Guest Stars

Casey Sander As Detective Jon Childers	Lisa Darr As Helen Garrett
MacKenzie Astin As Dylan Kohler

Co-Guest Stars

Anna Rubley As Jodie Armstrong	Bob McCracken As Warden Hansen
Eddie Kehler As Rod Garrett	Glenda Chism-Tamblyn As Female Witness
Jo Beth Locklear As Emily Sisk	Kelly Curran As Karla Demshure
Leigha Kingsley As Cara Smith	Steven Howell As Gary Hazlett

Main Cast

Thomas Gibson (2) As Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner	Shemar Moore As Derek Morgan
Matthew Gray Gubler As Dr. Spencer Reid	A. J. Cook As Jennifer "JJ" Jareau
Kirsten Vangsness As Penelope Garcia	Joe Mantegna As David Rossi
Paget Brewster As Emily Prentiss

Recap

The episode begins with a prisoner about to be executed, saying a few lines from the classic; Arabian Nights. Just then warden receives a call and says that he will proceed. The prisoner is executed by the firing squad. Meanwhile, we see a woman tied to the bed; struggling. A man is watching the news on television about Garrett’s execution. AS Garrett is being executed; the unsub kills the woman tied to the bed. Next, at the office, Prentiss is talking about a bid she put in for a new place. But Reid feels that she doesn’t like the idea as much. The entire team is present in the briefing room. Garcia tells them about their new victim; Cara Smith, who was murdered in her new apartment, moments after Garrett’s execution. ..

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• Creator	Jeff Davis (1)
• Executive Producer	Erica Messer  |  Janine Sherman Barrois  |  Mark Gordon (4)
• Co-Executive Producer	Sharon Lee Watson  |  Breen Frazier  |  Glenn Kershaw  |  Bruce Zimmerman
• Producer	Gigi Coello-Bannon
• Consulting Producer	Virgil Williams
• Production Designer	Vincent Jefferds
• Editor	Jimmy Hill (2)
• Music	Steffan Fantini  |  Marc Fantini  |  Scott Gordon (1)
• Director of Photography	Greg St. Johns