Victims are kidnapped in Phoenix and forced to endure sleep deprivation. Meanwhile, JJ copes with exhaustion from juggling work and caring for her newborn son; and Hotch and Garcia deal with threats from the "Dirty Dozen," an underground hit man group.

The team heads to Yakima, Washington when the remains of a dozen people are found along a creek bed.

The BAU is called to New York when several casualties of a brutal nature are reported in Central Park.