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* ArtisticLicenseGeography: The episode takes place mainly in Groton, New York. When JJ first introduces the case, she says Groton is a suburb in Westchester County. Groton is actually in Tompkins County, which is 219 miles northwest of Westchester County.
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--> '''Gideon:''' ''"From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate." Socrates.''




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--> '''Reid:''' ''"The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living." Cicero.''
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--->'''Gideon:''' Racial profiling is basing the profile on race. We gave you a profile that ''includes'' race.

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* ShoutOut: The episode title is a reference to Literature/FearAndLoathingInLasVegas.

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The episode title is a reference to Literature/FearAndLoathingInLasVegas.Literature/FearAndLoathingInLasVegas.
** Morgan and Prentiss bond over a shared love of Creator/KurtVonnegut.

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The team profiles the [=UnSub=] as a black male who targets "good girls" with musical ambitions. They police chief refuses to release the profile, knowing that the black community won't be happy to hear the [=UnSub=] is black. A black policeman is more concerned

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The team profiles the [=UnSub=] as a black male who targets "good girls" with musical ambitions. They police chief refuses to release the profile, knowing that the black community won't be happy to hear the [=UnSub=] is black. A black policeman is more concerned
concerned that it would put a target on every local black man's back. JJ ends up releasing the profile anyway, and sure enough, a black man -- the aforementioned policeman -- gets killed by a hypervigilant white man.

A girl comes forward and identifies the [=UnSub=] as a security guard at the local high school.



* CreepySouvenir: The team believes the souvenir the [=UnSub=] takes is the key to his identity.

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* CreepySouvenir: The team believes the souvenir the [=UnSub=] takes is the key to his identity.identity, but they don't know what it is yet. It turns out to be their voices, as he records them singing before he kills them.

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Directed by Creator/RobSpera

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When four African-American women and one Caucasian man are found dead in Peekskill, New York, the BAU unearths a sinister motive. Reid struggles to overcome his addiction to Dilaudid as he relives being tortured and drugged.

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When four African-American women An [=UnSub=] targets young black girls. The police aren't sure if it's a race issue, and one Caucasian man are found dead in Peekskill, New York, the BAU unearths find it weirdly downplayed for a sinister motive. Reid struggles hate crime. A threatening note written to overcome his addiction one of the victims is discovered to Dilaudid as he relives being tortured be from another girl, who reveals she was jealous about the victim's boyfriend, another victim, after a talent show. Said boyfriend is white, and drugged.
a local reverend is mad that the BAU only showed ''after'' he was killed.

The team profiles the [=UnSub=] as a black male who targets "good girls" with musical ambitions. They police chief refuses to release the profile, knowing that the black community won't be happy to hear the [=UnSub=] is black. A black policeman is more concerned


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* CreepySouvenir: The team believes the souvenir the [=UnSub=] takes is the key to his identity.
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** And then ''that'' backfires when a vigilante shoots a local black cop because he thought he was the serial killer.

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** And then when Srgt. War, who is black, reluctantly informs the public of this, ''that'' backfires when a vigilante shoots a local black cop because ''Ware'' thinking he thought he was is the serial killer.[=UnSub=].
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Directed by Creator/RobSpera

Written by Creator/AaronZelman & Creator/AndrewWilder

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!!Fear and Loathing



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* BlatantLies: A girl sees through the killer's ruse because his business card just contains his own name and number, and also because the girl already knows who he is.



* MistakenForRacist: The police department and the BAU, since the latter just so happens to get involved when a white man is caught in the crossfire.

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The police department and the BAU, since the latter just so happens to get only gets involved when after a white man is caught in the crossfire.



* WillNotBeAVictim: Ally Hadley, despite being drugged at the time, manages to [[GroinAttack kick Terrance Wakeland in the crotch]] and escape to a nearby police officer while he's reeling in pain.

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** Invoked by the mayor, who is reluctant to tell people that the serial killer is most likely black for fear of being considered racist.
** And then ''that'' backfires when a vigilante shoots a local black cop because he thought he was the serial killer.
* ShoutOut: The episode title is a reference to Literature/FearAndLoathingInLasVegas.
* WillNotBeAVictim: Ally Hadley, despite being drugged at the time, manages to [[GroinAttack kick Terrance Wakeland in the crotch]] and escape to a nearby police officer and find help while he's reeling in pain.pain.
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When four African-American women and one Caucasian man are found dead in Peekskill, New York, the BAU unearths a sinister motive. Reid struggles to overcome his addiction to Dilaudid as he relives being tortured and drugged. [part 3 of 3]

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When four African-American women and one Caucasian man are found dead in Peekskill, New York, the BAU unearths a sinister motive. Reid struggles to overcome his addiction to Dilaudid as he relives being tortured and drugged. [part 3 drugged.
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* EndingMemorialService: Complete with AmazingFreakingGrace playing, in memory
of 3]the detective who is [[AccidentalMurder shot by a civilian who thought he fit the profile of the [=UnSub=]]].
* HighOnHomicide: Terrance Wakeland gets off to the voices of the girls he kills.
-->'''Terrance:''' You ever feel that way? Like there's something so beautiful... so beautiful you can't let it live to show you... to [[GreenEyedMonster remind you of how ugly you are]]?
* MistakenForRacist: The police department and the BAU, since the latter just so happens to get involved when a white man is caught in the crossfire.
** Doesn't help that the crime is sex-related, so the [=UnSub=] was profiled as a black man since his victims were. The in-universe UnfortunateImplications are even discussed when they consider releasing the profile to the media.
* WillNotBeAVictim: Ally Hadley, despite being drugged at the time, manages to [[GroinAttack kick Terrance Wakeland in the crotch]] and escape to a nearby police officer while he's reeling in pain.
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When four African-American women and one Caucasian man are found dead in Peekskill, New York, the BAU unearths a sinister motive. Reid struggles to overcome his addiction to Dilaudid as he relives being tortured and drugged. [part 3 of 3]

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