Prentiss is ready to confront her nemesis, Ian Doyle, once and for all. Meanwhile, the BAU calls upon JJ to help them find Prentiss and capture Doyle before it's too late.
When Lisbon and the team come across a dead body while on protection duty for the mayor, Jane discovers a suspect for a crime that has yet to be committed.
The ladies head to LA to meet Zed Simms, the creator of Victoria's new TV show. Elka tries to convince Zed to move the production to Cleveland.
Hijackers take a truck full of confiscated weapons, and Horatio links the crime to Clavo Cruz; a confiscated missile launched into the courthouse helps Clavo escape; a member of Horatio's team is fatally shot.
The team tries to identify the shooter and motive in the assassination of a criminal court judge presiding over the trial of a Russian mobster, while Mac and Lindsay prepare for the hearing against serial rapist John Curtis.