
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.
A killer targets survivors of a high-school massacre, who have gathered for a reunion; Hotch fears that his son is being bullied.
Prentiss faces her past when the BAU is sent to investigate the murders of prominent businessmen, all of whom are missing their hearts; Prentiss plans a romantic first date with Mendoza, but the evening is cut short by an urgent call from Rossi.
A series of children are abducted from troubled women in St. Louis; Rossi's first wife shares shocking news.
When the suicide rate appears to spike in a Pittsburgh neighborhood, the team suspects the deaths may be the result of a serial killer who thinks he is an angel of death.