
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 an apparent mass suicide takes place at a military academy; Morgan and Hotch clash.

The team searches for an unknown subject who takes children while their parents are asleep; Morgan tries to find out who attacked him.

The investigation of a series of bludgeoning attacks in Philadelphia leads the team to the city's boxing scene; Hotch connects with a fellow runner while training for the triathlon.

The BAU team is called in to investigate when male bodies are discovered that seem to be impossible to identify.