
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.

Gideon, Hotchner and their team race across the South in pursuit of a chameleon-like killer.

A leak of classified information from the CIA puts the lives of several operatives at risk, so the team works swiftly to expose the mole.

Gideon, Hotchner and the team race to prevent a child pornographer from auctioning a boy online.

Rossi's daughter, a journalist, investigates the disappearance of a college student; JJ comes back from maternity leave.