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Season 5  "...A Thousand Words"  5x20

Aired 14 years ago - May 05, 2010

The BAU team must profile a serial killer covered in tattoos who commits suicide, but leaves clues to the whereabouts of his last victim.

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Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 1
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Oh, man, take a look at this, tommy.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 3
Sorry.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 4
That's why they requested our presence.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 5
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Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 7
Yeah, hey, thanks a lot for coming out
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 8
We're working on it.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 9
Jj, gather as much information
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 10
Men don't give a damn.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 11
Look at that. At the turn of the 16th century,
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 12
If it were that simple, we'd all be out of a job.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 13
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 14
They were all printed on the same day...
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 15
That he was trying to hide something.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 16
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 17
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 18
My last hope is that you finish what we started.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 19
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 20
An alpha. Can any of you guys think of a case
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 21
Oh, the troopers told them everything.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 22
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 23
I need to know about it.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 24
You take it personal.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 25
I've got the addresses of the major tattoo parlors
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 26
You would have known what was happening.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 27
Well, there's no reason not to anymore.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 28
Did he, like, gash his wrists open or something?
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 29
That doesn't fit.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 30
Of a tattoo.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 31
What happened?
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 32
Wait.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 33
I would do anything, i did anything for him.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 34
Hey, guys, it isn't the only blank space.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 35
Found 53 similar tattoos on forearms.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 36
Perish the thought, mon ami.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 37
Something's wrong. Something's wrong.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 38
Ohh!
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 39
Yeah, what is that?
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 40
There's more blood. I don't know what i'm doing.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 41
I see the head! I can't.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 42
It can't be a boy.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 43
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 44
We went through a long list of all the vendors
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 45
I can't help you...
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 46
All through '98 and '99, until they stopped completely
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 47
Please help. In here!
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 48
And they're gonna meet you at the hospital, ok?
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 49
Oh, yeah, you know, nothing's gonna affect me.
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Oh, man, take a look at this, tommy.
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Sorry.
#3 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 4
That's why they requested our presence.
#4 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 5 #5 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 6 #6 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 7
Yeah, hey, thanks a lot for coming out
#7 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 8
We're working on it.
#8 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 9
Jj, gather as much information
#9 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 10
Men don't give a damn.
#10 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 11
Look at that. At the turn of the 16th century,
#11 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 12
If it were that simple, we'd all be out of a job.
#12 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 13 #13 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 14
They were all printed on the same day...
#14 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 15
That he was trying to hide something.
#15 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 16 #16 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 17 #17 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 18
My last hope is that you finish what we started.
#18 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 19 #19 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 20
An alpha. Can any of you guys think of a case
#20 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 21
Oh, the troopers told them everything.
#21 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 22 #22 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 23
I need to know about it.
#23 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 24
You take it personal.
#24 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 25
I've got the addresses of the major tattoo parlors
#25 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 26
You would have known what was happening.
#26 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 27
Well, there's no reason not to anymore.
#27 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 28
Did he, like, gash his wrists open or something?
#28 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 29
That doesn't fit.
#29 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 30
Of a tattoo.
#30 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 31
What happened?
#31 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 32
Wait.
#32 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 33
I would do anything, i did anything for him.
#33 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 34
Hey, guys, it isn't the only blank space.
#34 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 35
Found 53 similar tattoos on forearms.
#35 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 36
Perish the thought, mon ami.
#36 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 37
Something's wrong. Something's wrong.
#37 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 38
Ohh!
#38 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 39
Yeah, what is that?
#39 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 40
There's more blood. I don't know what i'm doing.
#40 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 41
I see the head! I can't.
#41 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 42
It can't be a boy.
#42 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 43 #43 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 44
We went through a long list of all the vendors
#44 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 45
I can't help you...
#45 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 46
All through '98 and '99, until they stopped completely
#46 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 47
Please help. In here!
#47 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 48
And they're gonna meet you at the hospital, ok?
#48 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 49
Oh, yeah, you know, nothing's gonna affect me.
#49 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 5 Episode 20 (S05E20) - 50 #50