Criminal Minds (2005–…): Season 12, Episode 14 - Collision Course - full transcript

ROSSI: Previously on Criminal Minds.

ALVEZ: Mr. Scratch, Peter Lewis.

Peter Lewis isn't just a distraction,
he's a terrorist.

Scratch waged war against the BAU.

We need to assume that Mr. Scratch
is targeting this entire team.

His MO Is to drug his victims
and make them hallucinate.

En el piso.

ROSSI: Reid was arrested in Mexico
for illegal possession of drugs.

He was severely drugged at the time

and doesn't remember anything.

This has got to be Scratch.



He's been punishing the team.
Now his target is Reid.

PRENTISS: Reid is in jail.

ROSSI: And now he's
being charged with murder.

Hi.

Hey.

I still can't wrap my head around it.

I know.

I, uh, I took a change of clothes
to the precinct for him.

Did you see him?

Uh-uh. I left it with Emily.

She said he was finally getting
a little sleep.

Now part of me's glad I didn't
see him locked up.

I don't think I could take it.

Oh, our sweet, sweet boy wonder.



He's strong. He's gonna be okay.

We got a new swab for him
and we're running it now.

Well, what happened to the comprehensive
tox panel they ran in Mexico?

With the red tape between jurisdictions,

who knows if or when
we'll get those results.

He should be here. We need him.

His mom needs him.
His mother. How's his mother?

Well, she cried at first.

Said it was all her fault
he was even down there.

But later she kept asking
when Spencer would be home.

Well, maybe it's a blessing
she can forget.

What's our next step?

Well, getting the kid
home on bail pending trial.

Okay. That's a good baby step.
I can focus on that.

And I'm ready, willing,
and able to post that bail

no matter how high they set it.

I love you so hard.

-(TEXT MESSAGE TONE)
-Hmm.

Well, crime never sleeps.

We got a case.

Prentiss won't be joining us.

She's on Reid duty for the time being.

This one was referred to us
by a fellow federal agency,

the National Transportation Safety Board.

So, last week, two separate incidents.

Two separate vehicles hit
two separate pedestrians,

crashed on the same stretch of road

in Bradenton, Florida,
just outside of Sarasota.

And they're sure they're both accidents?

No, they don't think so.

Both vehicles
were 2013 Meridians,

and both drivers said
they lost control of the cars.

The first pedestrian is alive,

but the second one
died of his injuries.

And it wasn't
a vehicle defect?

That's what the NTSB suspected,

but they've done extensive tests

and they've ruled that out,

along with hazardous road conditions.

And they're saying
driver error is unlikely,

though the drivers suffered
head injuries in the crashes

and they can't recall
any of the details.

Same make and model vehicle,
two drivers saying they lost control.

It sounds like they're
thinking hacker.

Could be.
Most cars made after 2009,

regardless of make or model,

are vulnerable to hacking.

Is there any footage
of the crashes?

Oh, yeah. Middle school security camera
caught the moments of impact.

Brace yourselves.
It ain't pretty. Here we go.

No swerving, no braking,

and an UnSub turning cars
into murder weapons.

That's terrifying.

It could be a whole new
frontier for serial killers.

Well, Garcia, since your area of expertise
is relevant on this one,

-I want you to join us in the field.
-Me? Going wheels up?

Sir, yes, sir.

Great. Wheels up in 20.

Metro PD - Central Cell Block
WASHINGTON, D.C.

(DOOR OPENS)

(DOOR CLOSES)

Hey.

You should be in the office.

I'm right where
I need to be. You okay?

Yeah. I'm okay.

How's my mom doing?

She's doing well.
JJ's been by to visit

every day since your arrest.

She explained everything
to your mom.

Cassie's been great.
That makes a big difference.

I'm such an idiot.

Don't, Spencer, don't.

You were trying
to help your mother.

I fell right into Scratch's trap.

He won't win.

He already has.

Just the battle, not the war.

You didn't do anything wrong.

You and I both know
that doesn't matter.

All that matters is what
the prosecutor can prove,

and Scratch has stacked
the deck against me.

Even the FBI's abandoned me.

I know.
But we'll keep fighting.

I don't even have a lawyer.

About that...

I have a friend, Fiona Duncan.

I've known her forever.

Her father was in
the foreign service,

and we met in Italy when my mother
was charge d'affaires

at the embassy there.

After college she was a Rhodes scholar.

You'd like her. Anyway, now she's

one of the best defense attorneys in D.C.

I would like it if you would
let me reach out to her

about representing you.

Emily, I really, I appreciate it,

but you helping me could destroy
your reputation at the bureau.

My battle, my choice.

Please, let me help you.

Tell me I can reach out
to my friend.

Thank you.

(SIGHS) Good.

Spencer, listen to me.

We are gonna
get you out of here,

I promise.

(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)

PRENTISS: "The illusion of control

"makes the helplessness
seem more palatable."

Allie Brosh.

Not to be critical
or anything,

but this place could really
use a splash of color.

Really? I find the neutral tones soothing.

Yeah, and they're a great background
for when you're on the big screen.

You mean I'm the splash
of color? Stop it.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

I've got Emily calling in.

How's the kid doing?

He's hanging in.
I'm meeting with an attorney today.

-I'm hoping she'll take his case.
-That's great.

It feels weird
to not be on a jet.

Well, we've got
everything here covered.

Garcia's keeping your seat warm.

You just stay focused on Reid
and get us an update when you can.

Will do.

All right, let's get
down to business.

Garcia, what have you
got for us?

Just this.

Two drivers
and two pedestrians.

Well, the victimology
on this case is going to be difficult.

It's just hard to know who
the UnSub's intended victims are.

And the drivers,
the D.A.'s considering

murder charges in both cases,

not to mention
the psychological damage

this UnSub's inflicted

or the pedestrians, or both.

Any connection between
the drivers and the people they hit?

Just what we already know.
Both drivers have the same kind of vehicle

and it happened at the same location.
Besides that, nothing.

So what does
the UnSub want?

He's causing death and destruction
while exerting power and control.

And creating a public spectacle.

Maybe there's some
paraphilia there,

like an arsonist
who likes to watch.

If this is about voyeurism,
that might make it sexual,

and if so, he's not likely to stop.

(CELL PHONE RINGS)

This just in. One of the drivers,

Marta Calderon, she's
agreed to an interview.

All right. JJ, Luke,
Garcia,

you head to the crash site.

A special investigator
from the NTSB

will meet you there.

Tara, Stephen, and I

will go straight
to the Bradenton P.D.

There's not a lot
of good news in this file.

Yeah. Well, that's why
he needs you.

I'm so glad you're here.

I was surprised
you settled down in Washington.

Yeah, I guess I got
tired of wandering.

And D.C.'s
always been home.

And after law school,
you know,

I realized all I wanted
was to come home.

I'm glad you did.

Spencer is being framed.

It's a long story,
and I will fill you in,

but I need you to know
he didn't kill anyone.

Nonetheless,
the circumstantial evidence is compelling,

and for better or for worse,
this trial's going to be

about what can be proven,
not what actually happened.

Spencer said the same
thing this morning.

He's a realist.

That's a good quality
to have in a client.

Does that mean
you'll take the case?

It means I'll be happy
to sit down with him.

Let's see how it goes
and we'll take it from there.

He is innocent, Fiona.

That has to count for something.

The fact that you have
so much faith in him

counts for a lot with me.

Thank you.

BRADENTON, FLORIDA

We had the NTSB
coordinate with the Bradenton P.D.

And we shut down
this whole stretch of road.

JJ: Good call.
Don't see any skid marks.

There weren't any.
Not for either accident.

Well, if the UnSub
likes to watch,

the question is,
where is he watching from?

Yeah, 'cause this is too open

for our guy to be able
to comfortably watch from outside.

We could canvass all the shops
and homes along this route.

We can, but anyone
with his organization

and hacking ability wouldn't be
careless enough for that.

Everything about this UnSub
is one degree of separation

from the destruction.

Right there.

-Traffic camera.
-Those cameras are closed circuit.

Florida D.O.T. has
hundreds of them.

They only provide real-time visuals
of current traffic.

Exactly.
They're everywhere.

And they can be hacked.

So he can hack into any one of them
and watch in real time.

-Yes, he can, newbie.
-So he can control a hacked car

like a remote control toy.

I thought you all might want
to look at the vehicles.

We've got them in impound.

The boy I hit,

he was only 23.

I have a 19-year-old daughter.

I can't imagine what his family's
going through.

Marta, I want to try
to help you remember

by doing something
called a cognitive interview.

It could help dislodge memories
that are stuck right below the surface.

I need answers.

What do I have to do?

Okay.

Just relax, close your eyes.

I want you to walk me
through that day,

exactly as you experienced it.

So you leave work
to go get in your car.

It's parked in the lot outside.

Is it where you
remember leaving it?

Yes.

Do you notice anything unusual

as you start to drive home?

No.

I turn on the radio
to listen to the news.

(SOUND OF RADIO PLAYING)

I'm almost home.

But then...

I don't think this is gonna work.

Marta, what happened
to you, it was traumatic.

And remembering it,
going back to that experience,

it's gonna be painful.

But this process
here with me,

this is safe.
Do you think you can continue?

Okay.

You're in your car,
you're driving home,

everything seems normal.

You're almost home,
and then...

Something happens.

What happens?

There's something
wrong with the radio.

It's changing stations.

I'm trying to get it back
to my regular station,

-RADIO: 98.2...
-But it stays on 98.2.

I can't change it.

Then... The windows.

What's happening?

They're rolling
up and down by themselves.

And the windshield wipers are going.

(SOUND OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS)

I... I need to pull over.

Why don't you?

I can't.

I'm hitting the brakes,

but the car is speeding up.

What do you do now?

I'm running a stop sign.

And then the car turns left

onto Whitlock Place.

I don't know where I'm going.

This isn't the way
to my house.

I was hoping for driver error.

This is a whole lot scarier.

TARA: What happens next?

I see him.

Todd?

The young man you hit?

He was just a kid.

I'm screaming for him
to get out of the way,

but he doesn't even
see me coming.

I close my eyes,
but I hear him hit the car.

(HORN HONKING, IMPACT,
TODD SCREAMING)

That sound, oh...

I'll hear it for
the rest of my life.

I'm so, so, sorry.

Listen to me.

You did not cause that accident.

You did nothing wrong.

(CELL PHONE RINGS)

Hey, how's it going
down there?

Well, it looks like we've got
a malicious hacker on our hands.

And he's got a wireless
foothold to a 2013 Meridian.

Meridians are a popular model.

He's got a huge victim pool.

Well, we're working
on narrowing it down.

Did you get Reid that lawyer?

I'm on my way to the jail right now
to make the introduction.

-Great.
-I'll let you know how it goes.

-Hi.
-Spencer, hello.

Fiona Duncan.
Emily speaks very highly of you.

You, too.
It's nice to meet you.

I'm sorry we're meeting
under these circumstances.

Emily, this is an attorney-client meeting.

We'll need privacy.

Yes, of course. Are you okay?

-All right. Bye.
-Yeah.

I know you're aware of this,

but I need to remind you
that everything we discuss

is covered by
attorney-client privilege.

It's confidential.

Not even Emily will know
what we've discussed.

-Okay.
-I understand. Thank you.

So tell me about what
happened down in Mexico.

I did not kill her.

Okay. I'm just asking what happened.

Sadly, I don't know.

That's a problem.

Because I don't need you
to be innocent,

but I do need you to be able to assist
in your own defense.

There's a lot I don't remember.

Okay. I want to be
very clear about this.

I'm not here to judge you.

I'm here to defend you.

My goal is a simple one...
To keep you out of jail.

But in order to do that,
I need a narrative.

Your story.

If you killed her,
I can work with that.

But what I can't work with
is a client who lies to me.

Because those lies will always come back
to bite us on the ass.

And by us, I mean you.

Lying to me could mean
the difference between going home

or spending the rest
of your life in a cage.

Do you understand me?

Yes.

Good. Because I need
to know everything.

I don't care how bad
it makes you look.

I need to know.

Okay.

Let's start with what
you're not telling Emily.

You remember more
than you're admitting.

I don't. Honestly, I...

I told the Mexican
police everything.

Well, that was very cooperative of you.

Too cooperative for someone
who has intimate knowledge

of the criminal justice system,

even someone on drugs.

I wasn't on drugs.
I was drugged.

You stole a car?

That's what they told me.

Did you know there were
drugs in the trunk?

I don't think so.

Was Rosa already dead
when you took the car?

I'm not sure.
She was stabbed. She was bleeding.

-Who stabbed her?
-I don't know.

Did you see who did it?

There was someone else
in the room, but...

Man or woman?

I don't know
because I was drugged.

-It was all hazy.
-How'd you get blood on your hands?

-I don't know.
-Yes, you do.

You cut it.
How'd you cut it?

I... I cut it on a knife.

The murder weapon?

-I think so.
-How many times did you stab her?

-I didn't.
-Who did?

I don't know. The other person

in the room stabbed her.

I did not kill her.
I think I was trying

to stop whoever did.
And I'm trying,

believe me,
I'm trying to remember,

but I don't.
And I keep pressing this cut

trying to trigger something,

but I don't remember anything,

and I swear to God
I'm telling you the truth.

I believe you.

If you remember anything,

even if it seems
inconsequential, call me.

Thank you.

Thank you for believing me.

Don't thank me.

This isn't going to be easy.

What happens now?

Well, you consented to a postponement
of your arraignment

so you'd have time
to find representation,

now that you have me,
that's what'll happen first.

I'll get it calendared
as soon as possible.

And I'll plead not guilty.

And I'll move to have you
released on bail pending trial.

After that, we start an uphill battle.

The bad news is they have a lot
of circumstantial evidence against you.

Is there any good news?

The good news is
they don't have a murder weapon.

(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING
ON RADIO)

(MUSIC TURNS OFF)

What is going on?

What...

What is happening?

(CAR ACCELERATES)

Damn!

(TIRES SCREECHING)

(HORNS HONKING)

Get out of the way!

(HONKING)

Get...

(HORNS HONKING)

Ahhh!

No... Get out of the street.

RADIO: You are listening
to WUKO, 98.2.

(HONKING, TIRES SCREECHING)

(ROMANTIC SONG PLAYING)

Move!

Ahhh!

JJ: It's a different make and model car.

It's newer.
A 2016 Schuyler.

Our UnSub saw the new wireless foothold,

and he's no longer
confiding himself to one street.

I'm not seeing
any traffic cameras here.

So how's he watching?

Jennifer, look.

Dashboard camera
and a mounted smartphone.

If he's hacking both,
he could use the dashboard cam

to guide the car to its target

and simultaneously
watch the terrified driver.

An escalation.

He needs more to get his thrill.

We got an eyewitness.

He says the car swerved
to avoid hitting a pedestrian

before he hit the woman.

He's narrowing
his selection criteria.

So he specifically targeted

an attractive, dark-haired woman.

Penelope Garcia
coming to you live

on location for
a limited time only.

Yeah, the most recent
pedestrian victim...

What you got on her?

Oh, that's right, victim.

I make jokes
to cover up the sad.

Okay, Meredith Courtelis,

22, raven-haired beauty.
She was low risk.

She lived with her parents.
She was going to school.

She wanted to be
a physician's assistant.

What about a boyfriend?

She doesn't have one.
Not according to her social media.

Looks like Meredith was her own girl.
Chronically single.

Friends kept trying
to set her up.

All right, well, this UnSub
specifically targeted her

over other available targets.

Is there a connection to the driver?
His name's Mark Keeling.

Mmm, I got bupkis on that.

No connection.

The one thing
he's been consistent about.

That was the AUSA.

Good news?

They're offering us a deal.

They want me to plead guilty?

To involuntary manslaughter.

And the offer's two to five years.

I'll leave you two to discuss this.

Wait, don't go.
I want her to stay.

She can hear anything
you have to say to me.

Two to five years.

PRENTISS: That's a lot of time.

I understand.
But it's all about perspective.

It's a lot more than nothing,
but a lot less than 25 to life,

which is what you'd be facing
if convicted.

You think I should take it?

I think, given what's at stake,

you owe it to yourself
to carefully consider it.

I don't think I can lie
and say that I did this.

Is that foolish?

No. No, of course not.

I don't want to see you
plead guilty

to a crime you didn't commit.

Or maybe I should cut my losses.

Well, the offer is so low,
is that a good sign?

Does it mean that
the government

thinks they've got
a weak case?

-Possibly.
-So that's good.

Well, not necessarily.

It could also mean they're trying

to clear the case quickly
with minimal publicity.

I honestly don't know
what it means.

And I'm not in the business
of second-guessing good offers.

Which this is.

But I'm also not the one
who will be doing time.

What would you do in my shoes?

I'm not in your shoes.

It's a decision only you can make.

Whatever you decide,
I'm always in your corner.

We all are.

Spencer, if you want
to fight this to the end,

I promise you
I will bring everything

in my arsenal to the battle.

But what I can't promise you

is a better outcome
than the one they're offering you today.

I want to fight.

This UnSub is what's known
as a sadistic symphorophiliac.

Symphorophilia is a type of paraphilia

in which sexual arousal
is derived from staging

and then watching disasters,

such as fires,
or in this case, car accidents.

JJ: Observing the destruction he causes

is extremely important
to this UnSub.

WALKER: He enjoys watching the terror

of the drivers
whose cars he hijacks,

as well as the impact
with his chosen pedestrian victim.

In order to watch,
he hacks traffic cameras

or in-car dashboard cameras,

as well as dash-mounted smartphones.

No! Get out of the street!

Oh, please. Please!

TARA: Now, so far there's
no apparent connection

between the drivers of the vehicles
and their pedestrian victims.

Instead, it appears
the drivers are selected

based on the vehicles they drive.

This pattern of vehicle selection

was initially limited
to a single make and model,

but he has since expanded
his hacking capabilities.

We believe our UnSub
is a white male in his mid- to late 20s.

This UnSub is careful enough
to select drivers

based on after market
add-ons to their vehicles,

such as dashboard cams
or smartphone mounts.

GARCIA: Workplace parking
lots would be really good hunting grounds

because he'd be able to see
the same cars over and over,

and once he's determined
that that driver

is using those after market
devices consistently, bang,

that's his next victim.

His first two hijackings
were in order to perfect his technique.

And those pedestrians
were victims of opportunity.

However, this latest hijacking reveals

that he's refining his victim criteria.

He specifically chose
a young, attractive, dark-haired woman.

ROSSI: It's like this victim
was a surrogate

for someone the UnSub
seeks to terrify and punish.

This UnSub may lack
the confidence and social skills

necessary to form
healthy relationships,

which could be fueling his anger.

We anticipate his next victim or victims

to be young, attractive women

with whom he has some sort
of personal connection.

TARA: Encourage drivers
to protect themselves

by removing after market
dashboard cameras

and to refrain from mounting smartphones
on their dashboards or CD slots.

That's right.
If the UnSub can't watch,

he will not select that car and driver.

Law enforcement also needs to understand

that the drivers
of these vehicles are victims.

They are unable
to control the vehicles

they appear to be driving.

Okay. That's it.

(CELL PHONE RINGS)

Everything okay?

No. I just heard from Jack Garrett
from the I.R.T. We have a problem.

Well, at least we got a heads-up.

Thanks.

Everything okay?

That was Emily.

About Reid?

She got some intel on the progress

on the Mexican murder investigation.

They found the murder weapon.

It has Reid's blood and prints on it.

Tell your heart...

What's going on?

Ooh, let's dance

Whoa.

What-what-what-what-what--

(TIRES SCREECHING)

(SONG CONTINUES)

Move! Move! Look out! Look out!

(HONKING HORN)

Ahhh!

(SONG ENDS)

Did you hear?

That's why I'm here.
How did you hear?

-I get a call...
-Wait, no. I withdraw the question.

It's better for me not to know.

-How bad is this?
-Oh, we need to talk to Spencer.

They found the knife?

Where?

In the desert.

The theory is that you tossed it
out the window of the stolen car

during the chase.

It must have been whoever was
in the car you were chasing.

But that car and its
driver are in the wind.

The blood and prints
on the knife are yours.

This is bad.

There's more.

The blade on the murder weapon

is consistent with the blade
that cut your hand.

(ROSA SCREAMING)

Ahhh!

Ahhh!

It means that
the two to five-year deal

you didn't want this morning
is no longer an option.

The new offer's
five to 10 years.

Oh, my God.

And it's an exploding offer.

That means that you have
until the arraignment to take it.

If you leave it,
there won't be any more offers.

You'll go to trial.

PRENTISS: And if he loses,
he gets 25 to life?

(FIONA SIGHS)

Do you remember anything more

about how you got that cut?

I'm trying, but I can't remember.

And I'm not taking the offer.

I understand what's at stake.
I'm not taking it.

May I have a moment alone
with Spencer, please?

Of course.

(INDISTINCT POLICE RADIO)

The woman, Veronica Perotta,

she was pronounced dead
at the scene.

She fit our physical type?

Yeah.

What about the driver?

Tim Dellinger.
He didn't make it either.

He suffered a brain bleed
during surgery

and died on the table.

No apparent connection
between the two.

But we're not sure,
so we can't be certain

the driver wasn't
in control of the vehicle.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

Radio's tuned to 98.2 WUKO.

That's our boy.

Please, just think about it.

Think about the evidence.

I know. Scratch dots his I's

and crosses his T's.
We know that.

But a jury won't.

A jury will only see what Scratch
wants them to see.

You think they'll convict me?

I don't know.

But if they do,

five years...

That's doable.

You are young.

You can have a life after that.

Not as an FBI agent.

I'd be a convicted felon.

Yes. But you'd be free.

The FBI is my home.
It's where I belong.

You don't belong in prison.

And if you play
Russian roulette with this...

25 years.

That is a lifetime.

If Scratch is framing me,

you guys will get him.
I know you will.

Yes, we will.

I promise you
we will never give up.

And we will exonerate you.

But what if we can't
do that this week?

Or this year?
Or this...

Decade?

Because I know
we can't do it

before your arraignment.

What do I do?

I don't know.

But I'm scared for you.

So am I.

There has to be
some kind of connection

between the UnSub
and Veronica Perotta.

I mean, he targeted her
outside her home.

He had to have some knowledge
of her daily routine.

This... This was personal.

I'm looking through
Veronica's social media now.

She was single.
She had recently joined

something called Amorous Intrigue.

The dating website.

Oh. Is that what it is?

Good. Maybe I should try it.

Not that I'd want
to join something you know about

or I'd need a dating website,

'cause I don't.

If the UnSub
needed a dating website,

it was because he had
trouble meeting women.

Well, let's see
if she was dating anybody

on Amorous Intrigue.

Well, she was pinged
a few times,

but those conversations
didn't go anywhere.

Wait, here's somebody.

Jonathan Rhodes.

He pinged her three...
Nope, four times.

She ignored him.
She must have rejected him

just off his profile.

Well, what's weird
about his profile?

-Yeah.
-Can you pull it up?

Jonathan enjoys games
of the video variety,

mostly single-shooter and...

Driving games.

Uh, he's into computers,

and he was a sound tech engineer
at a local radio station.

Let me guess.

WUKO.

Yeah, that's the one.

After she blew him off,

he cyber-stalked Veronica for months.

Who else rejected Jonathan's pings
on Amorous Intrigue?

I don't know. He didn't really
put himself out there that much.

Well, that would only
intensify the rejections.

Here's somebody.
Alyssa Miles. Totally his type.

That's his next target.
Can you pull up an address?

Yep. Just sent it to your phone.

All right. Grab your laptop, hotshot.
Let's go.

-I'm good.
-Come on.

I don't go with.

I don't. I'm precious cargo.

Hi, Alyssa.

Who the hell are you?

I, uh, thought
it was time we met.

Do I know you?

I won't be ignored, Alyssa.

No...

No! Ahhh!

Please! Let me go! Ahhh!

No!

(CELL PHONE RINGS)

-Hey, Luke.
-We're at Alyssa's house.

Car's here.
No signs of a struggle.

I think he abducted her.

The local P.D. says
he's not in his apartment

and his car's gone.

So then why the change
in the modus operandi?

It's part of his escalation.

It's not enough for
him to watch anymore.

What he craves is physical contact.

His confidence is up.

He was ready to step out
of the shadows.

He needs to be a part of it,

and he wants to experience
the moment of impact,

even if it means
he doesn't walk away from it.

We need an APB
and to figure out where he's taking her.

Well, in order to have an all-points
bulletin, I need to have points.

And he has hacked into the DMV
and deleted his entire account,

so I can't find
a car he's registered to,

let alone a license.

Well, he's gotta drive
a 2013 Meridian.

Those were his first crashes.

Right. And he chose those

because he already figured
out how to hack his own.

That makes sense.
That narrows it down.

Cross-check all the plates
of 2013 Meridians with named owners.

The one without
a specified owner is our UnSub.

Stop staring at me
when I'm search engining!

-Sorry.
-It's weird.

Uh... I got it.
It's a vanity plate...

WUKO... I'm sending
the APB now.

(ROMANTIC MUSIC
PLAYING ON RADIO)

ALYSSA: Please let me go.

Just drive. It's okay.

Okay.

Just enjoy the ride.

There you go.

Why are you doing this?
Why are you doing this?

Please just let me pull over.

RADIO: When she left me

-I'm sorry.
-She said don't cry

I'm sorry that I ignored your pings.

Hey, I forgive you.

Please, the brakes...
The brakes aren't working.

The brakes aren't working!
The brakes aren't working.

Shh...

How are you doing this?

Don't, please.

Just enjoy the ride.

Okay.

Don't look down.

Keep your eyes on the road.

(CRYING)

We're going too fast.
We're going too fast!

He's disabled the GPS,
so we can't find him that way.

I need another way in.

Well, can you hack
directly into the car?

Well, of course I've
already tried that

because that's,
you know, what I do,

but he's put a firewall around
the vehicle's controller area network.

Well, it looks like Alyssa
managed to keep her phone.

So if she has it on her,
then maybe you could...

Yeah, yeah, that's helpful.
You're helpful sometimes.

Uh... She's disabled
the location services,

but I can easily override that.

They're two miles west of here,

heading north on the Fremont parkway.

All right, we got this.
Let's hit it.

I'm coming, coming, coming.
I'm coming. I'm coming.

Oh! Oh!

Slow down! Slow down!
Slow down!

Please slow down.
(CRYING)

(GASPING)

I'm sorry! I'm sorry!

Just drive!

Where are we going?

It's a surprise.

I've got eyes on him.
Up there. You see?

Do you have to be so lurchy?

I get carsick.

(TIRES SCREECHING)

Like what's his endgame here?

You know, previously he hijacked a car
to target a woman.

Now he's got the target
in the car with him.

Garcia, I think
he's gonna crash.

Where does that road go?

A crash site, literally.

It T-bones into a loading dock

about a mile and half up.

Hang on.

(STAMMERING) Oh, my God!

Notify local P.D.

I already let Bradenton P.D. know.

Garcia, I need you to hack it.

I'm in the middle of hacking it.

Don't tell me I need to hack it
when I'm hacking it, okay?

He's just... He's very good.

He's not as good as you. Okay?

Now you just focus.

-And hurry.
-Okay.

Oh, God, oh, God,
I cannot die in this car with you.

-Nobody's gonna die today, all right?
-Okay.

Oh, my God,
you gotta slow down.

You gotta slow down,
we're gonna crash.

Garcia, we're running
out of road here.

I'm throwing a second ECU
into boomtron mode.

I think I got in.

(ALYSSA CRYING)

No, no, no.

No. No.

What happened?

What happened? No!

No, no!

(SIREN)

Hands up!
Let me see your hands!

Now! Let me see your hands.

REID: "Loss of control
is always the source of fear.

"It is also, however,
always the source of change."

James Frey.

I'm sorry I'm so late getting home.

It's just... Everything got complicated.

No, it's... It's not your fault, Mom.

None of this is your fault. Okay?

JJ said she brought
the boys by to see you.

I know.

Well, she's gonna...
She's gonna come by

and see you every day.

Yeah.

Not... Maybe, I hope so.

Look, Mom, all you need to know

is that I'm safe
and I have a great lawyer.

Yeah, she's... She's great.
She's really great.

I know. I know.

It's not going to be forever.

I promise.
I promise you'll be okay.

So will I.

Don't cry, Mom, I'm okay.

I'm okay.
Everything is gonna be okay.

I love you...
I love you so much.

Okay. Bye.

MAN: I'm on my way there.

Yeah. Right.

I'm so glad you made it in time
for the arraignment.

What did the kid
decide about a plea?

I don't know.
I'm not sure he does.

I can't stand the thought
of him being in prison.

But five years is a lot
less time than 25.

He must be agonizing
over this decision.

Well, whatever he decides,
he has our full support.

He knows that.
It means a lot to him.

We have to prove
that Scratch did this.

We'll get him.

They're calling his case.

Case number 149-CR 0308,

U.S. Versus Reid.

Ms. Duncan, your client
is an FBI agent, correct?

That's right, your Honor.

You're charged with murder,

which is a very serious matter.

Yes, your Honor.

All right, Ms. Duncan,

does your client wish
to enter a plea at this time?

He does.

And how do you plead,
Agent Reid?

-Not guilty.
-Thank God.

And as to bail?

The people oppose bail
and request remand, your Honor.

Your Honor, my client
presents no risk of flight.

That's ridiculous.
The defendant was arrested

after fleeing
the murder scene in Mexico.

DUNCAN:
Those were extenuating circumstances.

He'd been drugged against his will.

By failing to notify
the FBI of his international travel,

the defendant violated
the bureau protocol.

DUNCAN: My client presents
no flight risk.

He has deep ties
in this community.

His mother suffers from
Alzheimer's disease

and schizophrenia
and lives with him.

He is solely responsible
for her well-being.

Additionally, he's been
a decorated SSA

with the FBI's behavioral
analysis unit for over a decade.

And as an FBI agent,
he has contacts all over the world.

Agent Reid would be willing
to turn over both his personal

and government issued passports.

If he wanted
a counterfeit passport,

he could easily get one.

He has no criminal history.

The defendant is uniquely situated

to evade law enforcement
should he flee the jurisdiction.

Your Honor, he wants to stay here
and clear his good name.

He should have thought
about his good name

before sneaking across the border.

I'm prepared to present

multiple law enforcement
character witnesses

on his behalf right now.

The witnesses are here
in the courtroom,

all highly respected FBI agents.

Simmer down, Ms. Duncan.

It's almost 6:00
and I'm not inclined

to hear from
character witnesses.

Actions speak louder
than words, I always say.

We'd be willing
to abide by a curfew

and strict monitoring
of his whereabouts at all times.

Too little too late, Counselor.

If past behavior is the best
indicator of future conduct,

and I do believe it is,

then your client
presents a flight risk.

Bail is denied.

Defendant will be remanded
to federal custody pending trial.

(BANGS GAVEL)

How long before
his case goes to trial?

It's a complicated case.
Three months.

Sir.

Spencer, I'm sorry.
I will come and see you as soon as I can.

(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)