Reid finds himself in danger when he falls for a young starlet who is being pursued by a psychotic stalker.Gideon and Reid are in Los Angeles, where they have been speaking at an LAPD profiling conference.They take advantage of some rare time off by visiting an art gallery, where Reid is introduced to beautiful young actress Lila Archer.Reid and Lila instantly hit it off, but have to cut things short when Gideon shoos Reid out of the gallery in an attempt to avoid an alarmingly forward photographer.Later, the two agents are preparing to leave when the detective taking them to the airport, Owen Kim (Ian Anthony Dale, Charmed) receives an alarming phone call.Actress Natalie Ryan and her fiancé have been found shot dead in Natalies home.Kim asks Gideon and Reid to take a look at the crime scene, wondering if they can give any insight into whether these shootings are linked to two other recent showbiz murders.The rest of the BAU agents fly out to Los Angeles to assist.
At the police station, the reunited team discuss what kind of killer they may be dealing with and realise that the unsub (unknown subject) is most likely a Type 4 assassin.
This kind of killer operates under a mental defect or a delusion and it is this which must be identified before the unsub can be stopped.
While the agents are discussing their next move, a man enters the office and tells them that his client, Lila Archer, has recieved a threatening note.
Scrawled over a magazine report of Natalie Ryans murder, the note reads You owe me.
Further investigation into Natalie and the two other showbiz-related murders reveals that a psychotic stalker is killing anyone who appears to stand in the way of Lila Archers career.
When Lila receives another note, expressing anger that she went to the police, the concerned agents try to convince her to go to a safe house.
Lila refuses, saying that she wants to live her life as normal, and goes back to work on her TV show.
However, Hotch, Gideon and Elle soon realise that the killer has upped the stakes: Lilas agent, Michael Ryer, has now been shot dead.
Revealing shots of Lila found in Ryers office lead the agents to a paparazzo by the name of Joe Martinez.
Morgan and Kim head over to his studio, where they find countless more photographs of Lila and Natalie as well as some close-ups of Reid that were taken at the gallery.
Fearing that Reid could be the stalkers next victim, Morgan calls to warn him but is shot at by a mystery assailant while hes on the phone.
Later that night, Reid is at Lilas going through some security measures with her.
She brushes off his concerns and has a swim, playfully flirting with him and ignoring his protests.
Youre being pursued by a psychotic killer who shoots people in the head, he reminds her incredulously.
Hiding in the bushes taking pictures of them is Martinez, who denies being Lilas stalker hes just doing his job, apparently.
After Morgan arrives and hustles Martinez off the premises, Reid is inside staring at a photographic collage that Lila was given some time ago.
He suddenly realises that the collage is made up of old photographs from all periods of Lilas life, which means that the person who made this collage has been watching Lila for years.
Further investigation into the piece reveals that the stalker is someone close to Lila both emotionally and physically...