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Criminal Minds :: Compulsion (01x02)

Episode Information

Title:

Compulsion

Episode #:

01x02

Production Number:

102

Original Airdate:

Wednesday September 28th, 2005

*Also Known As:

Feuerprobe ( Germany [Sat. 1])
Pakkomielle ( Finland [Nelonen])

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Other Release Dates: (Edit)
Country:	Aired On:

DE (Sat. 1)	Aug 20, 2006
FI (Nelonen)	Mar 15, 2007
NL (Veronica)	Aug 02, 2009

Episode Crew
Director:	Charles Haid
Writer:	Jeff Davis (1)

Episode Summary

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The team is dispatched to a college campus to investigate a series of arson fires that have killed several people. The unsub seems to have a compulsion regarding the number three.

Summary Available In: English | German

Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Kirsten Vangsness	played	Penelope Garcia	Recurring (second appearance)
•Lukas Haas	played	Clerk	Recurring (second appearance)
•Sarah Jane Redmond	played	Gloria	Recurring (first appearance)
•Warren Takeuchi	played	Wayne	Recurring (first appearance)
•Bob Jesser	played	Professor Wallace
•Christopher Mowod	played	Campus Patroller
•Erika T. Johnson (1)	played	Agent Trainee
•Evan Lee Dahl	played	Jeremy
•J. Karen Thomas	played	College Admin Tuner
•Jennifer Hall	played	Clara
•Kristen Caldwell	played	Chemistry Student
•Michael D. Cheng	played	Fire Inspector Zhang
•Nathanial Moon	played	Agent Trainee
•Rolando Millet	played	Campus Security Guard
•Sage Mears	played	Chemistry Student
•Steve Bacic	played	Uniform #3