Conflicted (8 Apr. 2009)

Young, male co-eds on spring break are being raped and murdered, presumably by a man and a woman working together. The BAU are called in and suspect a shy hotel cleaner and a receptionist.

Director:

Jason Alexander

Writers:

Jeff Davis (creator), Rick Dunkle

Stars:

Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Joe Mantegna	...	David Rossi
Paget Brewster	...	Emily Prentiss
Shemar Moore	...	Derek Morgan
Matthew Gray Gubler	...	Dr. Spencer Reid
A.J. Cook	...	Jennifer Jareau
Kirsten Vangsness	...	Penelope Garcia
Thomas Gibson	...	Aaron Hotchner
Jackson Rathbone	...	Adam Jackson / Amanda
Susan Ward	...	Julie Riley
Michael Hyatt	...	Dr. Ticona Roberts
Natalie Marston	...	Madison Cooke (as Natalie Elizabeth Marston)
Patrick John Hurley	...	Michael Browder
Roma Maffia	...	Det. Reese Evans
Rick Malambri	...	Dan Keller
Brett Novek	...	Carl Cade

Storyline

Young male college students - the type the BAU classify as the alpha male - are on spring break vacation in South Padre Island. They are being raped by another man and suffocated to death specifically at the Hudson Street Hotel. The men are found naked in a fetal position in a place where they are sure to be found quickly the in their hotel room. They are also positioned in such a way that housecleaning would have cleaned up any evidence before finding the bodies first. The victims thus far are not gay indicating that any physical act was not consensual. When the next victim is found at another hotel, the BAU believe that this is a red herring, and that the unsub may be a guest or probably an employee at the Hudson Street Hotel. They also believe, based on sexual orientation of the victims, that there are two unsubs: a submissive female who lures the victims, and a dominant male who does the raping and killing. When the BAU have the two people they believe are the perpetrators of the ...

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Plot Keywords:

spring break | bare chested male | athlete | blackout | lighting a cigarette for a woman | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 April 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Marina del Rey, 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

There aren't mountains anywhere near North or South Padre Island. They are shown in the back ground in some of the scenes showing the boat piers. There are sand dunes in the area but they aren't that large and they aren't by the pier. Also, South Padre and Corpus Christi doesn't look very tropical.

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Quotes

Dr. Spencer Reid: Stephen King once said- "Monsters are real. Ghosts are real, too. They live inside us and sometimes, they win."

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Soundtracks

"Sugar Boy"
(uncredited)
Written by Richard Wolf and John Czornyj

User Reviews

Brilliant Episode Of A Brilliant Series

I have watched this series from the start and have loved it from day one, when Mandy Patinkin left I thought that may spell the end of this fine program boy was I mistaken its gone from strength to strength and the episode Conflicted was one of the best i've seen so far Jackson Rathbone blew me away with his performance he was fantastic in this the whole multiple personality thing was brilliant, having seen him in Twilight before this it so didn't show how brilliant he is. This will continue to be one of my favorite series if they keep giving us episodes as good as this. Reids performance in this episode was outstanding as well and he continues to be my favorite character on the series.