"Memoriam" is the seventh episode of Season Four of Criminal Minds.
Summary
As Reid's investigation of a young boy's murder in Las Vegas continues, he discovers possible connections to his own past, including his parents.
Guest Cast
- Vaughn Armstrong - Vernon Duncanson
- Andrew Astor - Young Spencer Reid
- Jon Barton - SWAT Leader
- Xander Berkeley - Detective Hyde
- Shirly Brener - Adrianna[1]
- David Q. Combs - Sheriff Petersen
- Bruce French - Doctor Norman
- Meta Golding - Agent Jordan Todd
- Brian Goodman - Lou Jenkins
- Rachel Grow - Nurse
- Andrew Harlander - Gary Brendan Michaels
- Paul Jeans - Desk Sergeant
- Jane Lynch - Diana Reid
- Taylor Nichols - William Reid
- Josh Stewart - Detective William LaMontagne, Jr.
- Dee Wallace Stone - Doctor Jan Mohikian
- Lisa Tharps - Ms. Cahill[2]
- Justin T. Wren - Riley Jenkins
Referenced Criminals
Bookend Quotes
- Spencer Reid: "What was silent in the father speaks in the son, and often I've found in the son the unveiled secret of the father." Friedrich Nietzsche
- Spencer Reid: "There is no refuge from memory and remorse in this world. The spirits of our foolish deeds haunt us, with or without repentance." Gilbert Parker
Trivia
- In the episode, Reid finds Morgan watching The Young and The Restless along with Rossi. This is a reference to Shemar Moore, the actor who portrays Morgan, as one of his first roles on TV was that of Malcolm Winters on the daytime soap opera, from 1997 to 2005.