<P> Played by Brian Appel, Agent Anderson appears in "Plain Sight" (episode 1.4) ", The Fisher King" (1.22 and 2.1), "The Big Game" (2.14), as well as "Honor Among Thieves" (2.20), "The Crossing" (3.18), "100" (5.9), "The Slave of Duty" (5.10), "Hope" (7.8), "Hit" (7.23), "Run" (7.24), "Carbon Copy" (8.16), "The Replicator" (8.24), "To Bear Witness" (9.4), and "200" (9.14). Agent Anderson was told to drive Elle home in "The Fisher King", and he dropped her off at her front door and left . She was soon shot by The Fisher King, as he had already been there, waiting for her . Hotch scolds Anderson briefly for not doing more, and quickly sends him back to the scene of the crime . </P> <P> Played by Gonzalo Menendez, Agent Josh Cramer runs the FBI Field Office in Baltimore, Maryland, as well as the Organized Crime division in that city . The two episodes which take place in Baltimore, "Natural Born Killer" (1.8) and "Honor Among Thieves" (2.20) both have him liaising with the BAU . </P> <P> As played by Jane Lynch, Diana Reid is Dr. Spencer Reid's mother . She first appeared as a potential target of serial killer Randall Garner, the man who shot SSA Elle Greenaway . Like her son, Diana has a genius level IQ . She was once a university literature professor, but is no longer since her diagnosis of schizophrenia . She currently resides at the Las Vegas - based Bennington Sanitarium, where Spencer committed her when he was eighteen . Her husband, William Reid, left her when Spencer was a child . The reason William left is because he was aware Diana witnessed a murder, as a family friend avenged his own son's murder . He was unable to live with this knowledge though he claims he tried; he said "the weight of knowing what happened was just too much". Much of Diana and Spencer's time while he was growing up was spent with her reading to him . Spencer writes her a letter every single day because he feels guilty about not visiting her . In season 11, Spencer takes some time off from the BAU to visit her . In "Entropy", he reveals she has early signs of Dementia and when he first walked in her room, she didn't know who he was for three seconds . </P> <P> Played by Nicholas Brendon, Kevin was Penelope Garcia's replacement when she was briefly suspended and hospitalized . He is a former hacker like her, but he is far messier . Garcia is denied access to her system during her suspension from the BAU . Kevin takes over in the interim . He is immediately impressed with the system she has set up and her GUI . Garcia attempts to hack into the database under his watch . Kevin is unable to block her . They are each impressed with the others work, but Garcia establishes dominance . When they finally meet face - to - face, they fall in love instantly . Kevin remains in awe of Garcia . They've developed a dating relationship in spite of Garcia's' special' relationship / mutual admiration with Agent Morgan . This is revealed at the beginning of Damaged, when Agent Rossi shows up at Garcia's apartment only to find the quirky twosome showering together . In the season six finale "Supply & Demand", they profess their love for each other . Later in the show Penelope brings him in for a case in season 6 . </P>

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