Criminal Minds (TV Series)

A Thin Line (2012)

Paul Johansson: Clark Preston

Quotes 

• Clark Preston : I'm innocent!

  Aaron Hotchner : Clark Preston, you have the right to remain silent.

  David Rossi : Yeah, please feel free to exercise that right.

• Derek Morgan : Hey, Hotch, check this out. There's a mayoral race in town, and there's a guy named Clark Preston all over the news. Looks like he's running a close second.

  Clark Preston : [footage of a news conference]  These vicious home invasions are a sign of the times. As demographics change, so do crime rates. Now, we may not be able to slow the browning of America, but we can sure as hell take our city back, and if you elect me, I'll lead that charge.

  Derek Morgan : "The browning of America"? That's damn near a hate speech.

  Aaron Hotchner : He's using the murders to further his campaign, and I guess people are rallying behind it.

  Derek Morgan : So what if our unsub is nothing like Manson? Manson never got his hands dirty. What if our unsub is more like his followers?

  Aaron Hotchner : You think he's being manipulated?

  Derek Morgan : Maybe even unintentionally, but either way, rhetoric like this could fuel his fire.

• Clark Preston : [to Morgan]  I'll bet you had to work extra hard to get in the Bureau, didn't you? Probably still have to prove yourself on a regular basis. I respect that. I wish there were more like you.

• Clark Preston : You're profiles, right?

  Aaron Hotchner : Right

  Clark Preston : You study behavior, not actual facts, and then you come up with theories

  Aaron Hotchner : It's not quite as simple as that