1 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:09,540 MELINDA: Watch this! 2 00:00:09,540 --> 00:00:11,540 Ooh, is Mommy going to get Danny? Is Mommy going to get Danny? 3 00:00:11,540 --> 00:00:12,790 Quiet Hills Park ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND 4 00:00:12,790 --> 00:00:15,210 Mommy got Danny! Oh, Mommy got Danny. 5 00:00:15,210 --> 00:00:16,830 (BOTH LAUGHING) 6 00:00:18,670 --> 00:00:21,920 MELINDA: Mommy got Danny. Oh, that was fun. 7 00:00:21,920 --> 00:00:24,500 FOOTBALL PLAYER: Get him. Get him. Get back. Block. 8 00:00:24,500 --> 00:00:26,540 MELINDA: I'm going to get you again! 9 00:00:26,540 --> 00:00:28,170 (BOYS SHOUTING) 10 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:33,290 Schooled you. Schooled you. 11 00:00:35,540 --> 00:00:37,290 GIRL: Hey, Abby, wait up. 12 00:00:41,540 --> 00:00:45,250 Hey, let's stop here. I like this view. 13 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:48,710 (BOTH GIGGLING) 14 00:00:50,290 --> 00:00:51,790 Hey! Watch it! 15 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:54,460 Seriously? 16 00:00:56,000 --> 00:00:57,710 (ABBY CHUCKLING) 17 00:01:21,830 --> 00:01:23,250 (LAUGHING) 18 00:01:25,380 --> 00:01:27,500 MELLINDA: (DISTORTED) Mommy got Danny. 19 00:01:27,500 --> 00:01:29,290 (DANNY COUGHS) 20 00:01:29,290 --> 00:01:31,120 Are you okay, Danny? 21 00:01:31,620 --> 00:01:33,040 (COUGHING) 22 00:01:33,330 --> 00:01:34,460 (SNIFFLES) 23 00:01:34,460 --> 00:01:37,920 I'm sorry, baby. We must have caught something today. 24 00:01:37,920 --> 00:01:39,210 You're burning up. 25 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:50,330 (COUGHING) 26 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:00,670 (SIREN BLARING) 27 00:02:02,750 --> 00:02:04,170 (COUGHING) 28 00:02:06,330 --> 00:02:08,580 Please, I need help. 29 00:02:18,830 --> 00:02:19,960 Abby! 30 00:02:21,420 --> 00:02:22,580 Abby! 31 00:02:23,670 --> 00:02:26,960 Case must be local. JJ said not to bring a go-bag. 32 00:02:27,750 --> 00:02:29,210 MORGAN: What's the Army doing here? 33 00:02:29,210 --> 00:02:31,210 What the hell is going on? 34 00:02:45,210 --> 00:02:49,420 Guys, this is Dr Linda Kimura, Chief of Special Pathogens at the CDC. 35 00:02:49,420 --> 00:02:50,620 -Hello. -KIMURA: Hello. 36 00:02:50,620 --> 00:02:52,830 I am sorry to meet under these circumstances. 37 00:02:52,830 --> 00:02:55,790 -What circumstances? -We need to get started. 38 00:02:57,540 --> 00:03:00,500 Last night, 25 people checked into emergency rooms 39 00:03:00,500 --> 00:03:02,120 in and around Annapolis. 40 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:04,460 They were all at the same park after 2:00 PM yesterday. 41 00:03:04,460 --> 00:03:06,460 Within 10 hours, the first victim died. 42 00:03:06,460 --> 00:03:09,960 It's now just past 7:00 AM the next day. We have 12 dead. 43 00:03:10,420 --> 00:03:13,460 Lung failure and black lesions. Anthrax? 44 00:03:13,460 --> 00:03:16,710 -Anthrax doesn't kill this fast. -This strain does. 45 00:03:17,170 --> 00:03:19,500 What are we doing about potential mass targets? 46 00:03:19,500 --> 00:03:22,670 -Airports, malls, trains? -There's a media blackout. 47 00:03:22,670 --> 00:03:25,500 -We're not telling the public? -We'd have a mass exodus. 48 00:03:25,500 --> 00:03:28,960 The psychology of group panic would cause more deaths than this last attack. 49 00:03:28,960 --> 00:03:30,460 REID: Yeah, and if it does get out, whoever did this 50 00:03:30,460 --> 00:03:32,380 might go underground or destroy their samples. 51 00:03:32,380 --> 00:03:35,460 Or if they wanted attention and didn't get it, they might attack again. 52 00:03:35,460 --> 00:03:36,880 Doesn't the public have the right to know that? 53 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:39,880 If there is another attack, there's no way we'll be able to keep it quiet. 54 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:41,670 Our best chance at protecting the public 55 00:03:41,670 --> 00:03:43,750 is by building a profile as quickly as we can. 56 00:03:43,750 --> 00:03:46,790 -What do we know about this strain? -The spores are weaponized, 57 00:03:46,790 --> 00:03:49,750 reduced to a respiral ideal that attacks deep in the lungs. 58 00:03:49,750 --> 00:03:51,540 Odorless and invisible. 59 00:03:51,540 --> 00:03:55,120 A sophisticated strain. Only a scientist would know how to do that. 60 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:57,920 These lesions are doubling in size in a matter of hours. 61 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:01,380 It's not the lesions I'm worried about, it's the lungs. 62 00:04:01,830 --> 00:04:04,920 We don't know how to combat the toxins once they're inside. 63 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,500 And the reality is, we may lose them all. 64 00:04:07,500 --> 00:04:09,500 JJ: The remaining survivors have been moved to a special wing 65 00:04:09,500 --> 00:04:11,420 at Walter Reed Hospital. 66 00:04:11,420 --> 00:04:14,000 Our offices will become a small command center. 67 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,580 We'll be working with military scientists from Fort Detrick. 68 00:04:16,580 --> 00:04:18,000 General Whitworth is coming here? 69 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,750 He's in charge of site containment and spore analysis. 70 00:04:20,750 --> 00:04:24,250 Determining what strain this is will help inform who's responsible. 71 00:04:24,250 --> 00:04:26,460 My team is in charge of treating all victims. 72 00:04:26,460 --> 00:04:29,500 Reid, go with Dr Kimura to the hospital. Interview the victims. 73 00:04:29,500 --> 00:04:31,040 Morgan and Prentiss, there's a HAZMAT team 74 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:33,330 that will accompany you to the crime scene. 75 00:04:33,330 --> 00:04:36,580 There's Cipro. Everybody needs to take it before we go. 76 00:04:36,580 --> 00:04:40,080 We don't know if it's effective against this strain, but it's something. 77 00:04:41,330 --> 00:04:43,210 (REID CLEARS THROAT) 78 00:04:43,210 --> 00:04:46,330 -This is really happening? -HOTCH: We knew this could happen. 79 00:04:46,330 --> 00:04:49,920 We've done our homework, we've prepared for this. This is it. 80 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:52,880 Cent'anni. May you live 100 years. 81 00:05:04,250 --> 00:05:05,790 (MELINDA LAUGHING) 82 00:05:05,790 --> 00:05:06,880 Mommy's got Danny. 83 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:45,960 REID: "It will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt... 84 00:05:45,960 --> 00:05:47,250 F.B.I. Behavioral Analysis Unit QUANTICO, VIRGINIA 85 00:05:47,250 --> 00:05:51,120 ...and will become boils breaking out with sores on man and beast 86 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:54,080 through all the land of Egypt." Exodus 9:9. 87 00:05:55,210 --> 00:05:56,580 Do you have those files I've been looking for? 88 00:05:56,580 --> 00:05:58,380 Did you see this memo from the Director? 89 00:05:58,380 --> 00:06:00,120 Office phones and e-mails are being monitored. 90 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:03,290 Yeah, they're trying to protect the media blackout. Files? 91 00:06:03,290 --> 00:06:04,540 -Uh, yeah. Right here. -Thanks. 92 00:06:04,540 --> 00:06:06,540 I want to see what kind of medical treatment the victims received 93 00:06:06,540 --> 00:06:08,120 before I head to the hospital. 94 00:06:08,120 --> 00:06:10,960 Why do you think the suspect in 2001 stopped sending the letters? 95 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:14,290 I have no idea. But if he hadn't, it would have been much worse. 96 00:06:14,290 --> 00:06:17,000 Worst part was not knowing when it was going to be over. 97 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:20,380 -Feeling safe opening mail again. -Yeah, five people died. 98 00:06:20,380 --> 00:06:22,920 Many more exposed and sickened, including a baby, 99 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:26,580 who was admitted to the hospital after lesions appeared on his skin. 100 00:06:26,580 --> 00:06:27,880 How did he contract it? 101 00:06:27,880 --> 00:06:30,380 I have no idea. Must have come into close contact with a tainted letter 102 00:06:30,380 --> 00:06:32,120 or crossed paths with the UnSub himself. 103 00:06:32,120 --> 00:06:34,330 -How old was the baby? -Seven months. 104 00:06:35,250 --> 00:06:37,460 -Did he survive? -I've gotta run, Kimura's waiting. 105 00:06:37,460 --> 00:06:38,920 -I'll call you from the hospital. -Spence. 106 00:06:40,710 --> 00:06:42,210 Did the baby survive? 107 00:06:42,210 --> 00:06:44,040 Yeah, but, I mean, that was a curable strain. 108 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,420 This thing's entirely different. 109 00:06:48,420 --> 00:06:50,290 (CELL PHONE RINGING) 110 00:06:53,330 --> 00:06:54,830 Agent Jareau. 111 00:06:55,500 --> 00:06:58,830 Uh, call me when he gets through security. Thanks. 112 00:07:15,500 --> 00:07:18,540 The General's here. Is there bad blood with him? 113 00:07:18,540 --> 00:07:22,250 He was very critical of the way the '01 Amerithrax investigation was handled. 114 00:07:22,250 --> 00:07:23,880 Because of what happened with Dr Hatfill? 115 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:25,040 Among other things. 116 00:07:25,040 --> 00:07:27,330 And this is the list of victims you asked for. 117 00:07:27,330 --> 00:07:28,500 No high-profile jobs. 118 00:07:28,500 --> 00:07:30,880 No, just ordinary people frolicking in the park. 119 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:33,040 ROSSI: (SIGHS) Any word from the CIA? 120 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:34,960 They said there were a few overseas terrorist groups 121 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:36,170 with funding and capability. 122 00:07:36,170 --> 00:07:38,080 They're working international. We've got domestic. 123 00:07:38,080 --> 00:07:40,580 We need to look at anyone who can profit from this. 124 00:07:40,580 --> 00:07:43,250 People who have patents on anthrax vaccines. 125 00:07:43,250 --> 00:07:44,460 -HOTCH: Garcia. -Yes, sir. 126 00:07:44,460 --> 00:07:47,000 And add to your list anyone with access to weaponized spores. 127 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,670 Universities, scholars working in bioweapons research. 128 00:07:49,670 --> 00:07:52,500 Employees of labs who keep germ collections. 129 00:07:52,500 --> 00:07:54,120 Be back in a few. 130 00:07:54,460 --> 00:07:57,620 -Right in here, sir. -Thank you, Agent Jareau. 131 00:07:57,620 --> 00:07:59,750 -General. -Agent Hotchner. 132 00:07:59,750 --> 00:08:01,790 HOTCH: This is SSA David Rossi. 133 00:08:02,420 --> 00:08:04,620 My scientists started decoding the strain. 134 00:08:04,620 --> 00:08:08,080 The additives used to strengthen the bacterial capsules do not exist 135 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:09,460 at our research labs. 136 00:08:09,460 --> 00:08:11,580 Are there any other labs using these substances? 137 00:08:11,580 --> 00:08:13,580 -No. -I'd like a list of all the scientists 138 00:08:13,580 --> 00:08:15,120 in your anthrax program. 139 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:17,500 I just said we don't use those additives. 140 00:08:17,500 --> 00:08:20,170 Sir, we can rule out your lab samples, but not your people. 141 00:08:20,170 --> 00:08:21,880 We're looking at someone who has the ability 142 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:26,580 to manipulate and weaponize anthrax. Your scientists make that cut. 143 00:08:26,580 --> 00:08:30,000 No, we all know what happened the last time your team looked into my people. 144 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:33,040 Sir, our team officially ruled out Dr Hatfill. 145 00:08:33,330 --> 00:08:36,040 I'm sorry if Justice didn't listen to us, but the profile was accurate. 146 00:08:37,580 --> 00:08:40,420 Well, I'm outranked by someone who believes in your profiles. 147 00:08:40,420 --> 00:08:42,420 I'll get you your list. Lieutenant. 148 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:48,040 (MONITORS BEEPING) 149 00:08:48,040 --> 00:08:51,080 Hi, Abby. You feeling any better? 150 00:08:52,540 --> 00:08:57,750 Okay. This is Agent Reid from the FBI. If you can, will you talk with him? 151 00:08:59,460 --> 00:09:03,710 Abby, I'd like to try to do a memory recall exercise with you 152 00:09:03,710 --> 00:09:06,460 to take you back to the park, if that's okay? 153 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:10,210 I need you to close your eyes. 154 00:09:12,330 --> 00:09:15,790 Yesterday afternoon, you rode your bicycle to the park. 155 00:09:16,790 --> 00:09:21,120 How did the sun feel on your skin? The breeze through your hair? 156 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:25,120 Can you describe for me what you heard 157 00:09:25,120 --> 00:09:27,420 and the people that you saw? 158 00:09:27,420 --> 00:09:29,380 ABBY: It was warm. Windy. 159 00:09:31,080 --> 00:09:35,580 There were guys. Football. Kids. 160 00:09:38,500 --> 00:09:39,920 I see free. 161 00:09:42,250 --> 00:09:43,830 Me seen fee me. 162 00:09:46,830 --> 00:09:50,540 Free knee sin knee. 163 00:09:51,710 --> 00:09:55,000 All right, Abby. It's okay. You just rest now, okay? 164 00:09:55,620 --> 00:09:57,330 Mean pock a fee key me free? 165 00:09:57,330 --> 00:09:58,790 (SHUSHING) 166 00:09:58,790 --> 00:10:01,210 You just rest. Okay? Thank you. 167 00:10:06,500 --> 00:10:08,210 (SOBBING SOFTLY) 168 00:10:11,790 --> 00:10:13,330 What's causing her aphasia? 169 00:10:13,330 --> 00:10:17,040 The poison is infecting the parietal lobe, impairing her speech. 170 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:19,670 Some of the other patients displayed the same symptoms 171 00:10:19,670 --> 00:10:21,080 shortly before they died. 172 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:22,880 None of the drug combinations are working? 173 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:25,210 The only thing that's helping them right now is the morphine. 174 00:10:32,080 --> 00:10:35,040 Quiet Hills Park ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND 175 00:10:35,040 --> 00:10:37,960 What are you telling people about why the park is closed? 176 00:10:37,960 --> 00:10:40,000 Methane build-up in the sewage system. 177 00:10:40,000 --> 00:10:43,330 And they believe it? Well, yeah, of course, 'cause why wouldn't they? 178 00:10:43,330 --> 00:10:45,620 Hot zone and all surrounding areas have been neutralized. 179 00:10:45,620 --> 00:10:48,040 -You're safe here. -(SCOFFS) Are you sure? 180 00:10:48,500 --> 00:10:49,920 Yes, ma'am. 181 00:10:50,380 --> 00:10:51,710 Thank you. 182 00:10:54,380 --> 00:10:56,120 Okay, check it out. (SIGHS) 183 00:10:56,790 --> 00:10:58,960 High levels tested over there. 184 00:10:58,960 --> 00:11:01,250 PRENTISS: That's probably where the UnSub released the attack. 185 00:11:01,250 --> 00:11:03,960 And there was a prevailing wind out of the northeast yesterday. 186 00:11:03,960 --> 00:11:07,540 Airborne spores scattered that way, hitting everyone below him. 187 00:11:07,540 --> 00:11:10,420 Yeah, this park doesn't scream target to me. 188 00:11:10,420 --> 00:11:12,330 Terrorists usually target symbols. 189 00:11:12,330 --> 00:11:13,880 The White House, Pentagon, World Trade Center. 190 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:15,580 I mean, it's a nice park, but it's not a symbol. 191 00:11:15,580 --> 00:11:18,420 Okay, so maybe it's symbolic for the UnSub. 192 00:11:18,420 --> 00:11:21,210 Well, we know Kaczynski sent bombs to Berkeley, where he taught, 193 00:11:21,210 --> 00:11:23,460 Michigan, where he went to school, and Chicago, where he lived. 194 00:11:23,460 --> 00:11:26,710 And the Amerithrax suspect sent letters to two pro-choice senators 195 00:11:26,710 --> 00:11:28,880 whose politics he opposed. 196 00:11:28,880 --> 00:11:30,460 They can't help attaching a personal motive 197 00:11:30,460 --> 00:11:32,080 to the place that they've targeted. 198 00:11:32,080 --> 00:11:35,620 Okay, so what does this place mean to our UnSub? 199 00:11:37,330 --> 00:11:39,080 (MACHINE FLATLINING) 200 00:11:49,210 --> 00:11:52,830 38-year-old high school history teacher. He leaves two kids behind. 201 00:11:52,830 --> 00:11:54,880 That's 17 out of 25 dead. 202 00:11:55,290 --> 00:11:58,710 This strain is duplicating every 30 to 45 minutes. 203 00:11:58,710 --> 00:12:00,290 It's poisoning the lungs 204 00:12:00,290 --> 00:12:02,540 and causing massive hemorrhaging and organ failure. 205 00:12:02,540 --> 00:12:05,000 Extreme bacterial amplification. 206 00:12:05,000 --> 00:12:06,170 Whoever created this 207 00:12:06,170 --> 00:12:09,080 had to, at some point, go through the trouble of testing it. 208 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:10,380 -What do you mean? -Think about the way 209 00:12:10,380 --> 00:12:12,000 scientists work their way up to human testing. 210 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:14,920 They start with rodents and then advance to larger mammals. 211 00:12:14,920 --> 00:12:17,620 And then, at some point, they do a very small trial run with people. 212 00:12:17,620 --> 00:12:19,830 There's no way this was his first human test run. 213 00:12:19,830 --> 00:12:22,460 We would have heard about a previous anthrax attack. 214 00:12:22,460 --> 00:12:25,080 Not if it presented itself as something else. 215 00:12:27,710 --> 00:12:29,500 HOTCH: The General is briefing a congressional committee, 216 00:12:29,500 --> 00:12:31,380 and the Director is meeting with the President in an hour, 217 00:12:31,380 --> 00:12:33,210 and wants our input. 218 00:12:33,710 --> 00:12:35,880 I don't know how to do this. 219 00:12:38,500 --> 00:12:40,460 I can't stop thinking about Henry. 220 00:12:42,080 --> 00:12:45,880 He goes for a walk almost every single day at Potomac Park. 221 00:12:46,540 --> 00:12:50,290 What type of mother am I if I don't at least call and tell him to stay home? 222 00:12:51,380 --> 00:12:53,330 -JJ, we can't. -I know, 223 00:12:55,790 --> 00:12:57,040 but how do I not? 224 00:12:57,500 --> 00:13:00,380 I understand that you want to protect your son. 225 00:13:00,380 --> 00:13:02,500 But if we all called home and used this information 226 00:13:02,500 --> 00:13:06,080 to give us an advantage that other people don't have, 227 00:13:06,080 --> 00:13:07,540 is that the right thing to do? 228 00:13:09,620 --> 00:13:13,210 We need to call Reid. He said this may not be the first attack. 229 00:13:13,210 --> 00:13:15,120 -(DIALLING) -(LINE RINGS) 230 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:18,170 -REID: Hello?-Reid, you have me, Rossi and Hotch. 231 00:13:18,170 --> 00:13:19,460 Kimura made some calls. 232 00:13:19,460 --> 00:13:20,620 It turns out that two days ago, 233 00:13:20,620 --> 00:13:22,880 two people in two separate Baltimore ERs 234 00:13:22,880 --> 00:13:26,710 and one person in a Philadelphia ER slipped into comas and died suddenly. 235 00:13:26,710 --> 00:13:28,920 Now the COD on all of them was meningitis. 236 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,670 Doctors didn't test for anthrax because the illnesses presented themselves 237 00:13:31,670 --> 00:13:34,250 as meningitis, but I think it could have been caused by anthrax. 238 00:13:34,250 --> 00:13:37,420 Did they show symptoms that we're seeing now? The lesions? 239 00:13:37,420 --> 00:13:39,170 They wouldn't have if the bodily functions expired 240 00:13:39,170 --> 00:13:40,920 -as quickly as they did. -How quickly? 241 00:13:40,920 --> 00:13:43,540 All dead within three hours of being admitted. 242 00:13:43,540 --> 00:13:45,380 But the first patient died yesterday at 10 hours. 243 00:13:45,380 --> 00:13:47,920 Here's the thing, if they inhaled a higher concentration of the strain, 244 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:49,080 it would cause a quicker death. 245 00:13:49,080 --> 00:13:51,670 Organ failure without exterior physical symptoms. 246 00:13:51,670 --> 00:13:53,500 What are the names? 247 00:13:53,500 --> 00:13:59,290 Gale Mercer, 31. Martha Finestein, 48. Albert Franks, 52. What next? 248 00:13:59,290 --> 00:14:01,380 See if they visited the same place on May 8. 249 00:14:02,500 --> 00:14:04,250 I have Gale Mercer making a credit card purchase 250 00:14:04,250 --> 00:14:06,040 at The Book Front, owned by Albert Franks. 251 00:14:06,040 --> 00:14:08,670 I need to find General Whitworth. He needs to send a team out there. 252 00:14:16,420 --> 00:14:17,830 MORGAN: Mmm-hmm. 253 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:26,540 (DEVICE CHIRPING) 254 00:14:26,540 --> 00:14:28,250 All right, JJ. I got it. Thanks. 255 00:14:28,620 --> 00:14:31,040 Look at all these people, just going about their lives. 256 00:14:31,040 --> 00:14:32,960 If they only knew what we were doing here. 257 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:34,790 It's better that they don't. 258 00:14:34,790 --> 00:14:36,960 JJ says the store's been closed since the owner died. 259 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:39,330 Gale Mercer's credit card purchase happened right before closing. 260 00:14:39,330 --> 00:14:41,330 Well, that explains why only three people were hit. 261 00:14:46,750 --> 00:14:49,000 We tested hot. I'll alert command. 262 00:14:50,250 --> 00:14:51,330 This was his test run. 263 00:14:52,580 --> 00:14:54,750 He's got to have a history with the place. 264 00:14:54,750 --> 00:14:56,670 We need to get a list of current and past employees, 265 00:14:56,670 --> 00:14:58,210 customers with grievances against the owner. 266 00:14:58,210 --> 00:15:00,210 See if any one of them had a science background. 267 00:15:00,210 --> 00:15:03,460 Can you believe there is only a quarter-inch thick pane of glass 268 00:15:03,460 --> 00:15:05,580 between all of us and a WMD? 269 00:15:05,580 --> 00:15:08,250 Attack anthrax wasn't made to kill three people inside a bookstore. 270 00:15:08,250 --> 00:15:11,580 It wants to be right out here in the open, where it can feed and multiply. 271 00:15:12,790 --> 00:15:15,960 PRENTISS: Just a small amount could wipe out everyone here. 272 00:15:16,460 --> 00:15:18,120 MORGAN: And they'd never see it coming. 273 00:15:23,790 --> 00:15:27,790 -It feels like the Plagues of Egypt. -Ten scourges created by God. 274 00:15:27,790 --> 00:15:29,540 Plague six was unhealable boils, 275 00:15:29,540 --> 00:15:32,540 believed by biblical scholars to be caused by anthrax. 276 00:15:32,540 --> 00:15:33,880 KIMURA: Never missed Sunday school, did you? 277 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:36,210 Actually, I've never been before. How is she doing? 278 00:15:36,210 --> 00:15:40,710 She's a fighter. She's held on this long because she's young and strong. 279 00:15:40,710 --> 00:15:44,380 -But she started to bleed into her lungs. -One of four left. 280 00:15:44,380 --> 00:15:46,040 KIMURA: And we're running into another problem. 281 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:48,210 The next of kin have questions. 282 00:15:48,210 --> 00:15:50,170 What do we tell them about cause of death? 283 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:54,330 Yes, sir. 284 00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:57,750 We'll do what we can in the time we've got. 285 00:15:57,750 --> 00:15:59,120 Thank you. 286 00:16:00,170 --> 00:16:02,000 There are problems containing the story. 287 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:03,210 -What happened? -I don't know, 288 00:16:03,210 --> 00:16:05,080 but the President may have to make an announcement tonight. 289 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:06,250 What did you hear from the bookstore? 290 00:16:06,250 --> 00:16:09,580 I ran names of former employees, customers with grievances. 291 00:16:09,580 --> 00:16:12,830 No one with the science background we're looking for. Garcia's still digging. 292 00:16:12,830 --> 00:16:15,000 Do we have everyone we need for the profile? 293 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:18,120 Oh yeah, entire Defense community is here. 294 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:21,040 Never seen so many alpha males in one room. 295 00:16:21,460 --> 00:16:23,170 Let's get started. 296 00:16:24,210 --> 00:16:27,460 HOTCH: Because the locations hit are not symbolically significant, 297 00:16:27,460 --> 00:16:29,540 we believe that these attacks are personal. 298 00:16:29,540 --> 00:16:31,620 Understanding the significance of these locations 299 00:16:31,620 --> 00:16:33,830 will be the key to identifying him. 300 00:16:33,830 --> 00:16:38,290 This personal element strongly indicates a home-grown terrorist. 301 00:16:38,290 --> 00:16:39,620 MORGAN: And, like the Amerithrax case, 302 00:16:39,620 --> 00:16:42,380 we believe this is someone from the science or defense community. 303 00:16:42,380 --> 00:16:44,460 That's why you're here. 304 00:16:44,460 --> 00:16:46,790 We think you may know him. He may be one of us. 305 00:16:46,790 --> 00:16:49,960 These home-grown terrorists are myopic zealots, 306 00:16:49,960 --> 00:16:53,880 ideologues that believe that their work is of the greatest importance. 307 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:57,460 He may have preached about the threat of an attack on America. 308 00:16:57,460 --> 00:17:01,750 His co-workers would describe him as histrionic, paranoid, secretive. 309 00:17:02,210 --> 00:17:04,210 All due respect, that's a little vague. 310 00:17:04,210 --> 00:17:06,460 What are we supposed to do with something that generic? 311 00:17:06,460 --> 00:17:07,830 Sir, we're not finished yet. 312 00:17:07,830 --> 00:17:09,790 He may have logged excess hours at work 313 00:17:09,790 --> 00:17:12,330 in the past weeks preparing for the attack. 314 00:17:12,330 --> 00:17:15,500 We believe he's taken the full dosage of anthrax vaccines 315 00:17:15,500 --> 00:17:19,000 over the recommended 18-month schedule and had yearly boosters. 316 00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:20,290 MORGAN: This guy has his own work space 317 00:17:20,290 --> 00:17:22,250 where he makes his product in privacy. 318 00:17:22,250 --> 00:17:23,790 He also has access to large, expensive, 319 00:17:23,790 --> 00:17:25,920 industrial-grade equipment at work. 320 00:17:25,920 --> 00:17:30,290 ROSSI: He's written about the threats of anthrax attacks, published papers. 321 00:17:30,290 --> 00:17:33,670 Yet he feels no one is listening, and that angers him. 322 00:17:33,670 --> 00:17:35,040 MORGAN: Now, he may have recently experienced 323 00:17:35,040 --> 00:17:38,920 some sort of professional humiliation, like being demoted or fired. 324 00:17:39,330 --> 00:17:43,120 That would have been his trigger, the moment he decided to go rogue. 325 00:17:43,120 --> 00:17:45,000 And he may have betrayed his loved ones to his cause. 326 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:47,210 He may be recently separated or divorced. 327 00:17:47,210 --> 00:17:51,540 This is somebody who knows every detail of the 2001 anthrax attack 328 00:17:51,540 --> 00:17:54,710 and has talked about what that suspect did right or wrong. 329 00:17:54,710 --> 00:17:58,250 He's watching the news very closely to see how the country reacts. 330 00:17:58,750 --> 00:18:02,120 Please share this with your departments. Thank you. 331 00:18:02,120 --> 00:18:03,580 (OVERLAPPING CHATTERING) 332 00:18:07,830 --> 00:18:09,790 There's something I think you should see. 333 00:18:12,750 --> 00:18:15,420 January '02. Classified hearing with the subcommittee 334 00:18:15,420 --> 00:18:17,080 on Defense and Homeland Security. 335 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:20,500 Dr Lawrence Nichols. He used to work at the Institute. He left in '02. 336 00:18:20,500 --> 00:18:23,000 He didn't leave. He was forced out. 337 00:18:25,250 --> 00:18:28,790 Five people died. If you ask me, we're lucky it was just five. 338 00:18:28,790 --> 00:18:31,290 We're lucky that whoever sent these letters used cheap, 339 00:18:31,290 --> 00:18:34,120 porous envelopes, and not a crop-duster. 340 00:18:34,710 --> 00:18:38,960 America's enemies are capable of wiping out entire cities, 341 00:18:39,210 --> 00:18:41,330 and we are woefully unprepared. 342 00:18:41,330 --> 00:18:43,250 -I'm looking at your proposal...-NICHOLS: Yes, sir. 343 00:18:43,250 --> 00:18:45,580 Every household needs gas masks 344 00:18:45,580 --> 00:18:48,330 and a two-month supply of Cipro for each resident. 345 00:18:48,330 --> 00:18:50,080 Every major city needs hospitals 346 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:53,170 with biosafety decontamination capabilities. 347 00:18:53,170 --> 00:18:55,790 Regarding the budget you propose for this operation. 348 00:18:55,790 --> 00:18:59,210 Anything short of 50 billion would be grossly negligent. 349 00:18:59,210 --> 00:19:02,790 Dr Nichols, you've got to realize how unrealistic that is. 350 00:19:02,790 --> 00:19:04,380 -Unrealistic? -We can't justify 351 00:19:04,380 --> 00:19:06,920 spending that kind of money on an attack that may not happen. 352 00:19:06,920 --> 00:19:08,500 You people are in denial! 353 00:19:08,500 --> 00:19:11,580 BAYLOR: Doing this would incite fear and panic among the public. 354 00:19:11,580 --> 00:19:12,960 NICHOLS: This country should be panicked! 355 00:19:13,420 --> 00:19:15,330 We should live in utter fear of being attacked. 356 00:19:15,330 --> 00:19:18,120 -Dr Nichols, please sit down. -I will not sit down. 357 00:19:18,120 --> 00:19:22,380 We live in a time of war and WMD proliferation. 358 00:19:23,460 --> 00:19:26,960 If you continue to be blind to our lack of preparedness, 359 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:29,120 then Americans will die, 360 00:19:29,120 --> 00:19:32,620 and I will have no problem in pointing the blame at you. 361 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:35,880 The committee said he was becoming unstable. Fanatical. 362 00:19:35,880 --> 00:19:38,460 Which is why they removed him from Fort Detrick. 363 00:19:38,460 --> 00:19:40,540 And railroaded from other prominent positions. 364 00:19:40,540 --> 00:19:42,880 Dr Nichols is well respected in our community. 365 00:19:42,880 --> 00:19:45,710 He believes in preparedness, not proliferation. 366 00:19:45,710 --> 00:19:47,380 Well, he obviously felt like people weren't listening. 367 00:19:47,380 --> 00:19:48,920 Maybe he's just trying to prove a point. 368 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:53,500 He had access. Lost a prominent job. Got divorced. He fits your profile. 369 00:19:53,500 --> 00:19:54,920 We need to bring him in. 370 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:57,670 He works for a company called Bio Design Technologies. 371 00:19:57,670 --> 00:20:00,880 We subcontract them. They don't work with anthrax. 372 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:03,000 They deal primarily with the flu. 373 00:20:03,250 --> 00:20:04,790 Dave, you and Prentiss go to his office. 374 00:20:04,790 --> 00:20:07,580 Morgan, pull Reid from the hospital and go to his home. 375 00:20:07,580 --> 00:20:08,670 (SIGHS) 376 00:20:11,790 --> 00:20:14,710 We need to speak with Dr Lawrence Nichols urgently. 377 00:20:14,710 --> 00:20:17,380 -Well, he's not in today. -We need to see his lab. 378 00:20:18,830 --> 00:20:20,330 Follow me. 379 00:20:22,380 --> 00:20:25,290 HAZMAT SOLDIER: Clear so far. MORGAN: All right. Keep me posted. 380 00:20:25,290 --> 00:20:28,080 This guy just had people over for a charity event last month. 381 00:20:28,080 --> 00:20:31,170 We should probably take a look around anyway. 382 00:20:31,170 --> 00:20:32,500 (GROANS) 383 00:20:35,540 --> 00:20:37,000 What's he doing in there? 384 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:39,120 ROSSI: When was the last time you saw Dr Nichols? 385 00:20:39,120 --> 00:20:42,080 -Three days ago. -That's before the bookstore. 386 00:20:49,210 --> 00:20:51,080 (CELL PHONE RINGING) 387 00:20:53,500 --> 00:20:55,540 Yeah, Prentiss. What's up? 388 00:20:56,250 --> 00:20:58,040 Uh-huh. Yeah, we're here now. 389 00:21:00,540 --> 00:21:03,750 Sorry, what? The lab is clean? 390 00:21:05,290 --> 00:21:06,710 You're sure? 391 00:21:07,830 --> 00:21:09,250 All right. 392 00:21:10,290 --> 00:21:12,710 They got nothing... Reid? 393 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:16,620 Reid! Reid. 394 00:21:18,540 --> 00:21:20,670 Reid. Reid! 395 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:22,620 Morgan, get back. Get back! 396 00:21:22,620 --> 00:21:24,420 -Get out of here! Go! -What are you doing? What's wrong? 397 00:21:24,420 --> 00:21:28,170 -Believe me, get back. -What's wrong? Reid, open the door. 398 00:21:31,290 --> 00:21:32,670 I'm sorry. 399 00:21:46,460 --> 00:21:48,460 -Morgan, how's Reid? -There's white powder in the room, 400 00:21:48,460 --> 00:21:49,960 and the air was blasting. 401 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:54,080 Get a decon team suited up, secure a gray zone outside that door, 402 00:21:54,080 --> 00:21:56,000 clean him up, and get him in the ambulance fast. 403 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:57,210 I should have been right there with him. 404 00:21:57,210 --> 00:21:59,420 Morgan, there's no time for second-guessing. What do we know? 405 00:21:59,420 --> 00:22:01,670 MORGAN: Nichols is dead. Blunt force trauma to his head. 406 00:22:01,670 --> 00:22:03,120 Reid thinks he's been dead two or three days. 407 00:22:03,120 --> 00:22:05,670 WHITWORTH: Well, then he couldn't have been responsible for the attack. 408 00:22:05,670 --> 00:22:07,710 Reid took Cipro today, so he's got to be okay, right? 409 00:22:07,710 --> 00:22:09,040 I don't know. It was precautionary. 410 00:22:09,040 --> 00:22:10,790 It's not helping patients at the hospital. 411 00:22:10,790 --> 00:22:13,620 But they didn't take it until after they were exposed. Reid took it before. 412 00:22:13,620 --> 00:22:15,620 Yeah, but we've never tested this strain 413 00:22:15,620 --> 00:22:17,080 -on a Cipro-ready subject. -(CELL PHONE RINGING) 414 00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:19,040 -We just don't know. -Reid. 415 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:20,790 Hotch, I really messed up this time. 416 00:22:20,790 --> 00:22:22,830 Reid, we need to get you out and to the hospital. 417 00:22:22,830 --> 00:22:25,000 -No, I'm staying right here. -No, you're not, Reid. 418 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:28,000 I'm already exposed. It's not going to do me any good to stop working the case. 419 00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:30,960 He's already infected. Now, if Nichols created the strain, 420 00:22:30,960 --> 00:22:32,750 he may have also created the cure. 421 00:22:32,750 --> 00:22:34,790 My best chance is to stay here, see if there's a cure, 422 00:22:34,790 --> 00:22:36,540 try figure out who killed Dr Nichols. 423 00:22:36,540 --> 00:22:37,920 Come on, Hotch. Say something to him. 424 00:22:40,380 --> 00:22:41,830 He's right. His best chance is inside. 425 00:22:41,830 --> 00:22:43,750 We're gonna get a suit and mask in to you right away. 426 00:22:43,750 --> 00:22:47,040 Don't bother. It's not going to do me any good. I'm already infected. 427 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:49,210 WHITWORTH: I want you to get the people 428 00:22:49,210 --> 00:22:51,170 back down at the lab and I want you to... 429 00:23:02,290 --> 00:23:04,790 This thing killed the first three victims within hours, JJ. 430 00:23:04,790 --> 00:23:08,040 Garcia, stop. Please. I can't think about it that way. 431 00:23:08,040 --> 00:23:11,380 He took Cipro. He's got help. He's going to be fine. 432 00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:16,750 I'm not good at this part. Every time you guys go away, I... 433 00:23:17,290 --> 00:23:19,290 I know you're in all kinds of ginormous danger, 434 00:23:19,290 --> 00:23:21,500 and all I can do is sit here, in my bubble, and I hope, 435 00:23:21,500 --> 00:23:24,000 and I pray, and I will my babies to come back to me. 436 00:23:26,670 --> 00:23:31,040 I'm trying to stay positive, but I don't know how to do this. 437 00:23:35,710 --> 00:23:39,460 If you could do anything to keep your family safe, 438 00:23:40,380 --> 00:23:42,880 even if it meant breaking procedure, would you? 439 00:23:44,170 --> 00:23:46,170 Yes. What procedure? 440 00:23:48,210 --> 00:23:49,580 Never mind. 441 00:23:52,080 --> 00:23:55,250 -Reid, what do you see in there? -I see cages filled with dead animals. 442 00:23:55,250 --> 00:23:58,380 I see signs of a struggle, probably before Dr Nichols was murdered. 443 00:23:58,380 --> 00:24:01,170 Equipment's missing. There's a large desk. 444 00:24:01,170 --> 00:24:03,790 There's clutter all over the surface, but in the corner, 445 00:24:03,790 --> 00:24:07,620 there's a smaller desk. It's organized. Functional. 446 00:24:07,620 --> 00:24:09,960 REID: Two different work spaces? 447 00:24:09,960 --> 00:24:11,670 Two sets of handwriting. 448 00:24:11,670 --> 00:24:13,540 I'm looking at instructions on how to boil lab-grade broth, 449 00:24:13,540 --> 00:24:15,830 sterilize lab equipment and transfer spores. 450 00:24:15,830 --> 00:24:17,250 Nichols would know all that. 451 00:24:17,250 --> 00:24:19,040 He has a partner. Maybe even a protégé. 452 00:24:19,040 --> 00:24:21,250 Go back to the BAU, try to figure out who this partner is. 453 00:24:21,250 --> 00:24:22,790 Hotch, why don't you go? I'll stay with Reid. 454 00:24:22,790 --> 00:24:24,880 Funnel all the information you get to me. 455 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:33,830 Hotch says Nichols may have had a protégé who turned on him. 456 00:24:33,830 --> 00:24:36,750 I think we should tell the supervisor that this is about anthrax. 457 00:24:36,750 --> 00:24:38,080 That's not our call to make. 458 00:24:38,080 --> 00:24:40,290 Screw protocol. Reid's in trouble. 459 00:24:40,290 --> 00:24:42,420 If we tell this guy the truth, he might be able to help us. 460 00:24:42,420 --> 00:24:44,000 Look, I want to help Reid, too. 461 00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:47,830 But our job is to do the best we can, within our boundaries. 462 00:24:47,830 --> 00:24:50,250 Who is Dr Nichols close to here? 463 00:24:50,670 --> 00:24:53,670 No one, really. He worked on his projects alone. 464 00:24:53,670 --> 00:24:56,250 -Is he okay? -Does he mentor anyone? 465 00:24:56,670 --> 00:24:57,790 Not that I know of. 466 00:24:57,790 --> 00:25:00,500 Did he ever work on anything other than the flu here? 467 00:25:00,500 --> 00:25:02,250 No. Why? 468 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:05,580 Did he ever have samples of anything he shouldn't have had? 469 00:25:05,580 --> 00:25:07,460 Look, I really need to know what this is about 470 00:25:07,460 --> 00:25:09,540 before I answer any more questions. 471 00:25:09,540 --> 00:25:11,000 We'll get back to you. 472 00:25:17,170 --> 00:25:18,710 (LINE RINGING) 473 00:25:18,710 --> 00:25:20,000 (SIGHS) 474 00:25:21,670 --> 00:25:23,330 (PHONE RINGING) 475 00:25:24,170 --> 00:25:25,790 JJ ON ANSWERING MACHINE:Hi, we're not home right now, 476 00:25:25,790 --> 00:25:27,620 -please leave a message.-(BEEPS) 477 00:25:29,040 --> 00:25:34,500 Hey. It's me. Just calling to see where you are. Um... 478 00:25:34,500 --> 00:25:37,580 Give me a call, okay? I love you. 479 00:25:45,420 --> 00:25:47,170 (CELL PHONE RINGING) 480 00:25:47,170 --> 00:25:49,540 -Hey, Reid.-Reid? Wow, no... 481 00:25:50,580 --> 00:25:52,710 No witty Garcia greeting for me? 482 00:25:52,710 --> 00:25:56,120 (CHUCKLES) I can't be my sparkly self when you are where you are. 483 00:25:57,120 --> 00:25:59,670 Garcia, do you think you can do something for me? 484 00:25:59,670 --> 00:26:01,210 -Anything. -I... 485 00:26:01,750 --> 00:26:05,380 I know I can't call my mom without... 486 00:26:05,380 --> 00:26:07,080 (CLEARS THROAT) 487 00:26:07,080 --> 00:26:09,540 Without alerting everyone at her hospital. 488 00:26:10,790 --> 00:26:12,420 -What do you need?-I... 489 00:26:12,670 --> 00:26:17,620 I need you to record a message for her in case anything happens to me. 490 00:26:18,330 --> 00:26:21,750 Oh, nothing's gonna happen to you. You're gonna brilliantly find out 491 00:26:21,750 --> 00:26:23,750 who did this, and we're going to treat this strain. 492 00:26:23,750 --> 00:26:27,210 (SIGHS) I hope you're right, but if you're not, I just... 493 00:26:27,210 --> 00:26:30,500 I really want to make sure that she hears my voice. 494 00:26:31,380 --> 00:26:33,540 Okay. Just give me a second. 495 00:26:36,670 --> 00:26:38,250 REID: Are you ready? 496 00:26:38,250 --> 00:26:39,460 Ready. 497 00:26:40,670 --> 00:26:43,750 Hi, Mom, this is Spencer. I just... 498 00:26:45,420 --> 00:26:49,290 I just really want you to know that I love you. 499 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:52,000 And I... 500 00:26:52,000 --> 00:26:53,330 (CLEARS THROAT) 501 00:26:55,580 --> 00:26:59,120 I need you to know that I spend every day of my life 502 00:26:59,120 --> 00:27:01,750 proud to be your son. 503 00:27:06,920 --> 00:27:08,040 Reid? 504 00:27:08,290 --> 00:27:09,420 KIMURA: Prep the victim for transfer. 505 00:27:09,420 --> 00:27:10,880 I gotta go. 506 00:27:16,420 --> 00:27:19,080 -KIMURA: Dr Reid. -You look nice. 507 00:27:19,750 --> 00:27:21,420 I haven't been in this outfit for a while. 508 00:27:21,420 --> 00:27:23,170 How... How are the patients doing? 509 00:27:23,170 --> 00:27:25,880 -Let's worry about you. -I actually... I feel fine. 510 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:27,960 Okay, if you feel any pain, I can give you something. 511 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:30,420 No. I'd rather not take any pain medication. 512 00:27:30,420 --> 00:27:31,880 We can at least make you feel more comfortable. 513 00:27:31,880 --> 00:27:35,290 I am comfortable and I don't want to take any narcotics! 514 00:27:35,290 --> 00:27:38,500 Okay. Tell me how I can help. 515 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:41,540 I think the cure for this strain is in here somewhere. 516 00:27:41,540 --> 00:27:42,880 Well, should I start here? 517 00:27:42,880 --> 00:27:44,540 Dr Nichols is a former military scientist, 518 00:27:44,540 --> 00:27:47,250 which means he's most likely secretive and most likely a little paranoid. 519 00:27:47,250 --> 00:27:50,790 He would have protected the cure and probably would have hidden it 520 00:27:50,790 --> 00:27:52,580 from his partner, so look for something innocuous. 521 00:27:52,580 --> 00:27:54,120 -Something you would not suspect. -All right. 522 00:27:54,120 --> 00:27:55,750 -(CELL PHONE RINGING) -(COUGHS) 523 00:27:56,170 --> 00:27:58,540 -Hello? -How's it going in there, kid? 524 00:27:58,540 --> 00:28:01,460 -I've seen better days. -Well, you've got me and Garcia. 525 00:28:01,460 --> 00:28:02,790 Hey, Reid. 526 00:28:04,040 --> 00:28:05,670 (REID COUGHING) 527 00:28:06,290 --> 00:28:08,460 MORGAN: Reid, stick with me, listen. 528 00:28:09,170 --> 00:28:11,380 Prentiss and Rossi don't think the partner was a co-worker. 529 00:28:11,380 --> 00:28:12,670 Can you tell us anything else about him? 530 00:28:12,670 --> 00:28:15,120 I've already been through everything. 531 00:28:15,120 --> 00:28:16,790 Come on now, kid, I know you're not thinking straight, 532 00:28:16,790 --> 00:28:18,920 but the Reid I know wouldn't stop looking. 533 00:28:20,790 --> 00:28:22,620 All right. All right. 534 00:28:23,210 --> 00:28:26,880 I see a framed photograph of Dr Nichols teaching. 535 00:28:27,330 --> 00:28:28,540 I see... 536 00:28:29,420 --> 00:28:32,080 (PANTING) I see a binder with syllabi, 537 00:28:32,790 --> 00:28:36,120 course assignments, going all the way back to the 1970s. 538 00:28:36,120 --> 00:28:38,250 All right, so he kept a scrapbook of himself as a professor. 539 00:28:38,250 --> 00:28:41,210 That tells us that he values himself as an educator. 540 00:28:41,210 --> 00:28:42,500 A teacher. 541 00:28:44,290 --> 00:28:48,000 I saw something earlier. I didn't... I didn't make a connection to it 542 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:50,960 or to the partner, but he has a study on anthrax. 543 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:54,120 It has an annotated bibliography, table of contents. 544 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:56,290 It's formatted like a thesis. 545 00:28:56,290 --> 00:28:57,830 And has writing in the margins in red ink, 546 00:28:57,830 --> 00:28:59,120 like the way a teacher grades a paper. 547 00:28:59,120 --> 00:29:01,540 Now, Nichols wouldn't have let just anyone in here. 548 00:29:01,540 --> 00:29:05,040 But he may have opened his lab for educational purposes, as a teacher. 549 00:29:05,040 --> 00:29:07,380 So the partner must have appealed to him as a student. 550 00:29:08,120 --> 00:29:10,290 Nichols is helping him with his thesis. 551 00:29:10,290 --> 00:29:12,290 I can look up local PhD students. 552 00:29:12,290 --> 00:29:15,620 Yeah, check the sciences. Biochemistry, microbiology. 553 00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:20,080 I'm cross-checking with names of former employees or customers 554 00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:22,710 with grievances at the bookstore. 555 00:29:25,670 --> 00:29:27,330 Nothing, my doves. 556 00:29:27,710 --> 00:29:31,080 Listen to this. "This country is woefully unprepared. 557 00:29:31,080 --> 00:29:33,830 Every household should have a two-month supply of Cipro. 558 00:29:33,830 --> 00:29:37,120 Hospitals are in need of Biosafety Level Four decon wings." 559 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:39,960 That's verbatim to what we heard from Nichols. 560 00:29:39,960 --> 00:29:43,080 The partner's adopted Nichols' views as his own. 561 00:29:43,080 --> 00:29:46,830 The chapters are on setting up triage and mobile emergency rooms. 562 00:29:46,830 --> 00:29:48,920 I don't think this paper was written by a science student. 563 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:51,710 It's about city preparedness and response. 564 00:29:51,710 --> 00:29:53,920 So, Garcia, check with students in the social studies. 565 00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:56,380 Public policy, urban planning. 566 00:29:58,120 --> 00:30:01,120 Hot to trot. There's a Chad Brown. School of Public Policy at U of M. 567 00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:04,170 Matches a Chad Brown, former employee at The Book Front. 568 00:30:04,170 --> 00:30:05,670 -That's got to be him.-Totally. 569 00:30:05,670 --> 00:30:08,040 He's been in the doctoral program on and off for five years. 570 00:30:08,040 --> 00:30:09,500 Nix on a steady job, 571 00:30:09,500 --> 00:30:12,830 was slapped with a restraining order from his former girlfriend, 572 00:30:12,830 --> 00:30:16,380 and has been arrested and released twice at protest rallies in D.C. 573 00:30:16,380 --> 00:30:17,540 I'll tell Hotch. 574 00:30:17,540 --> 00:30:20,250 Kid, you did real good. Now get the hell out of there. 575 00:30:20,250 --> 00:30:22,000 -Bye. -KIMURA: Dr Reid, 576 00:30:22,420 --> 00:30:24,580 you said the cure would be hidden somewhere we wouldn't suspect. 577 00:30:24,580 --> 00:30:26,750 What about Nichols' inhaler? 578 00:30:28,120 --> 00:30:29,880 GARCIA: Chad Brown applied for a civilian position 579 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:31,540 at Fort Detrick four different times. 580 00:30:31,540 --> 00:30:33,210 His employment application. 581 00:30:33,210 --> 00:30:35,080 WHITWORTH: He never got past the psych evals. 582 00:30:35,080 --> 00:30:38,750 "Is it appropriate to sacrifice the lives of the few to save the many?" 583 00:30:38,750 --> 00:30:42,000 -He answered yes. -Every time. Why he never got hired. 584 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:43,670 Well, if he couldn't get into Fort Detrick, 585 00:30:43,670 --> 00:30:45,710 then being close to Nichols was his next best thing. 586 00:30:45,710 --> 00:30:47,670 We talked to his thesis adviser. In his proposal, 587 00:30:47,670 --> 00:30:50,710 he was gonna write about the ease of making homemade anthrax 588 00:30:50,710 --> 00:30:53,170 and interview Dr Nichols just to prove his point. 589 00:30:53,170 --> 00:30:55,670 -Get the address to Prentiss and Rossi. -GARCIA: Yes, sir. 590 00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:00,790 Okay. Yeah, they're hosing him down now. 591 00:31:01,420 --> 00:31:02,790 All right. 592 00:31:03,380 --> 00:31:05,960 -They're checking out Brown's house. -Go help Hotch. 593 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:07,120 Hotch has plenty of people helping him. 594 00:31:07,120 --> 00:31:08,290 He needs you more than I do. 595 00:31:08,290 --> 00:31:10,080 Reid, I'm gonna see you off to the hospital. 596 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:13,330 I'm about to get naked so they can scrub me down. 597 00:31:13,330 --> 00:31:15,710 Is that something you really want to see? 598 00:31:16,250 --> 00:31:19,710 I'll check on you later. Take good care of him, please. 599 00:31:20,290 --> 00:31:22,080 KIMURA: Get this to the lab. 600 00:31:23,670 --> 00:31:26,460 -I hope you're right about this. -So do I. 601 00:31:27,210 --> 00:31:29,210 Dr Reid, did you cut yourself? 602 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:41,290 Let's go. 603 00:31:41,710 --> 00:31:43,080 TRUDY: Excuse me! 604 00:31:43,580 --> 00:31:46,460 What's going on? Why is he in that suit? 605 00:31:46,460 --> 00:31:48,290 Ma'am, please stay back. 606 00:31:48,290 --> 00:31:51,000 My kids are home. Do I need to get them out of here? 607 00:31:53,500 --> 00:31:55,540 -It's pretty bad. -Emily. 608 00:31:56,250 --> 00:31:58,710 The house is infested with toxic mold, 609 00:31:58,710 --> 00:32:01,250 and they can't start taking down the walls without protection, 610 00:32:01,250 --> 00:32:03,830 -but there's no danger to you. -Are you sure? 611 00:32:04,920 --> 00:32:06,250 Yes, ma'am. I'm sure. 612 00:32:07,460 --> 00:32:08,580 Okay. 613 00:32:11,580 --> 00:32:13,290 Don't "Emily" me. 614 00:32:14,920 --> 00:32:16,120 (SIREN BLARING) 615 00:32:16,540 --> 00:32:17,710 (COUGHING) 616 00:32:17,710 --> 00:32:19,920 How are you doing, Dr Reid? 617 00:32:20,750 --> 00:32:24,500 My throat's a little dry, but other than that I feel... 618 00:32:24,500 --> 00:32:26,710 (STUTTERS) 619 00:32:26,710 --> 00:32:27,750 I feel... 620 00:32:29,750 --> 00:32:30,790 I feel... 621 00:32:31,420 --> 00:32:34,210 Okay, you're doing okay. Driver! Faster! 622 00:32:34,920 --> 00:32:36,330 (COUGHING) 623 00:32:37,750 --> 00:32:39,420 My guy found a home lab in a shed in the back. 624 00:32:39,420 --> 00:32:41,500 -It's being secured as we speak. -And in here? 625 00:32:41,500 --> 00:32:44,380 The house is totally clean, but there's something in here you should see. 626 00:32:44,380 --> 00:32:47,120 I found a white powdery substance here and here. 627 00:32:47,120 --> 00:32:50,330 Performed an instant field test. It's not anthrax. 628 00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:54,580 It looks like he might be testing his dispersal device. 629 00:32:58,540 --> 00:32:59,750 EMILY: Rossi! 630 00:33:01,330 --> 00:33:03,380 He's using light bulbs to carry spores. 631 00:33:03,380 --> 00:33:06,290 He throws them on the ground, anthrax bombs. 632 00:33:06,750 --> 00:33:09,420 And I know where he's going with them. 633 00:33:41,960 --> 00:33:44,500 Derek, Dr Kimura called. 634 00:33:44,500 --> 00:33:46,420 -Reid's in trouble. -What do you mean? 635 00:33:46,420 --> 00:33:47,920 He got way sicker on the way to the hospital, 636 00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:49,330 -something about respiratory distress. -Listen. 637 00:33:49,330 --> 00:33:51,170 He is with the people who can help him the most. 638 00:33:51,170 --> 00:33:52,830 I need everybody's head here right now. 639 00:33:52,830 --> 00:33:56,210 Okay, so we spoke to Brown's sister. They've been estranged for years. 640 00:33:56,210 --> 00:33:58,120 Did she say anything about the park or the bookstore? 641 00:33:58,120 --> 00:34:01,330 Quiet Hills Park was where he proposed to a girl. She said no. 642 00:34:01,330 --> 00:34:03,750 The bookstore is where he worked to put himself through college. 643 00:34:03,750 --> 00:34:05,460 I guess he was bitter about not getting promoted. 644 00:34:05,460 --> 00:34:07,960 So both locations represent rejection to him. 645 00:34:07,960 --> 00:34:09,620 -So, what's our next move? -Prentiss and Rossi 646 00:34:09,620 --> 00:34:11,420 found maps of transit systems at his house. 647 00:34:11,420 --> 00:34:12,830 GARCIA: Here we go. 648 00:34:12,830 --> 00:34:16,290 Dr Nichols wrote a classified study commissioned by the U.S. Senate. 649 00:34:16,290 --> 00:34:20,040 It simulated a mock anthrax attack on the D.C. train systems. 650 00:34:20,040 --> 00:34:21,670 Now, he emphasized the main line, 651 00:34:21,670 --> 00:34:23,960 the Red Line, as most vulnerable to an attack. 652 00:34:23,960 --> 00:34:28,210 Forceful tunnel winds, biggest crowds, highest mortality risk. 653 00:34:28,210 --> 00:34:30,620 Now, I deployed teams to every stop on the Red Line. 654 00:34:30,620 --> 00:34:32,120 I don't think he's targeting the Red Line. 655 00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:34,080 But you said he adopted all of Nichols' ideas. 656 00:34:34,080 --> 00:34:35,500 Wouldn't he want to prove this theory? 657 00:34:35,500 --> 00:34:38,250 We also said that he chooses locations that are personal to him, 658 00:34:38,250 --> 00:34:40,120 ones that represent rejection. 659 00:34:40,120 --> 00:34:42,960 What is the one place that's rejected him over and over again? 660 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:45,500 -Fort Detrick. -It'd be impossible for him to get in. 661 00:34:45,500 --> 00:34:46,830 He wouldn't have to attack the Fort. 662 00:34:46,830 --> 00:34:49,500 He could go after the people that work there or are on their commute. 663 00:34:49,500 --> 00:34:52,330 The closest station to the MARC Train is Frederick. 664 00:34:52,330 --> 00:34:56,170 -Get on the line to Maryland Transit. -But the study said the Red Line. 665 00:34:56,170 --> 00:34:57,830 The profile says he's going to Frederick. 666 00:34:57,830 --> 00:35:00,710 That's where I'm going, and I could really use your help. 667 00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:04,750 MAN ON PA:Train arriving in two minutes. 668 00:35:04,750 --> 00:35:08,040 Outbound Mount Vernon Square and all stations. 669 00:35:14,420 --> 00:35:16,960 No gas masks. Repeat, no gas masks. 670 00:35:16,960 --> 00:35:18,540 Rush hour crowd sees anyone in a mask, 671 00:35:18,540 --> 00:35:19,670 there's gonna be a stampede. 672 00:35:19,670 --> 00:35:21,670 Morgan, I want you to stay aboveground and help the crowds. 673 00:35:21,670 --> 00:35:22,960 I'm gonna go down by myself. 674 00:35:22,960 --> 00:35:25,380 -Not a chance, Hotch. -Morgan, we're a man down. 675 00:35:25,380 --> 00:35:28,500 If the area's infected, we can't risk losing both of us as well. 676 00:35:28,500 --> 00:35:31,670 We are a team. We're gonna go down as a team. 677 00:35:39,790 --> 00:35:43,000 -Hey, Lisa. -Hey. I haven't seen you all day. 678 00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:44,330 Locked up in Level Three. 679 00:35:44,330 --> 00:35:47,290 -How'd it go? -MAN: It's pretty fascinating stuff. 680 00:35:53,880 --> 00:35:55,620 Seal the exits and clear the station. 681 00:35:58,210 --> 00:35:59,710 (TRAIN HORN HONKS) 682 00:36:16,670 --> 00:36:18,790 I got him. Clear the train. 683 00:36:22,290 --> 00:36:24,880 Okay, I need everybody to listen up. 684 00:36:24,880 --> 00:36:27,210 I am FBI. I need you to exit the train now. 685 00:36:27,210 --> 00:36:29,290 -Oh, my God. -Please, everyone, 686 00:36:29,290 --> 00:36:31,460 through this far door only. 687 00:36:32,290 --> 00:36:35,420 -Chad Brown. Don't move. -Don't come any closer! 688 00:36:35,750 --> 00:36:37,750 Chad, put the bag down. 689 00:36:38,330 --> 00:36:40,120 Far door. Let's go. 690 00:36:41,460 --> 00:36:45,580 -I can kill everybody here! -And I will kill you before you do. 691 00:36:45,830 --> 00:36:48,920 No! No, weapons down. 692 00:36:49,250 --> 00:36:51,000 General, what are you doing? 693 00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:53,040 Call your director. Order from the President. 694 00:36:53,040 --> 00:36:55,250 The U.S. Army is taking this man into custody. 695 00:36:55,250 --> 00:36:57,290 General, the Army has no authority here. 696 00:36:57,290 --> 00:36:58,620 We do now. 697 00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:00,880 He helped create this strain. 698 00:37:00,880 --> 00:37:03,420 He's the only one who can show us how it was made. 699 00:37:03,420 --> 00:37:07,670 -Sir, he is a danger to the country. -He is an asset to this country. 700 00:37:08,290 --> 00:37:11,210 And by Presidential order, I'm taking him in. 701 00:37:11,540 --> 00:37:14,080 Sir, please come with me. 702 00:37:16,380 --> 00:37:18,500 -Where? -Fort Detrick, sir. 703 00:37:19,920 --> 00:37:23,830 -You want me to go to Fort Detrick? -We need you, sir. Please. 704 00:37:26,920 --> 00:37:30,880 I helped create this. You have to name it after me. 705 00:37:31,460 --> 00:37:34,210 Of course. Standard practice. 706 00:37:36,040 --> 00:37:39,040 Now hand me the bag so we can go on our way. 707 00:37:44,670 --> 00:37:47,250 WHITWORTH: Are there any other samples present? 708 00:37:47,960 --> 00:37:49,580 -No. -Move in. 709 00:37:49,580 --> 00:37:53,620 You understand why I had to show everybody how vulnerable we are. 710 00:37:53,620 --> 00:37:57,330 What are you doing? General! General! 711 00:37:57,960 --> 00:38:00,380 I can help recreate this for you. 712 00:38:00,670 --> 00:38:02,670 -I can tell you everything... -So, how did I do? 713 00:38:02,670 --> 00:38:04,500 -...about this strain. -You were effective. 714 00:38:04,500 --> 00:38:06,460 -BROWN: We're not safe. -I can't believe it worked. 715 00:38:06,460 --> 00:38:08,120 The profile said he needed validation, 716 00:38:08,120 --> 00:38:10,580 especially by someone from Fort Detrick. 717 00:38:10,580 --> 00:38:14,710 Well, I'll give credit where it's due. I'm glad I listened to you. 718 00:38:27,250 --> 00:38:29,830 -We got our bullpen back. -Yeah. 719 00:38:32,170 --> 00:38:37,380 Look, I'm sorry about "Emily-ing" you back at that house. 720 00:38:37,380 --> 00:38:39,080 No, it's all right. 721 00:38:39,790 --> 00:38:40,960 Is it? 722 00:38:41,500 --> 00:38:44,210 (CHUCKLES) Hey, I toed the company line, didn't I? 723 00:38:46,380 --> 00:38:48,830 Do you think people would be better off 724 00:38:48,830 --> 00:38:51,830 knowing everything we've prevented since 9/11? 725 00:38:52,420 --> 00:38:55,790 Would it make them feel safer or more vulnerable? 726 00:38:58,170 --> 00:39:01,420 -You did the right thing. -Yeah, I know that. 727 00:39:02,120 --> 00:39:04,710 I know it wouldn't have helped anything if that woman knew 728 00:39:04,710 --> 00:39:08,580 what was happening across the street from her and her kids. 729 00:39:08,580 --> 00:39:12,750 I lied because it was my job, and I wanted to protect her. 730 00:39:13,170 --> 00:39:15,420 So, what's eating at you, then? 731 00:39:17,670 --> 00:39:18,960 (SIGHS) 732 00:39:22,750 --> 00:39:26,580 Am I naive to wish that lying is never the right thing to do? 733 00:39:28,170 --> 00:39:29,210 With this job... 734 00:39:29,460 --> 00:39:33,330 Yeah. Sometimes our job sucks. 735 00:39:33,330 --> 00:39:34,500 (ELEVATOR BELL DINGS) 736 00:39:34,500 --> 00:39:35,620 Yeah. 737 00:39:39,750 --> 00:39:43,420 And yet, next time, I probably won't hesitate to lie again. 738 00:39:44,880 --> 00:39:48,210 We got a lot of things to take with us to the grave. 739 00:39:50,380 --> 00:39:52,500 JJ: Oh, so he ate the peas, too? 740 00:39:52,500 --> 00:39:53,790 (LAUGHS) 741 00:39:53,790 --> 00:39:57,170 Yeah, he's a good eater. I'll be home in about an hour. 742 00:39:57,750 --> 00:40:00,880 You're gonna keep him up for me, right? Good. 743 00:40:01,460 --> 00:40:04,540 I just really need to spend some time with him. 744 00:40:05,880 --> 00:40:09,210 I missed him today. Yeah. 745 00:40:13,920 --> 00:40:15,420 Hey, it's me. 746 00:40:15,790 --> 00:40:18,670 I know it's late, but is Jack still awake? 747 00:40:20,330 --> 00:40:22,580 Do you mind if I speak to him? 748 00:40:23,040 --> 00:40:24,290 Thanks. 749 00:40:24,880 --> 00:40:26,330 Good night. 750 00:40:29,290 --> 00:40:33,120 Hey, buddy. What are you doing up so late? 751 00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:38,290 Oh, yeah? 752 00:40:40,080 --> 00:40:41,250 Right. 753 00:40:41,580 --> 00:40:44,460 WOMAN ON PA:Dr Greenberg, report to the OR. 754 00:40:48,830 --> 00:40:50,880 Are you eating Jell-O? 755 00:40:50,880 --> 00:40:52,040 Hmm. 756 00:40:52,710 --> 00:40:56,620 Hey, kid. Hey, Doc. Look who's back. 757 00:40:57,330 --> 00:40:59,330 Is there any more Jell-O? 758 00:40:59,330 --> 00:41:01,540 Hey, not so fast. 759 00:41:02,620 --> 00:41:03,750 What happened? 760 00:41:03,750 --> 00:41:05,330 MORGAN: You're gonna be all right, kid. 761 00:41:05,330 --> 00:41:07,500 And we got Brown. It's over. 762 00:41:08,500 --> 00:41:10,920 -How's Abby? -She's on the mend. 763 00:41:10,920 --> 00:41:12,500 So are the three others. 764 00:41:12,500 --> 00:41:15,620 You were right about where to look for his cure. 765 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:20,210 Why was Dr Nichols making anthrax in the first place? 766 00:41:22,210 --> 00:41:25,380 He was a brilliant scientist downgraded to working on the flu. 767 00:41:25,380 --> 00:41:27,790 Brown comes along asking for help with his thesis... 768 00:41:27,790 --> 00:41:29,790 He was probably more than happy to share his knowledge. 769 00:41:29,790 --> 00:41:32,920 There was no indication that Nichols had any idea what Brown was planning. 770 00:41:32,920 --> 00:41:34,670 His strain and its cure 771 00:41:34,670 --> 00:41:38,170 are getting locked up in containment at Fort Detrick. 772 00:41:38,170 --> 00:41:40,960 With all the other bio-agents people don't know about. 773 00:41:40,960 --> 00:41:44,830 (CHUCKLES) Really? What else do they have locked up in there? 774 00:41:49,960 --> 00:41:52,540 REID: "Security is mostly a superstition. 775 00:41:53,040 --> 00:41:55,250 It does not exist in nature, 776 00:41:55,250 --> 00:41:59,000 nor do the children of men as a whole experience it." 777 00:41:59,000 --> 00:42:00,540 Helen Keller.