Criminal Minds (TV Series)

Epilogue (2011)

Joe Mantegna: David Rossi

Quotes 

• Dr. Spencer Reid : I'm a man of science. I didn't know how to deal with it. There's no quantifiable proof that God exists, and yet, in that moment I was faced with something that I couldn't explain. I still can't.

  Aaron 'Hotch' Hotchner : What if this UnSub has had a similar experience and this is his way of looking for answers?

  David Rossi : If that's the case, why kill Jake Shepherd? Why not just talk to him?

  Emily Prentiss : He wanted to see if he had the same experience as before.

  Jennifer Jareau : Once isn't enough?

  Emily Prentiss : Not if Jake didn't see the same thing the UnSub did. He wants to know if the experience can change. I can relate to that. Reid felt a warmth and saw a light. When I coded in the ambulance, all I felt was cold and darkness. And I would like to think that there's a different future waiting for me.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : You actually died?

  Derek Morgan : All right, but resuscitation is hit or miss. He can't guarantee that he can actually bring anyone back, let alone that anyone will remember what happened in their moment of so-called death.

  David Rossi : Reid, what's the best way to make sure his victims had an experience?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Keep them dead longer.

• David Rossi : [voiceover]  "To die is poignantly bitter, but the idea of having to die without having lived is unbearable." ~~ Erich Fromm

• David Rossi : [voiceover]  "The timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded it." ~~ Mary Catherine Bateson

• Jennifer Jareau : Now, that I noticed.

  Derek Morgan : Is something going on?

  Emily Prentiss : How did it go the other night?

  Derek Morgan : What happened the other night?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : You okay?

  David Rossi : Well, why wouldn't I be?

  Jennifer Jareau : You seem distracted.

  David Rossi : I'm considering a purchase.

  Derek Morgan : Come on, now, Rossi, you know we're not buying that. What's really going on?

  David Rossi : Look, it was a late night with Ringo and not enough coffee. I mean, the guy's a world-class drummer, but don't think I didn't wipe the floor with him in Rock Band.

  Jennifer Jareau : All right, what do you think?

  Emily Prentiss : He could be telling the truth. I only played him to the easy level.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : I can't tell.

  David Rossi : And you never will.

  Aaron 'Hotch' Hotchner : Let's get started.

• Emily Prentiss : I take it that wasn't Ringo inviting you to another party on the phone yesterday.

  David Rossi : It was Carolyn. She has ALS.

  Emily Prentiss : [exhales sharply]  Phew. Rossi, I'm... what do you need?

  David Rossi : It's not what I need, Emily. It's what she's asking me to do. The disease is acting quickly. Carolyn is already suffering, and she doesn't want to go out that way. She wants to die on her own terms. And when this case is over and we get back, she asked if I would help her do it.

  Emily Prentiss : [stunned]  What are you gonna do?

  David Rossi : I don't have a choice.