Christopher Boyer

The team profiles a suspect who abducts women to fulfill a personal obsession; Hotch has a hard time returning to work.

The truth is in short supply, as Meredith and Cristina lie to each other about the status of their relationships, George is given the unpleasant task of discharging an elderly patient who is no longer sick but refuses to leave the hospital; and Alex learns his fate after re-taking his medical exams.

Sam and Addison disagree over the treatment of a comatose patient who becomes pregnant; Charlotte and Pete face an ethical dilemma when a patient with HIV is in a serious car accident.

After Sharona returns to San Francisco to handle legal issues related to an uncle's death, Monk suspects foul play and finds himself torn between the different styles of Sharona and Natalie. Bitty Schram guest stars.