Criminal Minds (TV Series)

Just Getting Started (2022)

Adam Rodriguez: Luke Alvez

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• David Rossi : Anything stand out compared to the first crime scene?

  Jennifer Jareau : Yeah, uh, Mr. Delaney's throat was slit versus being bludgeoned, and look at this.

  [indicating blood on the carpet] 

  Jennifer Jareau : He crawled as far as he could before he bled out. His instinct was to protect his children even as he was dying.

  David Rossi : Unsub's a quick learner. Took out the biggest threat first.

  Jennifer Jareau : He brought an efficient, aggressive weapon. But why is he abducting?

  Luke Alvez : Search and Rescue dogs lost the trail at the end of the block.

  Jennifer Jareau : We're gonna need all the eyes we can get. Traffic cams, the neighbor's security.

  Luke Alvez : Yeah, we need to get a tri-state search. Uh, media's gathering outside. We need to get Chrissy's picture on the news and social media.

  David Rossi : Issue an Amber Alert.

  Luke Alvez : We don't have a make and model yet.

  David Rossi : Well, then fucking get it! Chrissy's face has to be everywhere so I can tell her grandmother that we did everything we could! And if you can't make that happen, then you explain to her why we failed.

• Jennifer Jareau : Hey, uh, I'm so sorry Rossi blew up.

  Luke Alvez : It's nothing, all right? Look, once I was called a worthless piece of shit who was a disgrace to the Army uniform he was wearing.

  Jennifer Jareau : Basic training?

  Luke Alvez : My grandmother. Yeah, she was pretty bitter after Poppi died.

  Jennifer Jareau : Okay. Uh, yeah, that's... that's kind of my point, actually. We all wear grief differently, even Rossi. But it's almost been a year, and he still won't talk to any of us about it. It's not healthy. He can't keep it bottled up like this, and we cannot be the punching bags anymore.

  Luke Alvez : [his phone chimes]  Hey. About time. We got the neighbor's security footage. Took twice as long as it would've taken Penelope. No disrespect to the remote Garcias.

  Jennifer Jareau : We should call them by their names.

  Luke Alvez : It's been three years. Who are we kidding? We're not learning their names.

• Police Chief Bill Marmor : Dave, you knew this was gonna happen. And just like you said, he's evolving. He killed the parents and then he took the teenage daughter. There was a struggle in her bedroom, but she's nowhere inside.

  Luke Alvez : Did the unsub abduct the last time?

  Police Chief Bill Marmor : No.

  Luke Alvez : Checkpoints?

  Police Chief Bill Marmor : We got 'em set up, but we're way behind this guy. That's the grandmother. You want me to talk to her?

  David Rossi : No, I'll do it.

• Jennifer Jareau : Hey, uh, have you talked to Tara about her case?

  Luke Alvez : Mm, early days. Hard to say what's what. Unlike this case, which seems clear. Unsub chooses families with teenage daughters.

  Jennifer Jareau : Except first time, he killed the daughter, and now he's abducting. It's a big jump in skill set to control a hostage.

  Luke Alvez : That's assuming she's still alive. Has Rossi considered a team?

  Jennifer Jareau : Well, he ruled it out earlier, but now that the unsub has taken a living victim, maybe.

• Luke Alvez : Tara Lewis. You don't call, you don't write.

  Dr. Tara Lewis : "Dear Luke Alvez, wish you were here." Seriously, though, I really wish you were here. Any chance you can fly up to Seattle? Looks like there's been an active killer up here for decades that we never knew about. We got 16 dead bodies in a buried shipping container.

  Luke Alvez : 16?

  Dr. Tara Lewis : Locals are overwhelmed, DEA is gonna swear cartel.

  Luke Alvez : And you?

  Dr. Tara Lewis : 100% serial killer.

  Luke Alvez : Hey, listen, I wish I could jump on a flight, but I promised Rossi I'd hold down the fort here for another week.

  Dr. Tara Lewis : Man, you staying still makes about as much sense as the Bureau benching our jet.

  Luke Alvez : What's the over/under that we get that back this year?

  Dr. Tara Lewis : Oh, it's looking bleak, my friend. Very bleak. Listen, I'd really like to show Rossi what's happening up here. I think he'd send you.

  Luke Alvez : No, he's been focused on that Virginia case.

  Dr. Tara Lewis : What Virginia case?

  Luke Alvez : Family annihilator. It's brutal.

  Dr. Tara Lewis : Yikes. Well, maybe we could get Prentiss to approve.

  Luke Alvez : Eh...

  Dr. Tara Lewis : What do you mean, "Eh"?

  Luke Alvez : Just... eh. You know, since her promotion, she's, uh... she's got her mind on a lot more than just us.

• Luke Alvez : Look, uh, the Delaneys' security was offline, probably from a signal jammer.

  Jennifer Jareau : Unsub's organized, like we thought.

  Luke Alvez : Yeah, but it didn't wipe out wi-fi on the whole block, so the neighbors got this.

  [seeing the unsub stroll down the street] 

  Luke Alvez : 11:10 p.m. Let's fast-forward, see where he goes.

  [fast-forwarding] 

  Luke Alvez : 11:43.

  [a car drives past] 

  Luke Alvez : Wait, what's this?

  Jennifer Jareau : Well, he walked in, killed the parents, and abducted Chrissy in the family station wagon. This guy's bold. Garage is attached. Gives him all the privacy he needs.

  Luke Alvez : All right, look, I'll get a BOLO out on the Delaneys' car. Geography based on his lead time, we're gonna have to go two states in every direction that doesn't end in the Atlantic Ocean.

• David Rossi : There wasn't a baby last time.

  Luke Alvez : Guess he showed some kind of mercy.

  David Rossi : You won't say that when you see what he did in there.

  Luke Alvez : But why is Search and Rescue here?

  David Rossi : Good question.

• Luke Alvez : Parking lot cameras were offline. Signal jammer again. State police are taking witness statements. Nothing so far. I mean, it's like she just disappeared into a sea of cars.

  Jennifer Jareau : Unsub's either confident or stupid. Huge risk making that deal out in the open. He must have some kind of control over her.

  Luke Alvez : If she didn't know he'd killed her parents already, he could use that as a threat. You know, "Do what I say or I will circle back for them."

  Jennifer Jareau : Okay, now don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled he didn't hurt the toddler, but it does make me wonder why. Someone this violent usually destroys everyone.

  Luke Alvez : Could be that he saw himself in the little brother. Maybe he was one. Both families seemed really close. Maybe he's a neighbor who covets.

  Jennifer Jareau : Mm. Well, nowadays, social media gives you all the access you need.

  [checking on her tablet] 

  Jennifer Jareau : Mm. Only thing is, Chrissy Delaney isn't on any public platforms. Oh. She does, however, have a profile on SOAR. And so does our first victim, Jessie Westbrook.

  Luke Alvez : SOAR? As in "Safe Online Acquaintance Revolution"? What are the chances that both girls only use this platform?

  Jennifer Jareau : Well, it was created for teenagers to have a safe space online, so I can't say it's that big of a coincidence. Look, we... we both know it's a vault.

  Luke Alvez : Unless you have an insider. Maybe it's time we call our expert.

  Jennifer Jareau : Nope. Mm-mm. Nope. Ne. We... we promised we wouldn't.

  Luke Alvez : There's a very good chance this unsub virtually befriended both girls. And given I don't see any other connections... I'm just saying.

• David Rossi : We need to find someone on SOAR who spoke to both Chrissy Delaney and Jessie Westbrook.

  Penelope Garcia : Respectfully, way ahead of you, sir. We've been digging into family-issue boards. Jessie and Chrissy never connected directly. However, Luke, in a rare stroke of genius, recognized some communication on both accounts with someone looking to find his birth family. Username RJ2003 and 2003RJ, respectively. Both Chrissy and Jessie encouraged him to do it. He was born on Maryland's Eastern Shore, but says he doesn't remember anything about his family.

  Luke Alvez : There's a lot of farmland across the bridge. Uh, it's a good place to disappear. He doesn't mention any landmarks.

  Penelope Garcia : Nope, just pine trees, cornfields, and a creek.

  Jennifer Jareau : So he's probably been staying there, and if he's taken Chrissy, it must be remote enough that no one's seen her face all over the news.

  Penelope Garcia : [finding something]  Oh! It still feels good when I find a thing. Two dozen acres were taken over by the state 15 years ago. The owners ODed on Oxy. 4-year-old Rory James Gilcrest was the only survivor, hence the name RJ. Bounced around foster homes. He was in juvie. Records are sealed, but he's out now. So he's hardened and a definite loner, and he's 19.

  Jennifer Jareau : So he doesn't have any family, but he needs to find a place to disappear.

  David Rossi : Couple dozen acres would do it. Luke, meet us on-site. Thank you, Penelope.

  [to JJ] 

  David Rossi : Let's move.

  Luke Alvez : [kissing Garcia on the cheek]  You're the best.

  Penelope Garcia : You owe me lunch and no talk of awful things.

• Luke Alvez : Chrissy Delaney was targeted on SOAR.

  Penelope Garcia : No. That's... that's impossible. Luke, SOAR is unhackable. I know. I'm the one that secured it. N-No, no. I'm not doing this. I'm not doing this!

  Luke Alvez : She doesn't use any other social media platforms.

  Penelope Garcia : One time. One time. Once.

  Luke Alvez : Deal.

  Penelope Garcia : Like, for reals. If somebody is... oh, I don't know. Let's say they're taking dead people and dressing them up like-like cast members from "Star Trek", I am not helping.

  Luke Alvez : [she slaps him on the arm]  Deal.

  Penelope Garcia : Okay? I mean it. And if someone... if someone just starts killing everybody who shops at Goop because their wife blew her hoo-ha out with one of those eggs made of precious stones...

  [slapping his arm again in emphasis] 

  Penelope Garcia : I am not helping!

  Luke Alvez : Look, we're on a clock.

  Penelope Garcia : Okay. I created SOAR to avoid things like this. I mean, users are protected through an end-to-end encryption with a VPN built in on both ends. You have no idea what I'm saying, do you, Luddite? The whole point is to avoid stranger danger. These big, beautiful lines of secure communication in a safe forum. Now, I can dig into this Chrissy Delaney person, but I do not feel good about it, and her DMs are not available, so don't even ask.

  Luke Alvez : What discussion boards does she look at?

  Penelope Garcia : Eh, academic expectations, semester abroad, GelX nail art, Korean drama. This is not unsub hunting territory.

  Luke Alvez : Until it is. I mean, the unsub is looking for someone with a complicated family dynamic, and that's... that's not Chrissy Delaney, but sometimes...

  Penelope Garcia : Sometimes.

  Luke Alvez : Some people, you know...

  Penelope Garcia : With strangers, they express frustration in a different... gah!

  [slapping him again] 

  Penelope Garcia : I hate how easy it is to pick this back up! So why are you doing... I have a gorgeous life here.

  Luke Alvez : One, stop slapping me, okay? That's number one. Number two, let's focus on what the unsub's hunting ground would be, okay?

• Penelope Garcia : You can't just waltz in here and blurt out "There's a missing girl." My Anglophile baking club is not equipped to handle that, and neither am I.

  [indicating a plate of cookies] 

  Penelope Garcia : Take one of these. They're very good. And get out.

  Luke Alvez : We didn't know who else could help.

  Penelope Garcia : [reluctantly]  We've got to wrap it up, mates.

  [her guests murmur in disappointment] 

  Penelope Garcia : Yeah, we'll reschedule. I'm sorry. Take... take it all, please. There's so much soft butter here. These cookies were gonna be so short. We'll reschedule. We'll do it. We'll do it. Yes. Thank you.

  [one guest whispers in her ear] 

  Penelope Garcia : Oh. Oh. One dinner. Three years ago. We thrive as frenemies, however.

  Luke Alvez : We're friends. Why... why do I have to be your enemy?

  Penelope Garcia : You owe me some very short cookies.

  Luke Alvez : Well, just admit it, okay? You miss me.

  Penelope Garcia : You know what? First of all, it's gross to talk with your mouth full, and also, I have banned the 24-hour news and doom scrolling, so whatever it is you're talking about, I don't even know and I can't tell you how well that works for me. Who'd you lose the bet to?

  Luke Alvez : It wasn't a bet.

  Penelope Garcia : Tell JJ I love her, but I can't. No, I just can't. I thought for a second I could, but I can't. You have destroyed my party, but not my day. Take your carbs and exit, sir.

• Penelope Garcia : If you really think the unsub is stalking on SOAR, that means that they are under 22 years of age.

  Luke Alvez : No, Rossi thinks they're older and more experienced.

  Penelope Garcia : No, age doesn't always provide smarts. Life experience does. Eh, the kid could have had a rough run of it. I... I need to talk to Rossi.

  Luke Alvez : Mm. I wouldn't do that. I... he just hasn't been himself lately.

  Penelope Garcia : Well, I'm going to talk to him. He'll be excited we're breaking scones together.

• Penelope Garcia : Why does Rossi think the unsub is older?

  Luke Alvez : Because of the sophistication.

  Penelope Garcia : Yeah, but all the tech points to younger. He is trying to destroy any sense of safety.

  Luke Alvez : Exactly. And why would an unsub want to ruin a family? You know, I mean, if he's as young as we think he is, was he abandoned?

  Penelope Garcia : We need to dig into family-issue discussion boards.

  Luke Alvez : [watching her work]  You know that your office is still empty? You know, the four people that try to do your job, they try to do it from home.

  Penelope Garcia : Have you ever met them?

  Luke Alvez : Never.

  Penelope Garcia : Do you know their names?

  Luke Alvez : Sorta. I mean, they're just boxes on a screen.

  Penelope Garcia : Oh, that's weird.

  Luke Alvez : Totally.

  Penelope Garcia : Is it weird that I kind of love it?

  Luke Alvez : Define weird.

• Luke Alvez : You okay?

  Penelope Garcia : Yes. I'm fine.

  Luke Alvez : I know we all said we would respect your decision.

  Penelope Garcia : No, it's not that. How long has Dave been like this?

  Luke Alvez : It's hard to say. I mean, we haven't been together much.

  Penelope Garcia : Which means he's doing it alone, which means he's convinced himself he doesn't need anybody and he's rejected the hive mind.

  Luke Alvez : Yeah, until he's reminded that it works.

• Luke Alvez : Chrissy's gonna need a lot of help managing that trauma.

  Jennifer Jareau : Losing her parents and killing someone in self-defense is bound to leave some emotional scars.

  Luke Alvez : Ballistics says Rory Gilcrest shot himself.

  Jennifer Jareau : We didn't profile that he was suicidal.

  Luke Alvez : [as he shrugs, they look through the contents of Rory's car trunk]  Look at this stuff. It looks dated.

  Jennifer Jareau : And it's caked in mud, like it was buried. It's sophisticated for a 19-year-old kid. He wouldn't think of this all by himself.

  Luke Alvez : You said it earlier. I mean, it's like a how-to manual.

• Jennifer Jareau : Oh, my goodness. We are... we are so overdue for breakfast.

  Penelope Garcia : Ah, we are. I hear it's a hellhole there.

  Jennifer Jareau : Uh, yeah, I wouldn't say that.

  Penelope Garcia : [indicating Luke with her]  It's less annoying when he's not there, correct?

  Luke Alvez : You just couldn't wait to get started on me?

  Penelope Garcia : Mm-mm. And gosh, the room looks so much smaller from this screen.

• David Rossi : Her name is Chrissy Delaney. She has a family who loves her. Where is she?

  Dylan McNamara : I don't know.

  David Rossi : Bullshit!

  Dylan McNamara : [Rossi lays out crime scene pictures]  Oh, my God. What the fuck?

  David Rossi : These were her parents. What's wrong with you?

  Dylan McNamara : Wait, wait, wait. I didn't hurt anybody, man. I just bought the car.

  Luke Alvez : What... what do you mean you just bought the car?

  Dylan McNamara : Like, an hour ago, all right? She was crying and she was out of it, but I asked if she was okay and she said yes. She was just sad about the car, and I swear to God, man, that's it. Holy shit. She wasn't okay. Does she know somebody killed her parents?

  Luke Alvez : How did you arrange to buy the car? Did you talk to Chrissy?

  Dylan McNamara : I never talked to anyone, all right? I texted after I saw an online ad two days ago that said "10 grand cash, pick up at Wal-Mart today." I even got pictures this morning.

  Luke Alvez : We're gonna need the contact that you used.

  Dylan McNamara : Number's on my phone. I... I handed her 10 grand in cash. Did I just bankroll this girl's abduction?

• Jennifer Jareau : We've been trying to profile a family annihilator based on our past experiences, but this guy isn't textbook. Both sets of parents were killed, but I'm wondering, what if they were collateral damage because his true targets were... were always the daughters?

  David Rossi : He's not cooling off. Not relishing in the kill. Maybe it's because... he just doesn't enjoy it. What if murder is just a-a means to an end?

  Luke Alvez : That speaks to an immature offender, like Penelope said.

  Jennifer Jareau : Well, he might find the girls online, covet them, befriend them anonymously to see that they're everything he's craving.

  Luke Alvez : He uses that time to find things about their family.

  David Rossi : This is what bothers me. The Westbrook murders were near the daughter's bedroom. She probably screamed, got the parents' attention. Dad grabbed a baseball bat from under his bed, and found the unsub.

  Luke Alvez : The unsub fights the dad and improvises the kill. Um, it's rash, violent, disorganized. He didn't show up with the murder weapon.

  Jennifer Jareau : But with the Delaney family, he learned from his mistakes. He scrambled the security, killed the parents, then he went for his actual target, the only thing that truly matters, Chrissy. It's... almost like he... he read a manual on how to do it.