
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 team investigates when multiple bodies are found in a national forest; Rossi faces an agonizing decision.

When a robbery-homicide leaves three restaurant employees dead, a cold case that occurred in the same town six years earlier could yield a lead.

The BAU investigates when bodies are exposed by tornadoes in Kansas; pressure at work affects J.J. at home.

The BAU team combs Los Angeles for a suspect after security footage is discovered, which shows an unknown subject being invited into victims' homes.