Criminal Minds (TV Series)

Luke (2018)

Matthew Gray Gubler: Dr. Spencer Reid

Quotes 

• Dr. Spencer Reid : You know, most assassinations are one and dones. Hit men acquire a target, execute them, and then disappear. Killing multiple victims without changing his M.O. exposes him and makes him trackable.

  Jennifer Jareau : The victims were seemingly-average people with normal, middle-class lives. Nothing here says they would be targeted by a hit man.

  Dr. Tara Lewis : Yeah, killing random people's just not what a hit man does.

  Luke Alvez : If they're moving this fast, they must be working off a list.

  Matt Simmons : What if all three victims are key witnesses to a federal crime? That would put them on a list.

  David Rossi : As would witness protection.

  Emily Prentiss : Garcia, start running through the WITSEC database. I'll reach out to them and the U.S. Attorney's office, see if there's any overlap.

• Dr. Spencer Reid : We should also consider that our unsub might not be a hit man, that he's operating off a list of victims based on their perceived transgressions.

  Jennifer Jareau : A moral enforcer.

  Emily Prentiss : Well, either way, we need to assume there are other targets. We'll run the case out of here until we can predict his next move. But based on his speed, we will have to work fast.

• Penelope Garcia : Guys. Bad news.

  Emily Prentiss : A fourth victim already?

  Penelope Garcia : Paul McEntee. Arlington, Virginia, just south of here. He's an accountant, lived alone. I sent all the files to your tablet and phones.

  Emily Prentiss : Any luck with WITSEC?

  Penelope Garcia : Not yet. And I've been scouring any pertinent FBI databases. Nothing there, either.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Two kills in less than a day. He's speeding up.

  Emily Prentiss : Well, if our unsub's a hit man, he's moving fast to avoid detection. He might be near the end of his list.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : I'm still not convinced he is a hit man. If he's a vigilante or moral enforcer, the shortening cooling-down period could be a sign he's losing control.

  Emily Prentiss : Spence, you, Dave, and Tara go to Bethesda. Luke and I will head to the M.E.'s office, take a look at the latest victim. I'll have Matt and JJ go to Arlington.

• Matt Simmons : What did you find, Spence?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Victim's name is Mike Everson. He owns an auto shop and lived alone. Now, the DEA says he's a known drug trafficker for the Martinez cartel, so even though Ramos isn't our guy, it appears as though the unsub is still punishing his victims for their cartel ties.

  Luke Alvez : Any signs of a struggle? Did Mike fight back?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : He did, and during the fight, this happened.

  [showing them blood spatter on the wall] 

  Dr. Spencer Reid : This part right here isn't blood. It's a mixture of chewing tobacco and saliva. What's weird is the unsub used bleach to try to clean it up, but he left behind some residue. I'm having it run through all the appropriate criminal databases. I mean, hopefully there's a hit.

  Luke Alvez : [realizing]  Son of a...

  Dr. Spencer Reid : What?

  Luke Alvez : We need the whole team. I know who did this.

• Dr. Spencer Reid : We profiled Grant as either a hit man or a moral enforcer, but he's actually both. He's a moral enforcer posing as a hit man. It's the perfect cover.

  Emily Prentiss : We need to find everyone associated with the cartel in this immediate area. That's where he's heading next.

  Jennifer Jareau : [entering]  The DEA's just given us three more suspected Martinez cartel contacts in the D.C. area. I just sent you all their info, Garcia.

  Penelope Garcia : On it. Ken Ronson, Steve Bagnis, Kathleen Jensen. I've sent you their home and work addresses.

  Emily Prentiss : Phil, do you recognize any of them?

  Phil Brooks : No.

  Emily Prentiss : Okay, then we have to assume all three are still in play. Let's split up and go.

• Emily Prentiss : Jeremy Grant has killed multiple people. Now that he's murdered a federal agent, he knows the full weight of every agency in the U.S. law enforcement machine will be looking for him.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : We know from his profile he's not suicidal.

  Jennifer Jareau : Exactly. So he'll go underground, which means he'll either flee the country or wait for the storm to pass.

  Matt Simmons : He's a sniper with resources on both sides of the border.

  Dr. Tara Lewis : Right. These guys are trained to have safe houses and backstops.

  Emily Prentiss : Okay, that's where we start. I want a full background on Grant's DEA history; missions, known associates, anyone or anything that would help keep him off the radar. JJ's right, he will try and go underground, but before he does, I have a feeling he's gonna wanna get in one final shot.

• Dr. Spencer Reid : Garcia compiled a list of buses and trains that pass through or originate in the area at this time of night. We have three good options, and I already have her pulling CCTV footage and passenger manifests.

  Jennifer Jareau : Okay, you know, we need to just step back a second and-and stop thinking about Grant like he's a tourist. We need to start thinking about this like he's, I don't know, trying to smuggle himself out.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : In that case, we should look at commercial trucking routes. It would take time and coordination, but it's a good way out of the country, although it does limit his destination options.

  Jennifer Jareau : Okay, now what about international waters? Once you're out there, all bets are off. You can pretty much go anywhere you want.

  David Rossi : There's smaller marinas off the Potomac, and there's the ports.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Well, Alexandria's the closest to D.C., but it's small. If Grant really wanted to blend with a crowd, he'd head down to Baltimore. By overall dollar value of cargo, it's the ninth-biggest port in the U.S.

  Jennifer Jareau : Airports, marinas, bus terminals. All right, let's get the rest of the team and get started.