ELLE IS CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE WHEN SHE AND SEVERAL OTHER PASSENGERS ARE TAKEN HOSTAGE ON BOARD A TRAIN, ON "CRIMINAL MINDS," WEDNESDAY, NOV. 23

"Derailed" -- Hotchner and Gideon must move quickly to save Elle and the other passengers taken hostage on a train by a delusional fellow passenger who threatens to kill them all, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, Nov. 23 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Felix Alcala directed the episode written by series creator Jeff Davis.

When a paranoid schizophrenic passenger has a delusional episode on board a train, Hotchner and Gideon must play into his fantasy in order to save the people he has taken hostage. To that end, they send in Dr. Reid who tries to convince the man that he agrees with his skewed view of the world in order to get Elle and the other passengers safely off the train.

Jason Gideon: Mandy Patinkin
Aaron Hotchner: Thomas Gibson
Elle Greenway: Lola Glaudini
Derek Morgan: Shemar Moore
Dr. Spencer Reid: Matthew Gray Gubler
Jennifer: A.J. Cook
Garcia: Kirsten Vangsness
Linda Deaton: Susan Gibney
Bryan: Chris Bauer
Moretti: M.C. Gainey
Anderson: Kevin Cristaldi
Josh: Anil Raman
Elaine: Alice Rietveld
HRT Commander: Mark Stefanich
Train: Security Guard Kendall Clement
Leo: Jeff Kober
Medic: Phinneas Kiyomura

RATING: To Be Announced