Criminal Minds (TV Series)

Broken (2013)

Matthew Gray Gubler: Dr. Spencer Reid

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• Dr. Spencer Reid : [Garcia poses a theory]  You know, Garcia might be right.

  Penelope Garcia : It happens,

• Dr. Spencer Reid : I think I know what the messages say.

  Derek Morgan : Reid, spit it out already.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : 6:22.

  Derek Morgan : Okay, you talking about Michelle's watch or Doug's watch?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : I'm talking about all the watches. If you take the time the bodies were discovered, subtract the varyings the corresponding watches are off by, you land within plus or minus six minutes of 6:22 every single time, which, taking into consideration the time between dump and discovery in all the public areas, and the fact that the only broken watch we found was already stuck at 6:22, it's reasonable to deduce the unsub sets the watches to the exact same time just before disposing of the bodies. I'm so stupid. It was literally staring me in the face the whole time and somehow I missed it.

  Derek Morgan : Come on, Reid, stop. You're the only person that can realize all of this. So what does 6:22 mean?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : I have no idea.

  Derek Morgan : Reid.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : All I know is what it says. I don't know what it means.

• Penelope Garcia : Let's see. June 22, 1992, Supreme Court ruled Minnesota hate crime laws violated free speech. The defendant burned a cross on the front yard of an African-American family's house who lived next door.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Nothing in the UnSub's profile suggests racial motivation, though.

  David Rossi : No, but the cross has me thinking. Many religions suggest that following through on homosexual desires invites condemnation. What if the UnSub is struggling with his faith? Garcia, are there any 6:22 Bible passages that are relevant?

  Penelope Garcia : Yeah, yeah, I thought of that, but the most popular one is-is... is Matthew 6:22, and it has to do with lights and eyes. I don't see how that fits.

  Derek Morgan : All right, let's look at this another way. What are the passages that specifically relate to homosexuality?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : That's it. He's not saying 6:22. He's saying 18:22. As in Leviticus 18:22, "Thou shalt not lie with mankind as with womankind, for it is an abomination."

  David Rossi : He converted 18:22 to 6:22 p.m., like military time.

• Dr. Spencer Reid : Maybe, the UnSub suffered abuse at the hand of someone citing God's will that he should change.

  David Rossi : It wouldn't be the first time someone took the good book and twisted it for their own agenda.

  Derek Morgan : Okay, but if you wanted to change someone's sexual orientation, how could you do it? I mean, you're not gonna guilt somebody into that.

  Penelope Garcia : I'm seeing some stuff about an ex-gay movement. It looks like some kind of a 12-step program.

  David Rossi : A 12-step program usually doesn't traumatize the participant.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : But conversion therapy might. Several conversion camps have been shut down recently 'cause their methods border on torture.

  Derek Morgan : Yeah, but why would any faith condone the torture of children?

  David Rossi : None of 'em would. Even a religion that frowns on homosexuality, none of 'em would cross that line.

  Derek Morgan : Garcia, are there conversion camps in the area?

  Penelope Garcia : I got a hit. Camp Willing operates just outside of Austin. Their motto is, "It's time to change." And guess which biblical passage is on their home page.