History Recap / CriminalMindsS3E5SevenSeconds

* RewatchBonus: Both Katie's aunt and uncle's behavior throughout the episode take on new meanings once their crimes are revealed.
** When Jeremy first is questioned by the police:
*** Richard rather coldly blames Jeremy for losing Katie and dismisses his feelings. He's not an uncle worried for his niece's safety, but a pedophile frustrated that he potentially lost access to the object of his fixation due to the carelessness of his son, whom he's been neglecting in favor of Katie.
** When Jeremy is being more closely questioned and the team are trying to get Jeremy to remember what happened:
*** Susan shows concern for what's being done with her son, and insists on being with him for further questioning. What at first looks like just motherly concern is actually Susan worrying that they ''could'' successfully get Jeremy to identify her. As Emily points out, having his mother there might make it harder for him to remember out of guilt. Unbeknownst to Emily, that is ''exactly'' what Susan ''wants''.

* RewatchBonus: Both Katie's aunt and uncle's behavior when the police initially question Jeremy takes on a new meaning once their crimes are revealed.
** Susan gently encourages her son to talk and is on the verge of tears, wishing this didn't happen. She is putting on a facade for the cops and acting how one would expect a distressed aunt to, while knowing Jeremy can't identify her as Katie's kidnapper.
** Richard rather coldly blames Jeremy for losing Katie and dismisses his feelings. He's not an uncle worried for his niece's safety, but a pedophile frustrated that he potentially lost access to the object of his fixation due to the carelessness of his son, whom he's been neglecting in favor of Katie.

* BigScrewedUpFamily: The unsubs. Richard and Susan [[HappyMarriageCharads pretend that they are still happily married and there is nothing wrong with their ideal suburban lives]]. As the episode progresses, their lies are exposed, along with their heinous crimes--Richard is a closet pedophile molesting his niece, Katie, and Susan is so determined to keep their family together that she's willing to remove Katie from the picture ''permanently''. Fortunately, Jeremy appears to be nothing like them and the B.A.U. intends to make sure that he is alright following his parents' arrests.

* BigScrewedUpFamily: The unsubs. Richard and Susan pretend that they are still happily married and there is nothing wrong with their ideal suburban lives. As the episode progresses, their lies are exposed, along with their heinous crimes--Richard is a closet pedophile molesting his niece, Katie, and Susan is so determined to keep their family together that she's willing to remove Katie from the picture ''permanently''. Fortunately, Jeremy appears to be nothing like them and the B.A.U. intends to make sure that he is alright following his parents' arrests.

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---> '''Emily''': Did you actually believe, that getting rid of that little girl, would take away his sickness?

* NotSoStoic: Prentiss, normally unflappable (to the point where other characters routinely point this out) is clearly seething with barely contained rage when grilling Susan about her husband's pedophilia.

** Hotch also does this to Richard. After discovering what he is and what he did to Katie, Hotch spells out how disgusting he is to hurt his own niece like that. As he still believes that Richard may have tried to get rid of Katie in order to keep her quiet, Hotch starts asking what happened, ignoring Richard shouting denials in his face. It works when Hotch asks if Katie got "too old" for him and Richard automatically responds in the negative, thus revealing his guilt. Caught, Richard confesses to his crime, although Hotch confirms that he is not the kidnapper.

* DeathGlare: Paul Jacobs, Katie's father, gives one to his brother at the end of the episode as Richard is put into the back of the police car. By now, Richard's abuse of Katie has been revealed and Paul's expression makes it clear that if given the opportunity, he would kill his brother on the spot.

* LongLastLook: Just before she gets into the police car, Susan exchanges a final look with her son. The audience knows that this is probably the last time they will ever see each other; Jeremy is more than likely going into foster care (unless Katie's parents agree to take him in or he has any other relatives), whilst Susan will spend a very long time in prison. Even if she is lucky enough to get out, by that time, Jeremy will be a grown man and more than likely want nothing to do with her.

* MoodWhiplash: At the end of the ordeal, the police chief still points out that unfortunately, Jessica Davis' killer is still out there.

* OffTheWagon: Implied with cigarettes rather than alcohol. Richard tells Prentiss that he stopped smoking about a month before the events of the episode. Blink and you'll miss it, but as Katie's necklace is bagged as evidence, if you look on the table behind it, there is a small cardboard box holding two stamped-out cigarettes in front of Richard. This suggests that the knowledge of what is going to happen to him caused him to relapse.
* PapaWolf: Like his wife, Paul is genuinely worried about his daughter and horrified that he could not help her. He looks ready to rip his brother and sister-in-law apart when he sees them being taken in for questioning, fearing the worst. He only leaves Katie's side momentarily in order to watch his brother get arrested. The one thing that stops him from attempting to throttle his vile brother there and then is the knowledge that Katie needs him.

** Katie's necklace found ripped off and thrown in the trash makes Hotch realize the perpetrator had a personal vendetta against her not motivated by lust, meaning Katie's disappearance isn't related to Jessica Davis's case.

* GoodParents: Zigzagged. Katie's parents, while suspicious of her odd behavior, were oblivious to her uncle preying on her, but it's clear they're loving and protective. When they see both Richard and Susan being taken in for questioning, they implicitly disown their in-laws, realizing what the BAU is suspecting. They are right at Katie's side when the paramedics wheel her to an ambulance, holding her hand the entire time.

** How Prentiss finally gets Susan to crack. When the EvilAunt continues to play innocent, Prentiss chews her out with a well-deserved ReasonYouSuckSpeech. Holding Katie's mutilated doll in front of Susan's face, Emily then spells out just how badly she has failed Katie. Not only did she unjustly blame a poor, innocent girl for her husband's actions, but she also continued to love that "animal" who never really loved her in return. As Susan desperately tries to hold on to her beliefs that it can all be overcome, Prentiss spells it out to her that no, it is over: Everyone knows what Richard is now and he will be going away for a very long time, as will Susan. The only thing she can do now to show she has even a shred of decency left is to help them save Katie. Susan doesn't and just keeps yelling [[BigNo "No!"]] as she breaks down.

* MamaBear: Katie's mother, Beth Jacobs, is distraught when her daughter goes missing. When Richard and Susan both come under suspicion, she starts angrily screaming at them, demanding to know what they did to Katie, and has to be held back by JJ. After Katie is found, Beth and her husband are right by her side as she taken to the hospital.

* NowYouTellMe: Jeremy remembers that the last thing Katie said before she disappeared was his mother's name. Of course, he realizes this right after she's found and resuscitated. The BAU goes easy on him, telling Jeremy that subconsciously, he didn't want to think his mother was a killer.
* OffTheWagon: Implied with cigarettes rather than alcohol. Richard tells Emily that he stopped smoking about a month before the events of the episode. Blink and you'll miss it, but as Katie's necklace is bagged as evidence, if you look on the table behind it, there is a small cardboard box holding two stamped-out cigarettes in front of Richard. This suggests that the knowledge of what is going to happen to him caused him to relapse.

** Susan gently encourages her son to talk and is on the verge of tears, wishing this didn't happen. She is putting on a facade for the cops and acting how one would expect a distressed aunt too, while knowing Jeremy can't identify her as Katie's kidnapper.

** Prentiss gets the final one, when she notices that Richard hasn't smoked a single cigarette. After Richard tells her he gave it up about a month ago, Emily remembers something that Susan told her earlier: she wanted to buy a new lighter for her husband. This causes her to realize that Susan and Richard are no longer together and thus figure who really took Katie.
*** Add to the above, Prentiss also remembers that Susan used to work at the mall and thus would know the layout, including which areas are covered by security cameras and how to avoid them.