THE FUTURE OF THE BAU IS IN JEOPARDY WHEN HOTCH REQUESTS A TRANSFER, PRENTISS RESIGNS AND GIDEON IS MISSING JUST AS THE TEAM FACES ONE OF THEIR TOUGHEST CASES YET, ON "CRIMINAL MINDS," WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3

Jayne Atkinson ("24"), Eddie Cibrian ("Third Watch") and Gordon Clapp ("NYPD Blue") Guest Star

"In Birth and Death" - Hotch requests a transfer, Prentiss resigns and Gideon is missing, leaving the team three people short as they track a serial killer in Milwaukee who abducts women in very public places, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, Oct. 3 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

SERIES REGULARS:

Jason Gideon: Mandy Patinkin
Aaron Hotchner: Thomas Gibson
Emily Prentiss: Paget Brewster
Derek Morgan: Shemar Moore
Dr. Spencer Reid: Matthew Gray Gubler
Jennifer: A.J. Cook
Garcia: Kirsten Vangsness

GUEST CAST:

Haley Hotchner: Meredith Monroe
Joe Smith: Eddie Cibrian
Vicki: Lucia Sullivan
Erin Strauss: Jayne Atkinson
Det. Wolynski: Gordon Clapp
Claire: Yvonne Jung
David Smith: Chandler Canterbury
Cop: Regi Davis
Bill Thompson: Stefan Marks
Jack Hotchner: Cade Owens
Admin #5/Pam: Mary Ostrow
Ms. Bennett: Lori Skope
Lisa Phillips: Grace C. Renn

Written by: Chris Mundy, one of the series' executive producers

Directed by: Edward Allen Bernero, one of the series' executive producers

RATING: To Be Announced