
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 closes in on a serial killer (Tim Curry) holding Detective Spicer's daughter hostage.

JJ tries to reunite parents with their missing daughter; the team braces for the loss of one of its own.

When several women are murdered, Rossi revisits a 25-year-old case that causes him to suspect a killer is at work again.

The team searches for a serial killer who is preying on married couples; Hotchner looks to a team member to fill JJ's vacant role.