Criminal Minds
Season 5
Episodes
E01
Nameless, Faceless
September 23, 2009
As Rossi, Morgan and JJ profile a killer who is targeting an emergency room doctor, Prentiss realizes that Hotch is missing.
E02
Haunted
September 30, 2009
The BAU must determine what caused a disturbed man to murder several people at a pharmacy before he harms anyone else.
E03
Reckoner
October 7, 2009
The BAU investigates a case in Rossi's hometown that involves both his personal and professional life.
E04
Hopeless
October 14, 2009
A group of suspects with a pack mentality who kill for the thrill of it are the subjects of a BAU manhunt.
E05
Cradle to Grave
October 21, 2009
The team hunts a suspect who impregnates young women and has them give birth before murdering them.
E06
The Eyes Have It
November 4, 2009
The BAU team tracks a serial killer who keeps the eyes of his victims as souvenirs.
E07
The Performer
November 11, 2009
The BAU team investigates the mystery behind a trail of murders that all seem to align with the tour schedule of a rock star.
E08
Outfoxed
November 18, 2009
The BAU team is tracking down a family annihilator, but needs to take a break from the case to get advice from "The Fox", who is an horrific killer from the team's past. "The Fox" surprises the team with a ominous message for Agent Hotchner.
E09
100
November 25, 2009
The BAU team races to help Hotchner find The Reaper and save his family before it's too late.
E10
The Slave of Duty
December 9, 2009
The team needs to reunite in order to solve a home invasion case, while Agent Hotchner may have to leave the team.
E11
Retaliation
December 16, 2009
The BAU is called upon to profile the past of an ex-convict and help stop him after he escapes from custody and embarks on a violent killing spree.
E12
The Uncanny Valley
January 13, 2010
An unusual personal obsession is at the center of a BAU abduction case. Meanwhile, Hotch struggles with his return to work.
E13
Risky Business
January 20, 2010
A rash of startling teen suicides in a small Wyoming town is the focus of a BAU investigation.
E14
Parasite
February 3, 2010
The BAU follows the mental decline of a con artist whose schemes have become so complicated that he begins to eliminate the people involved in them.
E15
Public Enemy
February 10, 2010
A serial killer who targets random victims in highly visible places to create a sense of public fear is the subject of a BAU investigation.
E16
Mosley Lane
March 3, 2010
The BAU is called by local authorities in Ashburn, Virginia, to profile a predator who may have been abducting children for at least eight years.
E17
Solitary Man
March 10, 2010
A truck driver is kidnapping women and disposing of them in random locations and the BAU must find out his motive in order to catch him.
E18
The Fight
April 7, 2010
The BAU team travels to San Francisco to investigate the murders of several homeless men and teams up with a separate group of BAU operatives who are working another case they think is connected.
E19
Rite of Passage
April 14, 2010
The BAU team heads to Texas to track a serial killer targeting illegal immigrants attempting to make safe passage into the U.S.
E20
...A Thousand Words
May 5, 2010
The BAU team must profile a serial killer covered in tattoos who commits suicide, but leaves clues to the whereabouts of his last victim.
E21
Exit Wounds
May 12, 2010
Garcia plays a crucial role in a case when she travels to Alaska with the BAU team to investigate the murders of several members of a small town.
E22
The Internet Is Forever
May 19, 2010
The BAU team profiles a serial killer who uses the Internet as his hunting ground, bringing a whole meaning to the term "social networking".
E23
Our Darkest Hour
May 26, 2010
A series of rolling blackouts in the city of Los Angeles lures a serial killer out of hiding, giving him renewed opportunities to continue his killing spree.