Criminal Minds (TV Series)

Elephant's Memory (2008)

Boo Arnold: Deputy Bart Lawford

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• Dr. Spencer Reid : His life was one torment after another. His teachers gave up on him, his classmates bullied him and his father blamed him while giving him access to guns. Given these conditions you're actually quite fortunate

  Deputy Bart Lawford : It sounds like you're saying these victims deserved this.

  Aaron Hotchner : We're not. Nobody deserves this.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : But you could have prevented it.

  Aaron Hotchner : Reid, can I talk to you?

  [They walk out into another room] 

  Dr. Spencer Reid : It's the truth! They could have done something! They work with his father, they knew Owen.

  Aaron Hotchner : So what? All adolescents profile like sociopaths. There's a reason you can't diagnose them until they're 18.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Yeah, they could have seen the signs!

  Aaron Hotchner : Nobody sees the signs, Reid. You know that. And making it their fault is not only unfair, it's dangerous. I want you to go back to the Savages' house and I want you go through Owen's room.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Morgan is already doing that.

  Aaron Hotchner : Yeah, and you're going to join him.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Oh? You're punishing me?

  Aaron Hotchner : No, I'm using you! You know this kid better than anybody. Go find us something we can use!

• Deputy Bart Lawford : We are wasting time. Owen is here, and we should be knocking on doors.

  Aaron Hotchner : It's not a good idea.

  Deputy Bart Lawford : And why is that?

  Aaron Hotchner : Because Owen's watching. He's monitoring the news. Right now, he thinks you think he's gone. He feels safe. If we start knocking on doors, he's gonna know that he's not. He's gonna feel trapped.

  Deputy Bart Lawford : Why the hell should we care about this little bastard's feelings?

  Jennifer Jareau : All right, we're here to help you bring in Owen Savage with minimum loss of life. The profile tells you the best way to do that.