Jacqueline Piñol

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.

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

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.

Stella's life is in danger when her apartment is engulfed in flames and she must battle to save everyone in the building. Elsewhere, the team has a mystery to solve after a dead body is found.

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.