Luis Delgado was a convicted criminal and a recurring character who appeared in Season Twelve on Criminal Minds.
Background[]
Very little is known about Delgado's early background, including what crime(s) led to his incarceration to begin with. Though he was clearly frightened of prison and proclaimed his innocence to Reid, his knowledge about what happens inside a prison (as well as the inmate hierarchy) implies that he was imprisoned before.
Season Twelve[]
Alpha Male[]
Delgado is among the inmates riding a bus heading to Millburn Correctional Facility. Delgado starts hitting his head against the window, crying and saying that he doesn't want to go to prison. Reid, who is sitting directly behind Delgado, warns that he will give himself a concussion if he keeps doing that. Delgado replies that it beats what they will do to him inside. They both introduce themselves, and Delgado asks Reid what he was convicted of. Reid replies that he is innocent, and Delgado says that he is too. After arriving, Delgado and Reid, along with the other inmates, are given prison clothes. Delgado is next seen being assigned to a bed in a waiting room by Officer Lionel Wilkins. Later, he approaches Reid in the prison yard, asking him if he has a plan and warning that there are inmates who are coming for him.
Assistance Is Futile[]
Delgado is next seen coming out of his cell along with Reid and other inmates. While they work in the laundry room, Reid notices wounds on Delgado and asks him what happened, but Delgado gives a vague response. Reid asks if there is anything he can do to help, and he replies that he does need help. Later, Delgado is seen sitting in the cafeteria when Frazier and Duerson approach him and hold him at knifepoint with a shiv as a means of testing him. Later, they beat him to the point where he had to be sent to the infirmary.
In the Dark[]
In the laundry room, Delado thanks to Reid for letting Frazier and Duerson beat him instead. Then, he warns him that the inmates will keep coming at them, but Reid says that they will have to keep fighting. Delgado pessimistically replies that they will just end up in the infirmary again, or in the morgue. The next day, he tells Reid that the inmates are expecting him to carry out a task, and that he is scared for his life. At the end of the episode, Frazier and Duerson ambush Reid and Delgado in the laundry room. Frazier tells Reid what to do for him in regards to a shipment of drugs coming into the prison. Afterwards, Frazier slashes Delgado's throat as a warning and both inmates leave. Reid tries to stop the bleeding and yells for help. Unfortunately, Delgado dies off-screen.
Notes[]
- For reasons unknown, the guest cast for "Alpha Male" credits him as "Randall Harris", even though he was referred to as Luis Delgado throughout the entire episode and in following episodes. This was likely just an error on the writer's part. The guest cast for "Assistance Is Futile" fixes this.