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Criminal Minds Season 12 Episodes
Season 12 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 2016 - 2017
Loyalties, friendships and sanity are tested in this season of "Criminal Minds." Dr.Spencer Reid (Matthew Grey Grubler) is now being put through his greatest of all tribulations, on top of his ongoing struggles dealing with his mother. SSA Jennifer Jeraue (AJ Cook) is becoming very aware the toll the job is taking on her personal life, making her question if the BAU is truly for her. SSA Rossi (Joe Mantegna) is forced once again to step up and lead the BAU, while SSA Hotchner (Thomas Gibson) is on a temporary work assignment. As Dr. Lewis (Aisha Tyler) and Agent Aleverez (Adam Rodriguez) adjust to life with the BAU, Penelope Garcia (Kirsten Vangsness) is still dealing with the absence of Derek Morgan (Shamar Moore), which greatly changes her demeanor this season.
Episode 1
The Crimson King
Wed, Sep 28, 2016 60 mins
Season 12 begins with Agent Luke Alvez, a new recruit from the FBI's Fugitive Task Force, joining the team as they try to capture a killer who escaped from prison along with 13 other convicts.
Episode 2
Sick Day
Wed, Oct 5, 2016 60 mins
JJ is shaken by a child abduction case that causes painful memories to resurface. She breaks down and tells her husband about the two missing children in the case.
Episode 3
Taboo
Wed, Oct 12, 2016 60 mins
Emily Prentiss returns to the BAU team when they are called to investigate the disappearance of three women.
Episode 4
Keeper
Wed, Oct 26, 2016 60 mins
A serial killer is loose somewhere on the Appalachian Trail in a remote part of Virginia.
Episode 5
The Anti-Terror Squad
Sat, Nov 5, 2016 60 mins
The BAU investigates whether bullying may be the link between two high school students who are the sole survivors after both of their families are killed.
Episode 6
Elliott's Pond
Sun, Nov 13, 2016 60 mins
Three children disappear while riding bikes on the same path as a similar unsolved disappearance 30 years ago. The BAU investigates to learn if the cases are linked.
Episode 7
Mirror Image
Wed, Nov 16, 2016 60 mins
The BAU opens an investigation when a man who fully believes he is Dr Tara Lewis' brother arrives in town, knowing everything about her and her family, and she is unable to make contact with her real sibling.
Episode 8
Scarecrow
Wed, Dec 7, 2016 60 mins
The BAU team travel to Yakima, Washington after the remains of a dozen people are found along a creek bed. Joining the team is Stephen Walker, a seasoned profiler from the Behavioural Analysis Program of the FBI.
Episode 9
Profiling 202
Wed, Jan 4, 2017 60 mins
Rossi receives a call on his birthday from serial killer nemesis Tommy Yates who tells him the location of his latest victim.
Episode 10
Seek & Destroy
Wed, Jan 11, 2017 60 mins
The BAU team investigates a series of deadly home invasions in upscale San Diego neighbourhoods.
Episode 11
Surface Tension
Wed, Feb 1, 2017 60 mins
The BAU investigate when a bizarre hieroglyph is found under a deceased homeless man's armpit and it turns out to be the same one from previous casualties a few years ago. Meanwhile, Reid decides to take his mother out of a clinical study early to bring her home with him.
Episode 12
A Good Husband
Wed, Feb 8, 2017 60 mins
The BAU investigates when male victims are found with no way to identify them.
Episode 13
Spencer
Wed, Feb 15, 2017 60 mins
A BAU member gets in trouble in Mexico and the International Response Team is called in to help.
Episode 14
Collision Course
Wed, Feb 22, 2017 60 mins
The BAU investigates the cause of several fatal car crashes involving drivers and pedestrians. Meanwhile, Reid receives some bad news.
Episode 15
Alpha Male
Wed, Mar 1, 2017 60 mins
The BAU investigates when several young men and women are victims of disfiguring acid attacks. Meanwhile, Dr Reid begins to settle into his new surroundings.
Episode 16
Assistance Is Futile
Wed, Mar 15, 2017 60 mins
A mother steps forward with valuable information for the BAU to aid in their investigation of an unsub known as the Bone Crusher. Meanwhile, Reid adapts to a new set of rules in prison life.
Episode 17
In the Dark
Wed, Mar 22, 2017 60 mins
The BAU believes two unsubs may be operating at the same time, when victims killed in two drastically different ways are discovered in the same city. Meanwhile, the team grapples with keeping Reid safe in prison.
Episode 18
Hell's Kitchen
Wed, Mar 29, 2017 60 mins
The BAU investigates an urban vampire in New York who kidnaps his victims at night and holds them underground in the sewer system. Meanwhile, Reid makes an impossible decision in prison that severely affects himself and other inmates.
Episode 19
True North
Wed, Apr 5, 2017 60 mins
The BAU investigates when three victims are found tied to stakes in the Arizona desert.
Episode 20
Unforgettable
Wed, Apr 26, 2017 60 mins
Government employees are succumbing to the same symptoms of a heart attack; Reid anxiously awaits his trial date.
Episode 21
Green Light
Wed, May 3, 2017 60 mins
When Reid fears his mother has been abducted, he asks the BAU to investigate while he is stuck in prison.
Episode 22
Red Light
Wed, May 10, 2017 60 mins
Season 12 ends with Derek Morgan returning and bringing the BAU a lead in a case against serial killer and escaped convict Mr Scratch. Meanwhile, Reid faces an old nemesis.
