The episode also saw how Tara with the help of her colleagues from the BAU, uncovered the truth about the man who claims to be Gabriel. And if he is not Tara’s brother, they also worked on finding out where is the real Gabriel.
The eighth episode of “Criminal Minds” Season 12 showed the real Gabriel, played by Terrence Terrell, tied to a chair but very much alive, bolstering the notion that the person whom Tara is talking to is an impostor. It is possible that Gabriel has been kidnapped and it was up to BAU to find out what the motive of the person in posing as Gabriel to get to Tara.
In an interview, Aisha Tyler said that the eighth episode of “Criminal Minds” Season 12 was the first case on the show that will hit Tara personally.
She said that viewers would see how it affects her and how she goes about not just solving the case but learning more about her and her relationships with her brother and her father.
The actress said that the episode spent a good deal of time talking about who Tara is, what her experiences have been and what brought her to the FBI and generally with profiling, and a lot of that comes together.