Criminal Minds

Previously on Criminal Minds Evolution …

The families of some of your victims have reached out and they want to meet you.

- This one, yeah. - Deena Ryan.

Before her mom comes in here, we need to confirm

that you're telling the whole truth about her daughter.

With whom do we have the pleasure of speaking?

Call me God.

I recognize that voice.

It's Lance Kingston.

But he can't be our guy.

He's not. He's his hostage. He's been branded.

Does he still strike you as a "hasn't killed yet" type unsub?

We think the Fan is trying to surpass you.

Thank you for coming to see me.

He gave me this. It's a recording of himself for the Fan.

You don't have to give in to your urges.

This asshole thinks he can do our jobs better than we can.

That raises the larger question.

Did Elias Voit actually develop empathy?

But if it is a sham, how does it affect the team member who helped him?

What are you talking about?

There was a closed door testimony from an FBI agent that

led to Voit getting life in prison instead of a needle in his arm.

Who was it?

It was me.

Please. Please. No!

Fuck.

Hello!

Somebody!

Hey!

Help!

Help!

Oh, God.

Stop.

Please.

You're making a mistake, all right?

Look. Hey, are you listening to me?

If you do this, they are going to find you and they are gonna fu...

Fuck.

No. There's got to be…

What do you want me to say?

I'm…

Jesus Christ, I'm…

I'm sorry.

Look, just let me go and we can talk this out.

"Standing behind predators makes prey of us all." DeShanne Stokes.

Hi. Do you have a second?

No.

Look, before more time festers between us,

I-I-I need you to know how much

contemplation and meditating and journaling I did

before deciding to testify on Voit's behalf.

And it came down to my convictions, not just about the death penalty,

which is very deep,

but my convictions about who Voit is as a person now.

What about the families?

Anyone and everyone who was touched by Voit's crimes

was encouraged to submit a victim impact statement to the court.

And the judge...

You don't think your statement had the biggest impact?

It wasn't like I offered my testimony as some sort

of expert witness on behalf of the BAU.

But you are a member of the BAU.

Oh, I get it.

When you do it, it's hunky dory.

But when I do it, it's some sort of moral failing.

What are you talking about?

- Are you gonna make me say it? - Say what?

Donnie Mallick.

I'm gonna pretend you didn't just say that to me.

Guys, I just got an emergency call from Lupold County, New Mexico.

Cop killer.

This morning, the body of Lupold County Deputy Sheriff Colby Banks

was discovered on the outskirts of the border town of Piedra.

His uniform had been removed.

He was shot multiple times using his own sidearm.

His body was then wrapped in a plastic drop cloth,

and his belt and badge were used to tie it all up.

Like a ribbon and bow.

A taunt. To the cops.

Yes, and Deputy Banks is only the latest victim.

Last week, the body of Deputy Francisco Hernández was also found,

same COD, same disposal ritual.

Now, according to the Lupold County Sheriff's Department,

each deputy was on a solo patrol

when they responded to an anonymous 911 call reporting

an assault in progress in the downtown area.

When they failed to report back,

their patrol units were eventually found abandoned downtown.

Dashcams and mobile terminals removed.

Was there any video footage recovered?

Some should have been automatically uploaded to a virtual server,

but right now the locals seem to be having trouble recovering it.

That is why they're asking for our help.

And based on the circumstances, this one is going to be all hands on deck.

Meaning you too, Penelope. Wheels up in 30.

You guys okay?

Can't a girl fly at 34,000 feet in peace?

This can't just be about your testimony on Voit's behalf.

It's not.

Is it going to interfere?

I said two words, two proper noun words,

that looking back, maybe I shouldn't have said.

- No. You didn't. - What?

Yeah, I did.

Why?

I don't… It popped out.

- What did you say? - Donnie Mallick.

Who's Donnie Mallick?

That is the man who murdered Rossi's old partner, Jason Gideon.

The man Rossi shot and killed.

Rossi was never accused of any kind of misuse of force.

No, he wasn't.

Donnie Mallick died with a gun in his hand.

But…

There were traces of iron oxide found on the side of his weapon,

which could be interpreted by some to mean that...

Mallick put the gun down but was then ordered to pick it back up. So…

David was cleared.

Okay, why don't we just freely think our thoughts inside our mind

and not let them escape for the rest of the flight.

Unit Chief Prentiss.

That would be her.

Unit Chief Emily Prentiss.

Yes, Sheriff Neal Chambers.

And you all must be the Behavioral Analysis Unit.

Talk about bringing in the cavalry.

Truth is we are way out of our depth on this one.

Well, at least I should speak for myself.

I was just elected sheriff a month ago

and I never imagined that I'd have to deal with something like this.

We understand. And time is critical.

Indeed. So let's get you situated in that conference room right over there.

Fine. But our technical analyst,

Penelope Garcia, she needs to take a look at your main computer server.

Sure. Deputy Lares can help you with that.

Dave, you and I are going to start reviewing victimology.

Tara, Tyler, head to the coroner's office.

JJ, Luke, you've got the crime scenes.

So the crazy thing is, I used to live and work up in St. Louis,

which is always in the top ten of homicide rates in the U.S., right?

So I move here to get away from that kind of thing,

but I guess I can't escape it.

Dr. Mateo, given that Deputies Barnes and Hernández were both well trained,

have you been able to determine how they were overwhelmed or incapacitated?

It's definitely the latter.

Tox report says etorphine was used to knock them out.

Etorphine. That's an animal tranquilizer.

That's correct.

And diprenorphine, which is also associated with veterinarian care,

was used to wake them back up.

- Wake them back up? - Yeah.

Presumably for the sexual assault.

For the what?

Both officers were sodomized with their own batons.

Dr. Mateo, why wasn't that documented in your autopsy report?

I was encouraged to omit that particular detail

as it did not pertain to the cause of death.

Encouraged by whom?

- Sheriff Chambers. - Come in.

Would you mind telling us the reason why you instructed your medical

examiner to leave out an evidentiary finding from these autopsy reports?

I don't quite know what you're talk...

Your boys were sexually assaulted with their own batons.

It's two brave, dedicated men. They have wives and children.

The last thing they need to hear...

It isn't about why you didn't share it with the families.

This is about why you didn't immediately share it with us.

Understanding the specific acts of violence is essential

to our ability to build a suspect profile.

Yeah, but if my men heard about this? If the staties caught wind of it?

Hell, if the border patrol found out? You seriously think

these guys wouldn't go racing across the border and start a goddamn war?

A war with who?

- The Lugo Cartel? - Yeah.

Who else would degrade and humiliate them like that?

But the cartel may not be involved.

Well, even if it isn't, I wasn't trying to bury evidence.

I just was trying to preserve some dignity for these men

and protect their brothers in arms from, you know, completely losing their shit.

Hey, boss.

Seven-Bravo-Thirty is responding to another 911.

Is Colwater riding solo?

No, he's with Duran.

They request backup?

Not yet.

Seven-Bravo-Thirty, please report.

Deputy Duran and I responded to call out. 3700 block at Torento.

Suspect engaged and fled in a gray sedan.

Arizona plate number Lima-Romeo-Victor 9931.

That Arizona plate belongs to an SUV that was reported stolen two weeks ago.

Bring up the dashcam.

- I can't. - Penelope?

They're using some kind of high-end Wi-Fi jamming device.

Suspect is presently turning eastbound on Temescal Ridge Road

- heading toward Windrow Reserve. - Well, that's good.

This guy's going to get himself pinned in up there.

But your men will need backup.

Colwater, come in.

Suspect's slowing.