"Solitary Man" is the seventeenth episode of Season Five and the 108th overall of Criminal Minds.
Summary[]
The BAU travels to New Mexico to investigate a truck driver in Edgewood who is abducting women and disposing of them in random locations as part of a mission to find a mother for his daughter.
Guest Cast[]
- Kimberly Adair - Tanya Hill
- Hugo Armstrong - Manager
- Obba Babatundé - Sheriff Frank Sanders
- Stuart G. Bennett - Sam
- Gabrielle Carteris - Nancy Campbell
- Melissa Culverwell - Lynn Clemons
- Morgan Lily - Jody Hatchett
- Scarlett McAlister - Betty
- Brynn Samms - Courtney Campbell
- Ariana Savalas - Bobby Lainsford
- Bradford Tatum - Wade Hatchett
Referenced Criminals[]
Music[]
- "Solitary Man" by Johnny Cash
Bookend Quotes[]
- Emily Prentiss: Tennessee Williams said, "We're all of us sentenced to solitary confinement inside our own skins, for life."
- Derek Morgan: Christopher Lasch said, "Family is a haven in a heartless world."
Trivia[]
- The episode was named after the song "Solitary Man," which was sung by Johnny Cash. The same song was featured near the very beginning and end of the episode.
- During the episode, a victim named Bobby Lainsford is shown with the last name "Langsford" on Garcia's computer screen, despite being credited differently everywhere else. This was likely a mistake on the editor's part.
- In addition, Lynn Clemons, a resident of New Mexico, is shown to have an Arizona driver's license issued in 1965, over forty years prior to the episode's airing. This was most likely a mistake on the prop designer's part.