Legacy (9 May 2007)

A detective presents himself at the BAU, asking for help because the homeless in his area have begun to disappear.

Director:

Glenn Kershaw

Writers:

Jeff Davis (creator), Edward Allen Bernero

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
Kristoffer Ryan Winters	...	Cal McGee (as Kristoffer Winters)
Bre Blair	...	Maggie
Steven Williams	...	Capt. Wright
Tahmus Rounds	...	Charles Holcombe
Ronnie Steadman	...	Steven
Jack Donner	...	Old Nate
Mary Gillis	...	Mona
Wil Garret	...	Benny

Storyline

Kansas City, Kansas Police Detective Cal McGee believes that street people in the city are being abducted and probably murdered. While others believe that the decrease in crime is due to his good work in getting the homeless off the street - he recently won a meritorious service award for doing such - he, with copious notes of those he sees on the streets, knows of sixty-three of those people whose whereabouts are no longer known. He also received a letter stating that the award was given to him without him doing any of the work. There is no official case so the BAU cannot get involved. While the rest of team work on putting together a profile of the unsub abductor, Hotch, with J.J. and on her urging, decides to go to Kansas City to at least speak to the KCPD about the detective's theory. This move is despite Hotch's feeling that Detective McGee is mentally unstable himself - he is displaying signs of obsessive-compulsive disorder. McGee's superior, Captain Wright, shows obvious ...

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Plot Keywords:

film projector | title spoken by character

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 May 2007 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, 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?

Trivia

As the UnSub is wheeling his victims down the hallway before killing them, he whistles "Joanna" from Sweeney Todd, a musical about a serial killer.

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Goofs

The close-up view of Garcia's missing person search reveals that each of the last 9 victims on the list were given identical stats - 25 years of age, 105 lbs, and 5"2' tall (both men and women). Additionally one woman's first name is listed as Carl.

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Quotes

Aaron 'Hotch' Hotchner: [voice over] "Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity, nothing exceeds the criticisms made of the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed." - Herman Melville.

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Connections

Features A Night in the Show (1915)

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Soundtracks

"Left for Dead"
by Citizen Cope

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