Criminal Minds (season 4)

Criminal Minds Season 4
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 26
Broadcast
Original run September 24, 2008 (2008-09-24) – May 20, 2009 (2009-05-20)
Home video release
DVD release
Region 1 September 8, 2009 (2009-09-08)
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List of Criminal Minds episodes

The fourth season of Criminal Minds premiered on CBS on September 24, 2008 and ended May 20, 2009.

Contents

Cast

Character Portrayed by Main cast Recurring cast
David Rossi Joe Mantegna entire season N/A
Emily Prentiss Paget Brewster entire season N/A
Derek Morgan Shemar Moore entire season N/A
Dr. Spencer Reid Matthew Gray Gubler entire season N/A
Jennifer "JJ" Jareau A. J. Cook entire season N/A
Penelope Garcia Kirsten Vangsness entire season N/A
Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner Thomas Gibson entire season N/A
Jordan Todd Meta Golding N/A episodes 5-13

Episodes

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
66 1 "Mayhem" (Part 2) Edward Allen Bernero Simon Mirren September 24, 2008 (2008-09-24) 17.01[1]
After a bomb explodes under a SUV in New York City that might be carrying a BAU member, the team goes into high gear to determine who might have been injured in the explosion and to apprehend the terrorists responsible for causing the carnage. 
67 2 "The Angel Maker" Glenn Kershaw Jay Beattie & Dan Dworkin October 1, 2008 (2008-10-01) 14.78[2]
After a series of murders in Lower Canaan, Ohio, are found to be connected to a serial killer named the Angel Maker who had been executed a year ago, the BAU must stop the copycat before they finish the work of the original serial killer. Hotch struggles with his ear problem, a result of the explosion in the previous episode. 
68 3 "Minimal Loss" Félix Enríquez Alcalá Andrew Wilder October 8, 2008 (2008-10-08) 16.19[3]
After Prentiss and Reid go undercover in Colorado to investigate alleged child abuse at the compound of an underground cult in La Plata County, they find themselves being held hostage when a federal raid on the fortress ends up going disastrously wrong. Based on the Waco Siege. 
69 4 "Paradise" John E. Gallagher Erica Messer & Debra J. Fisher October 22, 2008 (2008-10-22) 15.01[4]
The BAU joins the manhunt in Sherwood, Nevada, to catch a serial killer who tortures and kills couples inside hotel bedrooms and conceals the manner of his crimes by staging car accidents. 
70 5 "Catching Out" Charles Haid Oanh Ly October 29, 2008 (2008-10-29) 13.97[5]

The BAU investigates a series of murders in the Central Valley of California that appear to be connected to a killer who jumps trains and chooses his victims based on their proximity to the railway. Based on Ángel Maturino Reséndiz.

First appearance of Agent Jordan Todd. 
71 6 "The Instincts" (Part 1) Rob Spera Chris Mundy November 5, 2008 (2008-11-05) 14.30[6]
When a young boy is kidnapped in Las Vegas by what appears to be a woman having a psychotic attack, Reid begins to have dreams that force him to recall long-forgotten memories from his childhood as he investigates the case. 
72 7 "Memoriam" (Part 2) Guy Norman Bee Jay Beattie & Dan Dworkin November 12, 2008 (2008-11-12) 14.83[7]
As Reid investigates the cold case of young boy that was murdered in Las Vegas during his childhood, he discovers possible connections to his own past, including his own father. While the rest of the team head back to D.C, Rossi and Morgan stay in Las Vegas to help Reid solve the case once and for all. Meanwhile, JJ's baby is born. 
73 8 "Masterpiece" Paul Michael Glaser Edward Allen Bernero November 19, 2008 (2008-11-19) 16.33[8]
A narcissistic psychopath obsessed with the Fibonacci sequence shows up at a FBI recruitment talk given by Rossi and Reid and turns himself in, confessing he has killed seven people and more will die, but doesn't reveal where his latest victims are being held, so it's up to the team to locate his latest victims before it is too late. 
74 9 "52 Pickup" Bobby Roth Breen Frazier November 26, 2008 (2008-11-26) 14.11[9]
Agents Emily Prentiss and Jordan Todd go undercover in Atlanta to profile a serial killer who has perfected his skill as a pick-up artist and uses his masculine prowess to lure his next victims. 
75 10 "Brothers in Arms" Glenn Kershaw Holly Harold December 10, 2008 (2008-12-10) 14.68[10]
As a former uniform cop, Morgan takes it personally when a serial killer specifically targets officers on the police force in Phoenix, Arizona. 
76 11 "Normal" Steve Boyum Andrew Wilder December 17, 2008 (2008-12-17) 15.16[11]
The BAU is called to assist local law enforcement in catching a serial killer, dubbed the "Road Warrior" by the media, who is shooting blonde women as they drive along freeways in Orange County, California. The case is complicated because the heinous acts appear to be at random and the shooter is described as looking normal. Meanwhile, JJ brings her new baby boy, Henry, to the BAU headquarters to introduce him to the team. 
77 12 "Soul Mates" John E. Gallagher Erica Messer & Debra J. Fisher January 14, 2009 (2009-01-14) 13.78[12]
When black and white young women are being alternately killed in an affluent community in Sarasota, Florida, the BAU suspects this may be the work of a pair of serial killers working together. 
78 13 "Bloodline" Tim Matheson Mark Linehan Bruner January 21, 2009 (2009-01-21) 13.82[13]

The BAU is called to Alabama when young girls are abducted and their parents killed by what appears to be a family of Romani people, working together in what may be a ritual seemingly designed to acquire wives for growing sons and introduce new blood into the family.

Final appearance of Agent Jordan Todd. 
79 14 "Cold Comfort" Anna Foerster Jay Beattie & Dan Dworkin February 11, 2009 (2009-02-11) 12.48[14]
The mother of an abducted child works with the BAU in Olympia, Washington to identify a serial killer who kidnaps, murders, and embalms his victims to spend more time with them. However the mother also hires a psychic, which comes in trouble with Rossi's skepticism. 
80 15 "Zoe's Reprise" Charles S. Carroll Oanh Ly February 18, 2009 (2009-02-18) 14.54[15]
The local authorities in Cleveland, Ohio enlist the help of the BAU to assist in the pursuit of a serial killer who appears to be copying the methods used by famous serial killers from the past such as the Son of Sam, Jack the Ripper and the BTK killer. 
81 16 "Pleasure is My Business" Gwyneth Horder-Payton Breen Frazier February 25, 2009 (2009-02-25) 13.93[16]
The BAU is called to Dallas to investigate a serial killer who's drugging and murdering high-powered executives by posing as a high-class call girl. 
82 17 "Demonology" Edward Allen Bernero Chris Mundy March 11, 2009 (2009-03-11) 14.34[17]
The BAU investigates a series of deaths involving possible exorcisms in the Washington area that appear to be sanctioned by the Vatican. Prentiss finds herself becoming personally involved in the case when it appears her friend might have fallen victim to the rogue priest. 
83 18 "Omnivore" Nelson McCormick Andrew Wilder March 18, 2009 (2009-03-18) 13.74[18]

The BAU travels to Boston when the Boston Reaper, one of Agent Hotchner's first cases, which involved one of the most notorious murderers in the history of New England, returns after 10 years. The team interviews the only victim that survived, George Foyet, to find clues about the killer. Loosely inspired by the Zodiac Killer.

First appearance of The Reaper. 
84 19 "House on Fire" Félix Enríquez Alcalá Holly Harold March 25, 2009 (2009-03-25) 14.36[19]
The BAU is summoned to Indiana by local authorities when a serial arsonist threatens the residents of Royal by setting fire to community meeting places, killing many people. 
85 20 "Conflicted" Jason Alexander Rick Dunkle April 8, 2009 (2009-04-08) 13.61[20]
The BAU is called to Texas to investigate a serial killer who is raping and killing male teenagers on spring break on South Padre Island. Guest starring Jackson Rathbone as a teenager with Dissociative Identity Disorder. 
86 21 "A Shade of Gray" Karen Gaviola Erica Messer & Debra J. Fisher April 22, 2009 (2009-04-22) 13.72[21]
During an investigation of a series of child abductions and murders in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, the BAU concludes the possibility that the last murder may not be the work of the suspect who had been apprehended, but one that they least suspected. 
87 22 "The Big Wheel" Rob Hardy Simon Mirren April 29, 2009 (2009-04-29) 13.61[22]
When a serial killer in Buffalo, New York who films his victims as they die sends a videotape of one of his crimes to the BAU, the team discovers a message from the murderer begging them for help in stopping his killing urges. 
88 23 "Roadkill" Steve Boyum Jay Beattie & Dan Dworkin May 6, 2009 (2009-05-06) 14.13[23]
Local authorities summon the assistance of the BAU after a series of homicides occur that appear to have been caused by a serial killer's car near Bend, Oregon. 
89 24 "Amplification" John E. Gallagher Oanh Ly May 13, 2009 (2009-05-13) 13.37[24]
The BAU responds quickly after a serial killer releases a new strain of a deadly anthrax virus in Annapolis, Maryland that threatens the public and puts a member of the team at risk. 
90 25 "To Hell..." (Part 1) Charles Haid Chris Mundy May 20, 2009 (2009-05-20) 13.99[25]
In one of its most difficult cases, the BAU is called to Detroit to help track down a serial killer who is killing homeless people who forces the team into Canada to catch him. Loosely based on Robert Pickton. 
91 26 "...And Back" (Part 2) Edward Allen Bernero Edward Allen Bernero May 20, 2009 (2009-05-20) 13.99[25]
The BAU continues its search in Canada when they learn that the serial killer they were looking for is a pair of brothers who were kidnapping people to perform medical experiments on them. Meanwhile, Hotch finds himself in life-threatening danger when he arrives home to find the Reaper waiting for him. 

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