Criminal Minds (TV Series)

House on Fire (2009)

Shemar Moore: Derek Morgan

Quotes 

• David Rossi : [about a serial arsonist]  Whoever set these went from no victims to thirty-one in less than two weeks. That's a hell of an escalation.

  Emily Prentiss : Why didn't they call us in sooner?

  Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau : The local police and fire department knew they were dealing with an arsonist, but they had no idea he'd become a killer.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Most arsonists don't. They just like setting fires; any deaths that occur are almost always accidental.

  Derek Morgan : Thirty-one victims is not an accident.

  Aaron Hotchner : Police chief knows he made a mistake. And he learned the hard way that even though not all arsonists are killers, they do have one thing in common: once they start, they can't stop.

• Derek Morgan : The bar matches his previous locations. It's another local hot spot.

  David Rossi : Only five victims this time. Why lower the body count?

  Derek Morgan : [pointing to a chain on the bar door]  Rossi. There's something else that's different.

  David Rossi : The front and back?

  Derek Morgan : He really wanted to make sure nobody got out this time.

  David Rossi : But why bother? No one made it out of the other ones.

  Derek Morgan : Maybe he knew the fire department would show up sooner.

  Fire Captain Danny Wales : Yeah, we're faster now. Practice makes perfect. What the hell difference does it make? And what good are you guys doing us? You see chains, figure he didn't want anyone to get out? I could have told you that.

  David Rossi : We're not criticizing anyone. Our job is to look at the same things you do, but to try and see them from a different perspective.

  Fire Captain Danny Wales : Sure.

  Derek Morgan : Look, all due respect, captain, but you look at that chain and you say the killer wanted to make sure nobody got out, right? Well, we look at that chain and we see a little more. That chain is different than the first two fires. Now, either we're looking at an entirely new arsonist, or this unsub wanted to make absolutely certain that nobody got out. Now if this is true, that means something changed. Maybe his emotions changed. Maybe his agenda, but something. See, this chain tell us this is the fire that matters. This fire is gonna help us catch this guy.