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Season 1  "Extreme Aggressor"  1x1

Aired 19 years ago - Sep 22, 2005

After a fourth woman goes missing in as many months, the team is brought in to track down the guy before he kidnaps again. Hotch is asked to secretly evaluate Gideon to see if he is ready to work full time again.

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We're looking for a white male in his 20's...
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The killer's virus wiped her hard drive and left this on the screen.
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His first victim was 26-year-old Melissa Kirsh.
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When I was between him and a doorway, he asked me to move.
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We all know how an unsub feels about asserting his masculinity.
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- So that's Gideon? - The Gideon.
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He's probably in his early 20's.
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Are you a genius or something?
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He's someone who'd blend into any crowd.
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stemming from a childhood trauma--
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in fact, I know... you have already interviewed him.
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Hotch says your background is in sex offender cases.
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Seriously... I want that opening at BAU.
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This is a boy's room... not a man's.
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or you just planning your defense?
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even after his blood was all over your hands.
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- Are you? - Think I can't do the job?
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1979. They outfitted a van to rape and murder girls in California.
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- Richard never had many friends. - You sure?
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I wanna know which CD he plays the most. Let's go.
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Especially since half our job is protecting them from each other.
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4 months of investigative work, 1 file, and guess what, Richard.
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There's a sudden pressure to reciprocate this one little favor.
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There's something wrong.
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- What's the make? What's the make?! - Dodge! Dodge Dakota!
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Right there.
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- Listen to me. You need to wait for backup. - If we wait, the girl is dead.
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Gideon saved her life.
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It's funny... Haley liked the name Charles,
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