THE INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TEAM INVESTIGATES CASES IN NEPAL AND RUSSIA, ON BACK-TO-BACK EPISODES OF "CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS," WEDNESDAY, MAY 17

Second Season Finale Episode Airs 10:00-11:00 PM

"Abominable" - The International Response Team searches for the killer of a woman on a yoga retreat in Nepal, and Monty goes on his first international mission with the team, on CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS, Wednesday, May 17 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

"The Ripper of Riga" - The International Response Team travels to Russia when an American ballerina is kidnapped, and Jack tangles with an ex-KBG agent who escaped from prison, on the second season finale of CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS, Wednesday, May 17 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Sherry Stringfield returns as Karen Garrett, and Matt Cohen returns as Ryan Garrett.

REGULAR CAST:

Gary Sinise (Jack Garrett)
Alana De La Garza (Clara Seger)
Daniel Henney (Matt Simmons)
Tyler James Williams (Russ "Monty" Montgomery)
Annie Funke (Mae Jarvis)

GUEST CAST: "ABOMINABLE"

Charisma Carpenter (Dani Gates)
Ashley Platz (Meegan Whitney)
Bernard White (Senani Aadi Thakur)
Jon Jon Briones (Lama Vajra)
Aditya Lohia (Dawa)
Ole Olofson (Yogi Pemba)
Shalin Agarwal (M.E. Ram Thanka)
Jeremiah O'Brian (Ian Wilson)

"ABOMINABLE" WRITTEN BY: Matthew Lau

"ABOMINABLE" DIRECTED BY: Jennifer Lynch

GUEST CAST: "THE RIPPER OF RIGA"

Sherry Stringfield (Karen Garrett)
Matt Cohen (Ryan Garrett)
Andrew Lander (Jack Garrett Jr.) Nora Garrett (Millie Garrett)
Britt Baron (Josie Garrett)
Andrew Fox (R.J. Garrett)
Jayden Bartels (Emma Garrett)
Kelly Frye (Kristy Simmons)
Ezra Dewey (Jake Simmons)
Declan Whaley (David Simmons)
Kim Rhodes (Assistant Director Linda Barnes)
Jeremy Ratchford (Boris Poshakov)
William Forsythe (Oleg Antakov)
Anya Monzikova (Major General Galina Glazunov)
Sergey Nagorny (Ivan Kozar / aka FBI Driver, Voice)
Melanie Neilan (Felicia Pope)
Kathy Christopherson (Lisa Pope)
Sasha Neboga (Samantha Mironov)
Anthony Nikolchev (Dado)
Josephone Glass (Dancer #1)
George Winters (FSB Chaperone)

"THE RIPPER OF RIGA" WRITTEN BY: Adam Glass, one of the series' executive producers

"THE RIPPER OF RIGA" DIRECTED BY: Mikael Salomon