Season 4

Criminal Minds

Season 4

September 23, 200826 episodes

Episodes

Mayhem

E01

40m8.4

Mayhem

September 24, 2008

When an SUV carrying members of the team explodes, the rest of the team fights to save them and catch the terrorists responsible for the bombing.

The Angel Maker

E02

41m7.9

The Angel Maker

October 1, 2008

A series of murders is linked to a serial killer executed a year earlier, and the BAU team must find the link between the dead killer and the new spate of crimes.

Minimal Loss

E03

42m8

Minimal Loss

October 8, 2008

Reid and Prentiss are taken hostage when they go under cover to investigate possible child abuse at an underground cult.

Paradise

E04

40m8.2

Paradise

October 22, 2008

The BAU joins the manhunt to catch a serial killer who conceals the manner of his crimes by staging car accidents.

Catching Out

E05

40m7.7

Catching Out

October 29, 2008

The BAU investigates a series of murders that appear to be connected to a killer who jumps trains and chooses his victims based on their proximity to the railway.

The Instincts

E06

42m8.1

The Instincts

November 5, 2008

While investigating the abduction of a young boy in Las Vegas, Dr. Reid starts to have dreams that might help reveal buried memories from his childhood.

Memoriam

E07

40m8.2

Memoriam

November 12, 2008

As Reid's investigation of a young boy's murder in Las Vegas continues, he discovers possible connections to his own past.

Masterpiece

E08

39m8.5

Masterpiece

November 19, 2008

When a narcissistic psychopath confesses he has killed seven people and more will die, the team must locate his latest victims before it is too late.

52 Pickup

E09

41m7.5

52 Pickup

November 26, 2008

Agents Prentiss and Todd go undercover to profile a serial killer who uses skills of persuasion to lure women into danger.

Brothers in Arms

E10

39m7.8

Brothers in Arms

December 10, 2008

The BAU team hunts for a serial killer who targets members of the police department in Phoenix, Ariz., a case that hits close to home for Morgan, a former cop.

Normal

E11

40m8.5

Normal

December 17, 2008

The team investigates a serial killer who shoots luxury car owners on Southern California's freeways.

Soul Mates

E12

41m8.3

Soul Mates

January 14, 2009

The BAU team suspects a member of an affluent community in Atlanta is responsible for the disappearance of a local young woman and that the suspect may have worked with an accomplice

Bloodline

E13

42m7.9

Bloodline

January 21, 2009

The BAU team becomes involved in the case of a family working together to abduct young girls.

Cold Comfort

E14

42m7.8

Cold Comfort

February 11, 2009

The mother of an abducted child works with the BAU to apprehend a serial killer who kidnaps, murders, and embalms his victims.

Zoe's Reprise

E15

42m7.8

Zoe's Reprise

February 18, 2009

The team pursues a copycat serial killer who is recreating the techniques used by past famous murderers.

Pleasure Is My Business

E16

41m7.3

Pleasure Is My Business

February 25, 2009

The team searches for a female suspect who uses her professional skills as a high class call girl to lure and kill high-powered executives.

Demonology

E17

42m7.6

Demonology

March 11, 2009

Agent Prentiss has a personal connection to one of the victims in a series of deaths with religious overtones.

Omnivore

E18

42m8.6

Omnivore

March 18, 2009

Agent Hotchner revisits the first case he worked at the BAU when details come forth that one of the deadliest serial killers in New England's history has struck again after a 10-year hiatus.

House on Fire

E19

39m7.8

House on Fire

March 25, 2009

The BAU team must track down a serial arsonist who instills fear in a small town by setting fire to community meeting places and killing several residents in the process.

Conflicted

E20

41m8.6

Conflicted

April 8, 2009

The team travels to Fort Lauderdale during spring break to find a serial killer who is targeting co-eds on vacation.

A Shade of Gray

E21

41m8.4

A Shade of Gray

April 22, 2009

When profiling a series of child abductions and murders, the team discovers that one of the cases may not be the handiwork of the serial killer they apprehended.

The Big Wheel

E22

42m8.5

The Big Wheel

April 29, 2009

When the team is sent a videotape from a serial killer detailing one of his crimes, they discover a hidden message asking them to help him stop his murderous ways.

Roadkill

E23

41m7.8

Roadkill

May 6, 2009

An unsub who kills with his car is the subject of a BAU investigation.

Amplification

E24

41m8.6

Amplification

May 13, 2009

When a new type of chemical warfare is released into the open air, the BAU must act quickly to find the source before any more innocent people are exposed.

To Hell... (1)

E25

41m8

To Hell... (1)

May 20, 2009

The BAU tracks a serial killer who chooses junkies, prostitutes and the homeless off the streets of Detroit as his victims and takes them across the border into Canada, and an agent's life is in peril.

...And Back (2)

E26

42m9.1

...And Back (2)

May 20, 2009

The BAU tracks a serial killer who chooses junkies, prostitutes and the homeless off the streets of Detroit as his victims and takes them across the border into Canada, and an agent's life is in peril.