Criminal Minds (TV Series)

Magnum Opus (2013)

Jeanne Tripplehorn: Alex Blake

Quotes 

• Andre : Welcome, my name is Andre. Before we start, I'll need you to fill out a small waiver.

  Alex Blake : No, no, no, no, we're not a couple.

  Andre : That's okay. We cater all kinds of relationships.

  David Rossi : Well, our relationship is with the FBI.

• Alex Blake : He removed the white blood cells. Plasma.

  David Rossi : Why would he take the plasma?

  Aaron Hotchner : It would make it thicker. Easier to use as a paint.

  Derek Morgan : What type of equipment would it take to do that?

  Alex Blake : You can easily buy a centrifuge online these days for couple hundred bucks.

  Aaron Hotchner : What other reasons would he have for separating the plasma from the blood?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : It's a habit.

  Aaron Hotchner : Reid.

  Jennifer Jareau : Spence.

  Aaron Hotchner : I didn't expect you back this soon. You sure you're ready?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : No, but I think I figured something out.

• David Rossi : [walking through an ill-lit hallway]  The unsub sold his painting to THIS place?

  Alex Blake : It reminds me of the 80s.

  [Rossi looks at Alex] 

  Alex Blake : What?

  David Rossi : Do I even want to know?

  Alex Blake : Probably.

• Aaron Hotchner : We believe that this unsub is a white male in his 20s or 30s, and he thinks of himself as a painter or an artist.

  Alex Blake : The placement of the victims tells us a lot about who he is.

  Jennifer Jareau : Pamela Hurd was found near a painting done by a little-known San Francisco artist, Henry Floyd.

  Derek Morgan : Gary Porter was posed near a piece of graffiti art by a street artist named Cypher, who is currently wanted by the police.

  Aaron Hotchner : And the third victim, Lynn Stevens, was found near a mural painted by inner-city youths.

  Alex Blake : Finally, Amy Fortner was placed near the statue of St. Luke, patron saint of the artist.

  Jennifer Jareau : This is a compulsion; it's not accidental. He is obsessed with art.

  David Rossi : All of the works of art are neglected, ignored, cast aside. It's how he feels about himself.

  Aaron Hotchner : We believe it's also the reason that he's evolved into removing the victims' eyelids. He's forcing them to see what he sees.

  Jennifer Jareau : There's no sexual component with these murders, but that's because the blood and the use of the blood is his sexual release.

  Det. Lennon Miles : So, wait. What... what is he doing with the blood?

  Aaron Hotchner : Because he's so obsessed with art, we believe he's painting with it.

  David Rossi : He has a quick kill pace. More blood means more paint. The more paintings he does, the greater the chance someone will recognize his work.

  Aaron Hotchner : We think that because of his need for acceptance, he may be trying to sell the paintings, so focus your canvassing on places that might sell this kind of fringe art.

• Penelope Garcia : Ladies and gents, the Golden State awaits. Meet who is formerly Gary Porter. He was found dead outside a San Francisco nightclub last night, and Pamela Hurd, she was found near a cable car stop in San Francisco's Mission district.

  Jennifer Jareau : They were both found wrapped in clear plastic.

  Derek Morgan : It says here they were dead only a few hours before they were found, and that's not long enough for the elements to have made them that pale.

  Penelope Garcia : 'Cause that's where we enter the town of Weirdville on the corner of eww and icky icky. Both victims were almost completely drained of their blood. Less than a pint left.

  Alex Blake : He's exsanguinating them.

  Aaron Hotchner : While they were still alive.

  Derek Morgan : Well, it might be utilitarian. He needs them alive so they can pump out the blood themselves.

  David Rossi : Draining a body like that is extremely hard to do. Once the heart stops pumping, it's difficult to continue to extract the blood.

  Alex Blake : So the question is how is he doing it?

  Penelope Garcia : Oh, I wish you wouldn't ask that, 'cause now I've gotta show this picture.

  Aaron Hotchner : There are large bore holes in the femoral artery of each victim.

  Jennifer Jareau : Our unsub could have medical knowledge.

  Aaron Hotchner : It's possible. We'll know more when we get there. Wheels up in thirty.