"Sick Day" is the second episode of Season Twelve and the 257th overall of Criminal Minds.
Summary[]
Arriving home following a child abduction case in Los Angeles, painful memories resurface for a shaken JJ, who breaks down and recounts the story to her husband.
Guest Cast[]
- Mekhai Andersen - Henry LaMontagne
- Ciara Caneega - Trisha Bates
- Dionne Gipson - Renee Morales
- Tina Landon - Crying Mother
- Eric Murdoch - John David Bates
- Jaylin Ogle - Roberto Morales
- Josh Stewart - Detective William LaMontagne, Jr.
- Genneya Walton - Francesca Morales
- Greg Yoder - Mr. Wasserman[1]
- Cathy Lynn Yonek - Mrs. Wasserman[2]
Music[]
- "Amen" by Natalie Taylor
Bookend Quotes[]
- Jennifer Jareau: "Loss and possession, death and life are one. There falls no shadow where there shines no sun." – Hilaire Belloc
- Jennifer Jareau: Mother Theresa said, "Love begins by taking care of the closest ones - the ones at home."
Trivia[]
- Last appearance of Thomas Gibson as Aaron Hotchner as a regular character in the series.
- Robert James Watkins was scheduled to appear in this episode as an officer of the Los Angeles Police Department, but his scene has been removed from the final version.
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