Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior
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Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior is a drama about an elite team of agents within the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) who use unconventional methods of investigation and aggressive tactics to capture the nation's most nefarious criminals. Unit chief Special Agent Sam Cooper is a mentally and physically fierce natural leader who is not afraid to put his career on the line in order to stand by his convictions. Cooper strives to avoid political bureaucracy and has handpicked an eclectic group of profilers to work outside the confines of Quantico. They include strong-willed and outspoken Beth Griffith, the newest member of the team who joins them from the FBI Threat Assessment Task Force; former British Special Forces soldier Mick Rawson, who is confident and handsome and works as a highly skilled marksman with an undiluted eye for rooting out evil; John "Prophet" Sims, a former convict with a street-smart edge and a calm, Zen-like presence who is determined to make amends for past sins; Gina LaSalle, an attractive, tough agent armed with a cunning sense of perception; and Penelope Garcia, a computer wizard who has spent years aiding Agent Hotchner and his BAU team on its toughest cases. This exceptional group of FBI operatives is strong in their beliefs and steadfast in their mission to bring the country's most dangerous criminals to justice.
Highest-rated episodes all ranked
- 01
JaneA case involving the abduction of several women becomes personal for the red cell team when one of the victims, "Jane Doe," is never reported as missing. - 02
NighthawkAfter a spree killer targets Tulsa, Oklahoma residents, Cooper and the red cell team are called to step in before the situation escalates. - 03
SmotherThe Red Cell team must track down a suspect who is kidnapping young mothers. Meanwhile, Beth discovers why this particular case hits close to home for Mick.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Two of a KindFebruary 16, 2011Cooper and his Red Cell team are called to Cleveland to investigate a series of child abductions. - S01E02
Lonely HeartFebruary 23, 2011The Red Cell team travels to Ohio to track down a killer targeting single businessmen. - S01E03
See No EvilMarch 2, 2011Cooper and the Red Cell team are called in by the Tucson Police Department to capture a serial killer who removes the eyes of the victims. - S01E04
One Shot KillMarch 9, 2011Mick finds himself being taunted by the serial sniper who he and the team are charged with tracking down. - S01E05
Here is the FireMarch 16, 2011After an explosion rips through a small town school, the team must track down the bomber before another attack occurs. - S01E06
DevotionMarch 23, 2011The red cell team tries to find a serial killer who is traveling across the country kidnapping and then hanging his victims. - S01E07Season's bestJaneMarch 30, 2011A case involving the abduction of several women becomes personal for the red cell team when one of the victims, "Jane Doe," is never reporte
- S01E08NighthawkApril 6, 2011After a spree killer targets Tulsa, Oklahoma residents, Cooper and the red cell team are called to step in before the situation escalates.
- S01E09SmotherApril 13, 2011The Red Cell team must track down a suspect who is kidnapping young mothers. Meanwhile, Beth discovers why this particular case hits close t
- S01E10
The Time is NowMay 4, 2011Cooper testifies in a case involving a death row inmate petitioning for a mistrial on a profile that was provided by Director Fickler. Meanw - S01E11
StraysMay 11, 2011The Red Cell team is asked personally by FBI Director Fickler to find the estranged daughter of a federal judge, who is his longtime friend. - S01E12
The Girl in the Blue MaskMay 18, 2011Cooper and the red cell team try to find a killer who disfigures the faces of his victims. - S01E13
Death by a Thousand CutsMay 25, 2011Cooper and the red cell team track a serial killer who is randomly shooting people in crowded areas. Also, Beth's life is put in peril when
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