Criminal Minds (TV Series)

Collision Course (2017)

Paget Brewster: Emily Prentiss

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• Emily Prentiss : [opening quotation]  "The illusion of control make the helplessness seem more palatable." - Allie Brosh.

• Dr. Spencer Reid : Hey. You should be in the office.

  Emily Prentiss : I'm right where I need to be. You okay?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Yeah. I'm okay. How's my mom doing?

  Emily Prentiss : She's doing well. JJ's been by to visit every day since your arrest. She explained everything to your mom. Cassie's been great. That makes a big difference.

• David Rossi : How's the kid doing?

  Emily Prentiss : He's hanging in. I'm meeting with an attorney today. I'm hoping she'll take his case.

  David Rossi : That's great.

  Emily Prentiss : It feels weird to not be on a jet.

  David Rossi : Well, we've got everything here covered. Garcia's keeping your seat warm. You just stay focused on Reid and give us an update when you can.

• Dr. Spencer Reid : They want me to plead guilty?

  Fiona Duncan : To involuntary manslaughter. And the offer is two to five years

  Emily Prentiss : I'll leave you two to discuss this.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Wait, don't go. I want her to stay. She can hear anything you have to say to me. Two to five years.

  Emily Prentiss : That's a lot of time.

  Fiona Duncan : I understand. But it's all about perspective. It's a lot more than nothing, but a lot less than twenty-five to life, which is what you'd be facing if convicted.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : You think I should take it?

  Fiona Duncan : I think, given what's at stake, you owe it to yourself to carefully consider it.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : I don't think I can lie and say that I did this. Is that foolish?

  Emily Prentiss : No. No, of course not. I don't want to see you plead guilty to a crime you didn't commit.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Or maybe I should cut my losses.

  Emily Prentiss : Well, the offer is so low. Is that a good sign? Does it mean that the government thinks they've got a weak case?

  Fiona Duncan : Possibly.

  Emily Prentiss : So that's good.

  Fiona Duncan : Well, not necessarily. It could also mean they're trying to clear the case quickly with minimal publicity. And I honestly don't know what it means. And I'm not in the business of second guessing good offers. Which this is. But I'm also not the one who'll be doing the time.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : What would you do in my shoes?

  Fiona Duncan : I'm not in your shoes. It's a decision only you can make.

  Emily Prentiss : Whatever you decide, I'm always in your corner. We all are.

  Fiona Duncan : Spencer, if you want to fight this to the end, I promise you I will bring everything in my arsenal to the battle. But what I can't promise you is a better outcome than the one they're offering you today.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : I want to fight.

• David Rossi : Everything okay?

  Emily Prentiss : No. I just heard from Jack Garrett from the IRT. We have a problem.

  David Rossi : [listening, he lets out a soft sigh]  Well, at least we got a heads up. Thanks.

  [hanging up, he turns to face JJ and Walker] 

  Jennifer Jareau : Everything okay?

  David Rossi : That was Emily.

  Stephen Walker : About Reid?

  David Rossi : She got some intel on the progress on the Mexican murder investigation. They found the murder weapon. It has Reid's blood and prints on it.

• Emily Prentiss : Did you hear?

  Fiona Duncan : That's why I'm here. How did you hear?

  Emily Prentiss : I got a call...

  Fiona Duncan : Wait, no. I withdraw the question. It's better for me not to know.

  Emily Prentiss : How bad is this?

  Fiona Duncan : Oh, we need to talk to Spencer.

• Emily Prentiss : Please, just think about it. Think about the evidence.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : I know. Scratch dots his "I"s and crosses his "T"s. We know that.

  Emily Prentiss : But a jury won't. A jury will only see what Scratch wants them to see.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : You think they'll convict me?

  Emily Prentiss : I don't know. But if they do... five years, that's doable. You are young. You can have a life after that.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Not as an FBI agent. I'd be a convicted felon.

  Emily Prentiss : Yes. But you'd be free.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : The FBI is my home. It's where I belong.

  Emily Prentiss : You don't belong in prison. And you if play Russian roulette with this... twenty-five years. That is a lifetime.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : If Scratch is framing me, you guys will get him. I know you will.

  Emily Prentiss : Yes, we will. I promise you we will never give up. And we will exonerate you. But what if we can't do that this week? Or this year? Or this... decade? 'Cause I know we can't do it before your arraignment.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : What do I do?

  Emily Prentiss : I don't know. But I'm scared for you.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : So am I.

• Dr. Spencer Reid : I'm such an idiot.

  Emily Prentiss : Don't, Spencer. Don't. You were trying to help your mother.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : And I fell right into Scratch's trap.

  Emily Prentiss : He won't win.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : He already has.

  Emily Prentiss : Just the battle, not the war. You didn't do anything wrong.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : You and I both know that doesn't matter. All that matters is what the prosecutor can prove, and Scratch has stacked the deck against me. I mean, even the FBI's abandoned me.

  Emily Prentiss : I know. But we'll keep fighting.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : I don't even have a lawyer.

  Emily Prentiss : About that... I have a friend, Fiona Duncan. I've known her forever. Her father was in the Foreign Service, and we met in Italy when my mother was Charge D'affaires at the embassy there. After college, she was a Rhodes scholar. You'd like her. Anyway, now she's one of the best defense attorneys in D.C. I would like if you would let me reach out to her about representing you.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Emily, I really appreciate it, but you helping me could destroy your reputation at the Bureau,

  Emily Prentiss : My battle, my choice. Please, let me help you. Tell me I can reach out to my friend.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Thank you.

  Emily Prentiss : Good. Spencer, listen to me. We are gonna get you out of here. I promise.

• Fiona Duncan : There's not a lot of good news in this file.

  Emily Prentiss : Yeah. Well, that's why he needs you. I'm so glad you're here. I was surprised you settled down in Washington.

  Fiona Duncan : Yeah, I guess I got tired of wandering. And D.C.'s always been home. And after law school, you know, I realized all I wanted was to come home.

  Emily Prentiss : I'm glad you did. Spencer is being framed. It's a long story, and I will fill you in, but I need you to know he didn't kill anyone.

  Fiona Duncan : Nonetheless, the circumstantial evidence is compelling, and for better or for worse, this trial's going to be about what can be proven, not what actually happened.

  Emily Prentiss : Spencer said the same thing this morning.

  Fiona Duncan : He's a realist. That's a good quality to have in a client.

  Emily Prentiss : Does that mean you'll take the case?

  Fiona Duncan : It means I'd be happy to sit down with him. So let's see how it goes and we'll take it from there.

  Emily Prentiss : He is innocent, Fiona. That has to count for something.

  Fiona Duncan : The fact that you have so much faith in him counts for a lot with me.

  Emily Prentiss : Thank you.

• Emily Prentiss : Hey, how's it going down there?

  David Rossi : Well, it looks like we've got a malicious hacker on our hands. And he's got a wireless foothold to the 2013 Meridian.

  Emily Prentiss : Meridians are a popular model. He's got a huge victim pool.

  David Rossi : Well, we're working on narrowing it down. Did you get Reid that lawyer?

  Emily Prentiss : I'm on my way to the jail right now to make the introduction.

  David Rossi : Great.

  Emily Prentiss : I'll let you know how it goes.

• Dr. Spencer Reid : They found the knife? Where?

  Fiona Duncan : In the desert. The theory is that you tossed it out the window of the stolen car during the chase.

  Emily Prentiss : It must have been whoever was in the car you were chasing.

  Fiona Duncan : But that car and its driver are in the wind. The blood and the prints on the knife are yours.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : This is bad.

  Fiona Duncan : There's more. The blade on the murder weapon is consistent the blade that cut your hand. It means that the two to five year deal you didn't want this morning is no longer an option. The new offer is five to ten years

  Emily Prentiss : Oh, my god.

  Fiona Duncan : And it's an exploding offer. That means that you have until the arraignment to take it. If you leave it, there won't be any more offers. You'll go to trial.

  Emily Prentiss : And if he loses, he gets twenty-five to life?

  Fiona Duncan : Do you remember anything more about how you got that cut?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : No. I'm trying, but I can't remember. And I'm not taking the offer. I understand what's at stake. I'm not taking it.

  Emily Prentiss : May I have a moment alone with Spencer, please?

  Fiona Duncan : Of course.