Hostage
An UnSub kidnaps little girls and grooms them, beats them, and locks them in the basement. Years later, when there's three of them and one of them is dying of an infection, another one escapes to get help against the urging of the third one, who is obedient to protect her children by her abductor. The sick girl is rescued, but dies, and the BAU can only convince the remaining girl to help them by focusing on locating her children.Tropes in this episode
- Asshole Victim: Morgan twists the UnSub's arm hard enough to break it when arresting him. Later the UnSub is shot dead by the mother of one of his victims.
- Outliving One's Offspring: Have your child kidnapped, period. Especially for Sheila's mother: Have your child kidnapped, then found, then die of her injuries before you can so much as talk to her.
- Pariah Prisoner: Rossi invokes this to the UnSub as he and Hotch are taking the latter away.David Rossi: They're gonna love you in the prison yard.
- Revenge: The mother of Sheila, the kidnapped girl who died, kills the UnSub in the last scene.
- Tranquil Fury: None of the BAU hide their disgust at the UnSub, particularly Hotch and Rossi, who have to deal with him most.
