Thomas Gibson credited as playing...
Aaron Hotchner
- Aaron Hotchner: Then I have to ask you, how do you know she's missing?
- Dr. Spencer Reid: Because we always addressed our letters to our pseudonyms.
- Aaron Hotchner: And you're Dr. Joseph Bell?
- Dr. Spencer Reid: The real-life inspiration for Sherlock Holmes. And that codename is how I know she's in trouble. The voice on the phone identified himself as Adam Worth. That was the American criminal that Arthur Conan Doyle based the character of Moriarty on.
- Aaron Hotchner: And what did he say to you?
- Dr. Spencer Reid: Zugzwang. It's a chess term. It describes the point in a game when a plyer realizes he'll inevitably be checkmated. He has to decide whether to resign or play through the bitter end.
- Aaron Hotchner: If you're right about this, then you're part of his victimology, too.
- Dr. Spencer Reid: I know. He thinks he'll get away with this, and... he might. I have a wealth of knowledge I should be applying to this case -- behavioral patterns of violent stalkers, tactical recovery strategies, victim survival odds -- but... right now I can't focus on anything for more than four seconds at a time, which makes me the dumbest person in the room, so... please help me. Help me find her.
- Aaron Hotchner: We don't know if we have a case, so we'll be working on personal time. Does anybody want to leave?
- [Derek shakes no]
- Aaron Hotchner: Good, let's get to work.
- Dr. Spencer Reid: Hotch, did you ever identify me to Bobby Putnam's girlfriend?
- Aaron Hotchner: What?
- Dr. Spencer Reid: Did you say my name to her? Did you call me "Dr. Reid" or "Agent Reid"?
- Aaron Hotchner: I never mentioned you at all. Why?
- Diane Turner: [flashback] Excuse me, doctor?
- Dr. Spencer Reid: I think I know who the unsub is.
- Aaron Hotchner: Reid, I can't let you be a part of this takedown.
- Dr. Spencer Reid: We don't have a choice. If I don't go in there, Maeve is dead.
- Aaron Hotchner: And if you do, you're dead.
- Dr. Spencer Reid: Hotch, we've known from the beginning she's on a murder-suicide mission, but we never stopped to ask why she's on that mission. We know now it's because she wants recognition, the type of recognition she thinks Maeve gets, and I can give her that.
- Aaron Hotchner: How?
- Dr. Spencer Reid: I'm gonna tell her that I love her.
- Aaron Hotchner: How clear is your head?
- Dr. Spencer Reid: Not very clear.
- Aaron Hotchner: I want to talk to her parents but I want you to observe the interview.