"Persuasion" is the seventeenth episode of Season Nine of Criminal Minds.
Summary
When two mysteriously drowned female bodies are discovered in the Las Vegas desert, the BAU tries to figure out the true cause and motive for the murders. Meanwhile, Reid tries to contact his mother.
Guest Cast
- Gregory Bach - Olsen
- David Clennon - Marvin Caul
- Kayla Crance - Renee Sheffield
- Courtney Cunningham - Frida Bancroft
- Travis Hammer - Elijah Hall
- Keisuke Hoashi - Doctor John Chen
- Ashton Holmes - Finn Bailey
- Michael Irby - Cesar Jones
- Olga Pikhienko - Herself[1]
- Darren Romeo - Romeo the Magician
- Mark Sande - Bill
- Susan Santiago - Detective Solana Ramirez
- Sheila Shaw - Irma
- Karen Teliha - Gladys
- Keelin Woodell - Sarah Renfield
Music
- "Jackhammer Manifesto" by Blue Stahli
Bookend Quotes
- Spencer Reid: "The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret." Salvador Dali
- David Rossi: "Illusion is needed to disguise the emptiness within." Arthur Erickson
Trivia
- Courtney Cunningham, the actress who played victim Frida Bancroft, previously appeared in the season, portraying minor character Cora Bradshaw.
See Also
References
- ↑ Credited as "Olga the Contortionist"