Criminal Minds (2005–…): Season 4, Episode 14 - Cold Comfort - full transcript

Twenty-something blond women have been abducted in the Olympia, Washington area. The abductions have taken place about three months apart. The dead bodies of three of the four abducted have just been found, the bodies embalmed causing the deaths. The autopsies also show the abductor is a necrophiliac. Sandra Lombardini, the mother of Brooke Lombardini, the only abducted woman not found, has hired a clairvoyant, Stanley Usher, to help provide information on the case. Usher states that he knows Brooke is still alive. Among the BAU, Rossi in particular is angry about Usher's participation in the case. As the BAU do their analysis to get close to identifying the possible abductor, J.J. thinks that Usher may be able to fill in the missing piece of the puzzle.

DETECTIVE FULWOOD.

YOU GOT A VISITOR.

I'M NOT HERE.

IT'S SANDRA LOMBARDINI.

THE BODY WE FOUND THE WOODS--

IT WASN'T BROOKE.

[SIGHS]

DO YOU KNOW WHO?

IT WAS LYNETTE HAGEN.

HER PARENTS JUST IDENTIFIED
THE REMAINS.

WE HAVE PEOPLE
SEARCHING THE AREA,



BUT THE RAIN'S
MAKING IT TOUGH.

YOU SHOULD TRY TO GET
SOME SLEEP, SANDRA.

I CAN'T.

NOT WITHOUT KNOWING.

RON, I NEED SOMETHING
FROM YOU.

ANYTHING.

THE NECKLACE--BROOKE'S--

THE ONE YOU FOUND
ON THE GROUND BY THE CAR.

THAT'S IN EVIDENCE.

SOMETHING LIKE THAT
MAY TAKE SOME TIME.

PLEASE. I NEED IT.

MAY I ASK YOU WHY?

HE SAYS IT COULD
TELL HIM THINGS.

[THUNDER]



[KNOCKING]

WHAT IS IT?

WHAT DID YOU SEE?

"CURRENT INFLUENCES
SHOULD TURN THIS DAY

"INTO ONE WITH PLENTY
OF POTENTIAL,

"BUT AVOID THE TRAP OF
TRYING TOO HARD.

"KNOW YOUR STRENGTHS.
RELY ON THEM.

CONFIDENCE, REAL OR PRETEND,
IS YOUR MAGIC INGREDIENT."

CONFIDENCE.
YES, I LIKE THAT.

COME ON, GUYS,
YOU DON'T THINK

THERE'S ACTUALLY
ANYTHING TO THAT
STUFF, DO YOU?

YOU'D BE SURPRISED.

IT'S GIBBERISH.

THANK YOU.

OH, YOU ARE JUST JEALOUS

BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE
THE MAGIC INGREDIENT.

I HAVE THE MAGIC INGREDIENT.
IT'S CALLED SPLENDA.

ALL RIGHT, SKEPTIC,
WHAT'S YOUR SIGN?

NO.
UH-OH.

NO--IS THAT IN APRIL?

REID, WE NEED A D.O.B.
ON PRENTISS.

AH, 7:12 A.M., OCTOBER 12, 19--

HEY!

LIBRA--I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.

"A ROMANTIC OPPORTUNITY
MAY EXPERIENCE A SLIGHT HITCH

"THANKS TO THE PESKY
LUNAR INFLUENCE

"WHICH COULD HAVE YOU DIPPING
INTO A RATHER CHILLY MOOD.

"IF BEING DEMONSTRATIVE
AND WARM IS DIFFICULT,

"THEN NEUTRALIZE
THIS TEMPORARY COLD FRONT

WITH A SIMPLE
BUT AFFECTIONATE GESTURE."

I HAVE A SIMPLE GESTURE.

HEY. YOU GUYS
READY TO GATHER?

WELL, LOOK AT YOU,
MISS THING.

FIRST DAY BACK
AND YOU'RE ALL BUSINESS.

WELL, IT'S EITHER DIVE
RIGHT IN OR CONFRONT
MY SEPARATION ANXIETY.

IT'S TOUGH BEING AWAY
FROM HIM, HUH?

YEAH.

OH, HEY, THAT'S NEW,
ISN'T IT?

YEAH. CITRINE.
IT'S HENRY'S BIRTHSTONE.

WILL AND I
BOTH GOT ONE.

OH, THAT'S SWEET.

YOU DONE WITH THIS?

THANK YOU.
ALL YOURS.

THERE'S BEEN A STRING
OF ABDUCTIONS IN
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON,

GOING BACK 9 MONTHS.

4 WOMEN IN ALL,

BLOND, BLUE-EYED,

EARLY 20s.

THIS MORNING THEY FOUND ONE.

WHEN WERE THEY TAKEN?

9 MONTHS AGO.

YEAH.
SO SHE WAS THE FIRST?

LOOKS ALMOST MUMMIFIED.

UH, NOT EXACTLY.

FROZEN?

EMBALMED.

THAT'S DIFFERENT.

YEAH. SO THE TIME OF DEATH

IS A BIT OF A QUESTION MARK
RIGHT NOW.

WHERE DID THEY FIND HER?

IN A STATE PARK
JUST EAST OF OLYMPIA.

SEASONAL HIKING AREA.

THE BODY WAS JARRED LOOSE
DURING A MUDSLIDE.

THAT, PLUS THE ABNORMAL DECOMP

MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO KNOW
HOW LONG SHE WAS THERE.

IT SAYS THE VICTIMS
WERE ABDUCTED
ABOUT 3 MONTHS APART.

HE'S ROTATING
HIS VICTIMS OUT.

THERE ARE GONNA BE
MORE BODIES OUT THERE.

JJ: "AND SO, ALL THE NIGHT TIDE

"I LAY DOWN BY THE SIDE

"OF MY DARLING, MY DARLING,

"MY LIFE AND MY BRIDE,

"IN THE SEPULCHER
THERE BY THE SEA,

IN HER TOMB
BY THE SOUNDING SEA."

EDGAR ALLAN POE.

SO, IF I WANTED
TO EMBALM A BODY,

WELL, WHAT'S THE PROCESS?

START WITH SOME NOSE PLUGS.

BLOOD IS DRAINED
THROUGH THE JUGULAR VEIN

AND REPLACED
WITH EMBALMING FLUID

THROUGH ONE OF THE TWO
MAJOR ARTERIES.

IT USUALLY TAKES
A FEW HOURS.

THEN YOU'D NEED
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT,
TRAINING.

KNOWLEDGE OF THE HUMAN
VASCULAR SYSTEM

WOULD ALSO BE A PLUS.

A DOCTOR, MAYBE?

A NURSE, TECHNICIAN,
SOMEBODY WITH A BACKGROUND

IN MORTUARY SCIENCES.

NOW, THERE'S A MAJOR
THEY DIDN'T OFFER AT MY SCHOOL.

PERSONALLY, THE WHOLE THING
JUST SEEMS WEIRD TO ME.

EMBALMING, I MEAN.

SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO LOOK GOOD
FOR THEIR FUNERAL.

BUT IT'S NOT THEM.
IT'S JUST A SHELL,

POLISHED AND PAINTED.

I JUST WANT TO BE
CREMATED.

THE QUESTION IS WHY SOMEBODY
WOULD EMBALM THE BODY

OF SOMEONE THEY JUST MURDERED.

HE WANTS TO HOLD ON
TO THEM.

IT'S A POSSESSION ISSUE.

THIS WAY
THEY CAN NEVER LEAVE.

MAYBE FEAR OF ABANDONMENT
SPEAKS TO HIS HISTORY.

BUT EVENTUALLY EVEN
AN EMBALMED BODY WILL DECAY

AND HE FINDS HIMSELF
IN NEED OF NEW VICTIMS.

THAT EXPLAINS THE ABDUCTION
CYCLE--

A NEW VICTIM EVERY 3 MONTHS.

WHICH MEANS AT LEAST 2
OF THE REMAINING WOMEN

ARE ALREADY DEAD.

AND THE THIRD?

BROOKE LOMBARDINI.

IT'S BEEN 4 DAYS
SINCE SHE, UH,

DISAPPEARED FOLLOWING
HER SHIFT AT A LOCAL
RESTAURANT.

WE KNOW THE ODDS.

90% OF ALL ABDUCTION VICTIMS

ARE KILLED WITHIN
THE FIRST 36 HOURS.

HIKER FOUND A FOOT PROTRUDING
FROM THE SOIL RIGHT UP HERE.

WHOLE SIDE OF THE HILL
SLID DOWN FROM UP THERE.

SO YOU'RE FOCUSING THE
SEARCH IN THIS AREA HERE.

YEAH, BUT IF HE DUMPED
OTHER BODIES HERE,

HE'S GOT OVER 800 ACRES
TO WORK WITH.

KEEP YOUR MEN NEAR
THE FIRE ROAD, DETECTIVE.

ONE MAN DRAGGING A BODY
THROUGH THE WOODS...

110 POUNDS OF DEAD WEIGHT,
HE'S NOT GONNA GET FAR
FROM THE PATH.

THAT'S WHY A LOT OF KILLERS
DISMEMBER THEIR VICTIMS.

THEY'RE EASIER TO DISPOSE OF
THAT WAY.

YOU THINK IT SAYS SOMETHING
ABOUT THE PROFILE

HE DIDN'T CHOP HER UP?

POSSIBLY, YEAH.

WHAT IS IT?

UH, DETECTIVE.

WE GOT--WE GOT SOMETHING
UP HERE.

THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION,
DETECTIVE, IS YES,

THIS KILLER CAN'T
DISMEMBER THESE WOMEN.

HE CARES FOR THEM.

BROOKE WORKED
THE CLOSING SHIFT

THE NIGHT SHE DISAPPEARED.

SHE WOULD HAVE WALKED
THIS WAY TO HER CAR.

UPSCALE RESTAURANT?

WELL, LET'S JUST SAY
THAT I DON'T GO

UNLESS IT'S ON
SOMEONE ELSE'S DIME.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

THESE WOMEN WERE TAKEN
AS THEY LEFT WORK.

HIGH-END SPA,
NICE RESTAURANT, JEWELRY STORE.

IF HE PATRONIZES THESE
BUSINESSES, THEN HE'S GOT MONEY.

IT NARROWS THE PROFILE
A LITTLE.

THE COOK SAID
THAT HE LEFT

JUST A FEW MINUTES
AFTER BROOKE.

SAW HER CAR THERE,
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPEN.

HE WAS QUICK,
SURPRISED HER.

11 P.M., IT WAS DARK,
HE HAD COVER.

SHE PROBABLY NEVER
SAW HIM COMING.

IT SAYS IN HERE
THEY RECOVERED HER NECKLACE,

AMETHYST, BROKEN CHAIN?

RIGHT HERE,
RIGHT NEXT TO THE CAR.

DID YOU PROCESS
THE NECKLACE?

WE COULDN'T GET ANYTHING
OFF OF IT.

JUST SOME HAIR IN THE CLASP.

HERS.

I'D LIKE TO TAKE
A LOOK AT IT.

YEAH, WELL, I GAVE IT BACK
TO HER MOTHER.

ISN'T IT A LITTLE PREMATURE

TO BE RETURNING EVIDENCE
TO THE FAMILY?

THERE WERE SPECIAL
CIRCUMSTANCES.

SHE HIRED SOMEONE.

GUY BY THE NAME OF, UH,
STANLEY USHER.

HE HELPED FIND A KID
IN PORTLAND A COUPLE YEARS AGO.

Prentiss: PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR?

A PSYCHIC.

UH...WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO
WITH THE NECKLACE?

APPARENTLY HE CAN READ
PERSONAL THINGS...

THEIR AURA.

I DON'T KNOW.

SO WHAT DID HE TELL HER?

I KNOW BROOKE IS STILL ALIVE.

IT'S NOT TOO LATE FOR YOU
TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

LET HER COME HOME TO ME.

SHE TURNS 27
ON WEDNESDAY.

WISH SHE WOULD HAVE WAITED
UNTIL WE HAD A CHANCE
TO COACH HER.

I DON'T KNOW, SHE SEEMS
TO BE DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB.

GOOD ENOUGH TO MAKE
THE UNSUB THINK TWICE
ABOUT KILLING BROOKE.

IF HE HASN'T ALREADY.

CHANCES ARE
THIS IS ALL TOO LATE.

IT'S HER DAUGHTER.
SHE HAS TO HAVE HOPE, RIGHT?

HOPE'S ONE THING.
FALSE HOPE IS
SOMETHING ELSE.

I GUESS YOU'VE WORKED
WITH PSYCHICS BEFORE?

YEAH. NOT BY CHOICE.

YOU KNOW, THERE ARE CASES
WHERE PEOPLE BELIEVE
THEY'VE HELPED.

WHEN PEOPLE ARE VULNERABLE,

THEY'LL BELIEVE
A LOT OF THINGS.

WE THINK THE MAN
WHO TOOK HER, UH,

MAY HAVE
COME BY HER WORK.

A CUSTOMER, SOMEONE SHE
MAY HAVE TALKED ABOUT.

WE THINK THIS MAN
IS A LONER.

HE WOULD DINE BY HIMSELF,
MAKE FREQUENT VISITS.

BUT HE'S SHY,
AVOIDS EYE CONTACT.

SHE GOT ASKED OUT SOMETIMES.

NO, THIS MAN WOULDN'T
HAVE ASKED HER OUT.

HE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD
THE COURAGE.

HE WOULD HAVE STARED
AT HER, MADE HER
UNCOMFORTABLE.

I'VE TOLD THE POLICE
EVERYTHING I KNOW.

YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE.
YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING
INTO THE CLUES.

RIGHT.

CLUES FROM
BROOKE'S NECKLACE.

YES, SIR. IT'S CALLED
TOKEN OBJECT READING, OR--

PSYCHOMETRY.

YEAH. YOU'RE NOT MY FIRST.

A FENCED-IN AREA,
THE COLOR ORANGE,

AND THE NUMBERS 8, 6, 7.

DOES THAT HELP YOU?

SO, MR. USHER,

BY TOUCHING A PERSONAL ITEM,

YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN TELL
IF SOMEONE'S ALIVE OR DEAD.

SOMETIMES.

SEE, A PERSON'S ENERGY
MAKES AN IMPRESSION

ON EVERYTHING THEY TOUCH.

IT ALLOWS ME
TO CONNECT WITH THEM.

THE HARD PART IS
INTERPRETING WHAT I'M GIVEN.

DID YOU GET
ANYTHING ELSE, UH,

ABOUT HER CONDITION?

ONLY THAT SHE...

FELT WEAKENED, TIRED.

I DON'T KNOW, UH...

HEAVY.

HEAVY.

CAN I TALK TO YOU
FOR A SECOND?

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

EXCUSE ME.

I'VE BEEN AROUND A LITTLE,

AND I'VE SEEN GUYS LIKE YOU

COME INTO THE LIVES
OF GRIEVING FAMILIES.

SIR, I ASSURE YOU,
THAT'S NOT WHAT--

LISTEN TO ME.
THE LAST THING
THIS WOMAN NEEDS

IS SOME CON MAN
GIVING HER
UNREALISTIC IDEAS.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT,
SIR,

YOU MAY NOT KNOW
WHAT SHE NEEDS.

YOUR JOB IS TO KNOW
THE PERPETRATORS.

WE'RE NOT TALKING
ABOUT MY JOB.

WELL, MAYBE WE SHOULD BE.

BECAUSE THERE ARE A LOT
OF PEOPLE OUT THERE

WHO DON'T BELIEVE
IN WHAT YOU DO, EITHER.

I JUST GOT A CALL.

THEY FOUND A THIRD BODY.

ANNETTE HAGEN, ERIN BONHAM,
AND MELISSA ST. CLAIRE,

ALL EMBALMED.

THAT'S THE FIRST 3.
THAT LEAVES THE LOMBARDINI
GIRL STILL OUT THERE.

DID YOU FIGURE OUT
CAUSE OF DEATH?

BLOOD LOSS.

BLOOD LOSS?

THEY WERE ALIVE
WHEN THEY WERE EMBALMED?

LOOKS THAT WAY.

TOX SCREENS SHOW
SIGNIFICANT LEVELS
OF BARBITURATE.

THEY WERE SEDATED,
MAYBE UNCONSCIOUS.

REID, LOOK AT THIS.
THEY ALL HAVE
THE SAME HAIRCUT.

THESE ARE RECENT
PHOTOS, THOUGH.

THESE TWO
HAD MUCH LONGER HAIR

AT THE TIME
OF THEIR ABDUCTION.

SO THE UNSUB CUT IT.

SOMETHING ELSE
HE MAY HAVE DONE.

THEIR EARS HAVE
ALL BEEN DOUBLE-PIERCED.

WERE THEY SEXUALLY ASSAULTED?

NOT EXACTLY.

THERE WAS NO TEARING
OR BRUISING THAT WOULD
NORMALLY SUGGEST IT.

BUT I DID FIND
TRACE AMOUNTS OF SEMEN.

YOU'RE SAYING IT MAY
HAVE BEEN CONSENSUAL?

NO.

SHE'S SAYING THEY WERE DEAD.

I SPOKE TO THE FAMILIES.

NONE OF THE VICTIMS
HAD DOUBLE-PIERCED EARS

AT THE TIME
OF THEIR ABDUCTION.

CUTTING HAIR
AND PIERCING EARS.

HE'S CHANGING THEM.

INTO WHAT, THOUGH?

INTO WHO.

THE BURIAL SUGGESTS
AN AFFECTION
FOR HIS VICTIMS.

WHICH SAYS HE MIGHT BE
REMAKING THEM INTO
THE IMAGE OF A LOVED ONE.

THE M.E. FOUND HIGH
LEVELS OF BARBITURATE?

YEAH. WHY?

JUST, UH, SOMETHING
THE PSYCHIC SAID--

THAT BROOKE FELT TIRED,
HEAVY.

WHY ARE WE TALKING
ABOUT THE PSYCHIC?

IT'S A SCAM.
THESE GUYS TALK
WITHOUT SAYING ANYTHING

AND YOU'RE
FALLING FOR IT.

WELL, HE SAID
THAT BROOKE'S ALIVE,

SO I GUESS I JUST
WANT TO BELIEVE HIM.

JJ, YOU KNOW THE PROFILE.

A NECROPHILIAC
HAS NO USE
FOR A LIVE VICTIM.

YOU READY TO TALK TO THEM?

[DIALING CELL PHONE]

GARCIA, I NEED YOU TO RUN
A FULL BACKGROUND CHECK FOR ME.

NAME'S USHER,

STANLEY USHER.

BY NOW WE KNOW THE DNA
FOUND ON THE VICTIMS

DID NOT MATCH ANYONE
IN THE SYSTEM,

SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO LOOK
BEYOND PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

TO IDENTIFY THE KILLER.

OUR UNSUB IS A WHITE MALE

IN HIS MID- TO LATE 20s,

AND HE HAS MONEY.

HE LIVES ALONE,
IN A LARGE RESIDENCE.

THERE'S ENOUGH SPACE
AND VENTILATION

TO ACCOMMODATE
AN EMBALMING SUITE.

HE'S AWKWARD WITH PEOPLE,
ESPECIALLY WOMEN.

AN INABILITY
TO RELATE SOCIALLY

IS COMMON IN HOMICIDAL
NECROPHILES.

BECAUSE OF THE ALTERATIONS
TO THE BODIES,

WE BELIEVE THE UNSUB
IS ATTEMPTING TO RECREATE

A WOMAN HE ONCE LOVED.

LIKE A GIRLFRIEND?

OR A WIFE, A MOTHER.

SOMEONE WHO LEFT
OR DIED SUDDENLY.

THIS PROJECTION
OF THE LOVED ONE

COUPLED WITH HIS NEED
TO PRESERVE THE VICTIMS
THROUGH EMBALMING

IS SIMILAR
TO THE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

OF SERIAL MURDERER ED GEIN.

GEIN HAD AN OEDIPAL COMPLEX
WHICH DEVELOPED

IN THE YEARS HE NURSED
HIS PARALYZED MOTHER
BACK FROM A STROKE.

AFTER SHE DIED,
HIS OBSESSION COMPELLED HIM

TO DIG UP CORPSES OF WOMEN
WHO RESEMBLED HIS MOTHER.

SO PERSISTENT WAS HIS DESIRE
TO RESURRECT HIS DEAD MOTHER

THAT HE ACTUALLY DRESSED
IN FEMALE SUITS

FASHIONED FROM HUMAN SKIN.

EVENTUALLY, GEIN GREW UNHAPPY

WITH THE FLESH OF DEAD BODIES,

WHICH HAD A TENDENCY
TO DRY AND CRACK,

SO HE SHIFTED HIS FOCUS
TO LIVE VICTIMS

WHOSE BODIES HE COULD
BETTER PRESERVE.

THE EVOLUTION FROM
DEAD TO LIVE VICTIMS

WILL ALSO BE MIRRORED
IN OUR UNSUB'S MATURATION.

WE'VE PUT TOGETHER A LIST
OF INCIDENT REPORTS

PRIOR TO 2006.

YOU'RE GONNA WANT TO
FOLLOW UP ON THESE.

NOW, THEY ARE INAPPROPRIATE
POSTMORTEM CONDUCT,

CADAVER THEFT,

AND GRAVEYARD DISTURBANCES.

60% OF NECROPHILES
WORK IN THE DEATH BUSINESS,

SO BE SURE TO CANVASS
LOCAL CEMETERIES,
MORTUARIES, AND MORGUES.

AND SINCE WE HAVE
THE KILLER'S DNA,

WE'RE GONNA BE SENDING
YOU OUT WITH KITS

TO SWAB POTENTIAL SUSPECTS.

THE ODDS OF FINDING BROOKE
LOMBARDINI ALIVE ARE SLIM,

BUT THE QUICKER
WE IDENTIFY THE KILLER,

THE BETTER HER CHANCES ARE.

FOR HER SAKE, LET'S WORK FAST.

[WATER RUNNING]

THAT LAWSUIT IS A JOKE.

IT'S MY JOB
TO PREP THE DECEASED.

I WAS SIMPLY
ADJUSTING HER CLOTHING.

BY ADJUSTING
YOU MEAN UNDRESSING?

LOOK, MAN, I'M NOT HERE
TO JUDGE YOU.

I'M LOOKING FOR A KILLER.

SO IF YOU WANT TO PROVE
YOUR INNOCENCE,

ALL YOU GOTTA DO
IS SAY "AHH."

WE'RE LOOKING FOR INSTANCES
WHERE GRAVES
HAVE BEEN DISTURBED--

DESECRATIONS, EXHUMATIONS.

FEMALE BODIES.

ATTRACTIVE ONES.

NOBODY'S ATTRACTIVE
ONCE THEY'VE BEEN
IN THE GROUND.

THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN
RECENT BURIALS.

NO, HAVEN'T HAD
ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

AN OLDER GRAVE
GOT RANSACKED
A COUPLE YEARS AGO.

WAS THE BODY TAKEN?

NO. THE BODY WAS JUST
A PILE OF BONES.

THEY STRIPPED IT CLEAN,
THOUGH.

MADE OFF WITH
THE JEWELRY, DRESS.

I WON'T LIE.

IT--IT HAPPENS
IN THE INDUSTRY.

AND WE PUT A STOP TO IT
WHEN IT DOES.

YOU DON'T REPORT IT
TO THE POLICE?

WELL, WE...LIKE TO KEEP
THAT KIND OF THING QUIET.

A KILLER IS DRESSING UP
HIS DEAD VICTIMS
AND VIOLATING THEM.

MAYBE QUIET ISN'T
THE BEST WAY TO GO.

HE DRESSES THEM UP?

THAT MEAN SOMETHING TO YOU?

WE HIRED AN APPRENTICE
A WHILE BACK.

ODD GUY.

EVEN FOR THIS BUSINESS.

I DIDN'T LIKE THE ATTENTION
HE PAID THE FEMALE CADAVERS.

I COME TO FIND OUT

HE LIKED TO DO THEIR MAKEUP.

PUT A WIG ON THEM
AND SUCH.

CAN YOU DESCRIBE
THE WIG FOR ME?

WE CLEANED OUT HIS LOCKER
AFTER HIS TERMINATION.

THERE SHE IS.

HE NEVER CAME BACK FOR IT.

IMAGINE THAT.

I NEED THIS MAN'S NAME.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

IVAN BAKUNAS?

YEAH. CAN I--
CAN I HELP YOU?

YOU COULD INVITE US INSIDE.
IT'S A LITTLE WET OUT HERE.

OH, I--I CAN'T.
MOTHER'S SLEEPING.

WE'RE INVESTIGATING A SERIES
OF MURDERS IN THE AREA.

WE BELIEVE THE KILLER
WORKS IN YOUR FIELD.

WOW. JEEZ, YOU'RE KIDDING.
DO I KNOW HIM?

YOU MIGHT. HIS VICTIMS
ARE JUST YOUR TYPE.

BLOND HAIR, BLUE SKIN.

YOU'RE SUGGESTING
I'M SOME KIND OF MURDERER?

THEN YOU ARE WAY OUT OF LINE.

SO YOU WOULDN'T OBJECT
TO GIVING US A SAMPLE
OF YOUR DNA.

I DON'T KNOW. NO.

WE CAN GET A WARRANT.

I THINK I'VE SAID
ALL I'M GONNA SAY.

Prentiss:
DID YOU FIND ANYTHING
ON IVAN BAKUNAS?

NOTHING IN JUVEY.

BUT HE WAS EXPELLED
FROM EVERGREEN STATE

Hotch: SEXUAL?
FOR ASSAULTING HIS GIRLFRIEND.

HE WAS SLIPPING HER
TRANQUILIZERS

AND HAVING SEX WITH HER
WHILE SHE SLEPT.

THAT QUALIFIES.

OH, WAIT! EMILY,
MAYBE THIS IS THAT
ROMANTIC ENCOUNTER

YOUR HOROSCOPE FORETOLD.

BYE, GARCIA.

BETWEEN THAT AND THE WIG,

WE SHOULD BE ABLE
TO PERSUADE A JUDGE.

DETECTIVE, I'M NOT GONNA
STAND IN YOUR WAY

IF YOU WANT TO SERVE
A WARRANT ON BAKUNAS,

BUT I THINK YOU'RE
WASTING YOUR TIME.

YOU'RE KIDDING, RIGHT?

WE PROFILED
A MAN OF MEANS.

ACCORDING TO
HIS TAX RECORDS,

BAKUNAS HASN'T
HELD DOWN A JOB

SINCE HE GRADUATED
COLLEGE.

HE LIVES WITH HIS MOTHER.
DOESN'T HAVE A CAR.

THE EMBALMING EQUIPMENT,
THE DRUGS--

THAT STUFF'S NOT CHEAP.

LOOK, THIS GUYS LIKE
TO GET IT ON WITH DEAD PEOPLE.

IF THAT'S NOT PROBABLE CAUSE,
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS.

HOTCH, A 911 OPERATOR
JUST GOT A DISTRESS CALL

FROM SOMEONE CLAIMING
TO BE BROOKE LOMBARDINI.

Operator: 911.
WHAT'S YOUR EMERGENCY?

[WHISPERING] Hello?

CAN YOU SPEAK UP, MA'AM?

No. He'll hear me.

This is Brooke Lombardini.

Please, I need help.

WHERE ARE YOU CALLING FROM,
MA'AM?

I'm being held prisoner.

OK, MA'AM.
CAN YOU LOOK OUTSIDE?

CAN YOU SEE A STREET NAME
OR AN ADDRESS?

Please...
I think he's...

gonna kill me.
MA'AM?

[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]
Please help me.

[RUNNING FOOTSTEPS]
NO--

[TELEPHONE DISCONNECTS]

THAT'S HER.

THAT'S BROOKE.

Hotch: YOU'RE CERTAIN?

Rossi:
SHE'S BARELY AUDIBLE.

ANY SURVEILLANCE EXPERT
WILL TELL YOU

IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE
TO POSITIVELY IDENTIFY
A WHISPER.

YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW
MY OWN DAUGHTER'S VOICE?

WHY WOULD SOMEONE
WHO WAS NOT BROOKE CALL
911 AND SAY THEY WERE?

SOMETIMES PEOPLE GET OFF
INJECTING THEMSELVES
INTO THE STORY.

YOU'VE BEEN ON TV NOW

AND THAT COULD BRING OUT
A LOT OF SICK INDIVIDUALS.

STANLEY SAID SHE WAS ALIVE.

THIS PROVES IT.

STANLEY USHER HAS A VESTED
INTEREST IN TELLING YOU

THAT YOUR DAUGHTER IS ALIVE.

AND DO YOU HAVE
A VESTED INTEREST

IN TELLING ME
THAT SHE'S NOT?

HE HAS A RECORD, MA'AM.

I HAD A COLLEAGUE
LOOK INTO IT.

USHER WAS CHARGED WITH FRAUD
IN OREGON...

BEFORE HE PULLED UP STAKES
AND MOVED HERE.

I NEED MY BABY TO BE ALIVE.

ALL SHE HAS RIGHT NOW
IS HOPE.

WHY WOULD YOU TAKE THAT
FROM HER?

YOU KNOW, MOST PEOPLE THINK
THAT A PERSON'S HAIR AND NAILS

CONTINUE TO GROW
AFTER THEY'RE DEAD.

THAT'S A MYTH.

[GASPS]
ABBY...

ABBY...

ABBY, HOLD STILL.

I KNOW HOW MUCH
YOU LIKE A STRAIGHT LINE.

WHO'S ABBY?

[CHUCKLES]
YOU ARE, SILLY.

911 CALL CAME FROM
A DISPOSABLE CELL.

NO I.D., BUT THEY TRACED IT
TO THE NEAREST TOWER

AND THAT NARROWS IT DOWN
TO A 20-MILE RADIUS HERE

JUST SOUTHEAST OF SEATTLE.

THAT'S A DENSELY
POPULATED AREA.

WERE THEY ABLE
TO TRIANGULATE?

GARCIA TRIED TO PING THE PHONE,
BUT IT WAS ALREADY DEAD.

THE UNSUB PROBABLY TURNED IT OFF
WHEN HE FOUND HER WITH IT.

YOU MEAN IF HE FOUND HER.

DAVE, I AGREE WITH YOU
ABOUT PSYCHICS,

BUT THE FACT IS
SANDRA LOMBARDINI
POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED

HER DAUGHTER'S VOICE.
WE HAVE TO ASSUME THAT
THAT CALL WAS GENUINE.

SO WHAT DO WE THINK?

WHY IS THE UNSUB
KEEPING BROOKE ALIVE?

AND HOW LONG DO WE THINK
SHE HAS UNTIL HE KILLS HER?

MAYBE HE NEEDS THEM ALIVE
TO EFFECT THEIR TRANSFORMATION.

THE CHANGE IN THE HAIR,
THE MAKEUP,

PIERCING THE EARS--
THAT WOULD ONLY TAKE
A FEW HOURS.

HE'S HAD HER
FOR ALMOST 5 DAYS.

OK, SO MAYBE IT'S ABOUT
SOMETHING MORE
THAN JUST APPEARANCE.

MAYBE IT'S SOMETHING DEEPER.

ON THE PHONE
SHE MADE IT SOUND LIKE

SHE WAS BEING LOCKED UP,
AND SHE SOUNDED DRUGGED.

THESE ARE CONTROL MECHANISMS
USED IN CASES OF SEXUAL SLAVERY,
MIND CONTROL--

IT'S BRAINWASHING.

SO HE'S TRYING TO
BREAK HER DOWN,

MAKE HER
SURRENDER HER IDENTITY.

THAT'S WHAT
HE'S WAITING FOR.

THAT'S THE VERSION OF THEM
HE WANTS TO HOLD ONTO.

SO THE LONGER
SHE HOLDS OUT,

THE LONGER SHE STAYS ALIVE.

AND AS SOON AS SHE ACCEPTS
HER NEW ROLE,

HER FATE IS SEALED.

[CREAKING]

[SWITCH CLICKS]

ABBY?

ABBY.

TELL ME A STORY, ABBY.

YOU KNOW I CAN'T SLEEP
WITHOUT A STORY.

PLEASE...

[BREATHING HARD]

LET ME OUT.

STORY FIRST, ABBY.

I TOLD YOU,

I'M NOT ABBY.

[GROANS]

OHH...

WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?

TELL ME A STORY, ABBY.

I TOLD YOU, I'M NOT ABBY!

OK. THANK YOU.

THAT WAS THE LAB
WITH THE DNA RESULTS
ON THOSE SWABS.

NO MATCHES?

NO. OUR GUY'S
STILL OUT THERE.

WHAT'S HE DOING HERE?

DETECTIVE, A WORD.

DO YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING?

CAN'T AFFORD TO LET MY EGO
GET IN THE WAY ON THIS ONE.

TAKE ALL THE HELP
I CAN GET.

LOOK, I'M HAPPY TO BE
WRONG ABOUT BROOKE.

HELL, I'M PRAYING I AM.

BUT I'M NOT WRONG
ABOUT THIS GUY.

MR. USHER,
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

AND YOU.

CAN I HELP YOU
WITH SOMETHING?

I'M SPOKEN FOR.

OH. [LAUGHS] MM.

THIS WAY.

MA'AM.

CONGRATULATIONS.

TELL ME A STORY, ABBY.

TELL ME A STORY
SO I CAN SLEEP.

"ONCE UPON A TIME
THERE WAS ONCE...

"A LAD WHO WENT
TO LOOK FOR A PLACE...

"AND HE WENT ALONG,
HE MET A MAN

"WHO ASKED HIM
WHERE HE WAS GOING.

HE TOLD HIM HIS ERRAND AND
THE STRANGER SAID THAT HE--"

[BANGS DOOR]
YOU'RE NOT DOING IT RIGHT!

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO
THE VOICES.

OK, JUST TELL ME WHAT
YOU WANT AND I'LL DO IT!

I WANT ABBY!

I'LL BE ABBY! I'LL BE
WHOEVER YOU WANT!

NO!

[SOBBING]

NO! NO!

ABBY?

ABBY.

SO YOU WENT AHEAD
AND ARRESTED HIM.

HE WAS TRYING TO CROSS
THE BORDER INTO VANCOUVER.

ARE YOU GONNA CHARGE HIM?

I WILL IF HE CONFESSES.

FAILING THAT,
WE'LL HOLD HIM

SO HE CAN'T SKIP TOWN
WHILE WE'RE WAITING
FOR HIS DNA RESULTS.

I'LL LET THE LAB KNOW
A PRIORITY SAMPLE'S COMING.

THANKS.

WELL, WHAT DID HE GET
OFF OF THE WIG, DETECTIVE?

ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT
THAT'S ONE SICK PUPPY
IN THERE.

WHY DON'T YOU
TELL ME ABOUT THAT.

LOOKS LIKE A WIG.

THAT IS A MAGIC WIG.

IT CHANGES THE IDENTITY
OF THE DEAD.

WHAT?

WELL, I THOUGHT THAT'S WHY

YOU WERE PUTTING IT ON
THE BODIES AT THE MORGUE.

IT MAKES THE FANTASY
MORE REAL.

IVAN...

WHO WERE YOU TRYING
TO TURN THEM INTO?

I HAVE WORKED
SOME SICK CASES--

RAPISTS, PEDERASTS--

I HOPE YOU'RE NOT
GROUPING ME WITH THOSE PEOPLE.

YOU MAY BE THE SICKEST
OF THEM ALL.

WELL, SICK OR NO,

MANY WOULD ARGUE
IT'S A VICTIMLESS CRIME.

WHAT'S VICTIMLESS
ABOUT LYNETTE HAGEN?

WHO?

OHH...

OR MELISSA ST. CLAIRE.

I DON'T KNOW THESE WOMEN, OK?

YOU HAVE THE WRONG--

THE WRONG NECROPHILE?

WHAT, YOU THINK I'M THE ONLY
GUY IN TOWN WHO LIKES TO
CRACK OPEN A COLD ONE?

[CHUCKLES]

WHERE IS BROOKE LOMBARDINI?

I DON'T KNOW WHO THAT IS.

I DON'T KILL PEOPLE.

THESE, UH, PROFILERS
SAY OUR KILLER

IS TRYING TO TURN THESE
GIRLS INTO A LOVED ONE.

LIKE A WIFE OR A MOM.

IS YOUR, UH, MOTHER
A BLONDE, IVAN?

THAT'S DISGUSTING.

THE WIG ISN'T EVEN
THE IMPORTANT PART.

FOR ME IT'S--IT'S THE SHOES.

SO YOU PUT SHOES
ON THEM, TOO.

THEY'RE A VERY SPECIAL PAIR.

WHAT'S SPECIAL ABOUT THEM?

THE WOMAN WALKED IN THEM.

SUNNY RAINES.

THE WEATHER GIRL?

SHE WAS A LOCAL CELEBRITY

KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT
A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

A FRIEND OF MINE WAS WORKING
WHEN SHE CAME IN ON THE SLAB.

HE KNEW I WAS A FAN.

OH, SO...

HE STOLE HER SHOES FOR YOU.

THE WIG, IT JUST COMPLETED
THE LOOK, BUT THE SHOES...

GENUINE ARTICLE.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT REAL.

GENUINE ARTICLE.

REID.

I TOOK A REPORT
OF A GRAVE ROBBERY.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID
IT WAS JUST A SIMPLE THEFT.

YEAH, BUT LISTEN
TO WHAT WAS TAKEN.

A DRESS, A PAIR
OF DIAMOND EARRINGS,

AND A PAIR
OF PEARL EARRINGS.

2 PAIR.

IF OUR UNSUB
IS LIKE BAKUNAS,

THEN HE NEEDS THE GENUINE
ARTICLES FROM THE TRUE OBJECT
OF HIS AFFECTION

TO COMPLETE THE FANTASY.

EXACTLY. THIS GRAVE
COULD BELONG TO THAT WOMAN.

UM...LET'S SEE.

ABIGAIL HANSEN.

OK, SO I GOT HER OBIT
FROM THE OLYMPIAN.

ABIGAIL REINA HANSEN
DIED SUDDENLY AT 26

FROM MYOCARDITIS,
A HEART DEFECT.

SENDING HER PASSPORT PHOTO NOW.

WELL, SHE CERTAINLY
LOOKS THE PART.

GARCIA, WHAT ELSE
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT HER?

I CAN TELL YOU THAT
SHE WAS BORN IN AMSTERDAM,

SHE NEVER MARRIED,
AND HER EMPLOYMENT RECORDS

SHOW HER WORKING FOR
PATRICK AND LEONA GLESS

FROM 1985 UNTIL HER DEATH
IN 1992.

CAN YOU GET US AN ADDRESS
FOR THE GLESS FAMILY?

THEY MIGHT BE THE ONLY ONES
WHO CAN TELL US
WHO ABIGAIL WAS.

YEAH.

"THIS IS THE MOST
BEAUTIFUL PLACE

"I COULD EVER HOPE TO LIVE,
SAID THE TROLL'S DAUGHTER.

"THE YOUTH AND HIS SWEETHEART
ENTERED THE CASTLE,

"WHICH WAS NOW THEIRS,
AND HELD THEIR WEDDING.

"NOW ALL THE KINGS ROUNDABOUT
WHO HAD BEEN IN THE TROLL'S DEBT

"AND WERE NOW OUT OF IT
CAME TO THE WEDDING

"AND SALUTED THE YOUTH
AS THEIR EMPEROR.

"LONG LIVE THE KING!

"AND HE RULED OVER THEM ALL

ABBY.
"AND KEPT PEACE IN THE KINGDOM

"AND LIVED IN HIS CASTLE
WITH HIS BEAUTIFUL EMPRESS

HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
THE END."

[DOOR CREAKING]

Hotch: AND AS SOON AS
SHE ACCEPTS HER NEW ROLE,
HER FATE IS SEALED.

DID GARCIA SAY
WHAT MR. GLESS
DOES FOR A LIVING?

FAILED ARTIST.

GUESS THAT'S WHAT
THEY CALL FAILING UP.

OR MARRYING WELL.

I THINK ABOUT ABIGAIL
FROM TIME TO TIME.

SHE WAS SUCH A NICE GIRL.

SHE WAS LIKE ONE OF THE FAMILY.

WAS THAT WHY YOU PAID
FOR THE FUNERAL?

SHE DIDN'T HAVE
ANYONE ELSE.

Mr. Gless:
SHE WAS FROM DENMARK.

HOLLAND, DEAR.

WHAT KIND OF WORK
DID SHE DO FOR YOU?

SHE WAS THE AU PAIR.

AND THERE WAS SOME
COOKING AND CLEANING.

SHE TOOK CARE OF THE CHILDREN?

JUST THE ONE--
OUR SON RODERICK.

HERE.

HMM.

THIS IS THE TWO OF THEM
TOGETHER.

THEY WERE CLOSE.

SHE BASICALLY
RAISED THE BOY.

WELL, I WOULDN'T
GO QUITE THAT FAR.

NO? WHAT WOULD YOU
CALL IT?

PATRICK LIKES TO THINK
HE WAS A GOOD FATHER.

SO...

WHY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW
ABOUT ABIGAIL?

WE BELIEVE THAT
THERE MAY BE A CONNECTION

TO SOME RECENT MURDERS.

SOMEONE SHE KNEW.

HOW OLD WAS YOUR SON
WHEN ABIGAIL DIED?

9.

WE WEREN'T HERE
WHEN IT HAPPENED.

WE WERE ON A CRUISE.

BUT RODERICK WAS HERE
WITH ABIGAIL?

WHEN WE RETURNED,
WE KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG.

THE SMELL.

THEY WERE IN HIS ROOM
ON THE FLOOR.

HE WAS...

CURLED UP NEXT TO HER,

WITH HER ARMS AROUND HIM.

IT'S HOW HE GOT TO SLEEP.

Rossi: HOW LONG
HAD SHE BEEN DEAD?

THE CORONER SAID 2,
MAYBE 3 DAYS.

I DIDN'T HAVE THE STOMACH
FOR THE DETAILS.

WE'D LIKE TO SPEAK
TO RODERICK.

WELL, IF I KNEW WHERE HE WAS
I'D BE HAPPY TO TELL YOU.

BUT WE HAVEN'T SPOKEN
FOR YEARS.

WHEN HE TURNED 21,

HE DROPPED OUT OF
MEDICAL SCHOOL,

LIQUIDATED HIS TRUST FUND.

WE KNEW HE WAS TROUBLED.

BUT I HAD NO IDEA
HE WOULD EVER HURT SOMEONE.

THEY DON'T KNOW FOR SURE
THAT HE'S--

Y-YOU DON'T KNOW FOR SURE.

WHEN WAS YOUR LAST
COMMUNICATION?

WE GOT A LETTER
ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

CAN WE BORROW THIS?

YOU CAN HAVE IT.

AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT,

TAKE THIS, TOO.

IT'S EXACTLY HOW THEY SAID.
RODERICK'S TRUST WAS EMPTIED
IN MARCH OF '04.

HALF A MILLION BUCKS.

Rossi:
WHERE IS HE NOW?

SIR, THE THING IS, HE'S
GOTTA BE USING STRAIGHT CASH,

'CAUSE THERE'S NO PAPER TRAIL
ON HIM FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS.

NOTHING FROM THE I.R.S.,
FROM THE DMV.

THERE'S NO PROPERTY
OR UTILITIES IN HIS NAME.

YOU CAN'T FIND HIM?

I'M SORRY.

YOU KNOW, A HALF A MILLION
ISN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE.

AND THE WAY THIS UNSUB
IS ACCUSTOMED TO LIVING,

AFTER 4 YEARS HE WOULD
NEED TO SUPPLEMENT HIS INCOME.

ANYTHING BETWEEN
THE LINES, REID?

NOTHING THAT POINTS
TO A SPECIFIC LOCATION.

HE'S BASICALLY SAYING
THAT HE'S HAPPY,

THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH
FOR HER. IT'S ESSENTIALLY
A GOODBYE LETTER.

ENOUGH FOR HER?

UM...

IT'S ONLY ADDRESSED TO LEONA.

WHY NOT HIS DAD?

MAYBE THEY DIDN'T GET ALONG.

NO, THAT'S NOT RIGHT.

GARCIA, I NEED YOU
TO CHECK SOMETHING ELSE.

SO BASICALLY
WE GOT NOTHING.

I MISSED YOU.

ME, TOO.

DRINK.

IT'S THE LAST TIME.

PROMISE?

PROMISE.

THE WHOLE THING.

[WHISPERY VOICE]
IT'S A SURPRISE.

WHAT IS THIS PLACE?

IT'S FOREVER.

[THUNDER]

WATER.

THAT'S WHAT HE SAID.
RODERICK IS NEAR WATER.

IT'S NOT VERY SPECIFIC.

THE EARTH IS TWO-THIRDS WATER.

HE SPECIFIED A ROCKY
SHORELINE YOU COULD SEE.

JJ, THIS MAN IS NOT EXACTLY
A RELIABLE SOURCE
OF INFORMATION.

OK. THIS PHOTO
FROM THE GLESS HOUSE--

IT WAS TAKEN AT THEIR HOUSE
ON MERCER ISLAND.

WATERFRONT PROPERTY.

NO ONE'S LIVED THERE
FOR 10 YEARS.

IT'S ABANDONED.
I CHECKED.

THIS COULD BE WHERE
HE'S HOLDING BROOKE.

HE'S SENDING HIM MONEY.

WHAT'S THAT?

RODERICK'S DAD.

IT'S THE REASON RODERICK
NEVER SAID GOODBYE TO HIM

IN THE LETTER.

THEY NEVER LOST CONTACT.

THAT SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME
YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT?

THIS IS IT.
EVERY 6 MONTHS,

A $50,000 WIRE.

THIS IS WESTERN UNION,
THOUGH.

THERE'S NO WAY TO TELL
WHO'S ON THE RECEIVING END.

I'M TELLING YOU,
HE'S SENDING IT TO RODERICK.

IF YOU'D SEEN HIS FATHER,
YOU'D KNOW.

IT'S TRUE. DEEP DOWN,
HE WAS VERY GUILTY
ABOUT NEGLECTING HIM.

HE'S SUBMISSIVE IN THE MARRIAGE.
HE'S PROBABLY DOING IT
BEHIND HER BACK.

YOU DON'T THINK
HIS DAD KNEW?

NO. I THINK
HE'S A SAD MAN

TRYING TO BUY
HIS KID'S LOVE.

THIS IS WHERE BROOKE'S
911 CALL ORIGINATED.

THIS WESTERN UNION
IS WITHIN THE CIRCLE.

MERCER ISLAND ISN'T.

WE'VE GOT A LOCATION.

[NO AUDIO]

ABBY!

[VOICE DISTORTED] ABBY!

IS SHE ALIVE?

PARAMEDICS!

HE USES A BARBITURATE.

START 2 LARGE-BORE I.V.s.

NARCAN, 2 MILLIGRAMS.

SOME PSYCHIC THIS GUY IS.

THIS PLACE IS AS FAR
FROM A ROCKY SHORELINE
AS YOU CAN GET.

DAVE.

Rossi: "FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVE,

"NO PROOF IS NECESSARY.

"FOR THOSE WHO DON'T BELIEVE,

NO PROOF IS POSSIBLE."

STUART CHASE.

WATCH YOUR STEP THERE.

EASY, NOW.

HONEY.

BROOKE.

BROOKE.

SHE'S GONNA BE OK.

THERE YOU GO.

[FOOTSTEPS]

YOU'RE IN EARLY.

COULDN'T SLEEP.

I KNOW HOW IT CAN BE

COMING BACK HERE.

THE BAD THINGS SEEM WORSE.

YOU WANT EASY ANSWERS.

IF YOU'RE GONNA TELL ME
NOT TO BELIEVE IN PSYCHICS,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

YOU CAN BELIEVE
IN WHAT YOU WANT.

BUT WHEN YOU'RE HERE,
YOU NEED TO HAVE FAITH
IN WHAT WE DO.

IT WORKS.

I JUST...

I SAW A MOTHER
LOSING HER CHILD, AND, UH...

WE DIDN'T HAVE
ANY OTHER LEADS.

I THOUGHT,
WHAT HARM COULD IT DO?

I ASKED THE SAME
QUESTION ONCE.

YOU DID?

IT WAS A KIDNAPPING
CASE IN GEORGIA.

WE HAD NOTHING,
TIME WAS RUNNING OUT,

AND THERE WAS
A LOCAL WOMAN

KNOWN FOR HER...

ABILITIES.

ON HER ADVICE,

WE TOOK THE INVESTIGATION

IN THE WRONG DIRECTION.

THE BOY DIED.

I'M SORRY.

IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

WELL, WE WON THIS TIME.

THAT'S WHAT MATTERS, RIGHT?

WELCOME BACK.