Criminal Minds To a Better Place (Season 13, Episode 2)
TV-14
TV Episode | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Criminal Minds

To a Better Place (Season 13, Episode 2)

TV-14

TV Episode | 43 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Following the final incident with Scratch, the team has been taking a mandatory break to decompress. In addition, Reid has gone through his reinstatement evaluation, he who has been conditionally reinstated without the possibility of ...See moreFollowing the final incident with Scratch, the team has been taking a mandatory break to decompress. In addition, Reid has gone through his reinstatement evaluation, he who has been conditionally reinstated without the possibility of negotiation on that condition. In their time off, there has been a backlog of cases. However, they depart to Naples, Florida on a case of some currency, as a female has just been discovered murdered, her body stuffed into an old suitcase and placed in a public location. She is the second victim, the first as of yet an unidentifiable Jane Doe whose body had decomposed beyond a state of visual identification. By the time the team lands in Naples, a third victim is discovered. Beyond the suitcase in a public locale, the other similarities between the two identified victims is gender, that they were strangled, and that the same old fashioned shade of lipstick had been smeared on their mouth area. The lipstick and the suitcases indicate that there is some vintage aspect to the unsub's psyche, and that a probable stressor is being abandoned by a female, probably the unsub's mother when he was a child. They also discover that both women were in the process of a romantic evening, friends who can attest that they were careful women not prone to reckless dating. JJ surmises that the unsub is able to lure his victims unwittingly using a Florence Nightingale complex, in that they are attracted to some "broken" aspect to his personality. It isn't until the first victim is identified that a tie between all three victims is discovered. By that time, the team believes that the unsub probably has an ultimate victim in mind, who they have to discover before she becomes an actual victim. In the process of the case, Reid will demonstrate, at least in this case, if the evaluation committee was correct in their concerns about him. Written by Huggo See less

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Name	Known for
Joe Mantegna David Rossi David Rossi See fewer	The Godfather Part III (1990)
Matthew Gray Gubler Dr. Spencer Reid Dr. Spencer Reid See fewer	Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
A.J. Cook Jennifer Jareau Jennifer Jareau See fewer	Criminal Minds (2005)
Kirsten Vangsness Penelope Garcia Penelope Garcia See fewer	Criminal Minds (2005)
Aisha Tyler Dr. Tara Lewis Dr. Tara Lewis See fewer	Archer (2009)
Daniel Henney Matt Simmons Matt Simmons See fewer	Big Hero 6 (2014)
Adam Rodriguez Luke Alvez Luke Alvez See fewer	CSI: Miami (2002)
Paget Brewster Emily Prentiss Emily Prentiss See fewer	Criminal Minds (2005)
Alberto Frezza William Lynch William Lynch See fewer	Station 19 (2018)
Mary Jo Deschanel Edith Lynch Edith Lynch See fewer	The Right Stuff (1983)
Jeanine Mason Helen Pierce Helen Pierce See fewer	Roswell, New Mexico (2019)
Tim Russ Agent Lawrence Agent Lawrence See fewer	Spaceballs (1987)
Tiffany Daniels Wanda Wanda See fewer	That Girl Lay Lay (2021)
Gretchen German FBI Instructor FBI Instructor See fewer	Will & Grace (1998)
Karin Collison M.E. Rosalind Bell M.E. Rosalind Bell See fewer	The Comedian (III) (2016)
Damon Erik Williams Cyclist #1 Cyclist #1 See fewer	Animal Kingdom (2016)
Iain Sandison Cyclist #2 Cyclist #2 See fewer	Criminal Minds (2005)
Tegan Ashton Cohan Young Edith Lynch Young Edith Lynch See fewer	Odd Brodsky (2014)
Jodi Moore Lewis Ruth Lynch (as Jodi Moore) Ruth Lynch (as Jodi Moore) See fewer	HEaRD (2021)
Judah Mackey Young William Lynch Young William Lynch See fewer	The Morning Show (I) (2019)