THINK HE'S GOT SOME
KIND OF RUSE TO GET HER?

MORE LIKE HE KNOCKS HER OUT.
NOTHING ABOUT THIS GUY
SAYS CHARMING.

GARCIA, WHERE ARE WE
ON THE PRESERVATIVES?

WHO KNEW THAT SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA WAS A HUB
FOR SILICA GEL?

I'VE GOT A DOZEN PLACES
SHIPPING REGULARLY
TO A FEW RESIDENCES.

HE NEEDS ISOLATION.
DO ANY OF THE RESIDENCES
HAVE BASEMENTS

OR DETACHED GARAGES?

NO BASEMENTS,
BUT TWO HAVE GARAGES.

I WISH THAT THEY WERE,
THEN THEY'D BE DOING

THEIR SILICA WEIRDNESS
FAMILY FREE.

BOTH OF THEM ARE MARRIED
WITH CHILDREN, ACTUALLY.

YEP, DONE.
ALL RIGHT, SEND THE ADDRESSES.

COREY, WHAT ARE YOU
DOING IN HERE?

I JUST NEED TO GET
A SCREWDRIVER

TO GET THE BATTERIES
OUT OF THE REMOTE.

WELL, I TOLD YOU
I WOULD GET IT.

GIVE ME THAT.

LOOK, YOU CAN'T WATCH TV
UNTIL YOU'VE DONE
YOUR HOMEWORK, ANYWAY.

I FINISHED.

GO. BE IN IN A MINUTE.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU,
OFFICERS?

CALLAHAN AND ROSSI,
FBI.

YOU MUST HAVE WORKED
EXTRA HARD TO GET
THAT BADGE.

YOU BUY LARGE QUANTITIES
OF PRESERVATIVES.

UM...IS THAT A QUESTION?

MAY WE TAKE A LOOK
AT YOUR SUPPLY?

UH, WHY? IS THERE
SOMETHING THAT'S TAINTED?

IS IT A THREAT
TO ME AND MY FAMILY?

WELL, THEN I'M SORRY,
NO.

BUT THAT IS MY
PRIVATE PROPERTY,

AND FOR YOU TO
COME INTO MY HOME,

YOU'RE GONNA NEED
A SEARCH WARRANT.

SHOOT, I KNEW
WE FORGOT SOMETHING.

WELL, I HAVE TO HELP MY SON
WITH HIS HOMEWORK.

YEAH.
Kate: AFTERNOON.

WHEN WE ARREST
THAT GUY, DO YOU MIND
IF I DO THE HONORS?

WE MIGHT HAVE TO FLIP
FOR IT.

[KNOCK ON WINDOW]
YOU'RE ON PRIVATE PROPERTY,

SO WE HAVE PROBABLE CAUSE
TO SEARCH YOUR VEHICLE.

Hotch: GET OUT OF THE CAR.

WE GOT ONE.

LET'S POP THE TRUNK.

TURN AROUND AND PUT
YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HEAD.

HEY, YOU CAN'T
GO BACK THERE!
GET AWAY FROM THERE!

Hotch: JUST KEEP QUIET.

YOU HAVE NO RIGHT!

HOTCH.

IS MY WIFE HERE?

Rossi: YES.

MY SON?

Kate: HE'S AT HOME.

WHEN HIS FRIENDS HEAR
ABOUT THIS ON THE NEWS,

HE'LL HAVE
A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

YOU ENJOYING THIS?

BECAUSE YOUR WHOLE APPROACH
SEEMS CALLOUS TO ME.

OHH. YOU'RE A JUDGER.

THAT IS REALLY SOMETHING.

DON'T YOU JUST LOVE THAT?

WHAT'S WITH YOUR HATRED
OF WOMEN?

I DON'T HATE WOMEN.

SO HOLDING ON TO THEIR LIMBS
IS SOMETHING YOU DO OUT OF LOVE?

NO. LOOK,
I LOVE MY FAMILY.

THIS HAS NOTHING
TO DO WITH THEM.

YOU GONNA TELL
YOUR WIFE THAT?

YOU FOUND A LEG
IN HIS CAR.

ACTUALLY, WE FOUND 3.

HAS YOUR HUSBAND
BEEN ACTING WITHDRAWN LATELY?

W-WE'VE BOTH BEEN DISTANT,

BUT THIS IS WAY MORE
THAN THAT.

WHAT THE HELL IS IT,
SOME KIND OF FETISH?

IT'S CALLED
ACROTOMOPHILIA.

IT'S A SEXUAL AROUSAL
RELATED TO--

STOP. I DON'T--I DON'T
NEED TO KNOW ANY MORE.

DID YOU EVER SUSPECT THIS?

MAYBE BEFORE
YOU WERE EVEN MARRIED?

I USED TO WORK
IN THIS RETAIL STORE.

CLOTHES, JEWELRY,
THAT KIND OF THING.

THERE WAS A STORAGE ROOM
IN THE BACK.

REAL SMALL.

FRANK WOULD WAIT FOR ME
THERE WHILE I CLOSED UP.

THIS ONE TIME I WENT IN
THE BACK, AND HE, UM--

HE WAS...RUBBING
UP AGAINST THIS MANNEQUIN.

I FREAKED OUT, BUT HE
SAID HE WAS JUST TRYING
TO FIX IT.

I DIDN'T BELIEVE HIM.

BUT I NEEDED TO.
WE WERE GONNA GET
MARRIED. I...

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
WANTING SOMETHING
LIKE THAT COULD BE A...

THING.

IT'S FINE.

IT'S YOUR RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT.

WE'LL JUST...
KEEP YOU COMPANY

UNTIL YOUR
TRANSPORTATION ARRIVES.

YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN
DOING THIS A LONG TIME.

AND THE FUNNY THING
ABOUT IT,
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE,

IS IT'S NOT EXACT
LIKE PHYSICS.

WE GET SURPRISES
ALL THE TIME.

YOU KNOW, I BET IF WE TALKED
TO ALL THE NEIGHBORS,

FRIENDLY GUY. MAYBE PICK UP
ON SOME OF HIS INSECURITIES.

A LITTLE TOO...AVERAGE.

Rossi: BUT WHAT NONE
OF THE NEIGHBORS WOULD SEE

IS WHAT A GUY LIKE HIM IS LIKE
WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING.

SO DESPERATE
TO BE AGGRESSIVE, DOMINANT.

YEAH, THIS ONE SURPRISES ME.

I MEAN, HIS FANTASIES
WERE INNOCENT ENOUGH.

MANAGED THEM
ALL THESE YEARS.

WHAT WAS IT THAT MADE HIM
SNAP AND KILL 3 PEOPLE?

WAIT.

YOU THINK I KILLED THEM?

NO. NO, NO, NO.
I JUST BOUGHT THEIR LIMBS.

I, UH--I DON'T--
I DON'T KNOW.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO
BETTER THAN THAT.

SO WHAT DID YOU DO,
JUST PUT OUT A CLASSIFIED?

WELL, SORT OF.

THERE'S THIS GUY.

I FOUND HIM IN A CHAT ROOM.

HE FINDS WHATEVER IT IS
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

Rossi:
AND HOW DO YOU GET IT?

UH, IT'S IN A DIFFERENT
PLACE EVERY TIME.

UH, REST STOPS,
ABANDONED PLACES MAINLY.

I, UH, I'D LEAVE THE CASH,

AND HE LEAVES
WHAT IT IS I PAID FOR.

Kate: BUT YOU WOULDN'T
DRIVE OFF RIGHT AWAY.

OH, NO. I'D WANT TO BE
ALONE WITH IT.

Rossi: YOU NEVER HAD A CHANCE
TO MEET HIM, NOT EVEN ONCE?

NEVER SAW A STRANGE CAR?

NO, NO. NO, NEVER. I SWEAR.

THE WHOLE THING SOUNDS BIZARRE.

YES. FETISHES
AREN'T ALWAYS VIOLENT.

HE HAD A NEED FOR THE LIMBS,
BUT NOT A DESIRE TO KILL.

THEN WHO ARE WE
LOOKING FOR?

SINGLE WHITE MALE,
30 TO 40, LIVING IN ISOLATION.

HE SEEKS OUT SOLITUDE
BECAUSE HE WAS PROBABLY
RAISED IN AN ABUSIVE HOME

AND HE'S STILL
LOOKING FOR REFUGE.

CHANCES ARE HE LOST
HIS JOB RECENTLY,

Rossi: HIS LACK
OF SOCIAL SKILLS
POINT TO MENIAL WORK,

BUT HIS SOPHISTICATION
TELLS US HE'S MORE
INTELLIGENT THAN WE THOUGHT.

Reid: JUST LIKE JEFFREY DAHMER,
HE'S ALSO DERANGED,

BUT HE'S LEARNED
FROM OTHERS' MISTAKES.

HE KNOWS NOT TO KEEP STRONG
SMELLS AROUND TOO LONG,

WHICH IS WHY HE DISPOSES OF
THE TORSOS WITHIN A FEW DAYS.

THERE'S A VERY GOOD CHANCE
THAT HE SNAPPED BECAUSE OF
SERIOUS REJECTION.

HE WOULD HAVE BEEN CLUMSY
AND AGGRESSIVE AND SHE
WOULD HAVE PUSHED HIM AWAY.

Hotch: IT'S WHY HE GOT RID
OF ALL THE THINGS
THAT SYMBOLIZED INTIMACY.

IT'S HOW HIS
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY DEVELOPED.

Banks: BUT IF THIS IS ABOUT
A GIRL THAT REJECTED HIM,

BUT WITHOUT THEIR IDENTITIES,
WE CAN'T SAY FOR SURE.

HE'S OBSESSIVE ABOUT
THESE LOCATIONS, BUT HE'S
PROBABLY SEEN THE SURVEILLANCE.

WELL, THEN,
WHAT WILL HE DO?

HE'LL FIND ANOTHER VICTIM.

YOU'D THINK AFTER 10 YEARS
I'D SEEN IT ALL.

HUNDREDS. AND THAT
GEM OF A FELLOW
YOU'VE GOT IN CUSTODY

HAS LOOKED AT ALL OF THEM
AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER.

ANONYMITY IS HUGE
FOR THESE SITES.

THEY USE A TOR NETWORK,
WHICH IS AN ONION ROUTER.

THE POINT IS, YOU'RE NOT
GONNA BE ABLE TO FIND
ANYONE THIS WAY.

DO YOU KNOW THERE ARE
ACTUAL VARIATIONS

ON A DISARTICULATION FETISH?

[SIGHS] I NEED BABY
KITTEN PICS ASAP.

OH, HAVE YOU SEEN
THE HIPPO WHO LIVES
WITH THE FAMILY?

SLEEPS WITH A BLANKET,
WHAT?

GETS MASSAGES,
EATS BETTER THAN I DO.

TRUST ME, I HAVE
AN ARSENAL OF CUTENESS.

HAVE YOU SEEN THE ONE
WITH THE BABY ELEPHANT--

OH, WITH THE BABY CHICKS?

YES, I LOVE THAT ONE.

UH, HEY, YOU GUYS?

THE MOST RECENT VICTIM
WAS TAKEN FROM RIVERSIDE.

THAT'S MORE THAN 2 1/2
HOURS AWAY FROM HERE.

THAT'S NOT GOOD. HE'S GOT
A LOT MORE CONFIDENCE
THAN WE THOUGHT.

HE'S LEAVING VICS HERE,
SO HE MUST HAVE SOME
CONNECTION TO BAKERSFIELD.

THE M.E. SAYS HE'S GOTTEN
BETTER AT LIGATING
EACH VICTIM,

WHICH MEANS
HE MAY HAVE HAD PRACTICE.

ON WHAT?
WE DIDN'T ORIGINALLY
PROFILE HIM

AS AN ACROTOMOPHILE,
BUT THAT SORT OF ATTRACTION

MAYBE THE UNSUB GREW UP
AROUND DEAD BODIES,
LIKE A FUNERAL HOME,

SO IT WASN'T THAT BIG
OF A LEAP FOR HIM.

IT COULD BE.
WE KNOW HE WASN'T
SOCIAL ENOUGH

TO CONTINUE
THE FAMILY TRADITION,

SO MAYBE HE FOUND WORK
IN A MORGUE OR A HOSPITAL.

SECURITY GUARD, JANITOR,
ANYTHING ENTRY LEVEL.

UH, THE UC SYSTEM
HAS A MEDICAL FACILITY
IN BAKERSFIELD.

NO, BUT THERE'S AN ANATOMY
PROFESSOR ON SABBATICAL.

OH, WHAT'S HIS NAME?

DYLAN MYERS.

CLEAR.

CLEAR.

HE DEFINITELY REVISITED.

[WATER RUNNING]

[FAUCET TURNS OFF]

NO...

GET AWAY. OH!

NO! PLEASE DON'T!

PLEASE DON'T!

[SCREAMING]

[CRYING] LET ME GO!

[GASPING] PLEASE!

PLEASE...

NO! NO! PLEASE DON'T!

PLEASE! PLEASE DON'T!

AAH!

[SIRENS]

LANDLORD SAYS HE PAID
HIS RENT IN CASH

LEFT IT IN AN ENVELOPE,
AND HE HASN'T SEEN HIM
IN A WHILE.

SHARING WALLS
WITH NEIGHBORS ISN'T
GOING TO GIVE HIM THAT.

CHANCES ARE IT'S ALSO HOW HE
PAYS FOR A SECONDARY LOCATION.

YEAH, BUT WHERE IS IT?
WE KNOW WHO HE IS,

BUT WE HAVE NO IDEA
WHERE HE'S HIDING.

AND GARCIA HAS NOTHING
STRANGE ON THIS GUY.

WELL, WE KNOW HE'S
METHODICAL AND OBSESSIVE.

AND HE'S KEPT MORE TROPHIES.

KID, YOU OK?

YEAH. YOU?

DR. LEE SENT THIS OVER.
THE MOST RECENT VICTIM

HAD MORE THAN JUST LEATHER
PARTICULATES IN HER STOMACH.

SHE CHEWED THROUGH IT,
LEAVING ENTIRE
CHUNKS BEHIND.

AND SHE ALSO FOUND
TRACES OF HORSE HAIR.

HE'S USING A BRIDLE.

THIS GUY COULD HAVE
USED ANYTHING. WHY THAT?

IT'S EITHER SPECIFIC
TO HIS FANTASY

OR SOMETHING HE HAD
EASY ACCESS TO.

HOW MANY HORSE RANCHES
ARE AROUND HERE?

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

I'M ANGIE.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

NO. NO, PLEASE,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS.

PLEASE, I JUST WANT
TO TALK TO YOU...

IT MUST GET SO LONELY HERE.

LET ME STAY WITH YOU.

I DIDN'T PICTURE HIM
AS THE SENTIMENTAL TYPE.

CUTE KID.
LOOKS SO NORMAL.

YOU'D LIKE TO THINK
THEY ALL START OUT THAT WAY.

I DON'T KNOW.
SOME NEVER HAVE A CHANCE.

THEY LOSE THE GENETICS
LOTTERY RIGHT OF THE BAT.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S
NO EVIDENCE OF HIS FAMILY

ANYWHERE IN THIS SPACE.

MAYBE THAT'S WHAT MADE HIM
FEEL SO ISOLATED.

YEAH. WE SAID
HE WAS A LONER,

BUT IN ALL THESE OLD PHOTOS,

HE'S SURROUNDED BY
FRIENDS AND FAMILY.

THAT DOESN'T FIT
THE PROFILE.

I'M SO COLD.

IS THAT--

IS THAT BETTER?

THANK YOU.

TECH SAID THERE'S A LAYER
OF DUST OVER EVERYTHING.

IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE
HE'S BEEN LIVING HERE
FOR WEEKS.

IF HE WASN'T
GOING TO STAY HERE?

EVERYTHING
IN THE UNSUB'S BEHAVIOR

POINTS TO
AN EXTREME INTROVERT.

HAS A FONDNESS FOR
THE MYERS FAMILY CREST.
IT'S SCOTTISH.

HE EVEN HAS A TATTOO
OF IT RIGHT ABOVE
HIS HEART.

HANG ON.

THAT'S WEIRD.

DOES HE HAVE ANY
OTHER TATTOOS?

NO, BUT A NASTY SURGERY.
GALLBLADDER, MAYBE?

IT'S NOT A COINCIDENCE
THAT THE MARKS THAT COULD
IDENTIFY HIM ARE MUTILATED.

ARE YOU THINKING
WHAT I'M THINKING?

DYLAN MYERS
ISN'T THE UNSUB.
HE'S THE FIRST VICTIM.

SO THE REAL UNSUB
KILLED MYERS
AND THEN FRAMED HIM.

HE TOOK OUT A LOT OF RAGE
ON THIS MAN FOR A REASON.

OF THE UNSUB'S
TRUE OBJECT OF AFFECTION.

THE FIRST AND SECOND
VICTIMS WERE CONNECTED.

ONLY DYLAN MYERS WAS SINGLE.

GARCIA, WAS DYLAN MYERS
DATING ANYONE?

HE WAS A BIT OF A HERMIT,

AND LIKE I SAID,
ZERO SOCIAL MEDIA SKILLS,

DID GO OLD SCHOOL
WITH A LAND LINE.

TRACKING HIS FREQUENTLY
CALLED NUMBERS.

HE CALLED A YOUNG WOMAN
NAMED CHRISTINE LOCKE
SEVERAL TIMES.

SHE'S A FORMER STUDENT,
LIVES IN BAKERSFIELD.

AND SHE'S MISSING.

SENDING YOU HER PICTURE NOW.

SHE LOOKS LIKE
THE SECOND VICTIM.

DID SHE HAVE
A RESTRAINING ORDER
OUT ON ANYONE?

UH, YES. SHE FILED
FOR AND WAS GRANTED
A RESTRAINING ORDER

ON AUGUST 6
FROM A STEVEN PARKETT.

HE WAS RAISED AND LIVES
AT A CATTLE RANCH
AND SLAUGHTERHOUSE

IN BISHOPVILLE
JUST OUTSIDE
OF BAKERSFIELD.

SENDING YOU
THE COORDINATES NOW.

CAN WE GO FOR A WALK?

IT'D BE REALLY NICE.

YOU'LL HAVE TO UNTIE ME.

OK?

JUST FOR A MINUTE.

PARKETT GREW UP ISOLATED,
JUST LIKE WE THOUGHT.

NO SIBLINGS. THE FATHER
WAS A VIOLENT SCHIZOPHRENIC,

AGGRAVATED BY CHRONIC
ALCOHOLISM.

GENETICS. DIDN'T HAVE
MUCH OF A CHANCE.

STOP, PLEASE!

WHAT THE HELL--

PLEASE! [SOBBING]

PLEASE!

HE'S COMING!

Hotch: WHERE?

HE'S RIGHT BEHIND ME!

LOOK.

JJ, TAKE THE BACK DOOR,
AND KATE AND I WILL
TAKE THE FRONT.

KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN.
HE'S GONNA BE CLOSE.

JJ: "JUST BECAUSE
EVERYTHING IS DIFFERENT

DOESN'T MEAN
ANYTHING HAS CHANGED."

IRENE PETER.

HOW MANY DID YOU GET?

UH, 10.

HMM. WELL, UH,
VITAMIN E OIL

HELPS WITH THE SCARRING.

HAVE YOU EVER TRIED
COCOA BUTTER?

GUY GOT THROUGH THE TENDON.
PORT AUTHORITY.

TORTURED, LAST YEAR.
GOOD TIMES.

OH, AND DON'T EVEN
GET THIS GUY STARTED.

WHAT ARE WE DOING?
ARE WE TALKING BATTLE SCARS?

OH, YEAH. I PROBABLY
HOLD THE RECORD.

SO WHAT ARE THE RULES?
ARE WE JUST TALKING
STITCH COUNTS,

OR WE GOING FULL ON
WITH LIKE BROKEN RIBS,

PISTOL WHIPS, CONCUSSIONS?

GUY HIT ME IN THE ARM.
SAME GUY HIT ME
TWICE IN THE CHEST,

BUT I WAS WEARING MY VEST,
SO I ONLY ENDED UP
GETTING WELTS.

YOU SEE, THESE IDIOTS,
THEY THINK THEY CAN BEAT ME,
BUT THEY CAN'T,

SO THEY AT LEAST
TRY TO HURT ME, YOU KNOW?

WHAT ELSE? OH,
LET'S NOT FORGET

WHEN I GOT BLINDSIDED
AND THROWN OUT A WINDOW.

WELCOME TO THE TEAM,
CALLAHAN.

THANKS. OW.

HEY.

HEY. ALMOST DONE.

SO, DID THAT LAST VICTIM
REMEMBER ANYTHING

ABOUT HER ABDUCTION?

SHE SAID THAT SHE'D
GONE OUT FOR A JOG,

SHE GOT HIT OVER THE HEAD,
AND SHE WOKE UP WITH PARKETT.

SHE WAS FROM BAKERSFIELD?

SAN DIEGO.

THAT'S WEIRD.

I'M JUST SURPRISED
THAT HE TRAVELED
THAT FAR TO HUNT.

YOU KNOW, ALL THOSE
HOURS IN A CAR
WITH A LIVE VICTIM.

I DIDN'T THINK HE HAD
THE GUTS OR PATIENCE
FOR THAT.

WE CAUGHT HIM.
THERE'S NO DOUBT HE'S GUILTY.

AND NOTHING IN THE BEHAVIOR
POINTS TO A PARTNER.

RIGHT.

YOU ASKED ME HOW
I LEAVE IT AT THE OFFICE.

WHEN YOU SOLVE IT,
LET IT GO.

EASIER SAID THAN DONE,
THOUGH, RIGHT?

SOMETIMES.

WELL, GOOD NIGHT,
OR MORNING.

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

GET SOME SLEEP.

THANKS.
YEAH, YOU, TOO.

HEY.

HI.

HOW WAS YOUR FIRST CASE?

LONG. HOW'S THE PAPER COMING?

READ IT TONIGHT.

IT'LL CURE
YOUR INSOMNIA.

HMM.
WHAT TIME IS IT?

ALMOST 7:00.

TIME FOR YOU TO GET UP.
YOU WANT SOME FRENCH TOAST?

NOT YET.

I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU
IN TWO DAYS.

I KNOW. I'M SORRY.

COME HERE.

I LOVE YOU, SWEET GIRL.

I LOVE YOU, TOO, KATE.

HI. EXCUSE ME.
I'M LOOKING FOR
EL SEGUNDO BOULEVARD.

YEAH. UH...

IT'S--AAH! AAH!