Criminal Minds (TV Series)

Won't Get Fooled Again (2005)

Mandy Patinkin: Jason Gideon

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  Jason Gideon : [leading Bale back his jail cell]  Despite the fact that you lied to us and your deal is void, I made sure to tell all your friends here how extremely willing you were to give up information on your fellow inmates. You're a rare bird, Adrian. I can't tell you how much pleasure I get just knowing I put you in this little, tiny cage. You might even call it an emotional release.

• Jason Gideon : Samuel Johnson once said, "Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble."

• Elle Greenaway : [a hostage has been rescued from a necklace bomb]  How'd you know?

  Adrian Bale : [flashback]  And the emotional release I would feel by pressing that button... well, that was just a little too... overwhelming to pass up.

  Jason Gideon : He told me. He said given the opportunity of pressing that button, he'd have no choice. All I did was take his word for it.

• Jason Gideon : When we're dealing with a bomber, we're talking about someone who's non-confrontational. If you bumped into him at a cafe, he'd apologize; even if it wasn't his fault.

  Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner : We would classify this bomber as highly organized, based on the meticulous design of his bombs. It means above average intelligence. He probably has a skilled job, a trade, one that allows him to work alone. That's how he was able to make a sophisticated device without raising suspicion. Furniture maker, jeweler, et cetera.

  Detective Morrison : Background in explosives?

  Jason Gideon : No, not necessarily. You're thinking about a type who likes to blow things up. Gives them an emotional or sexual release. Death? Secondary.

  Officer Worthy : Then what's this guy doing?

  Jason Gideon : Murdering. Bombs? Just weapons. And these attacks, they are not random.

  Officer Worthy : Well, how do you know that?

  Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner : By process of elimination. We know bombers fall into a discreet number of categories according to motive. There's the terrorist, whose aim is to spread fear; we expect him to strike in a populous area like a subway. There's the politically motivated bomber; he makes a statement by choosing a symbolic target like an abortion clinic. Then there's our unsub. He made bombs designed to kill and he chose his victims specifically by placing the bombs at their stoops. That tells us he has a direct motive. Statistically, he bombs for profit or to conceal a crime. And it tells us how we're going to find him - through the people he killed.

  Jason Gideon : Somewhere among the three victims there is a direct motive. Keep digging.

• Jason Gideon : There was a hostage situation. I negotiated with Bale. He agreed to give himself up. He came out of the warehouse peacefully. I gave the okay to send 6 of my agents in and they never came out. It was a mistake. It was my mistake, I was, uhm, I was outfoxed by Mr. Bale. By you. I sincerely regret having made the decision to send those agents in that day. And I sincerely regret and apologize to the families of all those who died that day