
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 team goes head-to-head with a serial killer (Keith Carradine) who has tortured and killed more than 100 people over 30 years.

A man who believes himself to be the brother of Dr. Tara Lewis arrives in town, knowing everything about Tara's family; Tara is unable to make contact with her real brother.

The BAU team investigates a wealthy couple's murder at their home following a Super Bowl party; someone places a 911 call quoting Bible passages seconds before the murders.

J.J. is shaken after investigating the case of two abducted children, and tells her husband about the events.