16x01 - Just Getting Started

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[ENGINE RUNNING]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS]

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[ELECTRICITY WHIRS AND BUZZES]

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[SIGHS]

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[MUFFLED GRUNTING]

Aah!

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[BLADE SCRAPING]

[GASPING]

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MAN: How much blood came out

before you decided to change your mind?

What? I-I don't know.

Well...

let's find out.

[SCREAMING]

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[GATE SQUEAKS, DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE]

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[DOOR OPENS]

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[LULLABY PLAYING]

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[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC INTENSIFIES]

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[THUD]

[SCREAMS]

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[SIREN CHIRPS]

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

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Who found this?

Bunch'a kids.

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[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

So, your expertise is in serial K*llers,

but, uh, this isn't normal, is it?

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[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

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He took hundreds of pictures.

Is that OCD or something?

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

Who owns this property?

Old Man Jarvis.

He's been dead for years.

Don't know if this is his
or somebody buried it.

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

But this UnSub would know
this property was abandoned.

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Any obstruction at the door?

Some overgrowth,
maybe a couple years' worth.

But it is dusty.

He hasn't been down here in a while.

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I'm gonna need some help.

[THUMPING]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[CELLPHONE RINGS]

Tara Lewis.

You don't call, you don't write.

"Dear Luke Alvez, wish you were here".

Seriously, though,
I really wish you were here.

Any chance you can fly up to Seattle?

Looks like there's been
an active k*ller up here

for decades we never knew about.

We got dead bodies
in a buried shipping container.

?

Locals are overwhelmed.

DEA is gonna swear cartel.

And you?

% serial k*ller.

Hey, listen, I wish I could
jump on a flight,

but I promised Rossi

I'd hold down the fort here
for another week.

Man, you staying still makes
about as much sense

as the Bureau benching our jet.

What's the over-under that
we get that back this year?

Oh, it's looking bleak, my friend.

Very bleak.

Listen, I'd really like to show
Rossi what's happening up here.

I think he'd send you.

No, he's been focused
on that Virginia case.

What Virginia case?

Family annihilator.

It's brutal.

Yikes.

Well, maybe we could
get Prentiss to approve.

Eh...

What do you mean "eh"?

Just "eh".

You know, since her promotion,
she's, uh...

she's got her mind
on a lot more than just us.

The field coordinators in the Southeast

have been inundated with requests,

and the Crisis Management Unit

has been working on
the joint task force with...

Prentiss.

Give us the room?

[MEETING ATTENDEES MURMURING]

Apologies for the delay.

I heard you requested a meeting.

Didn't think I'd see you
so late, Deputy Director.

Tell me about it.
What are we still doing here?

Every agent I manage is exhausted,

especially the BAU.

I know, but the powers-that-be
crunched the numbers.

The agents solve twice
as many cases split up.

The split was only supposed
to last for six months,

but now it's nearly three years,

and without the help
of SSAs Reid and Simmons...

Sorry, I'm not at liberty
to discuss their assignments.

If and when they return
is entirely up to them.

Sadly, we don't have a say.

When's the last time
David Rossi was in the office?

He's been consulting
with the Virginia PD

on the Westbrook murders.

He has no leads.

It's time to move on.

People are saying this past year,

Agent Rossi's been obsessed.

Like, all those years
working in the basement

caught up with him.

Agent Rossi has forgotten
more about serial offenders

than we will ever know.

The Bureau is lucky
to have him leading the BAU.

A dramatic way of saying he's
the best person for the job.

[CHUCKLES]

I'd bet my career on it.

[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]

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[MICROWAVE BEEPING]

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[MUSIC TURNS OMINOUS]

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"Holy sh*t".

OFFICER: Holy sh*t.

"All this blood".

All this blood.

Oh, man.

[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

[DOOR CLOSES]

[DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE]

[SIGHS]

- Hi, Mom.
- Hi, Mom.

HENRY: So we won our game today,
and I played really well.

MICHAEL: 'Cause your girlfriend
was there!

HENRY: What? No.

Late night, huh?

You wanna talk about the case?

N-No. I-I don't.

I want to talk about Henry's girlfriend?

What? Who... Who is it?

- I don't know.
- No. No.

- How do you not know?
- There was like a dozen...

dozen girls cheering on the team.

Oh, I bet you it's Kaylen.

They've always had little crushes.

Well, he's not talking about it.

Well, of course he isn't.

This is how it starts.

We're gonna blink and
he's gonna be driving,

and next thing we know,
he's gonna graduate,

and then he's... he's gonna leave us.

This is... You know that, right?

He's... He's going.

Well, it's his first girlfriend.

We have time.

It's just...

they were babies a minute ago.

Yeah, it's true.

It's supposed to happen.

Yeah. That means we're doing our job.

I know. It just...

ah, hurts. [CHUCKLES]

[CELLPHONE RINGS]

Ah, it's Rossi.

Go ahead and get it.
I'll get you some tea.

Thanks.

[CELLPHONE BEEPS]

Hey, Dave.

What do you have in Silver Spring?

Uh, I have a dead guy at a rest stop

with a severed spinal cord.

I'm gonna head back tomorrow,

see if there's any precursor crimes.

Maybe we can stop an UnSub

before he becomes full UnSub.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS]

- Dave?
- Um, you know, forget it.

It's... It's late. I-I didn't realize.

We'll touch base tomorrow.

No, no. It's fine.

We can... We can talk now.

Are you okay?

This case has me up.

What're you working on?

Westbrook family in Alexandria.

- Did it happen again?
- Not yet.

Call it a gut instinct,

but it doesn't feel like a one-off.

Do you want to send me the case file?

I want you to get some sleep.

Mm. Why start now?

[CELLPHONE BEEPS]

[CELLPHONE CHIMES]

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Here. It's hot.

Ah, thank you.

I got it.

Guy's full of rage.

Unleashed.

He's impulsive, but controlled.

This isn't about invasion.

It's about destruction of a family,

a community, safety.

Someone filled with equal parts
brutality and patience.

And he won't stop anytime soon.

[CELLPHONE BEEPS]

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[CELLPHONE RINGING]

[DIAL TONE]

[RINGING CONTINUES]

[DISHES CLANG]

[CELLPHONE BEEPS]

Rossi.

Crossed state lines?

[SPITS]

I'll be right there.

sh*t!

[DOOR BEEPS OPEN]

[SIREN WAILING,
INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

[BABY CRYING]

"The tragedy of life is not death,

but what we let die
inside of us while we live".

Norman Cousins.

There wasn't a baby last time.

ALVEZ: Guess he showed
some kind of mercy.

You won't say that when you see
what he did in there.

But why is Search and Rescue here?

Good question.

Chief, this is SSA Luke Alvez.

Bill Marmor. Good to meet you.

Dave, you knew this was gonna happen.

Just like you said, he's evolving.

He k*lled the parents and then
he took the teenage daughter.

There was a struggle in her bedroom,

but she's nowhere inside.

Did the UnSub abduct last time?

- No.
- Checkpoints?

We got 'em set up, but
we're way behind this guy.

[BABY CRYING]

That's the grandmother.

You want me to talk to her?

No, I'll do it.

Luke, can you coordinate with
SRT and your guys at Fugitives?

Of course.

[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

Yes. Thank you.

Thanks for everything.

[BABY COOS AND BABBLES]

I'm so sorry.

[VOICE BREAKING]
I bet you say that a lot.

I've lost count.

When my daughter was born,

I was terrified of everything
that could go wrong.

I guess most new parents are.

I would wake up just to
make sure she was breathing.

I would get the best sleep those nights

in the rocking chair, just...

feeling her here.

I think it's because it was my job

to keep her alive.

But all things to be terrified of,

I never dreamed someone else's child

grows up to be this monster
that would take her.

We will find whoever did this.

You can't promise me that.

Just like I couldn't promise
to keep her safe.

Holding onto hope is just cruel.

I used to tell my daughter
there's more room

in a broken heart,
but it doesn't feel like that.

It just feels...

Empty.

Yeah. Empty.

[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]

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I heard there's a missing girl.

The media will be all over this.

You need all BAU agents on it?

I would love to,

but Agent Lewis uncovered a mass grave.

She'll be staying in Washington State.

Heard that could be a drug cartel.

It's also a cold case
versus an active k*ller

who abducted a missing girl.

I agree a missing girl
is time-sensitive,

but what Lewis found is huge.

BAU needs jurisdiction.

Help me help you.

Find the girl alive, then we'll see.

[CELLPHONE BEEPS]

[CELLPHONE RINGS]

Prentiss, hey.

Bailey heard

that your case is a cartel dump site.

He wants DEA on it.

Oh, come on.

We haven't IDed the bodies yet,

but there's an elderly couple in there.

Unless they broke bad, they
wouldn't be on cartel's radar.

You seen the photos?

It looks like some of the vics
are preserved.

That's why he kept them underground.

He needed the privacy.

- I'll bet he's revisiting.
- sh*t.

Notebooks? Trophies?

Anything we can expedite back here?

Well, the best lead is his photos.

He stalked before he struck.

He's probably keeping souvenirs, too.

We'll know more about the vics
when the coroner

gets them back to the lab.

Ugh.

You'll need to stay up there,

but I really wish I could clone you.

Well, that's because I'm so delightful.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS]

[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

Hey, uh, have you talked
to Tara about her case?

Mm, early days. Hard to say what's what.

Unlike this case, which seems clear.

UnSub chooses families
with teenage daughters.

Except first time,
he k*lled the daughter,

and now he's abducting.

It's a big jump in skill set
to control a hostage.

That's assuming that she's still alive.

Has Rossi considered a team?

Well, he ruled it out earlier,

but now that the UnSub has
taken a living victim, maybe.

Anything stand out compared
to the first crime scene?

Yeah, uh, Mr. Delaney's throat was slit

versus being bludgeoned,
and look at this.

He crawled as far as he could
before he bled out.

His instinct was to protect his children

even as he was dying.

UnSub's a quick learner.

Took out the biggest thr*at first.

He brought an efficient,
aggressive w*apon.

But why is he abducting?

Search and Rescue dogs lost the trail

at the end of the block.

We're gonna need
all the eyes we can get.

Traffic cams, the neighbor's security.

Yeah, we need to get a tri-state search.

Eh, media's gathering outside.

We need to get Chrissy's picture
on the news and social media.

Issue an Amber Alert.

We don't have a make and model yet.

Well, then f*cking get it!

Chrissy's face has to be everywhere

so I can tell her grandmother
that we did everything we could!

And if you can't make that happen,

then you explain to her why we failed.

Dave...

Get the hell out of my way.

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[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING]

[DOOR SLAMS]

[BUTTONS BEEPING]

[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]

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[MUFFLED SCREAM] Somebody!

Help! Is anybody there?

Help! Help! Help!

Is anybody out there? Help!

REPORTER: According to
an FBI spokesperson,

-year-old Chrissy Delaney
was taken from her home

in the block of Hillcrest Drive.

If anyone sees her,
please call the hotline.

Everyone's covering it, thank God.

Hey, uh, I'm so sorry Rossi blew up.

It's nothing, all right?

Look, once I was called
a worthless piece of sh*t

who was a disgrace to the
Army uniform he was wearing.

- Basic training?
- My grandmother.

Yeah, she was pretty bitter
after Poppi d*ed.

Okay. Uh, yeah, that's...

that's kind of my point, actually.

We all wear grief differently,
even Rossi.

But it's almost been a year,

and he still won't talk
to any of us about it.

It's not healthy.

He can't keep it bottled up like this,

and we cannot be
the punching bags anymore.

[CELLPHONE CHIMES]

Hey. About time.

We got the neighbor's security footage.

Took twice as long as it
would've taken Penelope.

No disrespect to the Remote Garcias.

We should call them by their names.

It's been three years.
Who are we kidding?

We're not learning their names.

Okay, the Delaneys' security
was offline,

probably from a signal jammer.

UnSub's organized, like we thought.

Yeah, but it didn't wipe out
Wi-Fi on the whole block,

so the neighbors got this.

: p.m.

Let's fast forward, see where he goes.

: .

Wait, what's this?

Well, he walked in, k*lled the parents,

and abducted Chrissy
in the family station wagon.

This guy's bold.

Garage is attached.

Gives him all the privacy he needs.

All right, look, I'll get a BOLO
out on the Delaneys' car.

Geography based on his lead time,

we're gonna have to go
two states in every direction

that doesn't end in the Atlantic Ocean.

Means we can issue
that Amber Alert, too.

I'll tell Rossi.

Who is this guy?

He's got victims from to ?

There's no way he just
turns off and quits.

Well, I pulled the arrests
for the past two years.

Nothing comes close.

Guess he could've moved or d*ed.

If he hasn't brought anybody
back here since ,

maybe he got injured.

Hell, maybe he d*ed from COVID.

What if we're ignoring
the obvious here, right?

I mean, what if he stopped
because we all stopped?

Everybody sheltered in place,
no one to stalk, abduct,

or k*ll without taking a huge risk.

How do we know it's not
some psycho hitman

just looking to t*rture people?

No, hitmen are detached.

They're efficient. They're practiced.

But... But not this k*ller.

You said it yourself.
This guy's obsessed.

This was hidden down there.

Cartel hitmen...

they don't bother
keeping trophies like this.

We need to identify these vics.

I gotta be honest with you,
my county lab can't handle it.

Well, if the BAU gains jurisdiction,

I can have it taken to Quantico.

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]

You want to move an entire container

that presents as
an organized crime dumpsite?

Wish I could help, but you can't
just claim serial k*ller

if there's no proof.

Professional K*llers don't risk
the time it takes to t*rture

unless the act itself has meaning,

not to mention the revisiting.

It's just not enough.

Sorry.

[CELLPHONE CHIMES]

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OFFICER: Copy that.
This is Star Montgomery.

I have visual of the suspect vehicle.

Proceeding to intercept. Standby.

[ENGINE REVS]

[TIRES SCREECH]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS]

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Driver, keep your hands
where I can see them!

And throw the keys out the window!

Step out!

Turn away!

Spread your legs!

Hands behind your back,
interlace your fingers!

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It's clear.

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ROSSI: Her name is Chrissy Delaney.

She has a family who loves her.

- Where is she?
- I don't know.

Bullshit!

Oh, my God. What the f*ck?

These were her parents.

What's wrong with you?

Wait, wait, wait. I didn't
hurt anybody, man.

I just bought the car.

What... What do you mean
you just bought the car?

Like an hour ago, all right?

She was crying and she was out of it,

but I asked if she was okay
and she said yes.

She was just sad about the car,

and I swear to God, man, that's it.

Holy sh*t. She wasn't okay.

Does she know somebody
k*lled her parents?

How did you arrange to buy the car?

Did you talk to Chrissy?

I never talked to anyone, all right?

I texted after I saw
an online ad two days ago

that said " grand cash,
pick up at Walmart today".

I even got pictures this morning.

We're gonna need the contact
that you used.

Number's on my phone. I...

I handed her grand in cash.

Did I just bankroll
this girl's abduction?

What... What did Chrissy do
after you gave her the money?

- I don't know.
- Was there another vehicle?

Was there anyone with her?

- Think!
- She... She... She...

- She walked off into a crowded parking lot.
- [LINE RINGING]

You know, I didn't see her
get into another car,

but she must've.

[CELLPHONE RINGING]

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[CELLPHONE BEEPS]

[DOOR SLAMS]

[GRUNTING]

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- Please.
- [DOOR OPENS]

Please, just... just let me go.

I sold the car. And I won't tell anyone.

- [ENGINE STARTS]
- I did what you said.

Please just let me go home.

Just let me go home.

[RADIO BLARES HEAVY METAL MUSIC]

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Parking lot cameras were offline.

Signal jammer again.

State police are taking
witness statements.

Nothing so far.

It's like she just disappeared
into a sea of cars.

[SCOFFS] UnSub's either
confident or stupid.

Huge risk making that deal
out in the open.

He must have some kind
of control over her.

If she didn't know he'd
k*lled her parents already,

he could use that as a thr*at.

You know, "Do what I say
or I will circle back for them".

Okay, now, don't get me wrong,

I'm thrilled he didn't hurt the toddler,

but it does make me wonder why.

Someone this violent
usually destroys everyone.

Could be that he saw himself
in the little brother.

Maybe he was one.

Both families seemed really close.

Maybe he's a neighbor who covets.

Mm. Well, now-a-days, social media

gives you all the access you need.

Mm. Only thing is,

Chrissy Delaney isn't on
any public platforms.

- [TABLET BEEPS]
- Oh.

She does, however,
have a profile on "SOAR".

And so does our first victim,
Jessie Westbrook.

"SOAR"?

As in "Safe Online
Acquaintance Revolution"?

What are the chances that both
girls only use this platform?

Well, it was created for teenagers

to have a safe space online,

so I can't say it's that
big of a coincidence.

Look, we... we both know it's a vault.

Unless you have an insider.

Maybe it's time we call our expert.

Nope. Mnh-mnh.

Nope. No. We... We promised we wouldn't.

There's a very good chance this UnSub

virtually befriended both girls.

And given I don't see
any other connections...

I'm just saying.

[JAUNTY MUSIC PLAYS]

Oh, gosh, those look gorgeous.

[BRITISH ACCENT]
Put the kettle on, love.

[NORMAL VOICE] Is that...
Is that more British?

- [CELLPHONE CHIMES]
- I used to be good at that.

[UPBEAT, REGAL MUSIC PLAYS]

You can't just waltz in here

and blurt out, "There's a missing girl".

My Anglophile baking club
is not equipped to handle that,

and neither am I.

Take one of these. They're very good.

And get out.

We didn't know who else could help.

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

We've got to wrap it up, mates.

[GUESTS MURMUR]

Yeah, we'll reschedule. I'm sorry.

Take... Take it all, please.

There's so much soft butter here.

These cookies were gonna be so short.

We'll reschedule. We'll do it.

We'll do it. Yes.

Thank you.

Oh. Oh.

One dinner.

Three years ago.

We thrive as frenemies, however.

We're friends. Why...

Why do I have to be your enemy?

You owe me some very short cookies.

Just admit it, okay? You miss me.

You know what? First of all, it's gross

to talk with your mouth full, and also,

I have banned the -hour news
and doom scrolling,

so whatever it is you're talking about,

I don't even know and I can't tell you

how well that works for me.

- Who'd you lose the bet to?
- It wasn't a bet.

Tell JJ I love her, but I can't.

No, I just can't.

I thought for a second
I could, but I can't.

You have destroyed my party,
but not my day.

Take your carbs and exit, sir.

Chrissy Delaney was targeted on "SOAR".

No. That's...

That's impossible. Luke,
"SOAR" is unhackable.

I know. I'm the one that secured it.

N-No, no. I'm not doing this.

I'm not doing this!

She doesn't use any other
social media platforms.

One time. Once.

Deal.

Like, for reals.

If somebody is... oh, I don't know.

Let's say they're taking dead people

and dressing them up like...

like cast members from "Star Trek",

I am not helping.

- Deal.
- Okay?

I mean it. And if someone...

if someone just starts k*lling
everybody who shops at Goop

because their wife blew her hoo-ha out

with one of those eggs
made of precious stones,

I am not helping!

- Look, we're on a clock.
- Okay.

I created "SOAR"
to avoid things like this.

I mean, users are protected
through an end-to-end encryption

with a VPN built in on both ends.

You have no idea what
I'm saying, do you, Luddite?

The whole point is to avoid
stranger danger.

These big, beautiful lines

of secure communication in a safe forum.

Now, I can dig into this
Chrissy Delaney person,

but I do not feel good about it,

and her DMs are not available,
so don't even ask.

What discussion boards does she look at?

Eh, academic expectations,
semester aboard,

GelX nail art, Korean drama.

This is not UnSub hunting territory.

Until it is.

I mean, the UnSub is looking for someone

with a complicated
family dynamic, and that's...

that's not Chrissy Delaney,
but sometimes...

- Sometimes.
- ... some people, you know...

With strangers, they express frustration

in a different... Gah!

I hate how easy it is
to pick this back up!

So why are you doing...
I have a gorgeous life here!

One, stop slapping me, okay?

That's number one.

Number two, eh, let's focus
on what the UnSub's

hunting ground would be, okay?

Like, I don't know,

maybe sites that focus
on family discussions.

If you really think the UnSub
is stalking on "SOAR",

that means that they are
under years of age.

No, Rossi thinks they're older
and more experienced.

No, age doesn't always provide smarts.

Life experience does.

Eh, the kid could've had
a rough run of it.

I...

I need to talk to Rossi.

Mm. I wouldn't do that.

I...

He just hasn't been himself lately.

Well, I'm going to talk to him.

He'll be excited we're
breaking scones together.

[COMPUTER BEEPING, TELEPHONE RINGING]

[GASPS] Oh, my goodness. We are...

We are so overdue for breakfast.

Ah, we are. I hear
it's a hellhole there.

Uh, yeah, I wouldn't say that.

It's less annoying when
he's not there, correct?

- You just couldn't wait to get started on me?
- Mnh-mm.

And gosh, the room looks so
much smaller from this screen.

Looking snazzy, sir.

I see you serving
a Casual Friday on a Thursday.

Penelope, what do you have?

Oh, yes. Luke filled me in

on the Chrissy Delaney of it all.

She appears to be a delight,
but also a digital loner,

and I do believe that this
UnSub is the latter as well.

He lacks the confidence
to interact with people IRL,

so we're looking for a storm cloud

to Chrissy's sunshine.

I think this UnSub is a he,

and most def, he is late teens,

early s, tops.

No, the UnSub's older, practiced.

Oh, uh, yeah, I thought
you were gonna say that.

Here's what I know... aside from me,

no one born before the year
has access to "SOAR".

Period.

Well, someone does,
because here's what I know...

whoever's doing it
has been at it a while.

He's in his s, at least.

Period.

You don't know what
it took me to dive in,

and I want to help and I'm going to,

but nobody talks to me
like that anymore,

especially not people I love, so bye.

[COMPUTER BEEPS]

Dave.

You okay?

Yes.

I'm fine.

I know we all said we would
respect you decision.

No, it's not that.

How long has Dave been like this?

It's hard to say.

I mean, we haven't been together much.

Which means he's doing it alone,

which means he's convinced himself

he doesn't need anybody
and he's rejected the hive mind.

Yeah, until he's reminded that it works.

Yeah.

Namaste-namaste-namaste.

[EXHALING] Okay.

Why does Rossi think the UnSub is older?

Because of the sophistication.

Yeah, but all the tech
points to younger.

He is trying to destroy
any sense of safety.

Exactly.

And why would an UnSub
want to ruin a family?

I mean, if he's as young
as we think he is,

was he abandoned?

We need to dig into
family-issue discussion boards.

[KEYBOARD CLACKING]

You know that your office
is still empty?

You know, the four people
that try to do your job,

they try to do it from home.

Have you ever met them?

Never.

- Do you know their names?
- Sorta.

I mean, they're just boxes on a screen.

Oh, that's weird.

Totally.

Is it weird that I kind of love it?

Define weird.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS]

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Wait here.

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[DEVICE BEEPS]

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[CLATTERING]

♪ ♪

Get out.

♪ ♪

[DOWN-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS]

♪ ♪

Will you marry me?

Yes.

She said yes!

[CHEERING]

[APPLAUSE]

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[KNOCKS ON DOOR] Dave.

- Hmm?
- How you doing?

Great.

Gonna see the family for the holidays?

Joy, Portia, grandkids?

Maybe.

I think you should.

A long time ago,

Gideon told me to make sure
I didn't go quiet,

because it meant
I stopped trusting my team.

He told you that?

He said in the early days,

it was easy to fall into two modes...

silence and rage.

And you guys had to find a way
to fill in the middle,

and you found that when
you talked things through,

it made it easier to remember
you weren't alone.

Well, that was my advice to him.

Well, then, I'm here
to remind you of your advice.

This isn't your burden alone to carry.

[CHUCKLES] That's so like you.

You don't even mention
how Alvez stayed at HQ for me,

yet I still managed
to lose my sh*t this morning.

Or how Tara and JJ
have answered every call,

every consultation without fail,

and how you have been covering for me.

Why do I need to keep score

when you've been doing such a good job?

Dave.

When you lose someone the way you have,

I know it might seem easier to
ride the waves of grief alone,

but you've got to let us help,

because this...

this isn't working.

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You're a better person than I am, Emily.

And I'm okay with that.

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JENNIFER: We've been trying
to profile a family annihilator

based on our past experience,
but this guy isn't textbook.

Both sets of parents were k*lled,

but I'm wondering, what if
they were collateral damage

because his true targets
were always the daughters?

He's not cooling off.
Not relishing in the k*ll.

Maybe it's because...

he just doesn't enjoy it.

What if m*rder is just
a-a means to an end?

That speaks to an immature
offender, like Penelope said.

Well, he might find the girls
online, covet them,

befriend them anonymously to see

that they're everything he's craving.

He uses that time to find
things about their family.

This is what bothers me.

The Westbrook murders were
near the daughter's bedroom.

She probably screamed,
got the parents' attention.

Dad grabbed the baseball bat
from under his bed

and found the UnSub.

The UnSub fights the dad
and improvises the k*ll.

Um, it's rash, violent, disorganized.

He didn't show up
with the m*rder w*apon.

But with the Delaney family,
he learned from his mistakes.

He scrambled the security,
k*lled the parents,

then he went for his actual target,

the only thing that truly
matters... Chrissy.

It's almost like he... he read
a manual on how to do it.

We need to find someone
on "SOAR" who spoke to both

Chrissy Delaney and Jessie Westbrook.

PENELOPE: Respectfully,
way ahead of you, sir.

We've been digging into
family-issue boards.

Eh, Jessie and Chrissy
never connected directly.

However, Luke,
in a rare stroke of genius,

recognized some communication
on both accounts

with someone looking
to find his birth family.

Username RJ and RJ,
respectively.

Both Chrissy and Jessie
encouraged him to do it.

He was born on Maryland's Eastern Shore,

but says he doesn't remember
anything about his family.

There's a lot of farmland
across the bridge.

Uh, it's a good place to disappear.

He doesn't mention any landmarks.

Nope. Just pine trees,
cornfields, and a creek.

So he's probably been staying there,

and if he's taken Chrissy,
it must be remote enough

that no one's seen her face
all over the news.

Oh! It still feels good
when I find a thing.

Two dozen acres were taken over
by the state years ago.

The owners ODed on oxy.

Four-year-old Rory James Gilcrest

was the only survivor,
hence the name "RJ".

Bounced around foster homes.
He was in juvie.

Records are sealed, but he's out now.

So he's hardened and a definite loner,

and he's .

So he doesn't have any family,

but he needs to find
a place to disappear.

Couple dozen acres would do it.

Luke, meet us on-site.

Thank you, Penelope.

Let's move.

- You're the best.
- [CHUCKLES]

You owe me lunch and
no talk of awful things.

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS]

How far do you think
we could get with this?

Think we could make it to California?

That's where you want to live, right?

♪ ♪

RJ.

Yeah.

How did you find me?

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I never told you where I lived.

You didn't have to.

When I want something, I take it.

That's what happens when
you can't count on anyone else.

I've been thinking.

It gets lonely, you know?

And you were always
so kind to me online.

You changed everything.

So I thought instead of, you know,

ending it all, that we could be friends.

We could have an adventure.

You said you wanted to get out of here,

that your parents wouldn't let you,

that they were controlling.

You never would have made it
to California with them around.

I didn't mean...

I didn't want you to hurt them.

♪ ♪

Did you already hurt them?

Calm down. I-I am trying to be nice.

Did you? Did you hurt them?!

It'll be hard at first not
being with your parents.

You'll get used to it. I did.

It's just us now.

- Aah!
- Chrissy, stop!

Ah!

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- [GRUNTS]
- [SCREAMS]

[g*n COCKS]

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[g*nsh*t]

OFFICER: sh*ts fired!

[OFFICERS SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY]

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ROSSI: Chrissy, drop the g*n.

Chrissy, drop the g*n.

[HIGH-PITCHED RINGING]

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[MUFFLED] All right,
hold your fire, hold your fire!

He... He k*lled my family.

[CRYING] It's all my fault.

Chrissy, put it down.

Your little brother is alive,

and your grandmother is so worried.

I did this.

I said I needed space,
and he k*lled my family.

- It's all my fault!
- [NORMAL VOICE] Chrissy!

Listen to me. Listen.

Okay?

Focus on my voice.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

None of this is your fault, okay?

You hear me?

Right now, you can make a choice.

- No.
- You have to choose to fight.

You have to want to survive.

Listen, I can't promise
it's gonna be okay,

but it's been almost a year

since my wife, Krystall, d*ed,

and it still hurts like hell.

It's the little things
they don't tell you.

The quiet in the house.

I can't stand it.

But in that quiet, I'm reminded of her.

Now, after she was gone,

I stopped seeing
everything good in the world,

but then I realized when Krystall d*ed,

I d*ed a little bit, too.

But that's not how we honor
those we love.

That's not what your parents would want.

They'd want you to live.

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[SOBBING]

It's okay.

It's okay.

♪ ♪

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING]

[INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS]

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Chrissy's gonna need a lot
of help managing that trauma.

JENNIFER: Losing her parents

and k*lling someone in self-defense

is bound to leave some emotional scars.

Ballistics says Rory Gilcrest
sh*t himself.

We didn't profile he was suicidal.

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Look at this stuff. It looks dated.

[CHUCKLES] And it's caked in mud,

like it was buried.

It's sophisticated
for a -year-old kid.

He wouldn't think of this
all by himself.

You said it earlier.

I mean, it's like a how-to manual.

♪ ♪

How many of those footlockers
were in there.

Just the one Haeberlin.

It's pressurized, waterproof,

- b*mb-proof, you name it.
- Hmm.

NEWS ANCHOR: But first, the search
for a missing teen is over.

- Hey.
- Chrissy Delaney was found...

- That's your team, right?
- ... unharmed, having been abducted

- following the m*rder of her parents...
- Sure is.

... which was believed to be connected

to a k*lling of family
in Alexandria, Virginia.

The FBI confirmed both
family murders were committed

by the same -year-old offender...

You see that? Another Haeberlin.

[MICROWAVE BEEPS]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS]

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[CELLPHONE CHIMES]

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ROSSI: Holy sh*t.

[CELLPHONE RINGS]

You're kidding me, right?

Look, what are the chances
we have identical footlockers

on opposite coasts?

I would have bet the farm I was chasing

a -something UnSub with experience.

Maybe the -year-old is getting help

from the -something with experience.

We've got to get that shipping container

transferred to Quantico, right?

We need all eyes on this.

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RADIO REPORTER: Expect light
showers Monday morning

with -mile-an-hour winds
coming in from the northeast.

Up next, it's sports, but first,

it's news at the top of the hour.

In rural Washington, the FBI's
Behavioral Analysis Unit

unearthed what can only
be described as a burial site,

while on the east coast, they rescued

the missing teenager from
Montgomery County, Maryland.

She was abducted by the now-deceased

-year-old Rory Gilcrest.

Gilcrest is suspected to be
responsible for the m*rder

of the abducted teen's parents

as well as the brutal
k*lling of a family

in Alexandria, Virginia.

MAN: "The witching hour
was a special moment

in the middle of the night
when every child

and every grown-up
was in a deep, deep sleep,

and all the dark things
came out from hiding

and had the world all to themselves".

Roald Dahl.

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