The Witness

"The Witness" is the second episode of Season Eleven of Criminal Minds.

Summary
When a Los Angeles bus is attacked with sarin gas, the BAU must act quickly to find and apprehend the suspect before a larger-scale incident occurs.

Guest Cast

 * Crispin Alapag - Workman
 * Mark Allyn - Agent Hauser
 * Johnnie Battistessa - Kid
 * Saylor Bell - Jolene Senarak
 * Cuyle Carvin - Theo Koutranis
 * Tim Kang - Charles Senarak
 * Stephen Kilcullen - Mitchell Crossford
 * Aisha Tyler - Doctor Tara Lewis
 * Heath McGough - Counter Employee
 * Marisol Nichols - Agent Natalie Colfax
 * Melody Peng - Leanne Bookout
 * Albert P. Santos - Businessman
 * Mark Semos - FPS Leader
 * Samantha Sloyan - Tracy Senarak
 * Delpaneaux Wills - Agent Darryl Young

Referenced Criminals

 * Bashar al-Assad
 * Aum Shinrikyo and the Subway Sarin Incident
 * Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
 * David Koresh and the Branch Davidians

Music

 * "Here We Go" by Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors

Bookend Quotes

 * Derek Morgan: "It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped." Tony Robbins
 * David Rossi: "The world is so unpredictable. Things happen suddenly, unexpectedly. We want to feel we are in control of our own existence. In some ways we are, in some ways we're not. We are ruled by the forces of chance and coincidence." Paul Auster

Trivia

 * Mark Semos, the actor who portrays an FPS leader, previously appeared on Criminal Minds, portraying a SWAT agent in the Season Ten episode Lockdown. He has also done some occasional stunt work for the show since Season Six. He is also the regular stunt double for Joe Mantegna, the actor who portrays SSA David Rossi.