Criminal Minds (TV Series)

Heathridge Manor (2012)

Matthew Gray Gubler: Dr. Spencer Reid

Quotes 

• Dr. Spencer Reid : The UnSub's not the first to do this. Poisoned garments actually have an incredibly long history, going all the way back to the shirt of Nessus, which killed Hercules.

• Dr. Spencer Reid : If someone's carrying on in Catherine's mission, then it's quite possible they both suffered from *folie à deux*, a shared psychotic disorder between two people who are extremely close, and that would mean it's most likely a family member.

  David Rossi : Maybe one or both of her kids.

• David Rossi : Emily, you asked earlier if she was going to a renaissance fair. There's something to that.

  Emily Prentiss : Based on the dress, there could be more of a connection to history than the occult.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Renaissance fairs typically replicate 16th century England. They've surged in popularity since they began in the 1960s.

  Penelope Garcia : And it's not just a bunch of nerds in costumes eating turkey legs, you guys.

• Dr. Spencer Reid : There's something else that's been bothering me. Why is he putting white face makeup on his victims after they're dead?

  David Rossi : Isn't that what they wore in the Elizabethan era?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Yes, but only upper-class women wore white face makeup. It was a symbol of virginity and purity. But he's dressing them like characters out of *The Merry Wives of Windsor*, which is one of Shakespeare's rare plays about the middle class.

  Jennifer Jareau : So, it's inconsistent.

  Aaron Hotchner : The makeup could mean that he believes death is purifying them.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : What if this is like the Salem witch trials, where they test the girls by trying to drown them? If they died, it meant they were obviously innocent. If they somehow survived, they were considered witches and therefore hanged.

  David Rossi : Wonderful. A lose-lose situation.

  Jennifer Jareau : The UnSub didn't submerge the victims in water to torture them. It was some sort of a test?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : With death being the only possible outcome.

• Dr. Spencer Reid : Guys, I think these numbers are dates. If you reverse them and chop off the 11 at the beginning and end...

  Aaron Hotchner : That's two days after each woman went missing.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : It's more than that, though. Look. March 1st is Saint Eichatadt day. March 21st is the spring equinox, and the 24th is the Feast of the Beast. All important holidays in the Satanic calendar for sacrifices.

  Derek Morgan : What about the 11 on the end?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : To many occultists 11 is symbolic of Lucifer.

  Jennifer Jareau : Okay, I thought we were moving away from Satanic killings.

  Aaron Hotchner : Apparently we need to reconsider.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : There's gotta be some sort of connection to the Devil here.

  Aaron Hotchner : Reid, what other upcoming dates are significant to Satanists?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Good Friday, then Easter eve. Then preparations begin in mid-April for the most important holiday of all, Walpurgis Night on April 30th.