Criminal Minds (TV Series)

Submerged (2018)

Daniel Henney: Matt Simmons

Photos 

Quotes 

• Matt Simmons : [opening quotation]  A Lakota proverb warns "Do not speak of evil, for it creates curiosity in the heart of the young."

• Jennifer Jareau : [Rossi is catching the last dregs of an empty coffee pot]  Well, I say just open your mouth and get on in there.

  David Rossi : Don't think I haven't considered it.

  Matt Simmons : A late night?

  David Rossi : Poker. My friends were losing, so I let the game go on, give them a chance to win their money back.

  Matt Simmons : Mm-hmm. Or ride your hot streak a little longer.

  Jennifer Jareau : So, uh, who was there last night? Ooh, can I guess? Um... Ringo, of course. One of your three-star general buddies, and... I saw Judge Judy was in town.

  David Rossi : So close, and yet... so far.

  Emily Prentiss : [passing by]  I hate to break this up, but we have a case.

• Emily Prentiss : Local law enforcement has been treating these as burglaries gone wrong, but...

  David Rossi : The "gone wrong" part could have been easily avoided.

  Emily Prentiss : Exactly. Straight-up burglary, the unsub would have made sure the homes were unoccupied first.

  Dr. Tara Lewis : And he wouldn't have wasted time with drownings and cinder blocks. He would have been in and out.

  Matt Simmons : Yeah, it's pretty obvious the unsub wanted these occupants dead.

  Emily Prentiss : We've got a long flight ahead of us. Wheels up in thirty.

• Emily Prentiss : That's interesting what the sheriff said about the drought. He might be on to something.

  Matt Simmons : Well, except we're not here to solve burglaries. We have a serial killer on the loose.

  Emily Prentiss : Like I said, he might be on to something.

  Matt Simmons : What, you think that drought could also be tied into the killings?

  Emily Prentiss : Look at the crime scenes.

  [pointing to pictures on the murder board] 

  Emily Prentiss : Pool. Pool. Pool. It's curious when a town without water suddenly has a string of watery deaths.

• Jennifer Jareau : Have we found a connection between the victims yet, Garcia?

  Penelope Garcia : None. All of them were long-time area residents, and they all had backyard pools, but that's about it.

  Matt Simmons : It's possible these killings are random.

  Dr. Tara Lewis : Except the items taken were so specific. I mean, the unsub must have had some familiarity with the people he targeted.

  Penelope Garcia : Oh, and it turns out that Bert Schofield was, in fact, burglarized. His bowling trophies were missing from his garage.

  Luke Alvez : [incredulous]  Bowling trophies? Seriously?

  Penelope Garcia : I just report the facts as I find them, sir.

• David Rossi : Curious how only the female was shot.

  Matt Simmons : Well, that means the men are most likely the true targets. He puts them through these prolonged, agonizing deaths when the gun would have done the job quickly.

  Luke Alvez : Either that or he forgot an extra cinder block when he went to the Robbins' house.

  Dr. Tara Lewis : You know, this unsub doesn't strike me as the forgetful type.

• Sheriff Clifford Mason : Small town like ours, we're not used to this. Folks are jittery as hell.

  Emily Prentiss : Understandably.

  Sheriff Clifford Mason : Robbery's one thing, and Lord knows we've had a lot of that around here lately. But these murders...

  Emily Prentiss : You've had an increase in robberies?

  Sheriff Clifford Mason : Yes, ma'am. Burglaries, petty thefts. It's on account of the drought.

  Matt Simmons : Well, why would lack of rain cause an increase in burglaries?

  Sheriff Clifford Mason : Our local economy has taken a hit. A big chunk of our revenue is from tourism and outdoor recreation; fishing, boating. But everything's drying up. We had to shut down the marina up at Lake Palmer and close it off from fishing. I don't suppose you folks brought some rain-making secrets with you?

  Matt Simmons : Well, the BAU has a variety of skill sets. Unfortunately, that's not one of them.

• Emily Prentiss : Any information on the first two victims?

  Dr. Tara Lewis : Not much on Ben Stiles. His wife died ten years ago and he pretty much kept to himself after that. He had health issues. Barely went out.

  Matt Simmons : So that should make it easier to narrow down who had access to him or knew about that coin collection.

  Dr. Tara Lewis : Which was just some silver dollars, by the way. Not worth much. But it was more of a hobby with Stiles.

  Sheriff Clifford Mason : [entering]  I just got a call from up at Lake Palmer. Ben Stiles' coin collection is scattered all along the shore.

• Matt Simmons : The place was ransacked. We don't know what was taken, if anything.

  Dr. Tara Lewis : Victim's name is Walter Knight. Married, father of two.

  Matt Simmons : The unsub didn't need a cinder block this time. This chair was heavy enough to sink him to the bottom.

  Dr. Tara Lewis : It almost looks like a shroud.

  Matt Simmons : California King, 500 weave.

  [seeing her look] 

  Matt Simmons : It's a bedsheet. Unsub took it from inside. We know where Walter's wife and kids are?

  Dr. Tara Lewis : Florida, visiting relatives.

  Matt Simmons : This is a deviation from his usual M.O. Could be a sign of remorse.

  Dr. Tara Lewis : [uncovering the victim, seeing a large needle through his nose]  Not that remorseful.

  Matt Simmons : Whew. So the unsub sewed him up, stuck this needle through his nose, dumped the chair in the pool. Level of sadism's ratcheting up. We gotta find this guy fast.

• Sheriff Clifford Mason : Chopper found Jess' boat drifting in the middle of the lake, empty.

  Matt Simmons : Was there a cinder block on board?

  Sheriff Clifford Mason : No, sir. Nothing. We're searching the perimeter of the lake now just in case he swam to the shore and made a run for it.

  David Rossi : He didn't. Jess went back to a place where you'll never find him. It's over.