The hunt for "Gold Star" intensifies as the true puppet master is finally unmasked.

: Despite orders from Director Madison to stand down, Emily Prentiss and David Rossi enter the dorms just as Jade arms the detonators. The episode ends with the building blowing up, leaving their fates in question. Season 18 (Evolution Season 3), Episode 9: "Collateral"

: After a young girl named Mila helps her realize Church's manipulation, Jade turns against her "savior". She helps the other children escape and rigs the facility with explosives.

This penultimate episode pivots to the internal threat of a massive leak within the investigation. Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 1 Episode 9 Review

: Elias Voit retaliates by ambushing Rossi at the house. In a shocking turn, Voit captures the legendary profiler and locks him in an underground shipping container—the same one where he began his evolution from Lee Duval to Elias Voit.

: Frank Church is revealed as the architect behind the "Gold Star" conspiracy. He has been manipulating and abusing children, including Jade and Damien, at a training camp to turn them into assassins.

: Driven by "hubris," Rossi tracks Voit’s wife, Sydney, to her home to confront her about her husband. This lead proves fruitful when Sydney recognizes a photo of her husband from a local hardware store.

This episode centers on the high-stakes confrontation between David Rossi and Elias Voit (Sicarius).