Hotch: "Clurman's was the second bombing this morning, both in residential neighborhoods in Palm Beach."
Gideon: "Homeland security been notified?"
Hotch: "And ATF. In addition to a profile, they want a threat assessment."
Gideon: "Is the media onto it?"
Hotch: "Of course. JJ's keeping tabs on that."
Gideon: "What do we know about the bombs?"
Hotch: "Morgan hooked up with ATF. They're sending pictures of bomb fragments as they find them.
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Gideon: "Pipe bombs." he hums, looking through photos from a crime scene
Morgan: "Packed in cardboard boxes."
Hotch: "Package bombs."
Gideon: "Sent through the mail?"
Morgan: "No. The other picture in your hand is of the switch that ATF found. Same mechanism for both bombs, mercury-activated."
Elle: "What does that mean?"
Reid: "There are contacts to a detonator on either end of a bent tube full of mercury."
Morgan: "What it means is all you have to do is to tilt the package to detonate it."
Watson: "So they couldn't have been sent through the mail. The bomber had to deliver them himself."
Morgan: "Exactly."
Hotch: "Strange way to commit an act of terrorism. Why go to all this trouble to kill just a few people?"
Gideon: "Let's recommend not raising the terror alert level for now. No reason to spread panic."
JJ: "We got news" she sighs, entering the room as she turns on the TV "This is just a local channel, but the coverage is everywhere now. CNN, FOX, MSNBC, Al-Jazeera, you name it."
Hotch: "So much for not spreading panic."
Reporter: "According to doctors, he's badly injured, but in stable condition in the I.C.U. Now, neighbors say that they heard a blast at about 10:30 this morning, and police arrived shortly thereafter..."
Gideon: "If DHS doesn't raise the terror alert now, they'll look weak."
Hotch: "Make sure Homeland Security knows that this is everywhere."
Hearing an explosion go off, the group's eyes widen as they turn back to the screen, watching a small gust of smoke cover the area as people begin frantically moving around
Reporter: "I just felt that! Are you alright? Is everyone all right?"
Hotch: "Looks like we're going to Palm Beach. Let's meet at the airstrip in 20."
Reporter: "This is live, I repeat this is live."
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Gideon: Samuel Johnson wrote, "Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble."
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Hotch: "Bombings occurred within 3 miles of each other. First victim was a 74-year old widow, Barbara Keller. 2 hours after that. Clurman got hit in his driveway, and 45 minutes later, well, we all saw that. Jill Swenson, housewife who lived across the street from Clurman."
Hotch: "Of the 3, only Clurman survived."
Reid: "Was there any connection between the victims?"
Watson: "Uh, one. Clurman was a partner in a $10-million condo development deal in which Keller was an investor. Few weeks ago the whole deal blew up. Pun intended."
