Recap / Criminal Minds S 12 E 20 Unforgettable

Unforgetable

The UnSub accidentally targets a man who was undercover with Stephen in Russia years ago. All she really wanted was to kill a bunch of random people so she could kill her husband in a similar way without anyone getting suspicious. Reid receives a visit from Diana and — Lindsay Vaughn.

Tropes

• Call-Back: JJ suggests that Scratch is working with another accomplice with DID.
• Character Focus: Walker. The only episode to focus on his personal relationships and backstory.
• Flashback:
  • Stephen Walker's history with Sam Bower is told in these.
  • How we are reminded where Reid has seen "Carol Atkinson" before.
• Irony: Both Sam and Stephen find it ironic that after years of infiltrating the FSB and surviving, Sam is a random murder victim to hide the UnSub's real target.
• Serial Killings, Specific Target: She killed several government employees so she could kill her husband without it being obvious that he was her target.
• Wham Line: "You're Lindsay Vaughn."

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