Criminal Minds

Episodes

Season 5 · 23 episodes

• E1 Nameless, Faceless
  Sep 23, 2009 45 min

  As Rossi, Morgan and JJ profile a killer who is targeting an emergency room doctor, Prentiss realizes that Hotch is missing.

• E2 Haunted
  Sep 30, 2009 45 min

  The BAU must determine what caused a disturbed man to murder several people at a pharmacy before he harms anyone else.

• E3 Reckoner
  Oct 7, 2009 45 min

  The BAU investigates a case in Rossi's hometown that involves both his personal and professional life.

• E4 Hopeless
  Oct 14, 2009 45 min

  A group of suspects with a pack mentality who kill for the thrill of it are the subjects of a BAU manhunt.

• E5 Cradle to Grave
  Oct 21, 2009 45 min

  The team hunts a suspect who impregnates young women and has them give birth before murdering them.

• E6 The Eyes Have It
  Nov 4, 2009 45 min

  The BAU team tracks a serial killer who keeps the eyes of his victims as souvenirs.

• E7 The Performer
  Nov 11, 2009 45 min

  The BAU team investigates the mystery behind a trail of murders that all seem to align with the tour schedule of a rock star.

• E8 Outfoxed
  Nov 18, 2009 45 min

  The BAU team is tracking down a family annihilator, but needs to take a break from the case to get advice from "The Fox", who is an horrific killer from the team's past. "The Fox" surprises the team with a ominous message for Agent Hotchner.

• E9 100
  Nov 25, 2009 45 min

  The BAU team races to help Hotchner find The Reaper and save his family before it's too late.

• E10 The Slave of Duty
  Dec 9, 2009 45 min

  The team needs to reunite in order to solve a home invasion case, while Agent Hotchner may have to leave the team.

• E11 Retaliation
  Dec 16, 2009 45 min

  The BAU is called upon to profile the past of an ex-convict and help stop him after he escapes from custody and embarks on a violent killing spree.

• E12 The Uncanny Valley
  Jan 13, 2010 45 min

  An unusual personal obsession is at the center of a BAU abduction case. Meanwhile, Hotch struggles with his return to work.

• E13 Risky Business
  Jan 20, 2010 45 min

  A rash of startling teen suicides in a small Wyoming town is the focus of a BAU investigation.

• E14 Parasite
  Feb 3, 2010 45 min

  The BAU follows the mental decline of a con artist whose schemes have become so complicated that he begins to eliminate the people involved in them.

• E15 Public Enemy
  Feb 10, 2010 45 min

  A serial killer who targets random victims in highly visible places to create a sense of public fear is the subject of a BAU investigation.

• E16 Mosley Lane
  Mar 3, 2010 45 min

  The BAU is called by local authorities in Ashburn, Virginia, to profile a predator who may have been abducting children for at least eight years.

• E17 Solitary Man
  Mar 10, 2010 45 min

  A truck driver is kidnapping women and disposing of them in random locations and the BAU must find out his motive in order to catch him.

• E18 The Fight
  Apr 7, 2010 45 min

  The BAU team travels to San Francisco to investigate the murders of several homeless men and teams up with a separate group of BAU operatives who are working another case they think is connected.

• E19 Rite of Passage
  Apr 14, 2010 45 min

  The BAU team heads to Texas to track a serial killer targeting illegal immigrants attempting to make safe passage into the U.S.

• E20 A Thousand Words
  May 5, 2010 45 min

  The BAU team must profile a serial killer covered in tattoos who commits suicide, but leaves clues to the whereabouts of his last victim.

• E21 Exit Wounds
  May 12, 2010 45 min

  Garcia plays a crucial role in a case when she travels to Alaska with the BAU team to investigate the murders of several members of a small town.

• E22 The Internet Is Forever
  May 19, 2010 45 min

  The BAU team profiles a serial killer who uses the Internet as his hunting ground, bringing a whole meaning to the term "social networking".

• E23 Our Darkest Hour
  May 26, 2010 45 min

  A series of rolling blackouts in the city of Los Angeles lures a serial killer out of hiding, giving him renewed opportunities to continue his killing spree.