Criminal Minds2005

Emily Prentiss:
So Hotch is even more intense now that Gideon's gone.

Dr. Spencer Reid:
Yeah, I've noticed.

Emily Prentiss:
Do you think that's gonna change?

Dr. Spencer Reid:
I certainly think we'll find out.

Emily Prentiss:
What about you? You okay?

Dr. Spencer Reid:
Oh, I'm- I'm great.

Emily Prentiss:
Do you want to talk about it?

Dr. Spencer Reid:
What's there to talk about, really?

Emily Prentiss:
Gideon.

Dr. Spencer Reid:
Oh, no. He, uh- he left a letter explaining everything. Just like my dad did when he abandoned me and my mom.

Emily Prentiss:
He addressed it to you.

Dr. Spencer Reid:
Yeah, yeah. You know, Gideon stood toe to toe with some of the... the sickest people on this planet. I think that took a lot of courage, right?

Emily Prentiss:
Yeah.

Dr. Spencer Reid:
So, why'd he do this? It's addressed to me, but I'm- I'm not- I'm not the only one that he abandoned.

Emily Prentiss:
But why is it addressed to you? I think you need to read that letter again.

Dr. Spencer Reid:
I have an eidetic memory, Emily.

Emily Prentiss:
Ah, yeah, I know, and an IQ of 187, but what do you remember about your father?

Dr. Spencer Reid:
What do you mean?

Emily Prentiss:
Well, he gave you ten years before he left, and yet you've erased all those memories. And it's too painful, I get it. But then Gideon leaves. I think you need to read that letter again, and ask yourself why, of all the people he walked away from, did he only explain himself to one person: you.