Criminal Minds (2005–…): Season 12, Episode 15 - Alpha Male - full transcript

ROSSI: Previously, on Criminal Minds.

PRENTISS: Reid is in jail.

ROSSI: He was arrested in Mexico

for illegal possession of drugs.

Now he's being charged with
the murder of Nadie Ramos.

Your client presents a flight risk.

Bail is denied.
Defendant will be remanded

to federal custody pending trial.

(GAVEL BANGS)

PA: 8361 in the yard.
Transport detail, stand by.

MAN: (CRYING) No, please.



Please, please don't make me.

I'm not... I don't want to go.

I don't want to go, please.
Please don't make me go.

Please...

-Hey, man, shut it!
-(SOBBING)

You're gonna give yourself
a concussion

if you keep doing that.

Well, it beats what
they'll do to me inside.

I'm Luis.

Spencer.

What are you in for?

I'm innocent.

Yeah...

(BUS DOOR OPENS)



Me, too.

Okay, ladies, listen up.

You will exit this bus
in a neat and orderly fashion.

You will speak
only when spoken to.

And you will do everything
that you are told.

Follow these simple rules,
we'll get along just fine.

Let's go! Keep moving!

(INDISTINCT ORDER)

Hurry up!

(BUZZER)

Torres.

Driskill.

Reid.

Line up over there.

Hold up.

You, you, go.

You, back in line.

Something wrong
with your hearing?

No...

Back in line!

Gate!

(GATE OPENS)

Let's go.

Left.

Gate!

♪ Back to back
rovers in black, everybody

♪ I'm wishing them well

♪ Back to the spot
where they bury your hope

♪ And they wish you fell

♪ Grew up around too much

♪ And maybe I had
a good deal

♪ It's an addiction,
I'm tippin' the scale

♪ Live in the system,
kill or be killed

♪ Your number's hell

♪ Either you know
or you're listenin' well

♪ Flip it to hell,
turn it to victory

♪ Be still

♪ Can't stop, got to
move while I'm here

♪ Raindrops on the tattoo

♪ Can't top what I do,
what I do, what I do ♪

(INDISTINCT)

♪ And I've been goin' back
and forth forever, it's on me

♪ It's super number seven
in every category

♪ If you try to stop me,
know it's mandatory

♪ You're just another body
added to the story

♪ I unload it and reload it

♪ I unload and reload
and unload it

♪ I unload it, then reload it

♪ Then reload and reload
and reloading ♪

You think Reid should have
taken the plea deal?

Absolutely not.

Now that it's
off the table,

he's looking at
25 years to life.

So you think
he should have?

No. I'm just saying,
25 years is a long time.

And as we know,
juries are fickle.

I still can't believe
the judge denied bail.

Did you guys see
the look on his face

when they led him
out of that courtroom?

What are we gonna do?

Oh, newbie, oh, newbie,

I'm gonna tell you
what we're gonna do.

We're gonna send him
letters every day,

we're gonna put money
in his commissary account,

we are going to send him
puzzles, magazines, books,

whatever we can think of
to make sure

those gorgeous gears
inside that boy wonder brain

are lubed up and in
perfect working order to keep us on track.

I took the liberty
of making a chart.

Good idea, Penelope.

Yes, I couldn't agree more.
Also, if you've noticed,

there is a visitation schedule.

Why do you get to
go see Reid first?

Because I made the chart.

And if anyone has
any problem with that, tough noogies.

What's all this?

Uh, well, Miss Penelope
here is keeping track

of our correspondence
and visits to Spence.

Very colorful, Penelope.

Thank you, sir.

Oh! And that reminds me,

I'm sending the first
batch of letters

to Reid in jail today.
I'm going to need you

to pen your upbeat,
articulate missives

and give them to me
no later than 3:00 p.m., sharp.

I'm afraid you'll need
a new mailing address.

What's going on?

Early this morning
Reid was moved

from the police precinct
to the Millburn Correctional Facility.

He's in prison?

How is that possible?
There hasn't been a trial.

You can blame
overcrowding at the DC jail.

I know this isn't great news,

but his lawyer is doing
everything she can,

and she promised
to give us updates.

Right now, all we can do
is put our faith in the justice system

and follow Garcia's
chart and work the case we just got.

Oh, yeah, the case.
Oh, boy, I'll go get the files.

It is with a heavy heart,
I am telling you,

Philadelphia, aka,
the city of brotherly love,

is in sore need
of some lately,

because last night,
two people

had acid thrown
in their faces

in two separate attacks.

They are Colton Davis
and Neela Travers.

Both are being treated
at the burn center there.

ROSSI: Neela was attacked
outside a gym

and has severe burns
on her face, neck, and chest.

And 30 minutes later,
Colton was ambushed

as he left a bar,
and in addition to being disfigured,

he was partially blinded.

This comes on the heels
of two other

acid attacks last week
in Philadelphia.

That's right.
Harley Macafee and Simon Wells.

Harley was attacked right
outside of her apartment

and Simon while on a run.

Both happened on the same night
about 20 minutes apart.

Simon is still hospitalized,

but Harley died from
inhaling the toxic fumes.

This unsub has no gender
or race preference.

Any witnesses?

No, but a surveillance camera

Captured the attack on Colton Davis.

Oh!

The unsub didn't stick around
to see the damage he'd done.

Hey, Garcia, would you mind
backing up and freezing on the unsub?

Sure thing.

We're saying "He,"
but it's hard to tell

if the unsub is male or female.

That could be a woman
or a man with a slight build.

So are these coordinated
blitz attacks

by multiple unsubs
or the act of a lone wolf?

Either way, we could be
looking at a spree in the making.

Wheels up in 20.

Guys, hold on.

I know it's gonna
be hard not to think about Reid in prison,

but we'll get through this.

And more importantly,
Reid will, too.

(BUZZER)

(INDISTINCT PA ANNOUNCEMENT)

(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

What's happening?

What up, homie?

(INDISTINCT)

(CHATTER CONTINUES)

When you hear your name,
find a bed.

Archer.

Delgado.

Hill.

Lupo.

Morrone.

Reid.

Uh... Excuse me, officer.

Um, I don't belong here.

Gee, I never
heard that before.

No, I mean, I think
there's been some sort of mistake.

I'm supposed to be
in protective custody.

There's been no mistake.

This is exactly
where you belong.

You recognize
any of these guys?

You probably put some of
them away, didn't you...

Fed?

(DOOR CLANGS SHUT)

(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)

GARCIA: "Strong men,

"men who are truly role models,

"don't need to put down women

"to make themselves feel powerful."

Michelle Obama.

The victim from the surveillance video,

Colton Davis,

moved to Philadelphia last year

to attend medical school
at Temple.

Neela Travers works in
social media marketing.

Simon Wells works at an ad agency.

And Harley Macafee,
well, she worked as a trainee

at a brokerage firm in Center City.

No obvious connection
other than being 20-something and single.

Well, the primary motivators
behind acid attacks

are rage, jealousy, and revenge.

And sexual rejection is often a trigger.

In South Asia, particularly

Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh,

acid attacks are used against women

for refusing sexual advances

and proposals of marriage.

ROSSI: The mentality being,

if I can't have you,
I'll make sure no one will.

Neela is of South Asian descent.

Maybe she rejected the unsub.

Well, political and religious beliefs

are inciting factors as well.

Well, in some countries, young girls

have had acid thrown in their faces

as a punishment for attending school,

or women for wearing clothing
that was considered immodest.

Hello, my...

Sorry, it appears my
internal salutation generator

is broken due to this
morning's gut punch.

All I can come up with is hello.

What do you have, Penelope?

The burn center says that
highly concentrated nitric acid

was used in all four attacks.

Well, the unsub could have
access to it through his job.

I did some digging.

It turns out nitric
and other corrosive acids,

of which there are,
oh, so many nasty ones,

are readily available
just about anywhere.

Well, there gotta be tons
of DIY videos online.

Yep. 35,000, to be exact.

So this unsub could have
made his own concoction.

Garcia, compile a list
of acid sales

in the tri-state area...

New York, New Jersey,
and Pennsylvania.

Also, anyone buying
those ingredients to make their own.

Ooh, it's gonna be a long list.

If the kid were here,
he'd probably rattle off

every acid known to man,

their chemical properties,

plus their sales
down to the milliliter.

When we land, Tara and I will
coordinate with the locals.

The rest of you
head to the burn center.

PHILADELPHIA BURN CENTER

Are Colton and Neela
able to speak with us?

They'll be a little groggy
from the pain meds,

but yes, they are.

What about Simon?

He's in the OR right now

undergoing another skin graft.

How extensive are their injuries?

The acid ate away skin,
fat layers,

and in the case
of Neela Travers,

dissolved some of
her underlying bone.

Colton's in danger
of losing sight

in his other eye, too.

This is Colton's room.

And Neela is over there.

Agents, if the person
who did this

wanted to inflict
maximum pain and suffering,

they got their wish.

Colton, I'm Agent Rossi.

This is Agent Alvez.

We're with the FBI.

ALVEZ: Can we ask you
a few questions?

Did you see
who attacked you?

No.

It happened too fast.

What do you remember?

Just the pain.

It was like
I was on fire.

Neela, did you notice
anything about your attacker?

He was short.

He had a black coat
and hat.

And gloves, brown.

And you're sure
it was a man?

Yes.

Can you think of anyone
who would want to hurt you?

No.

Did you get into an argument
recently with anyone?

Um, classmate,
one of your roommates?

No.

No one.

You ever been
to that bar before?

Every Tuesday night.

What's so special
about Tuesday nights?

My buddies and I,
we have night classes,

and we meet up afterwards.

You take the same spin class
every Tuesday night?

Mmm-hmm.
I like the instructor.

Does the name Colton Davis
mean anything to you?

No. Why? Did he do this to me?

(SOBS)

Neela Travers? I don't know her.

One last question,

and then we'll
let you get some rest.

Did your attacker
say anything to you?

It sounded like
a foreign language.

Do you remember
any of the words?

I'm sorry. I'm not helping, am I?

Oh, Neela.
Neela, you're doing great.

(CRYING)

Neela's description
of her attacker

appears to match the unsub
we saw ambushing Colton

in the security video.

Yeah. And they both
heard him shouting something,

Maybe in a different
language.

If Colton and Neela
kept a routine,

it's possible the unsub
knew where they would be.

He could have stalked them.

Which may mean that
the victimology isn't random.

The unsub could have
a connection to the victims,

even if they don't know it.

(INDISTINCT MUTED CHATTER)

What's your problem, perv?

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(BUZZER)

Excuse me, did you see
what happened to my things? They were...

Hi. I, uh,
I'm sure it's just a misunderstanding,

But I believe
those are mine.

No.

(PRISONER CHUCKLES)

I'm pretty sure they are.

You callin' me a liar?

(LAUGHS) Here we go.

I'm not...
I'm not saying that,

but those are my things.

How they got here,
I don't know, but...

I'm gonna
take them back now.

Excuse me. Just gonna
grab this stuff and walk...

Ooh, damn. (LAUGHS)

Hey, break it up!

Break it up!

I said, break it up.

Get lost, inmate.

Am I gonna have to
write you up?

That inmate stole my things.

Guess that'll teach you
how to keep track of your stuff.

Well, aren't you gonna
do something about it?

I just did.

I saved your ass.

Now step back, inmate.

Or I'll let everyone here know

who and what you are.

Police Headquarters
PHILADELPHIA

Here are the reports
on the earlier attacks

on Harley Macafee
and Simon Wells.

Thank you.

There were no witnesses
to the assault on Harley.

Unfortunately, she never
regained consciousness

before she died.

Simon described his attacker

just as Colton and Neela did.

A man in a dark coat
and baseball cap

shouting some kind
of gibberish.

It looks like the same
unsub is responsible for all the attacks.

-(CELL PHONE RINGS)
-Garcia, go ahead.

I'm going through
the social media sites

of our four victims.

What'd you find?

Oh, the usual selfies,
pictures of food they've eaten,

really adorable pet antics.

Uh, also, here is a nugget
that might float your boat.

Last month, the first two victims,

Simon and Harley,
attended singles nights events

at Manayunk and the aptly
named Brewerytown.

Those are popular
neighborhoods with the younger crowd.

Lots of bars and music venues.

Were they there at the same time?

No, different nights.

But the unsub might have
been at both events.

That could be where
he started stalking them.

He could have picked out
any number of people to stalk,

which means at this moment,

he could be targeting
his next victim.

Do you want to try that
new Thai place tonight?

Sounds good.

Okay. Are you cold?

A little.

Here.

(CHUCKLES)

Et disperdam illud!

(SCREAMING)

Like his other victims,

the unsub targeted
a man and a woman,

But changed his MO
and attacked them together.

And this time he attacked
in broad daylight.

He's getting bolder.

Or reckless.

The victims are David Turner

and Brandy Moore.

A woman walking
her dog nearby

said she heard
a man shout, "et disperdam illud"

seconds before the attack.

It's Latin. It could be
the foreign-sounding language

Neela and Colton
said they heard.

My latin's a little rusty.

It means,
"I will destroy it."

12 years of Catholic school.

So, what's he want
to destroy?

That particular Latin phrase
is from the Bible,

Jeremiah, chapter 18.

In it, it's talking
about how god handles

nations and kingdoms

and that he can mold them

as easily as a potter
molds clay.

So maybe this unsub
sees himself as a god,

and these victims
represent nations and kingdoms to punish.

"I will destroy it."

Elliot Rodger, the mass shooter

in Isla Vista, California,

wrote something similar
in his manifesto.

And when I was
with the BAP,

we were looking at it
for any possible ties to terrorism.

Garcia, see if you can
pull it up.

See if I can? You doubt me?

Sir, excuse me while I
bulldoze my way

through 137 pages
of manifesto muck and mire

without even cracking
my lip gloss.

I remember Rodger.

He became enraged
whenever he saw

pretty young women
or couples together.

That's right. He wanted
to stop everyone, men and women,

from having sex.

He was a follower
of the man-o-sphere.

What's that?

It's a collection
of websites,

blogs, and internet forums
focused on male culture.

With a few exceptions,

it mostly spews misogynistic
and hate-filled rhetoric.

And Walker wins the prize.

The various last page,
Rodger says, quote,

"If I cannot have it,
I will do everything I can to destroy it."

So all six victims
are young and good-looking.

Maybe the unsub
feels the way Rodger did.

Uh, guys, there's
a man-o-sphere site

I think you should see.

It's called "no means yes,"

and they have
a weekly feature called

"Alpha male bad-ass bitch,"

where they post pictures
of young, attractive men and women,

and users are encouraged
to mock them

for their shiny hair,
perfect teeth,

washboard abs,
and "the hot sex

"they are no doubt
having and you're not."

Look, guys, check this out.
Do you see what I see?

The victims could be dead-ringers
for the people in these photos.

This unsub wants to do more
than mock these people.

He wants to destroy them.
In his mind,

they're living the life
that he wants but can't have.

It's time to deliver
the profile.

We're looking for a white male,
20 to 30 years old, a narcissist.

He appears to be a follower
of the man-o-sphere,

a real and often disturbing
corner of the internet.

In the extreme,
it advocates for the overthrow

of what it calls
the oppressive feminist culture.

It also teaches
degrading pickup techniques

and envisions a world
where women fear men.

But it also pits men
against each other,

labeling them either
alphas or betas.

Alphas are described
as dominant and uber masculine,

an ideal to be envied
or copied.

PRENTISS: This unsub has
feelings of entitlement,

but at the same time
is probably socially awkward

and unsuccessful with women.

WALKER: He sees himself
as a catch,

a true alpha male
who has been overlooked by women

and is superior
to the men they choose over him.

JJ: His rage may
stem from incidents

of unrequited love
early in his life.

Rebuffed by women
and feeling threatened by the competition,

he's throwing acid
on his victims

to inflict maximum pain,

both physically
and emotionally.

He wants both sexes
to feel as ugly, as unwanted,

and as self-loathing
as he does inside.

It appears he's targeting
attractive men and women

who resemble photos
posted on the man-o-sphere website,

"No means yes."

This could turn into a spree,

with more attacks coming
at any time, anywhere.

Thank you.

♪ One girl won't do, girl,
I need two girls

♪ Come date me, you, girl

♪ Guess who's...
In hot pursuit

♪ Girl, I love all girls

♪ Chunk, fat, any girls

♪ See, it don't make
no difference

♪ If you with it
I'll break you off, girl

You got some brass
stones, man.

What do you mean?

They're gonna be
gunning for you. You got a plan?

Who.

They're coming.

What's up?

Hey.

Got any bats?

Bats?

Cigarettes.

Oh, no, sorry.
No, I don't smoke.

Yeah, I'm gonna quit.

You okay, man?

Yeah. I... I'm okay.
Thanks.

Does he look
okay to you?

Nah. Looks like
he's gonna cry.

Or wet his pants.

(LAUGHTER)

Don't go.
We're just messin'.

Out of respect,
you know?

It's all over the yard
how you stole from Milos.

I didn't steal from Milos.
That was my stuff.

No. That was a tribute.

Everyone has to pay
when they join the group.

What group?

You're kiddin', right?

Take a look around.

They outnumber us.

So we gotta stick together.

In here,
we're the minority.

I'm not interested.
Thanks, anyway.

Yeah, that's not the way
this is gonna go.

Hey, Hicks.

I see Tony-o over there.
He's waiting for us.

Okay, my man,
we gotta go.

No worries.

Catch you tonight.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Garcia, what have you got?

I have a great deal
of rage and sorrow

over reading a whole bunch
of sexist, racist, and homophobic rants.

The "No means yes" website.

Yes. And by that,
I mean yes.

I am compiling a list
of man-o-sphere users

and subscribers
and cross-checking

this "I will destroy it"
phrase

with acid sales and...

Oh, they just posted
new photos.

Get them to us. Let's hope

we can be one step
ahead of this unsub.

Sending.

(CAR REMOTE CHIRPS)

(SCREAMING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(DOOR OPENS)

Okay, settle down.

Settle... Shut up!

Lights out!

(DOOR CLANGS SHUT)

Tier guard, lock down!

It's party time.

Help!

Aah!

Help! Help!

(MUFFLED SCREAMING)

So you're too good
to be with us?

We offer you friendship
and what do you do?

Spit in our faces.

Thinks he can survive
in here without our help.

Uhh!

You, you need to show
some respect.

-Yeah.
-Do it.

Back off.

Now.

Untie him.

Get out of here.

Go on, take off.

JJ: Latest victim,
Melinda Carroll.

Taught high school math,
lives in Chestnut Hill.

Garcia said she didn't
find any connection

between her
and the other victims.

Okay. See you
when you get here.

Prentiss and Walker
are heading back.

Melinda is in acute
respiratory distress.

She was put on
a ventilator

before anyone could
talk to her.

Melinda looks nothing
like the latest photo

posted on the
"No means yes" website.

Why did the unsub
target her?

And why risk being seen
in a busy parking garage?

Maybe his need-based
compulsion was too great

And he couldn't wait
to find a red-headed look-alike.

Yeah, I thought the same,

but the police said
they talked to a young woman

that was in the garage
at the time.

She was a redhead.

Did Melinda routinely
park there?

It doesn't say.

According to
a George Cunningham,

they were meeting there
for a date,

he arrived late,
found her on the ground.

Well, if Melinda can't talk,
maybe her date can help us

figure out why
she was targeted.

What if George
is our unsub?

If he's desperate
for love and affection,

why would he attack a woman

that was actually willing
to go out with him?

We profiled
he's a narcissist.

Maybe he fed into
those photos,

thought that she
wasn't good enough for him,

that he can do better.

Or, she could have
rejected him sexually.

Garcia, we need everything
you have on George Cunningham.

We were going to
the Museum of Art.

Neither of us had ever
been there before.

Why not just meet
at the museum?

You know? Go up the steps,
do the whole Rocky thing.

We'd joke about it,
but Melinda is what you'd call

directionally challenged.

We were gonna walk
to the museum together.

How long have
you guys been dating?

It's only been six weeks,

but I think
she could be the one.

Ah, that's great.

So you guys tell
each other everything.

So then you told her about
the, uh, comments

that you made on a website
called "No means yes"?

How did you...

I didn't say...

You didn't write,
"If the bitch wants a big wedding,

"dump her"?

ALVEZ: Or this one.

Hang on a second.

"Be strong, learn game,

"get laid.
And don't trust women"?

Or, there's my favorite...

Okay, okay.
I posted those things,

but I don't really
believe that.

Then why did you write it?

I don't know.

I was lonely, feeling
sorry for myself.

I wanted people to think
I was a player.

But all that was
before I met Melinda.

Did anyone else know
about your plans to go to the museum?

Some friends.

Friends,
from the man-o-sphere?

Yeah. We talk about
lots of stuff.

Like what?

Cars, sports.

Most of the time
we just complain about being incels.

It's slang for
involuntary celibate.

But now, with Melinda...

You're not a virgin anymore.

How did the other
incels feel about that when they heard?

Most were happy for me.

But not everybody.

I just chalked it up
to being jealous.

How many of your friends
know what Melinda looks like?

I've posted
pictures of us.

All right, we're gonna need
their contact information.

(BUZZER)

Hi.

There wasn't really time
for proper introductions.

My name's Spencer...

Reid. Calvin Shaw.

Guessing you already
knew that.

Come on in.

Hey, coffee?

Sure.

You were with the bureau
in Detroit, until 2005.

Right up until
I got arrested.

Have a seat.

Thanks.

(CLEARS THROAT)

You know why
I'm in here?

You killed your
criminal informant.

Elena Olegnova.

She was feeding us
information

about shipments
of heroin being funneled to the city

by the Bratva.
Russian mafia.

What she gave us
was credible.

But after a while,
she began to know things she shouldn't.

My gut told me
something wasn't right.

I always trust my gut.

She was working
with the Bratva?

Threatened to expose
our undercover agents.

They'd have been
tortured and killed.

I couldn't let that happen.

I had to make a decision.

You could have
arrested her.

Then our guys would have
been killed instantly.

Had to make it look
like a rival to save their lives.

Wrong decision? Definitely.

Right reason? Absolutely.

What about you?

You kill that doctor
in Mexico?

No.

Hmm.

Thanks, man.

Thank you.

You want milk?

I'm okay.

So, how long
till your trial?

Uh, my lawyer says
maybe three months.

Three months?

You like to read?

Mmm-hmm. Yeah.

You won't get
library privileges while you're here,

so if there's
anything you want, you let me know,

I'll get it.
First few months

are the worst.
Having a book would help.

Have you read this one?

It's about these
fishermen in the North Sea.

Bad-ass dudes.
Warriors, really.

Storm comes out
of nowhere.

It's a surprise.
They all drown.

They fight it.

This is our ocean.

One day it's calm,
the next day

there are waves
the size of mountains.

It'll be hard at first,

but trust me,
you shouldn't fight it.

You just gotta learn
how to survive.

Garcia, what did George's
friends from the man-o-sphere

have to say about his
relationship with Melinda?

Of the 20 contacts
he gave us,

15 of them emailed him
saying they were happy

that he finally had someone

and was getting laid.

Their words, not mine.

And the other five?

Uh, one of them
said that monogamy is evil

and against basic
human rights.

Do any of the five
live or work in the area?

Uh, two. Jared Bahktra
and Alan Crawford.

What's their deal?

Jared is 29,
he works as a barista

in south Philly. Ah...

Oh. Jared keeps a log
of his sexual conquests.

He rates the woman's
face, body,

and personality traits
with a number.

By reducing women
to numerical components,

he may delude himself
into thinking he's better than they are.

The unsub wants to stop
people from having sex,

not rack up his numbers.

What about Alan Crawford?

Alan is 27.
He lives in Germantown, and...

Holy hole in a doughnut,
he's a supply clerk

at Tyrell Chemical.

What did his email
to George say?

Uh, it said that
he couldn't understand

why George had a woman
and he didn't,

why women give
their sex and love to other men

while he, Alan,
is clearly the superior one.

When George started
dating and having sex,

that must have been
the trigger.

Yeah. Without his friend
to commiserate

and share his pain with,

Alan must have felt
even more alone.

He needs to be heard, validated.

It's like Elliot Rodger.

He could have written
his own manifesto.

Could have and did,
and it's a doozy.

Hold on to your capes.
You gotta see this.

(BEEPING)

Ooh. 118 pages.

"I can only take so much.

"I've been rejected, humiliated,

"and ridiculed for the last time."

"All that pleasure they've had,

"I will make the animals pay."

"On the day of reckoning
you will know my name

"and fall to your knees
in fear."

"Remember my name,
for I will live forever in infamy."

He's planning
a major attack.

Yeah, but when and where?

According to this,
it's tonight, but he doesn't say where.

He'll have clues
in his writing.

Okay, I'll comb through
the manifesto with Tara.

Garcia, we need Alan's
home and work addresses.

Sending now.

He's not here.

Looks like he was busy
before he left.

Rossi, take a look at this.

These are plans
for how to modify a power sprayer.

He's going to destroy
as many lives as he can.

So when Alan was 10,

his parents went through
a nasty break-up.

His mother gave up custody,

and then within
days of the divorce,

his father married
Alan's nanny.

He claims his new
stepmother didn't want him around.

He was shipped off
to boarding school,

Where he said he was
bullied and lonely.

PRENTISS: Alan's felt
rejection his whole life.

So the first two victims
attended singles nights

in bars around the city.

He wrote something
about events like that. Let me see.

Um..."It's where all
the good-looking people gather

"and pair off like animals."

He said something about
bringing the animals pain and suffering.

He's gonna spray acid
at another singles night.

GARCIA: Bring it.

Are there any singles night
events in Philly tonight?

There are three. There's one
in North Philly,

One in Kensington,
and one in Fishtown.

-Which one is it?
-We don't know.

Damn it. What did he say?

Okay. "I will wear my leather jacket.
I look good in that.

"Then I'll tap mac
and a fitting final meal

"one whiz whiz next door."

I... I... I don't...
I have no idea what that means.

LEWIS: Okay, tap mac.

Uh, my roommate in college
was from Philly.

She would say that
when she needed to get cash.

It means going to an ATM.

Uh...

Mac. Was formally known as
the money access center network.

It was in the northeast,
especially Philadelphia,

from the eighties
until the year 2000.

Most folks in the region
still use that term.

Okay, and "one whiz whiz"?

That is a cheese steak
with Cheez Whiz and fried onions.

Garcia, is there an ATM and a hoagie shop
near any of those three bars?

I... See...

Yes! There's one in Kensington
by the Federal Bar.

Rossi, we know where.

(CROWD CHATTER)

♪ Burning like a fire

♪ We were hypnotized ♪

(SONG FADES, CHATTER,
LAUGHTER CONTINUE)

Man, I just came
to watch the game tonight.

This place is lit.

Guess there's some
singles thing goin' on.

Most of these guys are
just wasting their time,

poor bastards.

We all know who's getting
the hot women tonight, don't we?

Hey, beer.

Hey, you by yourself?

And another one
for my friend here.

No, hey, no, no, man.

Put your wallet away.
It's on me.

It's not really fair, is it?

I mean, why do some people
get to have love and sex

and pleasure in life

and others don't?

They don't deserve it.

It's gotta be the worst
feeling in the world

not to be able to love
a woman and be loved back.

Not to be seen
for who you really are.

Isn't that right, Alan?

Hey, I wouldn't do that
if I were you.

I'm with the FBI.

And right now, several
guns are trained on you.

You use that sprayer,
and believe me,

you will be dead
before our drinks come.

They need to feel my pain.

And they will
if you come with me calmly.

I'll make sure your manifesto
gets out to the world.

Stop.

Get in there.

Don't get too comfortable.

Door!

SHAW: Welcome to
the neighborhood.

Hey, Reid.

Yeah?

Any chance you play chess?

Whoo whoo.

The unicorn
of pony express awaits.

All done.

That's everyone's
letters to Reid.

They'll go out first
thing in the morning.

I'm sure he'll be
thrilled to get them.

And you'll be happy to hear
he's able to have visitors now,

so if you would
like to see him...

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

We're all on his
approved visitor list,

but you need to schedule
an appointment first.

You can't just pop in.

No. No pop-ins.
Um, uh, I can't wait

to see the boy wonder
with my own nearsighted eyes. Oh!

Pawn to queen's bishop four.

We'll get you a board.

That's okay, I can see it.

You're gonna need a lot more

than one book at a time,
aren't you?

It'd be nice.

I'll hook you up.

I might even be able
to get you a job.

I heard they're
looking for somebody in the laundry.

It helps pass the time.

Thank you, Calvin.

Tell me something.

Is old man Foster
still running the firing range

-at the Academy?
-Yeah, he's still there.

I swear, he was
like 90 when I went through training.

He looks exactly the same.

How do you do it?

Do what?

Survive in here.

First rule is to accept
that no one is safe.

You seem to be.

Last night those guys
could have turned on you,

but instead
they listened. Why?

It's all about respect and alliances.

A favor now gets you a favor later.

Like, uh, like moving
an inmate into a particular cell?

Something like that.
And don't forget,

once you play the game
as long as I have,

you get good at it.

Pawn to king's knight six.

That guard Wilkins
is threatening

to tell everyone
that I'm on the job.

That wouldn't be
too good for you.

I don't get it.
Everybody knows you're a fed.

Yeah, but here's the difference.

You say you didn't kill that doctor.

I didn't.

Okay. But everybody knows
I killed that CI.

I admit it.

That gets me respect in here

because I killed an informant.

A rat, snitch. Lowest of the low.

Do what you gotta do, Reid,

but the sooner you stop fighting it,

the better off you'll be.

Your move.

REID: "One of the many lessons
that one learns in prison

"is that things
are what they are

"and will be
what they will be."

Oscar Wilde.

(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)