James Shanklin

Susan’s longtime book agent and dear friend, Lonny Moon (guest star Wallace Shawn), gets into financial trouble; Lynette is forced to go out to bars night after night with her man-hungry boss, Nina (guest star Joely Fisher); Bree re-buries Rex amid police suspicions, and Gaby hires hotshot lawyer David Bradley (guest star Adrian Pasdar) to defend Carlos.

The BAU is shocked when Hotch is apprehended by a SWAT team and suspected of conspiracy, and as the team scrambles to prove his innocence, they suspect a larger plot is on the horizon.

When Alex's brother shows up at the hospital with a hernia, Alex must get Bailey's approval for pro-bono surgery; parts of Alex's past are revealed to his friends and colleagues.

The death of a lieutenant forces the team to reopen the case when the blogger who accused them of a cover up ends up dead.

As the LAPD undergoes a major realignment, Brenda's team investigates the murder of a young girl who was house-sitting. Captain Raydor is forced to expand her audit of Major Crimes in light of the civil suit against Brenda and the LAPD.