Compromising Positions (13 Oct. 2010)

The BAU travel to Akron, Ohio, where two sets of married couples have been murdered in the span of a week. The husbands, who had Viagra in their system but who were not prescribed the drug,... See full summary »

Director:

Guy Norman Bee

Writers:

Jeff Davis (creator), Breen Frazier,

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
Kirsten Vangsness	...	Penelope Garcia
Thomas Gibson	...	Aaron Hotchner
Craig Sheffer	...	James Thomas
Nicholas Brendon	...	Kevin Lynch
Juan Pope	...	Detective David Crowley
Erin Matthews	...	Maryann Thomas
Lisa Arturo	...	Debra Wilson
Sarah Buxton	...	Leslie Sanders
Helen Eigenberg	...	Shirley Andrews
Bill Lee Brown	...	Alphonse Keppler
Kathryn Howell	...	Beth Hartway

Storyline

The BAU travel to Akron, Ohio, where two sets of married couples have been murdered in the span of a week. The husbands, who had Viagra in their system but who were not prescribed the drug, were shot while the wives were stabbed. The couples were forced to have sex with the husband wearing a condom, before they were killed. In reviewing the crime scenes, Morgan and Prentiss determine that the unsub is not a sexual sadist as he was trying to set a romantic mood for the kills, and is compensating for a probable recent bout of impotence. In interviewing the victims' families, the team also determine that the husband is the key to the unsub's targets as stereotypical alpha male types. When the unsub hits a broader target, the team are only then able to figure out how the unsub is able to gain access to the victims without a struggle, and from where he has devolved. Meanwhile, Hotch is surprised by an applicant for the communications liaison job. Despite the applicant not being an obvious ...

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 October 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mark Gordon Company, The, CBS Television Studios, ABC Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Quotes

Derek Morgan: You know what your only mistake has been since you started?
Penelope Garcia: Oh, hooray. More criticism.
Derek Morgan: You are trying to replace J.J. Nobody can replace J.J. Now, take the other one out, too.
Penelope Garcia: I'm not trying to replace her. I'm... I'm trying to do this job the way she'd want it done.
Derek Morgan: You know what J.J. would want? She'd want you to find a way to do this job on your own terms. Play to your strengths.
Penelope Garcia: Okay, all my exstensive knowledge of operating systems and internet protocol is not really gonna help me out ...
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User Reviews

compromising positions

I thought this was a really good episode, must have been a rerun but I saw it the first time tonight, anything with Shemar in it is a 10 in my book.It just seemed strange to see the police dept depicted as such a small country type police department. I live in Akron Ohio and their police dept is about a 10 story building. I guess I noticed because I live here. Other than that this is one of my favorite TV shows and has a great cast I think that you need to bring JJ back the show and team did not seem complete without her if you don't want junk words you should not make it mandatory to compose a 10 line summary, you have to babel on just to meet your requirements