[s10e17] Breath Play -

Patrick Murphy’s trauma stems from witnessing a neighbor strangle his wife during intimacy when he was twelve.

After attacking his daughter's nanny, Patrick is pursued by Morgan and tackled in a cemetery. "Criminal Minds" Breath Play (TV Episode 2015)

The episode includes several notable quotes, as seen on the Criminal Minds Wiki and IMDb : [S10E17] Breath Play

"There is hardly anyone whose sexual life, if it were broadcast, would not fill the world at large with surprise and horror." — W. Somerset Maugham.

The UnSub, later identified as Patrick Jon Murphy, targets women he meets through online book clubs. He recreates consensual BDSM scenes from the novel before his own violent fantasies take over, leading him to murder the victims via erotic asphyxiation. Patrick Murphy’s trauma stems from witnessing a neighbor

Victims are found in their beds with their wrists tied with scarves, sexually assaulted, and eventually strangled with nylon rope.

"Nobody has sex for six straight hours, not even Sting!" . Plot Summary Somerset Maugham

"Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression." — Haim Ginott.