[s12e9] Profiling 202 -

Historically, Yates has called Rossi every year on his birthday to reveal the location of one of his past victims. However, since his escape in a massive prison break, Yates escalates his game by calling Rossi to reveal the locations of new victims he has just killed.

The episode centers on (Joe Mantegna), who is conducting an advanced profiling seminar for a group of FBI agents. The timing is significant because it is Rossi’s birthday—a day he typically spends in dread because of a long-running psychological game with a serial killer. [S12E9] Profiling 202

is the ninth episode of the twelfth season of the police procedural drama Criminal Minds . Originally airing on January 4, 2017, the episode serves as a direct sequel to the Season 7 episode "Profiling 101". Plot Summary Historically, Yates has called Rossi every year on