Criminal Minds (TV Series)

I Love You, Tommy Brown (2012)

Paget Brewster: Emily Prentiss

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• Aaron Hotchner : We believe the unsub we're looking for is a white female who, based upon the organizational level of the crimes, is in her late 30s to early 40s.

  Emily Prentiss : We also believe that something in the last few days has triggered her to think that killing was the only way she was gonna be able to obtain a child. Consequently, the foster families that did not have a child in their care when she visited became her victims.

  David Rossi : Because all these families recently had children in their homes, we believe our unsub is motivated by maternal desire.

  Jennifer Jareau : Maternal desire is the profound emotional need to mother a baby. This stems from either the tragic loss of her own child, or the inability to have one at all.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : This unsub may also fantasize that someone else's baby belongs to her, and this emotion feels beyond her control. A... a woman who miscarries sometimes projects onto someone else's baby, and then sets out to take that child.

  Derek Morgan : This may cause our unsub to do something drastic, like commit a Caesarian abduction, or kidnap a random kid. The speed at which the kills are occurring suggests that our unsub is frustrated and devolving.

  Jennifer Jareau : This is causing her to go on a spree, which usually ends in a very high body count and suicide by cop.

  Derek Morgan : So we should look at anyone who was pregnant and suffering from postpartum psychosis.

  David Rossi : We also need to check those who worked for or had access to the local foster system.

  Aaron Hotchner : Thank you. Any questions?

  [all of the local police officers raise their hands]