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Previously on
"Criminal Minds"
I lost my father
When I was 9 years old.
He was shot and killed
right in front of me.
Hotch: Is that
your daughter?
Where is she?
She's with my sister.
This is about you.
There's no history
at your sister's place.
Promise me
she'll be ok, Morgan.
Do it and promise him!
Ok.
Promise me, Morgan.
Ok!
I promise.
I love you, Ellie.
[Screaming]
[gunshot]
[Clatter]
[Whistle blows]
Come back anytime ♪
I've already
had your kind ♪
if you jump way back ♪
[sobbing]
Oh, my hands are numb.
One more try.
You can do it.
Am I close?
Just keep trying.
I can't, I can't.
My babies
Sam and Kayla, wake up!
Oh, my babies
Sammy! Kayla, wake up!
He took them from me.
Just keep trying.
You can do it.
Call back anytime ♪
I've already had your kind ♪
it's a plain fact ♪
call me back,
call back anytime ♪
[groaning]
Oh, no.
[Whimpering]
Call me anytime ♪
you already
brought me back ♪
[woman screaming]
No!
You get away from her!
Get away from her!
Come here!
You never fought a man
in your pathetic life,
you twisted psycho.
No! Get out of our house!
No! Please! Stop it!
Please!
Last night, all 4 members
of the Bennett family
were killed in their home
in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Jake and Sandra Bennett
were the parents
of Sammy, 11,
and Kayla, 9.
Agent Beeks in the Omaha
field office called me.
The previous night,
the other family, the Archers,
were killed just across
the state line in Nebraska.
He thinks
it's the same offender.
The M.
O.
is consistent.
Both mothers died due to
severe blunt-force trauma,
and the fathers suffered
multiple stab wounds.
The children
were all strangled.
Violence only
in the kids' rooms,
but no *** abuse
on any of the children.
That's odd.
Odd comes up
right now,
because the Bennett father
was not just stabbed,
he was also
And those pictures
are in your personal files
because I didn't think
they needed the help of 1080p.
His chest was opened,
organs disturbed, intestines removed.
That's awesome.
Could we please leave the gross part
of the conversation
for the plane?
The father of the Archer family
had multiple stab wounds
but no dissection.
So he went from piquerism
to this overnight?
He's on a spree.
Wheels up in 30.
Hey, Morgan.
Ellie, how did you get past
airport security?
I stayed real close
to this family.
Nobody asked.
If they had, I would have
said I was 12,
'cause you can fly
by yourself.
This is not all right.
You can't just run away
like this.
But that house is awful.
This older boy tries
to watch me in the shower.
[Sniffles]
Hey.
It's way early in L.
A.
I left a message
with Child Protective Services,
but I haven't heard--
you can't send me
back there.
Ellie,
you're a missing kid.
We have to let them
know you're safe.
I didn't know
where else to go.
I know.
[Whimpers]
Listen, this is one of
my very good friends, Penelope.
She's going to look
after you while I'm gone.
Hi, honey.
Ellie, I'll come back
as soon as I can.
Come on, Ellie.
Go ahead.
It's ok.
Come on, Ellie.
Have you ever been
in a lair before?
You'll like it.
What are you gonna do?
I don't know.
Morgan: "All humanity is one undivided
and indivisible family.
I cannot detach myself
from the wickedest soul.
"
Mahatma Gandhi.
Hotch, listen.
Garcia's gonna help me find
a way to get Ellie back to L.
A.
How did she get here?
She stole her foster mom's
credit card,
then bought a ticket online,
and then somehow lied her way
through airport security.
How old is she?
She's 9.
I didn't see this coming at all,
but I will fix it.
Rossi: Check this out.
No forced entry
at either house.
Both dinner tables are set
for 5 people, not 4.
Maybe they knew him
and invited him to dinner.
Both families
live in different States
but only 8 miles apart.
Is it possible
they knew each other?
Garcia, did you find
any overlap between
the Bennett
and Archer families?
Zip.
They didn't work, shop,
eat, or worship
in any of the same places.
Worship?
Both families religious?
And then some.
Pretty much
all their social lives
revolved around some kind
of church activities.
Maybe he forced the families
to make dinner
as part of a ritual,
like Karl Arnold.
The fox was a classic
family annihilator
who targeted patriarchs.
The dissection of the last dad
makes me think the unsub
was focused on male parents
as well.
I'm not so sure.
There's a lot of overkill
on the mothers.
All right, when we land,
Morgan, Prentiss, and I
will go get set up
at the field office
with Agent Beeks.
Dave, you and Reid
drive to Council Bluffs
while the crime scene's
still fresh.
Family annihilators tend
to kill the children first.
It makes the parents
suffer the most.
Maybe that wasn't
the only reason.
Mom comes up to say
that dinner is ready.
First thing she sees
the children.
She runs to them.
She opens up her back
to attack.
He uses the children
as bait.
The father arrives next.
He runs to the family
just as the mother did.
The unsub repeats the attack.
Aah! No!
It worked the first time.
It's a risky plan.
The unsub needs 10 0r 15 minutes
alone with the children
to tie them up.
The table's set for 5.
They were going
to have tacos.
The big pot has red meat,
the small one has
Some sort of tofu mix.
Now, if a psychopath
was forcing you to cook dinner,
would you take the time
to make vegetarian sides?
He obviously didn't force
Sandra to make dinner.
She wasn't afraid of him.
He was their guest.
He's too disorganized
to bring a gun.
All the other items
he used on the families
came from within the house.
Kitchen knives, jump ropes,
belts.
The Bennetts trusted him
with their kids.
They had to have known
this guy.
M.
E.
report on Jake Bennett
says he died less than a minute
after being stabbed
multiple times.
All dissection was done
postmortem.
If it was done postmortem,
it was probably done
out of curiosity
and not torture.
Is there any indication
of medical training?
Apparently
it's just the opposite.
The cuts were crude.
No more advanced
than dissecting a frog.
Sandra Bennett died slowly,
in a lot of pain,
just like Monica Archer.
The wives suffer the most,
physically and psychologically.
So what does that get us?
This guy hates his mother?
It means that
everything he did,
he did to hurt Sandra
and Monica.
He's targeting women.
Hey.
How's she doing?
Sleeping.
Which, I get the impression,
she has not done in many weeks.
There are 6 kids living
in that foster house.
Well, what did the family say?
They didn't know
she was missing.
Sandra was a sixth-grade
teacher,
she ran a church program
for adult literacy,
and volunteered
at a local soup kitchen.
Monica Archer was a nurse
at Northern Omaha Medical,
and she worked pro Bono with
disabled veterans at the V.
A.
Maybe he posed as a victim,
asked for their help.
It's likely these women
would help a stranger
but doubtful that
they'd let him upstairs.
It could be another volunteer.
If they met him
doing charity work,
he could seem trustworthy.
Ok, so, we'll look into
volunteers who worked
with both Monica Archer
and Sandra Bennett,
but even so,
neither of these women
would have left their children
with someone
they didn't know well.
It's unlikely
that it's a stranger,
but we haven't found
a single person
that knew both families.
Great.
So we have
a disorganized killer
on a spree
who appears perfectly stable.
People trust him on sight.
And he has absolute
confidence
that no one will guess
what he is.
[Mike Posner's
"Cooler Than Me" playing]
If I could write you a song
and make you fall in love ♪
I would already have you
up under my arm ♪
I've used up all of my tricks,
I hope you ♪
[turns down volume]
Hey, kid.
Come closer so I can talk
to you for a second.
What do you want?
You shouldn't walk
with your back to traffic.
You can't see the cars.
You know what I mean?
Oh, ok.
Hey.
I'm Reverend Hannum.
I'm Jeremy.
Do you need a lift?
My mom says I shouldn't
get into a car
with someone I don't know.
She'd, like, kill me.
Your mom's right.
But there's a gas station
a mile or so up the road.
I could take you there.
Well, that sounds all right.
Cool.
Um, thanks.
It's getting cold out.
I love this song.
Me, too.
Put your seatbelt on.
You got designer shades
just to hide your face ♪
and you wear them around
like you're cooler than me ♪
[singing along]
you never say,
hey, remember my name ♪
and it's probably 'cause you
think you're cooler than me ♪
He dissected the victim's arm postmortem.
I think it's our guy.
- Just one victim?
- Yeah.
He's in
the passenger seat.
Who is he?
Louis Hannum.
well-known local Reverend.
He closed the church after
a canned food drive at 6 P.
M.
,
told the other volunteers he was taking
the donations to the Salvation Army
on Route 6.
Did he leave with anyone?
No, they said he left alone.
We're still getting names
of everyone who was there.
Before now, he's attacked
families in their homes.
Now just one victim
on the side of the road?
It doesn't--it doesn't
really fit his victimology.
Well, it looks like
he stabbed the Reverend
while he was driving and then
the truck crashed down here,
he pushed him over,
tried to drive away,
but the truck was stuck.
His rage was so blinding,
he takes out the driver
while in motion.
He's lucky he didn't crash
into oncoming traffic.
Then he immediately calms down
and dissects the victim's arm?
Yeah, he's incapable of
thinking 5 minutes ahead.
It's like he's got a.
D.
D.
A short attention span
is putting it mildly.
He's got wild mood swings,
he's impulsive.
Young adults are inherently
nonthreatening.
Parents would allow him
to be alone
with their children
because he's the same age.
If he's prepubescent,
it would also explain
why there's no ***
experimentation on the victims.
You guys can't be serious.
Think about it.
He opens up human bodies
out of curiosity,
the same way I used to
open up radios and tv sets
when I was 13.
I don't like it here.
Amber, you told me you
needed to use the bathroom
asap 5 times
until I stopped.
This is a bathroom.
I didn't mean
a gross bathroom.
Don't touch anything.
You can get *** or worse.
Zack, enough.
Mom
If I get ***,
it's your fault.
Oh, come on.
Hey there.
Are you all right?
This kid is streetwise,
but clearly comfortable
and easily accepted in
a middle-class suburban home.
We can't diagnose anyone
under the age of 18
as antisocial,
so we are labeling this unsub
a budding psychopath.
I came out of the bathroom
and the bus was gone.
The bus stopped out here?
Well, yeah.
This woman was sick
and she said
she needed some air.
Where's your mom, hon?
Well, we live in Omaha,
but my mom's visiting
my aunt in Chicago.
His interpersonal skills
are through the roof.
Now, this manipulation
is not just a ruse.
It is a complex con.
I knew I shouldn't
have gotten off.
Well, maybe I should just
call your mom for you.
Does she have a cell phone?
Yeah! Um, it's
My phone's on the bus.
I was supposed to memorize
the numbers, but I never did.
If I don't get off the bus
in Chicago tomorrow morning,
my mom will freak out.
Look for reports
of missing children
in and around
the city of Omaha.
This is where his killing
spree originated.
And check juvenile
detention centers
and psychiatric programs
for boys who've been
recently released
or escaped.
We believe he's crossed
the state line into Iowa.
His last victim was traveling
northeast on Route 6.
How has a kid
gotten 40-some miles
all by himself?
They all give him rides
and places to stay.
Well, you can't stay
out here all alone.
We'll go to the police.
They can find your mom
a lot faster than we can.
Really?
- Yeah, come on.
-
- Thank you so much.
Thank you.
He appears
extremely vulnerable.
Being a child alone
out on the road,
that's not hard to do.
[Grunting]
Come on!
Uhh! Come on!
You're letting him
go to jail.
No, honey,
this is a police station.
They'll help him
find his mom.
Uhh! Come on!
Do you mind
if we wait here a minute,
until those guys
have gone in?
You're gonna need
a weapon or something,
in case that guy
tries to shiv you.
Zack.
Come on!
Uhh!
Will I have to sleep
in the same prison cell as him?
Absolutely not.
You're not sleeping
in a cell.
What if they don't find
his mom tonight?
If I take a bus
to Uncle David's
and get lost,
would I have to
sleep in jail, too?
No, Amber, of course not.
Get your hands off me!
Jeremy won't be sleeping
here, either.
You're staying with us
tonight.
Thank you so much.
We'll bring you back
in the morning.
Thanks.
No, I know, as soon as
Ellie crossed state lines,
it became a federal case.
Mm-Hmm.
Which is why
it's ok
that she remain
in federal custody.
What are the chances of
getting her transferred
to Virginia?
Oh, they are quite good.
Because the Federal Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act
defines this as neglect.
It's in her best interest
that she be removed immediately.
Well, that's good.
That's great.
Baby girl, thank you.
Do me a favor.
Tell her to keep
her head up, all right?
I will, honey.
What's going on?
The foster family didn't even know
Ellie was missing.
I'm doing what I can
to get her transferred
to Child Protective
Services in Virginia.
You think
that's a good idea?
I just want to know
that that girl is safe.
If you asked me
to look after Jack,
would you be happy
right now?
I know that you'd do
everything you could.
He's been in the system?
I thought you said
he's from suburbia.
He grew up in medium
socio-economic status,
but his rage against families
tells us that he experienced
extreme abuse or neglect,
so at some point,
he was most likely
removed from his family.
Now, I had Garcia
widen the search
of missing children
to those in foster homes
and juvenile care
facilities,
all represented by
these 10 black dots.
That's great.
Actually, each dot represents
a thousand currently
in the system.
Nebraska's one of the nation's
highest per capita
state ward populations.
Now, using the age
and the gender of our suspect,
I was able
to whittle down the search,
and that yielded
this interesting pattern.
A pattern
of red dots.
Give me
one more hint.
The red dots represent
of 10 and 17
who became wards
of the state this year,
all abandoned
at major hospitals.
The state safe haven law.
Wait a minute.
I thought
the safe haven law
was so that women
could leave unwanted
babies in hospitals
instead of leaving them
in dumpsters.
That's correct, but initially
there was no age limit
in Nebraska.
He's right.
The law
now just covers infants,
but we still get
teenagers left at hospitals
with a note
pinned to their jacket.
Some are even driven in
from out of state.
Now, Monica Archer,
our first victim,
worked at this hospital,
Northern Omaha Medical.
If the unsub's parents
abandoned him there,
it's probably where they met.
[Kids all talking at once]
Oh, bummer.
Hey, did you get
"God of war"?
No, but I heard.
I heard it's awesome.
Jeremy, will you dial
your home number?
I'm just gonna leave a message
saying that you're staying here.
Yeah, sure, but like I said,
I don't think she'll check
the home messages.
Oh, just in case.
Mom, Jeremy says he knows
a really cool game.
Can we go play it in
Zack's room before dinner?
Not now.
It's time to eat.
Zack: Can we have sodas
since he have a guest?
No.
A guest
does not mean soda.
Here you go.
You just have to hit
send.
Amber, Zack, this is why
you have to memorize
my cell phone
and Uncle David's, ok?
[Line ringing]
[Beep]
Woman: Hi, this is the Archers'.
We're not home right now.
Please leave us a message
and we'll call you right back.
[Beep]
Hi.
Hello.
My name
is Nancy Riverton,
and, uh, your son Jeremy
missed his bus at
the rest stop on Route 6.
He's fine.
He's safe.
Don't worry.
He's with me.
But if you could just
give me a call
as soon as you get this.
I'm at 515-555-0154.
Ok.
Thanks.
[Zack and Amber
talking indistinctly]
Ohh!
Oh-ho!
So what happens here
when a child is abandoned?
The hospital contacts
social services.
The act of abandonment
immediately labels
the parents unfit
and the child becomes
a ward of the state.
Hotch: So he goes into
foster care.
Ideally, but most parents
won't take older children.
In which case, he'd be sent
to a juvenile facility.
The same one
that houses delinquents?
That's right.
Did Northern Omaha Medical
register an adolescent boy
as a ward of the state
on that day?
Garcia said no,
but she's still looking.
If Monica wanted
to keep him out
of a facility,
she might have gone
around protocol.
But she might still
have documented it.
Reid and Rossi,
go to the Archer house
and see if you can figure out
what her plan was.
Ok.
There you go, sweetheart.
You get some sleep,
and we'll get in touch
with your mom
in the morning, ok?
It's all gonna be
all right.
Thanks.
Uh, don't turn
that light off.
I'm not scared.
It's just
Of course.
I understand.
You come get me if you
need anything, ok?
I don't know what you'll find.
This was the first crime scene,
so believe me, my guys went over it
with a fine-tooth comb.
I'm sure they did,
but now we know
that Mrs.
Archer
chose to take
the suspect home
instead of taking him
so social services
like she should have,
we need to try
to figure out why.
She was a nurse
for 15 years.
She would know how
to work the system.
Maybe she called in favors
with social workers
or knew some foster parents
that could take him in.
They've got messages.
My guys checked it
the first day.
Those must be new.
[Beep]
This is Brittany
at Dr.
Olsen's office.
Eric missed his 9 A.
M.
please call to reschedule.
[Beep]
Hi.
Hello.
My name is Nancy Riverton,
and your son Jeremy
missed his bus
at the rest stop on Route 6.
He's fine.
He's safe.
Don't worry.
He's with me.
But if you could just
give me a call
What were the names
of the Archer children?
Eric and Daniel.
No Jeremy.
And she said she picked up
this kid on Route 6.
It's him.
[Dialing cell phone]
Hey, I need an address
for a number--515--
that's Des Moines.
Name is Nancy Riverton.
[Muffled cries]
[Muffled cries]
It's all right.
We're the FBI.
You guys are safe now.
It's ok.
You're gonna be ok.
He left with my mom.
He's got a knife.
He woke us up
in the middle
of the night.
He said it was a game.
You've got to find them.
It's ok.
You guys are ok.
It's all right.
Ok.
Do you want a soda
or a burger?
You must be starving.
I'm not gonna fall
for that.
You'd leave me there.
I wouldn't do that.
Your mother shouldn't
have left you.
I'm sure she's sorry.
She will be.
Where's your dad?
He died when I was little.
I'm sorry.
Do you know where
he took our mom?
Not yet.
But there are
a whole lot of people
looking for her right now.
Did this boy
tell you his name,
where he lives,
goes to school?
He said he was going
to his aunt's house
in Chicago.
But he lives in Omaha.
He said his name
is Jeremy.
It's ok.
It's ok.
Just take your time.
I just want you to try
and tell me about this game.
It wasn't a game.
He just wanted
to scare my mom.
When your mom saw you
tied up on the floor,
what did she do?
It was weird.
She told him he didn't
do anything wrong.
All this stuff
about how he's a good kid
and just made a mistake.
Why would she say that
after what he did to us?
Zack, it sounds like
your mom understood
how dangerous Jeremy is,
and she needed
to get him out of the house.
It's like she made him
a deal or something.
She said she'd drive him
anywhere he wants to go.
And what was his answer?
He said he wanted
to go home.
Do you play
any sports?
I seem like
a team player to you?
There must be something
you like at school.
A club or a class?
I like science.
I like
Taking things apart.
Do you ever wonder
what's under your skin?
Nope.
I don't.
Monica Archer called
a friend at the Northern
Omaha children's hospital
about an abandoned
Monica was going to
bring him in the next day.
We need to talk
to that friend.
Oh, no, I already did that.
Apparently the children's
hospital and child services
have a strong rapport.
Did she get a name?
Yeah.
She said the child's
name was Niko Bellic,
and his hometown
was Newton, Iowa.
Say that again--
Niko Bellic?
The thing about that
is that--
Rossi: Nico Bellic is the name
of a main character
in "Grand Theft Auto IV.
"
What? I know things.
Guys, he's headed due East
on route 6.
It passes right through
Newton.
He probably didn't expect
the question and gave away
his real hometown.
Garcia, call the Iowa
State Police, tell them
to be on the lookout
for a minivan headed East
towards route 6.
Will do.
If I open this up,
you think the air bag
will blow out?
Why don't you try it,
see what happens.
Zack's a little punk.
But, Amber,
she'll be hot, though,
when she's older.
You know, if I wanted,
I could climb into her room
some night
when you're all sleeping.
Or you could just
ring the doorbell
and come over to dinner
sometime.
Don't lie!
You think I'm a bad kid.
I never said that.
You didn't have to.
have kids under the age of 18.
In other words, a lot.
He would have acted out
long before now.
He's got a juvie record,
he's well known to truant officers,
and he's probably been
kicked out of school,
maybe several.
We thought
he was running away,
but he's heading home.
Rossi: He's got a plan.
Taking his rage out
on surrogate mothers
isn't doing it
for him anymore.
Now he's ready
for the real thing.
Garcia, we need to I.
D.
this kid so
we can find his mom and warn her.
Got it.
Emily, get her back.
Everybody?
No, just Garcia.
I haven't found her yet.
Hey, it's me.
Can anyone hear us?
If by anyone,
you mean 9-year-old girls
getting snacks,
then no.
What's up?
I want you to try and find
Ellie's mom.
L.
A.
county
couldn't find her.
They're not you,
baby girl.
They sure aren't.
I'll get back to you.
You know, Zack, he's not
the goody-good boy you think he is.
Do you know what websites
he looks at?
You think your kid
is so special.
But underneath,
he's just like me.
You're a good kid,
in your heart.
Why do you keep saying that?
Because I believe
that children are born good.
Your feelings are hurt.
You're angry.
You're acting out.
I don't blame you.
My mom blames me
for everything.
My dad left.
My sister gets hurt.
It's all my fault.
I don't blame you.
I think you need help.
I think you need love
and attention.
None of this
is your fault.
You can pull over.
We're almost to my house.
I'll take you home
like I said.
I'm not that stupid, Nancy.
I'm not gonna show you
where I live.
Now pull over.
I'll walk from here.
Well, here we are.
You couldn't wait
to get away from me, huh?
No.
Admit you can't stand me.
That's not true.
I like you.
Ohh!
from school in the last 3 days.
I can send police
to their mothers,
I can start calling houses--
no, Garcia, we don't have time
for trial by error,
we gotta narrow it down.
Ok, the kids at the last house
said that the unsub
liked to play a game.
He liked tying the kids up
and scaring them
and he knew what he was doing.
He used socks and belts.
He's done it before,
Garcia.
So you want me
to look for kids
who've picked on their little
brothers and sisters?
I'm an only child, but isn't
that standard for you people with siblings?
Budding psychopaths don't
just pick on their siblings.
They torture them.
Ok, well, none of them
have assault records.
Not yet, anyway.
Is there any way
to see if any of the younger siblings
have been in the emergency room
in the last 6 months?
Medical info like that
is molasses slow to get, unless I
Please hold for genius.
Got it.
I figured
a suspicious visit to the E.
R.
might end up in a social
services report and it did.
about a Sayer family
at 1365 Hunter Drive.
Jeremy Sayer is a 13-year-old
with a disturbingly long
juvie record.
Wow.
His 9-year-old sister Carrie was
brought to the hospital
with a spiral arm fracture.
The kind you get from
having your arm twisted
behind your back too far.
You want to play a game?
No.
Kendra Sayer's boss
said she left work already.
I have her cell phone.
What do you have on Mr.
Sayer?
He moved to Wisconsin
I'm looking at the phone
records right now.
He hasn't contacted the family
in 10 months.
Mom, we've been
through this.
Woman, on cell phone speaker:
There had to be another option
than just abandoning your own flesh
and blood by the side of the road.
It wasn't
the side of the road.
Do you want him
to come live with you?
[Silence]
[Call waiting beeps]
That's what I thought.
What area code is 202?
I don't know.
New York, maybe.
Look, I had to protect
Carrie.
She was so terrified of him,
she wouldn't admit he broke her arm.
She sent me to voicemail again.
Keep trying.
Did you see him
break her arm?
No, mom,
of course I didn't.
Then how are you sure?
For the same reason
I was sure
when I found rat pellets
in the Thanksgiving turkey.
For the same reason
I was sure
when our neighbor's dog
went missing.
[Beep]
Sorry.
This person
keeps calling.
Hello?
Mrs.
Sayer, this is
Agent Prentiss from the FBI.
I need to talk to you
about your son Jeremy.
I don't have a son.
I--I don't know what you're talking about.
Mrs.
Sayer, it's important
that you and your daughter
stay away from your home.
We have reason to believe
Jeremy's heading there now.
Oh, God.
He's here.
He's in the house.
Ma'am, do not go inside
the house.
We'll be there
in 2 minutes.
I have to go inside.
He's got Carrie.
Carrie! Carrie? Carrie?
Hi, mom.
Jeremy, let her go, please.
No! Please, please!
Sure thing.
But I want you
to tell me the truth first.
Truth? What truth?
That you always hated me.
Jeremy--Jeremy, please,
just let her go.
Admit it.
Admit it
and I won't hurt
your little sugarplum.
I don't know--I don't
know what me to say.
I don't.
I swear.
Say what I heard you telling
Father Quincy.
Say it!
Oh, my God.
I--I--
confess and be forgiven!
Isn't that what
you always tell me?
I was pregnant with twins.
And then one day I wasn't.
Is that what
you want to hear?
The doctor said one fetus
consumed the other.
I wasn't even born yet
and you blamed me?!
You are rotten to the core!
You always have been.
FBI! Drop your weapon.
Maybe I made you
into a monster
because I hated you
when you were inside me!
But I think I hated you
because I knew what you were!
Don't do it, Jeremy.
Do you want to die?
You won't shoot me
when mommy's little angel
can get hurt.
Yes or no?
I'll cut her neck open.
I know how to do it.
No, please!
I've practiced.
I'm not gonna ask you
again, Jeremy.
You can't shoot a kid.
I can shoot a killer.
And I will, believe that.
If that knife even twitches,
I'm gonna put a bullet
right through your brain.
[Crying]
If I let her go--
there is no if.
Fine.
[Carrie sobbing]
I was only kidding, anyway.
Turn around.
Aah! Ah! Mom, he's hurting me!
It's gonna be all right.
Mom, I can't go by myself!
Mom!
Mom! Mom! Mom!
Settle down.
Your mother's
not coming.
Whatever.
I'm 13.
I'll see her
in 5 years anyway.
Don't count on it.
I'm gonna be at every one
of your parole hearings,
and that's a promise.
Now get in the car.
Nancy Riverton got out of surgery.
She's gonna make it.
She's lucky.
She managed to control him
long enough
to save her children.
She's impressive.
Mrs.
Sayer asked that
she and her daughter
be notified
if and when
Jeremy is released.
Bau should keep his file
handy, too.
Excuse me.
I heard Garcia found
Ellie's mom.
Yeah.
She had a hard time
being married to a cop,
so she moved back East
for a while.
She travels a lot.
You think
that's a solution?
I just don't know
how she could leave
that little girl.
She probably left
a bad marriage.
Hotch, that's her child.
How does she just walk out
of her life like that?
Maybe she didn't have
any other options.
Most parents try to do
what's best for their kids.
Maybe being with her dad
in California
was more stable?
Her mom couldn't
offer her that?
Kids are adaptable,
but they need somebody
they can depend on.
Maybe her mom
can give her that now.
How will I know?
You'll know.
Agent Morgan?
Ma'am.
You weren't easy to find.
I just got back
to the States.
So you didn't know
about Matt?
I had no idea.
I'm so sorry.
Hey, you.
Look, I get it.
You and your ex-husband
had your share of problems,
so you separated.
But how could you
not be in Ellie's life?
I tried.
Matt pushed me away.
Said they were better
without me.
Were they?
I wasn't happy.
Matt and I
Ellie used to walk around
with the biggest frown.
And I thought
I had done that to her.
She's angry because
that's how she sees me.
So what are you saying?
You're better now?
I've wondered if you'd like
the places I've been.
If you still took ballet.
If tulips
are still your favorite.
Go ahead.
Look at it.
You wrote to her every day.
So what?
Ellie
She wrote to me every day.
Who cares?
Hey.
This book means that
your mom never stopped thinking about you.
Ellie, you know that I lost my father
the same way that you did.
And it's really hard
growing up without your dad.
I miss my dad every day.
But my mom,
she means everything to me.
I gave your dad my word
that I would keep you safe.
Ellie, right now
you have a chance
to have a really good life
with your mom.
Just give it a try.
I remember that we used to read
stories together all the time.
I miss that.
Me, too.
Let me show you
something.
Ok.
Thank you.
Morgan: "But I have
promises to keep
"and miles to go
before I sleep.
And miles to go before I sleep.
"
Robert Frost.