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Season 9  "The Black Queen"  9x12

Aired 10 years ago - Jan 15, 2014

When the BAU goes to San Jose to investigate a string of murders, Garcia delves into her hacker past and reconnects with her old flame to help the team with the case.

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Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 1
Ms. Garcia, you really have to stay for this.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 2
The prostitute killer.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 3
Actually, according to my research,
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 4
♪
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 5
So this message, "They died in vein,"
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 6
We need to re-interview everyone associated with the old case.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 7
They're bound with hair?
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 8
Not a killer.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 9
You know what? I've howled for 10 years
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 10
Who? Who said that?
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 11
I don't care.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 12
It has to be. We're in hacker central here in Silicon Valley.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 13
Maybe I could find a clue in the code
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 14
I have to talk to Hotch.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 15
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 16
and has the kind of crazy kung fu to do it.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 17
Please, let me go.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 18
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 19
Shane will speak with the Black Queen.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 20
We do it Shane's way.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 21
And last night's murder could serve as a similar message to us.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 22
I feel like I'm gonna barf.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 23
in front of a computer than in front of people.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 24
He liked fighting, a lot.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 25
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 26
♪ whoo!
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 27
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 28
So, we dug into both victims' lives.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 29
Look, two more women died last night--
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 30
7 years ago.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 31
he did the impossible. He managed to take the strongest,
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 32
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 33
but the call girls were simply hiding it from law enforcement?
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 34
and it's keeping us from finding him.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 35
If this is how Debbie hid in plain sight,
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 36
And now, invite him in,
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 37
There is zero point in following the law,
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 38
He lost something 10 years ago, didn't he?
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 39
That doesn't matter. Here's why.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 40
That's his opening.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 41
Which means you give us the Sam Russell file back...
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 42
We got the file.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 43
This whole time we've been trying to figure out which profile is right,
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 44
their hair--their hair would collect around their throats,
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 45
and he's going to halt your execution
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 46
Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 47
Yeah, Shane's car's here, he's not.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 48
and you hoarded my servers
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 49
Standing down. Stand down.
 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 50
and I know you can hear me.

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Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 2
The prostitute killer.
#2 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 3
Actually, according to my research,
#3 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 4
♪
#4 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 5
So this message, "They died in vein,"
#5 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 6
We need to re-interview everyone associated with the old case.
#6 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 7
They're bound with hair?
#7 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 8
Not a killer.
#8 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 9
You know what? I've howled for 10 years
#9 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 10
Who? Who said that?
#10 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 11
I don't care.
#11 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 12
It has to be. We're in hacker central here in Silicon Valley.
#12 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 13
Maybe I could find a clue in the code
#13 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 14
I have to talk to Hotch.
#14 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 15 #15 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 16
and has the kind of crazy kung fu to do it.
#16 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 17
Please, let me go.
#17 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 18 #18 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 19
Shane will speak with the Black Queen.
#19 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 20
We do it Shane's way.
#20 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 21
And last night's murder could serve as a similar message to us.
#21 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 22
I feel like I'm gonna barf.
#22 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 23
in front of a computer than in front of people.
#23 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 24
He liked fighting, a lot.
#24 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 25 #25 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 26
♪ whoo!
#26 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 27 #27 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 28
So, we dug into both victims' lives.
#28 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 29
Look, two more women died last night--
#29 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 30
7 years ago.
#30 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 31
he did the impossible. He managed to take the strongest,
#31 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 32 #32 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 33
but the call girls were simply hiding it from law enforcement?
#33 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 34
and it's keeping us from finding him.
#34 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 35
If this is how Debbie hid in plain sight,
#35 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 36
And now, invite him in,
#36 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 37
There is zero point in following the law,
#37 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 38
He lost something 10 years ago, didn't he?
#38 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 39
That doesn't matter. Here's why.
#39 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 40
That's his opening.
#40 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 41
Which means you give us the Sam Russell file back...
#41 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 42
We got the file.
#42 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 43
This whole time we've been trying to figure out which profile is right,
#43 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 44
their hair--their hair would collect around their throats,
#44 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 45
and he's going to halt your execution
#45 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 46 #46 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 47
Yeah, Shane's car's here, he's not.
#47 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 48
and you hoarded my servers
#48 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 49
Standing down. Stand down.
#49 Recap of Criminal Minds Season 9 Episode 12 (S09E12) - 50
and I know you can hear me.
#50