Compulsioncriminal Minds : Season 1 Episode 2 👑 🔖

The team struggles because the perpetrator doesn't fit the standard profile of a male arsonist motivated by power or revenge. Dr. Spencer Reid eventually identifies the motive as —a form of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) involving religious or moral obsession.

The investigation leads to , a chemistry student who survived a traumatic house fire as a child. She believes she is testing her victims' purity through fire. CompulsionCriminal Minds : Season 1 Episode 2

Clara traps three classmates in a science building elevator on the third floor, dousing them with chemicals and preparing to set them ablaze. The team struggles because the perpetrator doesn't fit

Agent Hotchner confronts Clara, attempting to talk her down to buy time. When she refuses to stop, Hotchner shoots her in the leg, allowing the team to save the students. Criminal Minds Season 1 Episode 2: "Compulsion" summary The investigation leads to , a chemistry student