Criminal Minds (TV Series)

A Beautiful Disaster (2016)

Matthew Gray Gubler: Dr. Spencer Reid

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• Derek Morgan : Listen, we were gonna mail these, but I wanted you to have a birth announcement first.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : [Morgan hands over a card]  Hank Spencer Morgan.

  Derek Morgan : Yeah. Hank is for my pops. But Spencer is for the best little brother anybody could ever ask for.

  [he gives Reid a tight, brotherly hug] 

  Derek Morgan : I love you, kid.

• Derek Morgan : So look, uh, my little dude is gonna need a big brother too. To teach him everything he knows about life... and chess

  [both laugh] 

  Dr. Spencer Reid : I can do that!

• Aaron Hotchner : Morgan never calls me Aaron. Why would he start?

  Jennifer Jareau : What else did he say?

  Aaron Hotchner : That of all people, I should understand.

  Jennifer Jareau : He was talking about Foyet.

  Aaron Hotchner : Yes, but he mentioned that earlier. Why bring it up again?

  David Rossi : He wanted you to relate to his rage and back off?

  Dr. Tara Lewis : Is there any other relevance to Foyet?

  Aaron Hotchner : He attacked in my home. Maybe Morgan subconsciously let that slip.

  Penelope Garcia : Yeah, but Morgan's house isn't red.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : [realizing something]  Yeah, but he's renovated a lot of houses over the years. What if it's one of those?

• Derek Morgan : [Seeing Reid entering his waiting room]  Were you with Garcia?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Yeah. Here, I brought you a green tea. It won't make you as jittery as coffee

  Derek Morgan : You came instead of Garcia, because you know I would be able to read her

  Dr. Spencer Reid : That is correct

  Derek Morgan : And Hotch send you here to see if I'm stable

  Dr. Spencer Reid : He didn't say that, but...

  [nods yes] 

  Derek Morgan : I don't get jittery

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Usually you don't, but your carotid tells a different story. I've counted 10 heartbeats in the last 3 seconds, it's about 20 percent higher than usual when you're under stress

  Derek Morgan : I know you're only trying to protect me, I get it, but knock it off! I just want to know what you've learned

• Dr. Spencer Reid : When you first told me about Savannah, I'd never seen you like that. The decreased levels of central serotonin in your brain cause intrusive thinking. When I finally saw you guys together, that's when I knew for sure. Your pupils dilated, your posture changed, and I saw you involuntarily reach for her hand. Science confirmed it. You found the one. Do you believe that?

  Derek Morgan : Yes.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Then believe this. Our team loves you, and we are not going to stop until we find whoever did this. But we can only do that with a completely dispassionate and unprejudiced point of view. Paternal instinct is a deadly bias that we just can't risk. It's for your protection, Morgan. I swear.

  Derek Morgan : Okay.

  [Reid turns to leave] 

  Derek Morgan : The unsub is a father, isn't he?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Why do you say that?

  Derek Morgan : "A paternal instinct is a deadly bias". Those were your exact words.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : I meant...

  Derek Morgan : I know what you meant. But that's what you said.

• Dr. Spencer Reid : Why leave a note so seemingly on the nose when every other action has been calculated for maximum pain? It has to mean more than simply "I'm angry". It's a clue, or a symbol. It means something to Morgan, and I think Chazz knows that.

  Jennifer Jareau : Well, he wants to drive Morgan to exact revenge.

  David Rossi : How do you think he's doing?

  Jennifer Jareau : Well, after the physical and emotional stress of six months ago and now this? The guy's a saint.

  David Rossi : He passed his return evals.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Yeah, but we wrote the questions. He knows exactly what to say.

• Dr. Spencer Reid : How'd he take it?

  Aaron Hotchner : As expected.

  Penelope Garcia : Sir, I know that when Morgan was on leave after his abduction, you encouraged him to stay away from the case.

  David Rossi : And let me guess: he didn't.