Criminal Minds (2005–…): Season 10, Episode 7 - Hashtag - full transcript

["WE WISH YOU
A MERRY CHRISTMAS" PLAYING]

♪ WE WISH YOU
A MERRY CHRISTMAS ♪

♪ WE WISH YOU... ♪

COME ON. WATCH OUT.

♪ WE WISH YOU
A MERRY CHRISTMAS ♪

IT'S LIKE EVERYONE FORGOT
ABOUT CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS.

NO, THANKSGIVING.
YOU CAN'T PUT UP
A CHRISTMAS TREE

BEFORE YOU EAT STUFFING.

ALL I'M SAYING IS THAT
IT'S A LITTLE EARLY

FOR RUDOLPH, THAT'S ALL.

SPEAKING OF NOSES
OF A DIFFERENT COLOR,



WHY WAS JONATHAN
KISSING YOUR ASS
THIS MORNING?

JUST SO LONG AS
YOU'RE OVER HIM AFTER
THANKSGIVING WEEKEND.

OTHERWISE THE SNOW BUNNY
SHOPPING VENTURE
IS POINTLESS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

TAKING A SELFIE.

MY FOLLOWERS
ARE GONNA FLIP.

SO WILL YOUR DAD.

MY DAD DOESN'T FOLLOW ME.

IT WOULDN'T BE SO BAD
IF HE DID, THOUGH.

FACT CHECK. MY DAD WORKS
WITH LIKE A THOUSAND GUYS.

HE GOES INTO THE OFFICE
COMPLAINING ABOUT
HOW HIS TEENAGE DAUGHTER

IS TAKING RISQUE PHOTOS
ON LINE.

MY NUMBERS SKYROCKET.

[SIGHS]



YOU'RE INSANE.

WHAT CAN I SAY?

I CAN'T HELP MYSELFIE.

SHE'S OBSESSIVE.
SO...

SHE'S LITERALLY OBSESSIVE.

SHE IS OBSESSED WITH YOU.

HAD TO HANG OUT
LIKE 4 TIMES.

I KNOW.

SORRY.

HEY, I KNOW YOU.

TARA, RIGHT?
TARA HARRIS.

FOR SURE.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

CHARLES.

UH, CHARLES LORNE.

I FOLLOW YOU ON TWITTER.

AND FACEBOOK
AND INSTAGRAM

AND VINE, TOO.
ARE YOU ON SNAPCHAT?

THANK YOU, CHARLES.
SHARE THE LOVE.

OH, I WILL. I WILL.

UH, I'M HERC007.

YOU RETWEETED
ONE OF MY COMMENTS.

I GOT 16 MORE
FOLLOWERS AFTER THAT.

OH! THAT'S GREAT.

MADE ME FEEL
LIKE A STAR.

I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M
MEETING YOU IN PERSON.

WELL, WE SHOULD PROBABLY
TAKE A PICTURE
SO YOU CAN PROVE IT.

OHH! HELL, YES,
THAT WOULD MAKE MY YEAR.

WANT ME TO?

NO, I THINK WE GOT THIS,
RIGHT, CHARLES?

THERE YOU GO.
MAKE SURE YOU TAG ME.

I WILL. THANKS.
THANKS A LOT.

YOU KNOW HE'S TAKING
THAT PICTURE

STRAIGHT TO THE BATHROOM,
RIGHT?

I'M AWARE.

RUN A TOX SCREEN.
I'M GUESSING HER SEVERE PAIN

IS ANOTHER CASE
OF OXY WITHDRAWAL.

YOU HAVE A PATIENT
SUFFERING SEVERE WITHDRAWAL
RIGHT HERE, DOC.

DOES HE NEED
AN EXAM?

I'LL GO RUN
THAT TEST.

THIS IS A SURPRISE.

YOU GOT A MINUTE
TO TAKE A WALK?

YEAH. NOT THAT
I'M COMPLAINING,

BUT ISN'T QUANTICO
THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION?

WELL, LISTEN, BABE,
YOU WERE ASLEEP
WHEN I GOT BACK.

I KNOCKED ON THE DOOR
AND YOU DIDN'T ANSWER,

AND THEN YOU WERE GONE
BEFORE I EVEN WOKE UP.

SO, I MISSED YOU
A LITTLE BIT.
IS THAT OK?

MM-HMM. TRUE STATEMENT.

BUT THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU'RE NOT SAYING.

SPILL IT, DEREK.
WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

WELL, I'M ACTUALLY
KIND OF WONDERING

WHY YOU HAVEN'T
PACKED YET.

NO. NO. BUT I'M NOT
GONNA LIE. I DID CHECK.

THAT SOMEBODY DOESN'T THINK
THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING
ON VACATION TOMORROW.

LET'S JUST SAY
I'VE GOTTEN USED TO PACKING

AT THE LAST MINUTE.

LOOK AT ME.

WE ARE GOING
ON VACATION TOMORROW.

MM. I'LL BELIEVE IT
WHEN I SEE IT.

COME ON, BABY,
DON'T DO THAT.

I'M A REALIST AND
I'VE GOTTEN MY HOPES UP
TOO MANY TIMES.

THEN PREPARE
YOUR CUTE LITTLE SELF
TO GET SURPRISED AGAIN,

BECAUSE TOMORROW,
COME HELL OR HIGH WATER,

YOU AND ME,
MISS SAVANNAH HAYES,

ARE GOING TO GO FIND
OUR OWN LITTLE
TOUCH OF PARADISE.

HMM.

OK?

MM.

HE TRIED BLOCKING
ALL OF MY ACCOUNTS,

LIKE I CAN'T GET AROUND
PARENTAL CONTROLS.

AND THEY'RE LEGIT
ARE TAKING MY CAR TO
HIS OFFICE AS WE SPEAK.

DOESN'T MY DAD REALIZE
THIS PUNISHES HIM, TOO?

HE HAS TO DRIVE ME
EVERYWHERE NOW.

OHH!

I'M SO OVER THEM.

I TOLD YOU, POSTING THAT
SELFIE WASN'T A GOOD IDEA.

PLUS SIDE, ANDREW WELLS
LIKED IT.

MAYBE THERE'S LIGHT
AFTER JONATHAN AFTER ALL.

YOU'RE SO REDIC.

OK, I GOTTA GO.

SEE YOU TOMORROW.

AAH!

[INDISTINCT]

[SOBBING]

NO!

NO, PLEASE...

OH, GOD! [SOBBING]

LOCAL TEENAGER TARA HARRIS
FOUND MURDERED

LOOKS LIKE A BLITZ BLOW
TO THE FOREHEAD,
THEN THE UNSUB

STABBED TARA BEFORE
SLITTING HER THROAT.

HE THEN USED HER PHONE
TO UPLOAD THAT IMAGE

TO ALL OF HER
SOCIAL MEDIA SITES.

TARA TOOK A LOT
OF HER OWN SELFIES.

MAYBE THE UNSUB'S
CREATING IMAGES
TO MOCK HER.

JJ: MAYBE HE'S GOT SOMETHING
AGAINST VANITY.

WHICH COULD MEAN HE HAS
SELF-IMAGE PROBLEMS.

HE FEELS IGNORED
IN HIS EVERYDAY LIFE.

WHAT IF IT WAS TARA
THAT IGNORED HIM?

THIS COULD BE
HIS RETRIBUTION
FOR REJECTION.

ALL I KNOW IS
IF THIS GUY'S INTO SELFIES,

WE'VE GOT A LARGER PROBLEM
ON OUR HANDS.

I KNOW. CNN EVEN DOES
A COLUMN DEDICATED TO
SELFIES OF THE WEEK.

IT'S ALL I CAN DO TO KEEP
MEG FROM POSTING THEM.

OF PUTTING THEIR LIVES
OUT THERE LIKE THAT
FOR EVERYONE TO SEE?

IF EVERYBODY'S DOING IT,
THE UNSUB ONLY HAS TO
LOOK TO THE INTERNET

UNLESS TARA
WAS JUST A ONE-OFF,
THIS COULD BE PERSONAL.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
IT'LL GO SERIAL?

SHOW HIM.

HE ISSUED A TAUNT.

HE THINKS HE'S JUST
GETTING STARTED.

Morgan: "NAIVETE IN
GROWNUPS IS OFTEN CHARMING.

"BUT WHEN COUPLED
WITH VANITY,

IT IS INDISTINGUISHABLE
FROM STUPIDITY."

ERIC HOFFER.

IT'S ALREADY RECEIVED
OVER A MILLION HITS
AND RETWEETS.

THE "FEAR ME" TAUNT
CERTAINLY SPEAKS TO
THE KILLER'S ARROGANCE.

HE FEELS LIKE CRAP
SO HE BOASTS TO THE WORLD
HOW GREAT HE IS.

RECENT STUDIES HAVE
LINKED THE EXCESSIVE
TAKING OF SELFIES

TO NARCISSISM,
ADDICTION,
EVEN MENTAL ILLNESS.

MAYBE THE UNSUB
HAD A MISCONSTRUED
BOND WITH TARA.

HE WOULDN'T BE
THE ONLY ONE.

I'VE GONE OVER HER
SUBSCRIBER NUMBERS.

SHE HAS OVER 200,000
FOLLOWERS.

ISN'T THAT A LOT
FOR A 16-YEAR-OLD?

YEAH. IT'S MASSIVE.
SHE WAS ON HER WAY
TO iCELEBRITY STATUS.

YEAH, WHAT WAS SHE DOING
TO GET ALL THOSE FOLLOWERS?

SHE POSTED PICTURES
DAILY, VIDEOS DAILY.

MOSTLY HIGH-ENERGY,
LONG-WINDED RANTS.

SHE KNEW HOW TO TOE THE LINE
BETWEEN RIGHT AND RAUNCHY.

MAYBE THE UNSUB
WAS ATTRACTED TO HER.

STABBING IS TYPICALLY
A SUBSTITUTION FOR SEX.

WELL, LET'S NOT RULE OUT
JEALOUSY.

THERE'S AN UNFORTUNATE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE

I THINK SHE WAS
LOOKING AT HERSELF
WHEN SHE WAS ATTACKED.

HE'S COMMENTING ON HER VANITY,
WHICH EXPLAINS THE SELFIE.

HE WANTS PEOPLE
TO LOOK AT HIM
INSTEAD OF THEMSELVES.

WELL, HE'S GOT OUR
ATTENTION NOW, SO LET'S
MAKE HIM REGRET IT.

Hotch: LET'S GO.

THE MEDIA'S GOTTEN
AHOLD OF THE STORY.

WE NEED TO CONTAIN THIS.
THIS UNSUB'S LOOKING
FOR ATTENTION.

IS ONLY GOING TO MAKE HIM
WANT TO KILL AGAIN.

THE MAN MANY ARE CALLING
THE SELFIE KILLER

HAS LEFT MANY
IN THIS QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD
DEMANDING ANSWERS.

Woman: MOVE BACK, PLEASE.

NOW BACK TO OUR
BREAKING NEWS STORY.

OUR REPORTER CYNTHIA WILSON
IS LIVE AT THE SCENE
OF THE ATTACK.

CYNTHIA,
WHAT'S HAPPENING THERE?

WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?

Cynthia: IT LOOKS LIKE
FEDERAL AGENTS

ARE ARRIVING
ON THE SCENE NOW.

WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN
GET A STATEMENT.

[SIREN]

AGENTS, CAN YOU TELL US
WHAT HAPPENED HERE?

Morgan and Reid:
NO COMMENT.

WILL THE SELFIE
KILLER STRIKE AGAIN?

AGENTS, I'M DETECTIVE
DAWN ROSENBURG.

SSA DEREK MORGAN,
THIS IS
DR. SPENCER REID.

ON PAPER, TARA HARRIS
SEEMS LIKE THE AVERAGE

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.

NOT ALL THAT
IMPRESSIVE GRADES,

BUT HEAVILY INVOLVED
IN SOCIAL MEDIA.

OUR TECHNICAL ANALYST
IS LOOKING INTO THAT.

YEAH. SHE HAS OUR ENTIRE
I.T. DEPARTMENT TASKED

WITH TRYING TO TAKE THE
PICTURE DOWN OFF THE WEB.

SO LIKE YOU PROBABLY
ALREADY KNOW.

WELL, THE INTERNET
IS FOREVER.

LOOKS LIKE THE ASSAILANT
GOT INTO THE OPEN WINDOW,

THEN HEADED UPSTAIRS
TO TARA'S BEDROOM.

HOW DID THE UNSUB
KNOW WHERE SHE LIVED?

HAVE GPS MARKINGS
IN THEIR
ELECTRONIC FOOTPRINTS?

NO, BUT SHE MAY AS WELL
HAVE SENT AN E-VITE
TO THE UNSUB.

SHE REGULARLY CHECKED IN
AT A FOURSQUARE LOCATION

WHICH SHE TAGGED
AT HER HOME
NAMED HARRIS RANCH.

DID SHE MENTION ANYTHING
ONLINE ABOUT HER PARENTS
BEING AWAY?

UH...SHE SAID
THEY GROUNDED HER,

TO SEND HER VIDEO IDEAS,
WAYS TO WREAK HAVOC
WHILE THEY WERE AWAY.

CAN YOU FIGURE OUT WHO HAD
ACCESS TO TARA'S CHECK-INS?

OH, COME ON, NOW, YOU'RE
MY MIRACLE WORKER, PENELOPE.
I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT.

OY, DON'T WRITE CHECKS
THAT BOUNCE BACK.

AND SHE NEVER SAW IT COMING.

THE INITIAL BLITZ
MERELY STUNNED HER.

THE UNSUB PUNCTURED
THE VICTIM'S ABDOMEN

BEFORE LACERATING
HER THROAT.

WHAT DID HE USE
TO CUT HER?

A JAGGED PIECE OF MIRROR.

A SHARD FROM THE ONE
IN HER BEDROOM, I ASSUME.

OTHERWISE HIS BLOOD
WOULD HAVE BEEN AT THE SCENE.

SO, DID THE UNSUB
THINK ON THE FLY,

OR DID HE PLAN ON USING
THE MIRROR IN THE ATTACK?

SEEMS MORE LIKE A WEAPON
OF OPPORTUNITY.

BUT KILLING WITH
A SYMBOL OF VANITY,

THAT'S INTENTIONAL.

MAYBE HE BROUGHT
A DIFFERENT WEAPON,

SAW THE MIRROR
AND COULDN'T RESIST.

THIS KILLING WAS PLANNED.

WHY DEVIATE
AT THE LAST MINUTE?

I DON'T THINK HE'S
AS ORGANIZED AS HE SEEMS.

IMPULSIVITY COULD POINT
TO INEXPERIENCE.

THE UNSUB COULD BE
LETTING HIS EMOTIONS
DICTATE HIS ACTIONS.

YEAH. TOO COCKY
FOR HIS OWN GOOD.

THAT'S WHEN THEY USUALLY
MAKE MISTAKES.

AND PLEASE CALL US
IF YOU THINK
OF ANYTHING ELSE.

I PROMISE YOU THAT
WE WILL DO OUR BEST

TO FIND WHOEVER DID THIS
AND TO BRING THEM TO JUSTICE.

CHARLES LORNE POSTED
A SELFIE WITH TARA

JUST HOURS
BEFORE HER MURDER.

HE ALSO POSTED
AN INAPPROPRIATE
PHOTO OF HER

WHILE SHE WAS AT THE MALL
YESTERDAY.

LET'S HAVE DAVE AND KATE
PICK HIM UP. I'D LIKE
TO SPEAK TO HIM.

THANK YOU.
YOU GOT IT.

GOING SOMEWHERE, CHUCK?

DON'T YOU KNOW BY NOW

THAT CIGARETTES
ARE BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH?

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING
TO TARA. I WOULDN'T.

YOU POSTED ILLEGALLY
OBTAINED SURVEILLANCE PHOTOS

OF HER ONLINE.

SHE WAS MY FRIEND.

AND IT WAS LIKE WE'D
KNOWN EACH OTHER FOREVER.

WHERE WERE YOU BETWEEN THE HOURS
10:00 AND MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT?

AT HOME, WITH TRIXIE.

CAN ANYONE CORROBORATE
YOUR STORY?

TRIXIE CAN.

OK, OK, I THINK
MY NEIGHBOR SAW US,

BUT I--I DIDN'T--

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.

AND YOU WILL FACE CHARGES
UNLESS YOU COOPERATE.

DID YOU SEE ANYONE
WITH TARA YESTERDAY?

YEAH. AND THERE WAS
THIS GUY WITH HER.

TOTAL WEIRDO.

YOU WERE THE LAST ONE
OUTSIDE OF TARA'S PARENTS

DO YOU THINK HE WAS
ALREADY IN THE HOUSE
WHEN I CALLED HER?

DID ANYONE EVER COMMENT
ON THE AMOUNT OF SELFIES

TARA POSTED ONLINE?

SOMETIMES.

BUT THAT WAS HER THING.

TARA WAS ALL ABOUT TARA.

SHE WANTED TO BE FAMOUS,
KARDASHIAN STYLE.

DO YOU THINK SOMEONE
HELD THAT AGAINST HER?

I'M SURE PEOPLE
WERE JEALOUS

OF THE FREE SWAG
SHE GOT FROM SPONSORS.

BUT ENOUGH TO KILL HER?

HOW DID TARA GAIN
SUCH A FOLLOWING?

SHE STARTED MAKING
VIDEOS OF HERSELF

TALKING ABOUT
CURRENT EVENTS.

SHE WAS GOING TO BE
THE NEXT JENNA MARBLES
OR iJUSTINE.

SHE ATTENDED VIDCOM
AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA
CONFERENCES

TO CROSS-PROMOTE HER WORK
WITH FELLOW YOUTUBERS.

OK, BUT WHY
THE REVEALING PHOTOS?

SHE MUST HAVE KNOWN
THEY'D DRAW
UNWANTED ATTENTION.

TARA DIDN'T BELIEVE
IN UNWANTED ATTENTION.

THE MORE SKIN
SHE SHOWED,

THE MORE FOLLOWERS
SHE GAINED.

SHE MADE MONEY
OFF SPONSORS AND ADDS
ON HER SITES.

SO TARA HARRIS
WASN'T JUST A NAME,
SHE WAS A BRAND.

I'M INTERRUPTING,

BUT I THOUGHT
YOU SHOULD SEE THIS.

THAT'S MY PAGE.

YEAH.

AND THIS IS WHAT
IT LOOKED LIKE YESTERDAY.

WHY'D YOU TAKE DOWN
ALL YOUR SELFIES, RILEY?

IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK.

THERE'S THIS STORY.

LOOK, JUST STOP. I DON'T
WANT TO HEAR ANY MORE. OK?

WHAT GOT YOUR PANTIES
IN A BUNCH?

DON'T TELL ME
YOU'RE AFRAID.

THAT GIRL WAS BUTCHERED.

NO, IT WAS MORE
THAN THAT.

WHAT'S WRONG?

I JUST--OK,

I THINK HE'S AFTER ME, TOO.

WHAT?

OH, SNAP.

YOU GOT THE MIRROR MAN.

YOU MUST BE NEXT.

THAT'S ALEXANDER CHASE.

HE HAS CLOSE TO
150,000 FOLLOWERS.

I BET HE GETS
ALL THE CHICKS.

I GOTTA HIT
THE GYM.

THAT GUY WAS DOING SQUATS
IN THE WOMB.

BE BACK AT 10:00
TO PICK YOU UP?

MM-HMM.

DIDN'T HE AND
TARA HARRIS MAKE THAT
CHALLENGE VID TOGETHER?

DUDE, WHAT IF HE'S
THE KILLER?

[LAUGHS]

HEY, RELAX. OK?

I GOT ONE, TOO.

DID YOU?

GUESS I DIDN'T
MAKE THE CUT.

COME ON, THE CUT?

[SIGHS]

THAT WAS FUNNY.

SO THE UNSUB'S PUTTING
THESE IMAGES
ON PEOPLE'S SELFIES.

SAMUEL CLEMENS,
AKA MARK TWAIN.

A DEVILISH VERSION
OF HIM, ANYWAY.

INTERESTING CHOICE.
THE UNSUB MUST HAVE
SCHOLARLY AMBITIONS,

OR AT THE VERY LEAST,
HE'S EDUCATED.

IS THAT IF YOU GET
A PICTURE LIKE THIS ONE,

YOU'RE ON THE KILLER'S
HIT LIST.

YEAH, IT'S CREEPY PASTA.

OH, THAT'S INTERNET SLANG.

IT'S A SHARED STORY
THAT EXPANDS

AS OTHERS CONTRIBUTE
TO THE LORE.

SOUNDS LIKE
AN URBAN LEGEND.

YEAH, OR A BASTARDIZED
BLOODY MARY.

YEAH, SAME PRINCIPLE,
JUST WITH A NEW
TECHNOLOGICAL TWIST.

SO THE ALTERED SELFIES
APPEAR RANDOM.

HOW DO WE FIGURE OUT
WHO THE UNSUB
IS TARGETING NEXT?

IT'S A LONG SHOT,
BUT IF THE VICTIMOLOGY
IS PERSONAL,

THE NEXT VICTIM
MAY BE SOMEONE
CONNECTED TO TARA.

WE SHOULD CHECK TO SEE
IF ANY OF HER FRIENDS
OR FAMILY

IN THE MEANTIME,
CAN YOU FIGURE OUT WHO
PHOTOSHOPPED THESE IMAGES?

HE'S POSTING TO
THE USERS' OWN ACCOUNTS.

WELL, EVEN SOMEONE
WITH MINIMAL HACKING SKILLS
CAN GET AROUND A PASSWORD.

THE ORIGINAL PHOTOS
HAD GPS TAGS,

BUT THE MODIFIED ONES
ARE MISSING THAT METADATA.

MAYBE HE'S USING
A CLONED CELL PHONE?

OH, "SELFIE KILLER"
IS ALREADY ALL OVER
THE SOCIAL MEDIA SITES,

AND SOME LATE NIGHT
TALK SHOW HOSTS

YEAH, WELL, AN ICE BUCKET
CHALLENGE THIS ISN'T.

SO WHAT'S HIS END GAME?

FEAR.
FAME.

HE'S A SADIST
AND HE'S ENJOYING

THE PANIC HE'S CREATING.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[TURNS UP VOLUME]

♪ FOR WHICH I'D LIKE
TO THANK YOU ♪

♪ WE WERE TOO PROUD
FOR YOU ALL ♪

♪ BIG HOUSE, SMALL SHOES,
AND NOW-- ♪

[POPPING SOUND]

THE VIC WAS
ALEXANDER CHASE,

THE UNSUB CLEARLY HAS A TYPE.
HE'S MAKING A STATEMENT

WELL, AT FIRST GLANCE,
VICTIMOLOGY COULD BE ABOUT
THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE,

BUT THIS IS ALSO THE SAME
MALL TARA VISITED
BEFORE SHE WAS MURDERED.

ALEXANDER'S GIRLFRIEND
WORKS HERE.

SHE DOESN'T HAVE A CAR,
SO HE REGULARLY DRIVES
HER TO AND FROM.

THE UNSUB
PROBABLY KNEW THAT.

A NEIGHBOR CORROBORATES
THAT CHARLES LORNE,

WAS SEEN WALKING HIS DOG
THE NIGHT THAT TARA
WAS MURDERED.

YEAH, BUT IT DOESN'T RULE OUT
A LOCAL WHO FREQUENTS THE MALL.

OR SOMEBODY
THAT WORKS HERE.

DID HE POST
ANOTHER SELFIE?

YEAH. BUT HE UPPED
HIS GAME.

"FEAR ME."
HASHTAG MIRRORMAN.

GUESS HE DIDN'T LIKE
BEING CALLED
THE SELFIE KILLER.

HEY, GARCIA, THE KILLER
POSTED ANOTHER SELFIE.

DOES "MIRROR MAN"
GET YOU ANYTHING?

MIRROR MAN.

WHOA.

MIRROR MAN-IA
IS A SCARY PLACE TO SURF.

I WILL GRAB A SHOVEL
AND I WILL START DIGGING.

IT'S HARD TO SNEAK UP
ON SOMEBODY IN A CONVERTIBLE.

AND HE CHANGED
HIS MURDER WEAPON, TOO.

WHY SWITCH? I THOUGHT
THESE GUYS LIKED USING
THE SAME KILL METHOD.

MAYBE HE PLANNED
ON KILLING TARA
WITH A NAIL GUN, TOO,

AND SAW THE MIRROR
AND GOT DISTRACTED.

MAYBE IT WAS AN IRONIC TWIST
HE COULDN'T PASS UP.

HEY, GUYS.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

I THINK IT'S TIME
TO DELIVER THE PROFILE.

WE BELIEVE THAT THE MAN
WE'RE LOOKING FOR

WHO IS BLITZING HIS VICTIMS
WITH WEAPONS OF OPPORTUNITY.

HE SEES THESE WEAPONS AS
SYMBOLS OF HIS VICTIMS' VANITY.

FIRST THE MIRROR, THEN NAILS
IN THE FORM OF A HASHTAG.

IT'S POPULAR METHOD
OF TOPIC TAGGING
ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES.

THESE MURDERS
ARE A STATEMENT.

Hotch: BASED ON
THE ORGANIZATION

WE PUT THIS UNSUB IN HIS LATE
30s TO EARLY 40s.

THIS GUY'S TRYING TO MAKE
A NAME FOR HIMSELF

BY BUILDING OFF THE INTERNET
LEGEND OF THE MIRROR MAN.

WHEN SOMEONE DOES THE ACTS
DESCRIBED IN A STORY

WE'VE SEEN IT BEFORE
WITH THE POISONING
OF HALLOWEEN CANDY

AND MOST RECENTLY
WITH THE SLENDERMAN CASE

THAT'S THE CASE
WHERE TWO GIRLS
STABBED THEIR BEST FRIEND

THEY WOULD BECOME PROXIES
OF A MYSTICAL BEING.

ALSO KNOWN AS
LEGEND TRIPPING.

THE UNSUB ASSUMES THE MANTLE
OF AN ESTABLISHED STORY,

BY RECREATING THE CIRCUMSTANCES
DESCRIBED IN THAT LORE.

JJ: IN ONE VERSION,
THE MIRROR MAN KILLS

IN ANOTHER, HE SPEARS YOU
WITH HIS RAZOR-SHARP
FINGERNAILS

IF YOU CAPTURE
HIS REFLECTION
IN A PICTURE.

HE'S BECOMING IMMORTAL
AS THE STORIES
AND LEGENDS GROW,

FUELING HIM
TO ONLY ACT AGAIN.

THIS UNSUB PROBABLY
LACKS IN PROFESSIONAL
AND SOCIAL GRACES

AND IS MOST LIKELY
SUBSERVIENT TO HIS PEERS,

ALTHOUGH HE DOESN'T
VIEW IT THAT WAY.

HIS NEED FOR ATTENTION
PROBABLY STEMS FROM
ABANDONMENT

AND HE'S TECH PROFICIENT,
AMONG OTHER THINGS.

HE PHOTOSHOPPED THIS IMAGE
ONTO THE VICTIMS' PHOTOS.

HIS DISTORTION OF
MARK TWAIN AS THE FACE
OF THE MIRROR MAN,

IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

WILLIAM FAULKNER
DESCRIBED MARK TWAIN

AS THE FATHER
OF AMERICAN LITERATURE,

AND THIS UNSUB SEES
HIMSELF SIMILARLY.

HE WANTS TO BECOME
THE FOREFATHER OF MODERN LORE.

HE'LL BE MONITORING
WEB TRAFFIC, MEDIA SITES,
AND CHAT ROOMS

AS HE ENJOYS THE PANIC
AND HYSTERIA
CREATED BY HIS CRIMES.

FEAR THIS,

MIRROR BITCH.

FEAR THIS, MIRROR BITCH.

FEAR THIS, MIRROR BITCH.

I'M HOPING TO BE HOME
LATE TONIGHT.

I KNOW.

OK.

HEY.

I LOVE YOU.

[BEEP]

YOU OWE THAT WOMAN
SOMETHING SPECTACULAR

AH, PENELOPE, LOOK,
THAT WAS THE PLAN, I SWEAR.

WORK. IT ALWAYS SEEMS
TO GET IN THE WAY.

WELL, I DON'T BUY IT.

I KNOW YOU.

THERE'S GOTTA BE
SOME KIND OF BALANCE.

IF ANYONE UNDERSTANDS
OUR CRAZY HOURS, IT'S HER.

OK, OPRAH,
WHAT DO I DO?

STOP MAKING BIG PLANS.

COMMIT TO SOMETHING
YOU CAN ACTUALLY MAKE HAPPEN.

IT'S THE LITTLEST GESTURES
THAT GO THE LONGEST WAYS.

TRUST ME. WHEN I'M GRUMPY,
SAM DOES THIS DALEK
IMPERSONATION.

HE STRETCHES HIS ARMS OUT
LIKE A CYBERMAN,
WHICH MAKES NO SENSE,

BUT IT DELIGHTS ME.
MY POINT IS, DO SOMETHING
TO DELIGHT HER.

THERE ARE SO MANY VERSIONS
TO IT, I CAN'T TELL
WHICH ONE IS THE RIGHT ONE.

ALL RIGHT, JUST BREATHE.

LET'S DO WHAT WE DO.

MY CROSS-REFERENCING
CUTICLES

STAND READY TO SERVE YOU.

OK. RUN A LIST
OF MALE WORKERS
AT THE MALL

WHO WERE OFF THE NIGHT
OF THE TWO MURDERS.

ALL RIGHT, CROSS THAT
WITH PERSONS FITTING

THE PROJECTED
AGE DEMOGRAPHIC.

I ALWAYS FORGET HOW GOOD
YOU ARE AT THIS.

ANY OF THE DEAD VICTIMS'
PICS OR MADE COMMENTS
ABOUT THE MIRROR MAN

IN THE LAST 24 HOURS.

OK, WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE.

ALL RIGHT, GARCIA,
WE GOTTA RUN DEEP
INTO THE LIVES

THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE
ONE OF THEM IS OUR UNSUB.

HOW MUCH TIME
DO WE HAVE.

[SIGHS] WELL,
THIS UNSUB'S KILLED

THE LAST TWO NIGHTS
IN A ROW.

WITH THE MEDIA SENSATION
SURROUNDING THESE CRIMES,

I HIGHLY DOUBT HE'S GONNA
TAKE TONIGHT OFF.

OK, SO NO TIME.

[POPPING SOUND]

[SCREAMING]

[SCREAMING]

WAIT, WAIT!

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE,
PLEASE!

PLEASE--

DANIEL OSBOURNE,
RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE,

WORKED AT BETHESDA
FASHION SQUARE.

THAT CONFIRMS
OUR MALL THEORY.

THERE'S NO INDICATION
HE KNEW TARA HARRIS,

BUT HE DID FOLLOW
ALEXANDER CHASE ONLINE.

NAIL GUN AGAIN. LOOKS LIKE
THIS UNSUB HAS FOUND
HIS WEAPON OF CHOICE.

LOOK AT HIS FACE.
THIS IS MUTILATION.

OVERKILL
INDICATIVE OF RAGE.

UNLIKE THAT DISPLAYED
IN THE PREVIOUS TWO MURDERS.

[RING]
POINT ME TOWARD THE PERP.

GARCIA, I NEED YOU
TO CHECK ON
DANIEL OSBOURNE'S

SOCIAL MEDIA ACTIVITY.
DOES ANYTHING INDICATE
THE SAME KIND OF VANITY

AS SEEN IN THE OTHER
VICTIMS?

MM...NOTHING SO SELF-INVOLVED.

FEAR THIS, MIRROR BITCH.

FEAR THIS, MIRROR BITCH.

HIS LAST POST WAS A TAUNT
TO THE MIRROR MAN, THOUGH.

APPARENTLY THE UNSUB
DIDN'T LIKE DANIEL'S
MOCKING TONE.

THIS COULD POINT
TO A DEVOLUTION
IN THE UNSUB'S PSYCHE.

HE'S NO LONGER INTERESTED
IN MURDERING PEOPLE

AS AN EXAMPLE
OF HOW GREAT HE IS.

HE'S MURDERING THOSE
WHO MAKE FUN OF HIM.

WE MAY NEED TO LOWER
OUR ORIGINAL
AGE ESTIMATE.

GOOD POINT, AARON.

THIS IS ALMOST
TANTRUM-LIKE.

THIS UNSUB COULD BE
A TEENAGER.

YES, YES, AND YES, YES.

OK, FACTORING IN
A YOUNGER AGE DEMOGRAPHIC

WITH MALL--THANK YOU--
EMPLOYEES THAT FIT
THE PROFILE

AND WEREN'T WORKING
ON THE NIGHTS
OF THE MURDERS,

I HAVE NARROWED IT DOWN
TO ONE PROMISING STANDOUT.

CONNOR HOLT. HE IS A SENIOR
AT SUNNYDALE HIGH,

AND HE POSTS ABOUT
THE MIRROR MAN A LOT.

WORK AT A HARDWARE STORE
GIVING HIM PRIMO ACCESS
TO NAIL GUNS,

HE ALSO HAS A JUVIE RECORD,
AND HE GOES TO THE SAME
HIGH SCHOOL

DANIEL OSBOURNE ATTENDED.
I'M SENDING IT TO YOUR PHONES.
YOU'RE WELCOME.

YOUR MAJESTY.
YOU ARE THE BEST.

I'M A REFLECTION OF YOU.

WHOA! WHAT THE HELL'S
GOING ON?

UPSTAIRS.
WHERE'S CONNOR'S ROOM?

WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?

I'LL BE HAPPY TO EXPLAIN

IF YOU'LL
JUST FOLLOW ME, SIR.

FBI. STAY WHERE YOU ARE,
CONNOR.

DON'T SHOOT. I SURRENDER.

LET'S GO.
PLEASE.

THEN HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN
YOUR OBSESSION WITH
THE MIRROR MAN, CONNOR?

FOR SOMEONE WHO CLAIMS
NOT TO BE HIM, YOU SURE
SPEND A GREAT DEAL OF TIME

LOOK, THE MIRROR MAN
IS ME, BUT I DIDN'T
KILL ANYONE.

I CREATED HIM, OK?
I'M A WRITER.

I--I WANTED TO MAKE
A NEW URBAN LEGEND

BECAUSE I LOVE
HORROR STORIES.

THIS ISN'T A STORY, CONNOR.
THIS IS REAL.

PEOPLE ARE DYING.

NO, I DIDN'T WANT THAT!

NOBODY SITS AROUND
A CAMPFIRE
LIKE THEY USED TO

'CAUSE NOBODY EVER UNPLUGS.

I WANTED TO CREATE A--
A MODERN DAY BOGEYMAN.

THEN WHY ALTER
THE VICTIMS' PHOTOS, HMM?

YOU MUST HAVE KNOWN
THAT THE PHOTOSHOPPED
PICTURES

NO, NO, NO.
THAT'S WASN'T ME.

I CAN'T EVEN USE
PHOTOSHOP.

A LOT OF PEOPLE I KNOW
GOT DOCTORED PICS--

NO, NOT ME.
BUT NOT YOU.

BECAUSE WHOEVER'S TAKEN
MY STORY DOESN'T WANT ME
TO STOP TELLING IT.

KATE.

YEAH, WHAT IS IT?

IT'S A POEM
ABOUT THE MIRROR MAN.

WELL-AUTHORED. THIS GUYS KNOWS
HIS IAMBIC PENTAMETER.

WAIT A MINUTE.

YEAH, HE SWITCHES SYNTAX,
THE GRAMMAR'S MESSY,

NOTHING ELSE POINTS
TO THIS LEVEL OF IMMATURITY.

CONNOR WASN'T
THE ONLY ONE DEVELOPING
THE MIRROR MAN LEGEND.

YOU CAN'T JUST
LEAVE ME IN HERE.

I GET A PHONE CALL
AND A LAWYER
OR SOMETHING.

HELLO! ANYBODY HERE?

HEY!

STOP YELLING.

CONNOR, YOU DON'T NEED
A LAWYER. YOU'RE INNOCENT.

YOU BELIEVE ME?

BUT WE NEED YOUR HELP
TO FIND THE REAL KILLER,
AND YOU KNOW HIM.

YES, YOU DO.
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING, MAN.

WE THINK THE UNSUB DECIDED
TO BRING YOUR STORY TO LIFE.

HE MAY LOOK UP TO YOU.

HE'S PROBABLY YOUNGER
THAN YOU.

HE MAY HAVE AIDED
IN THE DEVELOPMENT
OF THE LEGEND.

CLINGS TO HIS FRIENDS
BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL HE HAS.

HE MAY HAVE RECENTLY
SUFFERED ABANDONMENT
BY A LOVED ONE

OR LOST SOMEONE
VERY CLOSE TO HIM.

Reporter: THIS NEIGHBORHOOD
HAS BEEN ROCKED...

WILLIAM PRATT.

HE'S A JUNIOR.

PARENTS DIED IN A CAR
ACCIDENT LAST YEAR.

THE DEATH OF WILLIAM'S
PARENTS PROBABLY TRIGGERED
A PSYCHOSIS.

IDOLIZATION OF
A DOMINANT ROLE MODEL
IN THE WAKE OF TRAGEDY

COULD OFTEN BLUR THE LINES
BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG.

LIKE SLENDERMAN.
CHILDHOOD IMAGINATION TOOK
PRECEDENCE OVER SOCIAL NORMS.

I'LL TELL HOTCH.

I'LL TELL GARCIA.

AGENT MORGAN.

IS THIS MY FAULT?

HE LOOKED UP TO YOU
WHEN THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE
TO LOOK UP TO.

I THINK HE PROBABLY
SAW YOUR OBSESSION
WITH THE MIRROR MAN LEGEND

AND JUST DECIDED
TO BRING IT TO LIFE.

SOMETIMES PEOPLE'S WIRES
JUST GET CROSSED UP, CONNOR.

IT'S TRAGIC, BUT IT HAPPENS.

THIS WAS NOT YOUR FAULT.

IT LOOKS LIKE WILLIAM
SPLITS HIS TIME

BETWEEN SCHOOL,
HIS AUNT'S HOUSE,

AND WORKING A KIOSK
AT THE MALL.

DAVE, HAVE ROSENBURG
MEET YOU AT THE SCHOOL,

JJ AND KATE, GRAB MORGAN
AND HEAD TO THE MALL.

I'M SENDING COORDINATES
AND PICTURES DIRECTLY
TO YOUR PHONES.

YEAH.
Hotch:
THANK YOU, GARCIA.

[SIREN]

MOVE!

AAH!
FBI!

DROP THE WEAPON!

PUT THAT WEAPON DOWN!

STAY BACK. I DON'T WANT
TO HURT HER, BUT I WILL.

AND THEN WHAT?
YOU HURT HER, WE HURT YOU.

ALL RIGHT, WHERE'S CONNOR?
I NEED TO SEE CONNOR
RIGHT NOW.

CONNOR'S BACK AT OUR OFFICE.
YOU PUT THAT NAIL GUN DOWN,

WE'LL TAKE YOU RIGHT TO HIM.

NO, YOU'RE TRYING
TO TRICK ME.

NO. NO TRICK. OK?

WE'RE HERE TO HELP YOU,
WILLIAM, OK?

CONNOR, YOUR AUNT,
WE'RE ALL JUST HERE
TO HELP YOU.

I'M NOT GETTING OUT
OF THIS, AM I?

THAT'S ENTIRELY UP TO YOU.

HERE THEY ARE!

GET OUT, GET OUT.

GO!

OH, GOD.

YES, SIR.
READY TO ROLL.

OK, OK.

THEY'RE GIVING HIM
AN AUDIENCE.

GET BACK!

GET BACK! GO!

STAY WITH HIM.

MEDIC!
WE NEED A MEDIC NOW!

WHAT THE HELL
WERE YOU THINKING?!

[SIRENS]

PULSE IS THREADY
AND BP's DROPPING.

[COUGHING, BREATHING HARD]

RADIO BETHESDA.
LET THEM KNOW WE HAVE
A PEDIATRIC GUNSHOT WOUND.

HEY, IT'S ME.
LISTEN, I NEED YOUR HELP.

WE'LL DO EVERYTHING
WE CAN.

MOVE HIM TO BED 6.
LET'S HEAR SOME STATS.

SINGLE GSW TO THE THORAX.
BP's 90 OVER 50
AND DROPPING.

HE'S LOST A LOT OF BLOOD.

TELL TRAUMA SURGERY
WE HAVE INCOMING.

RIGHT AWAY.
COMING THROUGH.

THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN
ANOTHER WAY, HOTCH.

KATE FILLED ME IN.
SHE SAID THE SHOT WAS CLEAN.

HOW'S THE VICTIM?

NO WORD YET,
ON EITHER OF THEM.

I SHOT A KID
ON NATIONAL TELEVISION.

AND IF YOU HADN'T,
THE HOSTAGE WOULDN'T BE
IN SURGERY, SHE'D BE DEAD.

YOU DID THE RIGHT THING.

THE FEMALE VICTIM
IS COMING OUT OF SURGERY NOW

AND THE SURGEON EXPECTS HER
TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY.

AND THE BOY?

HE LOST A LOT OF BLOOD

AND THERE'S
SOME NERVE DAMAGE,

BUT HE'LL SURVIVE.

THANK YOU.

IS HE GONNA BE OK?

I THINK WITH YOUR HELP
HE MIGHT.

THERE HE IS.

YOU'RE GONNA BE FAMOUS,
CONNOR.

YOU, ME, AND YOUR STORY.

I NEVER ASKED FOR THIS.

WE'RE GONNA LIVE FOREVER.

YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL.

YEAH, BUT, I MEAN,
FOR HOW LONG, THOUGH?

THE KIDS DO THE CRAZIEST
THINGS, RIGHT?

HEY, WAIT.

UM, CAN I SEE YOUR CELL PHONE?

NO ONE WILL EVER BELIEVE
I GOT SHOT.

WHAT IS THIS?

YOU ARE COMING WITH ME.

I TOLD YOU WE WERE
GONNA TAKE A TRIP.

THIS IS A TRIP YOU
DON'T NEED TO PACK FOR,
AT LEAST NOT YET.

NOW, WHY DON'T YOU STOP
ASKING SO MANY QUESTIONS.

WHY DON'T YOU STOP
BOSSING ME AROUND.

WAIT. ISN'T THIS THE HOUSE
YOU'VE BEEN RESTORING?

COME ON.

WHAT IS GOING ON?

JUST COME ON.

OK.
DEREK.

SAVANNNAH, IT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT TO ME

THAT YOU KNOW
THAT I'M NOT ALL TALK.

WELCOME TO OUR PERMANENT
VACATION.

JUST THINK ABOUT IT
LIKE THIS.

THE WORLD NEEDS
BOTH OF US.

AND THERE'S REALLY NOTHING
WE CAN DO ABOUT IT.

BUT WE NEED EACH OTHER
JUST THE SAME, SAVANNAH.

I KNOW I NEED YOU.

WHAT WE DO IS IMPORTANT
TO EACH OF US,

BUT THIS, IT CAN BE...

OUR OWN LITTLE
FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE.

JUST YOU AND ME.

THIS IS FOR US?

IS YOU'RE GAME?

LIVING NEXT DOOR
TO EACH OTHER IS NOT
WORKING FOR ME ANYMORE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU.

[LAUGHS]

WELCOME HOME.

MMM.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

[SIGHS] OH, NO.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

HMM.

THIS IS DR. HAYES.
THIS IS DEREK MORGAN.

OK.

ALL RIGHT.
I GOT IT.

Morgan: "THERE IS A FELLOWSHIP
MORE QUIET EVEN THAN SOLITUDE,

AND WHICH RIGHTLY UNDERSTOOD,
IS SOLITUDE MADE PERFECT."

ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.