Distress (21 Feb. 2007)

The seemingly random killings in a Houston ward bring the BAU down for the profile, but finding the pattern proves difficult.

Director:

John F. Showalter

Writers:

Jeff Davis (creator), Oanh Ly

Stars:

Mandy Patinkin, Thomas Gibson, Paget Brewster

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Mandy Patinkin	...	Jason Gideon
Thomas Gibson	...	Aaron Hotchner
Paget Brewster	...	Emily Prentiss
Shemar Moore	...	Derek Morgan
Matthew Gray Gubler	...	Dr. Spencer Reid
A.J. Cook	...	Jennifer Jareau
Kirsten Vangsness	...	Penelope Garcia
Holt McCallany	...	Roy Woodridge
Nick Chinlund	...	Max Weston
Joanna Going	...	Dana Woodridge
Kent Faulcon	...	Det. Fuller
Sandi McCree	...	Jolene
Jeffrey Lorenzo	...	Kelvin
Juan Ramírez	...	Edward
Bridget Shergalis	...	Mary

Storyline

In Houston's fifth ward, three murders don't fit the usual drug trade- and street gang-related violence pattern; apparently unrelated adult white men -construction worker, security guard and homeless- had their necks broken, abandoned in the streets near abandoned buildings. The team considers a homeless killer, possibly 'territorial' defending his hole at each time. Next victim, in a sewer, is city worker Travis Overby. Then a man survives, apparently because his young daughter was watching, she describes the white adult. After finding and SOS sign made of rubble, the team profiles a post-traumatic veteran reliving a war zone and finds a plausible suspect, Roy Woodridge, but his training makes him hard to catch... Meanwhile Reid is becoming insensitive...

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Plot Keywords:

sos | sewer | veteran | houston texas | security guard | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French Spanish

Release Date:

21 February 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mark Gordon Company, The, CBS Paramount Network Television, Touchstone Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 42 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The US Rangers used M16A2 during the war in Somalia, not M4s which they had in the flashback.

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Quotes

Aaron Hotchner: [closing quote, voiceover] "If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." - Thomas Paine.

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Soundtracks

"Ghost Towns Along the Highway"
(uncredited)
Written by John Mellencamp
Performed by John Mellencamp

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