Criminal Minds revolves around an elite team of FBI profilers who analyze the country's most twisted criminal minds, anticipating their next moves before they strike again.
The Behavioral Analysis Unit is called in to identify a killer who is shooting at victims in broad daylight.
S1, E7
The Fox
The FBI team attempts to catch a killer who preys on families while they are supposed to be away on vacation.
S1, E8
Natural Born Killer
The Behavioral Analysis Unit believes a serial killer is responsible when an undercover police officer investigating the mob is taken captive.
S1, E9
Derailed
Hotchner and Gideon race to save Elle and her fellow passengers when a paranoid schizophrenic man has a delusional episode on a train and takes the other riders hostage.
S1, E10
The Popular Kids
When two high-school students are murdered in a small town, Hotchner and his team suspect they may have been the victims of a cult killing.