S1 E17
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Season 1  "A Real Rain"  1x17

Aired 18 years ago - Mar 22, 2006

The BAU unit travels to NYC to investigate a series of murders that appears to have been committed by a vigilante conducting revenge on former criminals who have been released by the justice system.

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I thought you were gonna talk to Reid about taking some vacation time.
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But since we know the cab driver couldn't have been blindfolded when
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This is the knife to the head.
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Snapping the handle's also common in prison shankings.
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We now know he has a high degree of organization.
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Because reality never lives up to fantasy,
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and he kept his head down.
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cut with flint knives in order to render them powerless.
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Tried and found not guilty July 2002.
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He, or someone close to him, is likely the victim of a violent crime.
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His sense of theatrics is a way to enhance his own self-esteem,
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None of the victims, they didn't want to press charges.
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The mad bomber was a major inspiration for the unabomber.
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The last thing I want to do is accuse one of them of murder.
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"Some day a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets".
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Are you jealous he's doing the job better than you?
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Yeah, great. All right.
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How old are you?
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Small town, 2 boys had been murdered, same signature.
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It was a tragedy, but...
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The profile leads us to think that he works close
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Probably have a broken marriage or two.
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We're in this together.
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you will die the way you lived.
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Because he has narcissistic delusions.
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Wagner said this morning that the cop's blood is all over the vigilante's hands.
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If there was any justice,
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100 center, courtroom 12-b
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This is personal. He hears their voices.
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Hello?
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Tell her how you killed your parents
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