Criminal Minds (TV Series)

Sick Day (2016)

A.J. Cook: Jennifer Jareau

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• Jennifer Jareau : [closing quote]  Mother Teresa said: "Love begins by taking care of the closest ones, the ones at home"

• Luke Alvez : Pyros like to watch, right?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Yeah, they do. It's an inextricable component of the compulsion.

  Luke Alvez : Look. Look at the position of these cots. The kids could see each other while this was happening.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Psychological torture. And the unsub probably watched, as well until at a certain point the fire took over and he had to go.

  Jennifer Jareau : But he needs both kids to make it work. He took Hannah Robertson four days before Max Wasserman. That means he held her someplace and kept her alive.

  Luke Alvez : Yeah. As soon as he got Max, he couldn't wait any longer.

  Jennifer Jareau : He planned everything. He probably stalked them until he found the perfect place to set his fire.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : That would explain the two year dormancy period. Who he burns is just as important as the fire itself.

  Luke Alvez : I hate to think what he did to her while he held her here.

• William LaMontagne Jr. : You spend a lot of time telling people they can't blame themselves. So maybe you ought to take your own advice. You saved that boy's life, and the woman, too.

  Jennifer Jareau : Yeah, what about Francesca's?

  William LaMontagne Jr. : That wasn't your fault.

  Jennifer Jareau : Oh, whose fault was it?

  William LaMontagne Jr. : The unsub. And now because of you, he's never gonna be able to do that to anyone again.

  Jennifer Jareau : Now she's dead because I made a choice.

  William LaMontagne Jr. : No, don't. That monster killed her.

  Jennifer Jareau : No, I chose Roberto. You want to know why?

  [starting to cry] 

  Jennifer Jareau : Because he reminded me of Henry. That's it. I didn't even realize it 'till later, you know? Maybe if I went to her first, I... I could have saved both of them. I shouldn't have sent Luke out. We could have saved all of them. I know that.

  William LaMontagne Jr. : Or maybe you'd all be dead. JJ, you're gonna spin like a top with the "what if?"s. Now, you made a choice; the best choice you could, and two people are alive because of it. You're a hero, Jennifer Jareau. You're my hero and your boys' and your team, and all those other people that you saved. Don't you ever forget that.

• Jennifer Jareau : [about Trisha and John Bates]  Are they in touch?

  Penelope Garcia : He was doing work in San Diego about two years ago. Somehow, he found out her email account and tried to reconnect.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : Two years ago? That when the first murders took place. Garcia, did she respond to the email?

  Penelope Garcia : Yeah. She basically told him to go have sex with himself and then she deleted that email account.

• Jennifer Jareau : [opening quote]  "Loss and possession, death and life are one. There falls no shadow where there shines no sun" - Hilaire Belloc

• Jennifer Jareau : I am so sorry that this is happening, Berto. I know you're scared, but we are your friends. Okay? And we will not stop until we get her back.

  Roberto Morales : Can I tell you something?

  Jennifer Jareau : Anything.

  Roberto Morales : But you can't tell my mom.

  Jennifer Jareau : Yeah. What is it?

  Roberto Morales : I wasn't really sick today. I was just faking it.

• Aaron Hotchner : Was she able to give a description?

  Jennifer Jareau : Not much of one. White guy, about 6 feet tall. That's about it

  David Rossi : Well, that narrows the search

• Dr. Spencer Reid : He used the same type of lock and chain to restrain the victims in San Diego.

  Jennifer Jareau : He also used cots like this. The wood, too; it's like a funeral pyre.

  Luke Alvez : The guys goes from runaways to good kids from good neighborhoods. That's a lot more work and a lot more risk for him.

  Jennifer Jareau : So what was so special about these two? Why'd he want 'em so bad?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : He may be discovering what his true victim selection criterion is.

  Jennifer Jareau : Well, the runaways were probably just a practice run; easy targets, no one reports them missing.

  Dr. Spencer Reid : But the boy/girl pattern he's established suggests that there might be some kind of fantasy he's trying to perfect.

  Jennifer Jareau : So what's the fantasy, then? Is he righting some kind of wrong? Getting revenge, maybe?

  Dr. Spencer Reid : If he has kids of his own, it might have something to do with them.

  Jennifer Jareau : I can't imagine what would drive a parent to do something like this.

• Jennifer Jareau : I miss so much. It goes... goes so fast

  William LaMontagne Jr. : I know, yeah, but you and me both know you won't be happy unless you're on the job. Neither of us would

• William LaMontagne Jr. : What's wrong?

  Jennifer Jareau : Nothing. I just... can I please take care of my son?

  William LaMontagne Jr. : He's sleeping. Trust me, you don't want to wake him up. JJ, come on, look at me. What is it? What's going on? You want to talk about it?

  [she shakes her head no] 

  William LaMontagne Jr. : Well, you know we have to, right? Remember what the Bureau therapist said. No holding it in, ever. We bring it home, we gotta get it out.

  [she instinctively glances at a framed picture of Henry and Michael] 

  William LaMontagne Jr. : It was kids, wasn't it?

• [first lines] 

  Luke Alvez : Hey.

  Jennifer Jareau : Hey.

  Luke Alvez : You all right?

  Jennifer Jareau : Yeah. Yeah.

  Luke Alvez : You sure?

  Jennifer Jareau : [indicating her bandaged wrist]  Oh, you know this... this hurts like hell, but yeah. Yeah, I'm good.

  Luke Alvez : You need anything?

  Jennifer Jareau : No. I'm okay.

  Luke Alvez : Water? Tea? I saw some microwave popcorn back there.

  Jennifer Jareau : Really, I'm... I'm fine.

  Luke Alvez : You don't look fine. You know, I've seen you look fine. That's not it. I know I'm the new guy and everything, but, uh, I'm here if you need me.

  Jennifer Jareau : Listen, I just... I just need my own bed. That's all.

  Luke Alvez : All right. If you want to talk, I'm around.

  Jennifer Jareau : [he stands to leave]  Hey, Luke. Um... thank you. You know, for what you did.

  Luke Alvez : You don't need to thank me. We're a team.