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        "Title": "Extreme Aggressor",
        "Summary": "When a Seattle, Washington woman goes missing and authorities connect her disappearance with three unsolved murders, the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit sets out to apprehend the killer and rescue his latest victim. Unit chief Aaron Hotchner is assigned to determine whether veteran profiler Jason Gideon, called out of medical leave for this case, is fit to return to duty permanently.",
        "DirectedBy": "Richard Shepard",
        "WrittenBy": [
            "Jeff Davis"
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        "Title": "Compulsion",
        "Summary": "When a Tempe, Arizona college student dies in the latest in a series of fires, the BAU attempts to think outside the box as they juggle profiling the serial arsonist-turned-serial killer and preventing them from setting another fire. Gideon recovers from a near-death experience and the team welcomes sex crimes expert Elle Greenaway (Lola Glaudini) into the fold.",
        "DirectedBy": "Charles Haid",
        "WrittenBy": [
            "Jeff Davis"
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        "Title": "Won't Get Fooled Again",
        "Summary": "When two explosions rip through Palm Beach, Florida communities, the BAU attempts to track down a bomber who is deliberately replicating the M.O. of incarcerated mass murderer Adrian Bale (Tim Kelleher) and Gideon finds himself forced to relive his memories of the events surrounding his encounter with Bale and subsequent nervous breakdown.",
        "DirectedBy": "Kevin Bray",
        "WrittenBy": [
            "Aaron Zelman"
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        "Title": "Plain Sight",
        "Summary": "When six San Diego, California women are raped, murdered, and posed with their eyes glued open, the BAU sets out to profile a killer who evades the authorities by striking in broad daylight and blending into the neighborhoods he targets.",
        "DirectedBy": "Matt Earl Beesley",
        "WrittenBy": [
            "Edward Allen Bernero"
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        "Title": "Broken Mirror",
        "Summary": "When the daughter of an Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney is kidnapped while leaving a party, the BAU juggles protecting the victim's twin sister, identifying the motive behind the kidnapping, and determining whether or not the abductor is one of their own. Guest starring Matt Letscher.",
        "DirectedBy": "Guy Norman Bee",
        "WrittenBy": [
            "Judith McCreary"
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        "Title": "L.D.S.K.",
        "Summary": "When a sniper non-lethally guns down six Des Plaines, Illinois civilians and unintentionally kills one, the BAU works with local authorities to prevent him from executing another attack. Reid finds himself forced to work without a gun after failing his firearms qualification exam.",
        "DirectedBy": "Ernest Dickerson",
        "WrittenBy": [
            "Andrew Wilder"
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        "Title": "The Fox",
        "Summary": "When two families living in two different states are found dead days after they were supposed to leave on vacation, the BAU sets out to profile a family annihilator who sees himself as the perfect father figure and is dedicated to punishing what he believes to be dysfunctional families.",
        "DirectedBy": "Guy Norman Bee",
        "WrittenBy": [
            "Simon Mirren"
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        "Title": "Natural Born Killer",
        "Summary": "When an undercover agent disappears the same night a Baltimore, Maryland family is found dead in two separate locations, the BAU works with the Organized Crime Unit to apprehend a hitman responsible for over one hundred murders.",
        "DirectedBy": "Peter Ellis",
        "WrittenBy": [
            "Debra J. Fisher",
            "Erica Messer"
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        "Title": "Derailed",
        "Summary": "A schizophrenic physicist suffers a mental breakdown and holds Elle and four other civilians hostage on a passenger train en route to Dallas, Texas. Reid and the BAU attempt to establish trust with the shooter and prevent casualties by going along with the man's hallucinations.",
        "DirectedBy": "Félix Alcalá",
        "WrittenBy": [
            "Jeff Davis"
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        "Title": "The Popular Kids",
        "Summary": "When a high school student's body is found near Massanutten Mountain and his girlfriend is reported missing, the BAU attempts to determine whether or not the crimes were committed by a Satanic cult. Reid confides in his teammates about his battle with a series of recurring nightmares.",
        "DirectedBy": "Andy Wolk",
        "WrittenBy": [
            "Edward Allen Bernero"
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        "Title": "Blood Hungry",
        "Summary": "When two seemingly unrelated murders take place in Tennessee, the BAU launches a manhunt for a cannibalistic killer obsessed with a neighborhood youth. After injuring his leg in (what he tells the team was) a skydiving accident, Gideon finds himself forced to work remotely from Quantico, invading Garcia's space and driving her to distraction.",
        "DirectedBy": "Charles Haid",
        "WrittenBy": [
            "Ed Napier"
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        "Title": "What Fresh Hell?",
        "Summary": "When an eleven-year-old girl is abducted in broad daylight while at a Wilmington, Delaware community park, the BAU works with local authorities to determine whether or not her father was responsible.",
        "DirectedBy": "Adam Davidson",
        "WrittenBy": [
            "Judith McCreary"
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        "Title": "Poison",
        "Summary": "When eight Beachwood, New Jersey residents are poisoned with a combination of LSD and rohypnol, the BAU juggles identifying the poisoner and preventing a larger-scale incident from taking place.",
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        "Title": "Riding the Lightning",
        "Summary": "On death row, only hours before their execution, the team is interviewing husband-and-wife serial killers responsible for the murders of over eighteen Florida teenage girls. Gideon suspects the wife is innocent and sets out to prove his theory before time runs out.",
        "DirectedBy": "Chris Long",
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        "Title": "Unfinished Business",
        "Summary": "A notorious Philadelphia, Pennsylvania serial killer seemingly resurfaces after an eighteen-year absence, but with differing methods and older victims, and sends a taunting letter to retired FBI profiler Max Ryan (Geoff Pierson). The BAU struggles to determine if this is a copycat, or if the killer has resumed his killing spree.",
        "DirectedBy": "J. Miller Tobin",
        "WrittenBy": [
            "Debra J. Fisher",
            "Erica Messer"
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        "Title": "The Tribe",
        "Summary": "When five New Mexico college students are tortured, mutilated and murdered, the BAU determines the crime was a pack killing by a racist, Manson Family-type cult, obsessed with pretending to be Native Americans. Hotch endures a tense reunion with his estranged brother Sean.",
        "DirectedBy": "Matt Earl Beesley",
        "WrittenBy": [
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        "Title": "A Real Rain",
        "Summary": "When three people are gunned down in New York City, the BAU sets out to track down a vigilante bent on exacting vengeance against criminals who got away with their crimes.",
        "DirectedBy": "Gloria Muzio",
        "WrittenBy": [
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        "Title": "Somebody's Watching",
        "Summary": "While conducting a profiling seminar in Los Angeles, California, Gideon and Reid set out to identify a murderous stalker obsessed with television starlet Lila Archer (Amber Heard), but Lila's growing attraction to Reid threatens to jeopardize the investigation.",
        "DirectedBy": "Paul Shapiro",
        "WrittenBy": [
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        "Title": "Machismo",
        "Summary": "When thirteen elderly women are sexually assaulted and murdered in Mexico, the BAU faces resistance from local authorities as they attempt to identify the perpetrator. Hotch juggles his responsibilities at work and his responsibilities at home.",
        "DirectedBy": "Guy Norman Bee",
        "WrittenBy": [
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        "Title": "Charm and Harm",
        "Summary": "When five young women are abducted, tortured, and drowned in hotel bathtubs throughout the South, the BAU sets out to apprehend a serial killer who changes his appearance to evade capture.",
        "DirectedBy": "Félix Alcalá",
        "WrittenBy": [
            "Debra J. Fisher",
            "Erica Messer"
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        "Title": "Secrets and Lies",
        "Summary": "When an undercover CIA agent is tortured to death after helping an informant hide from her physically abusive yet high-powered husband, the BAU interrogates the four counter-terrorism agents connected to her case in an attempt to expose the traitor.",
        "DirectedBy": "Matt Earl Beesley",
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        "Title": "The Fisher King, Part 1",
        "Summary": "When each individual BAU member receives a mysterious message while on bureau-mandated vacation, the team suspects they have become pawns in an elaborate fantasy game and sets out to identify a budding serial killer with a deadly fixation on Arthurian legend.",
        "DirectedBy": "Edward Allen Bernero",
        "WrittenBy": [
            "Edward Allen Bernero"
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        "Title": "The Fisher King, Part 2",
        "Summary": "As the BAU continues to decipher the clues left behind by psychopathic killer Randall Garner (Charles Haid), Reid uncovers a personal connection that could solve the case. Elle finds herself fighting for her life after being shot in her own home.",
        "DirectedBy": "Gloria Muzio",
        "WrittenBy": [
            "Edward Allen Bernero"
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        "Title": "P911",
        "Summary": "When a missing boy turns up in an online auction, the BAU works with former profiler Katherine Cole (Mary Page Keller) and the FBI's Innocent Images Unit to save the boy's life. Hotch and Reid grow increasingly concerned about Elle when she returns from medical leave.",
        "DirectedBy": "Adam Davidson",
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        "Summary": "When a series of murders in Jacksonville, Florida escalates to include psychological attacks on the victim's families, the BAU suspects the crimes were committed by two people working together as a team.",
        "DirectedBy": "Félix Alcalá",
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            "Debra J. Fisher",
            "Erica Messer"
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        "Title": "Psychodrama",
        "Summary": "When a Los Angeles, California bank robber escalates from making his victims undress to putting their lives on the line, the BAU sets out to catch him before he strikes again. Hotch's relationship with Haley grows increasingly tense.",
        "DirectedBy": "Guy Norman Bee",
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        "Summary": "When a Dayton, Ohio serial rapist resumes his spree following a six-week hiatus, the BAU works with local authorities to implement an elaborate strategy to catch him. Elle makes a decision that promises to send shockwaves through the team.",
        "DirectedBy": "Tim Matheson",
        "WrittenBy": [
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        "Title": "The Boogeyman",
        "Summary": "With Elle placed on psychological evaluation and Hotch keeping an eye on her, the remaining members of the BAU set out to track down an Ozona, Texas serial killer responsible for the violent deaths of several young children.",
        "DirectedBy": "Steve Boyum",
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        "Title": "North Mammon",
        "Summary": "When three Pennsylvania teenage girls are abducted on the night of a pep rally, the BAU finds themselves forced to profile an entire town. JJ struggles with personal demons and the team continues to reel from Elle's abrupt departure.",
        "DirectedBy": "Matt Earl Beesley",
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        "Title": "Empty Planet",
        "Summary": "When a bomber targets technologically advanced institutions throughout Seattle, the BAU sets out to determine whether he is acting alone and what his ulterior motives are.",
        "DirectedBy": "Elodie Keene",
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        "Title": "The Last Word",
        "Summary": "When two women are found dead in St. Louis, Missouri, the BAU searches for two serial killers who are attempting to outdo each other. Hotch grows suspicious of Emily Prentiss (Paget Brewster), a prospective new team member eager to prove that she deserves a place on the team.",
        "DirectedBy": "Gloria Muzio",
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            "Erica Messer"
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        "Summary": "When a chemical bomb is found during a DEA raid, Gideon, Reid, and Prentiss travel to Guantanamo Bay detention camp to interrogate the leader of a sleeper cell while the remaining members of the BAU set out to prevent an attack on U.S. soil.",
        "DirectedBy": "Guy Norman Bee",
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        "Summary": "When several prostitutes are found dead throughout the Washington metropolitan area, Reid suspects a troubled high school student (Anton Yelchin) is responsible for the heinous crimes; Hotch enters the world of dirty politics after a political heavyweight (Mel Harris) forces him to keep the case quiet.",
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        "DirectedBy": "Glenn Kershaw",
        "WrittenBy": [
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        "Summary": "Investigating a series of murders in Golconda, Nevada, the BAU must find out both why a mysterious man (Keith Carradine) keeps coming back every year and where his latest victims are.",
        "DirectedBy": "John Gallagher",
        "WrittenBy": [
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        "Summary": "When an Atlanta, Georgia suburban couple is slashed to death in their home on the night of the Super Bowl, the BAU sets out to track down a religious killing team, only for one of their own to face a life-threatening situation.",
        "DirectedBy": "Gloria Muzio",
        "WrittenBy": [
            "Edward Allen Bernero"
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        "DirectedBy": "Guy Norman Bee",
        "WrittenBy": [
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        "AirDate": "2007-02-07",
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        "Summary": "When four African-American women and one Caucasian man are found dead in Peekskill, New York, the BAU unearths a sinister motive. Reid struggles to overcome his addiction to Dilaudid as he relives being tortured and drugged.",
        "DirectedBy": "Rob Spera",
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        "Summary": "When a series of murders occur throughout Houston, Texas, the BAU suspects they are dealing with a homeless man who is against gentrification. Prentiss notices a sudden change in Reid's behavior.",
        "DirectedBy": "John F. Showalter",
        "WrittenBy": [
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        "Summary": "When a New Orleans, Louisiana serial killer resumes his crime spree after being presumed dead for two years, the BAU works with NOPD detective William LaMontagne Jr. (Josh Stewart) to decipher the only clue they have to go on. Reid continues to struggle with the aftermath of being taken hostage by Tobias.",
        "DirectedBy": "Steve Shill",
        "WrittenBy": [
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        "Summary": "When two San Francisco, California families are burned to death while they sleep, the BAU determines both sets of victims are linked through a radical environmentalist group that uses fire to spread their message.",
        "DirectedBy": "John Gallagher",
        "WrittenBy": [
            "Andrew Wilder"
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        "Summary": "When a Russian immigrant is abducted from his Baltimore, Maryland home and held for ransom, the BAU works with Prentiss' estranged mother, Ambassador Elizabeth Prentiss (Kate Jackson), to determine the kidnapper's identity.",
        "DirectedBy": "Jesús Treviño",
        "WrittenBy": [
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        "Title": "Open Season",
        "Summary": "When three people are found dead in a remote region of Idaho's Boise National Forest and a fourth is reported missing, the BAU sets out to profile and track down a pair of killers who hunt their victims for sport.",
        "DirectedBy": "Félix Alcalá",
        "WrittenBy": [
            "Debra J. Fisher",
            "Erica Messer"
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        "AirDate": "2007-05-02",
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        "Summary": "When a Kansas City, Kansas detective arrives in Quantico with information concerning a series of mysterious disappearances, the BAU sets out to catch a mission-oriented killer who believes they are doing the world a service by killing homeless people.",
        "DirectedBy": "Glenn Kershaw",
        "WrittenBy": [
            "Edward Allen Bernero"
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        "AirDate": "2007-05-09",
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        "Title": "No Way Out, Part II: The Evilution of Frank",
        "Summary": "When prolific serial killer Frank Breitkopf (Keith Carradine) breaks into Gideon's apartment and kills his girlfriend, the BAU finds themselves forced to profile both men as they circumvent local authorities and spearhead their own investigation. BAU Section Chief Erin Strauss (Jayne Atkinson) blackmails an agent into providing inside information on Hotch's methods.",
        "DirectedBy": "Edward Allen Bernero",
        "WrittenBy": [
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        "AirDate": "2007-05-16",
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        "Title": "Doubt",
        "Summary": "When three women are stabbed to death at a Flagstaff, Arizona college, the BAU sets their sights on a campus security guard only to find themselves doubting their profiling skills when another woman dies while their prime suspect is in custody.",
        "DirectedBy": "Gloria Muzio",
        "WrittenBy": [
            "Chris Mundy"
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        "AirDate": "2007-09-26",
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        "Title": "In Name and Blood",
        "Summary": "With Gideon missing, Hotch transferring, and Prentiss resigning, Strauss and the remaining members of the BAU set out to track down a Milwaukee, Wisconsin spree killer who cuts women's hearts out with a chisel.",
        "DirectedBy": "Edward Allen Bernero",
        "WrittenBy": [
            "Chris Mundy"
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        "AirDate": "2007-10-03",
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        "Title": "Scared to Death",
        "Summary": "When four bodies are found in a mass grave outside Portland, Oregon, the BAU determines the victims all died at the hands of a serial killer who uses people's greatest fears to his advantage. The team struggles to come to terms with Gideon's departure.",
        "DirectedBy": "Félix Alcalá",
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        "AirDate": "2011-01-26",
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        "AirDate": "2011-02-09",
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        "AirDate": "2011-02-23",
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        "AirDate": "2011-05-11",
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        "AirDate": "2011-05-18",
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        "DirectedBy": "Glenn Kershaw",
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        "AirDate": "2011-09-28",
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        "AirDate": "2011-10-05",
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        "AirDate": "2015-02-04",
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        "AirDate": "2015-04-29",
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