Criminal Minds (2005–…): Season 5, Episode 16 - Mosley Lane - full transcript
The BAU profiles a child abductor who may have been keeping children for more than eight years.
[Carnival music playing]
I want to ride
the spotty one.
Well, we'll see.
Hey, are you hungry?
Why don't you
get us something?
Yeah.
Come on, let's go.
We'll be back.
Girl: what's his name?
I don't know.
I'd call him spicy.
What about that one?
Sugar?
Sugar and spice?
Spicy.
It's too scratchy.
Itchy. It's itchy.
That's why
you're scratching.
Lindsay!
Lindsay! Lindsay!
Lindsay! Has anyone
seen my daughter?!
Ohh!
Lindsay! Help!
Aimee?
Aimee?
Aimee?
Aimee?
Aimee?!
Oh, my god.
Barbara,
what's going on?
She was just right here.
She's not here.
Did she come
to you guys?
No. Where is she?
She was just right here.
Aimee! Aimee!
What do you mean,
she's gone?
Which way
did she go?
I don't know.
Aimee!
Mrs. Lynch?
We're with the fbi.
Is this the most recent
photo you have of aimee?
Yes.
Aimee lynch,
8 years old,
Was taken an hour ago from
a winter festival in ashburn.
Any witnesses?
Her mom barbara
Was right next to her
when she vanished.
There must have been
hundreds of people there.
No one saw anything?
It's
a temporary gathering,
With little
to no security.
All right, reid,
you and i
Are going to head
to the family's house.
The two of you, i want you
to work with garcia.
We need to look at
every local abduction
Or attempted one
in the past year,
See if there's
any overlap.
Good news is that we're
barely into the second hour.
Yeah, well, odds are we've only
got 22 hours to find aimee alive,
So let's do this.
Aimee lynch of ashburn was
last seen at the winter festival
This morning at 10:00.
She's 4'8", has blond hair
and green eyes.
With temperatures below
freezing and a chance of snow,
The pressure is on
to find her.
Anyone with information
about aimee,
Please contact
the hotline.
Uh, excuse me.
I'd like to talk
to agent jareau.
Can i help you?
Whoever took aimee lynch
took my son, too.
Ashburn has a winter
festival every year,
Not a single attempt
at kidnapping.
Hey, jj, there's a woman
here who says her son
Was abducted by
the same offender.
[Sighs]
has she been drinking?
Yeah, i'm pretty sure.
How'd you know that?
Sarah hillridge. She lost
her son charlie 8 years ago.
She comes in every time a child
around his age goes missing.
She thinks her son
is still alive.
Yeah, i know.
I remember her. She stays
for the first 24 hours, right?
Yeah.
8 hours left.
Need more coffee?
Oh, no, no.
I'm fine, thanks.
Ohh. What's henry,
he's 16 months?
Uh, 17.
Uh, how's your daughter?
Uh, jake took her away.
What?
Well, he got remarried,
and, uh,
Thought it was best for
emily to get a fresh start.
Sorry.
Well, i can't really
blame him.
I mean, look at me.
Sarah,
i really need...
This little girl aimee
was 8, just like charlie.
They were taken
almost 8 years apart.
Now, i have been doing a lot of
reading about sexual attraction
And know that prepubescence
has the greatest range
And also a really huge
crossover gender-Wise.
I'm sorry you know
all of that.
I could have gone my
whole life without knowing,
But then
someone took my son.
Boy:it's ok.
I'm not gonna hurt you.
Come here.
Come on, come here.
What's your name?
You gotta tell me your name
before they give you a new one.
Woman:
what are you doing?
What do you think
you're doing?
[Slaps]
Boy: it's not fair.
Let her go!
[Grunting]
[woman shouting]
I've had enough of you!
You will not talk to me
like that!
You will never talk to me
like that again!
Ok. Got it.
Aimee's mom was distracted by a
mother looking for her daughter,
And she's blaming herself
for looking away.
Wait. Sarah...sarah said the
same thing when charlie was taken.
There was a mother
searching for her lost son.
Do you think...do you
think it's a coincidence?
Or what? A ruse?
A woman looking
for her lost son...
That's pretty specific,
right?
Add to that
a target-Rich environment
With no security?
Yeah.
Ok, so, if the woman was a
distraction, who took aimee?
A partner?
Well, if it's
the same people,
They've been doing this
for close to a decade.
I told you.
♪ mama's gonna buy you ♪
♪ a billy goat ♪
[Humming]
[Squeaking]
[gas hisses]
Jj: nietzsche wrote,
"Hope is
the worst of evils,
For it prolongs
the torment of men."
So that's it, then?
No, it isn't.
Well, why are you
leaving?
Every available cop in the state
is out looking for your daughter.
Who's been gone
for more than 24 hours.
I think we both know
what that means.
Percentile-Wise we do,
But every case is based
on its own merit.
Well, what merit
is this case?
Sir, aimee was taken at high
risk by whoever took her.
It means it was organized,
meticulously planned,
And likely
more than one person.
And this suggests
they intend on keeping her.
Keeping her? For what?
Frank?
Keeping her means
that she's alive,
And i think
that's really
All you need to focus on
right now.
Are you leaving?
Ma'am,
our profile remains,
As do hundreds of officers and many
agents looking for your daughter.
Now, if there's
any information
Pertaining to aimee,
then we'll be back.
Mr. Lynch, i think
you should know
That nothing could have
stopped these people
From taking
your daughter.
Yeah.
Well, i would have never
let go of her hand.
Frank, please.
Frank.
We've done all we can.
It doesn't make walking
away any easier.
No, it doesn't.
They want to call you
alison.
But that's not my name.
What is it?
I'm not supposed
to talk to strangers.
I'm not a stranger.
I'm your brother.
Why did you
bring me here?
They call me david.
I want my mommy.
Tell me your name.
Aimee.
Ok, aimee.
Look, we all think
that aimee could be alive.
No one's given up
on her.
That's why there's hundreds
of volunteers and officers
Combing every inch
of the county.
But they're dragging the
rivers and digging up the woods.
That's not gonna help us if
aimee is still with the unsub,
If she's still alive
out there.
What about charlie?
Is he still alive?
Sarah believes it.
8 years she's been saying
the same thing, jj.
Have you thought about why
you suddenly believe her?
Do you think it might be
because you're a mother?
It's...it's because
another woman
Just walked in here
with the same exact ruse
Used 8 years ago.
I can't deny that.
Can you?
All i'm saying is, if we
go from a single abduction
To multiple abductions
over 10 years,
That changes everything.
We all have to be convinced
that's what it is,
Based on
an unbiased profile.
Ok. Distraction
of a lost child.
8-Year-Old victims
taken from public places
With little to
no security.
That's not just
the same ruse.
That's a signature.
And i'm not a mother.
Charlie would be 16 now.
We all know that
preferential offenders
Typically dispose
of their victims
Before
they reach puberty.
Maybe he serves
another purpose.
Aimee's mom said
the unsub was slight.
It wouldn't be easy to keep
a teenager under her thumb.
Except that she's had him
since he was 8 years old.
By now, he's completely
submissive to her.
Reid: keeping him
could explain
Why charlie's body
was never found.
Garcia.
Sir.
Go back 10 years
nationwide.
Start with abductions in
target-Rich environments.
Rule out any with bodily
recovery, dead or alive.
I'm gonna
let sarah know.
Ok.
We need to check out
aimee's abduction site
With new eyes.
[Door unlocking]
[Creaking]
They're home.
Who is?
Do what they say. Ok?
It'll make it easier.
Man: david!
What are you
doing in here?
Taking pictures again?
Now get the hell
out of here!
Woman: get out.
Man: well...
Looks like
somebody's been sleeping
In goldilocks' bed.
[Woman laughs]
Man: what have we got
under here?
Let's take
a little look-See.
Well, hello there.
Whoo-Ooh!
I just want
to go home.
Woman: ohh...
you are home, alison.
Tv: a 3-Car pileup
on the 66
Has traffic backed up
both ways.
Police are asking drivers
to find alternate routes.
Sarah?
Back to you, jane.
Jane:
thanks, bill.
Aimee lynch was last seen
wearing a winter coat...
Sarah, it's jennifer.
She was with her family
at the winter festival
In ashburn.
The family has not put out
a statement yet,
As the authorities
are handling the case.
Anyone with information
about aimee,
Please contact
the hotline.
Sarah?
Not hard to profile,
is it?
You think
i'm insane?
No.
What do you think?
I think the same thing
you do.
What do you mean?
I think the same people
that took aimee
Took charlie.
I want to show you
something.
Since 2000, over 200 children's
bodies have not been found.
Nationwide.
What about virginia?
Of the missing and
presumed dead, there are 12.
Uh, charlie's been
on that list for 8 years,
Aimee just joined it.
So aimee was taken
from ashburn,
Charlie from leesburg,
8 years ago,
Both within a half mile
of the highway.
What about the others?
Karla hartaway was
abducted in 1999,
Age 8,
from garrison.
Stephen shepherd, abducted in
2003, also 8, from arlington.
Danny kenman...
Sarah: abducted june 12
at 4:00 from the mall.
Parents divorced.
He's still missing.
Jj: what do
the flowers mean?
They were all
found dead.
But all the rest
are still missing.
Like tracey cain, 9,
She vanished from a park,
both parents present.
And then jake wusman,
abducted september 29
From rock creek park.
He was with his entire
family. They were on a picnic.
And then there's...
Sarah.
If you're gonna help us,
I need you
to do something for me.
Anything.
Stop drinking.
I can do that.
I can do that.
Shouldn't we bring
barbara back here?
No, she's given us
all she can.
Let's go through it.
Ok. She was standing
about here, right?
[Carnival music playing] it's
crowded. Families all around.
Are you hungry?
Come on.
Let's get something.
The unsubs are watching,
waiting for the best target.
I want to ride
the spotty one.
It's too scratchy.
Then she hears it.
Lindsay! Lindsay!
Lindsay! Has anyone
seen my daughter?!
By the time she turns
around, aimee's gone.
The mother who just
cried wolf moves off.
She can hear barbara
crying out for aimee, but...
Hotch:
aimee can't answer
Because the unsub has her
face buried in his chest.
To passersby,
it'd look like any parent
Carrying a crying child.
30 seconds later,
She's concealed
in a vehicle...
And they're gone.
The same one rolls up
on our mother,
She gets in, it's done.
Who's driving it?
It took 3 unsubs
to pull this off.
If the same people
took charlie,
We're looking
for a group.
Well, if they've taken
2 or more children
Over an 8-Year period, somebody
must have noticed something.
How do they keep
the victims hidden?
Once we figure that out,
we'll find them.
The unsubs?
And the children.
[Grinding
and rattling]
[Grinding stops]
Beautiful, aren't they?
Thank you.
I planted each and every
one of them myself.
I like to think
of these roses
As the souls
of the forgotten.
Like...this poor
young man here.
Hotch, uh, this is
sarah hillridge.
Oh, we met when charlie
was taken.
I mean, you know,
you saw a lot of us.
I'm sure we all
look the same.
Thank you for coming in.
Have a seat.
All right,
these represent kids
Taken from public places.
Locations are never hit
more than once,
But there is similarity
in each.
Different malls, toy stores,
Carnivals,
theme parks, parades.
Places where families
should feel safe.
And where there isn't
much security.
That's 12 children
over 10 years?
We should interview
all the families.
I know
a few of them.
We had
a support group.
I mean, most of them
have moved on.
But you're here.
I saw charlie
3 years ago.
You didn't
tell me that.
Well, my husband didn't
believe me. Why would you?
Tell us what happened.
At first, i saw him
all the time.
I thought i did, and
from what i understand,
That's normal.
But you can't survive
that way.
So jake and i promised
that we would move on.
But a few years later,
i saw him.
I mean,
it was different.
I mean, in my mind
he had never aged,
But this was a teenage
charlie crossing the street.
And as quick as he was
there he was gone again,
But i know i saw him.
Jake didn't believe me.
That was the day
he left me.
What did you do
when you saw charlie?
I called for him.
Charlie!
Prentiss: how did you know it was him?
Ohh!
[Tires screech]
Well, i didn't, not for sure,
so i called for him again.
Charlie!
Prentiss:
did he hear you?
He looked back.
Hotch: and your husband
didn't see him?
Charlie.
It was crowded.
He disappeared.
I lost him
all over again.
We'll be asking
those parents
To sign up
for all that pain again.
If they've moved on...
They'd take the chance if it
meant their kids were alive.
Just flare up that hair
a little bit more,
And it went farther down
his neck.
Yeah. His...his eyebrows
are not quite as full.
Stephen's been missing
7 years?
In february.
He'd be 15 now.
And you last saw him
in the toy section?
That's sarah hillridge?
Do you know her?
We were friends.
We were in
a support group together.
Stephen was taken
the year after charlie.
You know she's crazy?
Leave her alone.
She is.
No, sir,
i don't know that.
Wishing for your boy
to come home is one thing.
She threw
her whole life away.
Her husband's
a good man,
And she's got a daughter
who she can't even...
Why would she ruin that?
Hope can be
paralyzing, sir.
We believe that the people
who took aimee lynch
Have been doing this
for a very long time.
The little girl
yesterday?
In the moments before
your son was taken,
Did anything stand out?
Like what?
Anything at all that drew
your attention away from him?
Just for a moment,
But i never thought anything
about it. That woman.
Looking for her son.
I helped her.
Oh, god.
She even thanked me
for helping.
Ma'am,
you couldn't have known.
She was right
in front of me.
How could she have taken
stephen?
Because she's not
working alone.
They've used this ruse in
a dozen local abductions.
Is that
why we're here?
They've done this
to all of us?
Do you think there's a
chance stephen's still alive?
How many are there?
You're the fourth.
But there have been
others.
Where are they?
Someplace better.
They're gonna get us
for supper.
But i'm not hungry.
What's
your favorite food?
Ice cream?
Pretend it's ice cream
And eat it all up.
Ok?
I want my mommy.
You're in good hands.
There's no one better
than them.
I know.
I let go of her hand.
It was only
for a second,
But she's always been the one
that i'm worried about.
You can't blame
yourself.
Frank does.
And he's right.
I should have held on.
Aimee's wandered off
before, and...
There's this feeling when
they're out of your sight.
It takes your breath away
until you see them again.
[Gasps]
And i think that's why
i can't breathe.
[Gasps and sobs]
11 families have confirmed
the same woman,
40 to 50 years old,
calling for children.
In some cases, she even
had a child with her.
She actually used the
kids for the abductions?
Were they her own
or the ones kidnapped?
Prentiss: we don't
believe she's a mother.
Most predisposed
female offenders are not.
But they are
the most violent.
Y-You said that she's
working with someone?
It's likely
a subservient male.
But the woman separates
herself from her partners.
She chooses the victim while
they do the riskiest part...
They grab the child
and manage the getaway.
This is what he looks
like as a teenager.
Um...um,
he's tall and thin.
His hair is, um,
darker than it was.
But...but that's him.
That's...that's charlie.
Why would they take
the risk
Of letting him out
in the world?
They've had him in
their control for 8 years.
He's either got stockholm
or he's being threatened.
"Get us another kid
And we won't kill you."
Jj: sarah...
Let's take a break, ok?
Ok. Ok.
Thank you.
Thank you.
All right.
So living and working
in northern virginia.
It's most likely
in isolation.
I mean, there's no way to
explain a houseful of kids
At the neighborhood
block party.
Managing this many
children isn't easy.
And there have to be incidents
where things didn't go as planned.
We should start with domestic
calls and disturbances.
Concentrate on families who
were visited by social services.
I'll get garcia.
It's likely these unsubs
were questioned before.
Once we narrow down garcia's
list, we should revisit them.
What they've been doing
to charlie this whole time,
Oh, there were times
that i had hoped he was dead
Just so he wouldn't
suffer every day.
We know these offenders
are skilled at abductions
And hiding
their victims.
Usually, we don't know that
until after the fact.
What you've brought us,
to them, is rare.
I know, but it's not gonna
end well for all of us.
I recognize him.
He was there.
When we were
in line.
He was too old for the ponies.
I should have known that.
He was a few people
behind us.
You saw him, too.
Yeah. He seemed like
a normal kid.
He's still alive.
Wait, this is your son?
Charlie.
Your son took my baby?
Jj: mrs. Lynch...
your son took aimee?
Honey, come on.
He's...he's one of them.
He's taking
innocent children.
Aimee is 8 years old.
She can't defend herself.
And he knew that!
He watched her!
He's as bad
as the rest of them.
She's right.
No, no, no. Charlie
didn't have a choice.
He's one of them now. How is
he ever going to forget that?
He's just trying
to survive.
Ok.
Oh, my god.
Please stay with me.
She'll check on you.
Please.
Just for a minute.
[Door opens]
Hey.
Who let you in here?
Please, take me.
Don't hurt her.
No...
Please don't leave me.
Ok, 107 families
Visited by social services
in the last 10 years.
That's too many
to go door to door.
We're gonna have to
narrow that down.
We need to figure out
why they're staying
In northern virginia.
Their work could be
the key.
They could have a child-Care
facility on the premises as a cover.
You know, it's most likely
a single-Income family.
Someone has to be home
to stay with the kids.
Ok, all this helps.
They've been
questioned before,
So we can expect
a rehearsed response.
How many on that list
are single income?
23.
What's the problem?
We're gonna be knocking
on the doors of 23 families
And all of them have done
something bad to a kid.
We don't have a warrant.
Just our profile.
If we get it wrong
and leave that house,
They'll destroy any evidence
they have, including the children.
Jj, get an article
of aimee's clothing.
What for?
It's for the dogs.
Frank:
leave it alone.
No, i can't.
Yes, you can.
8 years?
There's a moment
In the morning,
just as i wake up...
Where there's a split-Second of peace.
And then
it all comes back.
All of it.
Yeah.
I haven't slept yet.
I hope you get her back
before you need to.
If you didn't believe
for all those years
That your son
was still alive,
None of us
would be here now.
I would have felt
if he was gone.
I need an item
of aimee's clothing.
Frank: why?
She...she never
put it back on.
Thank you.
Mr. Jenkins,
we're with the fbi.
We'd like to ask you
a few questions.
We're going door to door. You
must be our... what do you think?
40th, 50th door,
i don't know.
Do you mind
if we come in?
Hotch: mr. Hayden, how
many children do you have?
5...one on the way.
And where are they now?
Mr. Hayden.
I'm sorry?
I said, you've got
a lot of land here.
Ah. Mm-Hmm.
And a houseful of kids.
Yes, i do.
It's awfully quiet.
Are they out?
My wife
took them out.
At the winter festival?
Winter festival?
In ashburn.
No. Uh, but that's
a wonderful idea.
I'll mention that
to my wife.
Might be nice
for the kids.
They have pony rides.
Oh, great.
So, uh, do the kids
take after your wife?
Some say they do.
Uh...how can
i help you?
Oh, we were actually hoping
that your wife would be here.
Do you know when
she'll be back?
She's got the kids out
on a field trip.
The children just love
sunday drives.
Shh. If you make
a sound,
I'll kill your mommy.
Do you understand me?
[Indistinct talking upstairs]
Come over here.
Clean out your room.
Now.
Uh, i can get her
back here.
Please.
If you don't mind.
I need to step outside.
Excuse me.
Why don't you
go on ahead and, uh,
Make that phone call.
Hotch?
What have you got?
We are at
2115 mosley lane.
Only the husband is
here. Roger roycewood.
Wife and kids?
Yeah. Out.
He matches the profile?
So does
the property.
It's isolated. You can't
see it from the street.
They have extra locks
on the doors.
There's a minivan
in the driveway
And a photo of a boy who
looks a lot like charlie.
Is he onto you?
Without a doubt.
We're on our way.
Rossi: search warrant?
And dogs. If the kids
are anywhere near
Or in the house,
we'll find them.
Uh, voicemail again.
I suppose y'all
could come back later.
I think we both know
that's not gonna happen.
Ok, let's go. Shh.
Keep quiet.
Where's stephen?
She took him away.
Is that because he
wouldn't go to the carnival?
I said you'd see him.
Get in there.
Shh. Shh.
Shut up.
[Siren]
Well, i guess
you got your warrant.
And ground-Penetrating
radar.
We will find
where you buried them.
Will that hurt the roses?
The radar?
Officer.
Security camera
on the front door.
What?
It's a hinge.
Let's get
the dogs down here.
Give me that sack.
What is this place?
I don't know.
What's that?
[Squeaking]
[Flames roaring]
Rossi:
is that aimee lynch?
They dyed her hair.
There's none
of charlie.
He probably took
these pictures.
For what?
Proof.
What about their work?
We thought it could be tied
To what they do
for a living.
Employment records,
taxes, it's all legit.
Roger's an electrician,
has been since forever.
What about the wife?
As far as i can tell,
she stays at home.
I'm crossing these same
records with her maiden name,
Anita weld roycewood. I don't
think i'm gonna find anything,
And i'm rarely wrong,
so...
I'm wrong.
Her family owns
a funeral home in leesburg.
You're less than
10 minutes from it.
Oh, god. The funeral home's
been in the weld family
Since she was
a little girl.
Hearses, coffins, vans,
A million ways
to hide the children.
We can't dig up
10 years of coffins.
Reid:
you might not have to.
They have a crematorium.
[Humming "mockingbird" song]
What are we doing here?
What's happening?
Put her in there.
I said put her in there!
No, no...
No...no...
No, no, no...
No, no, no, no...
No, no, no, no...
Shut her up.
No!
Did you hear me?!
No...
Forget it.
No, no...
Shh.
Come on.
That's a girl.
Come on.
Come on over here, now.
Shh. Be mama's big girl.
No...no...
No, no! No!
Come on. Come on.
Let her go!
[Laughs] come on,
you gotta be kidding...
She can't hurt us
anymore.
All right. Thanks.
They found the kids.
Time to arrest
roger roycewood.
Who gets the honors?
Where is he?
In the bathroom.
How are you doing?
Honestly, i'm terrified.
I've waited 8 years.
What if
he doesn't know me?
How long have you
been doing this, dr. Reid?
5 years, 7 months,
and 19 days.
In your experience,
what normally happens?
Charlie was 8
when he was taken,
Which means developmentally,
he was in middle childhood.
He had a stronger sense
of right and wrong
And a growing understanding
of his place in the world.
Mentally, he had the ability to
talk about his thoughts and feelings,
While have less focus on himself
and more concern for others.
So you think
he's gonna be ok?
With a mother like you
who did all this,
I do.
I'm a doctor.
I put my faith in facts
And statistical
probabilities,
But today,
8 parents
are gonna have closure.
3 children are going home
with their families,
All because you believed
your son was alive.
That's as close to a
miracle as i've ever seen.
Thank you.
Hey. Hey.
We heard they're
on their way back,
But we don't know
if stephen's with them.
[Elevator bell dings]
ohh...
Jake.
Thanks for calling.
You, uh,
need to thank her.
You look so happy.
You found him.
You did it.
[Elevator bell dings
and door opens]
Charlie.
Mom.
Charlie.
I knew stephen.
He was like
a brother to me.
Did he remember us?
You didn't doubt that,
did you?
Remembering you was the
only way we survived.
How old was stephen when...
When he died?
He died protecting
that little girl.
Oh, god.
He was alive yesterday?
No...
[Sobbing]
No...
[Knock on door]
I have been trying to
think of something to say,
And thank you just
doesn't even come close.
You don't have
to thank us.
Yes, i do.
Do you know
how long it's been
Since someone
believed in me?
You are just surrounded
by darkness.
Why do you do it?
Because of days like this.
Jj: emily dickinson wrote,
"Hope is the thing
with feathers,
"That perches in the soul,
"And sings the tune
without words,
And never stops at all."
I want to ride
the spotty one.
Well, we'll see.
Hey, are you hungry?
Why don't you
get us something?
Yeah.
Come on, let's go.
We'll be back.
Girl: what's his name?
I don't know.
I'd call him spicy.
What about that one?
Sugar?
Sugar and spice?
Spicy.
It's too scratchy.
Itchy. It's itchy.
That's why
you're scratching.
Lindsay!
Lindsay! Lindsay!
Lindsay! Has anyone
seen my daughter?!
Ohh!
Lindsay! Help!
Aimee?
Aimee?
Aimee?
Aimee?
Aimee?!
Oh, my god.
Barbara,
what's going on?
She was just right here.
She's not here.
Did she come
to you guys?
No. Where is she?
She was just right here.
Aimee! Aimee!
What do you mean,
she's gone?
Which way
did she go?
I don't know.
Aimee!
Mrs. Lynch?
We're with the fbi.
Is this the most recent
photo you have of aimee?
Yes.
Aimee lynch,
8 years old,
Was taken an hour ago from
a winter festival in ashburn.
Any witnesses?
Her mom barbara
Was right next to her
when she vanished.
There must have been
hundreds of people there.
No one saw anything?
It's
a temporary gathering,
With little
to no security.
All right, reid,
you and i
Are going to head
to the family's house.
The two of you, i want you
to work with garcia.
We need to look at
every local abduction
Or attempted one
in the past year,
See if there's
any overlap.
Good news is that we're
barely into the second hour.
Yeah, well, odds are we've only
got 22 hours to find aimee alive,
So let's do this.
Aimee lynch of ashburn was
last seen at the winter festival
This morning at 10:00.
She's 4'8", has blond hair
and green eyes.
With temperatures below
freezing and a chance of snow,
The pressure is on
to find her.
Anyone with information
about aimee,
Please contact
the hotline.
Uh, excuse me.
I'd like to talk
to agent jareau.
Can i help you?
Whoever took aimee lynch
took my son, too.
Ashburn has a winter
festival every year,
Not a single attempt
at kidnapping.
Hey, jj, there's a woman
here who says her son
Was abducted by
the same offender.
[Sighs]
has she been drinking?
Yeah, i'm pretty sure.
How'd you know that?
Sarah hillridge. She lost
her son charlie 8 years ago.
She comes in every time a child
around his age goes missing.
She thinks her son
is still alive.
Yeah, i know.
I remember her. She stays
for the first 24 hours, right?
Yeah.
8 hours left.
Need more coffee?
Oh, no, no.
I'm fine, thanks.
Ohh. What's henry,
he's 16 months?
Uh, 17.
Uh, how's your daughter?
Uh, jake took her away.
What?
Well, he got remarried,
and, uh,
Thought it was best for
emily to get a fresh start.
Sorry.
Well, i can't really
blame him.
I mean, look at me.
Sarah,
i really need...
This little girl aimee
was 8, just like charlie.
They were taken
almost 8 years apart.
Now, i have been doing a lot of
reading about sexual attraction
And know that prepubescence
has the greatest range
And also a really huge
crossover gender-Wise.
I'm sorry you know
all of that.
I could have gone my
whole life without knowing,
But then
someone took my son.
Boy:it's ok.
I'm not gonna hurt you.
Come here.
Come on, come here.
What's your name?
You gotta tell me your name
before they give you a new one.
Woman:
what are you doing?
What do you think
you're doing?
[Slaps]
Boy: it's not fair.
Let her go!
[Grunting]
[woman shouting]
I've had enough of you!
You will not talk to me
like that!
You will never talk to me
like that again!
Ok. Got it.
Aimee's mom was distracted by a
mother looking for her daughter,
And she's blaming herself
for looking away.
Wait. Sarah...sarah said the
same thing when charlie was taken.
There was a mother
searching for her lost son.
Do you think...do you
think it's a coincidence?
Or what? A ruse?
A woman looking
for her lost son...
That's pretty specific,
right?
Add to that
a target-Rich environment
With no security?
Yeah.
Ok, so, if the woman was a
distraction, who took aimee?
A partner?
Well, if it's
the same people,
They've been doing this
for close to a decade.
I told you.
♪ mama's gonna buy you ♪
♪ a billy goat ♪
[Humming]
[Squeaking]
[gas hisses]
Jj: nietzsche wrote,
"Hope is
the worst of evils,
For it prolongs
the torment of men."
So that's it, then?
No, it isn't.
Well, why are you
leaving?
Every available cop in the state
is out looking for your daughter.
Who's been gone
for more than 24 hours.
I think we both know
what that means.
Percentile-Wise we do,
But every case is based
on its own merit.
Well, what merit
is this case?
Sir, aimee was taken at high
risk by whoever took her.
It means it was organized,
meticulously planned,
And likely
more than one person.
And this suggests
they intend on keeping her.
Keeping her? For what?
Frank?
Keeping her means
that she's alive,
And i think
that's really
All you need to focus on
right now.
Are you leaving?
Ma'am,
our profile remains,
As do hundreds of officers and many
agents looking for your daughter.
Now, if there's
any information
Pertaining to aimee,
then we'll be back.
Mr. Lynch, i think
you should know
That nothing could have
stopped these people
From taking
your daughter.
Yeah.
Well, i would have never
let go of her hand.
Frank, please.
Frank.
We've done all we can.
It doesn't make walking
away any easier.
No, it doesn't.
They want to call you
alison.
But that's not my name.
What is it?
I'm not supposed
to talk to strangers.
I'm not a stranger.
I'm your brother.
Why did you
bring me here?
They call me david.
I want my mommy.
Tell me your name.
Aimee.
Ok, aimee.
Look, we all think
that aimee could be alive.
No one's given up
on her.
That's why there's hundreds
of volunteers and officers
Combing every inch
of the county.
But they're dragging the
rivers and digging up the woods.
That's not gonna help us if
aimee is still with the unsub,
If she's still alive
out there.
What about charlie?
Is he still alive?
Sarah believes it.
8 years she's been saying
the same thing, jj.
Have you thought about why
you suddenly believe her?
Do you think it might be
because you're a mother?
It's...it's because
another woman
Just walked in here
with the same exact ruse
Used 8 years ago.
I can't deny that.
Can you?
All i'm saying is, if we
go from a single abduction
To multiple abductions
over 10 years,
That changes everything.
We all have to be convinced
that's what it is,
Based on
an unbiased profile.
Ok. Distraction
of a lost child.
8-Year-Old victims
taken from public places
With little to
no security.
That's not just
the same ruse.
That's a signature.
And i'm not a mother.
Charlie would be 16 now.
We all know that
preferential offenders
Typically dispose
of their victims
Before
they reach puberty.
Maybe he serves
another purpose.
Aimee's mom said
the unsub was slight.
It wouldn't be easy to keep
a teenager under her thumb.
Except that she's had him
since he was 8 years old.
By now, he's completely
submissive to her.
Reid: keeping him
could explain
Why charlie's body
was never found.
Garcia.
Sir.
Go back 10 years
nationwide.
Start with abductions in
target-Rich environments.
Rule out any with bodily
recovery, dead or alive.
I'm gonna
let sarah know.
Ok.
We need to check out
aimee's abduction site
With new eyes.
[Door unlocking]
[Creaking]
They're home.
Who is?
Do what they say. Ok?
It'll make it easier.
Man: david!
What are you
doing in here?
Taking pictures again?
Now get the hell
out of here!
Woman: get out.
Man: well...
Looks like
somebody's been sleeping
In goldilocks' bed.
[Woman laughs]
Man: what have we got
under here?
Let's take
a little look-See.
Well, hello there.
Whoo-Ooh!
I just want
to go home.
Woman: ohh...
you are home, alison.
Tv: a 3-Car pileup
on the 66
Has traffic backed up
both ways.
Police are asking drivers
to find alternate routes.
Sarah?
Back to you, jane.
Jane:
thanks, bill.
Aimee lynch was last seen
wearing a winter coat...
Sarah, it's jennifer.
She was with her family
at the winter festival
In ashburn.
The family has not put out
a statement yet,
As the authorities
are handling the case.
Anyone with information
about aimee,
Please contact
the hotline.
Sarah?
Not hard to profile,
is it?
You think
i'm insane?
No.
What do you think?
I think the same thing
you do.
What do you mean?
I think the same people
that took aimee
Took charlie.
I want to show you
something.
Since 2000, over 200 children's
bodies have not been found.
Nationwide.
What about virginia?
Of the missing and
presumed dead, there are 12.
Uh, charlie's been
on that list for 8 years,
Aimee just joined it.
So aimee was taken
from ashburn,
Charlie from leesburg,
8 years ago,
Both within a half mile
of the highway.
What about the others?
Karla hartaway was
abducted in 1999,
Age 8,
from garrison.
Stephen shepherd, abducted in
2003, also 8, from arlington.
Danny kenman...
Sarah: abducted june 12
at 4:00 from the mall.
Parents divorced.
He's still missing.
Jj: what do
the flowers mean?
They were all
found dead.
But all the rest
are still missing.
Like tracey cain, 9,
She vanished from a park,
both parents present.
And then jake wusman,
abducted september 29
From rock creek park.
He was with his entire
family. They were on a picnic.
And then there's...
Sarah.
If you're gonna help us,
I need you
to do something for me.
Anything.
Stop drinking.
I can do that.
I can do that.
Shouldn't we bring
barbara back here?
No, she's given us
all she can.
Let's go through it.
Ok. She was standing
about here, right?
[Carnival music playing] it's
crowded. Families all around.
Are you hungry?
Come on.
Let's get something.
The unsubs are watching,
waiting for the best target.
I want to ride
the spotty one.
It's too scratchy.
Then she hears it.
Lindsay! Lindsay!
Lindsay! Has anyone
seen my daughter?!
By the time she turns
around, aimee's gone.
The mother who just
cried wolf moves off.
She can hear barbara
crying out for aimee, but...
Hotch:
aimee can't answer
Because the unsub has her
face buried in his chest.
To passersby,
it'd look like any parent
Carrying a crying child.
30 seconds later,
She's concealed
in a vehicle...
And they're gone.
The same one rolls up
on our mother,
She gets in, it's done.
Who's driving it?
It took 3 unsubs
to pull this off.
If the same people
took charlie,
We're looking
for a group.
Well, if they've taken
2 or more children
Over an 8-Year period, somebody
must have noticed something.
How do they keep
the victims hidden?
Once we figure that out,
we'll find them.
The unsubs?
And the children.
[Grinding
and rattling]
[Grinding stops]
Beautiful, aren't they?
Thank you.
I planted each and every
one of them myself.
I like to think
of these roses
As the souls
of the forgotten.
Like...this poor
young man here.
Hotch, uh, this is
sarah hillridge.
Oh, we met when charlie
was taken.
I mean, you know,
you saw a lot of us.
I'm sure we all
look the same.
Thank you for coming in.
Have a seat.
All right,
these represent kids
Taken from public places.
Locations are never hit
more than once,
But there is similarity
in each.
Different malls, toy stores,
Carnivals,
theme parks, parades.
Places where families
should feel safe.
And where there isn't
much security.
That's 12 children
over 10 years?
We should interview
all the families.
I know
a few of them.
We had
a support group.
I mean, most of them
have moved on.
But you're here.
I saw charlie
3 years ago.
You didn't
tell me that.
Well, my husband didn't
believe me. Why would you?
Tell us what happened.
At first, i saw him
all the time.
I thought i did, and
from what i understand,
That's normal.
But you can't survive
that way.
So jake and i promised
that we would move on.
But a few years later,
i saw him.
I mean,
it was different.
I mean, in my mind
he had never aged,
But this was a teenage
charlie crossing the street.
And as quick as he was
there he was gone again,
But i know i saw him.
Jake didn't believe me.
That was the day
he left me.
What did you do
when you saw charlie?
I called for him.
Charlie!
Prentiss: how did you know it was him?
Ohh!
[Tires screech]
Well, i didn't, not for sure,
so i called for him again.
Charlie!
Prentiss:
did he hear you?
He looked back.
Hotch: and your husband
didn't see him?
Charlie.
It was crowded.
He disappeared.
I lost him
all over again.
We'll be asking
those parents
To sign up
for all that pain again.
If they've moved on...
They'd take the chance if it
meant their kids were alive.
Just flare up that hair
a little bit more,
And it went farther down
his neck.
Yeah. His...his eyebrows
are not quite as full.
Stephen's been missing
7 years?
In february.
He'd be 15 now.
And you last saw him
in the toy section?
That's sarah hillridge?
Do you know her?
We were friends.
We were in
a support group together.
Stephen was taken
the year after charlie.
You know she's crazy?
Leave her alone.
She is.
No, sir,
i don't know that.
Wishing for your boy
to come home is one thing.
She threw
her whole life away.
Her husband's
a good man,
And she's got a daughter
who she can't even...
Why would she ruin that?
Hope can be
paralyzing, sir.
We believe that the people
who took aimee lynch
Have been doing this
for a very long time.
The little girl
yesterday?
In the moments before
your son was taken,
Did anything stand out?
Like what?
Anything at all that drew
your attention away from him?
Just for a moment,
But i never thought anything
about it. That woman.
Looking for her son.
I helped her.
Oh, god.
She even thanked me
for helping.
Ma'am,
you couldn't have known.
She was right
in front of me.
How could she have taken
stephen?
Because she's not
working alone.
They've used this ruse in
a dozen local abductions.
Is that
why we're here?
They've done this
to all of us?
Do you think there's a
chance stephen's still alive?
How many are there?
You're the fourth.
But there have been
others.
Where are they?
Someplace better.
They're gonna get us
for supper.
But i'm not hungry.
What's
your favorite food?
Ice cream?
Pretend it's ice cream
And eat it all up.
Ok?
I want my mommy.
You're in good hands.
There's no one better
than them.
I know.
I let go of her hand.
It was only
for a second,
But she's always been the one
that i'm worried about.
You can't blame
yourself.
Frank does.
And he's right.
I should have held on.
Aimee's wandered off
before, and...
There's this feeling when
they're out of your sight.
It takes your breath away
until you see them again.
[Gasps]
And i think that's why
i can't breathe.
[Gasps and sobs]
11 families have confirmed
the same woman,
40 to 50 years old,
calling for children.
In some cases, she even
had a child with her.
She actually used the
kids for the abductions?
Were they her own
or the ones kidnapped?
Prentiss: we don't
believe she's a mother.
Most predisposed
female offenders are not.
But they are
the most violent.
Y-You said that she's
working with someone?
It's likely
a subservient male.
But the woman separates
herself from her partners.
She chooses the victim while
they do the riskiest part...
They grab the child
and manage the getaway.
This is what he looks
like as a teenager.
Um...um,
he's tall and thin.
His hair is, um,
darker than it was.
But...but that's him.
That's...that's charlie.
Why would they take
the risk
Of letting him out
in the world?
They've had him in
their control for 8 years.
He's either got stockholm
or he's being threatened.
"Get us another kid
And we won't kill you."
Jj: sarah...
Let's take a break, ok?
Ok. Ok.
Thank you.
Thank you.
All right.
So living and working
in northern virginia.
It's most likely
in isolation.
I mean, there's no way to
explain a houseful of kids
At the neighborhood
block party.
Managing this many
children isn't easy.
And there have to be incidents
where things didn't go as planned.
We should start with domestic
calls and disturbances.
Concentrate on families who
were visited by social services.
I'll get garcia.
It's likely these unsubs
were questioned before.
Once we narrow down garcia's
list, we should revisit them.
What they've been doing
to charlie this whole time,
Oh, there were times
that i had hoped he was dead
Just so he wouldn't
suffer every day.
We know these offenders
are skilled at abductions
And hiding
their victims.
Usually, we don't know that
until after the fact.
What you've brought us,
to them, is rare.
I know, but it's not gonna
end well for all of us.
I recognize him.
He was there.
When we were
in line.
He was too old for the ponies.
I should have known that.
He was a few people
behind us.
You saw him, too.
Yeah. He seemed like
a normal kid.
He's still alive.
Wait, this is your son?
Charlie.
Your son took my baby?
Jj: mrs. Lynch...
your son took aimee?
Honey, come on.
He's...he's one of them.
He's taking
innocent children.
Aimee is 8 years old.
She can't defend herself.
And he knew that!
He watched her!
He's as bad
as the rest of them.
She's right.
No, no, no. Charlie
didn't have a choice.
He's one of them now. How is
he ever going to forget that?
He's just trying
to survive.
Ok.
Oh, my god.
Please stay with me.
She'll check on you.
Please.
Just for a minute.
[Door opens]
Hey.
Who let you in here?
Please, take me.
Don't hurt her.
No...
Please don't leave me.
Ok, 107 families
Visited by social services
in the last 10 years.
That's too many
to go door to door.
We're gonna have to
narrow that down.
We need to figure out
why they're staying
In northern virginia.
Their work could be
the key.
They could have a child-Care
facility on the premises as a cover.
You know, it's most likely
a single-Income family.
Someone has to be home
to stay with the kids.
Ok, all this helps.
They've been
questioned before,
So we can expect
a rehearsed response.
How many on that list
are single income?
23.
What's the problem?
We're gonna be knocking
on the doors of 23 families
And all of them have done
something bad to a kid.
We don't have a warrant.
Just our profile.
If we get it wrong
and leave that house,
They'll destroy any evidence
they have, including the children.
Jj, get an article
of aimee's clothing.
What for?
It's for the dogs.
Frank:
leave it alone.
No, i can't.
Yes, you can.
8 years?
There's a moment
In the morning,
just as i wake up...
Where there's a split-Second of peace.
And then
it all comes back.
All of it.
Yeah.
I haven't slept yet.
I hope you get her back
before you need to.
If you didn't believe
for all those years
That your son
was still alive,
None of us
would be here now.
I would have felt
if he was gone.
I need an item
of aimee's clothing.
Frank: why?
She...she never
put it back on.
Thank you.
Mr. Jenkins,
we're with the fbi.
We'd like to ask you
a few questions.
We're going door to door. You
must be our... what do you think?
40th, 50th door,
i don't know.
Do you mind
if we come in?
Hotch: mr. Hayden, how
many children do you have?
5...one on the way.
And where are they now?
Mr. Hayden.
I'm sorry?
I said, you've got
a lot of land here.
Ah. Mm-Hmm.
And a houseful of kids.
Yes, i do.
It's awfully quiet.
Are they out?
My wife
took them out.
At the winter festival?
Winter festival?
In ashburn.
No. Uh, but that's
a wonderful idea.
I'll mention that
to my wife.
Might be nice
for the kids.
They have pony rides.
Oh, great.
So, uh, do the kids
take after your wife?
Some say they do.
Uh...how can
i help you?
Oh, we were actually hoping
that your wife would be here.
Do you know when
she'll be back?
She's got the kids out
on a field trip.
The children just love
sunday drives.
Shh. If you make
a sound,
I'll kill your mommy.
Do you understand me?
[Indistinct talking upstairs]
Come over here.
Clean out your room.
Now.
Uh, i can get her
back here.
Please.
If you don't mind.
I need to step outside.
Excuse me.
Why don't you
go on ahead and, uh,
Make that phone call.
Hotch?
What have you got?
We are at
2115 mosley lane.
Only the husband is
here. Roger roycewood.
Wife and kids?
Yeah. Out.
He matches the profile?
So does
the property.
It's isolated. You can't
see it from the street.
They have extra locks
on the doors.
There's a minivan
in the driveway
And a photo of a boy who
looks a lot like charlie.
Is he onto you?
Without a doubt.
We're on our way.
Rossi: search warrant?
And dogs. If the kids
are anywhere near
Or in the house,
we'll find them.
Uh, voicemail again.
I suppose y'all
could come back later.
I think we both know
that's not gonna happen.
Ok, let's go. Shh.
Keep quiet.
Where's stephen?
She took him away.
Is that because he
wouldn't go to the carnival?
I said you'd see him.
Get in there.
Shh. Shh.
Shut up.
[Siren]
Well, i guess
you got your warrant.
And ground-Penetrating
radar.
We will find
where you buried them.
Will that hurt the roses?
The radar?
Officer.
Security camera
on the front door.
What?
It's a hinge.
Let's get
the dogs down here.
Give me that sack.
What is this place?
I don't know.
What's that?
[Squeaking]
[Flames roaring]
Rossi:
is that aimee lynch?
They dyed her hair.
There's none
of charlie.
He probably took
these pictures.
For what?
Proof.
What about their work?
We thought it could be tied
To what they do
for a living.
Employment records,
taxes, it's all legit.
Roger's an electrician,
has been since forever.
What about the wife?
As far as i can tell,
she stays at home.
I'm crossing these same
records with her maiden name,
Anita weld roycewood. I don't
think i'm gonna find anything,
And i'm rarely wrong,
so...
I'm wrong.
Her family owns
a funeral home in leesburg.
You're less than
10 minutes from it.
Oh, god. The funeral home's
been in the weld family
Since she was
a little girl.
Hearses, coffins, vans,
A million ways
to hide the children.
We can't dig up
10 years of coffins.
Reid:
you might not have to.
They have a crematorium.
[Humming "mockingbird" song]
What are we doing here?
What's happening?
Put her in there.
I said put her in there!
No, no...
No...no...
No, no, no...
No, no, no, no...
No, no, no, no...
Shut her up.
No!
Did you hear me?!
No...
Forget it.
No, no...
Shh.
Come on.
That's a girl.
Come on.
Come on over here, now.
Shh. Be mama's big girl.
No...no...
No, no! No!
Come on. Come on.
Let her go!
[Laughs] come on,
you gotta be kidding...
She can't hurt us
anymore.
All right. Thanks.
They found the kids.
Time to arrest
roger roycewood.
Who gets the honors?
Where is he?
In the bathroom.
How are you doing?
Honestly, i'm terrified.
I've waited 8 years.
What if
he doesn't know me?
How long have you
been doing this, dr. Reid?
5 years, 7 months,
and 19 days.
In your experience,
what normally happens?
Charlie was 8
when he was taken,
Which means developmentally,
he was in middle childhood.
He had a stronger sense
of right and wrong
And a growing understanding
of his place in the world.
Mentally, he had the ability to
talk about his thoughts and feelings,
While have less focus on himself
and more concern for others.
So you think
he's gonna be ok?
With a mother like you
who did all this,
I do.
I'm a doctor.
I put my faith in facts
And statistical
probabilities,
But today,
8 parents
are gonna have closure.
3 children are going home
with their families,
All because you believed
your son was alive.
That's as close to a
miracle as i've ever seen.
Thank you.
Hey. Hey.
We heard they're
on their way back,
But we don't know
if stephen's with them.
[Elevator bell dings]
ohh...
Jake.
Thanks for calling.
You, uh,
need to thank her.
You look so happy.
You found him.
You did it.
[Elevator bell dings
and door opens]
Charlie.
Mom.
Charlie.
I knew stephen.
He was like
a brother to me.
Did he remember us?
You didn't doubt that,
did you?
Remembering you was the
only way we survived.
How old was stephen when...
When he died?
He died protecting
that little girl.
Oh, god.
He was alive yesterday?
No...
[Sobbing]
No...
[Knock on door]
I have been trying to
think of something to say,
And thank you just
doesn't even come close.
You don't have
to thank us.
Yes, i do.
Do you know
how long it's been
Since someone
believed in me?
You are just surrounded
by darkness.
Why do you do it?
Because of days like this.
Jj: emily dickinson wrote,
"Hope is the thing
with feathers,
"That perches in the soul,
"And sings the tune
without words,
And never stops at all."