Criminal Minds (TV Series)

Risky Business (2010)

Matthew Gray Gubler: Dr. Spencer Reid

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• Dr. Spencer Reid : [Watching Prentiss play with a wooden toy puzzle]  What is that?

  Emily Prentiss : It's called a 'star puzzle'. It's basically impossible to figure out.You have to put all of the pieces back together to form a perfect star. But the origin of it is, um, kind of a romantic tale.

  [She abandons the puzzle to explain as the rest of the team stops what they're doing to listen] 

  Emily Prentiss : There was this young prince who wanted to win the heart of the fairest maiden in the land, so he climbed to the top of the tallest tower in the kingdom and he caught a falling star for her. Unfortunately, he was so excited that he dropped it and it smashed into all of these pieces. So he frantically put it back together again to prove his undying love to her and he succeeded and they lived happily ever after.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : That doesn't make any sense.

  Emily Prentiss : What do you mean?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : You can't catch a falling star. It would burn up in the atmosphere.

  Emily Prentiss : Yeah, but it's not literal, Reid, it's a fable.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : But there's no moral. Uh, fables have morals.

  Emily Prentiss : Okay, so it's just a romantic little story.

  [Reid picks up the pieces and begins assembling it] 

  Emily Prentiss : And the point is, it's basically impossible to do because you have to take all of those pieces and fit them together exactly -

  [Reid sets the completed star on the table] 

  Emily Prentiss : There's a lot to hate about you, Dr. Reid.

• Aaron Hotchner : We believe the unsub responsible for these deaths may be a teenager.

  Emily Prentiss : He's a loner. He doesn't participate in team sports or group activities. He's withdrawn, very low self-esteem.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : His only form of pure interaction is online. He engages in activity that draws attention to himself yet isolates himself from his peers.

  Jennifer Jareau : [presenting the profile to a group of adults]  Parents and teachers should watch out for the warning signs: kids with bloodshot eyes, marks on their necks, severe headaches, disorientation.

  David Rossi : In real life, he considers himself a loser. In cyberspace, he can pull strings. Makes him feel powerful.

  Deputy #1 : Does this kid know that other kids are dying because of him?

  Derek Morgan : He's choking himself and daring others to do it, so we're most likely looking at reckless homicides here.

  Jennifer Jareau : If you see anything that's unusual or suspicious, just call the sheriff's department and we will try to direct you as best we can. All right, thank you.

  [the crowd breaks up] 

  Jennifer Jareau : Well, we told as many parents as we could.

  Sheriff Samuels : Do you think it helped?

  Jennifer Jareau : Not as much as getting through to the kids will.

• Dr. Spencer Reid : The first few days leading up to a teenager's suicide are usually very telling. Their behavior is transparent. There's multitude of indicators

  Jennifer Jareau : Yeah, but the most common don't exists here. There's no prior attempts, no period or deep depression, no withdrawal from family member, no spontaneous proclamations of love

  Emily Prentiss : Spontaneous proclamations of love?

  Jennifer Jareau : [Hesitates]  Sometimes a suicidal person, in the days leading up to the act, will just blur out "I love you" to family. Sort of like a good bye

• Wilson Summers : [In the hospital]  Sherriff?

  Sheriff Samuels : This is Dr. Reid

  Wilson Summers : Ahh, is my son all right doctor?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Actually, I... I'm not type of a doctor. I'm with the FBI