Episode
Criminal Minds: Assistance Is Futile
Overview
When three women in New York City are found dead with several bones broken, the BAU works with a single mother (Tatum O'Neal) who believes that her son is behind the heinous crimes. Meanwhile, Reid faces a difficult decision after a fellow inmate is threatened.
Details
- Series
- Criminal Minds
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2017-03-15
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Assistance Is Futile is Episode 16 in Season 12 of Criminal Minds. It aired on 2017-03-15. The runtime is 42 min.
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