"The Dance of Love" is the eighteenth episode of Season Thirteen and the 295th overall of Criminal Minds.
Summary[]
The BAU travels to Chicago to capture an unsub who places roses alongside each victim. Also, Rossi receives a visit from one of his ex-wives.
Guest Cast[]
- Linn Bjørnland - Cheryl Kaline
- Bobby Campo - Wick Rollins
- Briana Cuoco - Janice Fox
- Jason Gedrick - Craig Kaline
- Gwen McGee - Doctor Taylor
- Angela Meryl - Dee Stockton
- Gail O'Grady - Krystall Richards
- Danielle C. Ryan - Portia Richards
- Ruben Vernier - Billy Deaver
- Michael G. Welch - Steven Gourse
- Vaia Zaganas - Rita Frazee
Referenced Criminals[]
Music[]
- "You Better Change Your Way of Lovin" by Gerald Wilson
- "Oh Boy (You've Really Got It Made)" by Bobby Caldwell
- "I'll Be Easy to Find" by Johnny Mathis
Bookend Quotes[]
- Tara Lewis: "Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing." – Sylvia Plath
- David Rossi: "No matter how far we travel, the memories will follow in the baggage car." – August Strindberg
Trivia[]
- The episode heavily resembles the Patricia Highsmith novel Deep Water, only the genders are reversed for the couple in the episode.
- Joe Mantegna and guest actor Jason Gedrick played father and son in the 1997 mini series, The Last Don.