"A Thin Line" is the fifteenth episode of Season Seven and the 153rd overall of Criminal Minds.
Summary[]
When the BAU investigates a series of brutal home invasions and murders in the Inland Empire of southern California that appear to be related to gangs, the investigation uncovers a more sinister motive for the crimes. Meanwhile, Morgan and Prentiss have conflicting opinions after an FBI inductee training session ends on a low note.
Guest Cast[]
- Paul Lincoln Alayo - Ramon Gomez
- Greg Carlson - Matt Lewis
- Maria Cina - Trisha Lewis
- Austin Michael Coleman - Young Trevor Mills
- Paul Diaz - Jimmy Valdez
- Marypat Farrell - Hilary Ross
- Floyd Foster, Jr. - Ray Phillips
- Chiquita Fuller - 911 Operator
- Horacio Galaviz - Pedro Mendez
- Taylor M. Graham - Deputy
- Lilah Jade Haye - Staring Girl
- Jade Holden - Kelly Wilson
- Jackie R. Jacobson - Mackenzie Lewis
- Paul Johansson - Clark Preston
- Samuel Marcus - Billy Wilson
- Lauren McNeely - Reporter
- Ken W. Murphy - Mayor Steve Wennington
- Laura Richardson - Pamela Mills
- Kevin Sheridan - Trevor Mills
- Bianca Taylor - Sophia Underwood
Referenced Criminals[]
Bookend Quotes[]
- Derek Morgan: "Equality may perhaps be a right, but no power on earth can ever turn it into a fact." — Honore de Balzac
- Emily Prentiss: "I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against." — Malcolm X
Trivia[]
- Horacio Galaviz, the actor who portrayed Pedro Mendez, also played Jim in an episode of the short-lived Criminal Minds spin-off, Suspect Behavior.
- One of the murder victims in the episode shares his name with one of the two abductors of Elizabeth Smart. Whether this was an intention reference or not is unknown.
- Another one also shares his name with an unsub from Season Nine.