The Best Episodes Written By Aaron Zelman

Patty works to clear Daniel in his wife's murder; Ellen and Tom go to West Virginia to gather vital information in the case against Ultima National Resources.

Director: Mario Van Peebles

Writer: Aaron Zelman

As she copes with mounting pressure, Patty begins to unravel Walter Kendrick's energy scheme. Meanwhile, Arthur Frobisher's past will come back to haunt him.

Director: Michael Pressman

Writer: Aaron Zelman

When George Saunders visits Railton College, the professors scramble to impress the celebrated writer, while Hank is reminded of his own failed writing career. Hank and Lily anticipate an announcement from their daughter Julie.

Director: Peter Farrelly

Writer: Aaron Zelman

Hank is faced with an impossible decision at work, as his department’s jobs are on the line. Lily settles into a new normal in New York.

Director: N/A

Writer: Aaron Zelman

The beating death of a restaurant owner leads Briscoe and Green to thrill-seeking teenagers; McCoy and Lewin are forced to decide how young is too young for the death penalty.

Director: Constantine Makris

Writer: Aaron Zelman

A murder investigation uncovers deliberately faulty forensics in the wrongful conviction of two men 12 years earlier in the case that paved the way for Van Buren's promotion.

Director: David Platt

Writer: Aaron Zelman

The bludgeoning of two women in their apartment leads the detectives to a suspect who has taken a hostage while demanding legal representation ... and Southerlyn's actions, while heroic, results in disbarment proceedings against her for violation of Disciplinary Rule 1-102.

Director: N/A

Writer: Aaron Zelman

Sarah and Holder close in on the murderer. Meanwhile, the Richmond campaign preps for the election; and the Larsens seek to get their lives back in order.

Director: Keith Gordon

Writer: Aaron Zelman

McCoy faces an uphill battle in proving that witnesses to the murder of a drug mule were bribed, intimidated, and eventually murdered on the orders of the drug dealer accused of the crime.

Director: Don Scardino

Writer: Aaron Zelman

Tom and Ellen think that Patty is trying to control them so they decide to make an alliance and keep information from her. Patty must keep Gregory Malina secure until his deposition because her case will fall apart without it.

Director: Daniel Attias

Writer: Aaron Zelman

The BAU is called to investigate a series of bank robberies after it becomes evident the crimes are not based on money because the robber abuses his victims by forcing them to undress before he leaves the crime scene.

Director: Guy Norman Bee

Writer: Aaron Zelman

When deceased loved ones begin to reappear, the people in Arcadia change forever.

Director: Charles McDougall

Writer: Aaron Zelman

Gideon and his team track down a copycat bomber terrorizing a quiet community.

Director: Kevin Bray

Writer: Aaron Zelman

A media-savvy attorney defends a black teenager accused of shooting an off-duty policy officer.

Director: Matthew Penn

Writer: Aaron Zelman

The team travels to New Jersey where several people have been poisoned, one of them fatally with LSD, ten times more potent than the street version.

Director: Thomas J. Wright

Writer: Aaron Zelman

The BAU team travels to Mexico to aid in the capture of a serial killer who is targeting elderly women.

Director: Guy Norman Bee

Writer: Aaron Zelman

The BAU becomes involved to prevent a possible race riot when the murder of four young black women in a mostly white New York suburb appear to be hate crimes.

Director: Rob Spera

Writer: Aaron Zelman

Sarah and Holder evade the FBI and unearth new evidence. Mitch endangers the boys, prompting Stan to take matters into his own hands. Richmond tries to climb back in the race.

Director: Daniel Attias

Writer: Aaron Zelman

Hank rants against Railton College, calling it "Mediocrity’s Capitol," and the administration is pressured to fire him. Hank and Lily contemplate a future outside of Railton.

Director: Peter Farrelly

Writer: Aaron Zelman

Elizabeth Prentiss, a foreign ambassador and SSA Emily Prentiss' mother, seeks the aid of the BAU when a Russian immigrant is kidnapped and held for ransom.

Director: Jesús Salvador Treviño

Writer: Aaron Zelman

An American Muslim becomes the prime suspect in a double murder after an academic challenges his religious beliefs.

Director: Constantine Makris

Writer: Aaron Zelman

Patty is under tremendous pressure from the Attorney's Office to make progress in the Tobin case, and winds up striking a bargain with an unlikely source. Ellen discovers some new evidence in Louis Tobin's death and Tom's financial troubles begin to effect him in more obvious ways.

Director: Timothy Busfield

Writer: Aaron Zelman

Sarah zeros in on a Larsen-family secret; Stan comes to grips with some past indiscretions; and Mitch takes in a runaway girl. Meanwhile, the Richmond campaign entertains a surprise visitor.

Director: Kevin Bray

Writer: Aaron Zelman

The murder of a storeowner leads to a case where the suspect flees to Israel and may be protected from extradition by Israel's Law of Return.

Director: N/A

Writer: Aaron Zelman

Patty and Tom continue to dig into the Tobin family's sordid past, while Joe Tobin must decide between his family and his integrity. Ellen aids Tom in his investigation of the Tobin's, but in doing so receives some bad news of her own. While locked in the midst of a bitter divorce, Patty and Phil find one piece of common ground in the form of their beloved dog.

Director: Matthew Penn

Writer: Aaron Zelman