Criminal Minds Season 1

Criminal Minds Season 1 Where's the girl? She's in the van. I believe it's the truth. Got her. Why'd you kidnap your own daughter? You Ingrid? My name is Elle. kidnapped your daughter and coincidentally I'm with the fbi. saved her own life? Right now, at the very least, it Are you ok? Just tell me what happened. looks like you had prior knowledge of the killings. Peter griesen hired us. And at worst. He knew about our records, but he said he'd ge . us a chance. i had nothing to do with the murders. Two weeks ago, he called us into his office, said You paid leland and van owen to kidnap ingridwhy? he had some off the clock work for us. I want my phone call. What kind of work? He said his daughter was in Ifhat you're saying is true, it seems likely your tuble. daughter was somehow involved in these killings. He said he wanted us to follow her, grab her, and She had nothing to do with it. take her to the motel. You stay the hell away from her! I want the names You didn't question his motives? Well, of course, of all your daughter's friends at school. we did. Boyfriends. But then he gave us half theoney. I want her class schedule. He said if we harmed her accidental or otherwise, Ingrid's very private. he'dake sure we paid for it. We have 5 dead kids. So he wanted you to kidnap her but not hurt her. Tortured, mutilated, and murdered. Yeah. And all we have to go on is you and your daughter. So we grabbed her, took her to the motel, then we Do the math! It's garcia. called griesen, and he said co by in the morning. I got this. But he didn't show. You re? Yeah, yeah. What about the killings? We didn't know anything All right. about that. Yeah. We saw it on the news the next morning. Talk to me. We called mr. Hello, ingrid. Griesen, he said, hold tight, he'd come around in I'm dr. the afternoon, but he didn't show, so, then the Spencer reid. next night, he's on the news. I'm with the fbi, and i was wondering if you could And he's talking about kidnappers, and. griesen, ingrid. . . look, man. Excuse me? Griesen, ingrid. . Doesn't look like minton or the adu were part of it. we may be dumb, all right? We're not stupid. My men have been looking at him and his friends. I made the call right then. Checking on alibis. You kidnapped the girl, but then you leave just Nothing. minutes before someone else comes and kills The only thing i'm certain of is that peter griesen those kids. is trying to protect his daughter. We didn't kill them kids. Hotchner. We was with her the whole time since. Ingrid isn't catatonic anymore. You can ask her. But she's answering evy question with only her Well, that's quite the story. name and social security number. Thing is, they're telling exactly the same one. Like a prisoner of war. 151

Criminal Minds Season 1 There's more. Somehow i left her vulnerable to these people. Garcia did some checking. Given the wrong circumstances, this could Ingrid hasn't been enrolled in school for over a happen to anyone's child. year. Tell us what happened. She had good grades. Ingrid was in her first semester. Just suddenly dropped out and vacated her She started acting strange. campus apartment. She hardly visited anymore, when she did, she She left no forwarding, hotch. was. We have no idea where or how she's been living. . Thanks. different. I need to see ter griesen's phone records. How? How was she different? The way she spoke. How long has your daughter been in a cult? Unit 4, She kept repeating these words. i'm still on a code 6 outside the minton residence. This jargon. Looks like everyone's gone to bed. I didn't know where she was getting it. Over. And she just disappeared. /10-4, patrol. Cults commonly have theirwn language. Base out. They invent or redefine certn words only the cult About a month ago, you placed a call to a members understand. psychiatrist in boulder named dr. It's a way of isolating the members from outsiders. Richard frank. It's a very powerful form of thought control. He's a deprogrammer, and his specialty is getting If you could help us identify some of the key word kids out of cults. perhaps we could get ingrid talking. Your daughter joined a dangerous cult. She said i was a trespasser. And you couldn't convince her to leave, so you That i had no right to be here. had her kidnapped. New mexico? In the desert. Now you're protecting her because you think She said grandfather had taught her the ways of, ingrid and her cult killed those kids, and you're oh, what was the word? Ofahi, gaji. probably right. . There's another killing. ga'he. A family of 5 was slaughtered in exactly the same Yes. way as the terra mesa killings, and among the That's right. dead are three girls. Thank you. Ages 5, 8, and 1 legally, this could go a long way We're looking for the cult leader. in distancing your daughter from the others. Typically men between the age of 25 and 35 with If ingrid had a change of heart, a case could be a high level of intelligence. made for brainwashing or even temporary Sociopathic underachiever, with an extremely insanity. abusive childhood. Mr. And obviously someone with an interest in and Griesen. affinity for apache culture and rituals. . Look for males with criminal records for lesser we need you to tell us what you know about type crimes. ingrid's situation. Drug possession, petty theft. It's all my fault. What about school records? The victims from the Ever since her mother died, i've done everything i first crime scene was terra mesa university. could for her. Maybe the leader was there, too. 152

Criminal Minds Season 1 That's great. apache are like the jews of old. Look for students who stied native american Lost and wandering the desert in search of their cultures extensively. messiah. We need to do it all. And he has. With this second strike, it could be a spree. . Sorry about your man, jimmy. the dene don't believe in a messiah. I appreciate that. You were lied to, ingrid. That her? She won't give us anything but her The ga'he said. name and her social. . Thanks. don't use a word you don't understand. Ok. The ga'he are not magic fairies. They're ready. They're not gods as you understand them. Everybody out. This is not the blood of an enemy! This is the Come with me. blood of a little girl just like you are. My friend wants to show y something. You've been fed bits and pieces of a culture you Ingrid, name is john blackwolf. don't understand. I know who you are. You don't know. You're the son of benjamin blackwolf. What we do know is you've been manipulated The chiricahua apache. and exploited by a very disturbed individual. Come with me. You're a liar. What do you think happened here, ingrid? I think You have disavowed your ancestors. three little trespassers met the vengeful blade of Only those who dwell at the deadlands deserve to the tribe. live. Whatribe would that be? There are only two The deadlands are on the southern edge of the peoples. western tract. The apache knows who trespass against us. You said cults like this se out remote places, yes? You're not apache, ingrid. They like to isolate their followers and give them No. freedom to create their own societies. You are not apache. Ok. Not anymore. I got it. Grandfather tested me. It doesn't get any more remote than the He sent me to the desert mountains to be blessed deadlands. by the ga'he. How big an area is this place? About square miles. The ga'he have brought grandfather back to us to We'll need to narrow it down. build his new tribe. We might just have our cult leader. To reclaim the sacred land for the apache. It's a guy named jackson cally. Where is grandfather? Did grandfather ever tell He was expelled from tmu six months before the you where the name apache comes from? It others. comes from the yuni word, apachu. What for? Mescaline. It means enemy. Peyote. And if grandfather knew the first thing about the Terra mesa was the last in a string of colleges. real apache, he would've taught you to refer to us He studied religion and native american culture in as the dene. every school and he was in a seminar in native It means, the people. american culture with ingrid griesen. Grandfather said that you and all the living That's how they know so much about me. 153

Criminal Minds Season 1 I've been a guest lecturer in that seminar for the Ever since he was a child, this guy just survived past 4 years. on cunning force of personality. If cally's our cult leader, we need more Spent 22 months in the clink, was released and information on him. then bounced from university to university. Have garcia pull every shred of cally's life of the Studying, you guessed it, native american system. cultures. She's already pulling it. Ok, thanks. Do we know he's still in the area? He was What's his connection to the apache? Aside from arrested for trespassing on a bunch of motel taking your class, nothing that they could find. properties. With sociopaths like cally, there is no connection. Breaking into unoccupied rooms. If it hadn't been apache, he would've found some But his last known aress turned up cold. other culture to attract and manipulate his Most cults don't have any legitimate means of followers. paying rent. Like manson, cally has been forced to become an They tend to seek out abandoned, previously expert profiler of sorts. standing structures. He reads the people around him. Like manson's spahn ranch. He finds a way in. There's an abandoned motel off route 29. And then he brainwashes them to serve his Right in the middle of the deadlands. needs. Let's go. And the only way to figure out his game is to play I'll stay with reid, and we'll pull as much as we can it. on cally. I'm gonna give him exactly what he wants. Fbi, don't move. What's that? An audience. Put your hands out to the side and turn around Mr. very slowly. Cally, i'm special agent aaron hotchner with the Jackson cally. fbi. Grandfather. You know, i spent my whole life talking to cops There's no one else here, hotch. and doctors. Where are the others? Hunting. Something different about you. Jackson Gordon Cally. You're not just a cop, are you? You're very Spent most of his childhood moving from foster perceptive. home to foster home. So, what are you? I'm a profiler. /Hang on a second. So am i. /I'm gonna put you /on speaker. Your colleagues respect you a great deal. Ahead, reid. Looking to you to find all the answers. Simply another sad but unremarkable statistic. Leadership is a grave responsibility. Aside from the fact that he had an iq of 189. They don't call me grandfather. Any criminal record? At 18 he spent 22 months in Well, in my tribe, grandfather is simply another prison for auto theft. word for teacher. I just spoke to the warden at the prison, said Did you teach your tribe to murder? No, i don't when he was there, he found religion and began teach murder. preaching to his fellow inmates. I teach love. And that he once convinced a mass murderer he Love of land. was doing time with to beat to death an inmate Love of ancestors. that was threatening Cally. Love of the tribe. 154

Criminal Minds Season 1 These trespassers poison the land. whole m. The apache will soon remember who they are o. and they will hunt these trespassers off their land. Is to fight a war using the native american Until no one but the apache remain. methods. You think you speak for the apache. Maybe he isn't trying to fight a war. But you're nothing but a coward. Maybe he's trying to start one. And a killer. The first attack was designed to look like indians. I haven't killed anyone. In an attempt to manipulate the A. Do you think that your little tribe is going to wage D. a war with all the white peoplen this state? Pretty U. soon, we won't have to. to retaliate against the reservation. Why is that? What's going to happen when the But they didn't. angry white men come to the doors of your How could they? We had them put under children blaming you for the killing of their people? surveillance. What are you going to do, call the cops? No. So cally tried to provoke them further by killing the You're going to string them up. head of the A. You're going to put their heads on poles and rape D. their women. U. Just like the savage animal you really are. Minton and his family. Too bad you couldn't be the leader that your Right, but that didn't work either so now he wants father was. to attack the other side. Before they shot him down Enough! Blackwolf ! He's trying to provoke the indians by staging an Let me in with him alone. adu attack against them. I'll get him talking. Call blackwolf. You've done more than we could' hoped for. We need to get to the reservation. You guys take cally down to the sheriff's office. The school is for our most vulnerable target. You tell that man he's welcome on my reservation Killing kids ??? In 61, cochise led his followers to anytime. fight. I'll give you a ride back. . Blackwolf got Cally to reveal his true nature. put that away. He's a racist. What? You don't need it. None of this was for the sake of the apache. Use your baton. Never was. The are many paths to the same place. It was always about cally. Trust me. It was about power and manipulation. Just so you know, you sound like a fortune cookie. Charles manson claimed that he ordered his Split up. followers to kill whites in order to initiate a race Find them. war. Hey. Something he referred to as helter skelter. Psst. And he believed in the aftermath of helter skelter, Big mistake. the blacks, who he deeme inferior, would need a Stay down. white man to lead them. I don't want to hurt you. There was a large cache of guns missing from Down! Don't move! Don't shoot! I give up! You ok? minton's house. Just had to shoot somebody, didn't you? The Why? Why would cally suddenly need guns? His children? They're fine. 155

Criminal Minds Season 1 We got them out before they got here. We took down these four. Without firing a shot? Captain america here shot number 5. You're welcome. Number 6 is cut up pretty bad. I don't think he's gonna make it. At least i didn't shoot him. I think i'd rather be shot. There's an old apache saying. You can take many paths to get to the same place. Be with you in a second. nice. What's this? Paul morris. He's in the new york field office if you ever need anything, give him a call. He'll take care of you. This your way of saying i can't take care of myself? No. It's my way of saying i'm a jackass. Yeah, well, it must be hereditary. Sean. . it's really important that you do this your way. You know, what you feel is every bit as important as what you think. Dad knew that. I forgot. You reminded me, and. . thanks. This is, uh, a pretty messed up going away present, you know that? Brother worries. You need to get out of the office more. Tell me about it. So I'm starved. How's the food? It's pretty good. Let me fix you something special. I'm in your hands. Want a beer? Sure, man. Thanks. 156

Criminal Minds Season 1 So are you a knick fan? they're paying Larry an unsub there. Brown. I thought you were gonna talk to Reid about You're from here? No. taking some vacation time. Out of town? Suit yourself. What's vacation time? Reid, it's a one hour flight. You sure this is where you wanna be? Did you Well, if we have some time, I'll show you around. hear me? Walter Derbin, age 52. It's 3 hour train ride, man. His body was found in his cab in east harlem. Ok, here's what we know. He was blindfolded and shot once in the chest. Blitz attackers are almost always male. Death was caused by knife stab through his ear. He got picked up in the pouring rain by a new york he broke off the handle and put the blade lodged cabbie, so we definitely know he's not a brother. in his brain it's the same signature as two other The fact that he kills in a major urban setting murders. without detection indicates he's highly intelligent. Rachel Holman, 24, found in her apartment And How intelligent can he be? And blitz attackers are kaveh surrani, 30. textbook disorganized killers. The police found him in his painting studio in Yeah, but he brings along a murder kit. hell's kitchen. Blindfold, knife. Different locations, different victimology. How disorganized can he be? We'll split up. It's possible we're looking for someone who'll hunt We'll take the last two crime scenes. indiscriminately. In the meantime, let's talk about what we can - Nypd have any leads? - Guy's a ghost he kills at agree on. night. A blindfold likely means one of two things. There's no witnesses. The unsub might blindfold them initially if he's Is the nypd feeling the strain? Well, they've unsure of killing them and wants to avoid withheld details so the press hasn't sniffed out a detection. link between the murders. Exactly. With no discernable victim patterns, the killer's But since we know the cab driver couldn't have practically impossible to stop. been blindfolded when he drove the unsub, we're Did you know the original zodiac killer actually looking at reason number 2. continually changed his victims. Blindfolding a victim suggests the unsub feels Young, old, men, women, white, black. remorse. Exactly, and he killed for 30 years without ever Doesn't want his victims to look at him as he kills being caught. them. Criminal Minds Season 01 Episode 17 W. What's in that building? Nothing. H. It's been vacant for a couple of months. Auden said: \"Murder is unique \"in that it abolishes This train goes express after midnight. the party it injures. It doesn't even stop here. \"So that society must take the place of the victim, He picked this spot beforehand. and on his behalf, demand atonement or grant His last fare was logged in an address on church forgiveness. street. \" This is not how I planned to spend a few days You have any idea what's there? Church is an home in new york. entry point for brooklyn. I'd kill for an afternoon at barney's and dinner at il There's a dive there where the cabbies stop for cantinori. coffee before the overnight shift. I'm looking forward to seeing new york. Explains how he got a cab. You've never been to new york? We've never had This guy's definitely not disorganized. 157

Criminal Minds Season 1 Rachel holman. amazon account? This particular unsub presents \"Change of address\" card. a mixed profile. She just moved in. No offense, then what good is it? The profile's just Hadn't even filled out yet. a starting point for narrowing down the suspects. So she probably didn't know her neighbors, and For instance, the fact that the unsub shoots his they weren't likely to check in on her. victims first suggests that he needs a quick and Nope. effective means of controlling the situation. I also found this. It's possible that he feels he can't overpower his It's a printout of A. victims. A. It could be that he has a physical problem. Meetings in the area. Or that he's not confidant just because he's small. She was starting a new life. We now know he has a high degree of Hey, you guys, check this out. organization. The cops' theory is that she was home and the That coupled with the fact he hunts at night unsub broke in through the front window and means he probably has a steady job. surprised her. So we're looking for a small, angry white guy with But look. a day job? Maybe it's wilson. This is the gunshot to the chest. Cut it! No, that's all right. This is the knife to the head. That's all right. So then after she was shot, she tried to run away You're right. from him toward the door. There's a lot we still don't know, but we do know Exactly. this: These are not blitz attacks. He was already in the apartment when she got They're too controlled. home. These are absolutely executions. The hallway's the only room in the apartment with An unsub's signature-- is his own extremely rare no windows. combination of m. No one could see him, so he just waited patiently. O. So she comes home and she opens the door and And ritual. she walks in the hallway. An unsub kills to satisfy an inner need, and he'll She walks down, and then bam, he shoots her continue killing until that inner need, which is right here. based on a ritual, is lived out perfectly. But she tries to run away and he's on her. Because reality never lives up to fantasy, this So why didn't he just shoot her again? Why stab becomes an impossibility. her and break the blade off in her head? Well, In other words, he's not gonna stop killing until we there are a number of possibilities. catch him. Through the ear is the softest path to the brain. Ok. Snapping the handle's also common in prison Hit the streets and keep your head on a swivel. shankings. Thank you very much. Break it off, other guy can't pull the blade out. Hi. What's the other possibility? Lawrence bittaker Jennifer jareau. and roy norris drove ice picks into their victim's We spoke on the phone. heads and broke off the handle. Detective bennett. It's possible our unsub is sort of a, uh, serial-killer - Hello. groupie. - Agent Hotchner. So is this guy an ex-con or some nut job with an So I spoke to your point man. 158

Criminal Minds Season 1 I reiterated how important it is to keep the crime that business. scene details under wraps, but it would go a long A year ago, the rector was indicted for pedophilia. way if it came out of your mouth, too. A lot of people stopped worshipping here. You got it. But father Breeman was tried in a court of law and If this guy's who we think he is, we're talking terror found innocent. like New York hasn't seen since sum of sam. It's not my place to question that. May I help you? Are you ok? So this is where He's not using just any knife. terror starts. It's made of flint. How'd they find him? - Night janitor. As in stone? In egyptian mythology, flint was the - He see anything? No, but he remembered a symbol for protection and retribution. parishioner who was here earlier. With hieroglyphics, they used to depict dangerous - So there's a potential witness. animals like scorpions and snakes being cut with - Right there. flint knives in order to render them powerless. - This lady? - Mm-hmm. Anything strike you as strange? The blood's all on - Help? - Yeah. the inside. First public killing. Fount of all knowledge. He's getting bolder, huh? He didn't let his Check my flow. surroundings alter his method. I need you to check all the victims and see if any He's meticulous. were charged with a crime. Presentation is important as the kill as soon as Ok. the police asked me if I'd seen anything, I had a You wanna time me, or should I just dazzle you sickly feeling. off the clock? Ok. - So you saw him? - Not his face. Kaveh surrani. He had a hood on and he kept his head down. Vehicular manslaughter. But something about his behavior unsettled you? Tried and found not guilty july 2002. I'm sorry. Rachel holman. I should have known. Convicted of cocaine possession, 2004. There's no way that someone could know oh, baby girl. something like this. Just say no. It almost felt like he couldn't hear me, like he was No acquittals? Uhwait. in his own world, you know? You spoke to him? I Hold on. just asked if he was ok. Same case. And he didn't speak? He didn't even look up. She was also up on charges for administring a I couldn't stop watching his hands. fatal dose of heroin to her boyfriend. They were moving, like he was playing a piano or Jury found her not guilty. fingering a rosary maybe. Can we go 3 for 3? Yahtzee. He could have killed me. Our cabbie, walter derbin. Unless he's not killing at random. Spousal battery. And whatever these people have in common's Bastard! - But he was innocent? - If you wanna what got them killed. call it that. I'm sorry. Charges were dropped mid-trial 4 months ago. Would it be possible to maybe slide that thing out - You're a genius. of his ear? I thought maybe he was - You're just saying that 'cause it's true. uncomfortable being in this parish. Thanks. Why would it be uncomfortable? Because of all If the victim was blindfolded first, the blood would 159

Criminal Minds Season 1 have flowed over the blindfold. Being faceless is his best defense against He puts it on after he kills them. protection. All 3 charged with a felony. He's everyone. All 3 found innocent. One last thing. And that didn't show up on your men's radar? We need you to close ranks. Acquittals? No. The more details slip out, the more he'll feed off it. Why is it important? Because we have a new We don't want him believing he captured the profile. public's fear or imagination. We know believe these killings aren't random. Too late. We might be dealing with a vigilante. The afternoon edition's leading with the vigilante The unsub first shoots his victims in order to story. subdue them. How did they get it? I don't know. Flint knife then provides both an efficient kill and You were worried about this guy becoming symbolic retribution. another son of Sam. Finally, the victim is blindfolded, like the statute of Now we might be dealing with a vigilante folk hero lady justice. like bernhard goetz. This particular unsub, he displays both a So you know there was a big hole in the profile heightened-- it's actually almost a poetic sense of you presented back there. right and wrong. Can you pass the moo shoo, please? What's the Serial vigilantes are extremely rare. hole? I left out the possibility our unsub might be The exaggerated drama of these killings suggest a cop. that they're somehow personal. Well, the do know the system. He, or someone close to him, is likely the victim of They're definitely overworked and underpaid. a violent crime. They see so much injustice every day they can His first killing was possibly against his original easily take matters into their own hands. attacker. When someone like our victim is killed, police And since then he's developed an overblown refer to the murder as a public-service murder. sense of justice in order to justify that killing to You know how many rapists i saw walk during my himself. sex-crime days? None of the victims, they didn't Because he chooses the imagery of lady justice, want to press charges. it's possible we're dealing with someone who Or the juries, they said that she was asking for it. works in or around the criminal justice system. It was enough to make you explode. Lawyer, paralegal, bailiff, even a judge. It's a long way from feeling like that and actually We'll cross-check unsolved murders against committing murder, don't you think? Not really. suspects in assault cases and victims who work Excuse me. in the system. Can I get a fork, perhaps? Did you know that Whatever the unsub's job, he's someone who's a experts credit confucius with the advent of the cog in the machine. chopstick? He equated knives with acts of He's overworked, undervalued. aggression. He's used to not being noticed. You don't know how to use them, do you? It's like His sense of theatrics is a way to enhance his trying to forage for dinner with a pair of number 2 own self-esteem, convince himself he has a pencils. higher purpose. Ok, here, let me help you. And he also knows that people look right through - Oh, the rubber-band. him. Well, new york city cops do have a lot of pressure 160

Criminal Minds Season 1 on 'em. He's practically deifying him. Every move they make is scrutinized. I'm not even happy with the results when god You know, the first cases of criminal profiling plays god. happened when a new york city cop asked a You know, a few of the men were talking about criminal psychiatrist friend to help with the mad making him wish list of other dirtbags. bomber case. \"Some day a real rain will come and wash all the The mad bomber was a major inspiration for the scum off the streets. unabomber. \" Taxi driver. He eluded cops in new york for 16 years, starting This town loves a psychopath. in 1940. Why hasn't he contacted the press yet? Reid's But he kept his promise and never set off a single right. bomb during the second world war. He's got the symbolism, the inflated sense of duty. Psychiatrist james brussels, he developed a He should be seeking out acclaim. profile so accurate he predicted that when they Maybe it's not about acclaim with him. caught the bomber, he'd be wearing a He's on a mission. double-breasted suit and it would be buttoned. Maybe it's about the work. You guys, we're here in new york and even when Yeah, but the last 2 cases were a cop killer and a we're not talking about our case, we end up pedophile priest. talking about another profiler. Those are higher profile cases. You're right. he's getting more confident he's growing until his So, elle are you seeing anyone? Uh, gideon why role is the cities judge and executioner I'll check didn't you tell the cops that it might be one of their the press archives for controversial acquittals. own? If we're gonna catch the guy, we need all Maybe we can target the victim before the unsub, the help the cops can give us. have the police waiting on him. The last thing i want to do is accuse one of them Hey, guys. of murder. Listen to what came off the tip hotline. Gideon. I got a tip. It's absolutely incredible. Let the guy be. stay nourished using these things. How come the nypd wants to catch this guy? Are Yeah. you jealous he's doing the job better than you? It Ok. goes on for half an hour. I got it. He's a hero. He just took out a cop killer. The exact same thing happened with the His name's shawn cooley. goetz-new york subway shooting in the early One year ago, he killed And he walked because eighties. the only witness against him was shot 6 times You weren't even born. outside his apartment. I read a lot. It might be worth having your men re-canvas this - Hey, talk to me, baby. morning. - Who do you love? That depends on what you're People are more likely to talk in the day. giving me. - They feel safer. Oh, don't be such a man. - I'm already on it. I ran the names of the 5 victims like you asked. More bad news. No overlap in arresting officers, public defenders It's the same reporter every time. or district attorneys. Ncwagner. - Do I sense a but - small but. 161

Criminal Minds Season 1 Atne not what i was jonesing for. quite a while. you're killing me with entendres. And when the subject of the vigilante comes up, But each one was processed at the manhattan he expresses his support, but it's not something criminal courthouse at 100 centre street. he would bring up in conversation himself. Do you have any idea how many cases run Well, if people are being honest with you, that's through there every year? But at least we've most of the people in this building. eliminated Yeah, great. How old are you? I'll give you 6 years. All right. That point, a tiny part of your brain will be asking if It's a start. what this guy's doing isn't the right way to go. Thanks. - anything? - Uh-uh. Ta. You? No. Do you have any idea how many cases-- We'll What happened in iowa? it was one of the first check it out. cases hotch and I worked together. Maybe there's someone with a history of erratic Small town, 2 boys had been murdered, same behavior who worked in the building. signature. Crime groupies. The profile led us to the local 4-h leader. A security guard that fits the profile. We went to interview him. Get with J. the guy, he was suiciderly ??? Our guns were J. drawn. See what you can make of her case list. At some point, he turns the shotgun on hotch. Ok. Instead of firing, hotch talks him down the guy I'll go with you. surrenders. Ever crossed your mind? Taking the law into my Sounds like pretty good work. own hands? Not the law, justice. At trial, the guy's wife gave him an alibi for both What's this about? The boys in iowa? It's just a murders. question. Small town. I guess if I think if I ever let my mind go there, They all knew each other. then the unsubs would be getting into my head The jurors believed her. instead of me getting into theirs. Eventually they got him when he killed another That wouldn't be a good idea, now, would it? The boy. cops have already been down here asking their any luck? this guy's not doing us any favors. questions. His access is unbelievable. I just want to give you a description of someone, He's practically scooping us. see if he sounds familiar. The fbi needs help and they get you to do their He's quiet. bidding? i am an fbi special agent. He body language gives the impression he's seen The rest of the team is too busy. too much. they're out in the field. Work in this building long enough, we all get that Yeah, and they're doing a bang-up job, too. way. Look, the fact is you've scooped every other He's small, meticulous. reporter in new york. You might not notice him at first, but when you do, You've even managed to be ahead of the cops a you realize he's heard everything around him. few times. He might have had a personal brush with crime. A good crime reporter needs to be better than the When it happened, he talked bout it all the time. police. But now you realize he hasn't mentioned it in You got less to go on. 162

Criminal Minds Season 1 Well, that's why agent gideon was hoping you'd think that he works close to the criminal justice accept this invitation to help. system. Jason Gideon? He used to be one of the best. What do you think? No, no. - He still is. You didn't bring me in here because you wanted - Yeah. my help. He had kind of a famous meltdown. The profile suggests this guy'd contact the media. And a whole string of success since he's returned. He hasn'T. Yeah, yeah. And we thought the killer wouldn't need to contact Meltdown's make better copy. the press if he were the press. Maybe you can take that up with him yourself you You're single-handedly turning this psychopath know, if you decide to come in. into a folk hero. So how did you put together the vigilante angle so So what happened? You get your men killed on quickly? I covered the original trials of all the the job and you think everybody else must be a victims. killer, too? - Watch your mouth. You must have a good memory. - It's ok, hotch. A lot of killers can't remember details from their - Not our guy. own crimes. - You're damn right. Some cases just stick right in your brain. I didn't kill anybody. Tell us about the victims. What about you? Wagner. All right. You're right. Well, this girl, she was just a waste case. You're not the killer. The jury bought into the whole \"addiction as Mm-hmm. disease\" bs. Everything you feel is vicarious. And this old guy, he was a thug. You don't have it in you to act. He beat his wife, but the case fell apart because This psycho's the last chance for you. she wouldn't testify. You've screwed up other jobs. Surrani? He drank and drove. You drink too much. It was a tragedy, but it was the kind of thing that Probably have a broken marriage or two. could happen to anybody. You're actually hoping he doesn't get caught for a So who do you think we're looking for? What's his while. background? My guess is he's a crime victim. Part of you knows that's twisted and pathetic, but Probably something violent. hey you're just reporting the news, right? Hey! But you do think he's a hero. Hey! The reporter is not a vigilante. Well you know, this city make you swallow a lot of Yeah, we know. crap. How do you know? There was just another It's hard not to feel for someone who won't take it shooting in central park. anymore. You say shooting. These haven't been released to the press. What about the rest of the signature? Officers They're pretty grim. heard the shot, but he ran off before they got I've seen plenty of crime scenes. there. Right. The victim was an undercover cop. We're stuck on the ear. I think you're looking for me. Is it for killing efficiency or symbolism? Why would Put the gun on the ground! - On your knees! - you stab someone through the ear into their brain? Drop the gun! Get down. What's going on here? The profile leads us to Don't move. 163

Criminal Minds Season 1 No, you don't understand. You think you might be able to mend fences with I did this all for you. the reporter, wagner? If it played to his ego, yeah. We're in this together. We might be able to draw the unsub out. His name's will sykes. That's a good one. He's a security guard at a boutique in soho. Wagner said this morning that the cop's blood is He was a mugging victim last year. all over the vigilante's hands. Spent 2 days in intensive care. How did J. Fits the profile. J. How's it going in here? He just confessed to all Get him to cooperate? The unsub may feel a the murders. need to be there, to physically mourn for what he So what were you doing in the park? It's full of caused. animals. If that article lures him, wagner gets to claim he Muggers and scum, drug dealers. caught a murderer. I knew one of them would try to prey on me. It's the ultimate scoop. That's not your usual method. Will they know how to spot him? I briefed your I mean, you target them. men. You don't let them target you. If the unsub's there, he'll be alone, out of place, I made that point, now I'm making this one. not speaking to anyone else, probably not even Which is? If you hunt us on the street, you will die making eye contact. the way you lived. Hopefully, he'll panic, draw attention to himself. So why turn yourself in now? I can't change the I can never get that sound out of my head. city without help. Wakes me in the middle of the night. People need to be inspired. If there was any justice, cop killers would have to They need to see me. hear it for an eternity. They need to hear my voice. Hotch. Can you tell me about the cab driver, derbin? He Hey, hotch. was a thug. Hotch, it's morgan. A wife beater. Thank you--listen, something's funky, man. And the priest? What's to know? He preyed on I'm here trying to get transcripts from the young boys. victims'original trials. Is that why you stabbed him in the groin? It's what I thought maybe there cod have been a he deserved. disturbance at the courthouse, or maybe the Thank you. unsub even made himself known. Why would he confess to murders he didn't You know what I mean? Yeah. commit? Because he has narcissistic delusions. Ok. He wants the glory. Well, here's the thing. He wants to be a star. There are no records available yet from the He went into the park hoping that somebody cabbie's trial. would mess with him. The clerk told me that your average court reporter He killed your undercover officer but not the is 3 to 6 months behind in transcribing his notes. others. That means that anyone who knows the details of So where dos that leave us? We know our unsub that case had to have been in the courtroom. has a heightened sense of right and wrong. Court reporters take their work home with them. If he knew that he inspired a would-be vigilante to They get paid overtime. murder an undercover cop, he might feel remorse. They take their notes in court and finish 164

Criminal Minds Season 1 transcribing them at night. There's got to be a hundred of 'em. You know what bennett said about not being able Hey, guys. to get the sound of bagpipes out of her head? Come take a look at this. Maybe that's why the unsub stabs the ears. It's a stenography machine. Killers often harm their victims in ways that they Look at the keys. themselves have been harmed. They're all worn out. Court reporters, by definition, are a faceless cog It's like he was trying to transcribe the voices in in the machine. his head and he couldn't keep up. He sits there day in and day out transcribing Looks like hieroglyphics. testimony. It's called steno. What if the voices wouldn't stop when you left the It's basically a phonetic series of syllables. courtroom? They witness at the church said that No court reporter takes notes the same way so no the unsub - was playing a piano-like motion. one can translate them but the reporter himself. - Or transcribing. He's getting paid overtime to study potential Killings a good way to get the voices to stop, huh? victims. Holla. He knows we're onto him. I need the name of the court stenographer in each He's racing us now. of the victims' original trials. Someone in these boxes is targeted to die. Same one every time. We need to get inside his head and figure out Marvin doyle. who so we can stop him. Cross-check him against crime records. Let's go. See if he was ever the victim of a violent crime. Start fishin'. Not him. this is a lot of boxes. His parents killed in an attempted robber, '04. How are we supposed to narrow it down? Check That's his stressor. and see if it ended in acquittal. Is he still working? courtroom 12-b we've got him. If it didn't, toss it aside. Marvin doyle. It has to be a capital case. Is that him? Doyle called in sick. He's escalating. We were in this courtroom yesterday. The more brutal the better. He saw us. Why not go by most recent? Judging by his Tell your judge i need a warrant. elaborate filing system, doyle obviously has Take that. obsessive-compulsive disorder. Marvin doyle. People with ocd often finish tasks then go back to Fbi. the beginning and start over. Open up. So he continually goes through the transcripts Clear! It's clean. and the first one to trigger him becomes his next He's gonna keep the voices out. victim. He sound-proofed the entire place. Here's one. He ripped the speakers out of the television and This is a liquor store owner who was shot with his the radio. own gun. And here is life insurance check for $250, 000. Flip to when they present the defense. It's 2 years old. Did the defendant testify? No. He didn't cash it. Stick with the ones where the accused took the He won't accept blood money. stand. Here's a box full of flint knives. This is personal. 165

Criminal Minds Season 1 He hears their voices. Let us interrogate him? Put the gun down. Doyle's victims all claimed to be a type of victim We're the fbi. themselves. We'll get the truth. They first two threw themselves on the mercy of Marvin, I'm gonna put my gun away. the court, pleading alcohol and drug dependency. We'll do this together, ok? Tell him the truth. The priest said he was a victim, victim of recent Tell him how you lied on the stand. hysteria. They did hurt me. Look for key phrases:Victim, mercy, anything that Don't listen to them. signifies they thought their crime wasn't their fault. If he dies, they'll go away! What do you think? I think I might have one, guys. They won't come back? Beverly, iowa, 1999. Ted elmore. A man kills 2 boys only to walk away free and kill He shot and killed both his parents after claiming another one. self-defense for years of physical abuse. Stop. Doyle lost his own parents. Haskins, georgia, last year. Hearing someone get away with killing their own, a black teenager-- just because 4 witnesses see it. that would haunt him. The jury finds them not guilty-- just because. Hello? Is ted elmore there? Not right now. The first 2 boys were 14 years old. Can I take a message? Who's this? This is his The third was only 12. wife. - Stop! - It doesn't stop. Who's this? My name is jason gideon. Diallo, blake, simpson, t cullen davis. I'm with the fbi. You can't kill fast enough to keep up. Honey, the fbi is on the phone? Mrs. They killed my parents. Elmore! Mrs. I know. Elmore! Come on! He's there. I'm so tired. I think I can talk him out. Marvin, listen to me. I have snipers up high. Why don't you just give me the gun? Promise you If they get a clean shot, they have my order to I will get you a place to rest. take it. Are you clear now? I heard there was a secret We might be able to reason. code the day that played and it pleased the lord We rushed him. but you don't really care for music, do you? Well, He doesn't want to have an innocent hostage. it goes like this the fourth or fifth the minor fall and He has an exaggerated sense of right and wrong. the major lift the baffled king composing, And so do I. hallelujah hallelujah hallelujah Gandhi said, \"it is Talking's worth a shot. better to be violent \"if there's violence in our I'm coming with you. hearts than to put on the cloak of non-violence to Shut up! He didn't do anything to you. cover impotence. Tell her how you lied. \" Gandhi also said, \"I object to violence \"because Tell her how you killed your parents and when it appears to do good, \"the good is only pretended they'd been hurting you. temporary. They did hurt me. The evil it does is permanent. I'll kill him. \" he got what he deserved. Then you wouldn't get to hear the truth. He only did what the rest of us wish we could do. If he admits the truth, the voices will stop, right? I felt safer when he was alive. They always lie. This is why we need gun control. Do you have the shot? Negative. The guy's a murderer. 166

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Criminal Minds Season 1 Diane arbus once said: \"A photograph is a secret So, you're not from around here, are you? Me? about a secret. No. The more it tells you, the less you know. No. \" Spencer! Spencer Reid! Dude! Look at you! You I'm, uh. look just the same. . Ha ha! Look at you, dude. we're running a training service about profiling for Nothing's changed. the los angeles police department. Spencer was the only 12-year-old in our Profiling? Yeah, I'm with the behavioral analysis graduating class. unit of the fbi. Just the same. we psychoanalyze crime scenes in order to gain a Thanks. better understanding of the criminal who might This is special agent Jason Gideon. have committed the crime. This is Parker Dunley. Psychoanalyze, huh? are you doing that to me We went to high school together, as you can right now? What? No. probably gather. I'm not psychoanalyzing you. - How you doing? - Hey. Spencer, I'm kidding. It's a beautiful gallery. One of my earliest works. Thank you. Totally boring. Thank you. Oh, I don't think so. Jason's a big contemporary art enthusiast. nothing's just a picture. Well, we're exhibiting in this show. If viewed correctly-- whatever that means-- one Everything's for sale, and I can definitely swing a can see world views, obsessions, in nice discount for a friend. manifestations of the subconscious. Lila. If I weren't a lesbian, I'd jump your bones! I've Hey. always had this thing for middle-aged men. Guys, come on. You have these piercing, discerning eyes which do I look 12 years old to you? Spencer, I'd like remind me of my father who was a shrink. you to meet a real movie star. And I'm like, god, I am so hot. Movie star? Please. Pinky, some guy from artnews wants to talk to you. She has a supporting role on a television series Don't go away. about beach volleyball. Does it make you feel anything? Like what? I Totally blue-collar. can't tell you how to feel. I'm Lila. Right now, I feel pretty good. Hi. We're leaving. I'm, uh, I'm doctor Spencer Reid. We're still looking at the exhibit. Uh-- I'm spencer. Now. You don't have to. Now. . Now. call me doctor. Yeah, I guess we're leaving. I won't. - Reid, now. Excuse me. - Nice to meet you. Hey! I told you! No photos in the gallery! Out! And On the way. who are you? I'm Jason Gideon. Bye, Spencer. I'm a friend of-- have you seen my work? - No. Sorry. - Thanks. Today, we thought we'd focus on what is probably 168

Criminal Minds Season 1 the most important component of profiling, or for Young movie star Natalie Ryan and her fianc� that matter, any investigative technique: apparently shot to death. Victimology. It's gonna be a major pain in the ass. The word victim stems from the latin word victima You guys care to take a quick look before I drive which means \"sacrifice. you to the airport? It's on the way. \" No, I can't go to the gym. Absolutely. i'm waiting for my shooting script. No sign of forced entry. I think it just came. Same weapon. Uh, yeah. The girl was shot execution style. Ok. Once in the head. I'll see you at the gym, babe, bye. The male 3 times in the torso. Victims of violent crimes are brutalized by a so you have 2 different M. subject who takes upon him or herself to decide O. life and death over a fellow human being. S. Hi. We have an image on the video surveillance Are you gonna give it to me? Aah! There are camera. around 16 million people in the Los Angeles Looks like a messenger of some kind wearing a metropolitan area. motorcycle helmet. Every time a person is killed, robbed, or raped, He's unidentifiable. the most important question you will ask yourself There's no sign of struggle between the girl and is why? Why did your unsub choose this victim-- the unsub from the door to the couch. At this time. He most likely forced her at gunpoint. - Natalie? - Is there anything done which He told her to trust him. provoked the criminal to act? Or was the target \"Do what I say. available or weak, a causality of circumstance? I won't hurt you. Natalie? Natalie. \" Fatal mistake. Oh, my god! Oh, my god! No! Natalie! No! Oh, my He asked her to sit on the couch and then shot god! Criminal minds Season 1 Episode 18 you her in the head. know, we really can get ourselves to the airport. The fianc� wasn't expected. I didn't invite the FBI here to let them make their His killing's messiest. own way around town. It's less controlled. We really appreciate it. It's less organized. I can't thank you guys enough for conducting the What do you think? I've had a couple other cases seminar. recently. Well, don't hesitate to call if there's anything we Past few months. can help with. Same type of weapon, . Kim here. 22 caliber handgun. Great. Both shot in the head. Yeah, I'll be there as soon as I drop the FBI The first was an established film producer, Wally agents at L. Melman. A. And the second was Chloe Harris, Another young X. actress. Everything all right? Double murder at a . hollywood bungalow. but not as well known as natalie here. A celebrity. any forensic evidence? No. 169

Criminal Minds Season 1 And the guys have been going through this place There's absolutely no evidence left at the crime all morning and haven't come up with anything. scene. So he clearly knows how to cover his tracks. There's no dna, no manifestation of In like a professional hit man? Maybe. psycho-sexual release, and there's no detectable Gideon, there are people actually taking signature of any kind. photographs of us from the next yard. Remember, our profiles are formulated not just by Welcome to L. what's present at the scene, but also what's A. absent. They bounce around inside a person like a pinball. From all the evidence that we've gathered, we Preferred weapon of the mafia. believe that you're looking for a type-4 assassin. U know, there's no obvious sexual component to Type 4? Type one's are political assassins, like these crimes which is usually the case with serial John Wilkes Booth. murders. Type 2's are egocentrics looking for simple So are are thinking this is a serial killer? Well, it's recognition type 3's are psychopaths, certainly a series of murders. cold-blooded killers who leave far messier scenes. We don't know enough yet to call them serial. And type 4, our unsub, suffers from a major Would you consider hanging out in L. mental disorder and is frequently delusional. A. The closer we come to figuring out that delusion, A little while, let me lean on your expertise until the closer we'll get to finding the unsub. we do figure out what we've got? Yeah. what's he going to be doing until we do? finding Just cancel our flights. other victims. We'll have the rest of our team out here ASAP Excuse me. First 2 victims: Wally melman and chloe harris. Hi. Both killed in public places. Is there a detective Kim here? Right here. Chloe was killed while walking her dog on the You're heading the investigation into the Natalie beach in santa monica which she did every Ryan murder? yes. morning. Um. And wally was killed outside of a massage parlor. . - In culver city. my--I have a client. - Which he went to every tuesday. She's, uh. Well, if he knows their schedules, maybe that . means he follows his victims for a while. is there another place we can be private? We're and not a single witness. all working this murder. So we know this unsub can blend in. Well, um. Regardless of the location, he has the ability to . hide in plain sight. she received a note, my client did, and she He's meticulous. freaked out. The media's calling Natalie Ryan's murder the I told her not to worry about it. biggest celebrity homicide since Sharon Tate. Where is the note? where's your client? She's What does that mean for us? That everybody will waiting in the other room. be watching. Reid, let's go. This guy is an assassin? When you look at the Lila. victimolgy, there's no obvious links. Hi. All the kills are clean except in the instance of the How well did you know Natalie Ryan? We spoke last victim, Jeremy Collins. when we saw each other in public, but we were 170

Criminal Minds Season 1 never friends. you think? - Who? - A potential rival. how about Wally Melman? What? Wally Melman. She was murdered, too. He's a producer who was killed a couple months So all these. ago. . The paper said that was a robbery the paper was people are being killed because of me? It's wrong. possible. Did you know him? We met a few times about a I'm sorry. project, but. . . i can'T. I didn't get the part. I-- I have to go. They went a different way. Lila! Lila. Which way? He cast, um, another act. Lila. Oh, my god. What's happening, Spencer? it's still rather what is it? he cast Natalie Ryan. speculative, but it appears there's a delusional \"You owe me. assassin who's killing people to help further your \" I guess that's one way to ice out the competition. career. don't look at me. It probably started as a stalker. I brought her to the police station. An erotomanic stalker. Have you ever had a sense that someone is The's a psychopathology of the evolution of these watching you, following you? From the moment i types of stalkers. get to work, I have hair and make-up and And the fact that he's contacting you indicates wardrobe people, producers writers, my agent, that he believes you owe him something. my manager, publicist. This model frequently concludes itself to one of 2 Not to mention the photographers. possibilities: Either the stalker will kill himself, or It's part of the life. he'll kill the object of his affection. Anything seem out of the ordinary? Happens on a With this unsub, we're looking at a compound regular basis or semi-regular basis? what do you profile: A type-4 delusional assassin with an mean? repetitive phone calls gifts left erotomanic fixation on the actress Lila Archer. anonymously. Erotomanics are a form of stalker who posses the I receive flowers on the seventh of each month. delusional belief that another person, usually of a They just appear in my trailer. higher social status, is in love with them. Never a note. In the united states, at any given time, there are Just a plain glass bowl. over 200, 000 people being stalked. Red anemones. Our unsub is having a fantasy love affair with Lila My favorite. Archer the way John Hinkley did with Jodie Foster. And you don't want to know who they're from? Ms. Celebrities get anonymous gifts all the time. Archer was not aware of her stalker until She has fans, you know. yesterday. You remember meeting anyone on the seventh He wasn't trying to impress her. day of the month? - Or in july, the seventh month He was more like an unwanted, very violent of the year? - No. guardian angel. Wally melman was a producer who considered When the stalker feels as if they've been in some hiring you, but didn't. way betrayed by their love object, this often leads And Natalie was a rival. to violence against the target. And Chloe Harris? She looks a lot like you, don't In the case of John Robert Bardo when actress 171

Criminal Minds Season 1 Rebecca Schaeffer took a role where she had to \" Past participle. have a sexual relationship with another character, Steady state of being. it was enough to force him to snap and seek her Preceding adverb. out to kill her. - \"Always. Though stalkers can be either male or female, it's \" - In english? That is english, actually. most likely we're looking for a single male, a loner, We're discussing the verb tenses-- Reid. in his late twenties to early forties, very intelligent, Our stalker sounds like someone she knows. with ample time to follow his victim and study her Based on the tense of the verb. habits. Maybe it's time to get her off the street. As of yet, the unsub has not directed any violence There's been no physical threat to her. towards ms. She might be safe just staying put as opposed to Archer. anywhere else. But he has shifted his focus from those around I'm standing right here, guys. her to her directly. If we did remove you, we'd have to take you to an This doesn't preclude the fact that anyone who undisclosed location i'm sure your stalker knows has the vaguest association with ms. where you live. Archer is a potential target. I'm not having the whole show close down. I love you. I only need one more scene to shoot. You're my favorite client. Look, last night i decided I wasn't gonna be afraid - No. of this lunatic. - I haven't asked you anything yet. Am I safe here? The set's cleared of everyone I'm not stopping my life. except essential personnel, and we have You can stay with me. increased security at the gate. No. Lila, they're ready for you. A hotel? Just until the police say you're safe? - I'm staying at work, gentlemen. Michael-- - you know I worry. Well, she's one tough girl. Good-bye, michael. yeah. Ok. I didn't want to say anything in front of her, but his Call me. anger about her going to the police suggests he . might alter his agenda. lots. Typical for a stalker. Kisses. She didn't go alone to the police. Hello. Her manager took her. Good-bye. You and Reid stay here. I'm leaving. Keep an eye on her. Hey, mags. I'll hang back, too. He's an odd guy. Where you going? To talk to her manager. Yeah, but who isn't a little odd out here? Well, Sorry if I was, um, insensitive last night. that's for sure. You were only doing your job, right? Yeah. Look, we're ready to rehearse scene 43 and. Then there's no need to apologize. . You don't mind sharing with me, do ya? No. this was taped to your trailer door. You don't mind sharing with me, do ya? - Shut up. Thanks, hon. - Go get 'em, lover. I'm intrigued by this particular version of the verb Hello? Mr. \"to be. Ryer? Michael. 172

Criminal Minds Season 1 . The paparazzo? You know him? Yeah, I dealt with until now, every victim's a person who can be him a lot. perceived as a threat to ms. Elle, we're on it. Archer. Wow. Yeah, but michael was a friend. I like your house. He was a threat to the stalker. I rent it. get Lila to a safe house. Nice. She's still working. You should also probably change all your phone Did you meet up with her manager? Gideon: Reid, numbers. take her home, have her pack some things. I'm unlisted. What's going on? We were too late. Anytime you call an 800 number or an 888 She's gonna be devastated. number, your phone number's put into a databank I know. that's been sold to telemarketers. Jj's keeping it out of the press for now. If someone gets your cell phone number, they can Let's not tell her yet. go on line and research all your records. Not tell her? No, not yet. Hanging out with you can be really depressing. We need her to cooperate with us. You should also probably carry a piece of paper . and a pen with you wherever you go in case you in order to protect her. see any suspicious license plates that often I'll talk to you later. reappear. You gonna take her of the street? I'm gonna Photographic collage. completely deny him access. I like it because it's like life, you know? You know, Won't even give him a glimpse of her. like obscure, difficult. Hopefully, that'll bring him out of the woodwork. You should also get a dog. Yeah. Uh, like a guard dog of some sort. No, we're pulling up right now. Allergic. Uh-huh. Um, earl grey or chamomile? What? What? There's a marked car out front. Would you like some tea? Yes, yes, sure. Yeah. FBI! Martinez. Got it. It's clear. I'll check it out. See? This guy's a real scumbag. Is everything ok? I just need to run through some You got that right. security measures with you. What's this? It's a call sheet. all right Gideon, you better take a look at these. It's a shooting schedule for a film or television Morgan, it's elle. show. Yeah. - That's Lila's show. We found a manila envelope on Michael Ryer's - Yeah. desk. He's not supposed to have that, is he? No. It's full of photos. Hey. Ok. Look. Well, they're candid shots os Lila Archer nude. That's Reid. I'm guessing he was probably paying someone There's a whole bunch of them He's a target now? off to keep them out of the press. Not if I can help it. Do we know who? Um, the name on the envelope Let's go. was Joe Martinez. Reid, it's morgan. 173

Criminal Minds Season 1 Listen to me. Why not? You're being pursued by a psychotic You got to watch your back over there. killer who shoots people in the head. We just find a bunch of close-up photos of you at I'm not gonna stop living my life. this guy Joseph Martinez's studio. I'm just not. Looks like he could be the unsub. Lila, I'm begging of you. He had a ton of photos of Lila and Natalie, in plus Will you please get out of the pool? Really, a call sheet for Lila's show. spence, you should live a little. We're on our way right now, but I need you to be Live a little? I've known you 48 hours, I feel like real careful until we get there, all right? Right. I've already aged 10 years. You're hit? Yeah. I can't be that bad. Just my shoulder. Yes. All right, I'll call in for help. No, you are that bad. officer down. Fine, can you help me out at least? Yes, very We need an ambulance at la brea and wilshire. funny. How we doing? He'll make it. Laugh it up, lila. Caught one in the shoulder and shattered his Hilarious. collarbone. My gun's wet. You okay? I'm fine. Great. No sign of this martinez, the photographer? My clothes. whoever took a shot at you followed you from the you should have worn the suit. set. This is completely inappropriate. Martinez has a bunch of paperwork in his studio This? What's this? This isn't-- No, there's this that says where Lila is gonna be every day thing called transference. Gideon At's what th thanks. You don't like me? What? - You don't like me. Garcia's gone through every article written about - I doikyo I do. Lila. - I like you too. She never says anything about red anemones - I like you too Just I'm a federal agent, you know, being her favorite flower. and I'm supposed to protect you. Well, we're looking for someone pretty close to Then keep me close. her. I'm just, uh, I'm a little bit worried. This list gets shorter everyday We need to get to You know, we're-- we're in a pool, and it's a-- her house I make sure the press doesn't get out we're pretty much exposed. of hand with this mess feel anything yet there's We have cops. something definitly appealing about this one. We have cops posted out front. it's a start. There are coyotes out back. What are you doing? Going for a swim. And right here it's just you and me. What? No. i, uh. Lila. . Lila, you cannot do this. stop. Five minutes. I'm sorry. Go get a suit in the house. I have to, um, I have to tell you something. What? No! I don't wanna grab a suit. What? I didn't want to tell you this before 'cause I Are you kidding me? No. was a little bit worried. - Join me. I didn't-- you don't-- I don't know how to say it, but - No, I'm not gonna join you. I can't not tell you. 174

Criminal Minds Season 1 What is it? Your manager, michael. I'm so sorry. . It's just so hard to trust people out here. what? gideon went to check on him, but he got You don't--you don't know who to believe. there too late. Everybody wants something from you. Lila. that's why I thought you were different. How could you-- how could you not tell me? I was I know I should have told you. afraid you'd be upset. I told him not to. You. He was only following my orders. . You know. you knew what you knew, and-- how could you . not-- i'm so sorry. the last time I was able to fully trust someone was No, don't, don't touch me. at julliard. Don't touch me. Before I was a somebody. Give me a reason. Julliard. Well, we found him in the bushes. And didn't you say you used to live on Houston I told her she should cut those. street? What? You were a waitress. I, uh, fell in. You lived on houston. Yeah, and I'm sure there's plenty of photos of it. Yeah. Stop shoving me, man. I need to take this thing apart. You're a suspect in the murder of Wally Melman, What? I'll-I'll put it back. Natalie Ryan, and Jeremy Collins. I--I think I see images of you. Murder? What? Whoa, whoa-- shut up with the Guys. whoa. Lila, it looks like someone's been stalking you for We know for a fact that you have hundreds of years. photographs of Lila Archer and natalie ryan on the Yeah, this tells your whole life story. walls of your studio. Movie premieres, theater playbills. You have miss archer's daily schedule on your Everything since college. desk. that's our country house. You've been stalking her. Right here. Look, guys, look. Who gave you this collage? He did. Hold up. This guy? Who is he? That's the guy I went to every paparazzo's a celebrity stalker. high school with. If you don't stalk 'em, you don't get the shot. Parker Dunley. If you don't make the shot, you don't sell no Garcia. pictures. Parker dunley. Well, this one is gonna cost you. E-mail me a sheet on him, all right? oh, look wha--no. who's here. That's just wrong. where's Parker? I don't even get a hello? where is Tell it to your lawyer. he? guess that follows since I never got a - I'm still being locked up? - That's right. good-bye. At the very least, you're trespassing. Parker! friend of yours? No. Let's go. How could I help you? hey, spencer's friend, right? You're welcome. Yes. Lila Are you still-- are you okay? Michael was like Did you give lila archer a collage? What? There's family. a photographic collage above lila archer's sofa. 175

Criminal Minds Season 1 She says you gave it to her. - Is she calling from a cell phone? - Yeah. so? So it has your face hidden all over it. - Lila, we think maggie's the unsub. I didn't make the damn thing. The what? The stalker. so you. No way. . Answer the phone. just happened to give her a work of art that That's-- that's crazy. contains most of her life in it? I--no. Answer the phone. No. Act completely natural. If there's something you aren't saying, now would The longer you keep her on the line, the more be a real good time to say it. likely we'll be able to trace the call. All right. Trust me. All right, I lied. Hello? Hello, maggie? Maggie, is it you? What's What about? I just wanted her to like me. wrong? Oracle of quantico. I met her here. Speak if you deign to hear truth. She was a fan of art. Garcia, I need an emergency trace on a cell I figured if there was hip, young stars coming into phone call to Lila Archer's cell phone. the gallery, it would help business. Sure, go ahead. what was the lie? Someone gave me the piece to Okay, keep her talking. give to her, but I told her it was from me. Keep her talking. I said I found it and I thought she'd love it. Maggie? Oh, I am so tired. And who gave it to you? Her name's Maggie Tired? There's been so much upset. Lowe. In the world really. she, uh, she works on lila's show. I think it's just so tragic. She said she went to college with li. All of it. She's like a P. I miss you. A. I just do. Or A. Mags. D. I saw you today. Or some acronym. It's never gonna be the same as it was. She wanted to make sure that lila got the collage, It's just never gonna be the same. but she didn't want lila to know that she gave it to I don't know what you're talking about. her. I'm talking about that time in college when the she said to say that it was from a secret admirer. heat in your apartment was off and the two of us But I told her it was from me, so. stayed in my dorm room. . Don't you remember? You were playing Ophelia I have a name. on the main stage. Maggie lowe. I remember. She's the unsub. That was the happiest time of my life. She's on lila's show. Maggie. we're on our way. . Lila, do you know someone named maggie lowe? sweetheart, that was only for a weekend. mags? Yeah, of course i know her. The happiest time, and you don't know anything I've known her for years. about me at all. I got her a job on my show. And I did everything for you. What? - That's her calling right now. Reid, is lila's address 6028 pike street? Yeah. 176

Criminal Minds Season 1 She's calling from inside the house. I told them yes. I'll get you some backup. Why'd you do that? It's okay. Lila. It's gonna be fine. How is she in the house? She has keys. The hair and makeup people are coming in 10 Why'd you have to bring these people here? Put minutes. down the gun. There's also talk about 60 minutes. Maggie. This kind of publicity makes me really Don't call me maggie. uncomfortable. You don't know me. Don't be ridiculous. Come on, lila. I'm talking about performing a public service, all Let's go. right? Stalking is a major problem in this country. We really got to go, baby. It's good, it's good. Maggie, don't hurt her. All right, I got to take this. You don't need to hurt her. Looks like, uh, you're gonna be pretty busy. You don't know anything. I wish things had been. I would never do anything to hurt you. . No. more normal when we met. I created you. Lila, believe me when I say this. No, you didn't. I've never known a normal day in my entire life. Yes, I did. Hey, reid. I know I did. Come on. God. We got to move. You stupid, ungrateful. Gotcha. . Well, um. god! I can't believe that I loved you. . Maggie, she, uh, she loves me now. if I'm ever in Washington and I were togive you a What? She told me so. call, that would be okay? Yeah, I'd like that a lot. We were in the pool. I don't want to intrude. She kissed me. No, not at all. Now she loves me, okay? No. - Reid, sorry, we're waiting. Tell her we kissed in the pool. - Lila, we got to go. No! Yes, we kissed. And I don't know when you're gonna be back here, God! Don't move. you know, the next time you're in Los Angeles, if Please. you'll be fit for time. Please kill me. Lila, we got to go. Come on. Bernard Shaw once said, \"an american has no shoot me please. sense of privacy. I'd be so much happier. \"He does not know what it means. Please. There is no such thing in the country. Please! Come on. \" Good night Hollywood ! come on, man. We're gonna get you help. You know, reid, you're lucky they didn't get a shot it'll be all right Back up. of you next to the pool trying to draw your gun. Let's go. You looked like a wet rat. Darling, e-scape wants to do a segment on you Hey. this evening on the stalking event. I was playing. 177

Criminal Minds Season 1 Did you know that, um, she, uh, I kissed her in the pool? It's so weird. It doesn't even feel like it really happened, you know? Sure, sure. She's a beautiful young actress. Yeah, you know, I kept explaining to her about transference and the fact that, you know, she probably only liked me because I was there to protect her. Reid. You were her hero. I wanted to think that. No, no, no. Don't go selling yourself short, kid. You took down an armed subject without firing a shot. You saved her life. That's pretty much a hero in my book. Let me ask you this. Have you ever crossed professional boundaries with a victim of a case you were working on? No. It's pretty bad, right? Some things you can't control even with that big ol' brain of yours. No harm, no foul. Let it go. Hey, Morgan? Has there ever been a girl that you wanted to be with for more than, you know, just one night? Excuse me? I've never seen you with the same girl twice. What, are you calling me a dog? No, not at all. I'm just trying to figure out if this feeling I have is ever gonna go away. Reid, what we do for a living, it takes up all our time. And a relationship's hard enough even in the same city. So, I mean, you're saying it's probably wise that I don't call her, right? I can't answer that one for you. Hey, I'll tell you what I do know. You don't need to come up with that answer tonight. I'm out. Have a good weekend. Yeah, you too, Romeo ! 178

Criminal Minds Season 1 what is that,maya,a boy or a girl skeleton? El dia myself. de los muertos! Hello,uncle diego. Go. How are you? Diego! Please. It was just a brief. Don't! Why'd you come here? You're not welcome. In a couple of hours i'll be back,ok? It's ok. Please,diego,leave him alone this is my mother's Go. house,too! Let me hear her say I am not welcome. They need you. Tell him,mom. It's all right. Well,then. I'm not mad. My mother will never have to be disgraced by me Go. again. You heard her,she said it was all right. Miguel! Miguel? I expect that from him she's your You're one hell of a profiler. mother. Allende del sol,mexico, population 20,000. She loves you. The victim is lupe trejo. Not anymore. 62. I'll come back later for my things! Mom. She was found in her home,stabbed in the He'll come back. face,chest and genitals. Would you like some more? i'M glad you are here The papers down there connected her murder to now. 11 others in the past 2 years, all elderly women. I couldn't talk to you in front of rosa. They're saying it's the work of a serial killer. She likes to think she can take care of me herself. The mexican government disagrees. But I am getting older. What kind of city is this? Half factory town,half I need help. tourist town, the factory makes the tchochkes and No. clothes that tourists buy. No! No! Yes,look at that. And even though the murders have happened in Oh,what is that all about? It's ok. the poor neighborhoods where the locals live-- - It's ok. serial killers make lousy tourist attractions. I'm a little grumpy when I wake up sometimes,too. - Yeah. Wait,you guys. So if the government denies that this is a serial See what you did? No,no. killer, why'd they call us? They have suspect in It's ok. custody,the victim's son. Will you grab that? Thanks. Where are the serial killer experts? They want us You're holding him like a cantaloupe. to go down there and confirm that this was just a Oh,you think you could better? Ok,smarty one time killing. pants,knock yourself out. Put the serial killer angle to bed. There you go. So we're going all the way down there just to It's ok. prove they don't have a serial killer . It's for your-- Well,let's see you profile a Maybe. disorganized psychopath. Or we're going down there to tell him if what I've It's your life. read in the mexican papers is true they've got one Yeah I know you're taking the week end,but I of the worst serial killers the country's ever seen, wanted to let you know,we got a call from-- ugh. let's go. Amazing! I am so glad you're here,sis. Hotch. And with you coming to town,it's been so much Call from the car. easier to get him to take time off. Anthony Brandt wrote \"Other things may change And I never could've prepared a meal like that by us, but we start and end with family. 179

Criminal Minds Season 1 \" Hey. Hello. At least you get to spend your birthday weekend This is my team. in mexico. Captain navarro has been put in charge of the Yeah,what's dog-house in spanish? \"La ca-sa del case by the assistant attorney general. pair-O. You guys got history? We met at a seminar i gave \" La casita del perro. at mexico citya few years ago. That's what I said. \"Sexual homicide in latin america. Face it,chicko. \" I just read a chapter on the subject in max ryan's You're only a genius in english. book. You speak spanish? Since when? I'm full of Where do you think i got it from? I'm glad you hidden mysteries. came. All right,so why are there so few serial killers in I was never sure how much you liked me. mexico? They probably have as many as we Why is that? I've often told agent gideon that his do,but they document almost none of them. profiling technique would not translate accurately Why is that? It's the chikatilo syndrome. in latin culture without a better understanding of - The what? - Andre chikatilo, one of the most our cultural values. prolific serial killer of the 20th century. Now is a good time to find out,right? By the time they found him,he had killed more Uh,captain,I'd like to get a handle on the type of than 50 people. press this has been getting and meet some of the He was no more experienced than any average local police here. serial killer, but he lived in the soviet ukraine. Of course, but I imagine you would all like to The soviets were convinced, the serial killer is a settle into your rooms and rest before we go? No. uniquely american phenomenon. We're ready. Inevitable result of decadent capitalism. Let's go. So,what's the cultural bias in mexico? Many So what exactly do you think agent gideon got mexicans believe that serial killers are the result wrong about your culture? Well,there are two of the break down of the family, which gives rise main-- english,english. to the kind of alienated loner who becomes a Please. serial killer. English. It's a fact that there are 12 times as many broken I was explaining to agent gideon that his profiling families in the U. theory doesn't take into account 2 powerful S. influences on mexican culture. Than in mexico. Which is family, and machismo. All right,so is it possible that there are fewer serial You have some interesting ideas. killers in mexican culture? It is possible. The district attorney general put me in charge of But,in my experience,evil is not a cultural this killing when she realized that we had a phenomenon. relationship. It's a human one. She had me invite you down to help us settle this Nothing like jet sleep,right? Yeah,kind of like a mess. night of drinking without the drinking. You are aware that we may not be giving you the - Agent gideon. answer you are looking for on this one,yes? You - Captain navarro. think the papers are right? What are they saying You're shorter than I remembered. exactly? Se�orita there's a serial assassin who's I was on a stage. killing elderly women in local towns. This is lieutenant borquez. And the attorney general and the authorities are 180

Criminal Minds Season 1 moving slowly. Find anything? The victim's prints were on one. We'll see. The prints on the other one were too smudged to What's all this? Dia de los muertos. make any match but i don't think the killer drank Day of the dead, a 3-day latin holiday where souls this anyway. of dead relatives are said to return to earth to Why not? This drink is tamarind water. enjoy the pleasures that they once knew of. It's sweet. It sounds like he was reading that out of a book. I could see the victim offer this to a woman. No,trust me. But these are family festivities and at night most He always sounds like that. men will have a shot of tequila,some beer and Actually,I was reading. maybe some cigarettes this looks like two women I picked this pamphlet up at the airport. to me. As profilers,I thought you'd want to see the crime You don't think a woman could've done this? Do scene first, before meeting the suspects,yes? You you? It's highly unlikely. remembered something from my lecture,huh? Get them to the fbi. Actually,I got it from your mentor,max ryan. At the very least they'll be able to tell us the His book. gender of the drinkers. It's a great read. Where was she killed? This way. The victim's name is lupe trejo. What are you looking for? Why. 62. Why did the unsub choose this victim? Why did She was found in the bedroom by the daughter. she feel safe enough to let the killer inside? This No sign of forced entry. is her son? That's miguel. Are there are always this many people around? I'd say lupe had a problem with him. No. She has family photographs everywhere,but not Church just got out. miguel. They're walking home from the town square. He's tucked away in her drawer. What time was she killed? I'm guessing some Ok,so the unsub took items of jewelry out of the time during the evening mass. daughter's bedroom. There wouldn't have been a lot of people around. You think he did it before or after he killed the Otherwise he would've been seen. mother? I would say after. Unless he blended right in. The way the victim was stabbed means this was a Let's go No forced entry means one of two things. sexual homicide. A push in, he holds a knife or a gun to her and When the killer is looking for a sexual release, the forces his way inside. items taken are usually an afterthought. The murder weapon,the knife, was taken from the Trophies. kitchen and placed at the scene. But he left jewelry on the victim's body. In that case,it's most likely that she let the killer in Why? It's a common sign of remorse. voluntarily. A small amount of respect for the dead. She looked through the peep hole,saw someone Very small,if you ask me. she recognized, someone who makes her feel You are almost certainly looking for a safe. heterosexual male. She lets him in and then what? They have a drink? Why do you say that? Well,the victim was found Hey,did you run a dna analysis on this? The on the bed, multiple stab wounds to the closest thing we have to a crime scene unit is face,chest and genital area. detective hernandez. All indicators of sexual homicide. He has a fingerprinting kit from 1984. In case it's a sexual homicide, the attacker targets 181

Criminal Minds Season 1 objects of his or her sexual attraction. You're gonna tell us about the fight you had with Heterosexual men attack women. your mother the other night. So homosexual men attack men? Did the I didn't hurt my mother. daughter have any ideas about who might have Did it have anything to do with you leaving? She done this? She didn't have any ideas about didn't want me to go. anything. She was angry. When she found out that her brother was a It was more than that,miguel. suspect, she wanted to talk to him alone. You had problems with your mother for a long I refused because i didn't want them to get their time. stories straight. What is it you're hiding? What truth could be so Then she stopped talking completely. terrible that you don't defend yourself against So what's she protecting? We're ready to talk to killing your mother? What truth would have your the suspect. mother hiding your photographs in her drawer? Of course, but first there's someone I'd like you to When did you first know? Know what? That you meet. are a homosexual. Maria sanchez. More to the point, when did your mother find out? District attorney general. No speak english. Do not be afraid. How did he know? You told us. - Agent gideon. Machismo and family. - Hello It's an honor. You knew he was gay. Our papers are fascinated with the idea of a serial You're a better profiler than gideon as a lecturer. killer. You also knew that a gay man couldn't have And when navarro suggested that i invite you in to committed this murder. dispel this nonsense, I immediately saw the That's why you asked us about the sexuality of wisdom. the killer at the crime scene, you knew miguel But-- enough formalities. was innocent. I will let you get down to business. You don't understand how things work here. Excuse me. If I told the attorney general that this one is a She's worse in spanish. homosexual and that is why he must be innocent Neighbors heard a loud fight the day of the she would've laughed in my face. murder. Why did you lie to us? I had to play along with the Between the victim,her son, daughter and official line until i could trust that you would come brother-in-law. to the same conclusion that I did. One big happy family. So we are here to serve as pawns in your political Well the uncle had a solid alibi. game. But we could not find the son. There is a very bad man killing women in my Then got a tip he had hired a coyote to take him district. over the border. And I've known this for a very long time. We caught him before he crossed. But so far,no one will believe me. That's miguel's sister,rosa. Or help stop him. She's been here ever since she found out that her So if I have to play politics to protect the women brother was arrested. of the city then that is a very small price to pay. Seems though she thinks he's innocent. Don't you agree? the best way to bring the attorey The dutiful sister. general on board is by providing a complete This way. profile. 182

Criminal Minds Season 1 What do you need from me? We need the files of murdered your mother. all the murders. You do not understand how bad it is. Of course,but i must warn you. You do not understand the shame! You do not These reports were taken by local police in the understand what people will do to us. area who are not used to this type of thing. I just lost my mother. Most basic details are missing. I cannot lose miguel. We'll take a look at them. La familia es todo. We also need to get the whole story out of miguel Family is everything. trejo. She may have come clean about that day, but i And right now he's not talking. still think she's hiding something. Why does that matter? Obviously,he's not a serial The way she went on about shame-- almost like killer. she was talking about herself. 'Cause there's obviously a great deal of anger in This is interesting. the family, and before we give a profile we need Before miguel met roberto roberto had a wife. to rule out the fact that this might be a crime of Well if he was bisexual-- that makes him capable passion and not one of the serial killings. of sexual homicide of a woman. Why wouldn't miguel talk if he's innocent? Must And if he blamed miguel's mother for denying have something to do with the fact that he's a their relationship that would give him a motive. homosexual. We need to find roberto. He'd rather be straight in jail than gay as a free Roberto we have to talk. man? I can protect him in here. Please. But if he's taken to a prison in mexico city and the Not right here. other inmates find out that he is gay he will be Let's walk. killed. Let's go. That's the way things work here. You don't understand. So how do we get him to talk? Rosa. I would never hurt miguel's mother. Do you know the saying, \"love is blind,but not the She was nice to me. neighbors\"? We know there was a fight. She wastrying to accept me. We need to know what it was about. But miguel's uncle made her feel bad for that. Rosa? We know about your brother. People like him make it impossible for us. If you don't help us he could go to prison and he They'll never accept us. could be killed there. Why'd you follow miguel to his house? And why This could be his last chance,rosa. were you watching rosa and her mother? Miguel Do you understand? Miguel has a friend. and I had a fight that day. Roberto. He was very upset. He was outside the house, waiting for my brother. He got drunk. Watching. He was going to his family celebration and i was He saw the fight with my mother. afraid for him, I was afraid ofthe trouble he might Did miguel see him? I don't think so. cause with his uncle. Why didn't you tell us about this before? Because What did you see? Miguel did not do it. it would mean telling you that miguel is like you Is that what you want from me? To turn against said,if he goes to prison and they know this about him? I won'T. him they will kill him. He did not do it. And I could not risk that. No. But you're talking about the man who might have It's not what I asked. 183

Criminal Minds Season 1 You were outside of the house watching. It's strange. So what did you see? Uh,I saw nothing. On this occasion,a man taking that drink. I saw children playing and,uh-- a woman. Unless the victim thought he was a woman. What woman? I walked past her in the street,uh-- The woman roberto described,the social worker, she had papers,a badge. that's a common ruse for old lady killers. I think she was a social worker going house to What if she is really a he in women's clothing? A house. heavy woman. - What did she look like? - I don't know. He comes to the door,knocks on it And the victim Heavy. feels comfortable because she thinks it's a Maybe forties or fifties. woman. - Gracias. It would explain why no witnesses have come - Ok. forward. It is common for social workers and nurses to No one expects the killer to be a woman. come from the city,help out elderly women. Not in this country. Tell them about benefits they may have. Or ours. It's part of the reaching out program. We need to tell the locals. So it could've been the victim who invited the And give them the rest of the profile. social worker inside, or maybe she was the one We have reason to believe that the killer may be a given the tamarind water. man who wears women's clothing. Or she could be our best witness. As a ruse to get into his victim's homes. I will check with local services. Once inside,the killer stabs his victims and then What about roberto? I don't think he did it. abuses them sexually with the knife. Why not? The way he talked about miguel. But he wasn't always a killer. He didn't point the finger at his boyfriend. He gradually escalated from sex crimes. I think a guilty man would've. This may have started out as peeping tom See if he has an alibi. incidents eventually leading to rape. Run his prints against any found at the scene. And then at some point,he couldn't rape anymore. Right now,though, I feel confident we can rule out So he began killing women who represented a family fight as a motive for the murder. authority figures in this life he hated. There's a call from the fbi. Typically a mother,grandmother. Yeah. Women that he blamed for his impotence. Morgan. Navarro: How would he have targeted these Como esta,my lovelies? Es bueno,no? women? We found no connection between them. Tripero,esta-la? Ok,take it easy garcia,I think you We don't know yet. just offended somebody's mother. But based on the number of times he's killed and Shut up,you. the skill of gaining the trust of his victims we can I took french,what can I say? Penelope,your last assume that he plans his murders and that he's name is garcia. been committing sex crimes for many years. Yeah,I know,it's my stepfather's name. We think he's somewhere between the ages of Now do you want my genius or not? Yes,please. 35-50. Get on with it. You need to talk to all known sex offenders. Okay! So, i rushed your cups full of mucus And compare them to this profile. through all the regular channels at lightning speed You should also re-interview all your witnesses and survey says one female drinker and one male. and see if anyone saw a man who might have Thanks,doll. been dressed as a woman. 184

Criminal Minds Season 1 Gracias. possibility that he dresses like a woman. We have another body. We told them to look into people convicted of sex Isabel santiago,67. crimes. No sign of forced entry. We didn't mean this. Stabbed in the chest and genitals. Maria,please. Abrasions on her neck. What is going on? These men were supposed to Beads. put the serial killer rumors to rest and now they From a necklace. are making us look like a joke. Obviously ripped off her neck. What'd you want people to think of us? It was a Yeah,but jewelry taken form the body. misunderstanding. That's the first we've seen from this guy. And it won't happen again. So why was this one different? For the past 2 It was your idea to bring them here. years we've had an average of 1 killing every 9 And obviously it was a waste of time. weeks. Please go home. Not 2 in 3 days. These police are not stupid men. That's a pretty extreme escalation. They're frustrated. He'll kill again soon. They read articles in newspapers saying that Who's that over there? That's the daughter of the they're ineffective. victim. And they want to prove that they are not. Maybe she could tell us something about the They will do this any way they know how. necklace. We told them that the suspect was probably a Hello,anna. man dressed as a woman. My name is elle. We didn't say to round up all the transvestites and I'm sorry about everything. bring them in. I have some questions for you,if you could Why? Is it possible that this man is a transvestite? answer them. No,no,no. Do you think you might be able to answer a few That's not what we're saying. questions right now Si. Men dressing like women is a manifestation of Yes. sexual preference,it is a lifestyle. Your mother was wearing a necklace,it was taken It does not imply a psychology of violent behavior. from her. We're talking about the killer's past. Do you know if it had any special significance to That's why we were asking for people who'd been her? She gave it to me for my birthday. accused of sex crimes. She never bought jewelry for herself. Are the police looking onto this? How? Most She asked if she could wear it during the holiday. rapes here are not even reported. So this cklace was yours? It was my favorite. And the rapists are often people who have power I wore it almost every day. them. Navarro says there's some sort of disturbance at Sometimes family, sometimes even law the police station. enforcement. - We're gonna go check it out. I have interviewed many,many women and-- they - Ok. do not want to talk. What is going on here borquez? What did they do? We can help you. What did they do? They're following the orders of We can teach you interview strategies. the fbi bringing in sex criminals. I specialized in sex crimes and i speak spanish. What did you tell them? We put out there the How do we even get to these women? We hold a 185

Criminal Minds Season 1 press conference. directly. Let everyone know what we're looking for. You should use all the female police you have. What about the attorney general? She wants us That'll help put potential victims at ease. to leave. We don't have any,boss. Do not worry about her. You do now. I convinced her to bring you down here. Ok. I can convince her to let you stay. See you later. We will have that press conference. I've been talking to so many women and All I have to do is figure out what to say. forgetting how to speak english. Be forceful, but respectful. Well,you know,you look latina. tell them,\"Please,if you have any information at There's a good reason for that. all,we urge you to come forward. My mother's cuban. \" The one thing we absolutely do know about this Well,my cuban friend. kind of criminal is that he does not stop offending We may have something. until he is stopped. A woman called the police station after she saw The reporters will ask, \"why look for a rapist when the report on television. we're trying to catch a killer?\" You don't need to Yeah? She says she has information on the rapist. mention the killer. Excuse me. Just tell them that you care about the women in I was told you want to talk to me about the rapist this town, and that you are committed to catching we're looking for. the man who hurt them. Can you help us? Do you care? I'm sorry? Do you Why are we looking for a rapist? Because we care? Most of the time nobody around here cares know this man commits sexual homicide, we what happens to women. could also assume that he was once a rapist. Nobody does anything about it. It's a lot easier to track a rapist than a killer That's why nobody talks to the police. because you have witnesses. Gimme a second. You also have the chance to discover something Ok. else. What can the police do if when a crime is The reason he began killing. committed no one comes forward? The man who Which is the stressor. attack me is a stupid dog. As far as we can tell,the first killing was about two He's a coward. years ago. He came up from behind and he started to rape What happened to the suspect during that time? A me. typical stressor. But then I turned around and I started hitting him. Loss of job. I scratched him,I made him bleed. Loss of love. And that's when i saw he was wearing a dress. He may have been released from prison. A dress. Whatever it was it made him feel impotent made I couldn't believe it. him feel frustrated and very angry. I laughed in his face. And that's when he started killing. A called him a pathetic woman. You should be talking to victims who reported He was so scared. rapes just before that first murder two years ago. He ran away like a little boy. Hopefully the press conference will help bring When did this happen,milagros? If you weren't some of these women forward but we also need afraid of this man,why didn't you report him? I told to head out and talk to some of these people you what good would it do? She claimed it 186

Criminal Minds Season 1 happened 2 years ago, in august. girlfriends, and of the different types of rapists, The first murder happened in september. he's the most likely to be dissuaded if the victim So she could've been the last one who was raped screams or struggles in any way. before whatever stressor made him kill. Is that it? All the characteristics of the Or she could've been the stressor. power-assurance rapist? Uh,there's actually one You say this woman laughed in his face, hit more. him,called him a woman. Excuse me. Could've been enough to make him impotent. I've been going over the forms filled out by the He tries to rape again and all he can hear is this women. woman laughing. He most likely lives and works near the victim. Maybe he thought he could rape older women. I have owned this plant for 9 years. Thought they'd be easier, wouldn't put up a And I do not allow the men I hire to abuse the fight,so he tries. women. But he can'T. I'm sorry,but i do not believe this man works here. He gets frustrated,he kills her, and then he finds Miss,the man we're looking for wouldn't be openly the release that he was looking for. abusive. So he kills again. He might just like following women around and Excuse me. peeking into women's bathrooms, that sort of Send them in. thing. You wanted us to come forward? There are 6 He would be shy with women,specially you. more women who were raped by this man. You intimidate him, he probably couldn't look you Now prove to us it will finally do some good. in the eye. Hi. The only way i could be a woman and run this how did you find all these women,milagros? Mr. plant is to make sure every man feels that way. Navarro. I'm sorry. We may not talk to you. How many men work here? Over 50. But we talk to each other. We need to look through all your employee But now you must tell us your stories. records. Every detail. So far I found more than 3 dozen men fit the Because the cycle does not end until this man is target profile between the ages of 35 and 50. stopped. This owner wasn't kidding. You understand? Yes. Almost all of these guys had a citation for lewd They all have the same story. behavior against the women here. He goes up to them in the street, puts a knife They'd be warned once, and then they'd be fired if against their back, blindfolds them,and takes it happened again. them out to the desert. I wouldn't mess with her. He also kissed their neck while raping them. - Afraid of a woman,hutch? - Shoot, I'd be afraid And then,when he's finished,he asks, \"how did I of her. do\"? Classic power reassurance behavior. Only one of these men showed up on police What does that mean? Power reassurance records, with a sex crime. rapists lack confidence. He beat up a prostitute when she refused to get They can't develop normal relationships with rough. women. Not out guy. Passive and non-athletic. He'd be scared,he wouldn't have the confidence He most likely fantasizes that the victims are his to stand up to a refusal. 187

Criminal Minds Season 1 But this is crazy. That name, \"torres. There's way too many men here to interview and \" There was a murder victim with that name. not enough time. There are 100s of torreses in this town. Ok,we need to narrow down the profile. Let me see the statements. What would make our guy stand out? From you What is it? It's maiden names. told me, he completely lacks machismo. The murder victims. He has none of the confidence of a typical man in And the rape victims. mexico. The names are the same. Morgan: Even with a knife in his hand. He's killing the mothers of the women he raped. What was it that he said to the women after And he's doing it in the same order. raping them? \"How did i do?\" Any guy with The daughters of the last 2 murder victims, trejo confidence doesn't need to ask if he's doing a and santiago,never came forward. good job. If we can assume they were raped,then-- He assumes it. according to the board the next rape victim in the In bed and at work. line was-- milagros villanueva. In bed and at work. His last. Come on. He's gonna kill her mother. Mrs. Morgan? What's up? You're all right? Yeah. Ramirez? Wait. - You're good? - Behind you. This guy desperately wants to impress you. Elle. No matter how small the job, he always wants Over here! Got me? Yeah. your approval he may constantly ask,\"how did I Got you. do\"? - How did I do? - How did I do? Pablo vargas. He pretended to be a woman. He's been on vacation since 4 days ago. Now he doesn't have to pretend. The day of lupe trejo's killing. Will they be charged? Charged? Why? They were What does he do here? He's the floor manager of only defending their homes. sector 16, women's plus sizes. La casa no se reclina sobre la tierra, sino sobre We're gonna need his address and any other una mujer. information you can give us, thank you. Exactly. Hello, anybody home? Hello? There's a tv Good job agent gideon. on,someone's inside. Let's go. Ready. What did you say in there? Just an old mexican Hello? Hello? Are you all right? Can you hear me? proverb. Hotch! Who's the lady Souvenirs for his mother? Please do not hesitate to call next time you're in Anna's necklace. town. Elle,look at this. Thank you. His rape victims. I'm thinking of starting a B. We have a name but how do you find him? We A. always ask \"why this victim,why the next victim?\" U. Serial killers plan their killings, and if we can In my district. figure out how he targets his victims, we can get Takes a lot of training. ahead of him. Thank you. Borquez,what is this? I charted all the names of You're welcome. all the rape victims who came in, like they Thanks. instructed us. Mexican proverb, \"the house does not rest on the 188

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Criminal Minds Season 1 Scotch. Why are they calling us? They weren't able to That's what we're missing. arrest him before he disappeared. The smooth, smoky flavor of a single barrel They let a serial killer get away? How long has he scotch with a juicy porterhouse. been missing? About 36 hours, along with this I was really hoping you'd get your appetite back. woman Nicole Wegener. You're gonna need to eat. What do we know about the other victims? They You're gonna need your strength. were all abducted within a 60-mile radius, tortured What? We've only been here an hour. and then drowned in hotel bathtubs. You've made two calls. They were all found a couple of days after they And? You hate the phone, Elle. were reported missing. I don't hate the phone. Same geographical area, and he's killing in hotels Actually, you do. instead of private, controlled environments. Did you know that Alexander Graham Bell and Eli He can pay for privacy in a hotel room. Gray simultaneously invented electronic sound Let's just hope he's not heading for Orlando. transmission devices? It came down to a race It's second only to Las Vegas in the number of betwixt the two. hotel rooms. Yeah, and Bell beat Gray to the patent office by a Well, knowing who he is is certainly part of the matter of hours. equation, but it's a long way from knowing where Common knowledge. he is. Why are you acting so weird? We're sitting with a A serial killer who's been sussed out and is on the guy who knows that there are 800 kernels of corn loose, he's got two choices. on the average cob arranged in 16 separate rows. He's either hiding or, worse, he's on the run. And you're calling me weird? I knew it. And if Gregory feels like he's got nothing to lose You got a boyfriend. he's got the whole country ahead of him. You are basing this on what exactly, that I don't The french philosopher Voltaire wrote, \"There are like the phone? That's all you've got? That's your some that only employ words for the purpose of best? You've been a profiler for how long, Derek, disguising their thoughts\". and that's that's weak. This is everything the Tampa office has on Mark What's weak? Morgan thinks Elle has a boyfriend. Gregory. You just denied it. He's a single white man, 38 years old. Do you? It's more fun not to answer that question. Graduated from FSU. That right there is a yes, baby. Started his own real estate company with a I knew it. business partner 5 years ago. I told you. He frequently travels for work around the country, She doesn't want to admit to anything, man. sometimes overseas. Reid, trust me. Just last year he purchased a very lavish home in You've got a lot to learn. Sarasota. FBI Tampa has been investigating a series of What was he doing before he got into real estate? murders over the past two months along Florida's It says he raced cars after college, even worked central golf coast. as a chef at a french restaurant. I consulted with the sac down there. Jack of all trades. They had a strong lead. Yeah, he's plenty mastered. And DNA evidence. He worked as a staff photographer for a couple of All 4 women were killed by this man Mark Gregory. magazines along the central coast before If they know who he is, he's not really an unsub. transitioning to work with models in Miami. 190

Criminal Minds Season 1 It's strange so many serial killers make a hobby of victims? He had a previous relationship with the photography. first woman he killed. It must have something to do with the act of We can look into that as the possible stressor. voyeurism. The second and third were acquaintances from What about his bank accounts and credit cards? business deals. They seized everything after he disappeared 36 The fourth worked at a restaurant the same time hours ago. he did. So when he uses his credit cards or goes to his What's his connection to the missing girl? We house or work, then they've got him. can't find anything. I heard enough about Mark Gregory. Gregory's big news in Florida. I wanna hear about his victims. When do we hold a press conference to alert the Gregory used different forms of torture with each entire country? Hopefully we'll find Gregory one. before we have to. Choking, burning, suspension, and beating. So if we split up, we'll cover more ground. Drowning was the only constant. Does he still have family in the area? His dad's They were all classified as \"wet drownings,\" close by. which means the victim was alive when they were Why don't we start from the present and work our submerged. way backwards. They could feel their lungs filling up with water. Reid and I will go to Gregory's house. It's an extremely painful way to die. Elle and I will talk with business partner, hank Why would he take the time? They were barely Bloomberg. alive after all the torture. I'll comb through some of the evidence here. Drowning's a form of torture, too, and it's all part Garcia's gonna want an update. of the signature. I'll catch up with her. Ssa Raymond McCarthy. Good. Ssa Jason Gideon. Let's meet back here in two hours. We spoke on the phone. If he's following his previous pattern, we have less Sorry for the temporary setup. than 12 hours to find Nicole Wegener alive. We wanted you closer to where Mark Gregory Mr. lives. Bloomberg. Please continue. Yes. We were just discussing drowning as a cleansing Agents Hotchner and Greenaway, FBI. ritual. I've already talked to the police. If we look back into Gregory's childhood, we may We're from the behavioral analysis unit, and I'm find what he needs to purge. sure we'll have some different questions. You think that's the best use of our time? We're We're looking for some insight into Mark itching to find this guy. Gregory's behavior right before the killing started. He got away on our watch. Things you might not think are important could By studying his behavior as a child, it helps us actually be helpful. understand why he does what he does. I don't know why he disappeared. You know everything about this killer except why You sure you've got the right guy? Usually when he does it. someone takes off, it gives us reason to be So the further we go back, the further ahead of suspicious. him we might get. Well, I've never noticed any odd behavior. Were you able to connect Gregory to all four We've worked together for five years. 191

Criminal Minds Season 1 I've known him for ten. Probably reinvents himself with each deal he He helped coach my son's soccer league this makes. past fall. Plays a different role. He's my best friend. Dresses up to impress a rich investor and What about his relationship with women? Mark's dresses down for a poor farmer. the consummate ladies man. This guy's a chameleon. He always had a different woman on his arm. He can adapt to any situation. Never had a problem getting a date. From the outside, this house seems clean and Dating doesn't do it for him. shiny. He likes to torture and drown them. But it's like all for show, like it's a facade to hide What do you know about his history with women? what's really going on. He was married once in his early 20s. Drawer full of catalogs. Swore he'd never do it again. Uniforms for law enforcement, construction, Did you know her? No. janitorial, military. It was before I met him. What do you think he needs these for? Probably Do you know if she's still in the area? Wait a has something to do with this. minute. Someone's trying to disguise himself. You think he did something to his ex-wife? We're Room service. looking for what we call a \"stressor,\" what could Room service. have made him lose it. We received your call to pick up last night's dinner, We have to look into all the possibilities. mr. If we need to ask you any more questions, we'll Gregory. find you. Yes. Thank you. Come in. I bet Gregory's been killing a lot longer than we Was everything ok? My porterhouse was juicy think, long before he disappeared. and rare, just the way I like it. This is a really large house with hardly any But my wife wasn't feeling very well. furniture. Hoping a hot bath will do the trick. Typical bachelor pad. Honey, how is everything in there? I guess pretty Large sofa, big-screen tv, white walls. good. I noticed a luxury car in the garage, but it's at Thank you very much, Oscar. least 10 years old. Angel Mark Gregory was such a bad boy. Where are the dogs? Gideon, check this out. How bad? Well, when he was a kid, he was This guy's got, like, 20 different suits. caught peeking in a neighbor's window. Some Italian. I'm sure it gets worse, right? At the ripe age of 18, Some taylor. he how do I put this delicately? Had an intense Some leisure suits. affection for ladies with learner's permits. He's got a mechanic's uniform. That sounds like statutory rape. Wide assortment of watches and wallets. I'm not surprised. Approximately 20 different pairs of shoes. You talk to Hotch? Yeah. Take a look at all these driver licenses. It turns out his marriage lasted only 23 days. He can start his own DMV. Our boy's got serious commitment issues. Feed those to Garcia. And fret not, my sweet. Travels around the country to buy and sell That poor girl who married him is still out there different properties. somewhere. 192

Criminal Minds Season 1 If she were dead, it would be easier to find her. country by dinnertime. Well, it's a good thing 'cause we're gonna want to They just found the missing girl's body. talk to her. Close by? No. Some of his deviant behavior must've leaked into Georgia. other parts of his life. Come on now. At least she got out alive. Looks like we are going to Georgia. We found evidenceat his house that he Elle and Morgan just landed in Georgia. acclimates well to different surroundings. They'll be at the hotel in about 20 minutes. Possible disguises. So Florida's not his only comfort zone. He's emptied his bank accounts and he's put his No. dogs in a kennel. Apparently, he's set up businesses throughout the We're certain he's left the area and he's not southern U. coming back. S. And since he's on the run, this classifies him as a Well, we have warnings along I-95 and I-10 in \"spree killer\". case he decides to travel along the gulf coast. Usually this type of killer goes through two Well, now that he's crossed state lines, it's a phases: guided and random. nationwide search. \"Guided\" means that this killer stays in his He doesn't wanna get caught, so he'll probably particular geographic area or comfort zone until alter his route and drive quieter roads. he breaks down. We'll prepare for that, too. That's why he killed the first four women in a These records indicate that he went to high 60-mile radius. school in 4 different states. That's right. So they moved around a lot. And we're hoping he's still there. Let's talk to his father, find out why. In the guided phase, they usually have a final Maybe he's revisiting places where he feels destination in mind. comfortable. Like Edmund Kemper and Andrew Cunanan, they The latest hotel records indicate that he checked saved their most meaningful kills till last. in using his own name. We should find out who that would be for Gregory. If he doesn't want us to catch him, what's he When the random phase begins, the kills seem to doing, taunting us? No. be without design. Taunting would imply that this is some sort of There's less time in between them. game. At that point, he's lost total control. It isn't. And as he devolves, he's gonna take more He's made it very clear that he has no intention of victims and become less noticeable. going back to his life as it was. What does that mean? In Gregory's case, his MO This is a one-way trip. is the torture. There's DNA proving he's the offender. That would mean he will torture less and spend No point in covering his tracks now. more time on the thing that gives him sexual That'll only slow him down. release drowning. And if he wanted us to catch him, he'd simply stop So it's very important that we find him while he's running. still in the comfort zone. It's not likely. After that, there's no telling where he'll be. He's got 400 grand in cash. We'll get a release out to all the major networks. That type of money he can charter a plane or buy His face and possible disguises will be all over the a ticket to virtually anywhere in the world. 193

Criminal Minds Season 1 Well, he's not hiding. Still in the sunshine state. He's hunting. Settled down in Bradenton. Besides, driving works for him. We'll have her picked up. It's anonymous, and he can cover a lot of territory. I'm still in shock. We should notify the mexican and canadian Well, it's understandable. border patrols. I'm more surprised that you found me. He might try to leave the U. I paid a lot to have my past erased. S. Are you saying you're not surprised that Mark is a Let them know most spree kills end with suicide serial killer? I knew something was wrong. by cop. That's why we were only married for 3 weeks. It could be how he plans on getting out of his Have you been in hiding because you were afraid mess. he would come after you? He stalked me for a Wow. few years after the annulment. Mark Gregory splurges on hotel rooms, doesn't I had to disappear if I wanted to survive. he? Yeah. I know it was a long time ago, but what was life Great guy. with him like? Terrible. He offers them a nice, warm robe right before he He was controlling, didn't trust me, insisted I was drowns them. cheating on him with anyone, with everyone. He spent a lot of time with Nicole Wegener. I couldn't leave the house. Picked her up in Tampa and drove her all the way I'm sorry to dredge all this up, but you've definitely to Georgia. helped us understand him. But unlike his other victims, there's no type of He dated his first victim. relationship to link the two of them. And if she cheated on him, it may have been the A random victim with a whole life ahead of her. thing that started him killing. She was beautiful. I still can't understand how my son could be She was also a stranger. responsible for this. So it means he had to lure her somehow. Your son's a narcissist with a split personality. \"Mark Gregory, photographer\". He's able to gain his victim's trust before inflicting So what if he preyed on this woman's vanity? pain upon them. He's a photographer. This is most likely derived from an incredible He offers her a professional modeling career. amount of self-awareness. Well, if he has a legitimate web site and portfolio, Mark has mastered the art of manipulation. the right credentials, why wouldn't she trust him? It only allows you to see his good side. And a perfected ruse would explain how he was This is a nightmare. able to get her through the lobby of a 5-star hotel Why won't you sit down, mr. with no one looking. Gregory. It's just a matter of time before he finds himself You moved around a lot when Mark was growing another victim. up? Mark never complained. Hotchner. I guess it's because he was always good at Who is your daddy? I'm sorry? This has not been making friends. easy. He fit in wherever we went. This woman seriously covered her tracks. We know he's been to Georgia. Do you have the right number? Are you looking Do you know where else he might go? Anyplace for Gregory's ex-wife? You found her. he loved to visit, anywhere he'd call home? Well, Yeh. we've lived here the longest. 194

Criminal Minds Season 1 He would consider Florida home. international airport. Mark's mother isn't in any photos. Pretty smart. Elizabeth died in a car accident. There's a sea of cars at the airport. I'm sorry. But he parked in short term and he got a ticket. How old was Mark when that happened? Were There must have been another reason for him to they close? She was his mother. dump it there. Typically, when a child loses a mother, he sees Guys, I know we ruled out flying, but it's hard to her as a victim, which, theoretically, he'd wanna ignore the fact that his last known location was a protect women. place that literally had thousands of international More likely to lash out against the father, blaming flights a day. men for needing punishment, but Mark didn't do Thousands of people. that. All possible victims. 'Cause you and Mark were close? Yes. Garcia, is it possible to run the face recognition Any reason he would have blamed his mother for software at the airport? I'm already on it. her death? Was she drinking and driving, fell I went ahead and started with the security footage asleep at the wheel? Anything? No. at the parking garage since we know he was in No, no. there. Nothing like that. Knowing what he looks like's got to be some Maybe he blames her because he thinks she advantage to us. abandoned him. And it is. Lost of a female figure could explain why he was I'm uploading to you right now. a peeping tom in adolescence. Thanks. Are you telling me that young boys aren't curious? She seemed like his type. Sure they're curious, but not all of 'em peek into He's looking for the easiest target. windows. He doesn't have time to waste. What about the statutory rape charge? Aw, nah. Who doesn't trust a man in uniform? He helps her. Mark had just turned 18, and his girlfriend was 15. She returns the favor and gives him a ride. They were kids, for God sake. Fatal mistake. It was her parents that pressed charges. As you can see in the footage, he's been able to Mark ever have to take responsibility for anything? access uniforms. What are you saying? That being a protective Most likely, he'll use those of authority to try and parent has turned my child into a killer? No. invoke a feeling of safety. I'm saying you're making excuses. He may also be using disguises. I'm not sure it did him any favors. He's suspected of having approached a woman You're gonna be ok. with a photography ruse. Wake up. Gregory has credentials. It looks like the first victim wasn't being unfaithful. He was a photographer in Miami for years. She had a husband and was trying to keep it a He's well traveled and conducts business secret. throughout the southern United States. Sounds like he found out. There's no chance of predicting where he'll strike There must have been something major in his next. past to trigger such an extreme reaction. That's why we are asking you to be aware and on Maybe something with his parents' relationship the lookout for this 38-year-old white male. had scarred him during childhood. He appears to be very confident, trustworthy, and Hey, guys, I found Mark Gregory's car at Atlanta charming. 195

Criminal Minds Season 1 Let's review what we know. someone who's engaging, confident, poses as Gregory will continue to drown. people with authority. The question is why does he have to. But this is a guy who's flying under the radar. We know someone who murders by drowning So we made a mistake? No, not at all. wants to invoke fear. We're dealing with a killer who's highly intelligent If water symbolizes emotion that says they're and incredibly resourceful. overwhelmed by their own unresolved issues or You would think that we've pushed him to change facing some sort of major life crisis, it suggests a what he's doing. release of the old is necessary to emerge and To what? Maybe he's not using a simple ruse begin anew. anymore. So there's something he's trying to purge or He could alter his appearance so he's barely cleanse by killing these women? I think it's exactly recognizable, just like in the sketch book. right. If he does that, we'd have no idea what we're That's the key to unlock why he kills. looking for. Excuse me, gentlemen. FBI. Sorry to interrupt. Morgan and Greenaway. You really don't know someone until you take a This place is Is a hole in the wall. road trip with them. I don't know why he's checking into a fleabag What are you trying to say? Look at this car, man. motel. There's empty soda cans and fast-food wrappers Gregory's got cash. everywhere. And he's obviously devolved into the random You're a slob. phase of his kills. Back at Quantico your desk is all neat. Must have something to do with how he views his But I bet if you looked in those drawers, you'll find victims. a mess. Well, if he doesn't know these women, maybe he Ok, we have been on the road way too long. thinks that they're not worthy or dirty. Aw. Are you the manager? Yes. That must be the boyfriend. You wanted to see me? Do you recognize this Yes, it is. man? Yeah. Hey, Gideon. Kind of looks like the guy. Ok. He paid his bill in cash about 3 hours ago. Yeah. You sure about the time? Absolutely. Got it. My stories were on. Yeah. Well, given the lividity, I'd say she died right They found the woman from the Atlanta airport in before that. South Carolina. Did you happen to see what he was driving? Yeah. It feels like we're driving from body to body. One of those black SUVs. Well, we know that South Carolina's part of his That's the victim's car from the Atlanta airport. business route. Did you notice if it had Georgia plates? No. So he's probably going back to what he knows. They definitely had South Carolina plates. You see something? No. When he was filling out the forms for the motel, I was just thinking about the information you he couldn't remember the number. released about Mark Gregory at the press So I went outside to write it down. conference. That's why we can't track him. What about it? Well, we described him as He's switching plates. 196

Criminal Minds Season 1 Can you get us those numbers, please? Sure. Do you need some help with your bags, sir? No. I'll be right back. I'm good. Thank you. Thank you very much. There goes the pilot uniform. Thank you. Well, we know his identity. No problem. We know he likes to use disguises, and he You know, actually i would like a little help. doesn't care about leaving them. Thank you. Look at the level of torture here. Perfect. He spent the least amount of time with her, but he That's what I'm here for. still shocked her enough to turn her feet black. Well, I know you guys didn't come here to look at No normal human being can sustain this kind of pictures of my son. torture. Did something happen? Why are there no If he shocked her over and over again, then she memories of your wife here? Why would I want to must've died. remind my son of the most horrible thing that ever But the cause of death was a wet drowning. happened to him? Normally when a parent dies, The only way he could've done that resuscitate the other parent tends to overcompensate by her every time just so he can drown her again. building a shrine of pictures, leaving their We know that he was spending 2 days with these personal effects untouched sometimes for years. women. You didn't happen to do that. But he picked her up at the airport yesterday. Why didn't you tell us your son was in the car So he's spending hf as much time with them now. when your wife died? I didn't think it was And now he's probably got himself another one. important. Hotchner. You didn't think it was important. Who's the answer to all your dreams? I'm gonna You didn't think it was important to tell us your son put you on speaker. witnessed his mother dying? No. Oh, you completely suck. The fact that he witnessed his mother die at such Hospital records show Mark Gregory fractured a a young age clearly affected how he regards vertebrae when he was 10. women. He suffered damage to his spine, ligaments, and Do you know why your son was married for such neck. a short period of time? Yes. What caused that type of injury? Whiplash. It was a mistake. Behold the wonderful genius of dr. He was young. Spencer Reid. Well, we talked to his ex-wife. Honey, that's exactly what the rest of the hospital Mark was obsessed with thinking she was record says. unfaithful. I did some more digging. It could happen. I found an article in the Polk county paper But she never was. describing the crash. But he made life unbearable for her. What did it say? The headline reads that She couldn't leave the house. Elizabeth Gregory died in a crash. She couldn't take a breath without worrying about But her 10-year-old son was only injured. it. Mark Gregory was in the car with her. Something must have happened to feed that Apparently. distrust, to give him such a distorted view of We need to talk to Gregory's father, find out what relationships. else he's keeping from us. How were things with your wife, mr. 197

Criminal Minds Season 1 Gregory? Normal and uneventful. Help us. Was she being unfaithful? What? Did she pick Gideon. men up? All right, all right. Gideon. Enough. You do know that doug Gregory isn't the killer, Stop. right? Yes, I know that. when she couldn't find a baby-sitter, she would But he protected one, and now at least 6 women take him with her to the motel, let him play by the are dead because of it. pool. Come! Move it. This went on for over a year. No! Can't be in the pool with your clothes on. What kind of mother would do that? Did you ever Are you ok? Help me. take him to therapy, mr. It's my wife. Gregory? No. She fell in the pool. Why? I didn't think he needed it. She can't swim. Didn't think he needed it? No. Bring her over to the side. Boy watches his mother die. I know CPR. He lives, she dies. Please help me. You don't think that's confusing to a 10-year-old? I All right. didn't say that. All right. You did say that. Well, she's not breathing. Mark was smart enough to know what was going Look, man, I'm doing the best that I can. on. Why don't you go call 911. That explains his issues with infidelity, his hatred Go call 911, man. towards women, and now why he tortures and Oh, there you go. drowns them. There you go. His first victim was married. Get it out. She was having an affair with him, which it clearly Get it out. reminded him of what his mother did to you. All right. You think your wife's death was an accident? I There you go, honey. honestly don't know. No! No! It's ok. Well, what do you know? What do you think? Do It's ok. you even know what I'm talking about? I ok. It's all right. I had my suspicions. You're breathing. Your son did what you thought about doing a There you go, honey. hundred times. You're all right. These are innocent women. You're all right. Innocent women, mr. Your husband's gonna be right back. Gregory. have you found any other suspicious drownings Ever occur to you your son might be trying to the last couple of days? Do you have any idea stand up for you in his own sick, demented way how many people drown every day? Yes, but because you weren't there? You weren't there, mr. they're more in the summer for obvious reasons. Gregory. But I think it averages around 6,500 a year, which I help us before he kills again and again and is 17 a day. again. Is this Reid? Why, you're impressed? I am, slick. Help us, mr. I am. Gregory. You've been doing your research, haven't you? 198

Criminal Minds Season 1 Hey, this one sounds particularly creepy. women as he sees them. Garcia found a lead in Tennessee. I got done sooner than I thought, so I'll be able to Allyson Glennon was snatched from a grocery pick up the kids after the bell. store a couple of hours ago and survived an Ok. attempted drowning in a motel pool. See you then. Motel pool? Doesn't sound like our guy. Do exactly as I say or you'll die. Yeah, I know, except that she's identified Gregory When I got to the pool, he said he was gonna call as her attacker and the place is less than an hour for help, but he just disappeared. from the last killing. So you're thinking,\"why wouldn't I trust this guy? Garcia's giving Elle and Morgan details right now. What kind of psycho would kill somebody in front Reid and I had another talk with Mark's father. of witnesses?\" Yeah. We need to get everybody on the phone. Yeah. Hey, Gideon. I'd seen the news. We think Mark's first victim was his mother. But this man didn't look like the one you're looking What? I'm sorry. for. You're saying a 10-year-old killed his own mom? He left his glasses in the pool. Well, it's a common theory that sons can fixate on And when he left, he walked with a limp. their mothers since their mothers are their And nobody said anything about glasses or a limp, introducon to love. so he might be in a hurry, but he's not looking to And if that mother had a negative influence in this get caught. case she was an adulteress it invalidated not only 'Cause he's not done killing yet. the father but reflected poorly onto the son. Here's a police photo of the car Gregory's mother Mark Gregory was a child, but he was old enough was killed in. to understand what his mother was doing. Right there. He was protecting a weak, impotent, See the water dripping from under the car? It passive-aggressive father who wanted his wife doesn't look like a fatal car crash. dead. All the damage was done on the passenger side. He read the old man like a book and lived the life What was her official cause of death? I'll ask he couldn't. Garcia. Because she was his mother, he saw her as a We've got a possible abduction. saint. Kelly Dalton, 28. But because she was a cheater, he also saw her Eyewitness saw her leaving a parking lot with a as a sinner. man resembling Gregory. There's a good chance he caused the car to She was supposed to pick up her son. crash. Never made it. Do you think the father knew his son was a Thanks, hotch. murderer? Yes. He's picked up a new victim. That's why he's so overprotective of him. Hey, we got to get to the mall. We need to go through all the evidence from the Jump on 113. car accident. It'll take you 10 minutes. Absolutely everything. It was better when he had a ruse. News articles, medical records, police reports. At least that required a little planning. I'm on it. Believed to have left the parking lot and headed We need to do it as quickly as possible. south . There's a killer on the run and he's grabbing . 199

Criminal Minds Season 1 hey were driving a green jeep with Tennessee Nobody in the car. plates if you see this vehicle or the passengers We found the car off the road, but it's empty. meeting the descriptions do you want money or Which way is the water. something? I've got a rich husband, and I know Over there Help me! Somebody help! That's he'll pay a lot to get me back. coming from over there. So he's got a victim and a car. No! How does that feel? Mark Gregory, FBI! Put it Now all he needs is the location. down! Put it down! Come here. There are 5 sources of water nearby. I got you. Closest to the accident is Rock Creek in I got you. Copperhill, Tennessee. You're ok. There's where Kelly Dalton was abducted. Ok. Morgan and Elle are there right now. it's okay. Reid, one more thing. Hey. Elizabeth Gregory's official cause of death was It's Morgan. asphyxia caused by immersion in fluid. Kelly Dalton's gonna be ok. She drowned? With no discernible damage done Gregory's dead. by keeping her trapped in the car, what would We're coming home. cause a taller mother to drown and a smaller child The author Francois de la Rochefoucauld wrote, to survive? There's only one way. \"We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to Mark Gregory held his mother's head under others that in the end we become disguised to whatever water was in the car. ourselves\". His first kill was his most powerful. Well, at least we know where he's going. Back to where it all started. Please, I have 2 boys. They need me. Shut up. The article said the accident was on route 60 near east west highway. We're on route 60 about a quarter of a mile from Rock Creek. We're pulling over to check it out. This is all your fault. What is? I saw you every week with that man. You think I don't know what was going on? I've never met you before. Shut up! You're a liar! Turn here. Gideon, he's not here. Slow down! Stop! Stop! Stop! You hear that? Yeah, I heard it. It's over there. Let's go. No! Please! Somebody help me! It's just the two of us out here. It's clear. 200