"Criminal Minds"
Plain Sight (2005)

Director:

Matt Earl Beesley

Writers:

Jeff Davis (creator)
Edward Allen Bernero (writer)

TV Series:

"Criminal Minds" (2005)

Original Air Date:

12 October 2005 (Season 1, Episode 4)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

The team profiles the Tommy Killer, who rapes and murders women forced to watch him in upper class houses...

Plot Keywords:

FBI Profiler

Cast

Mandy Patinkin	...	Jason Gideon
Thomas Gibson	...	Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner
Lola Glaudini	...	Elle Greenaway
Shemar Moore	...	Derek Morgan
Matthew Gray Gubler	...	Dr. Spencer Reid
A.J. Cook	...	Jennifer "JJ" Jareau
Kirk B.R. Woller	...	Franklin Graney
Daniel Zacapa	...	Captain Griffith
Keith Diamond	...	Detective Cornelius Martin
Kirsten Vangsness	...	Penelope Garcia
Patty McCormack	...	Marcia Gordon
Kelley West	...	Shelly Hart
McKerrin Kelly	...	Brenda Samms
Albert Malafronte	...	Bill Gordon
Ron Roggé	...	San Diego Cop

Trivia:

The killer in this episode is nicknamed the "Tommy Killer" after the rock opera Tommy (1975) by The Who. The killer glues his victims' eyes open, which reminded the authorities of the rock opera's recurring line, "See me, feel me, touch me."

Quotes:

Dr. Daniel Reid: You should see what comes up when you type "death" into a search engine.
Derek Morgan: No wonder you can't find a date.

In The First Four Shows, This Is The Best Episode

The BAU travels to San Diego, Cal., to find and capture a serial rapist-murderer who is targeting high middle class women. He seems to know exactly when the right time to strike occurs, and he leaves messages from a medieval ballad. That is just so everyone knows it's he who is doing the killers. He obviously craves recognition.

So, the best way to get this guy out in the open and have him come to the FBI guys is to blame someone else for the murders. Enraged he isn't getting the publicity, the plan works.

This is an excellent episode: the best I've seen so far in the first season of this TV program.