Criminal Minds (2005–…): Season 11, Episode 2 - The Witness - full transcript
The BAU heads to Los Angeles, California, where a sarin attack on a CityLink bus has left all ten inside the bus dead. A homemade timing device found on the bus was what was used to release the sarin without the unsub needing to be on the bus. The team looks into any chemists who may have had access to sarin stockpiles and had a grudge of some sort as a possible suspect. But a man named Charlie Senerak jumps to the top of the suspect list when surveillance footage shows that Charlie was sitting in his car in a park and ride lot where the bus originated, and that he and his wife Tracy, with who he works, usually take that bus, but neither who were on it this day. In questioning Charlie, Rossi and Lewis don't believe Charlie to be the unsub, but they do know that he is hiding something major that he did not want to divulge to them, meaning that that something could be related to the attack. As further evidence piles up on Charlie, the team, if they discover the truth, will find that Charlie is indeed involved peripherally, the unsub who is blackmailing Charlie to carry out a deadlier attack, with the questions being what that blackmail issue is, why the unsub chose Charlie, and how the unsub is able to manipulate Charlie at every step along the way.
[digging]
[radio intro music]
Woman announcer:
Good morning, los angeles.
You're listening
to kqry, am 530,
Your source for news
and traffic on the 1.
In a moment, we'll hear
from bob on sports
About l.A.'s latest bid
for a football team.
But first, we'll turn you
over to lance howe in air 2
For a look at the road.
What's happening
out there, lance?
We've got lots
of problems, folks,
So leave plenty of time
for your morning commute.
Bumper to bumper traffic already
on the golden state freeway,
Plus there's a sig-alert on
the 405 southbound at crenshaw.
Two left lanes are blocked
there, backing up all the way
to the 105.
We're getting rep--
[bluetooth ringing]
Hello.
Charlie, i have been
calling you for 4 hours.
Are you on the bus?
No. I have an early meeting,
remember?
Where have you been?
I told you i needed
to clear my head...
[brushing clothes off]
So i went for a drive.
You drove all night?
I got sleepy,
so i pulled over.
We have a team meeting
in 20 minutes.
Will you be here?
No. I'm going to be late.
Well, i can't show you
any favoritism
because we're married.
I'm going to have to
dock you 10 points
off your quarterly eval.
Do what you have to.
Charlie, what is going on?
Are you jealous because
i got the promotion
and you didn't?
I'm not jealous
about your job.
How many times do i have
to say that i'm sorry?
I made a mistake.
It was a one-time thing.
I wish i could
believe that.
You were looking for
reasons to stay angry.
I just want what
we used to have...
When jolene was little
And it was just
the 3 of us...
Happy in our own
little bubble.
Before i burst it.
Is that what you're saying.
[knock on door]
Look, i have to go.
And you have got to
stop punishing me,
Or there's no hope for us.
[line disconnects,
beep]
[indistinct chatter]
Perfect.
Listen, my bus is here,
so i gotta go. Bye.
Who, whoa, whoa!
[shouting]
Whoa! Whoa, whoa.
You ok?
We need to get inside,
so if you'll open up.
Hey! Call 911!
Hey, open the door!
Open the door!
[coughing]
Oh, my god.
[coughing]
[coughing and gasping]
The weirdest killer
i ever worked with
Was archie sutton,
the truck stop strangler.
Even worse than
the indonesian
female cannibal?
Oddly enough, yes.
Archie had this strange
obsession with talcum powder
And butterflies.
So he would sprinkle
talcum on all of his food
And then carry a dead
butterfly in his pocket
everywhere he went.
It's amazing you were
able to find something that
you could identify with.
Well, i had to.
I met with him
every week for a year.
It was the only way
to establish
a therapeutic alliance.
What was it you guys
had in common?
We were both obsessed
with fossils
When we were kids,
and both of our mothers
Attended the same
elementary school class.
A bizarre coincidence,
right?
Rossi:
What's a coincidence?
Tara's mom went to the same
elementary school
As the truck stop
strangler's mom.
Ok, that's a little
creepy somehow.
Don't get comfortable.
The plane's
waiting for us.
10 minutes ago there was
a poison gas attack
On a city link commuter bus
in los angeles.
10 confirmed dead so far.
Do we know what it was?
Hazmat just
got on the scene.
Chlorine gas was used
recently in syria.
Maybe it's connected.
It also reminds me
of the attack
On the tokyo subway.
Religious cult members
Carried plastic bags
of sarin and punctured
them with umbrella tips.
That was 1995.
It could be a 20th
year anniversary event.
We'll find out.
Charlie, you're ok.
Uh, yeah. Yeah.
Sorry i'm late.
Uh, traffic was horrible.
We were worried.
We know you take
the city link.
I drove today.
What's, um, what's going on?
Didn't you hear?
There was some kind
of poison attack
on your bus.
Woman reporter: Police have
still not allowed any
reporters near the scene.
And local residents
have been evacuated.
You ok?
You look...Awful.
Yeah. Yeah.
No, i'm--i'm fine. Uh...
This poison attack,
that's, uh, that's horrible.
Yeah, i'll say.
You're pretty damn
lucky.
The mayor's office
and lapd have issued
a citywide tactical alert,
As we are awaiting
a press conference
with the police chief.
Continuing live coverage from
logan park, where 10 people,
Including the driver,
have been found dead
on a city link commuter bus.
Officials suspect
a poison gas attack,
But lab tests are pending.
Morgan: "it is in your
moments of decision
That your destiny
is shaped."
Tony robbins.
Oh, crime-fighters,
i just got confirmation
From the l.A. Field office
that traces of sarin were found.
Sarin is the most
volatile nerve agent
there is.
Symptoms are felt
within seconds.
Watery eyes, foaming
at the nose and mouth,
And convulsions,
paralysis, and death
within minutes.
The last known use of sarin
was two years ago
in syria, near damascus.
We've had recent threats
of terrorism targeting
major u.S. Cities.
The religious cult
responsible for
the tokyo subway attack
20 years ago
is also still active.
Very much so, but they've
split into two branches
with different names.
There's over 2,100 members
and 4 of them
are in southern california.
Where's the leader?
Shoko asahara's
on death row in japan.
He's incoherent
and confined
to a wheelchair.
So he's not calling
any shots.
No, but that doesn't
rule out devout followers
doing it in his name.
Garcia, what do you know
about the casualties?
Aside from the i.D.S,
not much.
Well, it's 6 men
and 4 women,
age range 20 to 60.
Victimology seems to be
pretty random.
Here's the thing--
sarin evaporates quickly,
it's hard to control,
And would thus be very difficult
to target an individual.
Collateral damage may
mask the real target.
Garcia, look into
the victims
And also anyone online
claiming responsibility.
Aye aye, captain.
Hey, charlie.
A messenger dropped
this off for you.
Here you go.
Thank you.
[elevator bell dings]
Aaron hotchner.
It's been a long time.
Natalie, congratulations
on the transfer.
Tell me about it.
Well, nice way to start
a new job, huh?
Agent colfax,
this is dr. Tara lewis.
Nice to meet you.
Thanks for coming out.
And ssa derek morgan.
So, based on victim toxicology,
We know that sarin was used.
We still can't find the source.
Here's what we do know.
City link bus 290
originated at the red line
depot at 7 a.M.
It made 6 stops
before logan park,
Which is where the crash
occurred.
What about the locals
affiliated
With the former religious
cult in japan?
They all claim
they broke ties
with their leader
After he was sentenced and
have denounced terrorism.
That's a convenient thing
to say when the fbi's
questioning you.
True, but they're also
part of a subgroup
That made the same
statement publicly
back in 2007.
Plus all their alibis
checked out.
So briarwood is the stop
before logan park?
Yes. We've been focusing
on footage there.
So far, all of the victims
were alive on surveillance
at briarwood.
One of them bring
the sarin in and then
commit suicide?
I've examined all the bodies
and there's no physical
evidence of that.
It's a parlor room mystery.
Ah. Ok, so we have
some more information
on the victims.
Two are students
at allegra college.
One's an accountant.
One works for
an insurance company.
3 work at the city
clerk's office.
One is a teacher.
But this is interesting.
Michael hoffman was
a freelance journalist
Who previously worked
in syria.
Over 100 journalists
have been killed there
since the civil war began.
Maybe hoffman was targeted.
I'll have garcia
look into it.
And in the meantime, we need
to take a closer look
At all the stops
before logan park,
Including
the surrounding areas.
Have them pull surveillance
footage from atms, security,
Yeah, will do.
And traffic cameras.
I'm agent young.
The hazmat teams says
they're almost done
With their decontamination.
Well, the good news with sarin,
if there is such a thing,
Is that it's a relatively
short-lived threat.
Once it dissipates,
there's very little
cleanup to be done.
Young: Excuse me.
If sarin is so fast
and deadly, how can
someone release it
Without harming themselves
in the process?
Excellent question.
The cult members in tokyo
Wore surgical masks,
and even with them,
Some of them
were still injured.
I'm guessing that--
The techs just found this,
Stuck under a seat
in the third row.
It tested positive
for sarin residue.
It looks like some kind
of time-release device.
Looks homemade.
It's battery operated.
You know, it reminds me
of an automatic
fish food feeder.
How would it work?
With a fish food feeder,
there's a disk inside
With multiple slots.
Each slot is filled
with fish food.
As the disk rotates,
the food is released
at very specific times.
My assumption is,
with this device,
Only one slot
was filled with sarin,
Because even in
a miniscule amount,
sarin is deadly.
So someone could
have planted that
a long time ago.
How long ago?
My fish food feeder
lasts 6 weeks,
So, theoretically...
The unsub could have left
all the slots empty
Except for the very last one,
And then waited 6 weeks
for the sarin to be released.
We need to look at everyone
who got on and off that bus
For the last
month and a half.
Great.
All right, thanks, reid.
So if the device
was homemade, maybe
the sarin was, too.
Well, that'd be difficult.
The process is dangerous.
The aum cult actually built
a $30 million production
facility to make their sarin.
All right,
so that rules out
the average joe,
But a trained chemist
could still make it.
And nobody's claimed
responsibility?
I don't think this
is the act of a large group.
Ok. So we're looking
for somebody with
a personal ax to grind
Who also has access
to sarin.
[cell phone rings]
Hey, what you got,
baby girl?
Someone described
michael hoffman,
The journalist victim,
As cowardly for leaving
syria in 2011,
Just when the trouble started.
But one man's cowardice
Is another man's
wise risk aversion.
Garcia, did he write
anything that could
make him a potential target?
Mm-mmm. Nothing.
Everything's really
non-offensive.
And i have delicate
sensibilities.
It's part of your charm,
mama.
Aww.
Garcia, i need you to look
in the l.A. Area
For any chemists
with extremist views,
Especially any that might
have been under stress.
Marital, financial, et cetera.
Ok. Chemists
under mucho stress.
Thanks.
I am on it.
[ringing]
[ring]
[ring]
[ring]
Hello?
Man: Wrong answer, charlie.
Do you really think
you can get away with it?
I don't know what
you're talking about.
Who is this?
I'm your best friend.
Or your worst enemy.
It's up to you.
What do you want from me?
It's simple, really.
I'm texting you an address.
I need you to break in
and get a laptop.
Wait, wait, wait.
Break in? Are you crazy?
Are you really
one to judge?
Listen to me.
No. You listen to me.
You know that sweet
daughter of yours, jolene?
You love her, don't you?
You want to see her
graduate,
Maybe get married someday.
If you hurt jolene--
I don't need to.
You already did.
What's gonna happen
to her if you
go to prison? Hmm?
How often do you think
she'll visit? Once? Twice?
Maybe you'll never
see her again.
Is that what you want?
You should have thought
of that before you
committed murder.
You're a real mystery,
charlie.
You've got quite
a dark streak.
Charlie.
You could have been
killed this morning.
If you got on
that city link...
We're so lucky.
I think i've let
this job get in the way
of our relationship.
And i know that
it sounds hokey, but...
I feel like the universe
has given us another chance.
I want to go away together.
Can we do that?
Sure.
Good.
Maybe next weekend.
Sarah.
Have you found
my cell phone yet?
I swear it was on
my desk yesterday.
Assuming this wasn't
a fresh batch of sarin,
Where would you get
this stuff premade?
Reid: Technically nowhere.
After the u.N. Banned the use
of chemical weapons,
Everyone was supposed to
destroy their stockpiles
by 2007.
[cell phone rings]
Go ahead, garcia.
I come bearing
information gifts.
There are many chemists
in the l.A. Area,
But one in particular
is johann geitman.
He was fired two months ago
from holder industries
For online gambling at work.
He posted a huge rant
on social media
Saying that they would
come to regret what they did.
We should talk to him.
Could be retaliation.
Yeah, here's the thing.
I have a p.O. Box
Where he gets his mail,
but i don't have
a current address,
And he canceled his
cell phone two weeks ago.
All right, keep digging.
I will turn over every
kilobyte till he is found.
Thanks.
Hey. You're gonna
want to see this.
You asked us to look
at surveillance
In the areas that
the city link stops.
We picked this up
from the commuter parking lot
At the victory depot
this morning.
According to the time marker,
He parks here, just before
bus 290 arrives.
Then he leaves...
And then he returns
to his car
a few minutes later.
So he never
got on the bus.
Nope. Running
the license plate now.
He gets back into his car,
he's holding something.
What is that?
Bottle of water?
Morgan: Maybe it's sarin.
He's cleaning his hands
and clothes with it.
Why would he
be doing that?
Washing with soap and water
is what you're supposed to do
Immediately after you get
exposed to sarin.
Ok. Our car belongs
to a charles senarak.
He lives in simi valley
and works at banning
medical supply.
And he's a regular
commuter on the city link
But didn't ride this
morning.
We need to pay
mr. Senarak a visit.
You saw me sitting
in my car?
On surveillance footage
at victory station, yes.
Is it a crime
to be in my car?
The bus that was attacked
with sarin this morning
stopped at that station,
So we have to look
at anything unusual.
Wait, you think i had
something to do with
the sarin attack?
We just want to know
what you were doing
in your car,
Because the bus
came and went while
you were still there.
Look, we know that you
and your wife are both
city link commuters.
You both have monthly
passes. You've taken
that bus every single day
For he past month,
and yet today
you both missed it.
Uh, tracy had an early
morning management meeting,
And i had a late night.
I was trying
to clean myself up,
And, um, i just wasn't
paying attention
when the bus left.
What were you doing
last night?
Went to a bar.
The old sea tavern.
And then for a long drive.
Lewis: Was anybody with you?
No. I was alone.
You do that often,
go to a bar and drink alone?
No. But i was feeling down.
Hmm. Why is that?
I found...
It was, uh,
my mother's birthday,
And she died
a few years ago,
So i was feeling depressed.
That's all.
One of your co-workers
said that you were acting
strangely today.
I just said i was depressed.
About your mother.
Yeah.
Any other reason?
With your work
or marriage?
No.
Everything's fine.
Look, i'm sorry
i'm acting strange
On the day that
there's a sarin attack,
But it's just a coincidence.
I had nothing
to do with it. Nothing.
Thank you.
We'll be in touch.
Thank you.
Thanks.
You think
he's telling the truth?
About the sarin attack, yes.
But he's lying about
something. I just can't
put my finger on it.
Not much we can do
about that, though.
Oh, you'd be surprised.
Garcia, i need you
to confirm
charlie senarak's alibi.
And find out everything
you can about him.
The victim has been
positively i.D.'d
as johann geitman.
Wait, the chemist
who was fired from
holder industries?
Yes. He died of a single
gunshot wound to the head.
The m.E. Says based on
reversal of rigor mortis,
Time of death
was 36 hours ago.
You said you got
an anonymous tip?
About an hour ago.
We got a call about
the sound of gunfire.
That's odd. It definitely
doesn't match
his time of death.
Well, somebody broke in.
There's glass
all over the ground.
Who owns this cabin?
It's a vacation home
for a hong kong businessman
Who hasn't been here
in over a year.
Any connection
to geitman?
No. Maybe geitman broke in
and was squatting here.
It's possible,
but geitman didn't do this.
He'd have cleaned up
the glass if
he was living here.
I think whoever killed
geitman came in this way.
So the body was found there.
Well, it looks like
geitman camped out here
for a while.
Young:
Was he making sarin here?
I don't see any signs
of it.
Whoever killed geitman
took his computer.
Probably to hide evidence.
Morgan: Agent, the way
we drove up here,
is that the only way in?
Yeah.
Because the only gas station
i remember seeing
Was about 25 miles back.
There's a reasonable chance
that whoever killed geitman
stopped there.
So we should pull
surveillance footage
if they have any.
I'm on it.
Geitman's former employer,
holder industries,
Is one of the oldest
chemical companies around.
They were a major supplier
of sarin to the u.S.
Military in the 1950s.
I know you said
all stockpiles
Should have been
destroyed by 2007,
But what if
they weren't?
What if holder
industries
still had some?
And geitman may have
known where it was.
The unsub bought it
from him and then killed
him so he couldn't talk.
Which means chances are good
the unsub has more sarin
that what was used.
We need to deliver
the profile.
The recent sarin attack
is a case of domestic
terrorism,
On a small scale,
not unlike the boston
marathon bombing.
We believe that
one or two individuals
have perpetrated the attack,
Not a large group.
These individuals
may have splintered off
A bigger group, though.
The motive could be revenge
or ideologically based,
But keep in mind,
it is possible
That someone is only
using ideology as a front.
Reid: We believe a chemist
named johann geitman
Provided the sarin
in the recent attack.
Geitman may have been
a supplier working
on his own,
Or he may have been
a part of a partnership
that soured.
We're looking for
any information regarding
geitman's recent whereabouts
Or any individuals
he may have had contact with.
The fact that the unsub
chose sarin as his weapon
And is using
a time-release device
Means that this guy
is criminally
sophisticated, meticulous,
And extremely patient.
This suggests
that he's older,
Perhaps in his late 30s,
possibly 40s.
Can i have another one, dad?
Dad?
What?
Can i have another pancake?
Yeah. Yeah, sure.
Rossi: The contained nature
of the attack could mean
That a partnership
is falling apart
And that only a portion
of the plan was carried out.
[cell phone ringing]
Dad.
Did you get a new phone?
Uh, yeah, yeah,
yeah, i did.
Or given the likelihood
that the sarin came from
an old stockpile,
This was simply a test
of its potency.
Therefore something
much larger in scale
is being planned.
The longer this unsub
remains free,
The more emboldened
he will be to launch
another attack.
We need to monitor
all modes of public
transportation
And increase patrols
at airports and train
and bus terminals.
Thank you.
Did you get that laptop?
Yeah. But you didn't tell me
there'd be a dead man there.
I didn't know.
It doesn't really matter.
It doesn't matter?
You just linked me
to a murder.
[chuckles]
That's really funny, charlie.
Are you forgetting
you killed
your wife's lover?
[knock on door]
Theo koutranis?
What the hell
do you want?
Leave my wife alone.
If you gave here
what she needed,
Maybe she'd leave me alone.
[screaming]
[gunshot]
Just stay calm, charlie.
As long as you behave,
Your secret is safe with me.
What did i do to you?
Why are you
blackmailing me?
Don't be so melodramatic.
I just want us
to help each other.
I need you to go
to a warehouse
And pick up a package
for me.
Forget it.
Hey, charlie, it's 7:15.
Don't you need to take
that beautiful daughter
of yours to school?
Daddy,
we're gonna be late.
Ok, honey.
I'm sending you an address.
You need to be there
at 4:00 today.
Well, we were right.
Geitman was interested
In holder industry's
sarin stockpile.
We interviewed
his supervisor,
He said he asked about it
two months ago.
Now, although geitman
didn't express any
extremist tendencies,
He was in deep
financial trouble.
In addition to
the online gambling,
He owed back taxes
and he invested heavily
in a company
That eventually
went bankrupt.
So he just sold the sarin
for the money,
And the unsub killed him
so he couldn't talk.
So, we reviewed the
surveillance footage
From the gas station
near the cabin.
You're not gonna
believe what we found.
A red subaru was there
yesterday evening
just after 10 p.M.
Let me guess. It was driven by
our very own charlie senarak?
Yep.
Garcia, what did you find out
about charlie senarak?
Charlie reminds me
of the color beige,
Not that there's anything
wrong with the color beige,
Aside from the fact
that's the only color
i look bad in.
He's worked for the last
14 years as a sales associate
At banning medical supply.
His wife works there, too.
They've been married
for 13 years.
Her name is tracy.
She got a promotion
4 months ago to team manager.
They have a 12-year-old
daughter jolene.
He has no criminal record.
He has no traffic tickets.
His social media posts
are just like--he's beige.
I don't know.
This guy doesn't fit
our profile at all.
But it can't just be
a coincidence
He was at the gas station
near the cabin.
Garcia, any recent purchases
that stand out?
Handgun? Ammunition?
No, nothing i can see.
Except the last 3 months,
He has a lot of credit
card charges
To a marriage counselor.
So he lied about
his marriage being fine.
What's his mother's birthday?
Give me a sec.
January 10th.
And not two days ago
like he said.
Rossi: So what else
is charlie lying about?
So who was that?
Theo koutranis' brother.
Theo's missing.
No one knows where he is.
[gunshot]
So why is his brother
asking you?
Because theo was a manager
at the irvine branch,
And we had a regional meeting
on monday. Ok?
He wanted to know
if theo had said anything
about going away.
And why would theo
tell you that?
Because we work together,
which means
we occasionally talk.
It does not mean
that we are sleeping together.
You sure?
Really, charlie?
You want to do this right now?
Right here at work?
Honestly, i don't think
i can take this anymore.
Maybe it is too late for us.
If you leave,
you can't have jolene.
I won't let you
take her away from me.
[cell phone rings]
Go ahead, penelope.
Charlie senarak
isn't beige at all.
He's a verdant green.
A month ago,
He went on this
ranty facebook post
About men who cheat
with married women,
Then early yesterday morning
he deleted it.
I was just able
to recover it,
And his internet
search history--
Hot magma of homicidal rage
doesn't even begin to cover it.
Maybe charlie found out
his wife
was having an affair.
If that's the case,
he could be spiraling
And lashing out at the world.
Thanks, penelope,
we're at his office now.
Can i help you?
Rossi: We're looking
for charlie senarak.
I'm his wife.
Is something wrong?
We're with the fbi.
We're just looking
to follow up with him.
Where is he?
He left a half an hour ago.
I think he had a meeting
with a client.
I'm charlie senarak.
I'm here to pick up a package.
You're not blocking
the driveway, are you?
Um, no. I'm parked out front.
Wait here.
Hello?!
Is anyone there?!
Sorry, man. Took me
a little while to find it.
Is that it?
Yep.
What's in it?
Beats me.
My phone was in charlie's desk?
I don't understand.
Your husband's
hiding something.
We think he's connected
to the sarin attack.
We just don't know
how, exactly.
That's impossible.
That's not like charlie
at all.
You were having
an affair, weren't you?
You'd be surprised
what someone with
a broken heart will do.
Who was it with?
Theo koutranis.
But i was trying
to end it with him.
Did charlie know that?
He thought
it was already over.
But theo was...Persistent.
Oh, my god.
What?
Theo's been missing
for two days.
His brother was here
earlier looking for him.
May i?
It looks like theo
sent you a text
two days ago.
"meet me at the desert
bloom inn, 10 p.M., room 3.
I never--i never got this.
Because charlie
had your phone,
Which means that he saw it.
So he know you were
still having an affair.
Maybe he went
to confront theo.
Mrs. Senarak.
Charlie didn't come home
two nights ago.
He said he was driving around.
That was the night
before the attack.
Tell us more about
theo koutranis.
[cell phone rings]
You think i don't know
what's going on?
Are you driving, charlie?
Pull over. You don't want
to get a ticket, do you?
You're setting me up.
You're making it look like
i'm responsible
for the sarin attack,
But you did it.
Who the hell are you?!
You're imagining things.
No, no, you--you made me
pick up a gas mask
and a hazmat suit,
And you made me steal
a laptop from a dead man,
And i know who he is now.
Don't do this to yourself.
He's that chemist who's
been all over the news.
Do you think i'm an idiot?
Huh?! Do you?!
I think you're a man
without any options, charlie.
No, that's where
you're wrong, huh?
You--you think you can
set me up?
Well, what if i
turn you in?!
Just stop.
No, the fbi's offering
a million-dollar award
for information.
I can give--i can give them
this cell phone
And they can probably
trace it back to you.
All our conversations have
been recorded somewhere.
That's what the nsa does,
isn't it?!
They record every
conversation!
You need to calm down.
No! No! You do not
get to tell me
what to do anymore!
And i'm not gonna be
your patsy!
Shut up, charlie,
and listen to me.
Listen carefully.
I've been watching you
all along,
From the very beginning
when you pulled into
the desert bloom inn.
You set the wheels in motion
the second you murdered theo.
[gunshot]
There's no way out
for you charlie.
Do you really think
you're not being watched now?
By the way,
Wasn't your daughter wearing
a yellow sweatshirt today?
Jolene!
Talk to me, penelope.
You were right,
handsome italian man.
Theo koutranis is more
than just a lover boy.
His name used to be
theo martin.
He grew up in
the heaven's mission
cult compound
In southern utah.
He was one of 50--
50 illegitimate children
of the cult leader,
Who had vehement
anti-government views.
Shades of david koresh.
Oh, sure.
And 8 years ago,
He moved here with
his half-brother
mitchell crossford.
Uh, mitchell blogged about
launching terrorist attacks
Here in the united states.
They shared an apartment
up until 3 months ago.
Reid: 3 months ago
is right around the time
Theo started having an affair
with tracy senarak.
What if theo and mitchell
were planning a terrorist
attack together,
But then theo started
to have second thoughts?
That is the sound
of you nailing it,
braniac doctor,
Because for the last month,
twice a day, every day,
Mitchell has called theo.
Theo only answered once,
And the last text
mitchell sent him was,
"you can't run away.
I know everything you do."
Penelope, dig up
everything you can
About the brother
mitchell crossford.
Copy copy.
The two brothers were planning
a terrorist attack together
Until they had a falling-out
over tracy senarak.
So you think charlie
went to confront theo about
sleeping with his wife?
It certainly looks that way.
Theo's been missing
for two days.
There's a good chance
charlie killed him.
Ok. "you can't run away.
I know everything you do."
What if mitchell crossford was
following his brother around,
Trying to bring him back
into the fold?
Which means he also
could have witnessed
charlie murder theo.
So we sent agents
to the last location
Where theo koutranis'
cell phone pinged.
They just found what
looks like a shallow grave
About a mile into
the desert just west
of desert bloom inn.
I'll go check it out
with rossi.
[cell phone rings]
Go ahead, garcia.
Mitchell crossford
was definitely the alpha
in the relationship.
He and his mother
left the cult compound
when he was 10.
They moved to phoenix,
where he built
quite the juvenile record.
Probation officers
described him as cold,
intelligent,
And scarily manipulative.
He had extremist views,
and at 16 he ran right back
Into the brainwashy arms
of the heaven's mission cult.
Where presumably he found
a partner in crime in theo.
That's how theo fell in love
with tracy senarak.
Guys, tracy rode
the city link bus
frequently.
What if in addition
to testing out his stock,
Mitchell planted the sarin
there to kill her?
Makes sense. He wanted
his partner back,
And there's a good chance
that plan would have worked,
Except tracy didn't
get on the bus that day.
I still don't understand
how charlie's involved.
Mitchell witnessed
the murder of theo,
Realized he could turn
charlie into a patsy.
Charlie obvious rides
the same bus as his wife,
So he already looked culpable.
[honking horn]
come on! Get out of the way!
Morgan: If mitchell
is this manipulative,
Then he sent charlie
to the cabin where
the dead chemist was found
To make it look like
he had committed the murder.
And then he called in
an anonymous tip.
Tracy senarak said theo's
brother came in the office
Looking for him today.
Why would he do that?
To establish his innocence
and an alibi.
An alibi for
what just happened?
Or what he's planning next.
Hey, garcia, what are
mitchell's specific views?
He felt the government
needed to pay for what
they did in waco
And to the flds
prophet warren jeffs.
Well, that means the fbi
is enemy number one.
He's coming here.
What are you--stop!
We have a security breach,
east parking structure!
[siren]
Hey, he has my daughter!
Get out of the car!
Step away from the vehicle!
Get on your knees!
You have to help me!
These are the same
sarin devices as the ones
on the city link bus.
I didn't do it.
I swear.
We know.
Look,
he's got my daughter.
She's 12. She's wearing
a yellow sweatshirt.
You have to help her,
please!
These could go off any second.
It's 4:55. The garage
is gonna be flooded
With people leaving work
in 5 minutes.
We need a hazmat decon.
That's what he's waiting for.
Evacuate the garage.
Turn off the ventilators
and seal it.
We're clear.
Yeah, morgan.
Hotch, there's no one
in the van.
Copy that.
It's a mannequin
with a yellow shirt.
We need to evacuate the
facility. There's over
a thousand people here.
Once sarin vaporizes,
it's deadly in
the immediate environment,
But it's heavier than air,
so eventually it sinks.
All right, lock down
the rest of the building.
Nobody leaves.
No sign of mitchell
crossford in the garage,
but he's definitely here.
All right, colfax, we're going
to need plans of the building.
Talk to me.
What's going on?
Garcia, i need you
to tap into surveillance
and find mitchell crossford.
He just drove here
in a black van.
Got it. I'm reviewing
the security tapes now.
Ok, i got him.
I got him exiting the van.
He's walking to a parking
garage elevator.
He's got a bag in his hand.
That could be more sarin.
Ok. I'm trying to find
where he went.
Hotch: We're running
out of time.
I'm moving as fast as i can.
Got him.
He's on the basement level.
He's walking toward
the west elevators.
Colfax, i need those plans!
Pulling them up now.
Where did he go?
I just saw him
And i don't see him
anywhere.
Ok.
Well, keep looking.
Here we go.
All right, crossford loves
being a mastermind.
He'd want to witness
all the chaos he's causing.
There.
What's the best
vantage point?
We'll split up
and cover each floor.
[weapon cocks]
Put your hands on your head.
Put your hands on your head.
Mitchell crossford,
you're under arrest.
You have the right
to remain silent.
Anything you say can and will
be used against you
In a court of law.
You have a right
to an attorney.
[music, no dialogue audio]
Rossi: "the world
is so unpredictable.
"things happen suddenly,
unexpectedly.
"we want to feel
we're in control
of our own existence.
"in some ways we are,
in some ways we're not.
We are ruled
by the forces of chance
and coincidence."
Paul auster.
Hmm.
A little light reading?
Just, uh--i'm revisiting
an old favorite.
I take it you prefer
jung to freud?
Oh, absolutely.
I feel like freud gave
jung too hard a time
For his interest
in the paranormal.
Speaking of which,
what do you think
of synchronicity?
It's my favorite
police album.
No, i mean, uh,
events that seem
significantly related
But have no discernable
causal connection.
The fact that your mom
and the truck stop
strangler's mom
Were in the same
elementary school class
really got me thinking.
How so?
I don't know.
It's not odd
That they were in
the same class.
What's really strange
is that one
would have a child
Who grew up to be
a serial killer,
The other would have
a child that grew up
to be an fbi profiler
And that the two of you
would meet someday.
Yeah. So,
what's the take-away?
I don't know.
Maybe the events
in our lives
Were set in motion
a long time ago.
There's an old
buddhist saying that,
When you meet your soulmate,
Remember that the act
to bring you together
Was 500 years in the making.
So, always appreciate
and be kind to each other.
That's lovely.
There's a corollary
for friends.
When you meet
a true friend,
You'll be bound together
through space and time
For 500 years.
[whispering]
which means...
In the year 2200,
I'm gonna get morgan back
for that practical joke
He played on me last week.
Bring it, pretty boy.
I'll be waitin' for you.
♪ oh, yeah ♪
i'll be there.
♪ all right ♪
♪ tryin' to make sense
of it all night ♪
♪ oh, no, here we go ♪
♪ this will be the last time ♪
[radio intro music]
Woman announcer:
Good morning, los angeles.
You're listening
to kqry, am 530,
Your source for news
and traffic on the 1.
In a moment, we'll hear
from bob on sports
About l.A.'s latest bid
for a football team.
But first, we'll turn you
over to lance howe in air 2
For a look at the road.
What's happening
out there, lance?
We've got lots
of problems, folks,
So leave plenty of time
for your morning commute.
Bumper to bumper traffic already
on the golden state freeway,
Plus there's a sig-alert on
the 405 southbound at crenshaw.
Two left lanes are blocked
there, backing up all the way
to the 105.
We're getting rep--
[bluetooth ringing]
Hello.
Charlie, i have been
calling you for 4 hours.
Are you on the bus?
No. I have an early meeting,
remember?
Where have you been?
I told you i needed
to clear my head...
[brushing clothes off]
So i went for a drive.
You drove all night?
I got sleepy,
so i pulled over.
We have a team meeting
in 20 minutes.
Will you be here?
No. I'm going to be late.
Well, i can't show you
any favoritism
because we're married.
I'm going to have to
dock you 10 points
off your quarterly eval.
Do what you have to.
Charlie, what is going on?
Are you jealous because
i got the promotion
and you didn't?
I'm not jealous
about your job.
How many times do i have
to say that i'm sorry?
I made a mistake.
It was a one-time thing.
I wish i could
believe that.
You were looking for
reasons to stay angry.
I just want what
we used to have...
When jolene was little
And it was just
the 3 of us...
Happy in our own
little bubble.
Before i burst it.
Is that what you're saying.
[knock on door]
Look, i have to go.
And you have got to
stop punishing me,
Or there's no hope for us.
[line disconnects,
beep]
[indistinct chatter]
Perfect.
Listen, my bus is here,
so i gotta go. Bye.
Who, whoa, whoa!
[shouting]
Whoa! Whoa, whoa.
You ok?
We need to get inside,
so if you'll open up.
Hey! Call 911!
Hey, open the door!
Open the door!
[coughing]
Oh, my god.
[coughing]
[coughing and gasping]
The weirdest killer
i ever worked with
Was archie sutton,
the truck stop strangler.
Even worse than
the indonesian
female cannibal?
Oddly enough, yes.
Archie had this strange
obsession with talcum powder
And butterflies.
So he would sprinkle
talcum on all of his food
And then carry a dead
butterfly in his pocket
everywhere he went.
It's amazing you were
able to find something that
you could identify with.
Well, i had to.
I met with him
every week for a year.
It was the only way
to establish
a therapeutic alliance.
What was it you guys
had in common?
We were both obsessed
with fossils
When we were kids,
and both of our mothers
Attended the same
elementary school class.
A bizarre coincidence,
right?
Rossi:
What's a coincidence?
Tara's mom went to the same
elementary school
As the truck stop
strangler's mom.
Ok, that's a little
creepy somehow.
Don't get comfortable.
The plane's
waiting for us.
10 minutes ago there was
a poison gas attack
On a city link commuter bus
in los angeles.
10 confirmed dead so far.
Do we know what it was?
Hazmat just
got on the scene.
Chlorine gas was used
recently in syria.
Maybe it's connected.
It also reminds me
of the attack
On the tokyo subway.
Religious cult members
Carried plastic bags
of sarin and punctured
them with umbrella tips.
That was 1995.
It could be a 20th
year anniversary event.
We'll find out.
Charlie, you're ok.
Uh, yeah. Yeah.
Sorry i'm late.
Uh, traffic was horrible.
We were worried.
We know you take
the city link.
I drove today.
What's, um, what's going on?
Didn't you hear?
There was some kind
of poison attack
on your bus.
Woman reporter: Police have
still not allowed any
reporters near the scene.
And local residents
have been evacuated.
You ok?
You look...Awful.
Yeah. Yeah.
No, i'm--i'm fine. Uh...
This poison attack,
that's, uh, that's horrible.
Yeah, i'll say.
You're pretty damn
lucky.
The mayor's office
and lapd have issued
a citywide tactical alert,
As we are awaiting
a press conference
with the police chief.
Continuing live coverage from
logan park, where 10 people,
Including the driver,
have been found dead
on a city link commuter bus.
Officials suspect
a poison gas attack,
But lab tests are pending.
Morgan: "it is in your
moments of decision
That your destiny
is shaped."
Tony robbins.
Oh, crime-fighters,
i just got confirmation
From the l.A. Field office
that traces of sarin were found.
Sarin is the most
volatile nerve agent
there is.
Symptoms are felt
within seconds.
Watery eyes, foaming
at the nose and mouth,
And convulsions,
paralysis, and death
within minutes.
The last known use of sarin
was two years ago
in syria, near damascus.
We've had recent threats
of terrorism targeting
major u.S. Cities.
The religious cult
responsible for
the tokyo subway attack
20 years ago
is also still active.
Very much so, but they've
split into two branches
with different names.
There's over 2,100 members
and 4 of them
are in southern california.
Where's the leader?
Shoko asahara's
on death row in japan.
He's incoherent
and confined
to a wheelchair.
So he's not calling
any shots.
No, but that doesn't
rule out devout followers
doing it in his name.
Garcia, what do you know
about the casualties?
Aside from the i.D.S,
not much.
Well, it's 6 men
and 4 women,
age range 20 to 60.
Victimology seems to be
pretty random.
Here's the thing--
sarin evaporates quickly,
it's hard to control,
And would thus be very difficult
to target an individual.
Collateral damage may
mask the real target.
Garcia, look into
the victims
And also anyone online
claiming responsibility.
Aye aye, captain.
Hey, charlie.
A messenger dropped
this off for you.
Here you go.
Thank you.
[elevator bell dings]
Aaron hotchner.
It's been a long time.
Natalie, congratulations
on the transfer.
Tell me about it.
Well, nice way to start
a new job, huh?
Agent colfax,
this is dr. Tara lewis.
Nice to meet you.
Thanks for coming out.
And ssa derek morgan.
So, based on victim toxicology,
We know that sarin was used.
We still can't find the source.
Here's what we do know.
City link bus 290
originated at the red line
depot at 7 a.M.
It made 6 stops
before logan park,
Which is where the crash
occurred.
What about the locals
affiliated
With the former religious
cult in japan?
They all claim
they broke ties
with their leader
After he was sentenced and
have denounced terrorism.
That's a convenient thing
to say when the fbi's
questioning you.
True, but they're also
part of a subgroup
That made the same
statement publicly
back in 2007.
Plus all their alibis
checked out.
So briarwood is the stop
before logan park?
Yes. We've been focusing
on footage there.
So far, all of the victims
were alive on surveillance
at briarwood.
One of them bring
the sarin in and then
commit suicide?
I've examined all the bodies
and there's no physical
evidence of that.
It's a parlor room mystery.
Ah. Ok, so we have
some more information
on the victims.
Two are students
at allegra college.
One's an accountant.
One works for
an insurance company.
3 work at the city
clerk's office.
One is a teacher.
But this is interesting.
Michael hoffman was
a freelance journalist
Who previously worked
in syria.
Over 100 journalists
have been killed there
since the civil war began.
Maybe hoffman was targeted.
I'll have garcia
look into it.
And in the meantime, we need
to take a closer look
At all the stops
before logan park,
Including
the surrounding areas.
Have them pull surveillance
footage from atms, security,
Yeah, will do.
And traffic cameras.
I'm agent young.
The hazmat teams says
they're almost done
With their decontamination.
Well, the good news with sarin,
if there is such a thing,
Is that it's a relatively
short-lived threat.
Once it dissipates,
there's very little
cleanup to be done.
Young: Excuse me.
If sarin is so fast
and deadly, how can
someone release it
Without harming themselves
in the process?
Excellent question.
The cult members in tokyo
Wore surgical masks,
and even with them,
Some of them
were still injured.
I'm guessing that--
The techs just found this,
Stuck under a seat
in the third row.
It tested positive
for sarin residue.
It looks like some kind
of time-release device.
Looks homemade.
It's battery operated.
You know, it reminds me
of an automatic
fish food feeder.
How would it work?
With a fish food feeder,
there's a disk inside
With multiple slots.
Each slot is filled
with fish food.
As the disk rotates,
the food is released
at very specific times.
My assumption is,
with this device,
Only one slot
was filled with sarin,
Because even in
a miniscule amount,
sarin is deadly.
So someone could
have planted that
a long time ago.
How long ago?
My fish food feeder
lasts 6 weeks,
So, theoretically...
The unsub could have left
all the slots empty
Except for the very last one,
And then waited 6 weeks
for the sarin to be released.
We need to look at everyone
who got on and off that bus
For the last
month and a half.
Great.
All right, thanks, reid.
So if the device
was homemade, maybe
the sarin was, too.
Well, that'd be difficult.
The process is dangerous.
The aum cult actually built
a $30 million production
facility to make their sarin.
All right,
so that rules out
the average joe,
But a trained chemist
could still make it.
And nobody's claimed
responsibility?
I don't think this
is the act of a large group.
Ok. So we're looking
for somebody with
a personal ax to grind
Who also has access
to sarin.
[cell phone rings]
Hey, what you got,
baby girl?
Someone described
michael hoffman,
The journalist victim,
As cowardly for leaving
syria in 2011,
Just when the trouble started.
But one man's cowardice
Is another man's
wise risk aversion.
Garcia, did he write
anything that could
make him a potential target?
Mm-mmm. Nothing.
Everything's really
non-offensive.
And i have delicate
sensibilities.
It's part of your charm,
mama.
Aww.
Garcia, i need you to look
in the l.A. Area
For any chemists
with extremist views,
Especially any that might
have been under stress.
Marital, financial, et cetera.
Ok. Chemists
under mucho stress.
Thanks.
I am on it.
[ringing]
[ring]
[ring]
[ring]
Hello?
Man: Wrong answer, charlie.
Do you really think
you can get away with it?
I don't know what
you're talking about.
Who is this?
I'm your best friend.
Or your worst enemy.
It's up to you.
What do you want from me?
It's simple, really.
I'm texting you an address.
I need you to break in
and get a laptop.
Wait, wait, wait.
Break in? Are you crazy?
Are you really
one to judge?
Listen to me.
No. You listen to me.
You know that sweet
daughter of yours, jolene?
You love her, don't you?
You want to see her
graduate,
Maybe get married someday.
If you hurt jolene--
I don't need to.
You already did.
What's gonna happen
to her if you
go to prison? Hmm?
How often do you think
she'll visit? Once? Twice?
Maybe you'll never
see her again.
Is that what you want?
You should have thought
of that before you
committed murder.
You're a real mystery,
charlie.
You've got quite
a dark streak.
Charlie.
You could have been
killed this morning.
If you got on
that city link...
We're so lucky.
I think i've let
this job get in the way
of our relationship.
And i know that
it sounds hokey, but...
I feel like the universe
has given us another chance.
I want to go away together.
Can we do that?
Sure.
Good.
Maybe next weekend.
Sarah.
Have you found
my cell phone yet?
I swear it was on
my desk yesterday.
Assuming this wasn't
a fresh batch of sarin,
Where would you get
this stuff premade?
Reid: Technically nowhere.
After the u.N. Banned the use
of chemical weapons,
Everyone was supposed to
destroy their stockpiles
by 2007.
[cell phone rings]
Go ahead, garcia.
I come bearing
information gifts.
There are many chemists
in the l.A. Area,
But one in particular
is johann geitman.
He was fired two months ago
from holder industries
For online gambling at work.
He posted a huge rant
on social media
Saying that they would
come to regret what they did.
We should talk to him.
Could be retaliation.
Yeah, here's the thing.
I have a p.O. Box
Where he gets his mail,
but i don't have
a current address,
And he canceled his
cell phone two weeks ago.
All right, keep digging.
I will turn over every
kilobyte till he is found.
Thanks.
Hey. You're gonna
want to see this.
You asked us to look
at surveillance
In the areas that
the city link stops.
We picked this up
from the commuter parking lot
At the victory depot
this morning.
According to the time marker,
He parks here, just before
bus 290 arrives.
Then he leaves...
And then he returns
to his car
a few minutes later.
So he never
got on the bus.
Nope. Running
the license plate now.
He gets back into his car,
he's holding something.
What is that?
Bottle of water?
Morgan: Maybe it's sarin.
He's cleaning his hands
and clothes with it.
Why would he
be doing that?
Washing with soap and water
is what you're supposed to do
Immediately after you get
exposed to sarin.
Ok. Our car belongs
to a charles senarak.
He lives in simi valley
and works at banning
medical supply.
And he's a regular
commuter on the city link
But didn't ride this
morning.
We need to pay
mr. Senarak a visit.
You saw me sitting
in my car?
On surveillance footage
at victory station, yes.
Is it a crime
to be in my car?
The bus that was attacked
with sarin this morning
stopped at that station,
So we have to look
at anything unusual.
Wait, you think i had
something to do with
the sarin attack?
We just want to know
what you were doing
in your car,
Because the bus
came and went while
you were still there.
Look, we know that you
and your wife are both
city link commuters.
You both have monthly
passes. You've taken
that bus every single day
For he past month,
and yet today
you both missed it.
Uh, tracy had an early
morning management meeting,
And i had a late night.
I was trying
to clean myself up,
And, um, i just wasn't
paying attention
when the bus left.
What were you doing
last night?
Went to a bar.
The old sea tavern.
And then for a long drive.
Lewis: Was anybody with you?
No. I was alone.
You do that often,
go to a bar and drink alone?
No. But i was feeling down.
Hmm. Why is that?
I found...
It was, uh,
my mother's birthday,
And she died
a few years ago,
So i was feeling depressed.
That's all.
One of your co-workers
said that you were acting
strangely today.
I just said i was depressed.
About your mother.
Yeah.
Any other reason?
With your work
or marriage?
No.
Everything's fine.
Look, i'm sorry
i'm acting strange
On the day that
there's a sarin attack,
But it's just a coincidence.
I had nothing
to do with it. Nothing.
Thank you.
We'll be in touch.
Thank you.
Thanks.
You think
he's telling the truth?
About the sarin attack, yes.
But he's lying about
something. I just can't
put my finger on it.
Not much we can do
about that, though.
Oh, you'd be surprised.
Garcia, i need you
to confirm
charlie senarak's alibi.
And find out everything
you can about him.
The victim has been
positively i.D.'d
as johann geitman.
Wait, the chemist
who was fired from
holder industries?
Yes. He died of a single
gunshot wound to the head.
The m.E. Says based on
reversal of rigor mortis,
Time of death
was 36 hours ago.
You said you got
an anonymous tip?
About an hour ago.
We got a call about
the sound of gunfire.
That's odd. It definitely
doesn't match
his time of death.
Well, somebody broke in.
There's glass
all over the ground.
Who owns this cabin?
It's a vacation home
for a hong kong businessman
Who hasn't been here
in over a year.
Any connection
to geitman?
No. Maybe geitman broke in
and was squatting here.
It's possible,
but geitman didn't do this.
He'd have cleaned up
the glass if
he was living here.
I think whoever killed
geitman came in this way.
So the body was found there.
Well, it looks like
geitman camped out here
for a while.
Young:
Was he making sarin here?
I don't see any signs
of it.
Whoever killed geitman
took his computer.
Probably to hide evidence.
Morgan: Agent, the way
we drove up here,
is that the only way in?
Yeah.
Because the only gas station
i remember seeing
Was about 25 miles back.
There's a reasonable chance
that whoever killed geitman
stopped there.
So we should pull
surveillance footage
if they have any.
I'm on it.
Geitman's former employer,
holder industries,
Is one of the oldest
chemical companies around.
They were a major supplier
of sarin to the u.S.
Military in the 1950s.
I know you said
all stockpiles
Should have been
destroyed by 2007,
But what if
they weren't?
What if holder
industries
still had some?
And geitman may have
known where it was.
The unsub bought it
from him and then killed
him so he couldn't talk.
Which means chances are good
the unsub has more sarin
that what was used.
We need to deliver
the profile.
The recent sarin attack
is a case of domestic
terrorism,
On a small scale,
not unlike the boston
marathon bombing.
We believe that
one or two individuals
have perpetrated the attack,
Not a large group.
These individuals
may have splintered off
A bigger group, though.
The motive could be revenge
or ideologically based,
But keep in mind,
it is possible
That someone is only
using ideology as a front.
Reid: We believe a chemist
named johann geitman
Provided the sarin
in the recent attack.
Geitman may have been
a supplier working
on his own,
Or he may have been
a part of a partnership
that soured.
We're looking for
any information regarding
geitman's recent whereabouts
Or any individuals
he may have had contact with.
The fact that the unsub
chose sarin as his weapon
And is using
a time-release device
Means that this guy
is criminally
sophisticated, meticulous,
And extremely patient.
This suggests
that he's older,
Perhaps in his late 30s,
possibly 40s.
Can i have another one, dad?
Dad?
What?
Can i have another pancake?
Yeah. Yeah, sure.
Rossi: The contained nature
of the attack could mean
That a partnership
is falling apart
And that only a portion
of the plan was carried out.
[cell phone ringing]
Dad.
Did you get a new phone?
Uh, yeah, yeah,
yeah, i did.
Or given the likelihood
that the sarin came from
an old stockpile,
This was simply a test
of its potency.
Therefore something
much larger in scale
is being planned.
The longer this unsub
remains free,
The more emboldened
he will be to launch
another attack.
We need to monitor
all modes of public
transportation
And increase patrols
at airports and train
and bus terminals.
Thank you.
Did you get that laptop?
Yeah. But you didn't tell me
there'd be a dead man there.
I didn't know.
It doesn't really matter.
It doesn't matter?
You just linked me
to a murder.
[chuckles]
That's really funny, charlie.
Are you forgetting
you killed
your wife's lover?
[knock on door]
Theo koutranis?
What the hell
do you want?
Leave my wife alone.
If you gave here
what she needed,
Maybe she'd leave me alone.
[screaming]
[gunshot]
Just stay calm, charlie.
As long as you behave,
Your secret is safe with me.
What did i do to you?
Why are you
blackmailing me?
Don't be so melodramatic.
I just want us
to help each other.
I need you to go
to a warehouse
And pick up a package
for me.
Forget it.
Hey, charlie, it's 7:15.
Don't you need to take
that beautiful daughter
of yours to school?
Daddy,
we're gonna be late.
Ok, honey.
I'm sending you an address.
You need to be there
at 4:00 today.
Well, we were right.
Geitman was interested
In holder industry's
sarin stockpile.
We interviewed
his supervisor,
He said he asked about it
two months ago.
Now, although geitman
didn't express any
extremist tendencies,
He was in deep
financial trouble.
In addition to
the online gambling,
He owed back taxes
and he invested heavily
in a company
That eventually
went bankrupt.
So he just sold the sarin
for the money,
And the unsub killed him
so he couldn't talk.
So, we reviewed the
surveillance footage
From the gas station
near the cabin.
You're not gonna
believe what we found.
A red subaru was there
yesterday evening
just after 10 p.M.
Let me guess. It was driven by
our very own charlie senarak?
Yep.
Garcia, what did you find out
about charlie senarak?
Charlie reminds me
of the color beige,
Not that there's anything
wrong with the color beige,
Aside from the fact
that's the only color
i look bad in.
He's worked for the last
14 years as a sales associate
At banning medical supply.
His wife works there, too.
They've been married
for 13 years.
Her name is tracy.
She got a promotion
4 months ago to team manager.
They have a 12-year-old
daughter jolene.
He has no criminal record.
He has no traffic tickets.
His social media posts
are just like--he's beige.
I don't know.
This guy doesn't fit
our profile at all.
But it can't just be
a coincidence
He was at the gas station
near the cabin.
Garcia, any recent purchases
that stand out?
Handgun? Ammunition?
No, nothing i can see.
Except the last 3 months,
He has a lot of credit
card charges
To a marriage counselor.
So he lied about
his marriage being fine.
What's his mother's birthday?
Give me a sec.
January 10th.
And not two days ago
like he said.
Rossi: So what else
is charlie lying about?
So who was that?
Theo koutranis' brother.
Theo's missing.
No one knows where he is.
[gunshot]
So why is his brother
asking you?
Because theo was a manager
at the irvine branch,
And we had a regional meeting
on monday. Ok?
He wanted to know
if theo had said anything
about going away.
And why would theo
tell you that?
Because we work together,
which means
we occasionally talk.
It does not mean
that we are sleeping together.
You sure?
Really, charlie?
You want to do this right now?
Right here at work?
Honestly, i don't think
i can take this anymore.
Maybe it is too late for us.
If you leave,
you can't have jolene.
I won't let you
take her away from me.
[cell phone rings]
Go ahead, penelope.
Charlie senarak
isn't beige at all.
He's a verdant green.
A month ago,
He went on this
ranty facebook post
About men who cheat
with married women,
Then early yesterday morning
he deleted it.
I was just able
to recover it,
And his internet
search history--
Hot magma of homicidal rage
doesn't even begin to cover it.
Maybe charlie found out
his wife
was having an affair.
If that's the case,
he could be spiraling
And lashing out at the world.
Thanks, penelope,
we're at his office now.
Can i help you?
Rossi: We're looking
for charlie senarak.
I'm his wife.
Is something wrong?
We're with the fbi.
We're just looking
to follow up with him.
Where is he?
He left a half an hour ago.
I think he had a meeting
with a client.
I'm charlie senarak.
I'm here to pick up a package.
You're not blocking
the driveway, are you?
Um, no. I'm parked out front.
Wait here.
Hello?!
Is anyone there?!
Sorry, man. Took me
a little while to find it.
Is that it?
Yep.
What's in it?
Beats me.
My phone was in charlie's desk?
I don't understand.
Your husband's
hiding something.
We think he's connected
to the sarin attack.
We just don't know
how, exactly.
That's impossible.
That's not like charlie
at all.
You were having
an affair, weren't you?
You'd be surprised
what someone with
a broken heart will do.
Who was it with?
Theo koutranis.
But i was trying
to end it with him.
Did charlie know that?
He thought
it was already over.
But theo was...Persistent.
Oh, my god.
What?
Theo's been missing
for two days.
His brother was here
earlier looking for him.
May i?
It looks like theo
sent you a text
two days ago.
"meet me at the desert
bloom inn, 10 p.M., room 3.
I never--i never got this.
Because charlie
had your phone,
Which means that he saw it.
So he know you were
still having an affair.
Maybe he went
to confront theo.
Mrs. Senarak.
Charlie didn't come home
two nights ago.
He said he was driving around.
That was the night
before the attack.
Tell us more about
theo koutranis.
[cell phone rings]
You think i don't know
what's going on?
Are you driving, charlie?
Pull over. You don't want
to get a ticket, do you?
You're setting me up.
You're making it look like
i'm responsible
for the sarin attack,
But you did it.
Who the hell are you?!
You're imagining things.
No, no, you--you made me
pick up a gas mask
and a hazmat suit,
And you made me steal
a laptop from a dead man,
And i know who he is now.
Don't do this to yourself.
He's that chemist who's
been all over the news.
Do you think i'm an idiot?
Huh?! Do you?!
I think you're a man
without any options, charlie.
No, that's where
you're wrong, huh?
You--you think you can
set me up?
Well, what if i
turn you in?!
Just stop.
No, the fbi's offering
a million-dollar award
for information.
I can give--i can give them
this cell phone
And they can probably
trace it back to you.
All our conversations have
been recorded somewhere.
That's what the nsa does,
isn't it?!
They record every
conversation!
You need to calm down.
No! No! You do not
get to tell me
what to do anymore!
And i'm not gonna be
your patsy!
Shut up, charlie,
and listen to me.
Listen carefully.
I've been watching you
all along,
From the very beginning
when you pulled into
the desert bloom inn.
You set the wheels in motion
the second you murdered theo.
[gunshot]
There's no way out
for you charlie.
Do you really think
you're not being watched now?
By the way,
Wasn't your daughter wearing
a yellow sweatshirt today?
Jolene!
Talk to me, penelope.
You were right,
handsome italian man.
Theo koutranis is more
than just a lover boy.
His name used to be
theo martin.
He grew up in
the heaven's mission
cult compound
In southern utah.
He was one of 50--
50 illegitimate children
of the cult leader,
Who had vehement
anti-government views.
Shades of david koresh.
Oh, sure.
And 8 years ago,
He moved here with
his half-brother
mitchell crossford.
Uh, mitchell blogged about
launching terrorist attacks
Here in the united states.
They shared an apartment
up until 3 months ago.
Reid: 3 months ago
is right around the time
Theo started having an affair
with tracy senarak.
What if theo and mitchell
were planning a terrorist
attack together,
But then theo started
to have second thoughts?
That is the sound
of you nailing it,
braniac doctor,
Because for the last month,
twice a day, every day,
Mitchell has called theo.
Theo only answered once,
And the last text
mitchell sent him was,
"you can't run away.
I know everything you do."
Penelope, dig up
everything you can
About the brother
mitchell crossford.
Copy copy.
The two brothers were planning
a terrorist attack together
Until they had a falling-out
over tracy senarak.
So you think charlie
went to confront theo about
sleeping with his wife?
It certainly looks that way.
Theo's been missing
for two days.
There's a good chance
charlie killed him.
Ok. "you can't run away.
I know everything you do."
What if mitchell crossford was
following his brother around,
Trying to bring him back
into the fold?
Which means he also
could have witnessed
charlie murder theo.
So we sent agents
to the last location
Where theo koutranis'
cell phone pinged.
They just found what
looks like a shallow grave
About a mile into
the desert just west
of desert bloom inn.
I'll go check it out
with rossi.
[cell phone rings]
Go ahead, garcia.
Mitchell crossford
was definitely the alpha
in the relationship.
He and his mother
left the cult compound
when he was 10.
They moved to phoenix,
where he built
quite the juvenile record.
Probation officers
described him as cold,
intelligent,
And scarily manipulative.
He had extremist views,
and at 16 he ran right back
Into the brainwashy arms
of the heaven's mission cult.
Where presumably he found
a partner in crime in theo.
That's how theo fell in love
with tracy senarak.
Guys, tracy rode
the city link bus
frequently.
What if in addition
to testing out his stock,
Mitchell planted the sarin
there to kill her?
Makes sense. He wanted
his partner back,
And there's a good chance
that plan would have worked,
Except tracy didn't
get on the bus that day.
I still don't understand
how charlie's involved.
Mitchell witnessed
the murder of theo,
Realized he could turn
charlie into a patsy.
Charlie obvious rides
the same bus as his wife,
So he already looked culpable.
[honking horn]
come on! Get out of the way!
Morgan: If mitchell
is this manipulative,
Then he sent charlie
to the cabin where
the dead chemist was found
To make it look like
he had committed the murder.
And then he called in
an anonymous tip.
Tracy senarak said theo's
brother came in the office
Looking for him today.
Why would he do that?
To establish his innocence
and an alibi.
An alibi for
what just happened?
Or what he's planning next.
Hey, garcia, what are
mitchell's specific views?
He felt the government
needed to pay for what
they did in waco
And to the flds
prophet warren jeffs.
Well, that means the fbi
is enemy number one.
He's coming here.
What are you--stop!
We have a security breach,
east parking structure!
[siren]
Hey, he has my daughter!
Get out of the car!
Step away from the vehicle!
Get on your knees!
You have to help me!
These are the same
sarin devices as the ones
on the city link bus.
I didn't do it.
I swear.
We know.
Look,
he's got my daughter.
She's 12. She's wearing
a yellow sweatshirt.
You have to help her,
please!
These could go off any second.
It's 4:55. The garage
is gonna be flooded
With people leaving work
in 5 minutes.
We need a hazmat decon.
That's what he's waiting for.
Evacuate the garage.
Turn off the ventilators
and seal it.
We're clear.
Yeah, morgan.
Hotch, there's no one
in the van.
Copy that.
It's a mannequin
with a yellow shirt.
We need to evacuate the
facility. There's over
a thousand people here.
Once sarin vaporizes,
it's deadly in
the immediate environment,
But it's heavier than air,
so eventually it sinks.
All right, lock down
the rest of the building.
Nobody leaves.
No sign of mitchell
crossford in the garage,
but he's definitely here.
All right, colfax, we're going
to need plans of the building.
Talk to me.
What's going on?
Garcia, i need you
to tap into surveillance
and find mitchell crossford.
He just drove here
in a black van.
Got it. I'm reviewing
the security tapes now.
Ok, i got him.
I got him exiting the van.
He's walking to a parking
garage elevator.
He's got a bag in his hand.
That could be more sarin.
Ok. I'm trying to find
where he went.
Hotch: We're running
out of time.
I'm moving as fast as i can.
Got him.
He's on the basement level.
He's walking toward
the west elevators.
Colfax, i need those plans!
Pulling them up now.
Where did he go?
I just saw him
And i don't see him
anywhere.
Ok.
Well, keep looking.
Here we go.
All right, crossford loves
being a mastermind.
He'd want to witness
all the chaos he's causing.
There.
What's the best
vantage point?
We'll split up
and cover each floor.
[weapon cocks]
Put your hands on your head.
Put your hands on your head.
Mitchell crossford,
you're under arrest.
You have the right
to remain silent.
Anything you say can and will
be used against you
In a court of law.
You have a right
to an attorney.
[music, no dialogue audio]
Rossi: "the world
is so unpredictable.
"things happen suddenly,
unexpectedly.
"we want to feel
we're in control
of our own existence.
"in some ways we are,
in some ways we're not.
We are ruled
by the forces of chance
and coincidence."
Paul auster.
Hmm.
A little light reading?
Just, uh--i'm revisiting
an old favorite.
I take it you prefer
jung to freud?
Oh, absolutely.
I feel like freud gave
jung too hard a time
For his interest
in the paranormal.
Speaking of which,
what do you think
of synchronicity?
It's my favorite
police album.
No, i mean, uh,
events that seem
significantly related
But have no discernable
causal connection.
The fact that your mom
and the truck stop
strangler's mom
Were in the same
elementary school class
really got me thinking.
How so?
I don't know.
It's not odd
That they were in
the same class.
What's really strange
is that one
would have a child
Who grew up to be
a serial killer,
The other would have
a child that grew up
to be an fbi profiler
And that the two of you
would meet someday.
Yeah. So,
what's the take-away?
I don't know.
Maybe the events
in our lives
Were set in motion
a long time ago.
There's an old
buddhist saying that,
When you meet your soulmate,
Remember that the act
to bring you together
Was 500 years in the making.
So, always appreciate
and be kind to each other.
That's lovely.
There's a corollary
for friends.
When you meet
a true friend,
You'll be bound together
through space and time
For 500 years.
[whispering]
which means...
In the year 2200,
I'm gonna get morgan back
for that practical joke
He played on me last week.
Bring it, pretty boy.
I'll be waitin' for you.
♪ oh, yeah ♪
i'll be there.
♪ all right ♪
♪ tryin' to make sense
of it all night ♪
♪ oh, no, here we go ♪
♪ this will be the last time ♪