Ep 9. The Last Word

In the Criminal Minds season 2 episode 9, titled "The Last Word," the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) investigates a series of murders in a small Florida town. The victims are all young women who have been drowned in a bathtub, and there are no signs of forced entry or struggle.

The team quickly identifies the unsub (unknown subject) as a man with a dominatrix fetish who is using his victims as surrogates for the woman who rejected him. He enjoys the sense of power he gets from holding their lives in his hands and then taking it away.

As the BAU rushes to find the killer, they come across several suspects including a local bartender and a man who was obsessed with one of the victims. However, the team soon realizes that they are looking for a much cleverer killer than they originally thought.

In a series of twists and turns, the team discovers that the killer has been manipulating them from the beginning. He has been using the murders to communicate with the BAU and challenge their intellects, leaving cryptic clues in the victims' final words.

Ultimately, it becomes a race against time to catch the killer before he strikes again. The BAU must use all of their skills and knowledge to decipher the clues and put the pieces together in time to prevent another murder. But as they get closer to the truth, they realize that the killer is always one step ahead of them, and they may not be able to catch him before it's too late.

In this intense and suspenseful episode, the BAU faces one of their most challenging cases yet. With a mastermind killer on the loose and the clock ticking down, they must work together to stop him before he claims another victim.