Criminal Minds

Can you believe this? Flat tire.

It's karma. You know that, right?

How you figure?

The universe meant for us

to stop at that diner we passed

and have a beer, let the tires cool down.

This flat cost us a good 10 minutes.

We're gonna need to hit it extra hard

the rest of the way.

You ever been to a dog race?

Nope.

Well, the way they get the dogs to run is,

they send out this electric rabbit,

Rusty the rabbit. It's hooked on the guardrail,

it zips around in front of the dogs.

This one time I went, the lead dog

got out so far ahead of the others,

it actually caught the damn thing.

The dog was electrocuted.

That's a horrible story.

And the point of it being,

sometimes slow and steady wins the race.

You hear that?

Hear what?

It's like a humming.

Kind of gilded the lily on that last one, agent.

I wanted to be sure.

That the bad guy was shredded like taco cheese?

I'll send the results over to the review board this evening.

Did I do ok?

Like the second coming of Wyatt Earp.

Or... Al Capone, maybe.

Good morning, Dr. Reid.

Morning.

Have a seat.

It's our last session. I bet you're glad

to see this day come.

I am.

Don't forget, you weren't singled out.

Your entire team had 6 weeks of mandated leave.

True, but I am the only one

being evaluated for reinstatement.

You're the only one on probation.

You've had a lifetime's worth of trauma

packed into the last 6 months.

Mexico.

Prison.

The situation with your mother.

Add to that the loss of a team member.

It's a lot, I know. It is a lot.

But I'm fine now. When do you think

the board will make their decision?

I feel like we've discussed...

The decision's been made...

Last night.

What is it?

Dr. Reid, several years ago,

we had a reinstatement hearing very much like this one.

Like you, an outstanding agent.

Like you, had been through a lot.

We reinstated him.

Two months later, he overreacted in a hostage situation

and nearly cost 3 people their lives.

All that is a way of saying

that we didn't arrive at this decision in haste.

They said no?

They said yes.

They said yes?

The review board unanimously approved

your full reinstatement.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

There is a condition, however,

and you may not like it,

but it's nonnegotiable.

It's like the first day back at school.

And what did you do over your summer vacation, Emily Prentiss?

Boob tube.

I always heard people talk about binge-watching,

so I decided to try it.

There's nothing wrong with that.

They told us to unplug.

You were just following orders.

Where do you want these, boss?

What are they?

Backlog of cases I assisted on

while the rest of you were off.

Right there will be fine.

That's a bad sign when you need a forklift

to move around the serial killer files.

How was it? I mean talk about

being dropped into the deep end of the pool.

Oh, it's just nice to be swimming in the stateside pool.

Family loves having Dad around a little more,

and for the first time in a decade...

My internal clock is normalizing.

Speaking of getting back to normal,

we might need a new box. We've got a case.

It's so great to see all of your faces again.

I have a couple of announcements. Please hold your applause

until I'm done.

As you have obviously heard,

Dr. Spencer Reid has been fully reinstated.

Welcome back, Spence.

Whoo-hoo! Yes!

Oh. That's not the end, is it?

I would also like to thank

the newest member of our team, Matt Simmons,

for holding down the fort when we were on the sidelines.

IRT's loss is our gain.

So welcome aboard, Matt.

Thank you. It is great to be here, guys.

Is that the end?

That is the end.

Whoo-hoo! Yes!

Ok, let's get things started.

Ah, allow me to provide the unhappy transition

to the sad part of our day job.

Ok, yesterday afternoon in Naples, Florida,

two bicyclists stumbled upon

26-year-old Ann Baker.

She had been put in a suitcase

and left by the side of the road.

Disarticulated?

I hate that I know what that word means.

No, she was in one piece.

Police found this in Ann Baker's apartment.

She was getting ready for dinner.

Food was chopped and pans were ready.

A special dinner. It looks like wine,

candles, flowers, the works.

Table for two.

Maybe her dining partner suddenly acquired

an appetite for something else.

Police report says no sign or forced entry or struggle.

Yes, however, some of the victim's blood

was found in the apartment,

so that means she was probably killed there and then moved.

If the unsub simply wanted her dead,

why not just leave her there?

The obvious answer is it wasn't that simple.

It's not easy to fold somebody up like a road map.

Our unsub is strong.

He's had practice.

Two weeks ago, police found this.

She has not been identified yet

besides the fact that she is a she.

Similar suitcases.

And they look old, almost vintage.

We have suitcases of our own to pack. Wheels up in 30.

Serial killer Carl Panzram said,

“I believe the only way to reform people is to kill them.”

Till we get an I.D. on our Jane Doe,

victimology is limited to Ann Baker,

so what do we know?

Uh, Florida native,

worked as an R.N for a local hospital,

volunteered at a palliative care facility on the weekends.

Well-liked by friends and co-workers.

What about her love life?

That plus one missing from that dinner bothers me.

It says here she was single. Never married.

Boyfriends, Garcia?

None currently, although Ann did have

an active social media presence.

Including dating apps.

Do we know where the luggage was purchased?

Not at any retail outlet in the greater Naples area,

I can tell you that much.

Symbolism 101 will tell you

he sends his victims packing.

Hit the road, Jack, and don't come back.

Or revenge, maybe, on a woman

who once sent him packing.

Jilted lover. That's how Ted Bundy got started.

Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.

You guys, another woman's body has been found in a suitcase

by a bus stop. She's been identified as Laura Weston.

Ok, Alvez, when we land, go to this new bus stop crime scene.

A place this public, there have got to be witnesses

or surveillance cameras. Dave, JJ, you'll go talk the M.E.

Matt, Tara, you'll go to Laura Weston’s home.

Reid, you and I will set up at the local PD.

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C.O.D. on Laura Weston was asphyxia, like the other victims.

Unlike the others, she suffered lacerations

to her arms and hands.

Defensive wounds.

But he didn't use a knife to kill her.

Must have been to initially control her.

I wanted you to see this.

Did the other two victims have lipstick like that?

Our Jane Doe was too decomposed to tell.

Ann Baker, yes, but not this exaggerated.

Any evidence of sexual assault?

None. Which surprised me.

Laura was wearing this and only this

when she was found at the bus stop.

And there were traces of nonoxynol-9

on her fingertips.

Spermicide.