Charm and Harm (19 Apr. 2006)

Team members track a known "chameleon" serial killer across the southeastern U.S. trying to stop him before he kills again.

Director:

Félix Enríquez Alcalá

Writers:

Jeff Davis (creator), Debra J. Fisher,

Stars:

Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Lola Glaudini

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Mandy Patinkin	...	Jason Gideon
Thomas Gibson	...	Aaron Hotchner
Lola Glaudini	...	Elle Greenaway
Shemar Moore	...	Derek Morgan
Matthew Gray Gubler	...	Dr. Spencer Reid
A.J. Cook	...	Jennifer Jareau
Kirsten Vangsness	...	Penelope Garcia
Mark Totty	...	Spec. Agt. Raymond McCarthy
Robert Pine	...	Doug Gregory
Andy Comeau	...	Mark Gregory
Michael Catlin	...	Hank Bloomberg (as Michael W. Catlin)
Alicia Ziegler	...	Allyson
Joey Honsa	...	Kelly Dalton
Brian Groh	...	Motel Clerk
Sathya Jesudasson	...	Motel Manager

Storyline

The team flies to Tampa where a disappearance is believed to be the work of businessman Mark Gregory, who was never convicted but presumably tortured and drowned at least four women. His house proves better equipped for disguises then most theaters. As he is found to have left another body in a Georgia hotel where he checked in under his own name, the team believes this is his last, most aggressive phase, no longer giving priority to covering his tracks. They revise his profile after studying his family history, which his indulgent father always pushed away.

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Plot Keywords:

drowning | serial killer | sarasota florida | swimming pool | reference to voltaire | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 April 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Quixote Studios Griffith Park - 4585 Electronics Place, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min 42 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Elle and Morgan arrive at the motor vehicle wreck, the police vehicle that pulls into the scene behind them reads "Tennessee State Police." There is not a law enforcement agency in Tennessee that uses that name. It would be either Tennessee Highway Patrol, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, or a local police department. (However, it is possible that the show was not cleared to use any of the actual law enforcement names.)

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Quotes

[last lines]
Jason Gideon: The author Francois de La Rochefoucauld wrote "We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end, we become disguised to ourselves."

User Reviews

Good Suspense

A man known to have killed four women in hotel rooms in Central Florida escapes before being arrested and has abducted another woman.

The team goes to Sarasota to BAU headquarters there, and sets up shop. Elle and Derek wind up driving north to Georgia after another killing takes place with the same MO. Gideon's unit, with Dr. Reid continuing to spout everything he knows about this type of killer, figures if they could find out exactly why he drowns all is victims, that would give them enough clues to where he is and liable to strike next.

I thought was a very episode, and built up the suspense very slowly to an extremely dramatic ending (although a bit overdone.)

The killer was a master of disguises and presented a formidable challenge.