The BAU enters the meeting room, sitting in their respective seats at the circle table. Garcia passes iPads around. Reid eyes it with discomfort, questioning if they’d gone paperless. Morgan stifles a teasing remark, as Hotchner silences them with a glare.

Garcia clicks through the photos, talking quickly to avoid looking at the grotesque display of dismembered bodies that makes JJ wince. Prentiss is composed and sends her a comforting look. When Rossi’s remark fails to lighten the mood, he sobers up.