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Season 8  "Zugzwang"  8x12

Aired 12 years ago - Jan 16, 2013

When Reid discovers that his girlfriend has been kidnapped by her stalker, he and the BAU team band together to find her before it's too late.

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Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 1
Zug...zwang.
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You don't know what Maeve looks like?
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 3
or to play through to the bitter end.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 4
So we'll be working on personal time.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 5
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 6
And Maeve, too, until we know more about her.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 7
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 8
Anybody home?
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 9
That's the personnel files of everyone in the lab.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 10
Retired.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 11
FBI.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 12
so I just assumed that I overreacted.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 13
And apparently she took her own advice.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 14
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 15
Yes, I can.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 16
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 17
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 18
Did you call me Dr. Reid or Agent Reid?
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 19
Do you like it?
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 20
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 21
We need to rethink the profile,
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 22
So I decided if I can't have my life,
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 23
That stupid FBI agent is he reason why you're still alive.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 24
And what's the second-most common motivation?
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 25
and neither of you even noticed.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 26
she would always sign off with a quote
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 27
and I guess she didn't get around to sending this one,
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 28
He was just what, Maeve?
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 29
But when women cheat,
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 30
Girls must have adored you in high school.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 31
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 32
It only exists in conceptual geometry.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 33
What if she was a grad student
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 34
Then she's going to remember me.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 35
Correct. She now works at a local junior college.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 36
But whatever it is I did to you, I'm sorry.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 37
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 38
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 39
No. I turned you down because your testing was flawed.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 40
I know that I am one.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 41
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 42
Hello.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 43
This is Diane Turner's apartment.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 44
right next to Maeve's in her parents' name.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 45
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 46
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 47
I was distracted by your thesis.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 48
the people you care about the most keep leaving.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 49
This time say it to her face.
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Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 2
You don't know what Maeve looks like?
#2 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 3
or to play through to the bitter end.
#3 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 4
So we'll be working on personal time.
#4 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 5 #5 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 6
And Maeve, too, until we know more about her.
#6 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 7 #7 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 8
Anybody home?
#8 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 9
That's the personnel files of everyone in the lab.
#9 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 10
Retired.
#10 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 11
FBI.
#11 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 12
so I just assumed that I overreacted.
#12 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 13
And apparently she took her own advice.
#13 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 14 #14 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 15
Yes, I can.
#15 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 16 #16 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 17 #17 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 18
Did you call me Dr. Reid or Agent Reid?
#18 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 19
Do you like it?
#19 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 20 #20 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 21
We need to rethink the profile,
#21 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 22
So I decided if I can't have my life,
#22 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 23
That stupid FBI agent is he reason why you're still alive.
#23 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 24
And what's the second-most common motivation?
#24 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 25
and neither of you even noticed.
#25 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 26
she would always sign off with a quote
#26 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 27
and I guess she didn't get around to sending this one,
#27 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 28
He was just what, Maeve?
#28 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 29
But when women cheat,
#29 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 30
Girls must have adored you in high school.
#30 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 31 #31 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 32
It only exists in conceptual geometry.
#32 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 33
What if she was a grad student
#33 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 34
Then she's going to remember me.
#34 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 35
Correct. She now works at a local junior college.
#35 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 36
But whatever it is I did to you, I'm sorry.
#36 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 37 #37 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 38 #38 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 39
No. I turned you down because your testing was flawed.
#39 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 40
I know that I am one.
#40 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 41 #41 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 42
Hello.
#42 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 43
This is Diane Turner's apartment.
#43 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 44
right next to Maeve's in her parents' name.
#44 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 45 #45 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 46 #46 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 47
I was distracted by your thesis.
#47 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 48
the people you care about the most keep leaving.
#48 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 49
This time say it to her face.
#49 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 12 (S08E12) - 50 #50