
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 team investigates when bodies are found buried beneath the ocean floor off Florida; Morgan is rattled when his aunt thinks her missing daughter is one of the victims.

The BAU is called to investigate a series of homicides in which cryptic messages are found inside the mouths of the victims.

The team investigates a suspected human trafficking ring; Hotchner suggests changes are coming; J.J. returns to the team.

The BAU is called when the New Orleans Police Department discovers a mass grave inside a vandalized above-ground crypt in a local cemetery.