[s8e12] Zugzwang Link

Reid realizes Maeve has been taken when the kidnapper uses specific code words they had established for her safety.

It refers to a situation where a player is forced to make a move, but every available move will worsen their position. [S8E12] Zugzwang

The stalker is revealed to be Diane Turner , a former student of Maeve's who was obsessed with taking away everything that made Maeve happy after Maeve rejected her Ph.D. thesis. Reid realizes Maeve has been taken when the

During a tense standoff, Diane realizes Reid will never love her. In a final act of malice, she kills herself with a single gunshot that passes through both her head and Maeve's, killing them both instantly while the rest of the BAU watches. Significance and Reception thesis

Reid attempts to trade his life for Maeve's. Diane, who has developed a delusional crush on Reid, agrees to a meeting but forces him to wear a blindfold.