Episode Synopsis

As the BAU goes on the road to track down two young lovers who are on an interstate murder spree, Prentiss receives alarming news from her former boss at Interpol.

About Criminal Minds

Criminal Minds is an American police procedural drama that premiered September 22, 2005 on CBS. The series follows a team of profilers from the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) based out of Quantico, Virginia. The BAU is part of the FBI NCAVC which stands for the National Center for the Analysis of Violent Crime. Criminal Minds differs from many procedural dramas by focusing on the criminal rather than the crime itself. The show is produced by The Mark Gordon Company in association with CBS Television Studios and ABC Studios. The original title for Criminal Minds was Quantico, and the pilot was filmed in Vancouver. In the Quantico script, Jason Gideon was named Jason Donovan.

On May 26, 2010, CBS officially renewed Criminal Minds for a sixth season, which premiered on September 22, 2010 at 9:00 PM EST. A spin-off of the show, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, has also been announced and is set to premiere on February 16, 2011 as a mid-season addition to CBS's 2011 schedule.

CBS announced in October 2009 that Legacy Interactive will develop a video game based on the show. The game will require players to examine crime scenes for clues to help solve murder mysteries. The game is scheduled to come out early 2011.

Background

Originally, the series centers on Jason Gideon (Mandy Patinkin), Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner (Thomas Gibson) and the rest of the BAU team. For the first season, that includes Elle Greenaway (Lola Glaudini), Derek Morgan (Shemar Moore), Spencer Reid (Matthew Gray Gubler), Jennifer Jareau, or "JJ" (A. J. Cook), and Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness).

During the second season, Elle Greenaway (Lola Glaudini) leaves after the sixth episode, "The Boogeyman", and Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster) replaces her in the ninth episode, "The Last Word", surprising both Agent Hotchner and Agent Gideon. At the beginning of the third season, Jason Gideon (Mandy Patinkin) departs after two episodes, making his last appearance in "In Name and Blood". After several episodes, David Rossi (Joe Mantegna) comes out of retirement in episode six, "About Face", to replace him. During the sixth season, JJ (A.J. Cook) leaves after the second episode, "JJ".

The frequently used term "Unsub" stands for "Unknown Subject" of an investigation.