"L.D.S.K." is the sixth episode of Season One of Criminal Minds.
Summary[]
The BAU travels to Des Plaines, Illinois, to assist the search for a sniper before he shoots more people. Meanwhile, Reid fails his firearms qualification exam and is forced to work without a gun, which only makes things worse for him when he and Hotch are both caught up in a life-threatening situation.
Guest Cast[]
- Jon Barton - SWAT Leader
- Courtney Baxter - Screaming Little Girl
- Tony Denison - Sergeant Wayne Weigart
- Nike Doukas - Cheryl Marston
- Marcus Giamatti - Doctor Barry Landman
- Tim Halligan - Doctor Neil Erstadt
- Cullen Kirkland - Adam Middleton
- Thomas Lumberg, Jr. - Officer Scott McCarty
- Matt McColm - SWAT #1
- Carmen Mormino - Jerry Middleton
- Sam Moyer - Young Man
- Paula Newsome - Detective Shea Calvin
- Agatha Nowicki - Young Woman
- Timothy Omundson - Phillip Dowd
- Kent Shocknek - John Jenkins
- Diana Yanez - Head Nurse
Referenced Criminals[]
- John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo, The DC Snipers
- David Berkowitz, Son of Sam (mugshot only)
- John Wilkes Booth (photo only)
- Lee Harvey Oswald (mugshot only)
- Sirhan Bishara Sirhan (mugshot only)
- Mark David Chapman (mugshot only)
- James Earl Ray (mugshot only)
- Leon Czolgosz (mugshot only)
- Charles J. Guiteau (mugshot only)
- Lynette Fromme (mugshot only)
- Richard Angelo, The Angel of Death
Music[]
- "Tears and Rain" by James Blunt
- "Where Is My Mind?" by Pixies
Bookend Quotes[]
- Jason Gideon: Nietzsche wrote, "The irrationality of a thing is not an argument against its existence, rather, a condition of it."
- Aaron Hotchner: Shakespeare wrote, "Nothing is so common as the wish to be remarkable."
Trivia[]
• This is the first episode someone other than Gideon says part of the bookend quote