
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 goes to Atlanta to investigate a series of murders, which they believe are being committed by more than one unsub.

Multiple married couples fostering young children are murdered in Seattle; Garcia worries that Kevin is about to propose.

Hotchner and his team attempt to get inside the mind of a psychotic killer whose fantasies lead him to murder.

When a young boy is found in the Arizona desert and another goes missing, the team searches for the kidnapper; Morgan draws on his difficult past to connect with the found child.