Criminal Minds
Season 8, Episode 12
Air date	January 16, 2013
Written by	Breen Frazier
Directed by	Jesse Warn
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"Zugzwang" is the twelfth episode of Season Eight of Criminal Minds.

SummaryEdit

When Reid discovers that his girlfriend has been abducted by her stalker, he and the BAU band together to find and rescue her before it is too late.

Guest CastEdit

• Jay Hayden - Bobby Putnam
• Nancy Linari - Mary Donovan
• Robert Mangiardi - Joe Donovan
• Benmio McCrea - Dr. Lawrence Becker
• Beth Riesgraf - Maeve Donovan
• Michelle Trachtenberg - Diane Turner

MusicEdit

• "Infinity Street" by Richard Walters

Referenced CriminalsEdit

• Mark David Chapman

Bookend QuotesEdit

• Spencer Reid: "Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." Lao Tzu

TriviaEdit

• The term zugzwang in chess refers to when one player is at a disadvantage due to having to move a piece even though any move will give the other player an advantage.

See AlsoEdit

• Episodes