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Linda Barnes wasn't QUITE fired, but she was told to "keep her hands off the BAU"


Since Linda Barnes won't give the go-ahead on any low-profile cases, the BAU take it into their own hands to solve a series of murders posted online. As luck would have it, one of the victims is a prominent senator's daughter, and they get a chance to air their grievances concerning Barnes with someone higher up. Emily is reinstated and Barnes is fired.

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Since Linda Barnes won't give the go-ahead on any low-profile cases, the BAU take it into their own hands to solve a series of murders posted online. As luck would have it, one of the victims is a prominent senator's daughter, and they get a chance to air their grievances concerning Barnes with someone higher up. Emily is reinstated and Barnes is fired.recalled.
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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: JJ gives a short but succinct one to Barnes, effectively accusing her of killing people the BAU could have saved without her in charge.

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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: JJ gives a short but succinct one to Barnes, effectively [[TheyDiedBecauseOfYou accusing her of killing people the BAU could have saved saved]] without her in charge.
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Since Linda Barnes won't give the go-ahead on any low-profile cases, the BAU take it into their own hands to solve a series of murders posted online. As luck would have it, one of the victims is a Governor's daughter, and so they get a chance to air their grievances concerning Barnes with someone higher up. Emily is reinstated and Barnes is fired.

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Since Linda Barnes won't give the go-ahead on any low-profile cases, the BAU take it into their own hands to solve a series of murders posted online. As luck would have it, one of the victims is a Governor's prominent senator's daughter, and so they get a chance to air their grievances concerning Barnes with someone higher up. Emily is reinstated and Barnes is fired.
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* BrotherSisterIncest: The Unsub was attracted to his stepsister, and from the sound of it she let him watch.

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* BrotherSisterIncest: The Unsub [=UnSub=] was attracted to his stepsister, and from the sound of it she let him watch.



-->'''Luke Alvez''': We think there's an "Angel of Death" working in southern California. The Unsub is targeting elderly immigrants living in nursing homes-

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-->'''Luke Alvez''': We think there's an "Angel of Death" working in southern California. The Unsub [=UnSub=] is targeting elderly immigrants living in nursing homes-



-->'''Luke Alvez''': [[TranquilFury Anyone with elderly loved ones should care! ]]

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-->'''Luke Alvez''': [[TranquilFury Anyone with elderly loved ones should care! ]]care!]]



* HiddenInPlainSight: The Unsub can post photos of his victims on porn sites, because everyone just assumes they are staged photos of live women.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Barnes deliberately withholds information from the BAU to spite them for working the case behind her back. When the Unsub is caught before he can kill his last victim, and Prentiss informs the victim's father, an extremely prominent Senator, of Barnes' meddling, he promptly pulls strings and Barnes finds herself [[ReassignedToAntarctica reassigned far away from the BAU]].

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* HiddenInPlainSight: The Unsub [=UnSub=] can post photos of his victims on porn sites, because everyone just assumes they are staged photos of live women.
* LaserGuidedKarma: Barnes deliberately withholds information from the BAU to spite them for working the case behind her back. When the Unsub [=UnSub=] is caught before he can kill his last victim, and Prentiss informs the victim's father, an extremely prominent Senator, of Barnes' meddling, he promptly pulls strings and Barnes finds herself [[ReassignedToAntarctica reassigned far away from the BAU]].

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In the wake of Barnes' attempt to restructure the BAU, the divided team works behind her back to track down and identify a serial abductor who photographs high-class Washington, D.C. call girls before shooting them and incinerating their bodies.

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In Since Linda Barnes won't give the wake of Barnes' attempt to restructure go-ahead on any low-profile cases, the BAU, the divided team works behind her back to track down and identify a serial abductor who photographs high-class Washington, D.C. call girls before shooting them and incinerating BAU take it into their bodies.own hands to solve a series of murders posted online. As luck would have it, one of the victims is a Governor's daughter, and so they get a chance to air their grievances concerning Barnes with someone higher up. Emily is reinstated and Barnes is fired.


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* HiddenInPlainSight: The Unsub can post photos of his victims on porn sites, because everyone just assumes they are staged photos of live women.
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-->'''Linda Barnes''': Immigrants? That's divisive. [[SlaveToPR We need cases that unite the public]]! I can already hear people why they should care about a dead Mexican grandma?

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-->'''Linda Barnes''': Immigrants? That's divisive. [[SlaveToPR We need cases that unite the public]]! I can already hear people asking why they should care about a dead Mexican grandma?

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-->'''Linda Barnes''': Who cares about dead Mexican grandmas?!
-->'''Luke Alvez''': [[TranquilFury People with elderly loved ones?!]]
-->'''Jennifer Jareau''': Twenty-six.
-->'''Linda Barnes''': Excuse me?
-->'''Jennifer Jareau''': [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Twenty-six people have died since you took over]].

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-->'''Luke Alvez''': We think there's an "Angel of Death" working in southern California. The Unsub is targeting elderly immigrants living in nursing homes-
-->'''Linda Barnes''': Who cares Immigrants? That's divisive. [[SlaveToPR We need cases that unite the public]]! I can already hear people why they should care about a dead Mexican grandmas?!
grandma?
-->'''Luke Alvez''': [[TranquilFury People Anyone with elderly loved ones?!]]
-->'''Jennifer Jareau''': Twenty-six.
-->'''Linda Barnes''': Excuse me?
-->'''Jennifer Jareau''': [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Twenty-six people have died since you took over]].
ones should care! ]]


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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: JJ gives a short but succinct one to Barnes, effectively accusing her of killing people the BAU could have saved without her in charge.
-->'''Linda Barnes''': The BAU is an elite unit, your cases should play out that way in the media!
-->'''Jennifer Jareau''': Twenty six.
-->'''Linda Barnes''': I beg your pardon?
-->'''Jennifer Jareau''': That is the number of people who have ''died'' since you sidelined the BAU. ''People die'' when we don't do our jobs.
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-->'''Jennifer Jareau''': Twenty six.

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-->'''Jennifer Jareau''': Twenty six.Twenty-six.



-->'''Jennifer Jareau''': [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Twenty six people have died since you took over]].
* DoubleMeaningTitle: The serial killer of the episode phitographs women as they die. The BAU agree to take on this case in what they believe is a final assignment, since it's in defiance of orders.

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-->'''Jennifer Jareau''': [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Twenty six Twenty-six people have died since you took over]].
* DoubleMeaningTitle: The serial killer of the episode phitographs photographs women as they die. The BAU agree to take on this case in what they believe is a final assignment, since it's in defiance of orders.



* ShoutOut: Tara counsels [[Series/TheXFiles Scully and Mulder]].

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* ShoutOut: Tara counsels a couple of FBI agents bearing a striking resemblance to [[Series/TheXFiles Scully Mulder and Mulder]].Scully]], both appearance-wise and in terms of how they describe each other.
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-->'''Luke Alvez''': [[Tranquil Fury People with elderly loved ones?!]]

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-->'''Luke Alvez''': [[Tranquil Fury [[TranquilFury People with elderly loved ones?!]]
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* DeathGlare: Barnes gets a wealth of these from JJ, Alvez and Simmons when she dismisses cases they bring to her as not looking good for PR.
-->'''Linda Barnes''': Who cares about dead Mexican grandmas?!
-->'''Luke Alvez''': [[Tranquil Fury People with elderly loved ones?!]]
-->'''Jennifer Jareau''': Twenty six.
-->'''Linda Barnes''': Excuse me?
-->'''Jennifer Jareau''': [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Twenty six people have died since you took over]].
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* LaserGuidedKarma: Barnes deliberately withholds information from the BAU to spite them for working the case behind her back. When the Unsub is caught before he can kill his last victim, and Prentiss informs the victim's father, an extremely prominent Senator, of Barnes' meddling, he promptly pulls strings and Barnes finds herself [[ReassignedToAntarctica reassigned far away from the BAU]].
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* BritherSisterIncest: The Unsub was attracted to his stepsister, and from the sound of it she let him watch.

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* BritherSisterIncest: BrotherSisterIncest: The Unsub was attracted to his stepsister, and from the sound of it she let him watch.

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* BritherSisterIncest: The Unsub was attracted to his stepsister, and from the sound of it she let him watch.

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In the wake of Barnes' attempt to restructure the BAU, the divided team works behind her back to track down and identify a serial abductor who photographs high-class Washington, D.C. call girls before shooting them and incinerating their bodies.

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!!Last Gasp
In the wake of Barnes' attempt to restructure the BAU, the divided team works behind her back to track down and identify a serial abductor who photographs high-class Washington, D.C. call girls before shooting them and incinerating their bodies.bodies.
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: The serial killer of the episode phitographs women as they die. The BAU agree to take on this case in what they believe is a final assignment, since it's in defiance of orders.
* ShoutOut: Tara counsels [[Series/TheXFiles Scully and Mulder]].
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In the wake of Barnes' attempt to restructure the BAU, the divided team works behind her back to track down and identify a serial abductor who photographs high-class Washington, D.C. call girls before shooting them and incinerating their bodies.

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