
An elite squad of FBI profilers analyzes the country's most-twisted criminal minds, anticipating the perpetrators' next moves before they can strike again. Each member of the "mind hunter" team brings his or her expertise to pinpoint predators' motivations and identify emotional triggers to stop them. The core group includes an official profiler who is highly skilled at getting into the minds of criminals, a quirky genius, the former media liaison who manages to adeptly balance family life and the job, and a computer wizard.

The BAU works with the NSA when two undercover DEA agents are murdered and another goes missing; Hotch hopes the team's work with the NSA will bring them closer to finding a ring of hit men.

The members of the BAU team track an unknown subject who appears to be fascinated with medical experimentation.

Reid plays a central role in the BAU's elaborate plan to take down a ring of hit men known as the Dirty Dozen.

When corpses are discovered in public places in Boston, a ride-sharing service may lead the team to the killer.