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Season 12  "Green Light"  12x21

Aired 7 years ago - May 03, 2017

When Reid fears his mother has been abducted, he asks the BAU to investigate while he’s stuck in prison.

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Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 1
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 2
Went to voicemail again?
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 3
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 4
Jack was too important a witness to cut loose.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 5
Stephen and I will hit up those places first.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 6
Malcolm! You ok?
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 7
You're a fed?
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 8
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 9
I can tap into them, see what I can find.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 10
There is no sign of Carol Atkinson,
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 11
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 12
She'd been shot once in the head, execution style.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 13
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 14
Ballistics confirmed the gun belonged to Jack Vaughn,
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 15
I can get you a meet with Jack in a neutral location,
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 16
Lindsey must have taken it from her father.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 17
Yes, I promise.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 18
He's gen pop all the way.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 19
The marshals stay away unless you're in trouble.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 20
So, Lindsey's been a cartel hit woman
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 21
She must have hid it before WITSEC had the chance to find it.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 22
Yeah. How'd you know that?
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 23
Well, I wouldn't tell her.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 24
You're gonna need to grow eyes
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 25
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 26
I am on the books first thing tomorrow
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 27
Reid stabbed himself to get into solitary confinement.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 28
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 29
Ok. I got Carol Atkinson crossing the border at Los Indios.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 30
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 31
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drives 3 hours west to Monterrey, kills Victor,
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 34
It's gonna take me, like, 5 more hours
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 35
with personal ties to the team,
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 36
a cut on his hand matching the murder weapon.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 37
And that's gonna take time.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 38
in the back of your head.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 39
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 40
Biggest cartels in the world
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 41
seeing you do that from FCI Milan.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 42
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 43
that your analyst was able to get those prints over here in time.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 44
Scratch isn't afraid to plot an elaborate trap.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 45
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 46
Lindsey's way of telling us she's with Scratch.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 47
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 48
This is for you.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 49
We have to deal with Cat Adams again?
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 50
No. It was all a lie to get her to drop the gun.

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Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 2
Went to voicemail again?
#2 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 3 #3 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 4
Jack was too important a witness to cut loose.
#4 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 5
Stephen and I will hit up those places first.
#5 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 6
Malcolm! You ok?
#6 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 7
You're a fed?
#7 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 8 #8 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 9
I can tap into them, see what I can find.
#9 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 10
There is no sign of Carol Atkinson,
#10 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 11 #11 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 12
She'd been shot once in the head, execution style.
#12 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 13 #13 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 14
Ballistics confirmed the gun belonged to Jack Vaughn,
#14 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 15
I can get you a meet with Jack in a neutral location,
#15 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 16
Lindsey must have taken it from her father.
#16 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 17
Yes, I promise.
#17 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 18
He's gen pop all the way.
#18 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 19
The marshals stay away unless you're in trouble.
#19 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 20
So, Lindsey's been a cartel hit woman
#20 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 21
She must have hid it before WITSEC had the chance to find it.
#21 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 22
Yeah. How'd you know that?
#22 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 23
Well, I wouldn't tell her.
#23 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 24
You're gonna need to grow eyes
#24 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 25 #25 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 26
I am on the books first thing tomorrow
#26 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 27
Reid stabbed himself to get into solitary confinement.
#27 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 28 #28 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 29
Ok. I got Carol Atkinson crossing the border at Los Indios.
#29 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 30 #30 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 31 #31 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 32 #32 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 33
drives 3 hours west to Monterrey, kills Victor,
#33 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 34
It's gonna take me, like, 5 more hours
#34 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 35
with personal ties to the team,
#35 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 36
a cut on his hand matching the murder weapon.
#36 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 37
And that's gonna take time.
#37 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 38
in the back of your head.
#38 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 39 #39 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 40
Biggest cartels in the world
#40 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 41
seeing you do that from FCI Milan.
#41 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 42 #42 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 43
that your analyst was able to get those prints over here in time.
#43 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 44
Scratch isn't afraid to plot an elaborate trap.
#44 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 45 #45 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 46
Lindsey's way of telling us she's with Scratch.
#46 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 47 #47 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 48
This is for you.
#48 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 49
We have to deal with Cat Adams again?
#49 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 12 Episode 21 (S12E21) - 50
No. It was all a lie to get her to drop the gun.
#50