Criminal Minds (2005–…): Season 9, Episode 1 - The Inspiration - full transcript

MAN: 5-5 David.
I just saw our suspect
Ripped By mstoll

going south down Holden.

(over radio):
He's in a dark Ford Taurus,

turning right on Washington
near Holden.

That's it. That's him.

In pursuit of a black
Ford Taurus, going...

westbound on Washington,

crossing State.

Arizona license plate,
52B-7HN.

(tires squealing)

(sirens wailing)



(horn blaring)

MORGAN:
Hold on.

(horn blaring)

Morgan!

(thumping)

Is he serious?

He moved in two months ago.

He's still
putting together furniture?

It's only 8:00 at night.

You've got to get him to stop.

After this page,
I'll go talk to him.

Talk to him or bludgeon him?

(thumping continues)

(woman groaning)



(panting)

What are they,
doing it on the floor?

I need to study now.

Put your headphones on.

You know what?

If you won't do it, I will.

I said I would do it
after this page.

Corin!

(groaning)

(door slams)

(knocking)

Open the door.

I know you're in there.

I can hear you.

The whole building can.

Really?

- Open the door.
- Hello?

(thumping continues)

Hey.

Look, I hate to be a buzz kill,
but I have a huge test tomorrow.

(muffled groaning)

My roommate's at it again, huh?

We're right below you.

I'll tell him to shut up.

Ever since he met this chick,

they've been going at it
like rabbits.

Maybe they should go
to her place.

I'll suggest that.

Sorry.

(thumping continues)

(woman whimpering)

(muffled screaming)

- (bell dings)
- We were this close

to going to Ocean City,
and then I get the text.

I was in the middle of
calculating force times distance

times the coefficient
of friction to determine

how fast I can make
a hairpin turn in a Prius.

- You don't have a hybrid,
Spence. - (bell dings)

I know, but if I did,
I'd want to know.

- Hey.
- MORGAN: Hey.

Weren't we just here?

Did your date understand?

- Uh, luckily we're neighbors.
- (bell dings)

You must be peeved.

I get to Dulles,

make it through security,

about to board the plane
to Boston,

and bam, I get the call.

I say we all demand a vacation.

From who?
The guy that works three jobs?

Good luck with that.

(footsteps approaching)

Hey.

Whoa, you never went home.

No, I had these, uh, unit chief
performance appraisals

to do when we got back.

So how many all-nighters
have you pulled this month?

I don't know.
Between the file reviews

and the appraisals,
there isn't enough time.

Erin would, uh, always bring
her work home with her.

Yeah, I know.

She definitely, uh, underplayed
the amount of paperwork.

So, how long do you think

they're gonna ask you
to do this double duty?

Well, they asked me if I'd be
interested in the job full-time.

That would mean leaving the BAU.

I bought myself some time
by asking them

to at least post the position.

Well, we both know
the pros and cons.

Yeah, lots of them.

We'll talk about it later.

Sorry you guys had
to come in again. Garcia?

Yeah, two women,

Sarah Beck and Jill Elks,
were found in a park

in Glendale, Arizona,

within the last three days.

Both of them were single
in their late 20s,

and following their normal,

low-risk routines
when they were abducted.

Where were they taken from?

Sarah was on her way
to her theater group rehearsal,

and Jill was abducted
from her apartment.

The UnSub broke in
through a window.

Well, clearly he's hunting
a specific type.

He left the jewelry untouched.

Yeah, it's not about robbery.

GARCIA: Both women
were sexually assaulted,

and then they were shot
in the heart

and left in that...

prayer position.

- It's odd.
- ROSSl: Maybe it's religious.

Looks like they're leaning
on a cross.

MORGAN:
Their hands are tilted forward.

He could've made the supplicate,

and their hands clenched
in rigor mortis.

So they're possibly praying
to atone for their sins.

I doubt that. Both women
have pretty clean backgrounds.

Since the posing
was done postmortem,

maybe it's a representation
of the way

in which he made them
beg for their lives.

We've definitely
seen that before.

He's getting off on the power.

Let's head to Arizona.
Wheels up in 30.

(woman groans)

Please, please, not so fast.

- Go.
- No, I can't.

It hurts.

(sniffles)

(panting)

(vomits)

(coughing, gasping)

You're not gonna
get away with this.

They're gonna find you!

(gunshot)

??

ROSSl: "Who knows where
inspiration comes from?

"Perhaps it arises
from desperation.

"Perhaps it comes from
the flukes of the universe,

the kindness of the muses."
Amy Tan.

All right,
let's go over victimology.

Both of these women
were professionals,

young, single, blonde,

both in their late 20s
and petite.

And besides appearance,
there's no apparent connection.

The prayer position is unique.

MORGAN: Both these women
were left in parks.

The dump sites
could be symbolic.

I mean, a lot of religions
are based in nature,

- celebrating the outdoors.
- REID: Pilgrimages are often

made to parks.
Believers say they're closer

to God in places like that.

ROSSl: Maybe he believes
they're surrogates

for a woman who cheated on him
or rejected him.

REID: Either way,
the UnSub participates

in high-risk behavior.

He abducts,
controls the victims,

takes them
to secluded locations,

rapes them and kills them
all within 12 hours.

JJ:
His yet-to-be-determined ritual

leaves no outward indicators.

Well, we know he has a gun,

the ability to abduct
his victims,

take them to a lair

and discard them in a park.

She he probably has
a van or SUV.

JJ: He's planned things out.
He abducted

one victim on her way
to a theater,

another one from her apartment.

- So he stalks them.
- REID: The consistency

of the disposal sites
and methodologies tells us

that he has no known
or identifiable connection

between any of the victims

and he, in fact, wants them
to be found

in order to convey
his posed prayer message.

Well, the parks will give us
behavioral clues

to help us fill out our profile.

All right, we should split up
when we hit the ground.

He's probably already chosen
his next victim.

(crowd chattering)

(coffee machine spraying)

You want a double shot
or a regular?

Regular.

You sure, Wallace?

It's free since you work
in the mall.

I'm fine.

What time do you get off?

(chuckles) Why?

You got something planned?

You want to go sit
by the fountain?

Oh, I would, but I got a date.

I got to go.

See you tomorrow, Wallace.

Hey.

Thanks.

Hey, you.

Yeah.

I'll see you tomorrow.

WOMAN:
You want her, too, Wallace?

Leave me alone.

Leave me the hell alone.

REID: This type of detailed,
ritualistic behavior

typically manifests itself
in multiple kills

over a short period of time.

I've increased the manpower
on the street.

I was even thinking
about doing a press conference.

At this point,
it would be better

if we could conduct our analysis
without media interference.

We'll need a separate room
to do the interviews.

- There's one over there.
- Sergeant, another vic,

Emma Coleman,
was found in Bonsall Park.

- That's a mile from here.
- And two miles

from the other dump site,
which tells us the UnSub's

zone of comfort
is within a three-mile radius.

Reroute Rossi and Morgan
to the scene.

And we'll see if we can locate
her next of kin.

Good. We'll need
to talk to them.

(indistinct radio transmission)

MORGAN:
All right, Rossi, talk to me.

What's up?

Only the sun.

I like the sun.

Cute. That's real cute.

Look, when I was at the gym,

conversation
around the free weights is Hotch

is interviewing to be
Strauss's permanent replacement.

I know nothing.

Come on, man,
you sure about that?

Why do I get the feeling
you're being a profiler?

If you have any questions
about Hotch,

maybe you should ask Hotch.

Okay, look, I get it.

Doing double duty
after the sequester, fine.

But taking on a desk job
full-time?

You know what they say
about desk jobs.

That's how you get the ladies?

No, sitting is the new smoking.

That'll kill Hotch.

And you know that.

ROSSl: Well, it's
the same as last time.

Except this woman
has light brown hair.

MORGAN:
Looks like she threw up.

Maybe it was nerves.

She knew she was going to die.

She had on her wedding ring.

It's right over there.

He must've tossed it.

Strange.

Yeah, all of the other victims
were single females.

Jewelry was left untouched.

So, either this guy
has a disdain for marriage

or his fantasy is single women.

So, maybe he got rid of the ring

'cause it didn't fit
his parameters.

If that's the case,

why not go after a single woman
in the first place?

And why not take off
the ring during the rape?

That is the question.

This is a dream, right?

You're gonna tell me
this is a nightmare?

We know this is difficult,
Mr. Coleman.

I don't know what to say.

I need to call her parents.

Can we... can we ask you
a few questions first?

(clears throat)

When was the last time
you saw your wife?

Two days ago.

Two days ago?

That's-that's a long time.

Why didn't you call the police?

We've been separated.

Yesterday Emma was supposed
to meet me at counseling,

but she never showed up.

We were doing better.

We were talking, not yelling.

In fact, she was planning
on moving back in.

You didn't think it was odd
that she missed your session?

I just thought she was
getting cold feet.

And that maybe she
still wanted to...

...wanted to be with him.

Your wife was having an affair?

Do you know who he was?

I asked her.

But she wouldn't tell me.

(door opens)

Maybe our UnSub
is killing cheaters.

That would explain why he poses
them in the prayer position.

Or he's just gaining confidence.

The first two women
were single, blonde.

Now he's moved onto married ones
with varying looks.

So, he's either changing
his victimology

or he knew that the first two
were unfaithful.

Hey, Garcia.

I was starting to feel like
the hottest people I know

had left me at the altar,
but now you're here

to kiss me with crime.
What's up?

JJ:
We to get the 411

on our last victim,
Emma Coleman.

She was supposedly
having an affair.

Any frequently called men?

Uh, Uncle Sam.
She was behind on her taxes.

How about credit cards
used at a hotel?

GARCIA:
Nope.

Aw, she looks like me.

A lot of online shopping
and Indian takeout.

REID:
Any suspicious texts?

GARCIA:
To her mother.

- That's about it. - JJ: All
right, well, send us a list

of the three women she called
the most this month.

Those are her BFFs.

They'll know who she's
fooling around with.

Got it.

(water running)

(faucet creaks,
water stops running)

(floorboards creaking)

Hello?

Molly?

(screaming)

Aah! Stop!

No, stop!

Wallace.

Please, Wallace, no!

Why are you doing this?!

Wallace, no! Wallace!

- Was she raped as well?
- WOMAN: Repeatedly.

Multiple lacerations
to the genitalia.

And one shot through the heart.

- Perfect shot, too.
- What about the vomit

found at the crime scene?
Are the results back yet?

It was tinged with blood.

I'm still working
on the stomach.

Is that from repeated vomiting?

Possibly.

What's that?

A tooth.
Looks like an incisor.

She swallowed her own?

She's not missing one.
This belongs to someone else.

WOMAN: You think this
is gonna help, Wallace?

Shut up!

You can't hurt me.

Too late.

Just let me go.
I won't tell anyone.

WALLACE:
Shut up, Heather.

(groaning)

Shh.

Dinnertime.

The M.E.'s report came back
from the first two vics.

They also had skull fragments
and human remains

in their systems.

This woman looks nothing
like the last three.

The victim pool's expanding.

JJ:
So, I talked

to Emma's best friend,

and she knew the lover's name.

Turns out he was out of town
for all the kills

and his alibi checks out.

JOHNSON:
So, he's not our killer.

REID:
Guys, look.

She choked on something.

Oh, geez. Tell me that's hers.

It's not.

Well, the tongue's still
from the head region.

But who's the source?

He either has a job working
with dead bodies,

or that's from his first victim,
who we haven't found yet.

If we stick with the
religious theory, it could be

- some sort of communion.
- JOHNSON: Hmm, body of Christ.

REID:
If we can indentify this victim,

it will help lead us
to our UnSub.

Let's bag it and run the DNA.
We're ready to give the profile.

We believe
that this unknown subject

is a white male
in his early 30s.

Initially he targeted
white blonde women in their 20s,

but is expanding
his victim pool.

ROSSl:
His M.O. Is to rape his victims

and then shoot them
in the heart.

At the disposal site,
he poses them

as if they were praying.

He's trying to convey a message
that only he understands.

REID:
Before he kills his victims,

he forces the women
to consume human flesh.

It's called
"projected cannibalism."

Typically cannibalism
is a willing choice,

but the act of forcing someone
to engage in it

is a form of torture.

Tells us that the UnSub
is sadistic

and most likely delusional.

The emergence of those delusions
would've caused difficulties

in his relationships
and jobs in the past.

He may have been
institutionalized

or locked up as a result.

BLAKE:
He sees himself as an enforcer

and is punishing these women
for their sins.

He may have an overly developed
sense of morality

and feels the need
to superimpose this on others.

MORGAN: Our UnSub could've shot
his victims anywhere,

but he chose the heart,

suggesting that he's been hurt

by somebody close to him

who's clearly
the center of his rage.

This is the comfort zone
our UnSub is operating in.

We should increase police
presence within this area.

He's also devolving rapidly
and could resort to even

more extreme measures
to punish his victims.

Are you gonna tempt her?

Are you?

You know what's odd?
Usually in cannibalism,

it's the visceral organs and
the fleshy parts being eaten,

but this UnSub
is making the victims

eat exclusively from the head.

Why?

That may be symbolic.

It's the one body part a person
cannot survive losing.

All right, so why don't you two
keep looking into that?

And then we can devise

a neighborhood
canvass questionnaire.

Check for any attempted
break-ins in the area.

Someone's practicing
for his new role.

Look, rumor has it

Hotch is putting in
for Strauss's job.

See no evil, hear no gossip.

Oh, come on,
we see evil all day long.

Rossi says if we want to know,

we got to ask
the big man himself.

HOTCH:
I've asked Garcia to compile

a list of break-ins in the area,

and also
a missing persons report.

And yes, they did talk to me
about the section chief job.

Do you want it?

I know what I don't want
is an outsider coming in

and questioning every move
that this team makes.

I told them
that I'd think about it.

So, what happens if you accept?

It means this would be
my last case in the field.

But nothing's been decided.

As soon as I figure what to do,

uh, you'll be the first to know.

JOHNSON:
We just got a lead

on a parolee... fits the profile.

- We're going to pick him up.
- HOTCH: Right.

Rossi, you and Morgan
go check it out.

The rest of us will go over
the victimology statements.

(siren wails in distance)

You should've told me, Heather.

But no, I had to find out
in the paper.

(knocking on door)

(knocking continues)

(knocking continues)

Mom?

What's wrong?

I've left you a bunch
of messages,

and you never call me back.

Every time I don't call back
doesn't mean

that there's something wrong.

The ladies at the hairdresser
told me that Heather's missing.

What?

What are you talking about?

She went away on business,
and she hasn't come back.

I'm sure
it's a misunderstanding.

Wallace, please tell me
you haven't talked to her.

Of course not, Ma.

(retching)

WALLACE:
Oh, God.

What is that?

What? What?!

Wallace, what's wrong
with you, honey?

I gotta go, Ma.

- I don't feel well.
- HEATHER: Liar.

Shut up!

Wallace, are you okay?

No, he's sick.

Let me... let me in. Let me
make you something to eat.

It's okay. I gotta go, Ma.

I gotta go.
I got a shift in an hour.

No, Wallace, Wallace, please.
No. Please!

All right, thanks, Morgan.

So, that parolee the sergeant
had a lead on

turned out to be a bust.

What do you think about Hotch?

I think it sucks.

What do we do?

- Uh, nothing.
- What do you mean nothing?

I don't want him to leave.

At least he'll still be around.

Yeah, with his name
on our reports.

Look, I'm sure it's been hard
for him on the road.

He's just not going to admit it,

but a desk job
would be easier on Jack.

He'll suffocate.

You don't get it.

Why?

Because I don't have kids?

I would've.

Spence, you still will.

Dr. Reid, the M.E.
Just e-mailed this over.

See?

I'm sure he just misses that.

I'm gonna eat you up.

(both laugh)

Eat you up! Yeah! Yes, I am!

That's it.

That's it.

What?

Guys, I think I figured out
why our UnSub's obsessed

with the human head.
The DNA reports are back in.

All the human remains found
in the victims' stomachs

are from the same person.

So what does that mean?

It's a long explanation,
so bear with me.

When Pheidippides ran
the marathon, he had faith.

But he also died. Go on.

True. If you take the fact
that our UnSub performs

forced sexual acts
with his victims,

then add to that the
force-feeding of a human head

and the posed prayer position,
I know this sounds crazy,

but I think our UnSub
is obsessed

with the praying mantis.

It also explains why he poses

the victims' hands like this
instead of like this.

Praying mantis can kill and eat
a multitude of creatures,

but the most interesting fact
is that oftentimes

the female mantis engages
in sexual cannibalism,

meaning she'll bite off the head
of her mate

once copulation is complete.

Sometimes during intercourse,
actually.

So that's what someone did
to our UnSub?

It also explains why he shoots
his victims through the heart.

But the center of our UnSub's
anger didn't bite off his head.

No, but she hurt him so badly
that she got into his brain.

BLAKE:
So he's flipping the script.

REID:
He's completely taking it over.

He basically sees the victims

as the praying mantis
out to destroy him,

so before they can get to him,
he rapes them,

forces them
to engage in cannibalism,

thereby taking away
their control of the situation.

He's essentially walking them

through the mating behavior
of a captive praying mantis,

only entirely on his terms.

He even mirrors the decapitation
of the insect by forcing them

to eat pieces of a human head,
only it's not a male human head,

it's a female human head.

The woman that's at
the core of his rage.

Exactly. Now all women are his
enemy, they're his predators,

and he believes they're out
to get him.

HEATHER:
Hey, Wallace.

Get away from me.

Get away from me!

Get away from me!

Garcia, how are we doing
on the missing persons reports?

GARCIA:
There are six women

that have gone missing in the
Glendale area in the last month.

Any of them from within
the comfort zone?

One, but she's a kid in
the middle of a custody battle.

What about surrounding areas?

That adds eight women.

ROSSl:
See if any of them

have any connections
to the area.

(typing)

There's one lady, Heather Clarke
from Phoenix, Arizona.

She went to school in the area
15 years ago.

She fits the age.

And here's a thing:

Uh, she went missing
two weeks ago,

and six days prior to her
missingness-ness-ness,

it was announced in the paper
she was to be married.

UnSub must have seen that
and it triggered his anger.

ROSSl:
That would explain why

he threw away
the third victim's wedding ring.

(typing)

Guys, Heather has
a DNA sample on file.

HOTCH:
All right, pull that and let's

compare it to the tooth we found
in the latest victim's body.

(door shuts)

??

(zipping)

Heather...

what are you doing?

I'm not leaving, Wallace.

Shut up. Shut up!

(laughing)

I'm not gonna tell you again.
Get out!

(thudding)

I would have left him for you.

Liar!

Why don't you believe me?

Because you lied to me!

You never loved me!

Yes, I did, Wallace.

No!

I loved you, Wallace.

Stop lying!

I loved you.

Don't hurt me.

(grunts)

I loved you.

I loved you. I loved you!

I loved you!

(thudding)

(panting)

(knocking continues)

What's going on?

Nothing.

I heard you screaming.
I can't concentrate.

Then move.

What did you say?

I said move.

Because the next time
you knock on my door

will be the last time
you come up those steps.

Heather's DNA sample
matches the tooth

found in our victim's stomach.

HOTCH: Garcia, Heather Clarke
is the victim

- that our UnSub's been feeding
to the others. - Yikes.

See if she had any enemies.

GARCIA:
No.

I mean, she was
her company's top

regional manager.

She... she looks loved.

JJ: Well, the UnSub's rage
has probably

- been brewing for a long time.
- BLAKE: And he most likely

expressed his disdain for her
long before he killed her.

Baby girl, check middle
and high school records.

No, zero, zero.
There's nothing there.

There's got to be something.

See if her parents ever filed
a restraining order.

Oh, creepy bingo.
When Heather was 16,

she broke up with a guy
named Wallace Hines.

Wallace did not take
the breaking up well.

He went into an emo
downward spiral.

WALLACE:
Heather!

Heather!

Heather!

(siren whoops)

JJ:
What happened to Wallace?

GARCIA:
He was hospitalized.

MOTHER: It's okay, honey.
Everything's gonna be okay.

GARCIA:
In fact, he's been in and out

of institutions
for over a decade.

He suffers from acute
delusional disorder.

HOTCH:
Where is he now?

He was living with his mom
until very recently.

He moved two miles away from her

right smack in the middle
of the hunting zone.

MORGAN:
So Wallace killed Heather,

and when that didn't
alleviate his rage,

he began killing other women.

Send us both addresses.

Blake, you and Reid
notify Heather's parents.

(typing)

(tires squeal)

Wallace Hines!

Wallace. You're late.

I forgot my bag.

We got a bridal shower
and a bridge club lunch.

Did you forget
how to cook, too?

No.

Then go get changed.
We got food to make.

His old bedroom is full
of pictures of Heather,

but he's cut the heads
off of all of them.

What the hell is going on?

I'm Agent Hotchner with the FBI.

We're looking for your son.

Why? Is he in trouble?

When was the last time
you spoke to him?

Um, he-he left me a message.

He, um...

said he was sorry.

Did he say where he was going?

What did he do?

(dishes clinking,
indistinct conversations)

Wallace... there was supposed
to be bacon on this, man.

No problem.

There you go.

(indistinct chatter, laughter)

Hey, I got something.

Works at Wheeler's.

This doesn't taste right.

WALLACE:
Good afternoon, ladies.

(women gasping)

Time to eat.

(panting)

Eat.

Wallace?

What are you doing?

Just put the gun down.

- I can't do that.
- (cocks gun)

These people didn't
do anything to you.

No, she hurt me.

Then she ate me.

HEATHER:
Please.

Oh, here we go.

You hurt me!

What is he talking about?

You know what I'm talking about!

You hurt me,
and then you ate me!

Is that what I did, Wallace?

Shut up.

- Shut up!
- (screams)

MANAGER:
Wallace...

these people didn't
do anything to you.

HEATHER:
No, I did.

You hurt me!

HEATHER:
Damn right I did!

Stop it!

Stop it!

HEATHER:
Come on, Wallace.

You know I loved you.

Just do it.

Do it.

Come on, Wallace.

SECURITY GUARD:
Hey! Drop the gun.

Drop it!

(gunshot)

(people screaming)

(tires screeching)

Where is he?

Through the kitchen.

??

We're at the east end of
the garage. We don't have him.

Our suspect is on the loose.

I want an APB put out
to all our officers

and neighboring jurisdictions.

Anything?

(indistinct radio chatter)

DISPATCH:
All units, all units.

We have an APB
on a Wallace Hines,

wanted in a shooting
at Wheeler's Restaurant.

He's armed and dangerous.

(tires squealing)

5-5 David. I just saw our
suspect going south down Holden.

He's in a dark Ford Taurus,
turning right on Washington

- near Holden.
- That's right near us.

We're approaching that location
from the north.

That's it. That's him.

In pursuit of a black
Ford Taurus, going...

westbound on Washington,

crossing State.

Arizona license plate,
52B-7HN.

(tires screeching)

(horns honking, sirens wailing)

MORGAN:
Hold on.

(horn blaring)

Morgan!

Get out of the car!
Now!

Get out of the car!

Slowly.

Turn around.

You have the right
to remain silent.

Anything you say can and will

be used against you
in a court of law.

You have the right
to an attorney.

If you cannot
afford an attorney,

one will be appointed to you.

So, um...
any news on the job front?

No, but they said
that they wanted

to talk to me again
when we got back.

I've thought a lot about it.

I don't know what to tell them.

Well, I can think of
a million ways to sabotage you.

Just say the word.

Hey, what's wrong?

For two people
who made a big arrest,

you look pretty unsettled.

Just...

something was...
off about Wallace.

The... the restaurant shooting

was so chaotic and disorganized.

Yeah, it was.

But when we arrested him...

he was controlled.

He was together.

ROSSl: Well, Richard Farley was
like that after his rampage.

BLAKE:
Yeah, so was Edward Allaway.

REID: Everyone has a different
reaction to being caught.

You guys did good.

(whirring)

Hey, Sarge, look at this.

(phone ringing)

Hotchner.

Yes.

I'm sorry?

Thank you.

We got the wrong guy.

What?

Fingerprints at
the restaurant don't match.

Hotch, how is that possible?

NEWS ANCHOR (on TV): We're now
going to breaking news.

Let's go to our reporter
on the scene.

REPORTER: We're here at the
corner of Washington and Market,

where Wallace Hines was arrested

for a shooting at Wheeler's
earlier today.

He's also suspected
in the murders

of at least five other women
in the Glendale area,

and residents are relieved
he is in custody.

NEWS ANCHOR: Stay tuned
for further updates...

CLERK:
Yo.

You gonna buy that or what?

HOTCH:
Josh Billings once wrote,

"There are two things in life

"for which we are never
truly prepared:

Twins."
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