Criminal Minds (2005–…): Season 2, Episode 6 - The Boogeyman - full transcript

GIDEON:
Previously on Criminal Minds...

Police in Dayton, Ohio
need our help with a serial rapist.

He was waiting for them
when they got home.

GIDEON: We need a female undercover.

-Do you think Elle's ready for it?
-I'm good.

What's she doing with her gun on?

-She's panicking.
-Easy, easy.

FBI.

Get out of the car! Get on the ground!

-LEE: I was just checking my...
-Shut up!

LEE: I was just stopping
to look at my map.



Don't say another word.

ELLE: You're letting him walk?

The only reason he's walking
is because you panicked.

I'm supposed to believe
that you've got my back?

The last time you sent me home,
Hotch, you got me shot.

You've made a lot of women
very happy.

I didn't let you walk.

Thank you.

Hey, Lee.

-I got your message.
-Close the door.

This is William Lee's case file.
Sit down.

The Bureau has concluded
its internal investigation

and they accept your claim

that you went to Lee's house
to confront him



and that you defended yourself
when he attacked.

As your supervising agent, I've ordered
a psychological status report.

After the Bureau's cleared me?
I don't need a shrink, Hotch.

It's up to me to make that assessment.

You think I'm lying.

You know you're not
a prosecutor anymore.

You're the only who knows
what really happened that night

and I think you need to be honest
with yourself

since you've got to live with it
for the rest of your life.

I appreciate your concern. I'm fine.

-Are you?
-Yeah.

You're anxious. You're on edge.
I've noticed.

More than Reid or Morgan?

Neither of them confronted a suspect
and then shot and killed him.

Yeah, because they didn't find
themselves in the position

that they needed to do so.

I've been doing this long enough.

I know hyper-vigilance when I see it.
Your first evaluation's in an hour.

(ELLE SIGHING)

Not everyone's an UnSub.

Don't be late.

You're the boss.

OZONA, TEXAS

HENRY: None of us are safe.

-The little boy, he was only, like, six.
-No one ever saw him again.

What happened to him?

He was walking alone in the woods
and then he stepped in something wet.

And when he looked closer,
he realized it was blood. Everywhere.

Then he heard something
come from behind him.

Something coming after him.

He kept looking behind him
to see what it was,

but whatever it was
just kept chasing him.

And then he ran into this old man.

When he tried to ask for help,
the old man just smiled back

with these sharp fangs
dripping with blood.

(TRACY GASPS)

He tried to back away,

but before he could,
he was tortured and eaten.

(STUTTERS FRIGHTFULLY) By who?

That evil old man.
He watches us all the time.

Just watches us
from that big old house on the hill.

The one that's haunted.

-Why does he watch us?
-'Cause he wants to eat one of us.

He's just deciding who's next.

Next to be hunted like deer.
Skinned. Eaten.

Yep, it's just a matter of time.

JJ: Nicholas Faye, of Ozona, Texas,

was beaten to death
roughly 13 hours ago.

Blunt force trauma to the head.

He's the second young boy in Ozona

to die the same death
in the last two months.

Local hunter found his body
in the woods.

The first victim's name, Robbie Davis.

Were these boys connected somehow?

Ozona's population's roughly 2,500.
Everyone has some kind of connection.

Well, if they weren't linked before,
they most certainly are now.

Both murdered by the same offender.

Who's hunting children?

Morning.

-A moment, sir?
-What's up?

Agent Greenaway never showed
for her evaluation last night.

-You're kidding?
-The notice came through this morning.

I called three times. Left messages,
but she isn't calling back.

Thank you.

GIDEON: Doesn't look good.

HOTCH: No, let's be honest.
We know exactly what it looks like.

Elle let emotion get in her way.

And it goes against everything
we stand for.

So don't you make the same mistake.
She's innocent until proven guilty.

I know.

I'll go to Texas. You find Elle.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

HOTCH: Plato wrote, "We can easily
forgive a child who's afraid of the dark.

"The real tragedy of life
is when men are afraid of the light."

(CAR ENGINE STARTING)

-You guys hear Elle was cleared?
-It was self-defense.

-So it was a good shoot.
-Well, she hit what she was aiming for.

-That's not what I meant.
-I know.

If they cleared her, how come
she's not here with us? Or Hotch?

Focus on the case.

Ozona police and autopsy report
for Nicholas Faye and Robbie Davis.

Well, the bludgeoning
could suggest frustration or rage.

And with no apparent
sexual motivation.

That's rare
when the victims are this young.

This UnSub seems to be
taking pleasure from the kill itself.

So, if it's not sexual,

what's the significance
of targeting young males?

Most serial killers prey
upon specific types

to carry out their fantasies of revenge.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Bundy killed women that looked
like an ex-girlfriend who jilted him.

Dahmer claimed that schoolyard
harassment fed into his fury.

Okay, so then maybe
these kids represent someone

who victimized the offender.

Like a young male from his past.
Maybe a bully, an older brother.

-Someone who abused him.
-No, that's unlikely.

They just found another body.
Eleven-year-old girl.

Why would the victimology
just suddenly change?

Maybe the girl wasn't the target.
Maybe she just got in the way.

Or the sex of his victim
isn't significant.

The pace he's killing
certainly indicates a velocity of change.

I mean, you can't surveil
every kid in Ozona.

How are we supposed
to keep them all safe?

Enforce a curfew?

Children shouldn't have to worry
about something like that.

Tell me about it.

The woods were the only thing
I was afraid of when I was a kid.

Seriously? I thought
you grew up in a small town?

Yeah, surrounded by woods.

-Yeah, bummer for you.
-Yeah.

The only thing I was afraid of
was the dark.

Some of us still are.

When we land, Morgan and Reid,
go to the new crime scene.

The little girl.

I'll look at the scene
where Nicholas Faye was found.

This is where he dumped the body.

This isn't a dump site.
The murder happened right here.

The autopsy report
indicates no signs of a struggle.

Poor little guy never had a chance.

So far into these woods,
no one could hear him scream.

Exactly how his killer wanted it.

In the last two months,
we've lost more children in this town

than we have in my whole lifetime.

And the others are car accidents.

Residents are terrified.
I got an eight-year-old myself.

The victims know their killer.
Followed him to this spot.

What makes you think that?

Well, the kids went this deep into
the woods because they trusted him.

He probably stashed
his weapon here beforehand,

which means we're looking
for someone intelligent, methodical.

Methodical?

He bashed the kid's head in.
Looks like a moment of rage to me.

I agree.

It's what's confusing.
It doesn't make sense.

This is just a quarter-mile
from where the two boys were killed.

Bludgeoned to death the same way.

(POLICE RADIO CHATTER)

Not entirely true.

I found some markings
on her scalp that indicated that

that psycho beat her post-mortem.

Suggests the UnSub's
getting more brazen.

He's getting brazen, all right.

I've bagged three children
in the last month.

And now he's spending more time
with the victims even after death.

He had to know he wasn't
going to be interrupted, but how?

How could he be so sure?

The forest goes for miles and miles.

Nobody goes walking in it
unless they're looking to kill.

Or hunt.

In which case he'd know
every inch of these woods, right?

Every trail.

Reid, whoever killed these children
is very familiar with this area.

In my opinion, he probably lived
in Ozona his whole life.

It could be someone you know

or it could be a stranger you pass
at the grocery store,

but it's vital that we keep our eyes open
and our children close.

Now, as Ozona's guidance counselor,

I can only help your children
with the aftermath.

But our police department is working
with the FBI

gathering information on the case.

To elaborate on that,
Agent Jason Gideon.

We want you to know
we're doing everything we can

to find the person responsible.

Until we do, there are a number of
precautions that you'll need to take.

So let me go over some of them
with you.

First and foremost...

It's something
we call the buddy system.

That means, you always go everywhere
with a friend.

That's right
because bad men and women

are more likely to talk to us
only when we're by ourselves.

JJ: We don't know
what these guys look like yet.

-It might be someone you know.
-Yeah, sweetheart, you got a question?

There was this little girl once
on the news who just got grabbed.

Right in front of her house.

Could that happen to us?

Nothing's going to happen
to any of you

as long as you remember
this buddy system. Okay?

-Any more questions?
-Did you ever find his hat?

GIDEON: Excuse me?

(WHISPERING)
That's Nicholas Faye's mother.

The red one that I put on him.

-He had it on when he left.
-I'm sorry, Mrs. Faye. We haven't.

Mandatory curfew at 5:00 p.m.

Just make sure you know
where your children are.

HENRY: You just got to move fast.

Old man Finnegan can't eat you
if he can't catch you.

I want to go home.

-Come on. Just ring the guy's bell.
-Why don't you do it?

I already did. When I was, like, five.

(GATE BANGING)

Oh, no. It was just the wind.
Now, come on. It'll be fun.

Not if he catches me.

Come on, it'll be easy.
Just ring and run.

-SIMON: We'll be right here.
-Yeah. Now go. Go.

(MATTHEW EXHALES NERVOUSLY)

(WHISPERING) Go. Go.

-(WHISPERS) Go.
-(WHISPERS) Go.

(CROW CROWING)

(HEARTBEAT THUMPING)

(WHISPERING) Come on. Let's go.

(HEART BEATING FASTER)

Henry? Simon?

(MATTHEW SCREAMING)

-HOTCH: Hotchner.
-Hey, Hotch. What's happening?

I went to her apartment to talk to her,

but she was leaving
with an overnight bag.

So she's running?

I don't know. I hope not.
I'm following her.

All right, keep me posted.

Just wait for me up front.
No wandering.

Okay, Dad.

It's too scary to let them
out of your sight.

I know.

Can I have your attention, please?

Good afternoon.
We want to make something clear.

Due to the velocity of change,

we predict this offender
could try to strike again anytime.

His confidence builds
with every attack.

Look for someone physically fit,
shy, kind disposition,

someone you may trust
with your own child.

Because the killer targets kids,
he may be small himself.

And though we keep referring
this UnSub as "he,"

-do not rule out a woman.
-Excuse me.

Chief. You're going to want to hear this.

My son, Matthew, never came
home today.

-MORGAN: Here we go.
-When was he last seen?

His teacher saw him in the parking lot
after school.

-Search team?
-OFFICERS: Come on, guys. Let's go.

Okay.

JONES: Jimmy. Charlie.
GIDEON: Yes.

MORGAN: Okay, Reid,
the school is on Willow Road.

If the boy was abducted, this area
would be the most secluded nearby.

MORGAN: Okay, so Jones could put his
guys at the gas station.

-Oh, my God.
-We can cover territories to the east.

Ma'am, here. Why don't you sit down?

MORGAN: Let's get some
backup by Willow Road.

Oh, thank you.

-Hey. So, how old is Matthew?
-JANINE: He turned eight in August.

JJ: I have a niece that's eight.
They're very resourceful at that age.

What are you thinking
about over here?

Nothing.

Well, you look awful upset
to be thinking about nothing.

You look like you have a secret.

Secret's important?
Is it about your brother?

Honey, is that true?
Are you hiding something?

You want to protect him, right?
That's what a brother's for.

Matty said
he was just gonna ring the doorbell.

At the haunted house. On the hill.

-At Finnegan's place.
-Who's Finnegan?

This old guy who lives in that house.

Forever. Kind of a local legend.
Ghost story.

REID: About?
JJ: Hey, why don't you...

JONES: Supposedly,
he watches the kids from his window.

Hunts them, skins them, eats them.
Standard.

Folks have been telling that story
since I was a kid.

MORGAN: Why haven't we heard about this?

Fables are often sparked
by an ounce of truth.

We should exhaust every possibility.

I'm sorry, Dad.

You've been following me.

What's going on?

Elle, I'm listening.

Okay.

I really wanted to be a part of the team.

-You were.
-But when I needed the team,

I was all alone.

I was alone in the one place

that I have the right to feel safe
and that's my home.

Just like those women in Ohio
who were attacked

had a right to feel safe in their homes.

So does that justify
taking the law into your own hands?

What makes you say that I have?

Because you're here
confessing your sins.

You know I don't have any evidence

and you know how quickly
I'd arrest you if I did.

So what are we going to do about it?

Sure looks like a haunted house.

GIDEON: Morgan,
you and Jones take the front.

Reid and I will cover the outbuildings.

(GUN COCKING)

(BELLS CHIMING)

Come on.

JONES: Mr. Finnegan?

(WHISPERS) Go.

GIDEON: Clear. Go, go.

(REID EXCLAIMS)

Upstairs is clear.

-Finnegan's not here.
-Yeah, neither is the missing boy.

-Electricity's out.
-I know.

-Maybe he's been away.
-No, this paper was delivered today.

-So, Finnegan was here earlier.
-Yeah, question is where is he now?

GIDEON: The stairwell.

FBI, don't move.

MATTHEW: Okay.

-You Matthew?
-Yes.

-You hurt?
-No.

Okay, come on.

I didn't want the old man to find me.

It's all right.
No one's going to harm you.

Come on. Let's go.

REID: Did you get anything?

GARCIA: (ON PHONE) Only that
Finnegan's house on the hill

is like the Bates Motel of Ozona, Texas.

Yeah, we heard the legend.

Reid, seriously, people that go into that
house supposedly never come out.

Spooky.

Garcia, could you at least pretend
not to enjoy that rumor so much

since I have actually entered
the house?

Sensitive. Sorry.

Besides, the local police say there are
no reports of that actually happening.

Yeah, this is true.
All complaints filed were false alarms.

But then there is that matter
of his missing wife.

Wife! What wife?
When did she go missing?

Almost 50 years ago.

And no record of her ever being found?

I've got two words for you, my friend.
Rear Window.

That guy probably chopped that lady
up into delicious bite-size little pieces.

(DOOR CREAKING)

Think about it. She may have
never left the premises.

(WHISPERING)
She may still be in the house.

Garcia, I'm sitting here
in the dark alone. Thanks.

While you're waiting for
a potential murderer to come home?

(SLAMMING)

That's kind of dangerous.
That's kind of sexy.

I got to go.

You're having creepy fun.
I wish I was there.

(GATE CLANGS)

(REID EXCLAIMS)

-You really are afraid of the dark.
-I'm working on that.

MORGAN:
You should work a little harder.

My deputy got the boy home safe.

Turns out the poor kid
got spooked by a tree branch.

This whole town's on edge.

Maybe that's why
Finnegan's in the wind.

Hey, that's interesting.

The UnSub didn't use a gun.

GIDEON:
But he knows every trail in Ozona.

If Finnegan's an avid hunter,
why didn't he use it?

(GIDEON READING ALOUD)

The first victim.

"Sarah P." Sarah Peterson, right?

I guess Finnegan brought the kids
back here first

before baiting them into the woods.

But why wouldn't he get rid
of the evidence?

He considers them trophies.

When this is all said and done,
I'd like to hang his head on my wall.

Sheriff called the search off.

We located the boy.
He's home safe and sound.

What about old man Finnegan?

It looks like we just found him.

CORONER: At first blush,
it looks like Joseph Finnegan

died of natural causes.

His heart probably gave out
while he was setting this.

Yeah, karma's a bitch. Those coyotes
were gnawing on him for a week.

Before the second and third murders
ever happened.

REID: This area is off the traveled path.

It's a wonder
anyone discovered him at all.

Is it? Those leaves didn't cover him up
by themselves.

MORGAN: He's right.

That deputy may not have
been the first to find him.

But our only suspect's been cleared.

-MORGAN: Square one?
-No.

If Finnegan's been dead all this time,
who's living in his house?

Let's go.

Here's a question,
if a tree falls in the forest,

does it make a sound
if there's nobody there to hear it?

What the hell
are you reading over there?

I was just thinking.

The UnSub found Finnegan's corpse
in a lightly-traveled part of the woods

and no one else knew.

So he was able to use this house
and no one was the wiser.

Actually, I was referring
to Finnegan's wife.

-What're you talking about?
-She was rumored missing,

perhaps killed almost 50 years ago,

when in actuality,
she left Finnegan for another man.

He writes about it in these journals.

How he would look out the window
on a daily basis

to see if she would come home.
She never did.

He never recovered.

He ended up turning into a recluse
that people in town misunderstood.

Found something. Come here.

Provisions delivered by the church
to every elder's doorstep.

Each one dated after Finnegan died.

-So the UnSub ate everything?
-Almost everything.

Unopened bowls of creamed spinach
thrown into the trash.

-Each one wrapped with duct tape.
-One with each tray.

So we're looking for a guy
who really, really hates spinach?

-Who doesn't?
-Ritualized. Meticulous. Organized.

He would eat with the same particulars.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Pull prints.
Have Garcia run them for a match.

Hotch.

That's about Elle, isn't it?

-I don't know.
-You know, I talked to her in Ohio.

-Reid, we all talked to her.
-No, I talked to her before.

I went to her room one night
and she was drinking.

She almost died. I'd be drinking, too.

Why the woods, JJ?

JJ: Hmm?

Your fear. You said it was of the woods.

Uh, I used to be a camp counselor

when I was a teenager in the woods
up in Vermont.

I had the night shift.
Tuck the girls in and turn off the lights.

You know, the typical drill.

Everything seemed fine,
all the kids were asleep.

You know, nothing seemed
out of the ordinary

until I noticed that there was
some blood on the hallway floor.

So, I followed the blood trail out
to the camp director's cabin.

Walked up to his bed

and he was just lying there
underneath his covers, dead.

Someone stabbed him.
I ran out of there so fast.

Out the door, down the hall.
I just... I remember it being really dark.

Once I got to the door,
there was another counselor there.

I guess she heard me scream.

They caught the caretaker
on his way out of town.

I guess he still had the knife on him.

Anyway, I guess that's probably
when I decided I didn't like the woods.

You're serious?

No.

(JJ SCOFFS)

(CHUCKLING)
No. I can't... You fell for that?

Come on. I don't know why
I'm afraid of the woods. I just... I am.

Why is he still afraid of the dark?

Yeah, Reid,
why are you still afraid of the dark?

Because of
the inherent absence of light.

-Oh!
-(CELL PHONE RINGING)

JJ, that was pretty good.
Just know that paybacks are a bitch.

-I'm shaking.
-Yeah?

I love our relationship.
We hardly need words.

Hey, girl.
You got something good for me?

GARCIA: I pulled two sets
of prints off those food trays.

-Two?
-One belonging to a child.

MORGAN: Okay,
but which one of the victims?

Why don't you coordinate with the
Ozona coroner's office for a match?

Oh, baby, that's so yesterday.

I already have the minions
working on it.

In the meantime,
your intrepid hacker found you a match

to the other set in the database.

His name is James Charles,
he's a local guidance counselor?

Yeah, he's a local guidance counselor
helping us on this case.

You're kidding.
His address is 3725 Briarwood Road.

I know exactly how to find him, Garcia.
Thanks.

Call Gideon, we just found our UnSub.

Are you sure about this? Charles?

Born and raised in Ozona,
knows the territory, works with children.

Highly organized, slight in stature,
injected himself into the investigation.

Anything happen in the last six months
that would have changed his life?

His wife walked out on him and his kid.

There's your stressor.

Guys, he's on the move.

Mr. Charles!

Don't do it!

(GUN COCKING)

Hold it!

Why are you running?

Give me this.

(CHARLES COUGHING)

What's this? What's this?
What's so important about the hat?

Nicholas Faye was wearing it
when he was murdered.

Here's the deal.

I could stand here and tell you
what I think you were doing

in Finnegan's house
for the last two weeks,

or you could do us all a favor.

Sign a confession and maybe get
a little something taken off your time.

What do you say?

I never stepped
inside Finnegan's house.

MORGAN: (ON TV) That's not really
the answer I was looking for, James.

See, fact is, we got your fingerprints
inside the house

all over the trays of food.

Of course you did.
I delivered them every week.

It's true. He started working
at the food bank after his wife left.

The fingerprints aren't all we have.

What are you doing
with Nicholas Faye's hat, hmm?

Maybe you were trying to dispose of it.

Or were you
so proud of your keepsake,

you just wanted to find
a nice safe place to hide it?

How have these last six months
been for you, James?

Not too good, huh?

Oh, no, your whole life
is falling apart, isn't it?

Oh, yeah, you've got to be feeling
a loss of control,

a sense of abandonment,

and I would guess,
a little impotent, maybe.

MORGAN: Come on, man.
Give me something.

Why did your wife leave you?
What happened, James?

She get bored?

(CHUCKLING) I mean,
you don't seem all that exciting to me.

Did she start feeling a little uninspired?

Hey, you're not a minuteman are you?

Oh, that's what it is. You're done
before she even gets started.

She left you for another man
who had more to... Okay!

James that was exciting.
Did I hit a nerve?

I want to go home.

-Oh, you want to go home?
-Yeah.

Well, I'm sorry,
that ain't about to happen.

So, why don't you come over here
and sit your ass down?

-I said, "Sit down!"
-I am done talking to you.

I will tell you what you are done doing,
you hear me?

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Yeah, what'd you find out?

The second set of prints
didn't match any of the victims.

So, there might be a fourth
victim still out there.

Check surrounding towns
for missing children reports

and get right back to me.

You know,
it's bad enough his mother left,

now his father's in custody,

and we've got to take the poor kid
in to Child Services.

-It's the law.
-Yeah, and so is jaywalking,

but I don't have to like it.

Yeah, good afternoon,
this is Agent Jareau with the FBI.

We're going to be picking up
Jeffrey Charles in about 20 minutes if...

Okay, I see. Thank you.

What is it?

MORGAN: (ON TV) James, I can't help
you. If you don't talk, I can't help you.

Jeffrey never arrived at school today.
His father said he was sick.

MORGAN: Something!

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I got it. I got it.

What were you doing?

Working your way up to the victim
you wanted to kill the most?

Your son?

What'd you do with him, James?

Are you really that weak
you got to blame your own kid

for your failed marriage?

-Shut up!
-No, you talk to me!

'Cause I need to understand this.

You beat those children
who trusted you. Why?

So you could regain your power?

I've got a newsflash for you,
you never had any to begin with.

That's right. Keep it coming.
Keep it coming.

I am so far from finished with you,
you son of a bitch.

I will go all night. You understand me?
You make me sick.

-What is that?
-It's an EpiPen.

Weird.

Whoa. I think I just found something.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Yeah.

An EpiPen and a refrigerator
that's filled with dairy products

that have been sealed with duct tape.

Thank you. That's helpful.

You know what happens to guys
that mess with kids on the inside?

-Do you?
-Can I have a word with him?

Yeah.

It's a rough day, huh? Coffee?

Yeah. I wouldn't mind.

-Milk?
-Please.

-GIDEON: Say when.
-When.

-How long have you known?
-Known what?

-That your son is a murderer.
-What are you talking about?

You might have been the one who
brought the food trays to Finnegan's,

but your son ate them.

Everything but the creamed spinach.

Do you want me to confess? I mean,
is that what this game is?

'Cause that's fine,
you bring me another pen,

I'll write out my confession.

And we found an EpiPen
in your kitchen.

So what?
That proves that my kid has an allergy.

To milk.

-How did you know that?
-You just told me.

What's it matter?

Jeffrey's allergy is dangerous.

So much so, he wrapped
the only dairy product with duct tape

so he wouldn't accidentally eat it.

You taught him well to protect himself.

(SOBBING) I found the baseball cap.

I found it this morning.

(SOBBING)

It was in my son's drawer.

Where is he, Mr. Charles?

Tracy.

-Cut it out.
-Cut it out.

-Let's go, Simon.
-Let's go, Simon.

Where are you going?

We're supposed
to walk each other home!

-I'm walking to Henry's.
-But he doesn't live on our street.

-I'll walk you home.
-Hey, Jeffrey.

'Cause you shouldn't
be walking alone.

You know,
the whole buddy system and all.

Yeah, that's really nice of you. Thanks.

Come on. I know a shortcut.

-Where is he, Mr. Charles?
-I left him at home.

Well, he's not there.

Well, if he's not there,
I don't know where he is.

An eight-year-old girl,
Tracy Belle's been reported missing.

Last seen getting off her school bus
on Fuller Road.

Get it to your field units,
we'll need backup.

Let's go.

Get Mack and the second unit
to Fuller Road.

DISPATCHER: Yes, sir.

TRACY: How much longer?

You're walking too slow.

This book bag is heavy
and my legs are tired.

(JEFFREY GRUNTS)

-(CRYING) Why'd you do that?
-Shut up and keep walking.

-I don't feel good.
-I told you to shut up.

(TRACY SCREAMING)

(BRAKES SCREECHING)

You know, after his mom left,
Jeffrey probably resented the fact

that his dad spends more time at work
with other kids than with his own.

Took out that rage on any kid
he viewed as having what he didn't.

So, Tracy's mom said the bus would
have dropped her off here after school.

She was supposed to walk home
with a neighbor.

That's most likely
when Jeffrey approached,

but where would he have taken her?

JJ: There's such heavy patrolling
in this town.

How'd he manage to take a little girl
without being seen?

Because we taught him.

Nobody's going to think anything
of two kids walking together.

The buddy system, remember?

In the process of educating the public,
we educated a killer.

When it's off-season from baseball,

where would a 12-year-old kid
hang out?

-The park.
-Surrounded by woods.

GIDEON: Let's go.

(TAUNTING) Tracy.

Let's just go home. I was only playing.

Why do you have to be such a baby?

Tracy!

Tracy!

REID: It's Tracy Belle's.

Jeffrey's got her in these woods.
Split up!

(TRACY SCREAMING)

(JEFFREY HOLLERS)

(TRACY SCREAMS)

You should've listened to me
the first time.

(TRACY CONTINUES SCREAMING)

GIDEON: Hey!

-Are you okay?
-Yeah.

(JEFFREY GRUNTING)

Why'd you hurt those kids?

Because I wanted to.

(CAR ENGINE STARTING)

(SENTIMENTAL SONG PLAYING)

How did we lose this great right?

Everything burns in our path

The balance we broke

Left us running through smoke

You're at the blue light of the flame

(SONG CONTINUES PLAYING)

I should've said something.

What?

To Gideon or Hotch or any of you guys.

I talked to Elle that night
and I knew she wasn't right, but...

I should have told someone.

Reid, listen to me.
Do not do that to yourself.

You were just trying to help a friend.
You hear me? Don't go there, kid.

Elle made her own choice.
That's on her.

-She hasn't admitted anything?
-No.

-Well, you're doing the right thing.
-Yeah, I know that.

-So, I'll see you in a few hours.
-Okay.

-Gideon?
-Yeah.

Tell him I said goodbye.

-This is not an admission of guilt.
-Right.

You know, when I first started this job,

the sound of my phone ringing,
a call from the Bureau,

I used to get so excited.

The blood would race
through my veins.

And now, that same sound,
it paralyzes me.

I'm not the same person anymore.

That night at Lee's,

if I had to do it all over again,
I wouldn't change a thing.

Even though you killed someone?

(SIGHS)

I guess that's it then.

You know, when I first joined the team,

I couldn't figure out
why you never, ever smile.

Now I think
I'm actually gonna miss that.

I'm going to miss you, too.