Criminal Minds (2005–…): Season 4, Episode 15 - Zoe's Reprise - full transcript

"DAHMER, LAKE AND NG,

"DEBARDELEBEN, BARDELLA,
AND OTHERS.

"AT THE CORE OF THESE CRIMINALS
IS A NEED FOR CONTROL.

"KILLING WAS AN ACT
THAT PROVIDED A RELEASE

"SO SEXUALLY SATISFYING

"THAT THEY WERE COMPELLED
TO REPEAT THE FANTASY

"WITH MULTIPLE VICTIMS
AGAIN AND AGAIN.

"IT IS THIS CONTINUUM
OF VIOLENCE THAT WE WILL EXPLORE

IN DEVIANCE:

THE SECRET DESIRES
OF SADISTIC SERIAL KILLERS.

SIGNED COPIES
OF AGENT DAVID ROSSI'S



10th ANNIVERSARY EDITION
OF HIS BESTSELLER

ARE ON SALE TONIGHT.

I FIND YOUR CAREER
SO FASCINATING.

WHAT'S IT LIKE
TO INTERVIEW SERIAL KILLERS?

WELL, IT'S NEVER BORING.

IS THAT WHAT YOU ENJOY MOST
ABOUT YOUR WORK,

LOOKING EVIL
RIGHT IN THE EYE?

NO, IT'S PUTTING
KILLERS IN JAIL.

YOU KNOW WHAT GETS ME
ARE THE WIVES WHO SWEAR
THEY HAD NO CLUE

THEIR HUSBAND
WAS A SERIAL KILLER.

HOW CAN YOU BE MARRIED
TO ONE AND NOT KNOW?

THERESA, WOULD YOU MIND
CALLING UP MY CAR SERVICE?

NOT AT ALL.

UH, YOU'LL EXCUSE ME?



SURE.

AGENT ROSSI.

HI, UM--

HI.

HI. I'M A BIG FAN.

THERE'S NOT GONNA BE A QUIZ.
I SAW YOU TAKING NOTES.

OH, NO, IT'S JUST FOR
MY OWN EDIFICATION.

AGENT ROSSI, ARE YOU
OR ANYONE IN YOUR DEPARTMENT

INVESTIGATING
THE RECENT SPIKE
IN HOMICIDES IN CLEVELAND?

NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF.

THERE'S BEEN AN UPTICK
IN HOMICIDES

BY 11% THIS QUARTER.
THE AVERAGE UPTICK
HASN'T SURPASSED 5%

IN THE PAST 10 YEARS
IN CLEVELAND.

I'M GUESSING YOU'RE
STUDYING CRIMINOLOGY.

I AM. [LAUGHS]

SIR, I THINK THERE'S
A SERIAL KILLER HERE.

WELL, HAVE THE POLICE
ISSUED A STATEMENT

TO CORROBORATE THAT?

I FILED AN INQUIRY
DOWNTOWN.

UM, NOBODY'S
CALLED ME BACK.

BUT, UM, I KNOW THAT
THE CORONER'S OFFICE

HASN'T BEEN AS BUSY
SINCE, LIKE,

THE BUTCHER
OF KINGSBURY RUN
IN THE 1930s.

WELL, WHAT KIND OF HOMICIDES
ARE WE TALKING ABOUT HERE?

OK, UM...A MAN
WAS SHOT IN A PARK,

A PROSTITUTE WAS FOUND
WITH HER THROAT SLASHED,

A COUPLE WAS FOUND
SHOT IN THEIR CAR,

A WOMAN WAS KILLED
IN A BURGLARY.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT 3 THINGS
PROFILERS LOOK AT
TO LINK SERIAL CRIMES?

VICTIMOLOGY, MODUS OPERANDI,
AND SIGNATURE.

GOOD. SO WERE THE VICTIMS
SIMILAR?

NO.

WAS THE M.O. CONSISTENT?

NO.

WAS THE SIGNATURE CONSISTENT?

NOT THAT I KNOW OF.

THEN THERE'S NO OBVIOUS REASON

TO SUGGEST THAT THE SPIKE
IN VIOLENCE WAS DUE TO
A SERIAL KILLER.

I SEE YOUR POINT, SIR,
BUT I REALLY--

YOU'RE BRIGHT.
YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE
A PASSION FOR THIS,

AND THE BUREAU IS ALWAYS
LOOKING FOR GOOD PEOPLE.

SO IF YOU GET A REPLY
FROM THE POLICE,

OR EVEN FOR CAREER ADVICE,

I'M AVAILABLE.

OK, THANKS. IT WAS AN HONOR
TO MEET YOU.

KEEP STUDYING,
AND DON'T STOP

UNTIL YOU FIND ALL THE ANSWERS
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

I WON'T.

[RATTLES DOORKNOB]

EXCUSE ME.

GET BACK!

IT'S OK.
GET BACK!

UH--OH, HEY,
IT'S OK. IT'S OK.

LOOK, I'M NOT
GONNA HURT YOU, OK?

I LIVE
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WHAT'S YOUR ADDRESS?

817 TIVOLI.
IT'S RIGHT DOWN THAT WAY.

LOOK, IF I WAS GONNA
HURT YOU,

I WOULDN'T HAVE SAID
"EXCUSE ME." OK?

ARE WE COOL?

[SIGHS]

WHAT THE HELL, MAN?
YOU SCARED ME.

I'M--I'M SORRY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I WAS JUST WALKING HOME
FROM THE LIQUOR STORE

AND I SAW YOU
SNOOPING AROUND.

WHAT ABOUT YOU?

SO YOU HEARD
WHAT HAPPENED HERE?

YEAH.

POOR WOMAN.

ALL THE NEIGHBORS
ARE FREAKING OUT.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
HER NAME.

KAYLA JAMES.

SHE WAS RAPED, TOO.

CAN'T BELIEVE THIS
HAPPENED ON MY STREET.

NO, IT'S NOT
JUST YOUR STREET.

THERE'S BEEN A LOT
OF MURDERS LATELY.

REALLY?

YEAH, IT'S UNCHARACTERISTICALLY
HIGH FOR OUR CITY.

YOU WITH THE POLICE
OR SOMETHING?

I'M JUST INVESTIGATING
A FEW CASES.

GOSH, ALL OF A SUDDEN,

ALL THESE RANDOM,
VIOLENT MURDERS.

SOMETHING WEIRD
IS GOING ON HERE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN
BY WEIRD?

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

[RING]

AGENT ROSSI.

YES.

I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.

AGENT ROSSI?

[SIREN]

I'M DETECTIVE DAN BRADY.

WE FOUND YOUR CARD
ON THE VICTIM.

ANY IDEA
WHAT HAPPENED HERE?

Rossi:
"I NEVER TEACH MY PUPILS,

"I ONLY ATTEMPT
TO PROVIDE THE CONDITIONS

IN WHICH THEY CAN LEARN."

ALBERT EINSTEIN.

SHE WAS FOUND BY A WOMAN
WALKING HER DOG THIS MORNING.

DOG WOULDN'T STOP BARKING.

I JUST TALKED TO HER
LAST NIGHT.

I NEVER ASKED HER NAME.

ZOE HAWKES.

THAT'S HER CAR RIGHT THERE.

THESE KEYS WERE STILL
IN HER POCKET.

CAR ALARM WAS STILL ACTIVATED.
THERE WAS NO SIGN OF A BREAK-IN.

SHE HAD PEPPER SPRAY
BUT DIDN'T USE IT?

I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE
SHE DIDN'T GET THE CHANCE.

NOBODY SAW
OR HEARD ANYTHING?

NO. WE WENT DOOR TO DOOR.
THERE WERE NO WITNESSES.

THERE WAS BLUNT-FORCE
TRAUMA TO HER HEAD,

SIGNS OF STRANGULATION.

MURDERER ASPHYXIATED HER

WITH THE SCARF
SHE WAS WEARING.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHAT SHE WAS DOING

SNOOPING AROUND THIS CASE?

YOU KEEP TALKING LIKE
I KNOW SOMETHING. WHAT CASE?

THE RESIDENT OF THIS HOUSE,
KAYLA JAMES,

WAS MURDERED AND RAPED
3 DAYS AGO
IN A BURGLARY-HOMICIDE.

I THINK THERE'S
A SERIAL KILLER HERE.

AND DON'T STOP UNTIL
YOU FIND ALL THE ANSWERS
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.

I WON'T.

THIS IS HENRY WEARING
THE BOOTIES MY MOM KNITTED HIM.

I CAN'T GET OVER
HIS CUTENESS.

[CHUCKLING]

OH, AND THIS IS HIM
WEARING THE CUSTOMIZED
LEATHER JACKET

AUNTIE PENELOPE GOT HIM.

WHEN HE GROWS UP,
HE'S GONNA BE A REBEL.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

IS THIS DAVID ROSSI,

THE FAMOUS BESTSELLING
AUTHOR DAVID ROSSI?

Morgan: WHAT ARE YOU
DOING? YOU'RE NOT
SUPPOSED TO BE CALLING

WHEN YOU'RE ON ANNUAL LEAVE.

I THINK MY A.L.
JUST ENDED.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

GARCIA, CLEVELAND POLICE
IS SENDING YOU SOME FILES.

GET JJ TO DISTRIBUTE THEM
TO THE TEAM RIGHT AWAY.

YEAH. WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT?

I DON'T KNOW YET.
JUST SEE IF THE TEAM

CAN FIND A CONNECTION
WITH THESE CRIMES.

I'LL CALL YOU BACK
IN A FEW HOURS.

YES, SIR.

SHE HAD A NOTEBOOK
WITH HER LAST NIGHT.

I SAW ONE IN HER CAR.

CAN I TAKE A LOOK?

IT MAY BE EVIDENCE,
BUT I DON'T SEE WHY NOT.

HAVE YOU BEEN
TO HER HOUSE YET?

I'M HEADED THERE NOW.

I HAVE TO NOTIFY
THE NEXT OF KIN.

NOW, IF YOU GET A REPLY
FROM THE POLICE,

OR EVEN FOR CAREER ADVICE,

I'M AVAILABLE.

THANKS.

IT WAS AN HONOR TO MEET YOU.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

SHEILA HAWKES?

YEAH.

HI. I'M, UH,

DETECTIVE BRADY WITH THE
CLEVELAND POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THIS IS AGENT ROSSI
WITH THE FBI.

MAY WE COME IN?

WHY?

IT'S ABOUT YOUR DAUGHTER.

THAT--THAT'S--
THAT'S ONE OF HER JOURNALS.

HAS SOMETHING HAPPENED?

YES.

SHE WAS MURDERED.

I AM SO SORRY.

MRS. HAWKES.

HERE, LET ME HELP YOU.
[GASPING]

OH, NO!

NO!

WHERE DID YOU FIND HER?

SHE WAS IN A HOUSE
IN EAST CLEVELAND.

WE THINK SHE MAY HAVE BEEN
VISITING A CRIME SCENE.

GOD...

I TOLD HER TO STOP DOING THAT.

I TOLD HER THAT WAS
TOO DANGEROUS.

WHERE--WHERE IS SHE NOW?

SHE'S AT THE CORONER'S
OFFICE,

AND I CAN TAKE YOU TO
SEE HER WHEN YOU'RE READY.

OK.
NOW.

RIGHT NOW. I HAVE TO GO
RIGHT NOW.

MRS. HAWKES, WOULD YOU MIND
IF I STAYED BEHIND

TO LOOK IN HER ROOM?

[TAKES DEEP BREATH, EXHALES]

SHE WAS SO EXCITED
TO MEET YOU.

YOU'RE LIKE A...

A HERO TO HER.

MRS. HAWKES.

LET ME TAKE YOU
DOWNTOWN NOW.

COME ON.

I'LL, UH, I'LL SEND
A CAR FOR YOU.

THE CRIMES ARE WITHIN
A 7-MILE RADIUS.

WELL, THAT'S SOMETHING.

YEAH, BUT THE NEIGHBORHOODS
ARE ALL COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.

THEY RANGE FROM POOR TO RICH,
INDUSTRIAL TO RESIDENTIAL.

THE PHYSICAL LOCATIONS
ARE DISSIMILAR,

BUT THE OPERATING ZONE'S
WELL-DEFINED.

OK. I'M IN.

I SEE YOU.

IN YOUR WEB BROWSER
FOR SEARCH HISTORY.

CHECK OUT HER HOME PAGE.

ALL RIGHT, SO THE FIRST
THING SHE LOOKS AT

WHEN SHE OPENS HER COMPUTER
IS A CRIME COLUMN.

Morgan: PROBABLY TO STAY
CURRENT ON HER STUDIES.

CAN YOU SEE WHAT
SHE WORKED ON LAST?

VOILA.

THESE ARE THE MOST RECENTLY
OPENED DOCUMENTS SHE CREATED.

Reid: LOOKS LIKE
SHE WAS COMPILING

EMPIRICAL DATA
ABOUT HOMICIDE TRENDS
IN CLEVELAND.

DO YOU THINK
SHE KNEW THE KILLER?

I DON'T SEE ANY NOTES
INDICATING SUSPECTS.

Hotch: WELL, DAVE,
SHE'S A CRIMINOLOGY STUDENT.

SHE'S BEEN TAUGHT
TO ANALYZE STATISTICS

AND APPLY THEORY,
NOT INVESTIGATE KILLERS.

LET'S TALK ABOUT
WHAT WE KNOW.

ALL RIGHT. VICTIM ONE--
TRAVIS BARTLETT WAS LAST SEEN

AT A GAY BAR.
HE WAS SHOT AT NIGHT IN A PARK.

VICTIM 2, LILY NICKS,
A 34-YEAR-OLD PROSTITUTE,

HER THROAT WAS SLASHED.

VICTIMS 3 AND 4,

JUNE APPLEBY AND TROY WERTSLER,

WERE SHOT IN THEIR CAR
AT A PARKING LOT

OUTSIDE OF A MOVIE THEATER.

AND VICTIM 5 WAS
A 28-YEAR-OLD SINGLE WOMAN,

KAYLA JAMES,
KILLED IN HER HOME.

SHE WAS BOUND, SUFFOCATED
WITH A BAG OVER HER HEAD,

EVIDENCE OF RAPE.

Prentiss: AND THEN
THE SIXTH VICTIM WAS ZOE.

VICTIMOLOGY, WEAPONS
USED, AND C.O.D.

ARE ALL DIFFERENT.

IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE
IT'S EVEN THE SAME UNSUB.

IT CAN'T BE A COINCIDENCE

THAT ZOE GOES TO KAYLA JAMES'
HOUSE AND GETS MURDERED.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S SAY
IT IS THE SAME KILLER.

DOES ANYBODY SEE A PATTERN?

WELL, MAYBE.

OK, IN THE FIRST CRIME,
HE SHOOTS THE VICTIM.

THE SECOND CRIME,
HE RAPES A WOMAN
AND SLASHES HER THROAT.

THAT'S MORE PERSONAL.

AND THE THIRD CRIME,
HE ESCALATES

TO KILLING TWO PEOPLE,

AND THE FOURTH,
HE ESCALATES EVEN MORE

BY RAPING A WOMAN,
BINDING HER,
AND SUFFOCATING HER.

SO IF IT IS THE SAME UNSUB,

YOU COULD ARGUE THAT THERE'S
A PROGRESSION OF VIOLENCE
WITH EVERY KILL.

IT COULD BE AN ANGER
EXCITATION OFFENDER

GETTING MORE DARING
WITH EACH CRIME.

I THINK I GOT SOMETHING HERE.

LOOK AT THIS.

THE SLASHES IN
THE PROSTITUTE'S THROAT--

THEY'RE ALL SHALLOW,
UNSURE CUTS.

THE KAYLA JAMES CRIME SCENE--

TELEPHONE CORD, ROPE,
AND DUCT TAPE WERE USED.

IT'S LIKE HE COULDN'T DECIDE
HOW TO BIND HER.

SO WITHOUT A GUN,

HE'S SLOPPY, INEXPERIENCED.

THE YOUNG COUPLE
SHOT IN THE CAR...

THAT CRIME SCENE
REMIND YOU OF ANYTHING?

YEAH, THEY WERE SHOT
WITH A .44 BULLDOG,

JUST LIKE THE SON OF SAM
USED ON HIS VICTIMS,

WHICH WERE ALSO YOUNG COUPLES
IN PARKED CARS.

IT MIGHT BE NOTHING,
BUT YOU'RE RIGHT,
THERE IS A PARALLEL THERE.

WITH THE SECOND VICTIM,
IT'S HARD NOT TO THINK
OF JACK THE RIPPER.

THE OBVIOUS SIMILARITY
BEING IT'S A PROSTITUTE
WHOSE THROAT WAS SLASHED.

KAYLA JAMES WAS BOUND,
TORTURED, RAPED,

WITH A PLASTIC BAG
OVER HER HEAD LIKE BTK.

[GASPING]

WHAT ABOUT
VICTIM NUMBER ONE?

GARCIA, WHAT NEIGHBORHOOD
WAS HE FOUND IN?

AT A PARK IN
THE KINGSBURY RUN AREA.

ZOE REMINDED ME LAST NIGHT

THAT CLEVELAND'S MOST FAMOUS
SERIAL KILLER

WAS THE BUTCHER
OF KINGSBURY RUN.

HE FOUND HIS VICTIMS
IN GAY BARS, SHOT THEM,

AND DUMPED THEIR BODY THERE.

TRAVIS BARTLETT WAS
LAST SEEN AT A GAY BAR,

AND HIS BODY WAS FOUND
IN KINGSBURY PARK.

SO THESE ARE COPYCATS
OF FAMOUS SERIAL KILLERS?

HE'S A SERIAL KILLER
STUDYING SERIAL KILLERS.

Hotch: SEE YOU
IN CLEVELAND, DAVE.

[GASPS]

HEY, DAVE.
GUYS.

WE'RE IN THAT ROOM.
COFFEE'S BREWING.

WE'LL GET STARTED
ON THE EVIDENCE BOARDS.

DETECTIVE BRADY'S OUR POINT.

I'LL LET YOU ALL
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.

JJ.

CAN YOU HELP ME OUT
WITH SOMETHING?

SURE.

THIS HAS TO BE
CONFIDENTIAL.

Hotch: I KNOW IT MAY
SEEM FARFETCHED,

BUT COPYCAT KILLERS
ARE NOT ENTIRELY UNCOMMON.

THIS ONE HAPPENS TO BE COPYING
SEVERAL DIFFERENT KILLERS.

BUT IF HE'S TRYING
TO BE THE BUTCHER
OF KINGSBURY RUN,

WHY DIDN'T HE CUT UP
AND MUTILATE THE VICTIMS

LIKE THE REAL GUY?

THAT WAS 7 WEEKS AGO.

HE WAS JUST GETTING
STARTED.

BEGINNING KILLERS
ARE OFTEN FRIGHTENED
OF THE CRIME ITSELF.

THEY'RE MORE INTERESTED
IN GETTING IT OVER WITH
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE

AND FLEEING THE SCENE.

HE WAS JUST USING
THE BUTCHER'S RUSE

AS A WAY TO LURE THE VICTIM
TO BE ALONE WITH HIM.

AND BY THE TIME HE KILLED
KAYLA JAMES 3 DAYS AGO,

HE'D PROGRESSED.
HE CAME VERY CLOSE

TO COPYING
ALL OF THE BTK's M.O.

HE'S READING, LEARNING,
BORROWING FROM OTHERS

BECAUSE HE DOESN'T KNOW
WHO HE IS YET.

AND BECAUSE OF THIS,
WE THINK HE'S YOUNG
AND IMPRESSIONABLE,

MAYBE EVEN A STUDENT.

SOMEONE PROBABLY ENROLLED
IN CRIMINOLOGY CLASSES.

OUR TECHNICAL ANALYST
IS GOING THROUGH NAMES

OF LOCAL STUDENTS RIGHT NOW.

UP TO THIS POINT,
CHANGING HIS M.O.

HAS PREVENTED INVESTIGATORS
FROM LINKING THE CRIMES.

THAT'S WHY WE NEED
TO WORK QUICKLY.

YOU'RE SURE ABOUT THIS?

IT'S NOT A COINCIDENCE
THAT ALL OF THESE

RANDOM, VIOLENT MURDERS
IN A LOCALIZED AREA

ARE COPYCATS
OF SERIAL KILLERS.

IT'S AS IF ALL THE WORST
SERIAL KILLERS

HAVE CONVERGED ON CLEVELAND.
EVERY TIME HE PLANS TO KILL,

THE MURDER WEAPON, THE M.O.,
AND THE VICTIMOLOGY
WILL ALL CHANGE.

DETECTIVE, WILL YOU LET
YOUR TEAM KNOW

WE'RE READY TO GIVE
A PRELIMINARY PROFILE.

SURE. I GOTTA GO.

HOTCH. I'M GONNA
STEP OUT FOR THIS ONE,

CLEAR MY HEAD.

OK.

GARCIA FOUND
3 MALE STUDENTS

ENROLLED IN CRIMINOLOGY
CLASSES WITH FELONY RECORDS.

GOOD. WE'LL INTERVIEW THEM.

I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO.

ONE OF THEM
IS STUDYING ABROAD,

THE OTHER 2 ARE BACK
IN JAIL ON OTHER CHARGES.

TELL GARCIA
TO CHECK ENROLLMENT

IN ONLINE
AND CORRESPONDENCE COURSES,

SEE IF WE HAVE ANY LUCK
WITH THOSE PARAMETERS.

YOU GUYS HANDLE THE PROFILE?

YEAH. EVERYTHING OK?

EVERYTHING'S FINE.

WE HAVE 6 HOMICIDES
IN A 7-MILE RADIUS
IN EAST CLEVELAND.

NOW, THIS SMALL ZONE
INDICATES

THAT'S HE'S A GEOGRAPHICALLY
STABLE OFFENDER.

THIS TYPE OF OFFENDER
IS CHARACTERIZED
AS YOUNG,

SOCIALLY IMMATURE,
OF AVERAGE INTELLIGENCE,

WITH PSYCHOPATHIC
PERSONALITY TRAITS.

Morgan:
THEY ALSO USUALLY LIVE ALONE
AND HAVE AN ANTISOCIAL NATURE.

A SERIAL KILLER'S
FIRST MURDER
IS VERY TELLING.

THIS UNSUB'S FIRST MURDER,
HE CHOSE THE M.O.

OF CLEVELAND'S OWN
BUTCHER OF KINGSBURY RUN.

THE BUTCHER ISN'T
AS WELL KNOWN

AS OTHER FAMOUS
SERIAL KILLERS,

BUT HE IS
A LOCAL LEGEND.

AND BECAUSE HE PICKED
THE BUTCHER TO BE FIRST,

WE BELIEVE HE'S A NATIVE
OF CLEVELAND

AND PROBABLY GREW UP HEARING
STORIES OF THE BUTCHER.

THIS IS SOMEONE
WHO IS OBSESSED
WITH SERIAL KILLERS.

HIS COMPUTER WILL BE
FILLED WITH RESEARCH
ON THEM.

HE'LL HAVE ABUNDANT IMAGES
OF MURDERERS ON HIS COMPUTER

AND POSSIBLY EVEN SNUFF FILMS.

HE USES THESE LIKE PORNOGRAPHY.

THEY PROVIDE SOME SORT
OF SEXUAL RELEASE.

I THINK HE WENT BACK
TO RELIVE HIS CRIME.

WHEN ZOE SHOWED UP,
SHE BECAME A VICTIM
OF OPPORTUNITY.

IT'S THE SAME THEORY
WE ARRIVED AT ON THE PLANE.

HE STRANGLED HER
WITH HER OWN SCARF.

HE DIDN'T PLAN IT.
I THINK SHE SURPRISED HIM.

I TOLD HER NOT TO STOP
UNTIL SHE FOUND THE ANSWERS

SHE WAS LOOKING FOR.

I DIDN'T THINK SHE WOULD
GO TO A CRIME SCENE.

HER MOM SAID IT'S SOMETHING
THAT SHE DOES ALL THE TIME.

SHE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE
GONE ANYWAY.

BUT IT'S BECAUSE
OF WHAT I SAID

THAT SHE WAS ENCOURAGED
TO GO THERE LAST NIGHT.

DAVE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

SHE CAME TO ME
AND I DISMISSED HER.

TRY NOT TO PERSONALIZE IT.

I WAS THE LAST ONE
SHE TALKED TO

BEFORE SHE WAS MURDERED.

HOW IS THIS
NOT PERSONAL, AARON?

OK.

IT'S PERSONAL.

THAT DOESN'T CHANGE
HOW WE GO ABOUT
FINDING HER KILLER.

WE KNOW THAT VIOLENT CRIMINALS

DEVELOP A SIGNATURE
OVER A SERIES OF CRIMES.

IF HE'S YOUNG, HE PROBABLY
HASN'T EVEN FIGURED OUT
WHAT HIS IS YET.

FIND THE SIGNATURE,
WE CAN LINK THE CRIMES.

HE PROBABLY MONITORING THE NEWS,
SEEING IF THE POLICE
HAVE CONNECTED THEM YET.

WE CAN USE THAT.
WE CAN UTILIZE THE MEDIA.

AND I THINK I KNOW
WHO WE CAN TALK TO.

I KNEW HOMICIDES WERE UP,

BUT NOBODY SAID ANYTHING
ABOUT A SERIAL KILLER.

WHY DO I GET A VISIT
FROM THE B.A.U.?

YOU'RE PAULA McCONNELL,

CLEVELAND'S NUMBER ONE
SOURCE IN CRIME NEWS.

YOU'RE DETAILED,
YOU HAVE A FOLLOWING.

HE'S READING YOU.

WE NEED YOU TO WRITE

THAT THE POLICE HAVE FOUND
HIS SIGNATURE.

YOU CAN HELP US
BY EXPLAINING

WHAT HIS SIGNATURE IS
IN YOUR ARTICLE.

IT'S A KILLER'S
PERSONAL STAMP,

HIS DISTINCTIVE TOUCH
THAT HE LEAVES

AT THE SCENE
OF EVERY CRIME.

WELL, I'VE BEEN DOING THIS
FOR 18 YEARS.

AND I KNOW WHAT
A SIGNATURE IS, HONEY.

WE JUST REALLY NEED YOU
TO BE DETAILED ABOUT THIS.

WE'RE SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO HIM.

THROUGH MY COLUMN.

HE'S DOING SOMETHING,

A BEHAVIORAL IMPULSE
HE FEELS COMPELLED TO DO.

BUT A NEED-DRIVEN ACT
TO GET A SEXUAL RELEASE

THAT'S SPECIFIC
TO HIS PSYCHE.

THIS REPETITIVE BEHAVIOR
AT EACH CRIME SCENE
WILL LEAD US TO HIM.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]
LET ME TAKE A STAB AT IT.

YEAH, REID.

UH, THEY JUST FOUND
ANOTHER BODY.

Brady: THEY'RE BRINGING
HIM UP RIGHT NOW.

TEENAGERS FOUND HIM
A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR AGO.

IT'S PETECHIAE
IN THE WHITES OF HIS EYES.

JUDGING FROM THE BRUISING,
HE WAS PROBABLY STRANGLED
WITH A WIRE.

IS THIS OUR GUY?

IT'S GOTTA BE.

A JOGGER DOESN'T GET
GARROTED EVERY DAY.

WHATEVER SIGNATURE HE MAY
HAVE LEFT WAS PROBABLY
WASHED AWAY IN THE WATER.

WELL, WHO'S
HE MIMICKING NOW?

BIKE PATH RAPIST
ALTEMIO SANCHEZ COMES TO MIND.

HE TROLLED BIKE PATHS
NEAR BUFFALO,
GARROTING HIS VICTIMS.

IT LOOKS LIKE HE COPIED
EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR THE RAPE.

STRANGULATION'S
A REPETITION

OF HIS LAST MURDER OF ZOE.

FIRST TIME
HE'S REPEATED HIMSELF.

ZOE'S MURDER WAS
SPONTANEOUS, THOUGH.

HE DIDN'T PLAN IT.
HE ACTED ON INSTINCT

AND DID WHAT CAME
NATURALLY TO HIM.

MAYBE WHAT CAME NATURALLY
FELT GOOD TO HIM

AND HE WANTED
TO FEEL IT AGAIN.

IF HE'S STARTING
TO REPEAT A PATTERN,

HE MAY HAVE FOUND HIMSELF.

ZOE HAWKES.

H-A-W-K-E-S.

VERY GOOD.

[EXHALES] I'M DANNY.

I WANT YOU TO CALL US

IF YOU HAVE
ANY QUESTIONS AT ALL.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE
GREAT CARE OF HER.

OK?

YOU'RE ALL SET.

UM, DO I PAY THE BILL HERE?

NO, MA'AM. THE BILL'S
BEEN TAKEN CARE OF
BY AN ANONYMOUS DONOR.

Rossi: SEE ANYTHING ELSE
IN THERE?

JUST THE NOTATIONS
OF AN OBSERVANT STUDENT.

I'VE BEEN THINKING, THOUGH.

ZOE GOT ALL OF HER INFORMATION
FROM THE NEWSPAPERS

AND FROM PAULA McCONNELL'S
COLUMN.

THERE'S NO WAY
SHE COULD HAVE KNOWN

ABOUT EVERY HOMICIDE
IN THE CITY.

WELL, NOT EVERY HOMICIDE'S
REPORTED IN THE PAPERS.

SO HOW DO WE KNOW THE UNSUB
DIDN'T COMMIT MORE MURDERS

THAN THE ONES NOTED
IN HER JOURNALS?

WE DON'T.

WE CAN CHECK MISSING
PERSONS AND SEE IF ANYONE

WAS LAST SEEN IN THE UNSUB'S
OPERATING ZONE.

HMM.

WHAT?

WELL, A YOUNG PERSON'S
MIND IS SO ACTIVE--

YOURS, ZOE'S, AND I IMAGINE
THIS UNSUB'S, TOO.

I THINK WHEN HE GET HIM,
HE'LL BE CURIOUS.

HE'LL ASK QUESTIONS.

ROSSI, HEADS UP. SHE KNOWS.

DID YOU DO THIS?

I DON'T NEED OR WANT
YOUR MONEY.

I HAVE TAKEN CARE
OF MY DAUGHTER FOR 22 YEARS,

AND SHE IS STILL
MY RESPONSIBILITY.

I DON'T NEED ANY HELP FROM YOU.

YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HER.

I'M SORRY
IF I'VE OFFENDED YOU.

JUST LEAVE US ALONE.

ALL RIGHT.

WE FOUND ANOTHER BODY.

EAST CLEVELAND.

STRANGULATION MARKS.

Reid: THIS WAS RECENT.

THE BRUISES ON HER NECK
ARE STILL REDDISH.

NO OTHER OBVIOUS SIGNS
OF TRAUMA.

WELL, THIS ISN'T
A BIKE PATH
LIKE THE LAST ONE.

WHICH SERIAL KILLER
IS HE MIMICKING NOW?

I DON'T THINK HE IS
MIMICKING ANYMORE.

HE'S STARTING TO SHOW
CONSISTENCY.

I THINK HE'S DEVELOPING
HIS OWN STYLE.

HAS ANYBODY TOUCHED HER?

NO. THEY HAVE
INSTRUCTIONS TO WAIT
FOR US AND THE M.E.

WHERE'S HE?

DR. EDWARDS!

[CAMERA CLICKING]

HERE HE COMES.

HI. AGENT HOTCHNER.

UM, COULD YOU TAKE A LOOK

AT THIS SPOT ON HER FOREHEAD?

HMM. THAT'S STRANGE.

LET ME SWAB IT AND GET IT
BACK TO THE LAB.

THANKS.

3 MURDERS
IN THE LAST 3 DAYS.

SOMETHING'S CAUSING
HIS FRENZY.

COULD BE A DRASTIC CHANGE
IN HIS LIFE.

SOMETHING HE LOST CONTROL OF.

OR IT COULD BE SOMETHING
HE GAINED CONTROL OF.

LIKE HIMSELF.

IF HE'S FINALLY DEFINED
HIMSELF AS A STRANGLER,

HE MAY JUST BE PRACTICING,
PERFECTING HIS STYLE.

HE MAY HAVE AWAKENED.

THE CORONER JUST CALLED.

PRELIMINARY TESTS CONFIRM
ACETYL ALCOHOL

ON THE HOMELESS WOMAN'S
FOREHEAD.

HE STERILIZED IT?

WHY WOULD HE DO THAT?

MAYBE HE DID SOMETHING
TO HER FOREHEAD,

USED AN ALCOHOL WIPE
TO REMOVE EVIDENCE.

WELL, IF THAT'S THE CASE,
IT CERTAINLY WASN'T
NECESSARY TO THE CRIME.

THIS COULD BE
PART OF HIS SIGNATURE.

WE SHOULD LOOK
AT OTHER VICTIMS

TO SEE IF HE DID
SOMETHING SIMILAR.

ANY EVIDENCE
ON THE LAST VICTIM

WAS WASHED AWAY IN THE WATER.

AND ALL THE OTHER BODIES
WERE EITHER BURIED
OR CREMATED.

EXCEPT FOR ONE.

[DOORBELL RINGING]

[FOOTSTEPS]

I KNOW YOU DON'T
WANT TO SEE ME,
BUT PLEASE HEAR ME OUT.

WE NEED ZOE'S BODY
TO GO BACK
TO THE CORONER'S OFFICE.

ZOE'S MURDERER
LEFT A CLUE ON HER BODY.

THERE'S A CHANCE
WE CAN FIND HIM
FROM THIS CLUE,

BUT WE HAVE TO
EXAMINE HER AGAIN.

ALL I WANT TO DO
IS PUT HER TO REST.

ZOE CHOSE TO STUDY
CRIMINOLOGY

BECAUSE SHE BELIEVED
IN BRINGING CRIMINALS
TO JUSTICE.

CAN'T GUARANTEE THE EVIDENCE
HASN'T BEEN COMPROMISED.

THE MORTICIAN
HADN'T TOUCHED HER YET.

EVEN SO, SHE'S BEEN
TRANSPORTED MORE TIMES
THAN I'D LIKE.

DON'T WANT ANYONE
TO GET THEIR HOPES UP.

JUST MAKE SURE THE EVIDENCE
GETS TO QUANTICO QUICKLY.

Zoe's voice: EAST CLEVELAND
HOMICIDES, FIRST QUARTER
TO DATE--

5 OUT OF 9 UNSOLVED.

JANUARY 22--PROSTITUTE MURDER,
DOWNTOWN AT 5th AND MAIN.

JANUARY 9--MAN SHOT
AT KINGSBURY PARK.

FEBRUARY 15--KAYLA JAMES.
LIVED ALONE.

FIRST HOME INVASION...

[OVERLAPPING]
FEBRUARY 8--MURDER...

YOUNG COUPLE SHOT IN CAR.

NO APPARENT MOTIVE.

INVESTIGATE.

WHY ARE LOCATIONS DIFFERENT?

PAGE 47, ROSSI'S BOOK:
THERE ARE NO COINCIDENCES.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

[RING]

GARCIA, YOU GOT SOMETHING?

YEAH, THE BOYS IN THE LAB
FOUND TRACE AMOUNTS OF SALIVA
ON ZOE'S FOREHEAD,

ENOUGH FOR A DNA SAMPLE.

SO WE GOT A CODIS MATCH
ON ERIC RYAN OLSON,

23, CLEVELAND NATIVE,

DID 2 1/2 YEARS
FOR ATTEMPTED SEXUAL ASSAULT

AND WAS PAROLED 6 MONTHS AGO.

WE THOUGHT FOR SURE
HE'D BE A STUDENT.

UH, THAT'S 'CAUSE HE WAS.
WHILE HE WAS IN THE SLAMMER,

HE TOOK INDEPENDENT
CORRESPONDENCE CLASSES

IN FORENSIC SCIENCE
AND CRIMINOLOGY FROM
AN OUT-OF-STATE SCHOOL.

CALL THE TEAM.
LET'S GET A SEARCH WARRANT.

YEAH.

CLEAR!

CLEAR!

REID, CHECK THE COMPUTER.

DETECTIVE, WE SHOULD TALK
TO THE NEIGHBORS,
FIND OUT WHERE HE GOES,

WHERE HE MIGHT BE
ON A WEEK NIGHT.

AARON.

HE'S READING MY BOOKS.

[MUSIC PLAYING]

* DON'T KNOW HOW LONG, BABY *

* I CAN HOLD ON *

* BUT I GOTTA TELL YOU
ONE THING *

REID, ANYTHING?

AL'S ALEHOUSE.
THAT'S LIKE 5 MILES AWAY.

IT'S ON THE SCHEDULE
FOR TONIGHT.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

SEE YOU TOMORROW.

[MUSIC PLAYING IN BAR]

HE WAS ALONE AT THE BAR.

WHEN DID HE LEAVE?

LIKE 10 MINUTES AGO.

DID HE TALK TO ANYONE?

LINDA.

HE LEFT RIGHT AFTER SHE DID.

THANKS.

GOT IT, HOTCH.
MANAGER SAYS

HE MAY HAVE FOLLOWED
ONE OF THE WAITRESSES
OUT OF THE BAR.

SHE WALKS HOME
THROUGH CEDAR PARK.

WE JUST PASSED CEDAR PARK.

[TIRES SCREECHING, SIREN]

FBI! GET OFF THE GIRL!
GET OFF THE GIRL!

OK, IT'S OK.
STAY DOWN! STAY DOWN!

GET OFF ME.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

HOLD ON.
GET OFF ME!

STOP! WE'RE TRYING
TO HELP YOU.

HE'S MY BOYFRIEND!

DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING.

JJ: HOW COULD SHE
NOT KNOW?

KENNETH BIANCHI'S
GIRLFRIEND HAD NO IDEA

HE WAS ONE OF THE
HILLSIDE STRANGLERS.

JUST LIKE BTK's WIFE.

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT HER?

HER NAME'S LINDA JONES.

NO CRIMINAL RECORD.
THEY MET ONLINE 6 WEEKS AGO.

NO, HE CAN'T BE THIS GUY.

WE FOUND HIS DNA
ON A MURDER VICTIM.

WHAT?

WE ALSO THINK HE'S
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MURDER

OF 7 OTHER PEOPLE
OVER THE LAST 7 WEEKS.

TWO OF HIS VICTIMS WERE RAPED.

[RETCHES]

I THINK
I'M GONNA BE SICK.

[RETCHES]

OK, OK.
[VOMITING]

AGAINST MY COUNSEL,

MY CLIENT WOULD LIKE
TO TALK TO AGENT ROSSI.

WE TALKED ABOUT HIM BEING
CURIOUS, ASKING QUESTIONS.

IF HE THINKS HE KNOWS YOU,
HE MIGHT OPEN UP.

I'LL KEEP HIM TALKING.

GOOD.

AGENT ROSSI.

BIG FAN.

WE HAVE SOME INFORMATION

THAT WOULD BE OF GREAT
INTEREST TO YOU.

MY EARS ARE BURNING.

MY LAWYER HERE EXPLAINS
THAT I'M BEING CHARGED
WITH 8 MURDERS

AND THAT
I'M PROBABLY LOOKING
AT THE DEATH PENALTY.

I HAVE ONE VERY IMPORTANT
QUESTION FOR YOU.

ARE YOU SURE IT'S JUST 8?

WHAT?

WE CHECKED MISSING PERSONS.

SINCE HE STARTED KILLING,

4 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
REPORTED MISSING

IN EAST CLEVELAND
NEIGHBORHOODS.

WE CAN'T RULE OUT ANY OF THEM
AS HIS POSSIBLE VICTIMS.

HE MARKED PAGES
ON SEVERAL SERIAL KILLERS.

WE DON'T KNOW WHICH ONES
HE TRIED TO COPYCAT.

WE'RE SCREWED, THEN.

THE D.A. IS GONNA
HAVE TO OFFER HIM A DEAL.

THE D.A. DOESN'T
HAVE TO GIVE HIM THE OPTION.

THAT'S EASY FOR YOU TO SAY.

YOU GET TO GO HOME TOMORROW.

WHAT DO I TELL THE FAMILIES
OF THE MISSING?

SORRY, NO IDEA?

DETECTIVE,
WE'RE NOT GONNA LEAVE

UNTIL WE CAN GIVE YOU
AND THE FAMILIES
SOME CLOSURE.

AND HOW ARE YOU
GONNA DO THAT?

HOTCH.
REID.

I NEED SOMETHING,
ANYTHING THAT MIGHT SHOW

WHERE HE WAS TROLLING
FOR MORE VICTIMS.

ONCE THE D.A.
GETS HERE,

WE HAVE A LOT
TO TALK ABOUT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GONNA GET OUT OF THIS?

I DON'T KNOW.

WE'LL SEE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO
SAY ANYTHING ELSE, ERIC.

YOU GOT TO SPEAK TO HIM.

NOW LET'S JUST WAIT
FOR THE D.A.

I DON'T KNOW HOW
TO BREAK IT TO YOU, KID,

BUT YOU DON'T HAVE
A CARD TO PLAY HERE.

WE'RE 3 STEPS AHEAD OF YOU.

OH.

REALLY.

WE'VE ALREADY
CONSIDERED THE POSSIBILITY

THAT YOU KILLED OTHER PEOPLE.

WE KNEW YOU WERE YOUNG,
WANTED TO EXPERIMENT.

IT WAS LIKELY
YOU WOULD COPYCAT

AS MANY SERIAL KILLERS
AS POSSIBLE

TO FIGURE OUT WHO YOU ARE

AND WHAT YOU LIKED.

SO LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.

HOW DO YOU KNOW

YOU HAVEN'T TOLD ME ALREADY

WHERE THE OTHER BODIES
ARE BURIED?

[CRACKS NECK]

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH EVERYTHING.

HE MARKED UP ROSSI'S BOOKS.
CHECK THE BOOKCASE.

MAYBE HE WAS SCOUTING
FOR LOCATIONS
TO COMMIT MORE MURDERS.

PICTURES.

WHAT?

FRAMED PHOTOGRAPHS
IN HIS HALLWAY.

NOTHING ELSE...
NOTHING ELSE IS FRAMED.

THEY LOOK LIKE ORIGINALS.
LET ME CALL YOU
RIGHT BACK, HOTCH.

OK.

I NEED TO ASK YOU
ABOUT YOUR SEX LIFE.

THAT'S PERSONAL.

YOUR BOYFRIEND'S
A SERIAL KILLER.

YOUR RELATIONSHIP
IS NO LONGER PRIVATE.

IT'S COMPLETELY NORMAL
TO EXPERIMENT WITH SEX.

OK. IT MIGHT BE NORMAL
TO HAVE SEX IN A PUBLIC PARK,

BUT THE OTHER THINGS?

WE WERE JUST ROLE-PLAYING.

EVERY COUPLE HAS FANTASIES.

DID YOU EVER THINK
IT WAS STRANGE

THAT YOUR BOYFRIEND
HAS FANTASIES

ABOUT STRANGLING
AND RAPING WOMEN?

NOT WOMEN.

JUST ME.

DID HE...KISS YOU
ON THE FOREHEAD, TOO?

HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT?

NOW, WERE YOU SICK MUCH
AS A KID?

I GOT STREP THROAT
EVERY FLU SEASON.

DID YOU JUST PROFILE
THAT ABOUT ME?

HER NAME WAS ZOE HAWKES--

THE GIRL YOU KILLED
3 DAYS AGO.

WE FOUND YOUR DNA
ON HER FOREHEAD.

IT'LL NEVER BE
ADMISSIBLE IN COURT.

HER BODY WAS REMOVED
FROM A STATE FACILITY
AND--

NOW, MOST PEOPLE WOULD ASK
WHAT YOU DID.

I KNOW WHAT YOU DID.

YOU KISSED HER
ON THE FOREHEAD.

WHAT I WHAT TO KNOW IS, WHY?

WHY DO YOU THINK
SOMEONE WOULD DO THAT,
AGENT ROSSI?

WELL, THAT'S WHY I ASKED
IF YOU HAD BEEN ILL MUCH

AS A CHILD.

YOU SEE, YOU'RE SLIGHT,
PALE, SICKLY.

MOST PARENTS,
THEY KISS THEIR CHILDREN
ON THE FOREHEAD

TO SEE IF THEIR
TEMPERATURE IS WARM.

NOW, MY THEORY IS THAT YOU,
SOMEHOW IN YOUR DEVELOPMENT,

WARPED THAT CARING GESTURE
INTO SOMETHING PERVERSE.

SO, DID YOU SIT
NEXT TO ZOE

TO SEE IF SHE GOT COLD?

IS THAT WHY YOU KISSED HER?

THAT'S A REALLY
INTERESTING THEORY.

MAKE A GREAT CHAPTER
IN ONE OF YOUR BOOKS.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

YEAH, REID.

I FOUND PICTURES
ON HIS COMPUTER

IN A SPECIAL FOLDER
HE CREATED.

THEY'RE SCENIC PLACES
IN THE CITY.

3 OF THEM I RECOGNIZE
FROM HIS CRIME SCENES.

THERE ARE MORE PICTURES
OF PLACES I DON'T RECOGNIZE.

ALL RIGHT.
EMAIL THEM
AS SOON AS YOU CAN.

THIS GUYS GETTING OFF
ON THOSE PHOTOS.

THEN WHAT DOES HE NEED
LINDA FOR?

DID HE HAVE ANY OTHER
STRANGE PREFERENCES IN BED?

NO.

DID HE EVER ROLE PLAY
BY TYING YOU UP?

NO.

ARE YOU SURE?

YES.

I'M SURE.

HE LIKED--HE LIKED BEING
AN EXHIBITIONIST.

IT WAS REALLY THE ONLY WAY
HE COULD GET EXCITED.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, HE DIDN'T...
LIKE...

HAVING SEX IN BED.

SO HE JUST TOOK ME
TO PUBLIC PLACES.

WHERE?

DO I HAVE TO
TELL YOU THIS?

PLEASE.

OK.

UM...

THE FIRST TIME WAS...

AT KINGSBURY PARK.

AND THEN...

AT A MOVIE THEATER.

IN THE PARKING LOT,
IN MY CAR.

DID HE EVER TAKE YOU
TO THE SECOND STREET BRIDGE,

OFF THE BIKE PATH?

YEAH.

THAT'S WHERE THE JOGGER
WAS KILLED.

HE CAN ONLY HAVE SEX
WITH LINDA WHEN HE'S
REVISITING HIS CRIMES.

IF THAT'S THE CASE,
WHAT WERE THE DOING
IN THE PARK

WHERE WE PICKED THEM UP?

I NEED YOU
TO WRITE DOWN FOR ME

ALL THE PLACES
HE TOOK YOU TO HAVE SEX.

[DOOR CLOSES]

THE D.A.'s NOT GONNA
NEED TO NEGOTIATE
A DEAL WITH YOU.

CEDAR PARK, EDGEWATER CHANNEL,

CUYAHOGA VALLEY PARK,
EUCLID CREEK.

WE'LL SEND UNITS IN THE MORNING
TO SEARCH FOR THE BODIES.

HOW'D YOU FIND OUT?

ERIC.

IS IT SOMETHING
THAT I DID?

YOU NEEDED TO REVISIT
THE CRIME SCENES

BECAUSE IT WAS THE ONLY WAY

FOR YOU TO GET A GRATIFYING
SEXUAL RELEASE.

BUT REVISITING THE SCENES
WASN'T ENOUGH.

YOU HAD TO CAPTURE IT ON FILM,
PUT IT ON YOUR COMPUTER,

DISPLAY IT ON YOUR WALL,

SO YOU COULD LOOK AT IT
EVERY DAY.

ERIC, WE SHOULD TALK
PRIVATELY.

THIS ISN'T OVER.

I ALWAYS KNEW I'D END UP
BACK IN PRISON.

JUST A MATTER OF WHEN.

YOU CAN COME INTERVIEW ME
IF YOU WANT.

I READ IN ONE OF YOUR BOOKS

THAT'S HOW YOU BUILT
YOUR BEHAVIORAL
DATABASE, RIGHT?

MAYBE YOU CAN LEARN
SOMETHING FROM ME.

I GOT A LOT
OF QUESTIONS MYSELF.

I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU
IF YOU'RE HONEST WITH ME.

'CAUSE THE ONE THING
THAT YOU ALWAYS ASK

IS THE ONE THAT
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

WHY?

I HAVE NO IDEA WHY.

I SEE A GUY WALKING
DOWN THE STREET

WITH A STUPID LOOK
ON HIS FACE

AND I WANT TO BASH HIM
OVER THE HEAD WITH A BOTTLE.

TO ME THAT'S NORMAL.

IT'S WEIRD TO ME THAT
NO ONE ELSE FEELS THAT WAY.

IT'S ALL I THINK ABOUT.

I CAN'T STOP.

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

THIS IS NOT
UP FOR DEBATE.

CANCEL THE REST
OF THE DATES.

IS EVERYTHING OK?

WHY DO PEOPLE
WANT TO HEAR ME TALK
ABOUT SERIAL KILLERS?

IS IT THAT ENTERTAINING?

THERE'S A PUBLIC
FASCINATION WITH THEM.

SOMETIMES I WONDER
IF MY BOOKS

ARE DOING MORE HARM
THAN GOOD.

MY SENIOR YEAR AT GEORGETOWN...

I WAS GRADUATING,
I DID NOT HAVE A CLUE

WHAT I WAS GONNA DO
WITH MY LIFE.

AND ONE DAY I WAS IN
THE CAMPUS BOOKSTORE

AND YOU WERE THERE,

PROMOTING YOUR SECOND BOOK.

SAT THROUGH YOUR WHOLE TALK.

YOU NEVER TOLD ME.

I ASKED YOU WHAT IT WAS
YOU WERE MOST PROUD OF,

AND YOU SHOWED US A PICTURE
OF A BOY FROM CHARLESTON.

BRENT ROBERTS.

A NEIGHBOR TOOK HIM.

HE WAS FOUND ALIVE.

ONE OF THE FEW.

THAT NIGHT,
I BOUGHT YOUR BOOK.

APPLIED TO THE ACADEMY
THE NEXT FALL.

I'LL SEE YOU
AT THE AIRPORT.

Rossi: AUSTRIAN NOVELIST

MARIE VON EBNER-ESCHENBACH
WROTE:

"IN YOUTH WE LEARN.

IN AGE WE UNDERSTAND."

* WHAT IS GOIN' ON? *

I HEAR YOU CAUGHT HIM.

WE DID.

IS HE GOING TO PRISON?

FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.

IT DOESN'T MAKE ME FEEL BETTER.

HE'S ALIVE, ZOE'S NOT.

BUT SHE'D BE PLEASED
THAT YOU CAUGHT HIM.

I HOPE SO.