Criminal Minds (TV Series)

Scared to Death (2007)

Shemar Moore: Derek Morgan

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• [last lines] 

  Derek Morgan : I, um... can't sleep.

  Aaron Hotchner : Want me to turn off the light?

  Derek Morgan : No. I wouldn't be able to sleep.

  Aaron Hotchner : What's the matter?

  Derek Morgan : What's the matter with you, Hotch? You're sitting here doing work when you'd normally take a break. Please don't tell me it's about Gideon leaving.

  Aaron Hotchner : You know, we made a deal a long time ago not to profile each other.

  Derek Morgan : Am I wrong? You know, Hotch, today was a huge, huge victory for all of us. I mean, I never thought I'd say this, but... we're doing just fine without Gideon. Hotch. What's keeping you up tonight?

  [pause] 

  Aaron Hotchner : Haley's left. And I don't know if she's coming back.

• Dr. Spencer Reid : [Morgan pushes several buttons in stuck elevator]  Don't! Stop it! Don't!

  Derek Morgan : Why? What's problem?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Don't do that.

  Derek Morgan : Why not?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : 'Cause, there are six elevator related death per year with making ten thousands injuries required hospitalization. Chill out.

• Derek Morgan : Baby girl, there's nothing to know. I hit a couple of buttons when I got stuck. That's it. What do you want?

  Penelope Garcia : And?

  Derek Morgan : Okay, I freaked out, a little bit.

• Dr. Spencer Reid : It hit me Morgan freaked out when he got stuck in the elevator.

  Emily Prentiss : Got stuck in elevator?

  Derek Morgan : I freaked?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : That's not important. Here's what it is.

• Derek Morgan : What the hell is that?

  Penelope Garcia : I've beyond googled this! To the untrained eye it looks totally legit, 'cause someone went to a great length to make the website decent, the articles are well written. But, as my brilliant and bespectacled eyes can see, they all lead to dead ends!

• [Reid, Morgan, and Hotchner arrive at a victim's apartment building] 

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Wittman's place is on the 4th floor.

  [the elevator opens, then Morgan and Reid get into the relatively small car] 

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Can you get in there?

  Aaron Hotchner : [Looks into the small elevator car]  I'll... meet you guys up there.

  [He walks to the right and starts climbing upstairs] 

  Dr. Spencer Reid : [the elevator climbs slowly, then suddenly stops. Morgan jumps up a little to try and get it to move again]  . Don't do that.

  Derek Morgan : [continuing to jump]  Why isn't it moving?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : I don't know.

  [Morgan starts pressing control buttons randomly] 

  Dr. Spencer Reid : . Don't... stop it... don't...

  Derek Morgan : What? What's the problem?

  [presses buttons more] 

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Don't do that!

  Derek Morgan : Why not?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Because there are 6 elevator-related deaths per year, not to mention 10,000 injuries that require hospitalization. Chill out.

  Derek Morgan : That sounds like pretty good odds to me. Are you scared, Reid?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : I'm not scared. I don't want to be in an elevator with you, to be honest.

  Derek Morgan : [teasing Reid by pushing buttons again]  How about I push that? What if I push... .

  [elevator lurches and falls a bit] 

  Derek Morgan : Whoa. Whoa. OK.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Um.. hit the... hit the... yeah.

  [Morgan hits the red alarm button, sounding a bell] 

  Dr. Spencer Reid : [Hotch arrives on 4th floor, casually looks in the direction of the elevator, then walks away] 

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Push it! It might've...

  Derek Morgan : Push, pull, push, pull, I'm doing it! Nothing's happening!

  Dr. Spencer Reid : [panicked]  Pry... pry... pry the door open! Just...

  Derek Morgan : [Morgan tries to open the door by hand]  It's stuck, man.

  [elevator creaks, and falls a little more] 

  Derek Morgan : No, no, no, no. Not today. No, not today.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : [high pitched]  . Hotch?

  Derek Morgan : [yelling]  Hotch!

  Derek Morgan : [Hotch walks casually back to the elevator, just as Morgan manages to open the door and falls out]  . Hallelujah.

  Aaron Hotchner : Was that the alarm? You guys OK?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : [slowly emerging from the elevator]  . I'll get back to you on that.