WHEN SKELETONS ARE UNEARTHED IN THE BACKYARD OF A VIRGINIA HOME, THE BAU UNCOVERS A WEB OF FAMILY SECRETS, ON "CRIMINAL MINDS," WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20

Esai Morales Returns as the BAU's Section Chief Mateo Cruz

Guest Stars Include L. Scott Caldwell, Emmy Award Winner Glynn Turman and Seth Gilliam as Tina, Charles and Lyle Johnson, Respectively, the Family Who Owns the House the BAU Investigates

"Strange Fruit" - When skeletons are found in the backyard of a Virginia home, the BAU centers its investigation on the family living there, unearthing family secrets rooted in the past racial divisions in the South, on CRIMINAL MINDS, Wednesday, Nov. 20 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Esai Morales returns as the BAU's Section Chief Mateo Cruz. Guest stars include L. Scott Caldwell ("Lost"), Emmy Award winner Glynn Turman ("In Treatment," "House of Lies") and Seth Gilliam ("The Wire") as Tina, Charles and Lyle Johnson, respectively, the family who owns the house the BAU is investigating.

SERIES REGULARS:

Joe Mantegna (David Rossi)
Thomas Gibson (Aaron Hotchner)
Shemar Moore (Derek Morgan)
Matthew Gray Gubler (Dr. Spencer Reid)
A.J. Cook (Jennifer "JJ" Jareau)
Kirsten Vangsness (Penelope Garcia)
Jeanne Tripplehorn (Alex Blake)

GUEST CAST:

Esai Morales (Section Chief Mateo Cruz)
L. Scott Caldwell (Tina Johnson)
Glynn Turman (Charles Johnson)
Seth Gilliam (Lyle Johnson)
Jason Mac (Mike Bishop)
Alexandria Cree (Cheryl Bishop)
Jeremy Woodland (Greg)
Clay Blanchette (Cop)
Paget Kagy (M.E. Tamako Kimura)
Young Charles (Kian Morr)
Grayson Duvall Wittenbarger (Young Karl Beck)
David Ryan Speer (Young James Moses)

WRITTEN BY: Janine Sherman Barrois, one of the series' executive producers

DIRECTED BY: Constantine Makris

RATING: To Be Announced