AS THE BAU GOES ON THE TRAIL OF TWO YOUNG LOVERS ON AN INTERSTATE MURDER SPREE, PRENTISS HEARS FRIGHTENING NEWS FROM HER FORMER BOSS, ON "CRIMINAL MINDS," WEDNESDAY, JAN. 19

Guest Stars Include Adrienne Palicki ("Friday Night Lights," "Lone Star") and Jonathan Tucker ("The Black Donnellys") as Sydney and Ray, the Young Lovers on the Run; and Angus Macfayden ("Braveheart") as Sean McAllister, Prentiss' Former Colleague

"The Thirteenth Step" - The BAU hits the road to track down a pair of young lovers on an interstate murder spree. Also, Prentiss hears frightening news from her former boss at Interpol, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, Jan. 19 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Guest Stars include Adrienne Palicki ("Friday Night Lights," "Lone Star") and Jonathan Tucker ("The Black Donnellys") as Sydney and Ray, the young lovers on the run; and Angus Macfayden ("Braveheart") as Sean McAllister, Prentiss' former colleague.

SERIES REGULARS:

David Rossi...... Joe Mantegna
Aaron Hotchner...... Thomas Gibson
Emily Prentiss...... Paget Brewster
Derek Morgan...... Shemar Moore
Dr. Spencer Reid...... Matthew Gray Gubler
Penelope Garcia...... Kirsten Vangsness

GUEST CAST:

Sydney Manning...... Adrienne Palicki
Ray Donovan...... Jonathan Tucker
Agent Bates...... Deirdre Lovejoy
Store Owner...... Walt Scott
School Teacher...... Meegan Godfrey
Tsia Mosely...... Siena Goines
Sean McAllister...... Angus Macfayden
Store Clerk...... David Wells
M.E. Tech...... Jordan Tartakow
Tim...... Gary Hudson
Jason...... Daniel Buran
Mr. Donovan...... Robert F. Lyons
Mrs. Donovan...... Roberta Hanlen
Karen Manning...... Colleen McDonnell
Gary Manning...... Kevin McCorkle
Heather Manning...... Harley Graham
Newscaster #1...... Kerry Kilbride
Newscaster #2...... Olga Ospina
Newscaster #3...... Bill A. Jones
Driver...... Oleg Vidov

WRITTEN BY: Janine Sherman Barrois

DIRECTED BY: Doug Aarniokoski

RATING: To Be Announced