Episode guide
Criminal Minds: Season 5
23 episodes · premiered Sep 23, 2009
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- Episode 1: Nameless, Faceless Sep 23, 2009 · 42m As Rossi, Morgan and JJ profile a killer who is targeting an emergency room doctor, Prentiss realizes that Hotch is missing.
- Episode 2: Haunted Sep 30, 2009 · 40m · TMDB 7.8 The BAU must determine what caused a disturbed man to murder several people at a pharmacy before he harms anyone else.
- Episode 3: Reckoner Oct 7, 2009 · 40m The BAU investigates a case in Rossi's hometown that involves both his personal and professional life.
- Episode 4: Hopeless Oct 14, 2009 · 42m A group of suspects with a pack mentality who kill for the thrill of it are the subjects of a BAU manhunt.
- Episode 5: Cradle to Grave Oct 21, 2009 · 41m The team hunts a suspect who impregnates young women and has them give birth before murdering them.
- Episode 6: The Eyes Have It Nov 4, 2009 · 42m The BAU team tracks a serial killer who keeps the eyes of his victims as souvenirs.
- Episode 7: The Performer Nov 11, 2009 · 40m The BAU team investigates the mystery behind a trail of murders that all seem to align with the tour schedule of a rock star.
- Episode 8: Outfoxed Nov 18, 2009 · 39m The BAU team is tracking down a family annihilator, but needs to take a break from the case to get advice from "The Fox", who is an horrific killer from the team's past. "The Fox"…
- Episode 9: 100 Nov 25, 2009 · 42m The BAU team races to help Hotchner find The Reaper and save his family before it's too late.
- Episode 10: The Slave of Duty Dec 9, 2009 · 42m The team needs to reunite in order to solve a home invasion case, while Agent Hotchner may have to leave the team.
- Episode 11: Retaliation Dec 16, 2009 · 40m The BAU is called upon to profile the past of an ex-convict and help stop him after he escapes from custody and embarks on a violent killing spree.
- Episode 12: The Uncanny Valley Jan 13, 2010 · 41m An unusual personal obsession is at the center of a BAU abduction case. Meanwhile, Hotch struggles with his return to work.
- Episode 13: Risky Business Jan 20, 2010 · 40m A rash of startling teen suicides in a small Wyoming town is the focus of a BAU investigation.
- Episode 14: Parasite Feb 3, 2010 · 39m The BAU follows the mental decline of a con artist whose schemes have become so complicated that he begins to eliminate the people involved in them.
- Episode 15: Public Enemy Feb 10, 2010 · 42m A serial killer who targets random victims in highly visible places to create a sense of public fear is the subject of a BAU investigation.
- Episode 16: Mosley Lane Mar 3, 2010 · 42m The BAU is called by local authorities in Ashburn, Virginia, to profile a predator who may have been abducting children for at least eight years.
- Episode 17: Solitary Man Mar 10, 2010 · 41m A truck driver is kidnapping women and disposing of them in random locations and the BAU must find out his motive in order to catch him.
- Episode 18: The Fight Apr 7, 2010 · 42m The BAU team travels to San Francisco to investigate the murders of several homeless men and teams up with a separate group of BAU operatives who are working another case they think is…
- Episode 19: Rite of Passage Apr 14, 2010 · 39m The BAU team heads to Texas to track a serial killer targeting illegal immigrants attempting to make safe passage into the U.S.
- Episode 20: ...A Thousand Words May 5, 2010 · 39m The BAU team must profile a serial killer covered in tattoos who commits suicide, but leaves clues to the whereabouts of his last victim.
- Episode 21: Exit Wounds May 12, 2010 · 42m Garcia plays a crucial role in a case when she travels to Alaska with the BAU team to investigate the murders of several members of a small town.
- Episode 22: The Internet Is Forever May 19, 2010 · 41m The BAU team profiles a serial killer who uses the Internet as his hunting ground, bringing a whole meaning to the term "social networking".
- Episode 23: Our Darkest Hour May 26, 2010 · 41m A series of rolling blackouts in the city of Los Angeles lures a serial killer out of hiding, giving him renewed opportunities to continue his killing spree.