Criminal Minds (TV Series)

Zugzwang (2013)

Thomas Gibson: Aaron Hotchner

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• 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.

• 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.

• 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 : 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.