Criminal Minds (2005–…): Season 8, Episode 16 - Carbon Copy - full transcript
The BAU heads to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where the Replicator, the unsub who has carried out a series of crimes replicating cases recently solved by the BAU, has murdered his latest victim. The reason why this Philadelphia murder attracts their attention is that unlike the previous three murders by the Replicator, this one took place in a city other than that of the original crimes. Garcia discovers that the flowers sent by the Replicator to JJ were purchased through a credit card whose owner lives in Philadelphia. And Strauss gets involved as she feels this case undermines the work of the team. By the time they arrive in Philadelphia, what they find that is also unique is that a second murder has taken place in Philadelphia using the same MO, which the Replicator has not yet done. Tracking down the Replicator is made all the more difficult by an uncooperative Detective Rizzo, the lead police investigator who does not like the BAU's involvement. The Philadelphia victims all being nurses and the geographical location leads the team to closed case they worked on fifteen years ago. They believe they are close to catching the Replicator until... Meanwhile, Blake and Strauss try to deal with their past antagonistic relationship in different ways.
Previously
on "Criminal Minds"...
Dallas P.D. discovered
an unidentified male body,
with the mouth sewn shut.
Like the Silencer.
It's obviously
a copycat.
Yesterday while
we were in Florida,
a body was found in the desert
outside Las Cruces, New Mexico.
A man had his leg
amputated
and replaced with
the leg of someone else.
Someone's out there
mimicking the crimes we solved.
This is now an active case,
which we'll be investigating
along with our other cases.
I need to tell you something.
Maeve's missing.
I think her stalker has her.
Hello. I'm still here.
Zug...Zwang.
Zugzwang.
It's a chess term. It describes
the point in the game
when a player realizes
he'll inevitably be checkmated.
Please...
Let me go!
Oh, God!
God can't help you now.
Please be quiet.
Stop it.
You won't feel a thing.
Alex. Do you have a minute?
I'm actually trying to finish up
so I can get home tonight.
You got my voicemails?
I haven't had time
to return calls.
Agent Hotchner tells me
you're settling in nicely.
I'm glad to hear it.
It's a great team.
Listen, I was hoping that we could talk,
over coffee, maybe.
I thought we might try
to bury the hatchet once and for all.
Erin, no disrespect,
but it's not necessary.
What happened between us
happened a long time ago.
I've moved on.
You should, too.
Well, that's...
What I'm trying to do.
Look, I'm not
very good at this,
but I want you to know that I'm
so sorry for what I did to you.
Apology accepted?
Apologies are just words.
I want to make amends,
and that takes work.
Uh-oh.
I think Blake could take her.
What do you think?
Mm, their body language
hardly seems adversarial.
Blake's making direct eye contact,
and the tilt of her head
suggests she's willingly
engaged in conversation.
Didn't Strauss throw her under
the bus back in the day?
It was on the Amerithrax
case about 10 years ago.
Evidently they apprehended
the wrong suspect and she
let Blake take the fall.
Well, I heard they even
demoted her a couple grades.
Guess what just came
to the reception desk
for an Agent Jennifer Jareau.
From who?
They must be from Will.
Or someone's got some
'splainin' to do.
Open it. Open it. Open it.
Just...Will's not really
a flower bouquet type guy.
Zugzwang.
What? Let me see that.
That's the same thing
Diane Turner said to you.
Before she killed Maeve.
But Diane's dead.
So who sent it?
No idea.
Wait... Didn't you say
the voice on the other end
of the payphone
was computer generated?
That means
it could be from anybody.
That means that it maybe doesn't
have anything to do with Maeve.
Whoever it was...
they knew you would be
at that phone booth. Which
means they were stalking you.
Or us.
What if this is the Replicator.
I just came from
the Director's office.
He doesn't like the idea that
his agents are being taunted
and he wants me to keep him
personally in the loop.
Catch me up, please.
Okay, so, uh, the flowers cleared
all of our security checkpoints.
Which means there's no explosives,
no chemical residue. Nothing.
They were ordered from
a local florist-- Wendy's Bloomers.
I checked Wendy,
her bloomers, the employees
the delivery service.
They all came out clean.
I managed to track down
the credit card.
It's a stolen card number,
and it was ordered from
a prepaid cell phone
in Philadelphia.
But it's all about the message
he's trying to send.
But they were sent
to JJ. Why her?
Yeah, the original zugzwang
taunt was directed at me.
If it's directed at one of us,
it's directed at all of us.
It's only a matter of time
before his taunts turn to threats.
I'm posting security details
at each of our homes.
Well, he's communicating directly.
What exactly is he trying to say?
That the game has changed.
First he was chasing us, copying
the cases that we'd solved,
and now it's our turn
to chase him.
Tag, we're it.
What do we know
about the Replicator?
So far he's committed 3 murders
in 3 different states.
The first was Maxwell Holmes,
28-year-old contractor,
husband, and father
of two, from Dallas.
He was found
with his mouth sewn shut
4 weeks after we closed
the Silencer case.
Next is an unidentified John Doe.
He was found in New Mexico
near the Mexican border.
His leg was severed and
someone else's was transplanted on.
Do we have any idea
where the limb comes from?
None.
Finally,
Megan Lewinbuck,
31-year-old paralegal,
single mother.
She was found in Phoenix.
She was found last week.
All her joints
were dislocated
and she'd been turned
into a human marionette.
And that's everything so far.
Local police and Bureau field offices
are going to keep us apprised
of any developments.
I want this case
closed quickly.
Copycat murders,
flowers sent.
I see this as an assault
on the entire Bureau.
Uh, sir, Philadelphia P.D. just
uploaded a homicide to ViCAP.
An unidentified woman
was found this morning
exsanguinated
with her eyelids removed.
It's just like our blood
artist Bryan Hughes.
Philadelphia, the same city
the flowers were ordered from.
Jet's standing by.
Wheels up in 20.
♪ Criminal Minds 8x16 ♪
Carbon Copy
Original Air Date on February 27, 2013
== sync, corrected by elderman ==
♪
"Imitation is the sincerest
form of flattery."
Charles Caleb Colton.
The Replicator sent
those flowers today
knowing that that body would
be discovered.
And he's taken the time
to track our cases.
It's not too much trouble to track
news headlines with a Google search.
Yeah, but the original
zugzwang message
was delivered to me
at a phone booth,
which means he's not
just tracking our cases,
he's tracking
everything we do.
Why would someone do that?
We've been taunted before.
Guys like Randall Garner.
Usually malignant narcissists
who feel the need
to show off.
So maybe he wants us
to see how smart he is.
But why?
What's the point?
Is it a warning?
Is he mocking us?
Maybe all of the above.
He's not attempting
to hide his kills,
so it's probably
his way of bragging.
He's probably trying
to lure us out.
He certainly wants
our attention.
We have a total
of 4 copycat murders
and no apparent connection
between the victims.
My guess is they're all targets
of opportunity.
Who he kills
doesn't matter.
The point is
to get to us.
The latest victim
was in Philadelphia.
Bryan Hughes bled his
victims in San Francisco.
All the other copycat murders
occurred in the same area
as the original kills.
Why is this one different?
It's his game. He can change
the rules anytime he wants.
All that traveling--
clearly he's got the money
and the time.
And patience.
His organization
and attention to detail
suggests some sort
of bigger plan.
Greetings, crime-fighters.
We just got an I.D.
on the first exsanguinated,
eyelidless body.
Her name is Molly Patton, 27.
She was a nurse
at a local hospital.
Garcia, what do you mean
by first?
I mean that a second exsanguinated,
eyelidless body was just discovered.
He's moving fast.
Oh, excuse me.
Can I help you?
I'm Agent Morgan.
Agent Jareau.
Dr. Spencer Reid.
Feds?
What are you doing here?
Assisting the investigation.
Well, no one told me.
Someone probably just forgot
to make a phone call.
Just an oversight, I'm sure.
Yeah, I guess so.
You mind showing us
the victim?
Yeah, right this way.
Is there anything
you can tell us about her?
Her name was Sandy Larson.
Went missing two days ago.
She was a retired widow
with 6 grandkids.
Any idea where
she was last seen?
Found her car
at a drugstore across town.
Apparently she fills a prescription
every Wednesday morning.
If that's where he grabbed her,
he was probably aware of her routine.
She's fully clothed
and he posed the body.
It could mean
he feels remorse.
Oh, yeah. I'm sure he was
all broken up about it.
Excuse me.
Rizzo.
He's replicating
his replication.
All the other copycat
murders were single kills,
but this is his second
exsanguination.
Bryan Hughes posed his victims
staring directly at art.
There's nothing
like that around here.
Different setting,
slightly different M.O.
Are we sure
this is the Replicator?
Femoral arteries
were severed in both legs.
Cause of death
is exsanguination.
Ligature marks, like
he had her strapped down.
You also found Ketamine
in her system?
Enough to knock us all out.
No signs of torture, and he sedated her
before he bled her out.
So maybe he's not so much sadistic
as mission-oriented.
Cops said she disappeared
after her yoga class. Is that true?
That was the last place
she was seen, yes.
My God. I used to practice
at that same studio.
That class was 8:00
in the morning
and right off a busy
intersection.
He grabbed his victims
in broad daylight.
He's either using a ruse
or a discreet threat of violence.
Either way,
he's awfully bold.
Excuse me, miss?
Hi. Would you care
to sign a petition
to help clean up
the Delaware River?
Sorry, I don't have time
right now.
Did you know that
the Delaware River
is the fifth most
polluted river in our country?
I had no idea,
but good luck.
Last year, they dumped
more than 6.7 million pounds
of toxic chemicals there and
nobody's doing anything about it.
You are.
But they won't listen
until we all speak up.
The Clean Water Act
is an unfulfilled promise
and our children
are the ones paying for it.
Come on,
it's just a signature.
I'll even help you
with your groceries.
No. No, that's ok.
Here, I'll sign.
Oh, awesome.
Thank you.
Where?
That line right there.
The pen isn't working.
Oh. Sorry about that.
Just grab you another one.
Do not scream
and do not run.
Think about your son,
Shannon.
His name's Eddie, right?
I'm sure it was just
a misunderstanding.
You have our full
cooperation.
Isn't that right, Detective?
I thought you needed
3 murders
to have federal
jurisdiction.
We have probable cause
to believe that the unsub
is responsible for 3 other murders
in different states.
Probable cause.
But you don't know for sure.
That's what we're here
to determine.
Look, we're wasting
our time here.
We should be out there
looking for this guy.
We're only here to help.
A bunch of pencil pushers and
accountants. How you gonna help?
Rizzo!
I'm sorry?
Hey, what's with you?
You need a hug or something?
I need to take you
off this case?
No.
Then cut the crap.
Jackson.
Where?
Ok, thanks.
Another body just turned up.
That makes 3.
She's at Fairmont Park.
Get out there.
And take them with you.
Victim's name is Shannon Lavin,
29 years old.
Husband said
she never came home
from the grocery
store this morning.
Another kidnapping
in broad daylight.
This is turning into
a spree.
An efficient one.
It's been fewer than 12 hours since
she disappeared.
We still have yet
to locate her vehicle.
I bet he stole it
during the abduction.
Found a way to get close to her
and threaten her somehow.
Probably even made her drive.
What else do we know
about her?
She's got a 4-year-old kid.
It's impossible to tell when or
where this photo was taken.
It's shot on a telephoto lens
and the frame's too small.
Well, his message
is getting more clear.
He's not just taunting us,
now he's targeting us.
He must have channeled
years of anger
to come up with a plan
as intricate as this.
This is his way
of torturing us.
This isn't just about anger.
This is about revenge.
For what?
If we can figure that out
that's how we'll catch him.
So first it was Reid
at the phone booth,
then me with the flowers,
now Hotch.
Which one of us is next?
Cause of death is definitely
exsanguination.
She only has about
half a liter left.
Same ligature marks
as the others.
Was there Ketamine
in the system?
Tox screen's not back,
but it's a safe bet.
Her liver is inflamed
and she's slightly jaundiced.
See that a lot with
Ketamine overdoses.
Body snatchers told me
they found a picture
of you at the crime scene.
We believe that the unsub
is targeting us personally, yes.
He's using these victims
to send us some kind of message.
What kind of message?
We're not sure yet.
I hope you catch him soon.
Hey, Aaron.
She was a nurse.
Just like Molly Patton.
At your service, sir.
Garcia, I need you to find out
everything you can
about our second victim
Sandy Larson.
Copy that, uh...
Uh...
She was a baby boomer,
originally from Chicago.
Her husband Saul died
10 years ago from pancreatic cancer.
Employment?
She was retired,
but before that,
she worked as an administrator
at a hospice care facility.
Anything before that?
Before that, she was a...
She was a registered nurse
for 30 years.
That's the connection.
I need you to go to ViCAP
and find out everything you can
about homicides
involving nurses.
I am like the wind.
Back in a flash.
Where's that lightning?
Anyway...
We've got a video conference
with Strauss in 10 minutes.
She on the warpath?
She's under a lot of pressure
to get results. We all are.
Well, I've seen her
under pressure before.
It was right when she
tried to ruin my career.
This psychopath's message
is clearly personal
and it's making us look bad.
Someone profiling our profilers
undermines the efficacy
of everything you do, and I'm
going to be frank with you--
both the Director
and the Attorney General
want to take you
off this case,
and I can't say
I totally disagree.
Why?
Because you're victims now,
and I'm concerned
your ability to investigate
may be compromised.
Yeah, well, I assure you
our abilities are just fine.
Ron?
Yes, it is, ma'am,
absolutely.
We know this case better
than anyone.
All right. Well,
I'll tell the Director
if he takes you
off the case,
it's either with my resignation
or over my dead body.
Ma'am, we're starting
the briefing now.
I'll be right there.
You catch this
son of a bitch, Aaron.
Understood.
Do you really think
they'd replace us?
Sounds like you'd
have to kill Strauss first,
and I doubt if that's
as easy as it sounds.
All right,
so what do we know?
This photo isn't digital.
It was printed on real
chromogenic photo paper.
So he's old school.
We're still trying to ascertain
when the photo was taken.
Garcia, I'm putting you
on speaker.
You guys, there are a shocking
number of weirdoes out there
who have a thing for nurses.
But I got a gigantenormous hit.
15 years ago, the BAU
had a case in Pittsburgh
involving the stabbing
murders of 4 nurses.
Pittsburgh? That's close
enough to be related.
That rings a bell. But I didn't
work that case, Gideon did.
Yeah, yeah. It ended
relatively well.
The killer Jack Lee Kemper
was caught,
and we managed to save
one of his would-be victims.
Garcia, what happened
to Kemper?
He died 5 months ago
from lethal injection.
What if that
was the trigger?
The Silencer copycat murder
happened about 5 months ago.
We believe we're looking for
a white male in his mid-40s
or possibly even 50s.
He's criminally
and forensically sophisticated,
so he may be an ex-con
or have law enforcement training.
You saying
he could be a cop?
It's unlikely, but
we can't rule it out.
This unsub is using
his victims as a device
with which to antagonize
the FBI, the BAU in particular.
So he's after you.
He's been copycatting
murder cases that we've
closed all over the country.
We do have reason to believe
that he's been stalking
each member of this team.
So he's extremely mobile
and has the time
and the means with
which to get around.
And the intelligence to cover
his tracks and remain evasive.
We think it all started
15 years ago with a case
we had in Pittsburgh
that involved the death
of 4 nurses.
That killer, Jack Lee Kemper,
was apprehended,
and he was recently
executed.
Because the most recent
exsanguination victims
were also nurses,
we believe this case
holds some kind of
special meaning to him.
So we should be looking at Kemper's
family, friends, and associates.
They may be trying
to avenge his death,
or they might be convinced
that he was wrongfully accused.
We should also look at friend
and relatives of the victims.
They may blame us for not
solving the case fast enough.
This unsub is intelligent
and highly organized,
but he's also hellbent
on revenge.
Which makes him
especially dangerous.
Thank you.
Where the hell
have you been?
You were supposed
to call me hours ago.
We had a deal.
Well, why set a time
if you're not gonna stick to it?
You know how I hate that!
It's inconsiderate,
never mind rude.
Ok. Ok, you're right,
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Thank you
for calling me back.
There's just been
a lot going on.
Nothing. Nothing.
Just...work and stuff.
Don't worry about it.
Well, we've ruled out
every name on the list.
Our guy's not connected to
Jack Lee Kemper's victims.
You know, if they were
just friends or lovers,
there might not be an official record
of their relationship.
The only living relative Kemper has
is a third cousin who lives in Alaska.
Well, it wasn't
one of his friends.
Kemper didn't have any.
He was a recluse with no social skills.
Well, who else would
have a vendetta against us?
It could be a fan of Kemper's.
These guys always seem to have followers.
What about somebody
we put into prison?
It's a little hard to orchestrate all
of this from behind bars.
What if somebody from
the outside's helping him?
And how about other
suspects in the case?
That's it.
What?
Bidwell. Donnie Bidwell.
Of course. He was the primary
suspect before we caught Kemper.
We had a strong circumstantial
case, but DNA eventually cleared him.
His name got leaked to the press
the second we grabbed him.
Why so fast?
We thought it was probably
someone in the local P.D.
How long did we hold him for?
Couple of weeks.
♪ Give me stuff to do ♪
Garcia, I need everything
you've got on Donnie Bidwell.
He was a suspect in
the Jack Lee Kemper case.
Righty-o. Ok, he was picked up
a couple of times for assault
and lewd behavior.
He got off with time served
and probation.
He is a recently divorced
father of two.
He cannot hold down a job.
I count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5...
12 jobs
in the last 10 years,
everything from fry cook
to used car salesman.
Yeah, but before all that
he was in construction
or something, right?
Affirmative. He owned his own
hot mop shower, pan company,
whatever that is. That business
went south after the arrest.
His legal fees wiped him out,
and then a year later--
oh, dear, he had himself
a nervous breakdown.
No wonder he wants payback.
That accusation ruined his life.
Have you got an address?
Yeah, I got home and work
and I'm sending both.
Thanks.
We better make sure
we get this right
before we arrest
this guy again.
Rossi, Blake, and Reid
take the work address.
The rest of us
will take the house.
Clear.
Clear!
Gun!
He's going out back!
Are you ok?
He's heading south.
FBI! Don't move.
- Drop the gun.
- Do it now!
Drop it!
Slow.
Slowly.
Now turn around.
I said turn around!
Aah!
What's the matter?
A little tight?
My bad. Let's go.
Agent Morgan.
Hey, listen.
I just wanted to say, uh...
Thank you.
Don't mention it.
No, no, no, you--
you saved my life.
I owe you.
No, Detective Rizzo,
you don't owe me anything.
We're both on
the same team here.
So, uh...
5 years ago my partner was--
was shot and killed,
we were assisting
on a federal case.
Ever since then, I just...
I get it.
I do.
It's all good.
I'm sorry
about your partner.
If there's ever
anything you need--
anything.
I appreciate that.
This guy ask
for his phone call yet?
No. Just for these.
They're anticonvulsants.
Just a few weeks after his arrest,
he got jumped in a bar.
Police report said
the guys who did it
thought he was
the nurse killer.
He took a blow to the head
and he's had a seizure
disorder ever since.
Can I get you anything else?
You know, I, uh...heh,
I wasn't on that case,
but I remember you.
You probably recall
my associate,
Agent Jason Gideon.
Too bad he retired.
He should be here
to see this.
Yeah, you know, I know that things
went pretty bad with you
after that whole thing.
I don't blame you for being angry.
We made an erroneous
accusation.
Oh, is that
what you call it?
Erroneous?
My life
went in the toilet.
Well, you got judged
in the court of public opinion.
That's gotta be hard.
I mean, I'd want payback, too.
Don't sit there
and pretend
like you know
how this feels.
You have no idea.
Found this
in the hall closet.
It's all about the nurse murders
15 years ago.
There's two sets
of files,
one about his arrest,
the other about Jack Lee Kemper.
It's not surprising
he obsessed over the case.
Hotchner.
Oh, sir, hi, it's me.
Garcia, whose number
is this?
Sorry. I had Anderson
give me a ride.
I desperately needed
a shower and some food
that wasn't sold
in a machine.
Ok, so I cleaned out
Bidwell's computer
and I checked
his phone records.
He mostly calls his ex-wife.
A lot of emails, too.
It is not a pretty picture.
They separated a few years ago.
She took the kids with her.
They just recently
got the divorce finalized.
She's already pregnant
with another guy's kid.
When was the divorce
finalized?
Uh, 5 months.
This might not have been about
Kemper's execution at all.
The divorce might have
been the stressor.
Oh, and, sir, his ex-wife,
she's a nurse.
Come on, Donnie,
help me to help you.
We were wrong about you
the first time.
Don't you want to make sure
that we get it right this time?
Well, I'll tell you what.
I'll give you a few more minutes
to think about it, ok?
Something's not right.
This is his crowning moment.
All that work he did
to replicate those murders.
He should be singing
like a canary.
Mm-hmm. Especially
if he's a narcissist.
I want to try something.
Hi, Donnie.
I'm Agent Blake.
You've already met my
associate Agent Jareau.
Sure you don't want
to take your meds?
Go ahead.
You know, I was reading
through your file,
and I saw that
you had two kids.
Girls, right?
That's Sophie and Laura?
Lauren.
Right.
They're beautiful.
I have a little boy.
And I don't know what I'd do
if someone took him from me.
I know your girls are older now,
but think about how hard
this is gonna be for them.
If you cooperate with us,
you can make things
much easier for everyone.
His car's got almost
100,000 miles on it.
You think he drove cross-country to
replicate those murders?
Well, with his sporadic
work schedule, it's possible.
Plus, it's cheaper
than flying.
Hotch.
It's printed on
photographic paper also.
Those are eyelids.
Yeah.
I'll let the rest
of the team know.
That sounds terrible.
One day I just came home from work
and they were gone.
Poof.
Did your wife ever
say anything about leaving?
Not a word.
She just packed up
the girls and left.
They're my kids.
My kids.
They were so little then.
They didn't understand.
It's hard.
Hard?
Hard?
You ruined my life.
I was arrested
for no reason.
I was publicly humiliated.
My face smeared
all over the news.
They treated me
like garbage.
I was behind bars
for weeks.
I was innocent.
But people's lives
stink so bad
that they just love
when they can watch
somebody else take a fall.
It's like a car wreck.
They can't take
their eyes off of it.
I know you.
You're that guy
on the news.
All I could do
was suck on it.
No, no, no--
that wasn't me.
15 years. 15 years
and not a peep from the FBI.
No letter, no email,
no "sorry we turned your life
upside down, Donnie."
Nothing!
Well, it must feel real good
to release it after all these years.
You're damn right.
Those nurses
that I bled out,
this time
they're your fault.
You people
made me into this.
Alright, so that is why you
followed us across the country
and copycatted these?
You wanted us to look
as bad as you did.
I mean, it's just
an awful lot of work, Donnie.
We have New Mexico,
uh, Dallas,
D.C.
What are those?
What are you
talking about?
We found your photo collection,
the one hidden under your bed.
And your victims' eyelids, too.
What?
Just cooperate with us,
Donnie,
tell us everything,
and give yourself a chance
to see your girls again.
I want my lawyer.
I have a phone call.
I get a phone call.
Ok.
That doesn't make sense.
He just admitted
to killing the nurses,
and the second I bring up
the copycat murders, he lawyers up.
He looked as if this
was all news to him.
Check him out.
He's a bundle of nerves.
It could all be an act.
He might still be trying
to manipulate us.
Well, if he is gonna lawyer up,
that's a privileged conversation.
Come on,
I'll buy us a cup of coffee.
Yeah, thanks, Dave.
So Bidwell confessed
to the exsanguinations,
but he wants to see his lawyer before
he admits to anything else.
We've found more than enough
evidence to prove he's the Replicator.
I had the same thought,
but the house doesn't fit
the profile. It's too sloppy.
He is a single male.
But the plan to get to us
was detailed and organized
and nothing in this house
says that.
Hello?
It's me.
I've been arrested.
You...
He probably wasn't expecting
to get caught so soon.
So maybe we threw a wrench
in his master plan.
Which is what?
We got a problem.
It's Bidwell.
He was only alone
for a second.
He took them all.
Someone get
the paramedics!
I just talked to Strauss.
She wants an update.
What happened?
Bidwell died en route
to the hospital.
This guy did not profile
as suicidal.
It's bizarre. If he wanted payback,
why would he kill himself?
Maybe this is his version
of payback.
If he takes his own life,
we can't put him in prison.
Like the ultimate
escape plan.
But his body language--
you should have seen it.
When JJ mentioned
the copycat murders,
he had no idea what
she was talking about.
Something went wrong
and he called an audible.
So what made him
change the plan?
Well, he did it
after his phone call,
so I'm guess that had
something to do with it.
That's a dead end.
Local police traced the number
to a prepaid cell phone.
Garcia said it went dead
right after Bidwell's call.
A partner?
Well, if he really didn't know
about the other copycat murders,
he wouldn't be somebody's partner,
he would be their pawn.
So what if all the evidence
in Bidwell's house
was put there
just so that we'd find it?
Jazz hands at the ready.
Garcia, I need you to go over all
of Donnie Bidwell's phone records again.
And any emails, social media,
whatever you can find.
But why do I have to check it again?
His emails were squeaky clean
and he wasn't into
social media.
The key is in
the phone calls.
They had to have
communication somehow.
Ok, most of his cell phone
conversations were
to his ex-wife in New York.
He called his mom in Tampa
once a week.
The rest are just random.
He called local businesses,
he checked movie times.
Come on, baby girl,
it isn't random.
The answer's in there somewhere.
You just gotta find it.
All right, if you say so.
I will re-get this party
started. Hit you back.
If the Replicator's still out there,
then this whole thing's
part of a much
bigger manipulation.
I wonder what he's planning
for an encore.
♪ Now you're here ♪
♪ and now I know
just where I'm going ♪
♪ no more doubt or fear ♪
♪ I've found my way ♪
♪ for love came
just in time ♪
Go ahead, Garcia.
I want to preface this
by saying
I did not break any rules
by getting this info so fast.
I may have scraped, scratched,
massaged, but no breaks. Not a one.
Garcia.
Ok. I checked the incoming
phone records
and there was a call
that caught my eye,
'cause for the last 6 months,
that call came in
at the same time
at the same day, except for once.
It's from an unknown
phone number,
so I did what I do
and I made the number known,
and it was from
a prepaid cell phone.
Here's the kicker.
Oh, get ready.
It was paid for with
the same stolen credit card
used to buy JJ's flowers.
What? Bam!
Can you triangulate
the number?
Why ask me that question?
Triangulation is just about
my favorite thing to do.
That phone is in Pittsburgh.
That's a 5-hour drive.
Or about 45 minutes
on the jet.
Yes, ma'am. SWAT is
meeting us on the ground.
All right, I will
keep you posted. Thank you.
Strauss isn't altogether comfortable
with us going on this takedown,
but I told her that
Pittsburgh P.D. would take the lead.
You know,
if the Replicator used Bidwell,
then somehow he
had to convince him
to exsanguinate
those women.
And cut off their eyelids.
Bidwell was broken
and vulnerable.
He was ripe for
a manipulation.
The Replicator must
have counted on that.
That's probably why he
chose Bidwell in the first place.
Well, he must be
on persuasive guy.
Persuasive enough to turn
Bidwell into a killer.
Talk to me, mama.
You're on the right track.
That phone hasn't been used
and hasn't moved.
Make the next left.
I got it.
Guys, I don't like this.
It feels like we're going
exactly where he wants us to.
All right.
The snipers are set and
all the exits are covered.
Air support?
Choppers are standing by.
All right, the signal from the
cell phone's coming from this room.
We'll enter in two teams.
You from this side,
we'll come from this side,
we'll meet in the middle.
All right, guys, I need you
to keep it tight and stay alert.
This guy's got
a vendetta against us.
It could be an ambush.
All right, gents,
on the move.
♪ Just in time ♪
♪ I found you just in time ♪
♪ before you came
my time was running low ♪
It's clear.
♪ I was lost ♪
♪ the losin' dice were tossed ♪
♪ my bridges all were crossed ♪
♪ nowhere to go ♪
♪ now you're here ♪
♪ and now I know
just where I'm goin' ♪
♪ no more doubt or fear ♪
She's gone.
♪ I found my way ♪
♪ for love came just in time ♪
♪ you found me just in time ♪
♪ and changed my lonely life ♪
♪ that lovely day ♪
♪ for love came just in time ♪
♪ you found me just in time ♪
♪ and changed my lonely life ♪
♪ that lovely day ♪
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on "Criminal Minds"...
Dallas P.D. discovered
an unidentified male body,
with the mouth sewn shut.
Like the Silencer.
It's obviously
a copycat.
Yesterday while
we were in Florida,
a body was found in the desert
outside Las Cruces, New Mexico.
A man had his leg
amputated
and replaced with
the leg of someone else.
Someone's out there
mimicking the crimes we solved.
This is now an active case,
which we'll be investigating
along with our other cases.
I need to tell you something.
Maeve's missing.
I think her stalker has her.
Hello. I'm still here.
Zug...Zwang.
Zugzwang.
It's a chess term. It describes
the point in the game
when a player realizes
he'll inevitably be checkmated.
Please...
Let me go!
Oh, God!
God can't help you now.
Please be quiet.
Stop it.
You won't feel a thing.
Alex. Do you have a minute?
I'm actually trying to finish up
so I can get home tonight.
You got my voicemails?
I haven't had time
to return calls.
Agent Hotchner tells me
you're settling in nicely.
I'm glad to hear it.
It's a great team.
Listen, I was hoping that we could talk,
over coffee, maybe.
I thought we might try
to bury the hatchet once and for all.
Erin, no disrespect,
but it's not necessary.
What happened between us
happened a long time ago.
I've moved on.
You should, too.
Well, that's...
What I'm trying to do.
Look, I'm not
very good at this,
but I want you to know that I'm
so sorry for what I did to you.
Apology accepted?
Apologies are just words.
I want to make amends,
and that takes work.
Uh-oh.
I think Blake could take her.
What do you think?
Mm, their body language
hardly seems adversarial.
Blake's making direct eye contact,
and the tilt of her head
suggests she's willingly
engaged in conversation.
Didn't Strauss throw her under
the bus back in the day?
It was on the Amerithrax
case about 10 years ago.
Evidently they apprehended
the wrong suspect and she
let Blake take the fall.
Well, I heard they even
demoted her a couple grades.
Guess what just came
to the reception desk
for an Agent Jennifer Jareau.
From who?
They must be from Will.
Or someone's got some
'splainin' to do.
Open it. Open it. Open it.
Just...Will's not really
a flower bouquet type guy.
Zugzwang.
What? Let me see that.
That's the same thing
Diane Turner said to you.
Before she killed Maeve.
But Diane's dead.
So who sent it?
No idea.
Wait... Didn't you say
the voice on the other end
of the payphone
was computer generated?
That means
it could be from anybody.
That means that it maybe doesn't
have anything to do with Maeve.
Whoever it was...
they knew you would be
at that phone booth. Which
means they were stalking you.
Or us.
What if this is the Replicator.
I just came from
the Director's office.
He doesn't like the idea that
his agents are being taunted
and he wants me to keep him
personally in the loop.
Catch me up, please.
Okay, so, uh, the flowers cleared
all of our security checkpoints.
Which means there's no explosives,
no chemical residue. Nothing.
They were ordered from
a local florist-- Wendy's Bloomers.
I checked Wendy,
her bloomers, the employees
the delivery service.
They all came out clean.
I managed to track down
the credit card.
It's a stolen card number,
and it was ordered from
a prepaid cell phone
in Philadelphia.
But it's all about the message
he's trying to send.
But they were sent
to JJ. Why her?
Yeah, the original zugzwang
taunt was directed at me.
If it's directed at one of us,
it's directed at all of us.
It's only a matter of time
before his taunts turn to threats.
I'm posting security details
at each of our homes.
Well, he's communicating directly.
What exactly is he trying to say?
That the game has changed.
First he was chasing us, copying
the cases that we'd solved,
and now it's our turn
to chase him.
Tag, we're it.
What do we know
about the Replicator?
So far he's committed 3 murders
in 3 different states.
The first was Maxwell Holmes,
28-year-old contractor,
husband, and father
of two, from Dallas.
He was found
with his mouth sewn shut
4 weeks after we closed
the Silencer case.
Next is an unidentified John Doe.
He was found in New Mexico
near the Mexican border.
His leg was severed and
someone else's was transplanted on.
Do we have any idea
where the limb comes from?
None.
Finally,
Megan Lewinbuck,
31-year-old paralegal,
single mother.
She was found in Phoenix.
She was found last week.
All her joints
were dislocated
and she'd been turned
into a human marionette.
And that's everything so far.
Local police and Bureau field offices
are going to keep us apprised
of any developments.
I want this case
closed quickly.
Copycat murders,
flowers sent.
I see this as an assault
on the entire Bureau.
Uh, sir, Philadelphia P.D. just
uploaded a homicide to ViCAP.
An unidentified woman
was found this morning
exsanguinated
with her eyelids removed.
It's just like our blood
artist Bryan Hughes.
Philadelphia, the same city
the flowers were ordered from.
Jet's standing by.
Wheels up in 20.
♪ Criminal Minds 8x16 ♪
Carbon Copy
Original Air Date on February 27, 2013
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♪
"Imitation is the sincerest
form of flattery."
Charles Caleb Colton.
The Replicator sent
those flowers today
knowing that that body would
be discovered.
And he's taken the time
to track our cases.
It's not too much trouble to track
news headlines with a Google search.
Yeah, but the original
zugzwang message
was delivered to me
at a phone booth,
which means he's not
just tracking our cases,
he's tracking
everything we do.
Why would someone do that?
We've been taunted before.
Guys like Randall Garner.
Usually malignant narcissists
who feel the need
to show off.
So maybe he wants us
to see how smart he is.
But why?
What's the point?
Is it a warning?
Is he mocking us?
Maybe all of the above.
He's not attempting
to hide his kills,
so it's probably
his way of bragging.
He's probably trying
to lure us out.
He certainly wants
our attention.
We have a total
of 4 copycat murders
and no apparent connection
between the victims.
My guess is they're all targets
of opportunity.
Who he kills
doesn't matter.
The point is
to get to us.
The latest victim
was in Philadelphia.
Bryan Hughes bled his
victims in San Francisco.
All the other copycat murders
occurred in the same area
as the original kills.
Why is this one different?
It's his game. He can change
the rules anytime he wants.
All that traveling--
clearly he's got the money
and the time.
And patience.
His organization
and attention to detail
suggests some sort
of bigger plan.
Greetings, crime-fighters.
We just got an I.D.
on the first exsanguinated,
eyelidless body.
Her name is Molly Patton, 27.
She was a nurse
at a local hospital.
Garcia, what do you mean
by first?
I mean that a second exsanguinated,
eyelidless body was just discovered.
He's moving fast.
Oh, excuse me.
Can I help you?
I'm Agent Morgan.
Agent Jareau.
Dr. Spencer Reid.
Feds?
What are you doing here?
Assisting the investigation.
Well, no one told me.
Someone probably just forgot
to make a phone call.
Just an oversight, I'm sure.
Yeah, I guess so.
You mind showing us
the victim?
Yeah, right this way.
Is there anything
you can tell us about her?
Her name was Sandy Larson.
Went missing two days ago.
She was a retired widow
with 6 grandkids.
Any idea where
she was last seen?
Found her car
at a drugstore across town.
Apparently she fills a prescription
every Wednesday morning.
If that's where he grabbed her,
he was probably aware of her routine.
She's fully clothed
and he posed the body.
It could mean
he feels remorse.
Oh, yeah. I'm sure he was
all broken up about it.
Excuse me.
Rizzo.
He's replicating
his replication.
All the other copycat
murders were single kills,
but this is his second
exsanguination.
Bryan Hughes posed his victims
staring directly at art.
There's nothing
like that around here.
Different setting,
slightly different M.O.
Are we sure
this is the Replicator?
Femoral arteries
were severed in both legs.
Cause of death
is exsanguination.
Ligature marks, like
he had her strapped down.
You also found Ketamine
in her system?
Enough to knock us all out.
No signs of torture, and he sedated her
before he bled her out.
So maybe he's not so much sadistic
as mission-oriented.
Cops said she disappeared
after her yoga class. Is that true?
That was the last place
she was seen, yes.
My God. I used to practice
at that same studio.
That class was 8:00
in the morning
and right off a busy
intersection.
He grabbed his victims
in broad daylight.
He's either using a ruse
or a discreet threat of violence.
Either way,
he's awfully bold.
Excuse me, miss?
Hi. Would you care
to sign a petition
to help clean up
the Delaware River?
Sorry, I don't have time
right now.
Did you know that
the Delaware River
is the fifth most
polluted river in our country?
I had no idea,
but good luck.
Last year, they dumped
more than 6.7 million pounds
of toxic chemicals there and
nobody's doing anything about it.
You are.
But they won't listen
until we all speak up.
The Clean Water Act
is an unfulfilled promise
and our children
are the ones paying for it.
Come on,
it's just a signature.
I'll even help you
with your groceries.
No. No, that's ok.
Here, I'll sign.
Oh, awesome.
Thank you.
Where?
That line right there.
The pen isn't working.
Oh. Sorry about that.
Just grab you another one.
Do not scream
and do not run.
Think about your son,
Shannon.
His name's Eddie, right?
I'm sure it was just
a misunderstanding.
You have our full
cooperation.
Isn't that right, Detective?
I thought you needed
3 murders
to have federal
jurisdiction.
We have probable cause
to believe that the unsub
is responsible for 3 other murders
in different states.
Probable cause.
But you don't know for sure.
That's what we're here
to determine.
Look, we're wasting
our time here.
We should be out there
looking for this guy.
We're only here to help.
A bunch of pencil pushers and
accountants. How you gonna help?
Rizzo!
I'm sorry?
Hey, what's with you?
You need a hug or something?
I need to take you
off this case?
No.
Then cut the crap.
Jackson.
Where?
Ok, thanks.
Another body just turned up.
That makes 3.
She's at Fairmont Park.
Get out there.
And take them with you.
Victim's name is Shannon Lavin,
29 years old.
Husband said
she never came home
from the grocery
store this morning.
Another kidnapping
in broad daylight.
This is turning into
a spree.
An efficient one.
It's been fewer than 12 hours since
she disappeared.
We still have yet
to locate her vehicle.
I bet he stole it
during the abduction.
Found a way to get close to her
and threaten her somehow.
Probably even made her drive.
What else do we know
about her?
She's got a 4-year-old kid.
It's impossible to tell when or
where this photo was taken.
It's shot on a telephoto lens
and the frame's too small.
Well, his message
is getting more clear.
He's not just taunting us,
now he's targeting us.
He must have channeled
years of anger
to come up with a plan
as intricate as this.
This is his way
of torturing us.
This isn't just about anger.
This is about revenge.
For what?
If we can figure that out
that's how we'll catch him.
So first it was Reid
at the phone booth,
then me with the flowers,
now Hotch.
Which one of us is next?
Cause of death is definitely
exsanguination.
She only has about
half a liter left.
Same ligature marks
as the others.
Was there Ketamine
in the system?
Tox screen's not back,
but it's a safe bet.
Her liver is inflamed
and she's slightly jaundiced.
See that a lot with
Ketamine overdoses.
Body snatchers told me
they found a picture
of you at the crime scene.
We believe that the unsub
is targeting us personally, yes.
He's using these victims
to send us some kind of message.
What kind of message?
We're not sure yet.
I hope you catch him soon.
Hey, Aaron.
She was a nurse.
Just like Molly Patton.
At your service, sir.
Garcia, I need you to find out
everything you can
about our second victim
Sandy Larson.
Copy that, uh...
Uh...
She was a baby boomer,
originally from Chicago.
Her husband Saul died
10 years ago from pancreatic cancer.
Employment?
She was retired,
but before that,
she worked as an administrator
at a hospice care facility.
Anything before that?
Before that, she was a...
She was a registered nurse
for 30 years.
That's the connection.
I need you to go to ViCAP
and find out everything you can
about homicides
involving nurses.
I am like the wind.
Back in a flash.
Where's that lightning?
Anyway...
We've got a video conference
with Strauss in 10 minutes.
She on the warpath?
She's under a lot of pressure
to get results. We all are.
Well, I've seen her
under pressure before.
It was right when she
tried to ruin my career.
This psychopath's message
is clearly personal
and it's making us look bad.
Someone profiling our profilers
undermines the efficacy
of everything you do, and I'm
going to be frank with you--
both the Director
and the Attorney General
want to take you
off this case,
and I can't say
I totally disagree.
Why?
Because you're victims now,
and I'm concerned
your ability to investigate
may be compromised.
Yeah, well, I assure you
our abilities are just fine.
Ron?
Yes, it is, ma'am,
absolutely.
We know this case better
than anyone.
All right. Well,
I'll tell the Director
if he takes you
off the case,
it's either with my resignation
or over my dead body.
Ma'am, we're starting
the briefing now.
I'll be right there.
You catch this
son of a bitch, Aaron.
Understood.
Do you really think
they'd replace us?
Sounds like you'd
have to kill Strauss first,
and I doubt if that's
as easy as it sounds.
All right,
so what do we know?
This photo isn't digital.
It was printed on real
chromogenic photo paper.
So he's old school.
We're still trying to ascertain
when the photo was taken.
Garcia, I'm putting you
on speaker.
You guys, there are a shocking
number of weirdoes out there
who have a thing for nurses.
But I got a gigantenormous hit.
15 years ago, the BAU
had a case in Pittsburgh
involving the stabbing
murders of 4 nurses.
Pittsburgh? That's close
enough to be related.
That rings a bell. But I didn't
work that case, Gideon did.
Yeah, yeah. It ended
relatively well.
The killer Jack Lee Kemper
was caught,
and we managed to save
one of his would-be victims.
Garcia, what happened
to Kemper?
He died 5 months ago
from lethal injection.
What if that
was the trigger?
The Silencer copycat murder
happened about 5 months ago.
We believe we're looking for
a white male in his mid-40s
or possibly even 50s.
He's criminally
and forensically sophisticated,
so he may be an ex-con
or have law enforcement training.
You saying
he could be a cop?
It's unlikely, but
we can't rule it out.
This unsub is using
his victims as a device
with which to antagonize
the FBI, the BAU in particular.
So he's after you.
He's been copycatting
murder cases that we've
closed all over the country.
We do have reason to believe
that he's been stalking
each member of this team.
So he's extremely mobile
and has the time
and the means with
which to get around.
And the intelligence to cover
his tracks and remain evasive.
We think it all started
15 years ago with a case
we had in Pittsburgh
that involved the death
of 4 nurses.
That killer, Jack Lee Kemper,
was apprehended,
and he was recently
executed.
Because the most recent
exsanguination victims
were also nurses,
we believe this case
holds some kind of
special meaning to him.
So we should be looking at Kemper's
family, friends, and associates.
They may be trying
to avenge his death,
or they might be convinced
that he was wrongfully accused.
We should also look at friend
and relatives of the victims.
They may blame us for not
solving the case fast enough.
This unsub is intelligent
and highly organized,
but he's also hellbent
on revenge.
Which makes him
especially dangerous.
Thank you.
Where the hell
have you been?
You were supposed
to call me hours ago.
We had a deal.
Well, why set a time
if you're not gonna stick to it?
You know how I hate that!
It's inconsiderate,
never mind rude.
Ok. Ok, you're right,
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Thank you
for calling me back.
There's just been
a lot going on.
Nothing. Nothing.
Just...work and stuff.
Don't worry about it.
Well, we've ruled out
every name on the list.
Our guy's not connected to
Jack Lee Kemper's victims.
You know, if they were
just friends or lovers,
there might not be an official record
of their relationship.
The only living relative Kemper has
is a third cousin who lives in Alaska.
Well, it wasn't
one of his friends.
Kemper didn't have any.
He was a recluse with no social skills.
Well, who else would
have a vendetta against us?
It could be a fan of Kemper's.
These guys always seem to have followers.
What about somebody
we put into prison?
It's a little hard to orchestrate all
of this from behind bars.
What if somebody from
the outside's helping him?
And how about other
suspects in the case?
That's it.
What?
Bidwell. Donnie Bidwell.
Of course. He was the primary
suspect before we caught Kemper.
We had a strong circumstantial
case, but DNA eventually cleared him.
His name got leaked to the press
the second we grabbed him.
Why so fast?
We thought it was probably
someone in the local P.D.
How long did we hold him for?
Couple of weeks.
♪ Give me stuff to do ♪
Garcia, I need everything
you've got on Donnie Bidwell.
He was a suspect in
the Jack Lee Kemper case.
Righty-o. Ok, he was picked up
a couple of times for assault
and lewd behavior.
He got off with time served
and probation.
He is a recently divorced
father of two.
He cannot hold down a job.
I count 1, 2, 3, 4, 5...
12 jobs
in the last 10 years,
everything from fry cook
to used car salesman.
Yeah, but before all that
he was in construction
or something, right?
Affirmative. He owned his own
hot mop shower, pan company,
whatever that is. That business
went south after the arrest.
His legal fees wiped him out,
and then a year later--
oh, dear, he had himself
a nervous breakdown.
No wonder he wants payback.
That accusation ruined his life.
Have you got an address?
Yeah, I got home and work
and I'm sending both.
Thanks.
We better make sure
we get this right
before we arrest
this guy again.
Rossi, Blake, and Reid
take the work address.
The rest of us
will take the house.
Clear.
Clear!
Gun!
He's going out back!
Are you ok?
He's heading south.
FBI! Don't move.
- Drop the gun.
- Do it now!
Drop it!
Slow.
Slowly.
Now turn around.
I said turn around!
Aah!
What's the matter?
A little tight?
My bad. Let's go.
Agent Morgan.
Hey, listen.
I just wanted to say, uh...
Thank you.
Don't mention it.
No, no, no, you--
you saved my life.
I owe you.
No, Detective Rizzo,
you don't owe me anything.
We're both on
the same team here.
So, uh...
5 years ago my partner was--
was shot and killed,
we were assisting
on a federal case.
Ever since then, I just...
I get it.
I do.
It's all good.
I'm sorry
about your partner.
If there's ever
anything you need--
anything.
I appreciate that.
This guy ask
for his phone call yet?
No. Just for these.
They're anticonvulsants.
Just a few weeks after his arrest,
he got jumped in a bar.
Police report said
the guys who did it
thought he was
the nurse killer.
He took a blow to the head
and he's had a seizure
disorder ever since.
Can I get you anything else?
You know, I, uh...heh,
I wasn't on that case,
but I remember you.
You probably recall
my associate,
Agent Jason Gideon.
Too bad he retired.
He should be here
to see this.
Yeah, you know, I know that things
went pretty bad with you
after that whole thing.
I don't blame you for being angry.
We made an erroneous
accusation.
Oh, is that
what you call it?
Erroneous?
My life
went in the toilet.
Well, you got judged
in the court of public opinion.
That's gotta be hard.
I mean, I'd want payback, too.
Don't sit there
and pretend
like you know
how this feels.
You have no idea.
Found this
in the hall closet.
It's all about the nurse murders
15 years ago.
There's two sets
of files,
one about his arrest,
the other about Jack Lee Kemper.
It's not surprising
he obsessed over the case.
Hotchner.
Oh, sir, hi, it's me.
Garcia, whose number
is this?
Sorry. I had Anderson
give me a ride.
I desperately needed
a shower and some food
that wasn't sold
in a machine.
Ok, so I cleaned out
Bidwell's computer
and I checked
his phone records.
He mostly calls his ex-wife.
A lot of emails, too.
It is not a pretty picture.
They separated a few years ago.
She took the kids with her.
They just recently
got the divorce finalized.
She's already pregnant
with another guy's kid.
When was the divorce
finalized?
Uh, 5 months.
This might not have been about
Kemper's execution at all.
The divorce might have
been the stressor.
Oh, and, sir, his ex-wife,
she's a nurse.
Come on, Donnie,
help me to help you.
We were wrong about you
the first time.
Don't you want to make sure
that we get it right this time?
Well, I'll tell you what.
I'll give you a few more minutes
to think about it, ok?
Something's not right.
This is his crowning moment.
All that work he did
to replicate those murders.
He should be singing
like a canary.
Mm-hmm. Especially
if he's a narcissist.
I want to try something.
Hi, Donnie.
I'm Agent Blake.
You've already met my
associate Agent Jareau.
Sure you don't want
to take your meds?
Go ahead.
You know, I was reading
through your file,
and I saw that
you had two kids.
Girls, right?
That's Sophie and Laura?
Lauren.
Right.
They're beautiful.
I have a little boy.
And I don't know what I'd do
if someone took him from me.
I know your girls are older now,
but think about how hard
this is gonna be for them.
If you cooperate with us,
you can make things
much easier for everyone.
His car's got almost
100,000 miles on it.
You think he drove cross-country to
replicate those murders?
Well, with his sporadic
work schedule, it's possible.
Plus, it's cheaper
than flying.
Hotch.
It's printed on
photographic paper also.
Those are eyelids.
Yeah.
I'll let the rest
of the team know.
That sounds terrible.
One day I just came home from work
and they were gone.
Poof.
Did your wife ever
say anything about leaving?
Not a word.
She just packed up
the girls and left.
They're my kids.
My kids.
They were so little then.
They didn't understand.
It's hard.
Hard?
Hard?
You ruined my life.
I was arrested
for no reason.
I was publicly humiliated.
My face smeared
all over the news.
They treated me
like garbage.
I was behind bars
for weeks.
I was innocent.
But people's lives
stink so bad
that they just love
when they can watch
somebody else take a fall.
It's like a car wreck.
They can't take
their eyes off of it.
I know you.
You're that guy
on the news.
All I could do
was suck on it.
No, no, no--
that wasn't me.
15 years. 15 years
and not a peep from the FBI.
No letter, no email,
no "sorry we turned your life
upside down, Donnie."
Nothing!
Well, it must feel real good
to release it after all these years.
You're damn right.
Those nurses
that I bled out,
this time
they're your fault.
You people
made me into this.
Alright, so that is why you
followed us across the country
and copycatted these?
You wanted us to look
as bad as you did.
I mean, it's just
an awful lot of work, Donnie.
We have New Mexico,
uh, Dallas,
D.C.
What are those?
What are you
talking about?
We found your photo collection,
the one hidden under your bed.
And your victims' eyelids, too.
What?
Just cooperate with us,
Donnie,
tell us everything,
and give yourself a chance
to see your girls again.
I want my lawyer.
I have a phone call.
I get a phone call.
Ok.
That doesn't make sense.
He just admitted
to killing the nurses,
and the second I bring up
the copycat murders, he lawyers up.
He looked as if this
was all news to him.
Check him out.
He's a bundle of nerves.
It could all be an act.
He might still be trying
to manipulate us.
Well, if he is gonna lawyer up,
that's a privileged conversation.
Come on,
I'll buy us a cup of coffee.
Yeah, thanks, Dave.
So Bidwell confessed
to the exsanguinations,
but he wants to see his lawyer before
he admits to anything else.
We've found more than enough
evidence to prove he's the Replicator.
I had the same thought,
but the house doesn't fit
the profile. It's too sloppy.
He is a single male.
But the plan to get to us
was detailed and organized
and nothing in this house
says that.
Hello?
It's me.
I've been arrested.
You...
He probably wasn't expecting
to get caught so soon.
So maybe we threw a wrench
in his master plan.
Which is what?
We got a problem.
It's Bidwell.
He was only alone
for a second.
He took them all.
Someone get
the paramedics!
I just talked to Strauss.
She wants an update.
What happened?
Bidwell died en route
to the hospital.
This guy did not profile
as suicidal.
It's bizarre. If he wanted payback,
why would he kill himself?
Maybe this is his version
of payback.
If he takes his own life,
we can't put him in prison.
Like the ultimate
escape plan.
But his body language--
you should have seen it.
When JJ mentioned
the copycat murders,
he had no idea what
she was talking about.
Something went wrong
and he called an audible.
So what made him
change the plan?
Well, he did it
after his phone call,
so I'm guess that had
something to do with it.
That's a dead end.
Local police traced the number
to a prepaid cell phone.
Garcia said it went dead
right after Bidwell's call.
A partner?
Well, if he really didn't know
about the other copycat murders,
he wouldn't be somebody's partner,
he would be their pawn.
So what if all the evidence
in Bidwell's house
was put there
just so that we'd find it?
Jazz hands at the ready.
Garcia, I need you to go over all
of Donnie Bidwell's phone records again.
And any emails, social media,
whatever you can find.
But why do I have to check it again?
His emails were squeaky clean
and he wasn't into
social media.
The key is in
the phone calls.
They had to have
communication somehow.
Ok, most of his cell phone
conversations were
to his ex-wife in New York.
He called his mom in Tampa
once a week.
The rest are just random.
He called local businesses,
he checked movie times.
Come on, baby girl,
it isn't random.
The answer's in there somewhere.
You just gotta find it.
All right, if you say so.
I will re-get this party
started. Hit you back.
If the Replicator's still out there,
then this whole thing's
part of a much
bigger manipulation.
I wonder what he's planning
for an encore.
♪ Now you're here ♪
♪ and now I know
just where I'm going ♪
♪ no more doubt or fear ♪
♪ I've found my way ♪
♪ for love came
just in time ♪
Go ahead, Garcia.
I want to preface this
by saying
I did not break any rules
by getting this info so fast.
I may have scraped, scratched,
massaged, but no breaks. Not a one.
Garcia.
Ok. I checked the incoming
phone records
and there was a call
that caught my eye,
'cause for the last 6 months,
that call came in
at the same time
at the same day, except for once.
It's from an unknown
phone number,
so I did what I do
and I made the number known,
and it was from
a prepaid cell phone.
Here's the kicker.
Oh, get ready.
It was paid for with
the same stolen credit card
used to buy JJ's flowers.
What? Bam!
Can you triangulate
the number?
Why ask me that question?
Triangulation is just about
my favorite thing to do.
That phone is in Pittsburgh.
That's a 5-hour drive.
Or about 45 minutes
on the jet.
Yes, ma'am. SWAT is
meeting us on the ground.
All right, I will
keep you posted. Thank you.
Strauss isn't altogether comfortable
with us going on this takedown,
but I told her that
Pittsburgh P.D. would take the lead.
You know,
if the Replicator used Bidwell,
then somehow he
had to convince him
to exsanguinate
those women.
And cut off their eyelids.
Bidwell was broken
and vulnerable.
He was ripe for
a manipulation.
The Replicator must
have counted on that.
That's probably why he
chose Bidwell in the first place.
Well, he must be
on persuasive guy.
Persuasive enough to turn
Bidwell into a killer.
Talk to me, mama.
You're on the right track.
That phone hasn't been used
and hasn't moved.
Make the next left.
I got it.
Guys, I don't like this.
It feels like we're going
exactly where he wants us to.
All right.
The snipers are set and
all the exits are covered.
Air support?
Choppers are standing by.
All right, the signal from the
cell phone's coming from this room.
We'll enter in two teams.
You from this side,
we'll come from this side,
we'll meet in the middle.
All right, guys, I need you
to keep it tight and stay alert.
This guy's got
a vendetta against us.
It could be an ambush.
All right, gents,
on the move.
♪ Just in time ♪
♪ I found you just in time ♪
♪ before you came
my time was running low ♪
It's clear.
♪ I was lost ♪
♪ the losin' dice were tossed ♪
♪ my bridges all were crossed ♪
♪ nowhere to go ♪
♪ now you're here ♪
♪ and now I know
just where I'm goin' ♪
♪ no more doubt or fear ♪
She's gone.
♪ I found my way ♪
♪ for love came just in time ♪
♪ you found me just in time ♪
♪ and changed my lonely life ♪
♪ that lovely day ♪
♪ for love came just in time ♪
♪ you found me just in time ♪
♪ and changed my lonely life ♪
♪ that lovely day ♪
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