Magnificent Light

"Magnificent Light" is the ninth episode of Season Eight of Criminal Minds.

Summary
When a recent attendee at a popular motivational speaker's conference in Seattle is murdered, the BAU looks at the speaker as the main suspect, but they have to refocus their investigation when the speaker himself goes missing. Also, Garcia is puzzled when Morgan declines to attend a dinner honoring an old family friend.

Guest Cast

 * Rico Anderson - David Cooper
 * Ursula Burton - Cynthia Strobl
 * Jonathan Dane - Ricky Lopez
 * Ariana Dubynin - Mrs. Caldwell
 * Patrick Fabian - Barry Flynn
 * Dan Foote - Replicator Victim
 * Cesar Garcia - Gangbanger
 * Matt Yang King - Detective Harrison Chen
 * Kennedy Mason - Caldwell Daughter
 * Raphael Sbarge - Carl Fisher
 * Kelly Smith - Dr. Marcy Frome
 * Jenny Robinson - Janet Dodd
 * Kari Wahlgren - Rena Tracey
 * John T. Woods - Stephen Caldwell

Trivia

 * Synthesthesia is a neurological condition in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway. People who report such experiences are known as synesthetes. One of the common form causes the synesthete to mentally "see" various colors while hearing music.