Criminal Minds 6.18 - Emily Prentiss

Show:Criminal Minds

Episode: S6E18 - Lauren (Part 2)

Character: Emily Prentiss

Whump Factor: 4

Emily Prentiss confronts her nemesis, Ian Doyle, and goes missing so Jennifer "JJ" Jareau is asked by the BAU to help find Prentiss and capture Doyle before it is too late.

Near the end of the episode, Doyle holds Prentiss at gunpoint in the cellar and shows her where Declan, his son, had died according to photographs he saw of them dead. Prentiss admits the photo that shows Declan and the housekeeper dead was staged so that nobody who was after Doyle could use Declan against him as that would be terribly horrific. As she is explaining that Declan is really alive somewhere, Doyle beats her repeatedly in anger.

When the BAU find Prentiss and storm in, Prentiss and Doyle get in a brawl as the lights black out leading to Doyle getting the upperhand and ultimately stabbing Prentiss in the stomach with a 2x4. As Morgan leans over her, he can see she is barely breathing and EMS takes her to the hospital where they later find out that she has died.

The whump plays a huge factor because Doyle is Prentiss' archenemy and he ultimately leads to her "death" though she did nothing wrong. Her death affects the team greatly.