
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.
When four men from Oregon go missing, the team looks for a common link; J.J. is upset when her son doesn't want to celebrate Halloween.
The team searches for a killer in Miami who started out slaying animals and then quickly progressed to murdering prostitutes; Morgan asks Reid to join the bureau softball team.
The team travels to Santa Monica when burned bodies start showing up on a pier; Rossi gets together with his former Marine sergeant from Vietnam.
The BAU team springs into action when a school bus full of children goes missing near Washington, D.C.