Criminal Minds - Season 5
Episode List
E1 - Nameless, Faceless
Aired: September 23, 2009
As Rossi, Morgan and JJ profile a killer who is targeting an emergency room doctor, Prentiss realizes that Hotch is missing.
E2 - Haunted
Aired: September 30, 2009
The BAU must determine what caused a disturbed man to murder several people at a pharmacy before he harms anyone else.
E3 - Reckoner
Aired: October 07, 2009
The BAU investigates a case in Rossi's hometown that involves both his personal and professional life.
E4 - Hopeless
Aired: October 14, 2009
A group of suspects with a pack mentality who kill for the thrill of it are the subjects of a BAU manhunt.
E5 - Cradle to Grave
Aired: October 21, 2009
The team hunts a suspect who impregnates young women and has them give birth before murdering them.
E6 - The Eyes Have It
Aired: November 04, 2009
The BAU team tracks a serial killer who keeps the eyes of his victims as souvenirs.
E7 - The Performer
Aired: November 11, 2009
The BAU team investigates the mystery behind a trail of murders that all seem to align with the tour schedule of a rock star.
E8 - Outfoxed
Aired: November 18, 2009
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" surprises the team with a ominous message for Agent Hotchner.
E9 - 100
Aired: November 25, 2009
The BAU team races to help Hotchner find The Reaper and save his family before it's too late.
E10 - The Slave of Duty
Aired: December 09, 2009
The team needs to reunite in order to solve a home invasion case, while Agent Hotchner may have to leave the team.
E11 - Retaliation
Aired: December 16, 2009
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.
E12 - The Uncanny Valley
Aired: January 13, 2010
An unusual personal obsession is at the center of a BAU abduction case. Meanwhile, Hotch struggles with his return to work.
E13 - Risky Business
Aired: January 20, 2010
A rash of startling teen suicides in a small Wyoming town is the focus of a BAU investigation.
E14 - Parasite
Aired: February 03, 2010
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.
E15 - Public Enemy
Aired: February 10, 2010
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.
E16 - Mosley Lane
Aired: March 03, 2010
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.
E17 - Solitary Man
Aired: March 10, 2010
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.
E18 - The Fight
Aired: April 07, 2010
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 connected.
E19 - Rite of Passage
Aired: April 14, 2010
The BAU team heads to Texas to track a serial killer targeting illegal immigrants attempting to make safe passage into the U.S.
E20 - ...A Thousand Words
Aired: May 05, 2010
The BAU team must profile a serial killer covered in tattoos who commits suicide, but leaves clues to the whereabouts of his last victim.
E21 - Exit Wounds
Aired: May 12, 2010
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.
E22 - The Internet Is Forever
Aired: May 19, 2010
The BAU team profiles a serial killer who uses the Internet as his hunting ground, bringing a whole meaning to the term "social networking".
E23 - Our Darkest Hour
Aired: May 26, 2010
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.