Episode 2— Compulsion
Aired September 28, 2005 · 60 min
Synopsis
A team of investigators attempts to capture a serial arsonist who has been terrorizing a college campus.
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21 unique people credited
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Mandy Patinkin
as Jason Gideon
Thomas Gibson
as Aaron Hotchner
Lola Glaudini
as Elle Greenaway
Shemar Moore
as Derek Morgan
Matthew Gray Gubler
as Dr. Spencer Reid
A J Cook
as Jennifer Jareau
Lukas Haas
as Clerk (The Footpath Killer)
J Karen Thomas
as Dean Ellen Turner
Jennifer Hall
as Clara
Kirsten Vangsness
as Penelope Garcia
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2Other crew
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