"The Last Word" is the ninth episode of Season Two and the 31st overall of Criminal Minds.
Summary[]
The BAU is called to St. Louis to assist the investigation into two independent serial killers who appear to be competing with each other. Meanwhile, Gideon and Hotch are visited by a prospective new team member, Emily Prentiss.
Guest Cast[]
- Hanna Alltop - Hysterical Woman #1
- Sara Alltop - Katie Carroll
- Karina Bennett - Female Reporter #2
- Christopher B. Duncan - Agent James Sheridan
- Bethany Geaber - Hysterical Woman #2
- Kate Rene Gleason - Female FBI Agent
- Landall Goolsby - Male Reporter #2
- David Barry Gray - Tom Carroll
- Jeff Grays - Sheriff's Deputy
- Rochelle Greenwood - Marci Mitchell
- Chip Hormess - Jason Mitchell
- Jonathan Kehoe - Angry Man
- Victoria Kelleher - Ellen Carroll
- Robert C. Koch - ND Agent
- Scott Michael Morgan - The Hollow Man
- Trevor Olsen - Male Reporter #1
- Jason O'Mara - The Mill Creek Killer
- Natalie Salins - Cara Becker
- Maury Sterling - Jim Meyers
- Inger Tudor - Female Reporter #1
- Cory Tyler - Security Guard
- Deborah Van Valkenburgh - Betty Mitchell
Referenced Criminals[]
- David Berkowitz, Son of Sam
- Paul Bateson or Richard Cottingham, The Torso Killer (possibly; unidentified[1])
- Russell Ellwood and Victor Gant (possibly; unidentified[2])
- Dale Hausner and Samuel Dieteman, The Serial Shooters
- Mark Goudeau, The Baseline Killer
- Ted Bundy
- Mark David Chapman
Music[]
- "Field Below" by Regina Spektor
Bookend Quotes[]
- Jason Gideon: Elbert Hubbard once wrote, "If men could only know each other, they would neither idolize nor hate."
- Aaron Hotchner: Mahatma Gandhi once said, "Remember that all through history there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they seemed invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Always."
Trivia[]
- This episode marks the first appearance of Paget Brewster in the main cast as SSA Emily Prentiss.
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