Criminal Minds (TV Series)

Restoration (2013)

Thomas Gibson: Aaron Hotchner

Quotes 

• Derek Morgan : Carl Buford was an expert at spotting and exploiting vulnerabilities in adolescent boys that he coached at the community center. He had the entire community thinking he was a hero. Parents, teachers, cops. I mean everyone. After my dad died, he locked onto me. And he manipulated me into compliant victimization. Now, you remember how I told you that I got into with that local gangbanger when I was younger? Well, somehow Buford got it all expunged. Now, I didn't understand why a guy who barely knew me would do that. But Buford gave me his time. He taught me how to play football. And then he took me to his cabin on the lake. I was a kid. I was a kid from the south side, I'd never been to a cabin before, much less a lake.

  Aaron Hotchner : Morgan... you don't have to do this.

  Derek Morgan : They need to know, Hotch. They need to know this guy's M.O. Buford built up my trust, and then he would lower my inhibition with Helgison wine; he called it his Jesus juice. And he would molest me. And every time he would see that dead look in my eye that said I wanted him to stop, he would just say "You better man up, boy. Look up to the sky."

  Jennifer Jareau : Did you ever tell anyone about that phrase?

  Derek Morgan : No.

  David Rossi : We're probably looking at someone Buford abused.

  Aaron Hotchner : Victim could harbor a great deal of anger if he didn't deal with his own abuse, and with the right trigger, it could develop into this kind of rage.

  Alex Blake : Where's Buford now?

  Derek Morgan : We got him locked up for homicide in 2006, but because of the statute of limitations, we never got him for molestation.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Buford ran the community center for years. An offender like him could have hundreds of victims.

• Aaron Hotchner : Detective Gordinski.

  Captain Stan Gordinski : Captain, actually. I was promoted two years ago.

  Aaron Hotchner : You remember Dr. Reid.

  Captain Stan Gordinski : Ah, what's it been, six, seven years?

  [extends his hand] 

  Dr. Spencer Reid : The number of pathogens passed during a handshake is staggering. It's actually safer to kiss.

  Captain Stan Gordinski : [Retracts his hand]  Ah, yeah, I do remember you.

• Derek Morgan : You see, what I need is a list of everyone you've victimized.

  Carl Buford : You still like mint chocolate-chip ice cream?

  Derek Morgan : The U.S. Attorney has offered immunity. They won't charge you with molesting any of the boys on this list as long as this list is complete.

  Carl Buford : Or was it butter pecan?

  Derek Morgan : You leave even one name off that list, this deal is dead.

  Carl Buford : Are you threatening me, D.?

  Derek Morgan : With my hand on the Qur'an. See, right now, you're in here for serial murder. And I bet that gives you a whole lot of credit out there in the yard. Am I right? But what do you think would happen if the brothers in here learned what you were really guilty of? So let me be direct, Mohammed, start writing.

  Carl Buford : I'll give you the list on one condition. All I want is a handshake. That's it. A gentleman's agreement. What do you say?

  [shakes hands] 

  Carl Buford : You were always special, Derek. You may have me in here, but there's a whole lot more of me out there, boy.

  Aaron Hotchner : You didn't have to shake his hand.

  Derek Morgan : It's a long list, Hotch.

  Aaron Hotchner : This UnSub's devolving. He'll stand out. He won't be hard to find.

  Derek Morgan : I'm gonna use the head before we leave.

• Captain Stan Gordinski : I knew about Buford molesting Morgan, but there were more kids...

  Aaron Hotchner : Well, preferential offenders typically have dozens of victims. And each reacts differently; Morgan became an FBI agent, and this one went the other way.

  Captain Stan Gordinski : You know, had I known back in the day that Morgan was going through all this, I wouldn't have arrested him six years ago. And I sure wouldn't have been so hard on him as a kid.

  Aaron Hotchner : I know.

• Aaron Hotchner : [Phone rings]  Go ahead, Garcia

  Penelope Garcia : I'm gonna start with the good news first, 'cause I wanna!

• Derek Morgan : Rodney's not on this list

  Aaron Hotchner : Buford played us.