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[show theme music]

Here with us today is
supervisory special agent

David Rossi, renowned
author and co-founder

of the FBI's famed
behavioral analysis unit.

His latest book,
"understanding evil,"

Is an in-depth portrait of
the serial killer Tommy Yates.

Thanks for joining us,
agent Rossi.

My pleasure, Brian.

Of the hundreds of murderers

that you've encountered,

why did you choose
to write about Yates?

With him it was personal.

Well, every year
on your birthday,

you would visit
Yates in prison,

and he'd give you
the location of a body

of one of his victims.

Why is that?

Tommy Yates was in
an 8-by-6-foot cell.

Every second of his
life was dictated.

So it was a game to him.

It was.
And I played along

in order to provide
closure

to those families.

It can't be easy
to find common ground

with a sadistic
murderer.

How did you do that?

Oh, good!
We didn't miss it.

Garcia: Nope, just started.

Rossi: You have to show
respect to...

We're up to our
eyeballs in cases.

The guy never takes
a vacation.

I want to know when
he'd find the time

to write another book.

Someone must have put
his mandatory 6 weeks
off to good use.

Anybody heard from Tara?

Oh, she's finishing up
with Floyd Ferell.

She'll be back in D.C. Soon.

I'm dvring this
for her and Reid.

They didn't want
to miss it either.

Oh, I hope his
first night teaching
goes well.

He was a little
nervous about it.

Brian: This book feels like
it's part memoir,

more so than your others.
Is that only because of Yates?

Not necessarily. Some
of it was necessity.

How so?

Well, I've spent
my entire career

exploring
other people's minds,

but very little time
exploring my own.

And what did you find?

That obsession
is not necessarily

a path traveled only
by serial killers.

How come?

Well, profilers
and serial killers

overlap in more ways
than I would have
imagined.

We're both
mission-oriented

and driven by
need-based desires.

And the key difference
is that while they

take lives, we do our
best to preserve them,

sorry to interrupt,
but we have breaking news.

Earlier tonight was a third
in what Miami police

are calling a string
of robbery-murders.

It started last week near
coral gables university.

But I should warn you is,
what you're about to see

could be considered graphic.

[indistinct chatter,
sirens]

Officer: Keep it blocked
off. Please, ma'am.

Brian: Agent Rossi,
would you care to comment?

I would like to talk
to Miami police
before doing so.

I understand.
Again, the book is

[cell phone vibrates]
"understanding evil."

She was parked when the unsub
came up and shot her.

She might not have even
seen him coming.

Locals just sent over
the details.

They believe it's a series
of robbery-homicides,

but he only robbed
the first victim.

Robbery could be
a forensic countermeasure

to try and keep the cops
from tying the cases together.

A big city like Miami,
how do we even know
they're related?

Ballistics match.
He used a .44-caliber.

Bold choice.
That's a big gun.

Then there's the victims--
Maggie Swanson,

Katherine Shelton,
and now Jeanette Clauson.

Each shot once in the heart,
they died instantly.

He's got a type.
And the unsub could
be a scorned lover.

We're going to meet Dave
in Miami. Wheels up in 10.

That place was cool,
right?

Yeah.

I took my sister
there once.

She was visiting
from Seattle.

We had a really
good time.

You took me to the same
place you took your sister?

Well, uh, yeah, but,

I mean--I know
how that sounds.

Look, I know
this great pub

not too far
from here.

Maybe next time
instead of just dinner?

Um, I should go.

Uh, it's only 9:30.

Yeah, I'm sorry. I just
have an early morning.

I'm sure you do, too.

Yeah. Do you need
a ride?

Thanks. I would, but my car
is just down the street.

Well, why don't you
text me, then,
when you get home.

So I know you're safe.

OK?

Yeah, OK.

Uh--it was nice
to meet you, Steven.

Good night.

[line ringing]

Woman: Hello.

Hey, it's me.

How'd it go?

Yeah, I mean,
it started off OK,

but, I don't know,
it just got weird.

I got this vibe
from him.

[taps on window]

You think you can
just blow me off?

Woman on phone:
Who is that?

Steven, it's not like that.

What the hell
are you doing?
Woman: Natalie?

Natalie?
Stop it,
Steven!

No.
Oh, my god.
Who is that?

No.

Natalie,
what's happening?

Stop it!
No! you don't
get to tell me--

[gunshot]

Oh, my god! Natalie!
Natalie!

[Natalie screaming]

[gunshot]

Prentiss:
"the spectacle is capital,

accumulated to the point
where it becomes image."

Guy Debord.

All 3 victims
lived in the same area

and led low-risk lifestyles.

The physical type is
what attracts him.

There doesn't seem
to be any other
obvious link on paper.

Alvez:
Yeah, there were no red flags

on any of their
backgrounds.

They were just living
their lives.

Which is mostly just work
and hanging out with friends.

Maggie loved cats,
Katherine was a hiker,

and Jeanette loved
the Ramones.

Better get in line there,
brother. Who doesn't love them?

Sorry to startle you.
We just got buzzed by Miami pd.

Crime-fighters, there's
a ballistic match

on two more victims
that were shot tonight.

And check it out--the girl.

She looks just like the others,
in their 20s, brunette.

Garcia: Yeah,
Natalie Corbis was a nurse,

Steven O'Malley was
a mechanical engineer.

Both were very well-liked,
and according to friends

on social media,
they were on a first date.

Well, there's a couple
other firsts here.

Two bodies at the same time
and one of them's male.

So was he collateral
damage or a target?

5 VICTIMS IN ONE WEEK,
3 IN THE LAST 12 HOURS.

It feels like our unsub's
on a spree.

Prentiss: Dave's already
on his way to the M.E.

Matt, you and I will
set up at the station.

JJ, Luke, go to
the latest crime scene.

So Steven's standing here,
Natalie's inside the car,

bang and bang.

It feels like they were
saying good night,

but we know Steven
wasn't going home with her.

The unsub wouldn't
know that.

If he's a jilted lover,
he'd see Steven
as a surrogate,

the guy who stole
his girl.

If he had his heart broken
recently,

that could be the reason
for the spree.

Maybe his ex got engaged.

Or pregnant. And that's
why he's lashing out.

So time of death was

just before they
were found.

It was like, what,
5 MINUTES?

no, two.

Jeez, this guy's
cutting it close.

Well, a .44 magnum
has got a big bang.

Maybe
that's the point.

He wants the attention.

Loud gun.
Attracts a big crowd.

Right?
Adds to his thrill.

Yeah. So would sticking
around to watch his work.

Don't think of him
as a spree killer,

think of him
as a fire-starter.

That's why no one sees
him flee the scene.

Could be a first
responder.

But police,
paramedics, witnesses,

they'd have to give
a statement.

Yeah, if he was on
more than one police report,

he'd be on our radar.

Well, maybe he sticks
around to watch

and just doesn't draw
attention to himself.

This guy hides
in plain sight.

[indistinct chatter]

Man: Excuse me.
Over here, please.

[overlapping conversations]

Woman: When will you be
releasing...

Second woman: Why did
the police call in the FBI?

Second man: What can you tell us
about the latest victims?

Hey, is it safe
to go out at night?

We appreciate your
interest and concern,

but the FBI has no comment
at this time.

No comment?

Wallenberg: Sorry about
the vultures outside.

We're doing everything
we can to keep them at bay.

It's OK. They've got
a job to do. So do we.

We did some initial
interviews with the families

and found
something interesting.

This guy might be--

What?

Again? excuse me.

I'll be right back.

Hair clips.

What about them?

No, all the victims
are wearing them.

They're generic.

But they're all placed
in the same spot

right here
behind the left ear.

Oh, that must be what
detective Wallenberg

found out from
the family interviews.

The vics didn't wear these,
so the unsub placed them.

Ritual aspect would keep
him at the scene longer,

escalate his risk,
which he may get off on.

And going with Luke's theory,

the woman he pines for
may wear something
like this.

Um, they're
pretty dated.

I'm not sure we should
limit it to romance.

These feel more like
something a mother
or a teacher would wear.

It's also strange
how private he made it.

I mean, the placement
of these clips

makes it really
difficult to see.

Everything he does
is to be seen.

So why is the unsub
hiding this?

Well, let's check
with the manufacturer
of those clips,

see where they're sold.

That could be a good
starting point.

My guess is online
and in every drugstore
across Miami.

Well, the good news is,
they're only visible
in official CSPS.

They can't be seen anywhere
in media coverage.

Great.
That'll buy us some time

before the public finds out.

What the...

How does
channel 3 know?

Let's find out.

This is exactly the kind
of thing that we needed.

Great work, Kal.

Mm-hmm.

So now
we have to name him--

Something evocative,
like son of Sam

or BTK or zodiac.

Anyone?

The Miami mauler?

What is he, an escaped
lion from the zoo?

[laughter]

What do you see?

Shot-out window.

A neon light.

The neon terror

strikes again.

Naming the unsub
is a grave mistake.

It romanticizes him
in the public's mind

and in turn gives him
a sense of power and control

he desperately craves.

Agents,
I'm Sandra Madsen.

I'm the news
director here.

What can I do
for you?

Is there someplace
we can talk?

Sure. Follow me.

Back to work,
everyone.

We can talk over here.

I've never had a visit
from the FBI before.

It must be
important.

How can I help
you, agents?

Well, we saw your report
on the matching clips

found in the female
victims' hair.

That was great work.

See, we actually
just made

that same
connection ourselves.

How did you do it?

Well,
we here at channel 3

Are able
to make deductions

based on the footage,
same as the FBI.

Rossi: Of course.
But the thing is,

you can't see the clips
in the media footage,

only in the official
crime scene photos.

JJ: The killer
must have reached out

to one of your
reporters?

No, if he did,
I'd know.

We got those photos
from a protected source.

Meaning someone
on the police force.

OK, I'm not answering
any more questions

until there's a lawyer
on my side of the room

and a warrant on yours.

Ma'am, people are dying.

Yes, I know.
And it's my job

to keep the public
informed.

It's your job
to keep them safe.

But when you need
me to compromise

my journalistic
integrity,

I have to draw
the line.

Well, um, if you
change your mind,

we'd really
appreciate a call.

Sure.

Rossi: Thank you.

Now we have a serial
killer and a narcissist.

Did you see
that wall of fame?

Uh, yeah. Every inch
was covered

with photos
of her on camera.

And she has
covered everything,

from hurricanes,
the Versace murders,
cartel wars,

suburban homicides
to gang violence.

Sandra loves being
on the front lines.

But from what I saw,
the awards stopped coming.

Then becoming
a news director

would be a demotion
for someone like her.

No doubt. She's probably
using this story

to goose channel 3's profile.

Well, once that name
goes public,

he's going to get all
the attention he wants.

And that's only going
to make the unsub
take bigger risks,

and bigger risks
means more victims.

Woman, reporting:
Last night, Natalie Corbis

and Steven O'Malley
were both shot and killed

in a trendy enclave of Miami

filled with clubs and bars.

Corbis was inside her car,

and O'Malley
was outside Natalie's car

and were both shot once
with a .44-caliber handgun.

Reporter: Over here!
Over here!

Second reporter:
Hey, right here, kid!

[cameras flashing]

Woman, reporting:
This is the fourth time

in recent days that Miami
residents have been shot

with this caliber firearm.

It is unknown at this time
what the offender's motive is.

Corbis, a nurse,

and O'Malley,
a mechanical engineer,

had just left
a local establishment.

TV anchor: Thank you, Debra.

Stay tuned for more details
on this late-breaking story

as Debra and our
news team, channel 3,

will be on scene
to bring you all the details

as it happens...

[continues, indistinct]

Pull up

She's the center
of attention *

She got everybody
in this club wishing *

I can't wait to see you

Show up

And she's always cool

Love breaking out everywhere

I mean, I never seen
your face here before *

Oh, my god

I mean, I never seen
a style like yours... *

Oh, my god...

Off the hook...

I know, certainly...

But now we hear
they're livin' so large *

[radio shuts off]
Oh, my god--

Who the hell--

Oh, my gosh! please take
whatever you want.

Just...don't hurt me.

[breathing hard]

Well, he likes
his new nickname enough

to bring his own neon.

Despite the slight
shift in M.O.,

he kept the same
ritual aspect.

Who's the victim?

Lindsey Krukowski.
She's the marketing manager

at an apparel company
and lived alone.

Shot with the same .44?

Looks that way.

He must have been in
hiding here somewhere,

waiting to ambush her.

Who called it in?

Neighbor on a walk
heard the gunshots.

He found Lindsey's body
and called 911.

Did he see any strangers
around the neighborhood?

No. And we canvassed
the rest of the block, too.

Nobody saw him.

So like the nighttime
crime scenes,

this guy easily
blends in.

Wallenberg: But isn't
this way less risky?

He had all the time
in the world

and little chance
of witnesses.

He's betting
that a home invasion

is his best way
to stay relevant.

[vehicles arriving]

He bet right.

[indistinct chatter]

JJ: They must have heard
about it on the police scanner.

You can get it as an app

for your phone now.

Yeah, I miss the days
when that kind of equipment

wasn't just a click away.

We've ruled out that
he's a first responder, right?

What if he's another kind
of responder?

The media.

Alvez: Yeah.

Officer: You're gonna
have to wait, OK, sir?

When we thought the media
might be stoking our unsub,

we never considered
he might be one of them.

It checks some of the boxes.

Risk-taking,
ability to blend in.

It explains why no one
questions him at the scene.

He's supposed to be here.

If he is
part of the media,

do you think he's also
filming it?

I don't know.
We'd have to go through
all of the footage.

Every station
is covering this.

It's gonna take
a lot of time.

We got all hands on deck.

Whatever you need,
we're here.

Great. Thank you.

Let's deliver this profile.

Prentiss: We believe the unsub
may be a member of the media.

It's these credentials
that likely allow him

to easily blend in
at the crime scenes,
no questions asked.

We're currently sifting
through all local TV, print,

and digital journalists
in order to build
a suspect pool.

Alvez: But as you know,
Miami's a big market,

lots of media outlets,
so it'll take some time.

Now, we aren't sure
if he films the crime scenes

immediately
after the murders

or is responding
with other news crews.

Now, we have to think of
this unsub in two parts.

OK, the first part,
the part he's probably
not aware of,

is who he's killing.

OK. We believe the victims
represent a personal loss.

It's most likely a maternal
figure or a caregiver.

The hair clip
is his symbolic way

of remaking his victims
into that woman.

But the second part, the part
that he's very aware of...

Prentiss: This unsub is obsessed
with the media's representation

of his murders.

His dopamine levels rise

when he's on the crime scene

watching other people
respond to what he's done.

Right. Then they spike
later, when he's at home

watching his footage
on the evening news.

Sounds like
an addict.

Very much so.
He's masking the pain

of a childhood trauma
by escalating his risks,

but that only adds
to his power of control
and excitement.

That's why
the nickname is a problem.

The media is feeding
his ego directly,

and he will respond in kind.

Right now he's planning for
the biggest bang possible.

Ratings, likes,
shares on social media

probably all matter to him,

so he could be
tracking them.

Prentiss: And because
he's no longer focused
on public crime scenes,

we are asking all of you
to cover as much ground
as possible

inside his hunting zone.

It's very important
that the information

shared in this profile
is not posted online

or leaked to the media.

Doing so could further
embolden him

and cause him
to escalate.

Thank you, all.

It feels like
we've been through
every media member

in the city, and we
still got nothing.

Even those channel 3
Jag-offs checked out.

Well, maybe he's not
a journalist.

What is he, then?

He could just be
a digital loner.

You see lots of guys
and girls like that
these days.

They have the impulse
to catalog their lives

no matter how mundane it is
to the rest of the world.

He could be cataloging
these crime scene photos
right now.

That's
an interesting idea,

but how does he
get in and out

of the crime scene
unnoticed?

Well, that's kind of why
I'm hitting the wall, too.

I was hoping you might
have a way around it.

JJ: Hey, guys, look at this.

OK, so this was taken from
just inside Lindsey's garage.

What's missing?

The cops.
They're not there yet.

But they responded
within minutes.

So whoever
filmed this

had to be there
when it happened.

Well, this was filmed
by a Kal Montgomery

at channel 3.

I checked their site.
He's on their I.T. Staff.

First channel 3
Breaks the story

about the hair clips,
and now this.

Well, if he's not
a cameraman or a reporter,

he wouldn't show up
on our sweep.

Oh, and I double-checked.

His name is on every
neon terror crime scene

channel 3's put on the news.

Simmons: All right. I got him.
Found him on social media.

It looks like he's posted
multiple rants

about an ex-girlfriend

who looks a lot
like our victims.

Rossi: Sounds like
a digital loner to me.

Let's go have
a chat with Kal.

Great work, people!

Our overnight ratings are up,

and traffic to our site's
quadrupled

since the story broke.

We need to talk
to Kal Montgomery.

Sandra: I do hope
you have that warrant.

He's a person
of interest

in a serial murder
case.

Uh...

Kal, you're not
speaking to anyone

until there's
a lawyer present.

It's all right, Sandra.

I'm fine.

Let's go to my office.

So, you've made quite
a name for yourself

on this story, Kal.

Thank you.

Your video from
the last crime scene

was taken before
the police arrived?

Why is that?

I heard the call
on the scanner.

I was in the area,
so I went.

Sandra lets me go
in the field and shoot video.

You're a real
johnny on the spot.

JJ: Then how come the police
never took your statement?

Well, that was on me.

We had to break the story
before we got scooped.

Rossi: You know, Kal,
there's more to it

than just fleeing the scene.

There's the question
about your ex,

the one you're trashing
on social media,

the one that looks
like the victims.

You see how it
adds up, Kal?

JJ: Yeah, it looks to us

like you killed Steven

and all those women.

I...I--I lied.

I didn't film any of it.

Sandra: Wait. What?

Kal: One day, some stranger
sends me a video

of the first crime scene,
tells me it's a gift,

that I should post it
as my own, so I did.

Who did this
stranger say he was?

Kal: A Miami cop,
which made even more sense

when he sent close-ups
of the hair clips.

I thought they were
official crime scene photos.

OK, we're gonna need
all of that raw footage.

I don't have it.
He always sends
the videos edited.

I'll show you.
Can I?

Yeah, go ahead.

JJ: Who is quasar 22?

That is an excellent question.

I can tell you
with 100% certainty

it is not Kal Montgomery.

His story completely
checks out.

Aside from being slightly
morally repugnant,

he's clean as a whistle.

If that whistle was slightly
morally repugnant.

Simmons: So that clears him.

But why did the unsub
target Kal to begin with?

Kal's ambitious.

He must have known it
and used it to his benefit.

So he's smart enough
not to expose himself,

which is probably
not easy for someone

who's desperate
for attention.

Garcia: Also, I have
to say whoever this is

is, like, a tech wizard.

Because I have used
all the tools

in my fantastic box,
and he's, like, protected

from the mother on high
of all encryption packages

and a secure server,

plus an IP scrambler,

which is not like
the warm, eggy kind
but the computery kind.

So you've got nothing
on the unsub's I.D.
And location?

No. I mean,
according to my screens,

it's all coming
from Jamaica.

Kingston,
to be exact.

It does not take
a profiler to know

that's completely bogus.

Well, if he reached out
to channel 3,

then he might have to
other news outlets, too.

Garcia, did he send
the videos to anybody else?

Just--just Kal
at channel 3. That's it.

If the unsub
is focused on them,

he must have a personal
connection there.

Garcia, look into former
channel 3 employees,

see if any of them
fit the profile.

Copy, copy.

You know what bothers me
about this guy?

Is it the fact that Kal
might win a local news
Emmy off him?

Close. It's that
with each crime scene,

the window between
the murder

and the start
of filming, it shrinks.

Right?
And at some point,

that's gonna converge.

OK, we profiled
he was going
for a bigger bang.

He's gonna make
a snuff film.

Woman: Over here!
Over here!

Man: Right here, kid!
Look at me!

[cameras flashing]

[reporters shouting at once]

Man: Are you OK?

[tap tap]

What the hell?

[gunshot]

Thank you for coming
so fast.

We didn't expect you
to call.

Well, now that I know
that Kal's source

is the killer, I had to.

Did you or Kal
watch the new video?

I did. It's brutal.

Sandra: Please tell
me that little girl
is still alive.

Alvez: There's not
much to go on here.

There's no signage,
buildings.

You can't see the plates
on the car.

We don't even know
their names.

But we do have
geography.

You see this?

Well, the cement
lamp post in the back.

It's tall, like at
a mall parking lot.

But those are
all across the city.

They could have been
anywhere.

Yeah, but we know
the unsub's comfort zone.

Garcia: What's up?

Garcia, how many
shopping and strip malls

are inside the unsub's
hunting grounds?

5.
We need all 5.
We'll split up.

[siren]

Hi, sweetie.

I'm Jennifer.

Is somebody coming
to help Nancy?

Yeah. Yeah.
Let's get you home.

I want my mom and dad.

Everything's gonna
be OK. Don't worry.

[sirens]

Alvez: How is she doing?

Good, considering.

What's her name?

Alex Grayson.

The latest victim,
Nancy Jones,

was her cousin.

She was babysitting while
Alex's parents were out.

It's a little late to be
in a mall parking lot

with a kid in the car.

Yeah, well,
when a kid can't sleep,

a car ride's often
the best way
to get them down.

Yeah, but if Alex
was asleep,

why not drive
back home?

She pulled over
to answer a text

from a guy
she was gonna meet.

There's no way Nancy
was chosen at random.

You know, you're right.

This guy's a planner.

He doesn't do random.
He must have stalked her.

And if he did,
then he knew there
was a kid in the car.

The question is--
And I hate to ask--

Why is Alex
still alive?

I don't know. He's never
shown a moral compass,

so why now?

Maybe the unsub's
a dad.

Or maybe something
happened to him
when he was little.

This way.

Father: Agent Jareau,
thank you so much

for finding
our little girl.

Of course.

[indistinct chatter outside]

[reporters all talking at once]

Man: This way, please!
Alex?

[chatter continues]

Wait a minute.

That's it.

When Rossi and I
were at channel 3,

we saw Sandra's
wall of fame.

On it, there was
a little boy and his father

in roughly
the same position.

Like recently?

No, it had to have been
20 YEARS AGO AT LEAST,

but there might be
a connection.

Hey, Garcia, I need you
to check on

an old case in Miami.

Fingers at the ready.

OK, uh, 20 years ago,

a boy, roughly 5 or 6,

saw his mom killed.

Uh, nothing is coming up.
This is pre-internet.

This would have received

a lot of media
attention, even back then.

We said maternal figure
in the profile, Garcia.

Try babysitter.

I mean, all of these women
look more like babysitters,

don't you think?

OK...

20 YEARS AGO THIS MONTH.

The boy's name
was Jeffery Whitfield.

He saw his babysitter,
Gina meadows,

murdered with...

Oh, my.

A .44.

Yeah. She was
shot once in the heart.

Just like
the victims now.

Jeffery and Gina were found
in a car, weren't they?

Uh-huh. In a strip mall
parking lot.

Was it inside the unsub's
comfort zone?

Yeah, they were outside
the vet's office.

They were taking Jeffery's
cat to the vet.

Jeffery was in the backseat.

He saw the whole thing.

He wasn't hurt, but...

The victims bear a striking
resemblance to Gina.

I'm sending the info now.

All right,
thanks, Garcia.

That is our unsub--
Jeffery Whitfield at age 6.

Jeffery was in the car
that day.

They caught the guy
down the road, but...

Check this out.

Gina was wearing
the same hair clip that day.

The same one
he's been placing
in his victims' hair.

JJ: Sandra worked Jeffery's
story when it broke,

and she got his only
on-camera interview
a year later.

That explains
his focus on channel 3.

He probably felt exploited.

Alvez: Or the opposite.

This could have been
his shining moment,

the only time he's ever
felt important before.

In a single-event
imprint,

people can have
polar responses.

Some avoid it
entirely; others
obsess over it.

Both of his parents
died last year.

So to him, there's only
one other person
who recalls that day.

Sandra Madsen.

Prentiss: He created
the story,

hoping to get
her attention again,

just like he did
20 YEARS AGO.

in his mind,
both he and Sandra

benefited from that day.

She got her big story

and Jeffery got
his moment in the sun.

He must have figured they
can do it all again.

But if she stops
running his footage,

he could see that
as a betrayal.

Rossi: And Jeffery
might jump off script

and attack her next.

Sandra's phone
went to voicemail.

He might have already
gotten to her.

JJ, Luke, take
Jeffery's apartment.

Matt, get detective
Wallenberg and
head to Sandra's.

Dave, you and I will
go to the channel 3
News room.

[indistinct news reports]

Where is it?

Come on, Sandra.
Where is it?!

No, no, no!

[grunting]

I want to keep
the momentum going,

so, yeah, let's lead
with that one there

and then go over
to this one here.

[gunshots]

Man: Get down! get down!

Gun! gun!

[people screaming]

[gasping]

Don't do this.

Why did you stop running
our story?

[moaning]

[gasps]

What do you want?

You don't remember
me, do you?

Jeffery Whitfield.

Hi, Sandra.

Jeffery?

We worked well together
20 YEARS AGO.

then time forgot
us both.

You're killing people.

We were finally getting
the attention we deserved,

but then
you screwed it up

by not airing
the last murder.

Jeffery, I couldn't.

Why not?

There was a little girl.

I'd never hurt a child.

I'm not a monster.

The way you cut
the footage,

I--I didn't know
if she was--

It's called
a cliffhanger, Sandra.

Oh, god.

Tell everyone your name.

Sandra.

Sandra who?

Sandra Madsen.

Oh, no. Oh, no.

Prentiss:
Yeah, Garcia?

Jeffery Whitfield is on--
And he's got a--
He's got a gun

to Sandra's head, and he's
posting it all
on his social media.

Penelope, can you see
where they are?

Uh, in the news room.

Can you cut off
his feed?

I don't think
he'll kill Sandra

if the world
can't watch.

I can try, but it's
gonna take a second.

Prentiss:
Please work quickly.

I clocked multiple entrances
into the news room.

OK, you take one,
I'll take another.

We'll surround him
best we can.

And what's your job,
Sandra Madsen?

I'm the news director
at channel 3.

One of your first stories
was about Jeffery Whitfield,

a boy who saw
his babysitter murdered.

Do you remember him?

I do. I do, Jeffery.

Tell them about
Jeffery's cat.

Please. I can't.

Tell them about the cat.

After Gina was killed...

Jeffery's cat licked the
blood off of Jeffery.

He didn't speak
for almost a year,

till I interviewed
him and...

[sighs]

When he saw himself in
the camera's playback,

it was...like a game.

And it was more fun
than real life,

and it got him
communicating again and--

Prentiss: FBI!
Drop your weapon.

Put the gun down, now.

Drop it, Jeffery,
now! put it down.

[Sandra gasps]

No.

The world will see this.

And they'll never
forget me again.

No. No.

Not today, Satan!

No, no.

It's not right
if it doesn't work.

It has to work!

You don't have
an audience, Jeffery.

But I have to make
them remember.

But if you
walk away now,

think about all the
attention you'll get.

That's not enough.

Prentiss:
Ratings through the roof.

All those likes,
all those shares.

The whole world will
be buzzing about you.

Rossi: It'll be
the trial of the century.

People will forget.

They always do.

They always
forget me.

Prentiss: Jeffery, if you
put that gun down right now

and come with us,
we'll make sure no one
ever forgets you again.

How?

We will get you a prime-time
broadcast network interview.

OK? one on one.

No distractions.
It'll all be about you.

And then everybody
will talk about it

forever.

Put your hands
behind your back.

OK.

[crying]

You're gonna be OK.

Jeffery Whitfield,
you may be a wizard,

but I am an oracle
of the highest order.

[sighs]

[indistinct chatter outside]

Thank you, agent Rossi.

How you holding up?

I always wonder what
a victim must feel like

in that moment,
how terrifying it must be.

And now you know.

Except it wasn't
terrifying.

It was exhilarating.

He almost killed you.

But he didn't.

And now this.

Sandra,
that's not real.

Yes, it is.

That's why I am
so grateful to Jeffery.

The next time you see
him, will you...

Will you thank him for me?

[reporters
all shouting questions]

Sandra: Tragically,

I met Jeffery Whitfield
20 YEARS AGO.

I was a field reporter
starting out,

and I had been assigned
to the scene of a murder.

A young woman had been
shot and killed...

Rossi: "I never travel
without my diary.

"one should always have
something sensational to read

in the train."

Oscar Wilde.