Criminal Minds
Criminal Minds: Season 5

Air Date

September 23, 2009

Episodes

23 episodes

Criminal Minds

Season 5

Episodes

Nameless, Faceless

1. Nameless, Faceless

8.0
September 23, 2009
42 min

As Rossi, Morgan and JJ profile a killer who is targeting an emergency room doctor, Prentiss realizes that Hotch is missing.

Haunted

2. Haunted

7.7
September 30, 2009
40 min

The BAU must determine what caused a disturbed man to murder several people at a pharmacy before he harms anyone else.

Reckoner

3. Reckoner

7.6
October 7, 2009
40 min

The BAU investigates a case in Rossi's hometown that involves both his personal and professional life.

Hopeless

4. Hopeless

7.6
October 14, 2009
42 min

A group of suspects with a pack mentality who kill for the thrill of it are the subjects of a BAU manhunt.

Cradle to Grave

5. Cradle to Grave

7.9
October 21, 2009
41 min

The team hunts a suspect who impregnates young women and has them give birth before murdering them.

The Eyes Have It

6. The Eyes Have It

7.9
November 4, 2009
42 min

The BAU team tracks a serial killer who keeps the eyes of his victims as souvenirs.

The Performer

7. The Performer

8.0
November 11, 2009
40 min

The BAU team investigates the mystery behind a trail of murders that all seem to align with the tour schedule of a rock star.

Outfoxed

8. Outfoxed

8.2
November 18, 2009
39 min

The BAU team is tracking down a family annihilator, but needs to take a break from the case to get advice from "The Fox", who is an horrific killer from the team's past. "The Fox" surprises the team with a ominous message for Agent Hotchner.

100

9. 100

8.8
November 25, 2009
42 min

The BAU team races to help Hotchner find The Reaper and save his family before it's too late.

The Slave of Duty

10. The Slave of Duty

8.0
December 9, 2009
42 min

The team needs to reunite in order to solve a home invasion case, while Agent Hotchner may have to leave the team.

Retaliation

11. Retaliation

7.7
December 16, 2009
40 min

The BAU is called upon to profile the past of an ex-convict and help stop him after he escapes from custody and embarks on a violent killing spree.

The Uncanny Valley

12. The Uncanny Valley

8.3
January 13, 2010
41 min

An unusual personal obsession is at the center of a BAU abduction case. Meanwhile, Hotch struggles with his return to work.

Risky Business

13. Risky Business

7.9
January 20, 2010
40 min

A rash of startling teen suicides in a small Wyoming town is the focus of a BAU investigation.

Parasite

14. Parasite

7.3
February 3, 2010
39 min

The BAU follows the mental decline of a con artist whose schemes have become so complicated that he begins to eliminate the people involved in them.

Public Enemy

15. Public Enemy

7.5
February 10, 2010
42 min

A serial killer who targets random victims in highly visible places to create a sense of public fear is the subject of a BAU investigation.

Mosley Lane

16. Mosley Lane

8.4
March 3, 2010
42 min

The BAU is called by local authorities in Ashburn, Virginia, to profile a predator who may have been abducting children for at least eight years.

Solitary Man

17. Solitary Man

7.5
March 10, 2010
41 min

A truck driver is kidnapping women and disposing of them in random locations and the BAU must find out his motive in order to catch him.

The Fight

18. The Fight

7.5
April 7, 2010
42 min

The BAU team travels to San Francisco to investigate the murders of several homeless men and teams up with a separate group of BAU operatives who are working another case they think is connected.

Rite of Passage

19. Rite of Passage

7.6
April 14, 2010
39 min

The BAU team heads to Texas to track a serial killer targeting illegal immigrants attempting to make safe passage into the U.S.

...A Thousand Words

20. ...A Thousand Words

8.1
May 5, 2010
39 min

The BAU team must profile a serial killer covered in tattoos who commits suicide, but leaves clues to the whereabouts of his last victim.

Exit Wounds

21. Exit Wounds

7.9
May 12, 2010
42 min

Garcia plays a crucial role in a case when she travels to Alaska with the BAU team to investigate the murders of several members of a small town.

The Internet Is Forever

22. The Internet Is Forever

7.7
May 19, 2010
41 min

The BAU team profiles a serial killer who uses the Internet as his hunting ground, bringing a whole meaning to the term "social networking".

Our Darkest Hour

23. Our Darkest Hour

8.1
May 26, 2010
41 min

A series of rolling blackouts in the city of Los Angeles lures a serial killer out of hiding, giving him renewed opportunities to continue his killing spree.