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Three kids go missing in a place where three kids went missing thirty years earlier. A man who is living "off the grid" turns out to have taken all six, with what's left of the first three helping him.

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Three kids go missing in a place where three two kids went missing thirty years earlier. A man who is living "off the grid" turns out to have taken all six, with what's left of the first two, with them taking three helping him.
after his death.



* TitleDrop: The survivor of the 1983 incident claims he found his friends by Elliot's Pond, which he told the cops, but they couldn't find them.

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* TitleDrop: The survivor of the 1983 incident claims he found his friends siblings by Elliot's Pond, which he told the cops, but they couldn't find them.
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* RippedFromTheHeadlines: The RedHerring that is Jimmy recalls the 2013 murder of intellectually disabled Bijam Ebrahimi, who was attacked by his neighbors for taking pictures of their kids who vandalized his garden.
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Ambiguous Disorder is now Diagnosed By The Audience, an audience reaction and an YMMV item;


* AmbiguousDisorder: Jimmy seems to have a mental disorder. It makes sense to him to take pictures of kids as revenge for them taking pictures of him as part of their bullying. When the FBI shows up at his door, which is when a lot of suspects run, Jimmy hides under the kitchen sink.

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* AmbiguousDisorder: Jimmy seems to have a mental disorder. It makes sense to him to take pictures of kids as revenge for them taking pictures of him as part of their bullying. When the FBI shows up at his door, which is when a lot of suspects run, Jimmy hides under the kitchen sink.
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* PetTheDog: The twins who went missing in '83 turns out to have been living with an off-the-grid survivalist ever since. He was fairly certain that the would will end soon, so he kept the twins and raised them until he passed (his death was not shown in the episode). When the three boys are taken by the adult twins, they aren't hurt, and the twins even feed them. After the children are rescued, the twins are reunited with their older brother. This is one of the rare episodes in Criminal Minds where ''nobody'' dies.

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* PetTheDog: The twins who went missing in '83 turns out to have been living with an off-the-grid survivalist ever since. He was fairly certain that the world would will end soon, so he kept the twins and raised them until he passed (his death was not shown in the episode). When the three boys are taken by the adult twins, they aren't hurt, and the twins even feed them. After the children are rescued, the twins are reunited with their older brother. This is one of the rare episodes in Criminal Minds where ''nobody'' dies.

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When three best friends go missing while riding their bicycles in Clayton, Delaware, the BAU determines that the case is connected to a similar disappearance that took place more than thirty years earlier. Meanwhile, the team is left reeling after Rossi makes an announcement regarding Hotch's absence.

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When three best friends !!Elliott's Pond

Three kids
go missing while riding their bicycles in Clayton, Delaware, the BAU determines that the case is connected to a similar disappearance that took place more than where three kids went missing thirty years earlier. Meanwhile, A man who is living "off the team is grid" turns out to have taken all six, with what's left reeling after Rossi makes an announcement regarding Hotch's absence.
of the first three helping him.
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* TheEndIsNigh: The [=UnSub=] isn't really a murderer, just a man who thinks the world is about to end and has cut himself off from people.
* PetTheDog: The girl who went missing in '83 turns out to have been living with an off-the-grid survivalist ever since. He is fairly certain that the world will end soon, but he still feeds missing children who stumble onto his property. He neglects to return them to society, however.

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* TheEndIsNigh: The original [=UnSub=] isn't wasn't really a murderer, just a man who thinks thought the world is was about to end and has had cut himself off from people.
* PetTheDog: The girl twins who went missing in '83 turns out to have been living with an off-the-grid survivalist ever since. He is was fairly certain that the world would will end soon, but so he still feeds missing kept the twins and raised them until he passed (his death was not shown in the episode). When the three boys are taken by the adult twins, they aren't hurt, and the twins even feed them. After the children who stumble onto his property. He neglects to return them to society, however.are rescued, the twins are reunited with their older brother. This is one of the rare episodes in Criminal Minds where ''nobody'' dies.
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* TheEndIsNigh: The [=UnSub=] isn't really a murderer, just a man who thinks the world is about to end and has cut himself off from people.
* PetTheDog: The girl who went missing in '83 turns out to have been living with an off-the-grid survivalist ever since. He is fairly certain that the world will end soon, but he still feeds missing children who stumble onto his property. He neglects to return them to society, however.
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* TitleDrop: The survivor of the 1983 incident claims he found his friends by Elliot's Pond, which he told the cops, but they couldn't find them.

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!Tropes in this episode

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* AmbiguousDisorder: Jimmy seems to have a mental disorder. It makes sense to him to take pictures of kids as revenge for them taking pictures of him as part of their bullying. When the FBI shows up at his door, which is when a lot of suspects run, Jimmy hides under the kitchen sink.



* WitnessProtection: Hotch and his son Jack are revealed to have gone into witness protection following Mr. Scratch, a serial killer with an obsession of Hotch, showing up at Jack's school.

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* WitnessProtection: Hotch and his son Jack are revealed to have gone into witness protection following Mr. Scratch, a serial killer with an obsession of Hotch, showing up at Jack's school.school.
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When three best friends go missing while riding their bicycles in Clayton, Delaware, the BAU determines that the case is connected to a similar disappearance that took place more than thirty years earlier. Meanwhile, the team is left reeling after Rossi makes an announcement regarding Hotch's absence.

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When three best friends go missing while riding their bicycles in Clayton, Delaware, the BAU determines that the case is connected to a similar disappearance that took place more than thirty years earlier. Meanwhile, the team is left reeling after Rossi makes an announcement regarding Hotch's absence.absence.

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* TimeToStepUpCommander: Hotch told the FBI that he wants Prentiss to succeed him as unit chief. She's quite reluctant, given that she has a life and a boyfriend in London, but ends up taking the job.
* WitnessProtection: Hotch and his son Jack are revealed to have gone into witness protection following Mr. Scratch, a serial killer with an obsession of Hotch, showing up at Jack's school.
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When three best friends go missing while riding their bicycles in Clayton, Delaware, the BAU determines that the case is connected to a similar disappearance that took place more than thirty years earlier. Meanwhile, the team is left reeling after Rossi makes an announcement regarding Hotch's absence.

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