Criminal Minds (TV Series)

The Silencer (2012)

Jeanne Tripplehorn: Alex Blake

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• Alex Blake : The origin of "nice" is 12th century Middle English, meaning "foolish" or "stupid." I hope you're referring to the modern use of the adjective.

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  Alex Blake : You must be Penelope. I'm Alex Blake.

  Penelope Garcia : Nice to meet you. Really, actually nice in the nicest of ways nice.

• Aaron Hotchner : I doubt anyone had ever spoken to him with any kindness.

  Alex Blake : None of us should be denied that.

• Alex Blake : Did any of you work on the Silencer case?

  David Rossi : That was during my extended sabbatical.

  Aaron Hotchner : We all consulted, but nobody made the trip to Texas.

  Alex Blake : Why not? Three women in four months; that's textbook kill rate. An undeniable signature, obvious surrogates...

  Aaron Hotchner : We weren't invited by the local police.

  Alex Blake : Aren't you tired of that?

  Aaron Hotchner : Welcome to our world.

• Alex Blake : I don't feel comfortable speculating in front of them.

  Derek Morgan : What about the rest of us?

  Alex Blake : Dr. Reid and I are coming up theories. You're welcome to join us.

• Derek Morgan : You and Strauss got a little history?

  Alex Blake : Ah. In another life.

  Derek Morgan : There's a story in there.

• Alex Blake : Hold on. See how he wrote "Waiting on the taste of honey." It's got southern U.S. roots, but more specifically, it's Texas south, a sub-dialect of southern English found in the north-central part of the state. Right here, you wait for something that hasn't shown up, you wait on something that's nearby.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Then the taste of honey would be close.

  Alex Blake : Yes, and the storyteller is probably from north of here.

• Erin Strauss : Agent Blake. I owe you an explanation. I know that you may not believe this, but the part of my job that I dislike the most is politics. When you were blamed for arresting the wrong suspect in the Marathox case, I didn't stand up for you. I let you take the fall.

  Alex Blake : No, no. You cut my rope. It was the highest-profile case we'd seen that year. All eyes were on me. It took a decade to recover.

  Erin Strauss : But I can assure you that your reputation in the bureau remained intact.

  Alex Blake : It sounds like you've convinced yourself that you didn't do any damage, but you did, Erin.

  Erin Strauss : Well, that was never my intent. I'm sorry. And my hope is that we can get past it. Maybe it doesn't matter to you, but I am glad that you're here.

  Alex Blake : Well, that makes two of us.

  Erin Strauss : Good night.