
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.

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

As the BAU welcomes back Emily Prentiss, they're called upon to investigate the disappearance of three women.

The team tracks an increasingly devolving killer to Arizona; the team suspects Hotch is in the running to be the unit chief.

The team searches for a serial killer along the Appalachian Trail in rural Virginia.