Criminal Minds (TV Series)

Gatekeeper (2013)

Matthew Gray Gubler: Dr. Spencer Reid

Quotes 

• Aaron Hotchner : And to Dr. Spencer Reid who may be adding MD to an already impressive list of credentials

  Derek Morgan : And to Spencer Johnson, that he prove to be the child prodigy like his name says

  Alex Blake : How on earth did you know what to do?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : When JJ was pregnant with Henry I memorized the delivery manuals, just in case she went into labor in the field. I have to admit the practical application did not quite live up to the theory.

• Dr. Spencer Reid : [closing quote]  "The most important thing that parents can teach their children is how to get along without them" - Frank Clark

• Dr. Spencer Reid : His area of control is relatively small and includes a number of residential and commercials buildings. In fact in a 3 miles radius in a city of a population of 636,479 over 48.2 miles broken approximately 39,549.23 people living in his comfort zone

  Derek Morgan : How many of them male?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : 18,944.08

• David Rossi : Right over there, that's where I saw Carolyn the first time.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : No offense, Rossi, but this place is kind of a dump.

  David Rossi : No, back then it wasn't. Back then the biggest names would come here: Creedence, the Eagles, Chicago. It was a Marine bar; they played for us jarheads.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : What was Carolyn doing here?

  David Rossi : Waiting for Ringo. Beatlemania was no joke. I mean, it would make the women crazy. She'd write them a letter once a week, begging the band to come visit.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : And they'd ever come?

  David Rossi : Ringo did, after his divorce, but luckily Carolyn met me first.

• David Rossi : [his cell phone beeps]  On second thought, Helen. It's Garcia.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : So much for a night off.

  David Rossi : You better bring us the bill.

  Helen : Okay. That'll be 10 bucks.

  David Rossi : No, you can charge us for drinks we didn't have.

  Helen : Everything's marked down until it's all gone.

  [lshows Rossi the closing notice] 

  David Rossi : Oh, you can't close. This place is history.

  Helen : Unfortunately, Dave, history doesn't pay the bills.

  David Rossi : [sighs]  Marines used to be big business.

  Helen : Still are. That's why three new bars opened up across the street. What's that thing they say about competition?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : It breeds success?

  Helen : It sucks.

• Aaron Hotchner : The unsub we're looking for is a dangerous voyeur, who feeds off the thrill of knowing his victims can't see him.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Typically, voyeurs are non-violent and content to remain bystanders. This one is different; he's on a mission that includes taking action.

  Aaron Hotchner : And in that mission, he didn't hesitate to kill a teenage boy. Anyone who stands between him and his goal is at risk.

  Alex Blake : We believe he's documenting his work. He's taking pictures and collects personal connections to his victims; their wallets and their hair.

  David Rossi : It's important to him to have proof of what he's doing.

  Derek Morgan : Voyeurs like to create fantasies in their heads of what the objects of their obsession should be like.

  David Rossi : He creates a character identity instead of a reality, and when a person steps outside of the parameters that the unsub has set for them, he strikes.

  Jennifer Jareau : This unsub appears to be triggered by males acting on what he perceives to be character flaws. Seemingly innocuous infractions to us are magnified in the unsub's psychosis.

  Aaron Hotchner : Based on the planning and sophistication of the kills, we believe that he's in his late thirties or forties.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : The geographic profile tells us this unsub is not only dumping his victims downtown, he's hunting there, too.

  Derek Morgan : So this is where we need to redouble our efforts. Go building to building, door to door. This guy's a fly on the wall; he's able to leanr secrets without anyone realizing he's there.

  Alex Blake : He'll have a job that involves very little social interaction, but that puts him in a position where he can observe others unnoticed.

  Jennifer Jareau : So we should look at service workers, groundskeepers, anyone paid to be invisible.

  Aaron Hotchner : And we need to move quickly. This unsub is approaching some sort of perceived deadline. The closer it gets, the more erratic and dangerous he'll become.

• Dr. Spencer Reid : Scotty must have been coming from the east. Otherwise, the unsub's position would have left him exposed.

  Jennifer Jareau : But...?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : That avenue offers three different directions to head in lieu of this alleyway. So how did the unsub know Scotty was gonna choose this particular one?

  Jennifer Jareau : You told the police he met a girl last night. So walking home this way wouldn't be part of his regular routine, right?

  Ben Harrison : No.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : When planning a blitz attack with varying avenues of approach, what do you do?

  Jennifer Jareau : Eliminate the variable. Strike as close as you can to the point of origin or destination.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : But Scotty was still miles away from home.

  Jennifer Jareau : The woman he met lives nearby.

• Penelope Garcia : Beantown has turned into Chokeville. Three victims, all male, wallets stolen.

  Aaron Hotchner : The unsub uses a garrote to strangle his victims. He strikes at night, and there have been no witnesses.

  David Rossi : How much did he get?

  Aaron Hotchner : What's odd. Each of the victims' socio-economically is lower to middle class. It's doubtful there would have been much cash, and there have been no charge attempts on any of the credit cards.

  Alex Blake : So the murders might not be about money at all. Taking the wallets could be a forensic countermeasure to delay victim identification.

  Penelope Garcia : That could be the sitch with the first two victims, but the latest one, Scott Delfino, he was on the phone with his roommate when he was attacked; call cut out unexpectedly, repeated callbacks went straight to voicemail.

  Aaron Hotchner : And Delfino's body was found an hour later, indications were that he'd been blitzed.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Which speaks to the killer's prep work, but also his desperation. He chose a location to lay in wait, but wasn't capable of adapting to a target on the phone.

  Jennifer Jareau : Well, that could be arrogance getting in the way, making his organization appear mixed. To me, that screams false confidence.

  Derek Morgan : Which means the desperation is what's driving him. It's not about the kills, it's about what the murders represent.

  Jennifer Jareau : He's mission oriented. He doesn't want to kill them, he has to.

  David Rossi : Which suggests the unsub has no personal connection to his victims.

  Alex Blake : Except choking as a kill method is extremely personal. He feels each victim take their last breath.

  Derek Morgan : What if the wallets are a form of depersonalization? He's stripping his victims of their identities.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Which means he may feel stripped of his own. If the wallets are trophies, he could be seeking recognition for his work.

  Aaron Hotchner : And he may not stop killing until he gets that recognition. Let's go.

• Dr. Spencer Reid : Thanks. This night is not about me, though.

  [raises his glass] 

  Dr. Spencer Reid : To David Rossi.

  David Rossi : I still can't believe you guys did this.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : We wanted to make sure you had one last proper goodbye.

  Penelope Garcia : Mm. And I may or may not have posted on the Quantico message boards that all the drinks are on you tonight.

  David Rossi : And they are indeed, thank you very much.

  Aaron Hotchner : But that's not all. I don't believe that any of the members of this team have heard you sing.

  Helen : Next up is David Rossi.

  David Rossi : That was intentional.

  Aaron Hotchner : Next up is David Rossi.

  Helen : Dave, get your ass up here and sing us out already.

  Aaron Hotchner : And, look, it's your key.

  David Rossi : Yeah, Q squared.

  [Karaoke "piano man" starts] 

  David Rossi : All righty. To all the great memories that have happened within these walls, if you think I'm doing this without backup, you're nuts. Come on, JJ, Reid, let's go. Derek! Come on!

• Dr. Spencer Reid : Guys, something's wrong. The umbilical cord's wrapped around the baby's throat.

  Hannah Johnson : No.

  Tanner Johnson : What?

  Derek Morgan : Well, Reid, do something.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : I need something to cut the cord with, quickly.

  Tanner Johnson : [hands scissors to Reid]  Use these.