CBS issued a press release for the two-hour season four finale of Criminal Minds, which airs on Wednesday, May 20:
THE BAU FACES ONE OF ITS TOUGHEST CASES YET WHEN A PROLIFIC, BORDER-CROSSING SERIAL KILLER LEADS THEM ON A HUNT INTO CANADA, AND AN AGENT’S LIFE IS IN PERIL, ON THE TWO-HOUR, FOURTH SEASON FINALE EVENT OF “CRIMINAL MINDS,” WEDNESDAY, MAY 20
“To Hell…And Back” – The BAU tracks a serial killer who chooses junkies, prostitutes and the homeless off the streets of Detroit as his victims and takes them across the border into Canada, and an agent’s life is in peril, on the two-hour, fourth season finale event of CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, May 20 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
PART ONE WRITTEN BY: Chris Mundy, one of the series’ co-executive producers
PART ONE DIRECTED BY: Charles Haid
PART TWO WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY: Series Executive Producer Edward Allen BerneroSERIES REGULARS:
David Rossi………………………….. Joe Mantegna
Aaron Hotchner………………….. Thomas Gibson
Emily Prentiss……………………… Paget Brewster
Derek Morgan…………………….. Shemar Moore
Dr. Spencer Reid……….. Matthew Gray Gubler
Jennifer Jareau…………………………… A.J. Cook
Penelope Garcia……………… Kirsten VangsnessGUEST CAST:
William Hightower…………………… Sharif Atkins
Charles Porter……… Christopher Guckenberger
Motel Clerk…………………………… Scott Lincoln
Border Agent #1…………………. Brandon Taylor
Border Agent #2…………………. Gavin McClure
Officer Jeff Bedwell…………………….. John Lacy
Daniel………………………………… Jessie T. Usher
Sheri the Hooker………………….. Erin Anderson
Unsub………………………………………… Paul Rae
Det. Benning…………………………. Rowena King
Maxine Hightower………………. Vernee Watson
Walter Patterson……………………… William Belli
Vicki……………………………….. Krystal Marshall
Kelly……………………………………. Lily Kershaw
Mason Turner……………………. Garret Dillahunt
Burt Lang…………………. Benjamin Byron Davis
Constable Cassar………………….. Casey Nelson
And here is the casting sheet for the episode, posted on SpoilerTV back in March:
[WILLIAM HIGHTOWER] 32-38 yrs. African American, recent Iraq War Veteran, prosthetic leg causes him to walk with a limp. (PLEASE submit actual amputees as well!!) Confesses to a series of murders in an effort to get the team to look into the crimes. MAJOR GUEST STAR
[JEFF BEDWELL] 38-42 yrs, Caucasian. Officer in Charge of the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) who was trained by Rossi as part of a fellowship done by the BAU. Smart, learned a lot from Rossi, but is headstrong and wants to be in control but is forced to respect the presence of the FBI. GUEST STAR.
[DET. TAY BENNING] FEMALE, 35-40 yrs. African American, Detroit Homicide detective. Overworked, overtired, underpaid. Since the crimes mostly took place in her jurisdiction, she helps the team as much as she can. GUEST STAR.
[EDNA HIGHTOWER] 52-60 yrs. old, African American. William’s mother. Heartbroken at the series of events that have brought them to this point. POSSIBLE GUEST STAR.
[MASON TURNER] 39 yrs old (the age is VERY important – SUBMIT ACCURATELY) Frail/shriveled, he is a QUADRIPLEGIC. The team is very confused when their investigation into multiple murders leads them to this very sick man.sptv050769 MAJOR GUEST STAR!