"Distress" is the seventeenth episode of Season Two and the 39th overall of Criminal Minds.
Summary[]
The BAU travels to Houston to investigate a series of murders that have occurred near construction sites and abandoned buildings. Because the murders appear to be random, the team believes the killer could be a homeless person. Meanwhile, everyone is noticing an apparent change in Reid's behavior.
Guest Cast[]
- Jon Barton - SWAT Leader
- Nick Chinlund - Max Weston
- Kent Faulcon - Detective Fuller
- Joanna Going - Dana Woodridge
- Jimmy Kieffer - Warren Banbury
- Jeffrey Lorenzo - Kelvin Bradford
- Holt McCallany - Roy Woodridge
- Sandi McCree - Jolene Bradford
- Juan Ramírez - Edward Ramos
- Bridget Shergalis - Mary
- Dre Taylor - Mogadishu Boy
- Jeff L. Williams - Uniformed Officer
- Jennifer Willison - Angie
Music[]
- "Sumpin'" by the Pimps
- "Ghost Towns Along The Highway" by John Mellencamp
Bookend Quotes[]
- Jason Gideon: "Our life is made by the death of others." – Leonardo da Vinci
- Aaron Hotchner: "If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." – Thomas Paine
Trivia[]
- Nick Chinlund, the actor who portrays Max Weston, reappeared as Rawlins in the finale of Suspect Behavior, the short-lived Criminal Minds spin-off.