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Season 7  "It Takes a Village"  7x1

Aired 12 years ago - Sep 21, 2011

The BAU team is at a crossroads as they are questioned by a Senate Committee for their retaliatory actions in the wake of Prentiss' loss, but an unexpected familiar face could help them win their case and keep the team together.

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never called Homeland Security,
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Queen Elizabeth I said,
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domestic and imports.
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I just figured I'd call him when I have something to report.
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I'm thinking domestic contacts.
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He was the forger.
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- Mm-hmm. - Who had blond hair and blue eyes.
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Senator, I needed to protect this child
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It's blurry and, you know, he's not like posing for the camera
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Nothing surprising. How's everything there?
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Yeah, but he's pissed.
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We had to move quickly.
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Was it wrong for him to want
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And you expect me to believe this isn't part of the strategy?
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I don't know.
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Only Declan and the caregiver live here,
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I caught an image of him on the surveillance camera at Declan's house,
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Doyle, do you consider Richard Gerace an enemy?
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under a covert exfiltration.
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He was raising Declan as his own.
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Which is why I'm pretty sure he doesn't have the balls
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Long story.
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Because she tried to kill Declan before he was ever born.
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What else would she and Gerace have to gain from taking Declan?
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Yeah. What else should I be looking for, you guys?
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The last I checked, it takes and hour
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Over here!
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He's got endless funds. You'll never stop him.
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If we find McDermott now, we have a chance to save Declan.
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I am certain that without this move,
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Doyle will find a way to get to him.
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I want him here on his knees!
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that this team and the U.S. government had to finish.
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He's a love, isn't he?
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