The episode features several notable guest stars alongside the regular BAU cast:
"[S9E2] The Inspired " is the intense second half of a season-opening two-parter from the long-running police procedural Criminal Minds , which originally aired on October 2, 2013. [S9E2] The Inspired
After Jesse is released, he eventually reunites with Wallace. Rather than stopping him, Jesse joins his brother in a violent spree, indicating they both share psychopathic tendencies. The episode features several notable guest stars alongside
Picking up immediately after the events of "[S9E1] The Inspiration," the Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) continues their search in Arizona for a ritualistic killer. The team realizes they mistakenly arrested , the innocent twin brother of the actual suspect, Wallace Hines . Picking up immediately after the events of "[S9E1]
The episode explores the twins' dark origins, revealing they were separated at birth. Their mother, Carla Hines (played by Camryn Manheim), is revealed to be a narcissistic sociopath who manipulated both sons.