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Previously on "Criminal Minds"...

Our unsub is Everett Lynch.

He's a con man and a murderer

who slices off the faces
of the women he seduces.

This was the first
time that I was beaten

by someone younger, faster,

stronger than I am.

- Now, what's your name?
- Grace. I'm Grace.

- Grace?
- Daddy!

We arrested his daughter Grace,

but he got away.

Honey, don't be so hard on
yourself. You just gave birth,

and somehow you're glowing.

I can't even imagine what I'd look like.

Thanks. You're sweet.

A liar, but sweet.

Kim, I know we're not as
close as when we were kids,

but I just want to say...
I'm sorry this happened.

And one day you'll
be a fantastic mother,

I promise.

Clara's up. You should go.

Mmm. Mama's right
here, sweetheart. Shh...

I'm so happy for you, Annie.

Love you.

Talk to you later.

No!

No!

Aah!

Come in.

- Heard from Reid?
- No.

He usually disconnects when
he's off teaching his seminar,

but he'll be back next week.

I know how much you care about Spence,

but that can't be the main reason
you're standing in my office

at midnight with a file in your hand.

The latest on Everett Lynch.

Dave, I appreciate your effort on this,

but we have a lot going on.

I need your focus here.

I know, I know.

It's moving so slow.

We aren't any closer
to finding this jag-off

than we were yesterday.

Any luck with his daughter Grace?

She didn't say much.

Put her in solitary,
see how long she lasts.

It's Garcia with a new case.

Look, Dave, I have no doubt
in my mind, we'll get him.

But if you try to rush it,

things will get sloppy.

You just have to trust the process.

When do I not trust the process?

Good point.

You are headed to Lewiston, Maine.

It is the second-largest
city in the state.

It is also a place that
could be the setting

for any horror movie ever made.

It's also where two
women in the last 5 days

have been overpowered
with blunt force trauma

and stabbed 22 times in the stomach.

Neither were mothers and neither
were pregnant at the time.

This kind of frenzied overkill,

it feels personal.

So, do we have a primary suspect?

Uh, no.

But victim number one was Linda Stahl.

She was single. I can't
find an ex in her past.

Victim number two, Kim Reynolds,

she was married. Her
husband works nights.

Let's double check his alibi.

This unsub not only has the
guts to enter his victims' homes,

but these kills are vicious and quick.

I wonder how he's
getting inside the houses.

Could use a ruse or he's
good at picking locks.

Well, Maine's pretty rural.
I wouldn't be surprised

if these victims didn't
even lock their doors.

And both houses had basements.

It's a common point
of vulnerable access.

So are we looking for a
misogynist here, a scored lover,

a guy with mommy issues, or
a combination of all three?

Regardless, our unsub has
shown a high level of violence,

a willingness to take risks,

and he has struck twice
in less than a week

with no sign he's about to stop.

Wheels up.

I've got this.

Oh, no, it's a lot.
You can't do that alone.

But you cooked a 4-course
meal for 6 people alone.

I am exhausted.

And I have to be at the
studio really early tomorrow.

I only have two weeks
left until my installation.

You'll finish in time.

And when you do,

it'll be your best show yet.

Best.

We'll see.

Carly?

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Emily Bronte.

It is with a heavy heart I report
there's been a new set of victims.

Two attacks in less than
12 hours. He's speeding up.

Did you say "set," Garcia?

Yeah, I did. It was
a couple this time...

Carly and Brad Davis.

I'm sending you the info now.

First time it's been a couple.

Breaking into a house and attack
one person is difficult enough,

but going in while there's two
people, that's even riskier.

Brad was stabbed in the stomach

and severed a major artery.

He died almost instantly.

Carly was murdered just
like the first two victims,

Linda Stahl and Kim Reynolds...

stabbed 22 times in the stomach.

It says here Brad was stabbed 21 times

in the stomach post-mortem.

It's that number, 22.

It's the unsub's compulsion.
He can't get away from it.

Then we need to figure out why.

Well, age seems to be the one
overlap between the 3 female victims.

They were all born within
a year of each other.

They could be surrogates.

Well, let's try to
find a deeper connection

- between those three.
- I'm all over that.

When we land, Dave, Matt,
head to the M.E.'s office.

Tara, JJ, you'll go to
the latest crime scene.

Luke, you and I will set
up with the Lewiston P.D.

Detective Miley, I'm SSA
Emily Prentiss with the FBI.

This is my colleague, SSA Luke Alvez.

Pleasure to meet you
both. Welcome to Lewiston.

Thanks for inviting us in.

Once it happened a second time,

I knew we couldn't handle it on our own.

Is there some place we can set up?

Yep. Conference room's right over there,

and Jeff Reynolds,
Kim's husband, is here

and ready to be interviewed.

Great. We'll start with him.

Right this way.

Kim was desperate to have kids.

It took us almost 3 years,

but we finally got pregnant.

And the day after we found out,

we started building the nursery.

But...

Then a few weeks later, she miscarried.

To make things worse,
her sister just gave birth

to her third, a girl this time.

Kim was crushed.

I'm really sorry to hear that, Jeff.

I can't imagine how
difficult that must have been.

It made our recent arguments
around the house even worse.

What was happening with your house?

We both started hearing noises.

What kind?

I figured it was mice.

I set traps, called pest
control, but nothing.

Kim didn't think it was mice, did she?

No.

She thought it was footsteps.

We argued that, um...

What did you argue about?

I mean, if somebody
was inside of our house,

we would have seen them, right?

Under normal circumstances, yes.

But after hearing this,

Jeff, we think it's possible

this offender was in your
home before your wife's murder.

We need to know if you saw anybody new

hanging around the neighborhood.

Wait.

I could have stopped this?

If Kim wanted to get pregnant,

maybe Linda and Carly did, too.

We'll have Garcia look into it.

Yeah, it looks like the unsub ran
pre-attack surveillance on Kim.

I bet he did the same with the others.

To get in and out of houses like this,

our unsub must also be
savvy and experienced.

It's classic pre-cursor behavior.

And if nobody saw him casing
the area, he must blend in.

In some way, this
guy's the perfect unsub.

We've busted perfect before.

We'll start by re-canvassing
the victims' neighborhoods.

Hopefully somebody saw
him coming or going.

- You're with the FBI.
- Yeah. And you are?

Courtney Mably, blogger,

local lore expert, curator of
the Lewiston Historical Society.

When I heard there was a crime
at this house, I had to get here.

And what's so special about this house?

Well, little-known fact, 60 years
ago, a man killed his wife here.

Stabbed her in the stomach
with a kitchen knife

before cutting his own throat.

You didn't know?

So then you also don't
know this place is haunted.

Haunted?

Yes, the ghost of Mrs.
Kante roams the grounds

looking for vengeance.

It's super cool.

Courtney, I love your enthusiasm,

but, um, people are dying and
there is a killer on the loose.

Yeah. You're right.

I'm sorry. So sorry.

I will totally get out of your way.

So the Davis murders just happened.

How'd Courtney know about them?

Yeah, that's a good question.

A police scanner, maybe
a friend on the force,

inserting herself
into the investigation.

Well, let's have Garcia look into her.

Yeah.

So we know the unsub
spent extensive time

at the victims' houses,

but I still can't believe
we didn't find one shred

of DNA or print evidence
at any of the crime scenes.

Yeah, that on its own
shows a level of skill,

forensic sophistication,
and pre-meditation.

At the Reynolds' house, the
unsub used the tip of his knife

to remove the doorknob and get
to Kim in her locked bedroom.

Yeah, they also found a fireplace poker

near Kim's body, so she fought back.

The unsub might have sustained injuries.

We should check local
hospitals just in case.

If the unsub had to disarm
Kim before he could attack her,

that would have been a
lot more work for him.

Yeah, well, this time looks like
he learned from that experience.

Right, right. Carly was asleep.

She was an easy target.

And the only obstacle this time
would have been her husband Brad.

But the unsub got the jump
on him out in the hallway.

The unsub's ability to
learn from past near mistakes

has led to a subtle shift in tactics.

The unsub's evolving.

JJ, is there a pile of salt in
the corner where you're standing?

Yeah.

There's salt in all 4
corners of this room.

Yeah, salt is used to ward off spirits.

And given the history of this house...

Right. Well, then the question becomes,

did Carly leave the salt behind

or did the unsub?

Michelle, you already
took a shower tonight.

Turn off the water.

Mom?

I didn't turn it on.

Go get your phone and call 9-1-1.

Per Emily's request, I looked into
possible conception connections

between the female victims.

Looks like Kim was
trying to get pregnant,

but Linda and Carly were not.

However, when I looked into the past

murder-suicide at the Davis house,

I did find a connection... the houses.

So each has a violent history
followed by a ghost story.

Yeah, yeah. It's like they each have
a unique place in the city's lore.

But if all these murders took
place at so-called haunted houses,

then the kills are about
the houses, not the women.

Garcia, we need a list of
homes with similar histories

that fall inside the
unsub's comfort zone.

Ok, I will work on that list right now.

Ooh! And all the victims' houses
have another thing in common.

They have each been heavily chronicled

by a certain person, in
particular on her blog.

Let me guess. Courtney Mably,

the woman we met at the Davis house.

Don't you know it.

And I did some research
on Courtney, too.

She is a Lewiston native.

She's obsessed with local lore.

Once upon a time, she was an O.R. nurse,

but she was fired for
getting in a violent outburst

at her boss, which
she vehemently denies.

And it looks like she makes most
of her money off of her blog.

So we knew about Courtney's obsession.

Now it's also clear
that she has some skill

and a violent history.

Well, because the
kills were so ruthless,

we assumed the unsub's a
man, but what if it isn't?

So I found 7 locations
that match that criteria...

violent history, haunted,
in the right zone.

I'm sending you those addresses now.

Hold on. A 9-1-1 call
literally just came in,

and it's from one of those addresses.

A Natasha Thompson lives there
with her daughter Michelle.

I'm sending you the info. Here it is.

JJ and Tara, get over there now.

Matt, let's get the rest of the team.

I still want people at
those other addresses

in case Courtney's on the move.

Courtney...

Raise your hands slowly.

Courtney.

I'm SSA David Rossi with the FBI.

We found you covered
in the victim's blood.

You're smart.

You know how that looks.

I was there to help.

I saw her.

The blood.

I tried to help.

I want to believe you,

but there's really only one way

you could have beaten us there.

No. I got lucky.

I've never seen anyone
roll up on a dead body

inside of a house they
didn't live in by chance.

After the last murder,

I decided to try and figure out

which house the killer might go to next.

I landed on 3 possible options.

I just so happened to go
to the Thompson house first.

I'd never met them.

I just looked up who lived there.

And the second I saw the door was opened

and the lights were
off, I knew I was right.

You chose the Thompson house
because of its history, didn't you?

Yes.

10 years ago, the homeowner was

stabbed and murdered
after taking a bath.

She's haunted the place ever since.

And that explains why you
filled the tub with water.

No. No.

I didn't do that.

It's not just your
fascination with ghost stories

or haunted houses or even the fact

that we found you there.

It's you.

You see, in my line of work,

patterns of past behavior

are often the best indicators

of future behavior.

And your past, the life-long obsession,

the violent incident,

it paints a certain picture,

a picture that could
allow me to understand

why you would target these homes

and stab these victims.

But...

I've been a profiler long enough to know

that often isn't always.

So...

I want you to tell me everything,

because there's a little girl
down the hall who survived,

and she is telling us everything.

Hi, Michelle.

Do you remember me?

Yes.

You're Tara from the FBI,

and you found me behind the chair.

That's right.

I need to ask you some questions

about what happened tonight.

And if at any time it
becomes too overwhelming,

you tell me and we'll
stop right away, ok?

Ok.

Ok.

Now, tell me what happened tonight,

and start as close to
the beginning as you can.

My mom yelled for me to
turn off the bath water,

but it wasn't me.

And I told her that.

Ok. Then what happened?

My mom had me call 9-1-1.

She ran upstairs.

My mom screamed...

So I hid.

I heard footsteps move
slowly down the stairs.

And then... I saw a mask.

It's ok.

Could you tell if the person in the mask

was a man or a woman?

A woman.

You're positive?

Yes. She took it off.

Michelle...

Is this the woman that you saw?

No, that's not her.

All right.

You did great.

Courtney, you are free to go.

Did they catch the killer yet?

No, not yet.

But we think whoever it is
has similar interests to you.

So would you mind
answering some questions

about the community for us?

Of course not. Anything you need.

Michelle Thompson, the little girl,

in your experience,

is she gonna be ok?

I don't know...

But I'm always hopeful.

We're about to let Courtney go.

Her story checks out.
Michelle can't I.D. her,

and we didn't find
her DNA in the bathtub.

Ok. And if Michelle's up for it,

let's have her work
with a sketch artist.

I'll ask her.

We also found sage burning
at the crime scene this time.

We think the unsub left it

because we also found piles of salt

in all 4 corners of the bedroom
the way we did at the Davis house.

So the unsub kills her victims,

then places the salt and burns sage.

Given the history of the sites,

I know what the unsub's doing.

Let's deliver the profile.

Are you saying that we're
looking for a ghost hunter?

No, we are looking for a serial killer

who is obsessed with the paranormal.

She's female, probably local,

and has extensive knowledge
of the city's lore.

This unsub is mission-driven
and likely delusional.

This delusion may stem from the fact

that she thinks the houses are haunted

and that the residents
are infected by evil.

To her, the only way to kill
the demon and save the people

is by stabbing them 22
times in the stomach.

And at this point, it's still unclear

why she values the number 22.

We have a sketch artist working

with the daughter of our latest victim.

And we'll be canvassing the area

surrounding the other haunted sites

in an effort to predict her next move.

Thank you all for your time.

Rossi.

Was Courtney helpful?

Yeah. She gave me a list of 5
local paranormal investigators

that might fit our profile.

I just texted it to Garcia.

All right. Well, while Garcia
gets a handle on that list,

why don't we check in on
Michelle, see how she's holding up.

Garcia, what can you tell us about

Courtney's list of investigators?

Here's the thing. I
just started that search.

I'm actually calling you
with a list of my own.

I've got 5 more places the
unsub might be targeting next.

They're a little lesser known,
but they fit the parameters...

haunted, violent history, right
in the unsub's comfort zone.

Thanks, Garcia.

Why don't you give us a call back

once you get a handle
on Courtney's list.

Oh, Alvez, have you
heard of multitasking?

It's all the rage,
I'm really good at it,

and I'm doing it right now.

Yeah, I'm sure you were.

Don't get me wrong. You're great,

but Rossi literally
just sent you that list.

Yeah, well, I'm more than simply great.

I'm entirely fantastic.

And one of those names
is ringing all the bells.

Stephanie Carter. She's a
religious studies professor

at the local college.

She investigates the paranormal
with her husband Patrick,

who is a psych professor
at the same place.

What makes her stand out?

She's written several academic papers

about demonology and its
strong hold on the human body

and the various methods of removal.

That checks a lot of our boxes.

Oh, here's another tick.

Michelle Thompson, Natasha's daughter,

her police sketch just came in.

It looks a lot like Stephanie.

I think all of our
boxes are checked now.

Ok, here's her work
and her home address.

Great job, Garcia.

Oh, my gosh, Stephanie, did you hear?

The FBI is here. In Lewiston.

They're looking into the
murders at those houses,

and they thought I did it.

Can you believe that?

I didn't. I mean, nobody
we know would do that.

Courtney, I'm glad you're here.

We need your help.

Help? Really? With what?

A case.

Patrick and I cleansed
this house last week.

It didn't work, and
we're gonna try again.

I want you to come with.

You've never asked me before,

but, ok, yes, I would love to.

Great. Let's go.

- Right now?
- Yes.

But you need to leave
your cell phone here.

The cell signals interfere
with the EMF meters.

Ok. No problem.

We don't have much time.
Patrick's waiting for us.

Aah!

It's clear.

Check this out.

It's Courtney's phone.

What's it doing here?

We know they run in the same circle.

Yeah, if Courtney came here
after leaving the station

last night, that means they
must know each other pretty well.

No signs of a struggle means
their relationship's good.

Does that make Courtney an accomplice?

No, the only thing she's
guilty of is excitement.

If Stephanie's savvy,
she could have tricked

Courtney into her own abduction.

We're gonna need a BOLO out on Courtney,

Stephanie, and Patrick.

I'll get my best people on it.

I wonder what Patrick's role is in this.

Could be a partner.

Ok, but where would they take Courtney?

I don't know, but the answer
is somewhere in this office.

Too bad this place isn't well known.

It should be legendary.

70 years ago, Mrs. Van Vraken

murdered her entire
family in the bedroom,

stabbing each of them 15 times

because they were possessed by demons.

She's haunted the place ever since.

I'm so sorry. You
already know the story.

But when I get excited, I talk.

When I talk, I don't
always think it through.

It's a vicious circle.

It's ok, Courtney.

I'm glad you're excited.

I read a rumor that a
couple bought this place

from the Van Vraken estate in 1982,

but they didn't make
it through the night.

The wife stabbed the
husband and then herself.

Nobody's lived here since.

- Is that true?
- It is.

I also read that after the couple died,

the Van Vraken estate
bought back the house

and they've been trying to
sell it on and off for years.

That's right.

Did they ask you to cleanse it?

They did.

This place has such unique energy.

I can really feel the vibe.

There's only one rule here...

stay as quiet as possible.

They can hear everything.

And Mrs. Van Vraken, she didn't
stab her family 15 times each.

It was 22.

Ohh. Cool.

Come on, Patrick's waiting.

The Carters kept detailed
records of their investigations.

It's gonna help us piece
together their work.

My takeaway is that the
Carters were studious,

prepared, and left nothing to chance,

but they were still able
to think on their feet.

Hey, Garcia.

I have tried to find the Carters

through vehicle, credit card,
phone, and smartly for them

and infuriatingly for
me, they're off the grid.

Well, maybe there's
something in Stephanie's past

that can help us out.

Well, she had a relatively difficult,

if not sadly, un-unique childhood.

She was an outstanding student.

She was bullied all the time.

When she got to high
school, she fought back,

and then got expelled for it.

I doubt it got any easier after that.

No, the expulsion
started a downward spiral

of intense psychiatric care

and a shifting cocktail of various meds.

Yet she still held it together
and became a college professor.

But then 5 years ago, something changed

'cause she went off all her meds,

she stopped going to
therapy cold turkey.

It's like something
made everything better.

I'm surprised it took her
this long to break down.

Yeah, white knuckling like that?

That's a big stressor.

Do we know why she stopped
everything in the first place?

No, there's no record of it.

She didn't post anything specific.

The Carters started their
investigations 5 years ago.

Their first journal is here.

Around that time, Stephanie
met a like mind in Patrick.

Suddenly, her entire world made sense.

I need to talk to Patrick first.

Stephanie, you're back.

Local P.D. just brought the latest batch

of journals and tapes from
Stephanie and Patrick's office.

And we know everything there is to know

about Stephanie and Courtney,

but what about Patrick?

He's the last unknown.
Let's dig into his life.

That's a good idea.

I've got his most recent
journal right here.

When's the last time he wrote in it?

A week ago.

He and Stephanie were
about to start a new case.

His preliminary notes
say how excited he was.

Uh, that they'd seen a lot in the past,

but he thought that this house

might be their most dangerous one yet.

- Did they finish that case?
- No.

No, his notes are
incomplete, which is strange

because every other one of their
cases was methodically detailed

beginning to end, no exceptions.

So this case was different for a reason.

Yeah, it looks like Patrick
wasn't around to finish it.

We need an address on that house.

Got one right here.

You've been gone a long time.

Is everything ok?

I ran into Courtney.

You did?

I brought her here.

How come?

Courtney was at the last house
and caught the infection there.

Really?

Yes.

It's in the early stages,

but I could see it in her eyes.

The infection is moving faster now.

That's why I brought Courtney here.

If I save her while in this house,

I can stop the spread forever.

How much longer do you
think we have before...

It's too late.

She's fully infected.

You know what you have to do.

It's the only way to save her.

Stephanie?

Where's Patrick?

Isn't this Patrick's stuff?

What are you doing?

Stephanie! Aah!

Stephanie!

Patrick.

Uhh!

You don't have to do this.

But I have no choice.

Aah!

Uhh!

Aah!

Please, no.

Stephanie.

They're getting stronger.

They haven't fought
back this much before.

I'm not what you think I am.

I'm... I'm not.

That's what they always say.

Stephanie, please.

Do what you have to do, Stephanie,

just like you did to me.

Please, no.

It's ok, Courtney.

I'm going to save you.

Aah!

Courtney.

Courtney.

Agent Rossi?

Yeah. It's me. I'm here, kid.

I got you. You're gonna be ok.

Can I get a second with her, please?

Came to say good-bye.

I've been chasing stories
like this for a long time.

Today, I almost became one of them.

Maybe it's time for me
to do something else.

No.

A belief as strong as yours,

that's unshakeable.

It's born for a reason.

My guess is

that you lost somebody.

My twin sister.

We were 8.

It was a car accident.

So now you believe
because it gives you hope

that you'll see her again.

Yes.

That's a powerful feeling.

Don't you ever give it up. Ok?

Ok.

You may not believe in
what I do, agent Rossi,

but I've seen things.

And right now I can see that
you're haunted by something.

You take care of yourself, Courtney.

You, too.

And thanks.

You were great today with Courtney.

And I hope that's further proof

you have no reason to doubt yourself.

You're a cornerstone of this team, Dave.

Thanks. I appreciate it.

And the drink, too.

We will get Everett Lynch, I promise.

I know.

We just have to trust the process.

Come on, you don't want to
be accused of drinking alone.

I'll ask him. Rossi?

You think the BAU's haunted?

Yep, 100%.

- Oh.
- Come on.

Do you have any proof?

Well, nothing that could be used
as evidence in a court of law.

No, I've felt it, too.

I mean, I'm talking about
sudden drops in temperature

or unexplained sounds, things like that.

Jeez, next you're gonna say

you found traces of
ectoplasm in the fridge.

I think that was Reid's
left over curry noodle soup.

You know, sometimes I do
feel like I'm being watched.

And I mean, I know nobody's there,

but I can feel eyes on me.

Emily, not you, too.

What, you're not a believer, JJ?

Nope. Not even a little.

- Oh, that's my girl.
- Mm-hmm.

Same here. Even as a
kid around the campfire,

I was always trying
to pull logic threads.

Your buddies must have loved that.

How can the three of you be so skeptical

after what we've seen?

See, that's my point.

How can I believe in that stuff

after we've seen what we've seen?

I mean, yeah, monsters are real,

but they are most definitely human.

And you most definitely have
a loose definition for "human,"

because monsters are
monsters in my book.

"How does one kill fear, I wonder?

How do you shoot a
specter through the heart,

slash off its spectral head,

take it by its spectral throat?"

Joseph Conrad.

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