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Criminal Minds S1E9 — Derailed

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Criminal Minds•Season 1•Episode 9

Derailed

7.8/10 · 3,839 votesNov 23, 200541 min

Ranked #8 of 22 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

Elle, along with many others, is held hostage on a train in Texas by a paranoid schizophrenic who is convinced that the U.S. government is monitoring him. Hotchner and Gideon are forced to play into the man's fantasy to save the people he has taken

Directed byFélix Alcalá

Written byJeff Davis

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Cast7

Mandy Patinkin

Mandy Patinkin

Jason Gideon

Thomas Gibson

Thomas Gibson

Aaron Hotchner

Kirsten Vangsness

Kirsten Vangsness

Penelope Garcia

Lola Glaudini

Lola Glaudini

Elle Greenaway

A.J. Cook

A.J. Cook

Jennifer Jareau

Shemar Moore

Shemar Moore

Derek Morgan

Matthew Gray Gubler

Matthew Gray Gubler

Dr. Spencer Reid

Crew7

Félix Alcalá

Félix Alcalá

Director

Jeff Davis

Jeff Davis

Writer

K

Kristin Alcala

Producer's Assistant

P

Peter Schindler

Co-Executive Producer

Aaron Zelman

Aaron Zelman

Supervising Producer

E

Erica Messer

Co-Producer

D

Debra J. Fisher

Co-Producer

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Episode Summary

"Derailed" is episode 9 of Criminal Minds season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 3,839 votes, ranking #8 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Félix Alcalá and written by Jeff Davis, it aired on November 23, 2005.

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