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Minimalism. Kid going about his day: eating; cleaning his teeth; playing the piano. Hotch with Jack; Reid on the way to work; Seaver studying. Bass line. Flash of a gun in the background and the kid is sprayed with blood. Prentiss in Alias mode: anonymous phone conversations in public spaces. Banter: Prentiss knows them; they're friends from her Interpol days. "I don't trust anyone anymore" Sammy Sparks, the blood spattered kid, is the only witness to his parents kidnapping but he's also autistic and has trouble communicating.
Reid is a Whovian! "I'm really sorry." "For what?" "Asking!" Poor Spencer. Garcia has cat ears! UNSUB is on a mission: not theft but extortion. He's someone they knew. Flashbulb memory. "Some autistic children don't handle touch well" Rossi with the obvious. Time to crack the mystery of the drawings. Hotch has awesome pattern recognition skills. The parents spent a lot to accomodate their son. Routine: it makes you an easier target. "A loan around here is like winning the lottery" Even the bank is short of ready cash. Table covered takeout boxes. Garcia on skype eating takeout in Virginia is a nice touch.
The UNSUB wants a specific amount. He's trying to put his family back together. Drawings. Air-playing. "Can we get a keyboard in here?" Yur, because no copshop is ever without a piano. Abductee has agency! Also ouch. "You made me do that!" No, she didn't. "Why didn't you just ask us for the money?" Allie is still trying to be understanding and suddenly it's all gone south. Morgan spots a key detail: the UNSUB is a fisherman. Meanwhile, elsewhere, Em's old buddies are hot on Ian Doyle's trail.
More minimalism. Reid and Sammy duet. Garcia, Em and Seaver play Guess Who. Aunt Lizzie finds herself in Sammy's flip book: "I always assumed he'd never know who I was" Rossi with wise advice: "He was afraid... Learning his child isn't going to have it as easy as he did" "You sound like you talk from experience" So does Rossi have a kid or is he thinking of his father? Rossi cracks the case. Reid wearing his watch over his cardigan? Drink! The music cracks the case and Garcia has an address. Finally, the UNSUB shows his true psychopathic colours. Despite the survival rate I'm not sure this can be counted as a win. The final scene with the bodybag is too painful for that.
As we opened so shall we close, with the profilers going about their routines. Garcia and Morgan having a movie night. Hotch looking in a sleeping Jack. Rossi and Seaver putting in some time on the Xbox. Reid carrying home a new keyboard. And Emily? Drinking coffee with her arch-nemesis. Who seems to know exactly what the rest of the team are doing. "You took the only thing that mattered to me. So I'm going to take the only thing that matters to you: your life. Honoré de Balzac once said 'Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.' Tell me. Emily. Prentiss. Which do you think you're going to be?" Yikes.
Reid is a Whovian! "I'm really sorry." "For what?" "Asking!" Poor Spencer. Garcia has cat ears! UNSUB is on a mission: not theft but extortion. He's someone they knew. Flashbulb memory. "Some autistic children don't handle touch well" Rossi with the obvious. Time to crack the mystery of the drawings. Hotch has awesome pattern recognition skills. The parents spent a lot to accomodate their son. Routine: it makes you an easier target. "A loan around here is like winning the lottery" Even the bank is short of ready cash. Table covered takeout boxes. Garcia on skype eating takeout in Virginia is a nice touch.
The UNSUB wants a specific amount. He's trying to put his family back together. Drawings. Air-playing. "Can we get a keyboard in here?" Yur, because no copshop is ever without a piano. Abductee has agency! Also ouch. "You made me do that!" No, she didn't. "Why didn't you just ask us for the money?" Allie is still trying to be understanding and suddenly it's all gone south. Morgan spots a key detail: the UNSUB is a fisherman. Meanwhile, elsewhere, Em's old buddies are hot on Ian Doyle's trail.
More minimalism. Reid and Sammy duet. Garcia, Em and Seaver play Guess Who. Aunt Lizzie finds herself in Sammy's flip book: "I always assumed he'd never know who I was" Rossi with wise advice: "He was afraid... Learning his child isn't going to have it as easy as he did" "You sound like you talk from experience" So does Rossi have a kid or is he thinking of his father? Rossi cracks the case. Reid wearing his watch over his cardigan? Drink! The music cracks the case and Garcia has an address. Finally, the UNSUB shows his true psychopathic colours. Despite the survival rate I'm not sure this can be counted as a win. The final scene with the bodybag is too painful for that.
As we opened so shall we close, with the profilers going about their routines. Garcia and Morgan having a movie night. Hotch looking in a sleeping Jack. Rossi and Seaver putting in some time on the Xbox. Reid carrying home a new keyboard. And Emily? Drinking coffee with her arch-nemesis. Who seems to know exactly what the rest of the team are doing. "You took the only thing that mattered to me. So I'm going to take the only thing that matters to you: your life. Honoré de Balzac once said 'Most people of action are inclined to fatalism and most of thought believe in providence.' Tell me. Emily. Prentiss. Which do you think you're going to be?" Yikes.
