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Season 8  "Through the Looking Glass"  8x3

Aired 12 years ago - Oct 17, 2012

When one Kansas family turns up dead and another goes missing, the BAU looks for a link between the cases to find out who is behind the kidnappings and murders. Meanwhile, Hotch gets surprising news from Beth.

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Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 1
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 2
That is unusual. Most familicides happen in the comfort of the home.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 3
And the rest of the family was in the way.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 4
Mackenzie, help us. Hurry.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 5
== sync, corrected by elderman ==
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 6
and his wife was a bank teller.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 7
Hey, Penelope, you want to tap into
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 8
We'll double up on canvassing homeless camps and shelters.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 9
They were just an ordinary family.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 10
Scott Yamada looks like a typical 10-year-old boy.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 11
First floor, open window. Easy entry for unsub.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 12
Then, again, people have staged their own murders to disappear.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 13
was the son's bedroom.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 14
There's a lot of distance between neighbors here.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 15
If you're wrong,
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 16
So it doesn't fit the profile of a preferential sex offender.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 17
We should check it out. We'll need the names of all the staff and anyone
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 18
Last chance, Mike.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 19
I slept with her.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 20
Smartphones. I saw this family
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 21
We just want to start the healing process.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 22
Let's wish her luck."
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 23
Oh, indeed it could have.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 24
How did you find the Yamadas?
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 25
He sounds wacky enough to have done it.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 26
They were warriors who believed in loyalty and honor.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 27
and makes it appear as if the father is the culprit.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 28
probably with tinted windows, soundproofing,
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 29
But there's no drug connection with the Yamadas.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 30
to have your heart ripped out of your chest!
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 31
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 32
I am trying to protect her future.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 33
Last Friday. She didn't pay it back.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 34
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 35
and she got a text message the night the Acklins were abducted.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 36
According to her roommate,
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 37
I refuse to be your scapegoat anymore, Mackenzie.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 38
Aah! Darren!
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 39
So this guy was doing more than stalking them online.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 40
Darren, no! No!
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 41
It's a powerline network adaptor.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 42
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 43
And contractors are people you can ignore
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 44
You give us back Braden, you son of a bitch!
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 45
I made a terrible mistake. Please.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 46
Until the day he saw the teacher
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 47
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 48
The wrong choices.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 49
It doesn't make any sense.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 50
I won't kill my wife and child.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 51
I shot myself.

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Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 2
That is unusual. Most familicides happen in the comfort of the home.
#2 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 3
And the rest of the family was in the way.
#3 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 4
Mackenzie, help us. Hurry.
#4 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 5
== sync, corrected by elderman ==
#5 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 6
and his wife was a bank teller.
#6 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 7
Hey, Penelope, you want to tap into
#7 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 8
We'll double up on canvassing homeless camps and shelters.
#8 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 9
They were just an ordinary family.
#9 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 10
Scott Yamada looks like a typical 10-year-old boy.
#10 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 11
First floor, open window. Easy entry for unsub.
#11 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 12
Then, again, people have staged their own murders to disappear.
#12 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 13
was the son's bedroom.
#13 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 14
There's a lot of distance between neighbors here.
#14 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 15
If you're wrong,
#15 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 16
So it doesn't fit the profile of a preferential sex offender.
#16 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 17
We should check it out. We'll need the names of all the staff and anyone
#17 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 18
Last chance, Mike.
#18 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 19
I slept with her.
#19 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 20
Smartphones. I saw this family
#20 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 21
We just want to start the healing process.
#21 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 22
Let's wish her luck."
#22 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 23
Oh, indeed it could have.
#23 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 24
How did you find the Yamadas?
#24 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 25
He sounds wacky enough to have done it.
#25 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 26
They were warriors who believed in loyalty and honor.
#26 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 27
and makes it appear as if the father is the culprit.
#27 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 28
probably with tinted windows, soundproofing,
#28 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 29
But there's no drug connection with the Yamadas.
#29 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 30
to have your heart ripped out of your chest!
#30 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 31 #31 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 32
I am trying to protect her future.
#32 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 33
Last Friday. She didn't pay it back.
#33 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 34 #34 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 35
and she got a text message the night the Acklins were abducted.
#35 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 36
According to her roommate,
#36 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 37
I refuse to be your scapegoat anymore, Mackenzie.
#37 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 38
Aah! Darren!
#38 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 39
So this guy was doing more than stalking them online.
#39 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 40
Darren, no! No!
#40 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 41
It's a powerline network adaptor.
#41 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 42 #42 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 43
And contractors are people you can ignore
#43 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 44
You give us back Braden, you son of a bitch!
#44 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 45
I made a terrible mistake. Please.
#45 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 46
Until the day he saw the teacher
#46 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 47 #47 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 48
The wrong choices.
#48 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 49
It doesn't make any sense.
#49 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 50
I won't kill my wife and child.
#50 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 8 Episode 3 (S08E03) - 51
I shot myself.
#51