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"THE EYES HAVE IT"
airdate: November 4, 2009
written by: Oanh Ly
directed by: Glenn Kershaw
episode synopsis
The team tracks a serial killer who keeps the eyes of his victims as souvenirs.



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Episode quotes

Said By: Quote: Author:
Morgan "And if thy eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee..." Matthew 5:29
Morgan "Dwell in peace in the home of your own being, and the Messenger of Death will not be able to touch you." Guru Nanak



Criminal Minds Quotes

The Turning Point in the Investigation
  • They realized that the eyes weren't being kept as souvenirs, but as replacements. They focused on local taxidermists.
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  • Earl Bulford. His stressors were his father dying, losing the house and the pending loss of the business. Then one of the customers came in, his first victim, and told him he could not do eyes like his father could. He hunted and murdered his victims in order to cut out their eyes for use in taxidermy.

Best Lines
  • Morgan: "You know you should have waited for backup."
Hotch: "Would you have?"
[Prentiss gives them both weird looks]
Hotch: "What?"
Prentiss: [smirks] "Nothing."
  • Garcia: [spots Morgan's necklace] "Hey, what's that? I haven't seen it before."
Morgan: "Penelope, there's a lot of my stuff that you haven't seen before."
Garcia: "Wow, you are a tease."
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Episode Guest Stars

  • Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Tamara Barnes)
  • Jayne Atkinson (Erin Strauss)
  • Todd Giebenhain (Earl)
  • James McCauley (Lt. Brantley)
  • Jennifer Del Rosario (Bina Sukarto)
  • Jen Lilley (Megan)
  • Samantha Cutaran (Lani Sukarto)
  • Anzu Lawson (Dr. Ruiz)
  • Jessie Graff (Tracy)
  • Marco Aiello (Herbert Mullin)
  • G.O. Parsons (Wes)
  • Amanda Jaros (Sandy)
  • Cheryl Dooley (Luann)
  • Vanessa Vander Pluym (Jaime)
  • Chuck Kelley (John O'Heron)
  • Alice Lin (Elsie)

Episode trivia

  • Morgan is slowly becoming involved with Tamara Barnes, the sister of a victim in one of his previous cases.
  • Hotch talking back to Morgan for a change...priceless! And Prentiss' snicker following...

Discussion Topics

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