The Stranger (13 Apr. 2011)

The team heads to San Diego, California where three murders have occurred in five days. The unrelated victims were each brunette, female, college students (in different institutions) ... See full summary »

Director:

Nelson McCormick

Writers:

Jeff Davis (creator), Kimberly A. Harrison,

Stars:

Joe Mantegna, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Joe Mantegna	...	David Rossi
Shemar Moore	...	Derek Morgan
Matthew Gray Gubler	...	Dr. Spencer Reid
Kirsten Vangsness	...	Penelope Garcia
Rachel Nichols	...	Ashley Seaver
Thomas Gibson	...	Aaron Hotchner
Chad Todhunter	...	Greg Phinney
Heather Mazur	...	Kate Phinney
Jayne Atkinson	...	Erin Strauss
Michael Raynor	...	Det. Bryce Harding
Sophie Kargman	...	Lily Droubay
Nick Toren	...	Bob Jenkins
Rae Latt	...	Rosemary Jenkins
Yuri Lowenthal	...	Jake Ellison
Jen Kuhn	...	Amy Ellison

Storyline

The team heads to San Diego, California where three murders have occurred in five days. The unrelated victims were each brunette, female, college students (in different institutions) majoring in education or some aspect of child care, and were murdered in their off campus home. Each murder, caused by multiple stab wounds, was successively more violent. Because of the unpredictable nature of the victims' schedules, the team realize that the victims were targeted and stalked. They also come to understand that the victims are surrogates for who will be the unsub's ultimate target. During the investigation, more murders occur with slightly different M.O.'s where the child care issue becomes more a central theme and a key piece for the team to find the murderer before he kills again and before he gets to his final target. Meanwhile, Strauss reviews Hotch's grief assessments of the team. The scrutiny unnerves all on the team, but Strauss admits the reason for the scrutiny to Hotch.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 April 2011 (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?

Goofs

When Garcia is reading out Laurie's posts to Morgan and Reid, one post is "All alone and scared to cry". However, Garcia reads it as "All alone and too scared to cry".

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Quotes

Ashley Seaver: [voiceover] "Every journey into the past is complicated by delusions, false memories, false namings of real events..." ~~ Adrian Rich

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