- Aaron Hotchner: [closing quote] "Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside of us while we live" - Norman Cousins
- Derek Morgan: [opening quote] "Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too was a gift" - Mary Oliver
- Dr. Spencer Reid: Six letters. "Between the waves."
- Alex Blake: Slatch.
- Dr. Spencer Reid: Yes. 10 letters. "Wandering alone."
- Alex Blake: Uh... If it's Latin in origin, alone is "solus," vagare is "wondering," 10 letters... S-O-L-I-V-A-G-A-N-T.
- Dr. Spencer Reid: Congratulations, Blake, you just finished that crossword puzzle in seven minutes.
- Alex Blake: I mean, you could do it, too.
- Dr. Spencer Reid: I've done it in five and a half, actually. There's a theory about pattern recognition where you don't even have to look at the clues anymore, but I found that going across instead of down helps because the sequence of saccades and fixations in traditional reading assist with other oculomotor tasks such as solving crossword puzzles.
- Alex Blake: Ah.
- David Rossi: Happy Wednesday, my nerds.
- Alex Blake: Hey, you're here early.
- David Rossi: Apparently not early enough. I missed all the excitement. You do that in pen?
- Alex Blake: Is there any other way?
- Dr. Spencer Reid: Lobotomies are considered to be the surgery of the soul. Doctors like Walter Freeman claimed they could cure a number of mental illnesses. He believed the procedure could relieve suffering.
- Anton Harris: My father sent me away because I humiliated him. Said I brought shame to our family.
- Aaron Hotchner: Your father sent you away because you're sick and he wanted to protect Dana.
- Anton Harris: He was right. But he couldn't stop me.
- Aaron Hotchner: Your father's on his way. But of course you knew that. That's why you showed everyone your face. You wanted him to know that you'd won.
- Anton Harris: And it worked. But you have to admit, what I've done is extraordinary. My father will never forget it. Certainly Dana won't. Or maybe she will. Will you?
- Aaron Hotchner: I already have. Cuff him.
- Section Chief Mateo Cruz: This guy doesn't seem to care that we know what he looks like. It's like he want to get caught.
- Aaron Hotchner: He does.
- Section Chief Mateo Cruz: He waited until we were all watching to lobotomize this girl. Why?
- Aaron Hotchner: Because he's punishing her, and he wants everyone to see it.
- Anton Harris: Aren't you the one who's supposed to ask me why I do what I do?
- Aaron Hotchner: I would, if I didn't already know.
- [last lines]
- Section Chief Mateo Cruz: You always here this late?
- Jennifer Jareau: Pretty much, yeah. Every time your name was mentioned today and every time I didn't say, "Hey, yeah, I know him," I'm lying.
- Section Chief Mateo Cruz: I know it's not easy. I don't like it either.
- Jennifer Jareau: We're surrounded by profilers, Matt. One side glance and they're gonna figure it all out.
- Section Chief Mateo Cruz: Separating us in the field was smart.
- Jennifer Jareau: It was the only way. Look, I... I know why we can't tell them. I get that, but... We can't have too many of these conversations either.
- Section Chief Mateo Cruz: That case could stay open for a couple years.
- Jennifer Jareau: It's already been almost three.
- [pause]
- Jennifer Jareau: Did you take this position because of me?
- Section Chief Mateo Cruz: No, no. Trust me, I walked into the Hoover Building this morning and was told drive out to Quantico immediately. So, someone put this transfer on the fast track.
- Jennifer Jareau: State?
- Section Chief Mateo Cruz: They wouldn't admit it if they did.
- Jennifer Jareau: True.
- Section Chief Mateo Cruz: This... us... We're good, right?
- Jennifer Jareau: Yeah.
- Section Chief Mateo Cruz: Okay. You want to meet at the Air and Space in the morning? Run some sprints?
- Jennifer Jareau: I'm going to make breakfast for my boys.
- Section Chief Mateo Cruz: Great plan.
- David Rossi: [walks to them and pushes the elevator button] Going home?
- Jennifer Jareau: Yeah.
- David Rossi: Cruz?
- Section Chief Mateo Cruz: I've got some work to do. Good night.
- Jennifer Jareau: Good night.
- David Rossi: Good night.
- [getting in the elevator after JJ]
- David Rossi: You good?
- Jennifer Jareau: Yeah. All good.
- Section Chief Mateo Cruz: Garcia didn't shut down his signal, did she?
- Aaron Hotchner: Well, he didn't know that.
- Section Chief Mateo Cruz: I can see why they didn't want you out of the field.
- Jennifer Jareau: Look, we really... really shouldn't meet like this.
- Section Chief Mateo Cruz: I know. But we gotta talk about some things. Want to grab breakfast?
- Jennifer Jareau: [pause] Yeah, okay.
- Section Chief Mateo Cruz: We gotta carbo load after that run.
- Jennifer Jareau: Donuts?
- Section Chief Mateo Cruz: Of course.
- Anton Harris: My father named me Anton because it means "invaluable." Do you think he ever believed that?
- Section Chief Mateo Cruz: Why don't you ask him?
- Anton Harris: I will.