"Criminal Minds" Secrets and Lies (2006)

Director:

Matt Earl Beesley

Writers:

Jeff Davis (creator)
Simon Mirren (written by)

TV Series:

"Criminal Minds" (2005)

Original Air Date:

3 May 2006 (Season 1, Episode 21)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

The BAU team investigates a CIA counter-terrorism unit to identify a traitor who had a fellow agent murdered and who is trying to find and kill the unit's informant, a Saudi woman with two children who are in hiding.

Plot Keywords:

Baltimore Maryland | Traitor | CIA Agent | Infiltrator | Tied To A Chair

Cast

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
Lisa Vidal	...	Gina Sanchez
Ray Baker	...	Bruno Hawks
Jack Conley	...	John Summers
Devika Parikh	...	Olivia Hopkins
David Bowe	...	Kruger Spence
Navid Negahban	...	Hassan Nadir
Andrea Gabriel	...	Aaliyah Nadir
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brett Arthur	...	Agent #1
Hannah Marks	...	Dalia Nadir
James McElroy	...	Duncan
Daylon Reese	...	Faris Nadir
Michael-John Wolfe	...	Security Guard
Jon Barton	...	Swat Leader (uncredited)

Directed by
Matt Earl Beesley

Writing credits
Jeff Davis		(creator)
Simon Mirren		(written by)

Produced by
Herb Adelman	....	co-producer
Edward Allen Bernero	....	executive producer
Gigi Coello-Bannon	....	co-producer
Jeff Davis	....	co-executive producer
Debra J. Fisher	....	co-producer
Mark Gordon	....	executive producer
Erica Messer	....	co-producer
Simon Mirren	....	co-executive producer
Chris Mundy	....	consulting producer
Peter Schindler	....	co-executive producer
Deborah Spera	....	co-executive producer
Aaron Zelman	....	supervising producer

Original Music by
Marc Fantini
Steffan Fantini
Scott Gordon
Mark Mancina

Cinematography by
Glenn Kershaw		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Nina Gilberti		(as Nina M. Gilberti)

Casting by
April Webster

Production Design by
Vincent Jefferds

Art Direction by
Victoria Ruskin		(as G. Victoria Ruskin)

Set Decoration by
Kathy Curtis-Cahill		(as Kathy Cahill)

Costume Design by
B.J. Rogers

Makeup Department
Anna Fleiner	....	makeup artist
Dayne Johnson	....	makeup artist
Kay Majerus	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Herb Adelman	....	unit production manager
Jennifer Yates	....	post-production supervisor (as Jennifer Ketelsen)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Aaron Critchlow	....	dga trainee
Gregg Goldstone	....	first assistant director
Michelene Mundo	....	second assistant director
Brian 'Coach' Rosett	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Nicole Balzarini	....	art department coordinator
Al Eisenmann	....	property master
Jared Scardina	....	assistant property master
Ben Wolcott	....	graphic designer
Craig Pittman	....	lead man (uncredited)

Sound Department
Dicken Berglund	....	adr mixer
Kenneth R. Burton	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Ken Burton)
Mark Kamps	....	sound supervisor
Edward L. Moskowitz	....	sound mixer
Todd Murakami	....	sound effects editor
Matthew Pavolaitis	....	extra effects mixer: Technicolor Glendale (as Matt Pavolaitis)
Andre Perreault	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark McBryde	....	additional foley artist (uncredited)
Stacey Michaels	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Andre G. Ellingson	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Manuela Schmidt de Souza	....	CG artist
Henrik Fett	....	visual effects supervisor (as Henrik R. Fett)
Jenny Foster	....	visual effects coordinator
Rebecca Ramsey	....	title producer: Shine

Stunts
Tom Elliott	....	stunt coordinator
Dino Haynes	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Gerald Autin	....	grip
Michael Cassidy	....	first assistant camera
Adam Cowan	....	assistant camera
Ron Elliott	....	camera loader
Eric Felland	....	lighting technician
Randy Glass	....	chief lighting technician
John Hatchitt	....	key grip
Brian W. Nordheim	....	camera operator (as Brian Nordheim)
Paul V. Perkins	....	dolly grip
Greg St. Johns	....	camera operator
Cory Beaird	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Scott David	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sara Auhagen	....	tailor
Danielle Baker	....	set costumer
Kresta Lins	....	costume supervisor
Nicole Wiener	....	set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Kiegan Downs	....	post-production coordinator
Joe Hatton	....	post-production assistant
Bradley Simmons	....	editor: title sequence
Ken Woodburn	....	assistant editor
Tony D'Amore	....	colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Kevin J. Edelman	....	music supervisor (as Kevin Edelman)
Marc Fantini	....	composer: main title theme
Marc Fantini	....	score producer
Steffan Fantini	....	composer: main title theme
Steffan Fantini	....	score producer

Transportation Department
George A. Sack	....	transportation captain
Greg Van Dyke	....	transportation coordinator
Robert Dulys	....	transportation captain (uncredited)

Other crew
Tami D'Addio	....	assistant to executive producer
Dawn C. Dreiling	....	script supervisor (as Dawn Dreiling)
Rick Dunkle	....	script coordinator
Susan Ellis	....	production coordinator (as Susan R. Ellis)
Robert Forrest	....	production assistant
Daniel Helias	....	production assistant
Dauv McNeely	....	supervising video playback engineer
Walter Roshetski	....	location manager
Andrew Wilder	....	story editor
Heather Noël Aldridge	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Catherine Pittman	....	animal coordinator (uncredited)
Gregg Pittman	....	animal coordinator (uncredited)
Josh Raymond	....	intern: story department (uncredited)
Matt Sigloch	....	police technical advisor (uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jeff Davis		creator

Produced by
Jagene Funk	....	line producer

Casting by
Coreen Mayrs

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Daniella Eisman	....	trainee assistant director
Marla Hudnall	....	dga trainee
Joseph Payton	....	dga trainee day player
Rudy Van Zyl	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Tonya Brewer Hunt	....	set dresser

Visual Effects by
Adam Avitabile	....	on-set visual effects supervisor
Chad Buehler	....	compositor
Cyntia Büll	....	digital compositor
Danny S. Kim	....	creative director
Michael Meagher	....	visual effects producer (as Tony Meagher)
Tefft Smith	....	digital artist
Edson Williams	....	visual effects supervisor: Hydraulx
Jennifer Yu	....	digital artist

Stunts
Diana R. Lupo	....	stunt double: Lola Glaudini
Heidi Moneymaker	....	stunt double
Lori Stewart	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Kelly Beaird	....	grip
Jon Callesen	....	best boy electric: second unit
Jon Callesen	....	set lighting technician
John S. Campbell	....	night light operator
Justin M. Lubin	....	still photographer
Jim Marquette	....	camera operator
Hugh Meikle	....	generator operator
Bob Myers	....	rigging grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lorraine Alexis Mahru Toomey	....	set costumer (as Lorraine Alexis Mahru)

Editorial Department
Hugo J. Mendez	....	post-production assistant
Evan Schiff	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Scott Gordon	....	score producer
Andrew Gowan	....	music coordinator

Other crew
Ryan Micahel Anderson	....	production assistant
Todd Fullerton	....	24 frame video/computer engineer
Natalie Hartman	....	photo model
Nicole Marostica	....	publicist
Omar McClinton	....	post-production finance: Touchstone Television
Michael O'Haver	....	stand-in
Jeff 'Doc' Porter	....	production medic
Michael Riley	....	title designer
Jennifer Solari	....	publicist
Stephen Tibbetts	....	stand-in
Carlos Tower	....	production assistant
John Trujillo	....	layout board
Nic Wegener	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• CBS Paramount Network Television

Distributors

• AXN (2006) (Hungary) (TV)

Special Effects

• LOOK! Effects

Other Companies

• Avon Studio Transport  transportation
• Khaos Digital  video and graphic displays
• Khaos Digital  video playback services (uncredited)
• Tactical Media  tactics and weapons trainers

Runtime:

USA:42 min (excluding commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Arabic

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

CBS Paramount Network Television

Quotes:

Jason Gideon:The intelligence community's mantra says "Increase the parameter of your enemy's paranoia". Right now, we're the enemy. Whatever you see or are told, please trust no one but me.

Full of plot holes and Lisa Vidal can't act but still entertaining

What were they thinking in casting Lisa Vidal. Her acting is so limited. She had one expression on her face the entire episode: evil, conniving, underhanded.

But fortunately, in spite of her the episode was still somehow enjoyable.

Another minus was the script. I know they were trying to do a "24-like" episode, but really, did they also have to copy the plot holes. The most absurd thing in the episode was that they are scrambling to save the informant woman, but somehow, nobody thinks it weird to keep the three suspects in the front lines, giving them the perfect chance to kill her.

How absurd! hopefully, the plot holes will disappear next episode.