Criminal Minds (TV Series)

From Childhood's Hour (2011)

Annie Fitzgerald: Marlene Smith

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Quotes 

• Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau : Mrs. Smith? I'm Agent Jareau. Jennifer. I'm with the FBI.

  Marlene Smith : Did you hear any more about my Bobby?

  Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau : No, ma'am. But our entire team is here, and we are the best at what we do. We're gonna need your help, okay?

  Marlene Smith : Okay.

  Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau : I have a boy of my own. He's almost three. I... can't even imagine what you are going through.

  Marlene Smith : He's so little.

  Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau : I know. Can you tell me what happened the morning you dropped him off?

  Marlene Smith : I was having one of my bad days.

  Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau : And what does one of your bad days look like?

  Marlene Smith : I wanted to hurt myself. I can't control it.

  Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau : Is that why you took him to his grandmother?

  Marlene Smith : Yeah. I have to protect him.

  Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau : And you had done this in the past?

  Marlene Smith : [near tears]  Yeah. I just had to get him out of the house. You know? I just had to get him out of the house. That's all I kept thinking about, was just get him out! Get him out!

• Marlene Smith : So when I was feeling better, I-I went to my mother's to pick him up, and... that's when they told me he wasn't there.

  Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau : You didn't call ahead before you dropped him off?

  Marlene Smith : Yeah. She didn't answer.

  Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau : She doesn't have an answering machine?

  Marlene Smith : Yeah, she does, but there wasn't time for that.

  Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau : Please help me understand, Mrs. Smith. It takes ten seconds to leave a message. Look, these... these bad days that you have, I understand. There... there must be times when...

  Marlene Smith : [sobbing, showing JJ the scars on her wrists]  Look. Bobby saw me do this before. Twice. I had to get him out of the house! Don't you understand?

• [first lines] 

  Bobby Smith : [banging the door]  Mom, open the door! Please! Mom, open the door! Please don't, Mom! Please don't!

  [Marlene holds scissors] 

  Bobby Smith : Please don't. Please! Open the door! Please! Please don't, Mom!

  [Marlene throws scissors] 

  Bobby Smith : Mom? Open the door. Mom! Open it! Mom, please. Mom.

  Marlene Smith : [Marlene and Bobby arrives at grandmother's house]  Come on. Come on, Bobby! Let's go.

  Bobby Smith : Let me stay with you.

  Marlene Smith : Don't cry, sweetheart. Come on, please.

  Bobby Smith : I don't want to do this again.

  Marlene Smith : I know, and I'm so, so, so sorry. Everything's gonna be okay. It's okay. Go on.

  [leaves Bobby alone] 

  Bobby Smith : [to the wagon driver]  What are you doing here?