Criminal Minds (TV Series)

Minimal Loss (2008)

Matthew Gray Gubler: Dr. Spencer Reid

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• Benjamin Cyrus : Savages, they call us, because our manners differ from theirs.

  Nancy Lunde : We didn't come here to hear you cite scripture, Mr. Cyrus.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Actually, it's Benjamin Franklin.

• Dr. Spencer Reid : [opening quote, voiceover]  "To follow by faith alone is to follow blindly." - Benjamin Franklin.

• Benjamin Cyrus : No one had to follow. God could have stopped me.

  [Morgan comes in and shoots Cyrus down] 

  Dr. Spencer Reid : He just did!

• Emily Prentiss : Hey.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : [looks up from his book]  Hey.

  Emily Prentiss : [pulls Reid's book down and takes his hands]  Hey, I need you to listen to me. What Cyrus did to me is not your fault. It was my decision. And I would do it again. Do you hear me?

  [after a moment, Reid gives an uncertain smile] 

  Emily Prentiss : Thank you.

• Christopher Cole : I don't understand. Why did you let them go?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : They weren't prepared to do what needs to be done.

  Christopher Cole : You're not one of us! You don't know what it takes to be prepared!

  Benjamin Cyrus : Listen to him.

  [to Reid] 

  Benjamin Cyrus : Tell him.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : They failed the test. They... they had a chance to prove their faith when Cyrus told them that they'd sacrificed themselves for God, but instead they showed they weren't worthy. That's why he wants the media to bear witness to your true final act of sacrifice.

  Christopher Cole : How do you know that?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : I'm always looking for signs of things to come.

  David Rossi : Reid's talking to us. He wants a sign when we're coming in. He's telling us this is it! Time has run out! We've got to go in!

• Dr. Spencer Reid : You're using solar power?

  Benjamin Cyrus : Yeah, we're completely self-sufficient: electricity, food, water. Ben Franklin said, "God helps those that help themselves." You look surprised.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : No, uh, impressed, actually.

  Benjamin Cyrus : Thank you.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : For what?

  Benjamin Cyrus : For admitting that.

• Dr. Spencer Reid : Jeremiah 29.11: "'I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to bring you hope and a future.'" Is blowing yourself up part of the prosperous future that God wants?

  Benjamin Cyrus : You think you know the Word better than I?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : No, no. I'm just demonstrating that you can use the Bible to manipulate anything.

  Benjamin Cyrus : Matthew 10.24: "Do not suppose that I have come to the earth to bring peace. I did not come to bring peace but a sword."

• Dr. Spencer Reid : Tell us about the 911 call.

  Nancy Lunde : Um... I believe the "he" that they referred to is the church's leader, Benjamin Cyrus.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Benjamin Cyrus... no criminal record. No record at all, really. What else do you know about him?

  Nancy Lunde : It's rumored that he's practicing polygamy and forced marriages.

  Emily Prentiss : Any idea who the caller is?

  Nancy Lunde : Uh, Jessica Evanson is the one who the age fits, but... we can't be sure, so I negotiated interviews with all the children. It wasn't easy.

  Emily Prentiss : Well, considering their view on outsiders, it would be best if you didn't identify us as FBI. Just use our real names and introduce us as child victim interview experts.

• Jessica Evanson : Cyrus is my husband, and a prophet. It's an honor to bear his children.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Jessica, you're fifteen years old. The, uh, State of Colorado requires parental consent.

  Emily Prentiss : [noticing Kathy's expression]  She gave consent.

• Benjamin Cyrus : We are celebrating. Everyone drinks. Everyone rejoices. Because today, we are one day closer to being with Him.

  Emily Prentiss : [quietly to Reid]  Look at Jessica's body language. The way she looks at him.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : She literally worships him. There's no way she made that 911 call.

• Benjamin Cyrus : And God will wipe the tears from their eyes, and there will be no more death, nor sorrow nor crying. And there will be no more pain. For all of the former things have passed away.

  Emily Prentiss : What do we do?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Nothing.

  Emily Prentiss : We have to do something. These people just took poison.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : No, Cyrus just told them they did. I think he's bluffing.

  Emily Prentiss : Why do you think that?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Just after he told them about the poison, he waited for them to start to react. Then he nodded to Cole, and he started writing. Look. They're scanning the audience for reactions.

  Emily Prentiss : They're writing down the names of the people who are crying.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : It's a loyalty list.

  Emily Prentiss : So he knows who will follow him to the end.