Criminal Minds (TV Series)

The Performer (2009)

Paget Brewster: Emily Prentiss

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• Emily Prentiss : [voiceover]  writer Cyril Connolly said: Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self.

• Emily Prentiss : It never ceases to amaze me how dark obsession can get.

  David Rossi : And with a pop star? I mean, I was obsessed with the Rat Pack, but I wouldn't have killed for Frank or Dean.

  Aaron Hotchner : No, you just drank whiskey and smoked cigars.

  David Rossi : Oh, and this coming from the man whose favorite record is the Beatles' 'White Album'.

  Aaron Hotchner : Just because Manson hijacked it doesn't have to ruin it for the rest of us.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : That's why I stick to Beethoven. There's no chance of guilt by association.

  Emily Prentiss : Well, yeah? Have you ever seen a movie called "A Clockwork Orange"?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : [shaking his head]  Mm-mmm.

  [the rest of the team snickers with laughter] 

• Jennifer "JJ" Jareau : We had no way of knowing she was going to be dangerous. She was just a friend of the victim. Granted, a schizophrenic friend with a sociopath partner.

  Emily Prentiss : And a shovel.

• Emily Prentiss : [Rossi opens victim's laptop]  Oh! Well, if you want to look into a young girl's life today, you have to access her MySpace, Facebook and Twitter accounts. I'll call the sexiest hacker on the planet

• Derek Morgan : All right, so tell us about blood drinkers, Reid

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Human blood consumption, or clinical vampirism, is known as Renfield's syndrome. Named after the, eh, insect eating character in Bram Stoker's novel Dracula

  Emily Prentiss : Are they sadists?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Not necessarily. Pain to the victim is usually only a byproduct, blood is the focus. Renfield's syndrome is usually accompanied by varying levels of schizophrenia and occasionally more classic cannibalism, if the condition evolves

  David Rossi : Classic cannibalism! Lovely job we have

  Dr. Spencer Reid : I will say this: true cases are exceedingly rare

  Jennifer 'JJ' Jareau : Uh, that's comforting. Sort of

• Derek Morgan : Okay, we need to talk to this Dante guy

  Emily Prentiss : Garcia, can you get us an address?

  Lt. Detective Owen Kim : Eh, that's gonna take a little while. These celebrities are protected by layers of privacy. It's like finding information on a deeply...

  Penelope Garcia : 22423 Greenvale Circle, Holmby Hills. GPS coordinates are uploading to you now. And his name is Paul Davies, by the way

  Emily Prentiss : Run him for a criminal record too

  Penelope Garcia : You got it

  Emily Prentiss : Thanks, PG.

  Lt. Detective Owen Kim : I'd hate to think what she could find out about me

  Emily Prentiss : Oh, I prefer not even to consider it!

• Emily Prentiss : [searching Tara's apartment]  This is almost exactly like my first apartment in Georgetown. My mom wanted me to stay on campus, but I was determined to make it, so... I waitressed on the weekends to swing it.

  David Rossi : You must have been a hell of a waitress to swing an apartment in Georgetown.

  Emily Prentiss : No, I sucked. I only got by 'cause my mom put money in my account every week and we both pretended I didn't know.