Criminal Minds (TV Series)

A Thin Line (2012)

Paget Brewster: Emily Prentiss

Quotes 

• Emily Prentiss : [voiceover]  "I'm for truth, no matter who tells it. I'm for justice, no matter who it's for or against." -Malcolm X

• [last lines] 

  Derek Morgan : How you doing?

  Emily Prentiss : I'm all right.

  Derek Morgan : Emily, I'm so sorry.

  Emily Prentiss : "Out there in the field, 'sorry' doesn't bring people back."

  [pause] 

  Emily Prentiss : Come on, I'm messing with you. It's nothing, really.

  [pause] 

  Emily Prentiss : I'm okay. This isn't your fault.

  Derek Morgan : Actually, it is.

  Emily Prentiss : You're a team leader. You made a tactical decision.

  Derek Morgan : And you got hurt. Again.

  Emily Prentiss : You did what you thought was right. And that's all you can do. The rest of it, that's not up to us. That's the job. This is nothing, really.

  [pause] 

  Emily Prentiss : I mean, the thing with Doyle, that... I'm kidding! I'm...

• Aaron Hotchner : We believe we're looking for a white male in his late 20s to early 30s.

  Deputy : Wait, wait, wait. I'm sorry, I thought we were looking at black gangbangers.

  Derek Morgan : The unsub has been staging the crime scenes to make it look like black gangs and undocumented immigrants were responsible.

  Deputy : Why would anyone do that?

  Jennifer Jareau : We think he's trying to create some sort of racial conflict.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : In 1969, Charles Manson orchestrated the Tate-LaBianca murders, in the hopes of creating a race war between the blacks and whites that he referred to as "Helter Skelter".

  David Rossi : A name he stole from a Beatles song.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Members of the Manson family left watermelon rinds at the scene of the crime and also painted panther paws on the wall in blood in the hopes of convincing authorities that the Black Panther Party was responsible.

  Aaron Hotchner : Hate groups like the Aryan Nation believe that race war is not only inevitable, but necessary.

  Emily Prentiss : Our unsub may be a member of one of these groups. Aryan gangs have a strong presence in prison, so he may be an ex-con, or even possibly related to a convict.

  David Rossi : We think he may also be some kind of zealot. He believes his war is already being fought, and these murders are a mission to him.

  Jennifer Jareau : And like a solider, he is willing to put himself in harm's way.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : The unsub may also be vulnerable somehow. Weak-minded or even lonely. His cause gives him a sense of power and belonging.

  Derek Morgan : He's physically fit enough to move dead bodies, so he's probably young.

  David Rossi : But not so young as to be impulsive. These attacks took planning and focus, so he's disciplined.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : He uses Oxycodone to drug his unwilling partners. But he does so without killing them, which means he's knowledgeable about dosages.

  Emily Prentiss : And Oxy is expensive, so look at medical care professionals and caregivers, anyone with access to to prescription drugs.

  Aaron Hotchner : This unsub is dedicated and driven. Makes him especially dangerous. Surrender's not likely part of his strategy.

• Derek Morgan : Preston's a part of this. I know he is. You should have seen him in there.

  Emily Prentiss : Well, he's a racist and a little shady, maybe, but a murderer?

  Derek Morgan : It may be just a feeling, but I know he's in this. We just need to figure out how.

• Derek Morgan : Nice job, Valdez. You just got your whole team killed.

  Jimmy Valdez : Sorry.

  Derek Morgan : You're damn right, you're sorry. Franklin's wife is pregnant. Maxwell over there just got engaged. Wedding's in May, right? It's too bad you won't make it.

  Jimmy Valdez : I thought I cleared the room.

  Derek Morgan : You didn't check the door. You missed the hidden threat.

  Emily Prentiss : I should have covered him.

  Derek Morgan : No, Prentiss. You're on point. It's his job to cover you. And when you don't do your job, Valdez, people die. Now, if you're not ready to shoulder that responsibility, then maybe you need to reconsider joining the Bureau.

  Jimmy Valdez : [pause]  I said I was sorry, all right?

  Derek Morgan : I heard you. But out in the field, "sorry" doesn't bring people back.

  [pause] 

  Derek Morgan : We're done today.

• Emily Prentiss : Morgan. Is everything all right?

  Derek Morgan : Yeah. Why?

  Emily Prentiss : You were a little hard on Valdez. He's just a new agent trainee.

  Derek Morgan : Who made a fatal mistake.

  Emily Prentiss : Well, he looks up to you. I'm just saying, maybe you could build his confidence, not break it.

  Derek Morgan : Imagine how he'd feel if that had been real.

  Emily Prentiss : Okay, yeah, I understand that. But that course is designed to force failure. That's how we learn.

  Derek Morgan : And my job is to train the trainees, not to be their friend.

  Emily Prentiss : Look, I know you're doing the tough love thing, but they don't know you like I do.

• Penelope Garcia : San Bernadino, California. Two home invasions in less than a week, only a block apart. Exact same M.O. Both houses were burgled, power and phone lines cut, and they broke in through a back window.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : And in each case, the entire family was shot and killed?

  Penelope Garcia : Yes, that is right. I present to you the Mitchells and the Lewis families.

  David Rossi : They took out the power and phones to isolate them. Their alarm systems wouldn't work and they can't call for help.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Most modern alarm systems have a backup generator and a cell phone connection to the security company.

  Penelope Garcia : Yeah, but the Mitchells had an older system, and the Lewises were behind on their account, so it was inactive.

  Jennifer Jareau : An assailant was killed in each case?

  Penelope Garcia : Affirmative, but the sheriff hasn't IDed them yet.

  Emily Prentiss : So both families were armed and fought back and shot one of their attackers.

  Derek Morgan : Is that a coincidence or a connection?

  Aaron Hotchner : What concerns me is the frequency of the kills.

  Jennifer Jareau : Only four days apart.

  Aaron Hotchner : All right. It's a long flight. We'd better get going. Wheels up in thirty.