Criminal Minds (TV Series)

Normal (2008)

Thomas Gibson: Aaron Hotchner

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• Aaron Hotchner : [Voiceover]  Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hand, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats. H.L. Mencken

• Aaron Hotchner : Impersonal killers are like drug addicts. The first time gives them the ultimate high, and after that, no high is as good. Unfortunately, the addict doesn't know that. He will chase that high to the gates of insanity and death. By now, killing is all our unsub thinks about. He's set up the exact same situation again and again, hoping to get the same result. He begins to think he's doing it wrong. He becomes obsessed with improving his skills, honing his m.o. And tailoring his weapon to his deadly purpose. He figures if he gets them all just right, if he can get his technique and his tools perfected, he'll feel that first high again. He's becoming a more lethal addict. And he'll never accept that the high is gone and it won't come back. He'll never stop. Never.

• Jordan Todd : This is Orange County, California. Ten days ago, Judy Hannity, a real estate worker and a mother, was shotgunned on the 91 freeway.

  Emily Prentiss : She survived this?

  Jordan Todd : Barely. She's paralyzed from the waist down. The second and third victims were both DOA. There were different vehicles for each shooting. A small black SUV, a black sedan, a white sedan. No makes, no plates.

  Derek Morgan : No solid witnesses?

  Jordan Todd : The first victim described the shooter as a normal, middle-aged white guy in an SUV.

  Aaron Hotchner : She gave that description but she couldn't remember anything else?

  Jordan Todd : Isn't that consistent with trauma?

  Emily Prentiss : Uh, actually, no. Trauma victims either remember everything or nothing.