Jacqueline Piñol

After a decade of relentless searching, Patrick finally comes face to face with Red John, the man who murdered his wife and daughter.

The BAU interviews candidates to take the opening left by Kate's departure; the team tracks a serial killer who leaves behind evidence that indicates a person intent on revenge.

At Sam's request, Michael helps a waitress named Sophia, who is being stalked by a man working for a drug cartel.

While investigating the homicide of an entire family, the team once again finds themselves entangled in an FBI case. They also find themselves distracted by an unusually surly Provenza.

Lindsay, Stella and Flack investigate the death of a man killed by an exploding cigar and uncover links to another tragedy that occurred years before. Elsewhere, Danny is devastated when a young boy he knows is killed during a robbery.

Mac and his team must figure out how a woman's death and a judge's murder are connected, while Danny has trouble dealing with Ruben Sandoval's death.