Criminal Minds - Season 7

First aired: 9/21/2011 24 episodes

Episodes

1. It Takes a Village

Aired: 9/21/2011

The BAU team is at a crossroads as they are questioned by a Senate Committee for their retaliatory actions in the wake of Prentiss' loss, but an unexpected familiar face could help them win their case and keep the team together.

2. Proof

Aired: 9/28/2011

The BAU team searches rural Oklahoma when women are being found murdered after being robbed of one of their five senses. Also, JJ and Prentiss get the cold shoulder from Reid as he deals with their deception about Prentiss' presumed death.

3. Dorado Falls

Aired: 10/5/2011

The BAU team investigates a mass murder at an Internet security company in Charlottesville, Va., but clues reveal it is not a typical serial killer at work.

4. Painless

Aired: 10/12/2011

Survivors of a Boise high school massacre return to remember the event 10 years later, but the BAU team is called in when a new killer with a similar style targets the survivors. Also, Hotch is worried that his son, Jack, may be a victim of school bullying.

5. From Childhood's Hour

Aired: 10/19/2011

The BAU team investigates the abductions of young children with troubled mothers in St. Louis. Also, Rossi reconnects with his first wife who has shocking news for him.

6. Epilogue

Aired: 11/2/2011

The BAU search Californias Angeles National Forest after a number of bodies mysteriously turn up in the mountain lakes there. Also, Rossi struggles with an agonizing decision regarding his ex-wife, Carolyn.

7. There's No Place Like Home

Aired: 11/9/2011

When a series of tornadoes hits Kansas, the BAU is called in to investigate bodies of young boys that turn up in the aftermath of the storms. Also, work pressures cause tension on JJ's home front.

8. Hope

Aired: 11/16/2011

It’s personal for Garcia when the BAU investigate the disappearance of a woman in her survivors’ support group whose daughter went missing seven years earlier.

9. Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Aired: 12/7/2011

The BAU team looks into the real reasons behind an apparent mass suicide of a small group of youths at a military academy. Also, Hotch and Morgan butt heads when a team member could be in jeopardy.

10. The Bittersweet Science

Aired: 12/14/2011

The investigation of a series of bludgeonings in Philadelphia leads the team to the city's boxing scene; Hotch connects with a fellow runner while training for the triathlon.

11. True Genius

Aired: 1/18/2012

A series of murders in San Francisco bearing the tell-tale signs of the infamous Zodiac Killer have the BAU wondering if the notorious serial killer has returned. Also, Reid ponders if he should be doing more with his genius abilities.

12. Unknown Subject

Aired: 1/25/2012

The team is called to Texas to search for a serial rapist in Houston known as "The Piano Man" who has returned and is attacking his past victims. Meanwhile, Prentiss begins to deal with the traumatic experience caused by Ian Doyle after returning to the BAU.

13. Snake Eyes

Aired: 2/8/2012

The BAU tries their luck in Atlantic City when the team is called in to investigate a series of ritualistic casino-related murders. Also, after a spat with her boyfriend, Kevin, Garcia thinks she and Morgan may have gotten a little too friendly with each other.

14. Closing Time

Aired: 2/15/2012

The team hunts a killer when bodies are found hidden in lifeguard towers on Southern California beaches.

15. A Thin Line

Aired: 2/22/2012

The BAU team investigates a series of brutal home invasions and murders in California's Inland Empire that appear to be gang-related, but their investigation may uncover a more sinister motivation.

16. A Family Affair

Aired: 2/29/2012

When the BAU travels to Atlanta to investigate the murders of women, the clues lead them to look for an unsub who is not working alone.

17. I Love You, Tommy Brown

Aired: 3/14/2012

When married couples fostering young children end up being killed in Seattle, the BAU team looks for an unsub with a maternal-yet-murderous instinct. Also, Garcia fears a possible proposition from Kevin.

18. Foundation

Aired: 3/21/2012

The team hunts for a kidnapper when an emaciated boy is found in the desert and another goes missing.

19. Heathridge Manor

Aired: 4/4/2012

The BAU team heads to Oregon to investigate a series of gothic, ritualistic murders.

20. The Company

Aired: 4/11/2012

When Morgan's sister sees a woman who looks like their presumed-dead cousin, Cindi, it forces Morgan to confront a lie he told his family last year to provide closure and compels the BAU to reopen the case of her disappearance.

21. Divining Rod

Aired: 5/2/2012

A serial killer is executed, in Oklahoma, a copycat shows up and the BAU are called to find him. Meanwhile, Prentiss gets nervous about a real estate purchase.

22. Profiling 101

Aired: 5/9/2012

Rossi and the team teach college students the science of criminal profiling by taking the class through a serial-killer case that spanned 20 years.

23. Hit (1)

Aired: 5/16/2012

When the BAU goes up against a gang of serial-killing bank robbers in Washington, D.C., the team tries to negotiate the situation unfolding inside the bank, but the stakes rise when one of their own becomes a hostage.

24. Run (2)

Aired: 5/16/2012

As the BAU team continues to pursue the bank-robbing serial killers, the team determines that the suspects have a bigger target in the Nation's capital, and with one of the team still a hostage, they must work quickly to diffuse an explosive situation. Also, wedding bells ring for one of the BAU, and Prentiss ponders her future.