: After Russian immigrant Arseny Chernus is kidnapped, his family receives a demand for $100,000 to be wired to a Moscow bank account.
: To show they are serious, the victim’s daughter, Natalya, presents a severed ring finger—still wearing her father's wedding ring—wrapped in parchment paper to Special Agent Hotchner. Notable Trivia [S2E20] Honor Among Thieves
: The kidnappers threaten to send "another piece" of the victim every six hours until the ransom is paid. : After Russian immigrant Arseny Chernus is kidnapped,
: The episode ends with Emily Prentiss quoting Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina : "Happy families are all alike. Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." . Thematic Context : The episode ends with Emily Prentiss quoting
: While the team is supposed to be in Baltimore, a suspension bridge is visible in the background of several scenes. However, there are no suspension bridges in the actual Baltimore area.
The title "Honor Among Thieves" plays on the Russian criminal code known as Vory v Zakone (Thieves-in-Law), which the BAU must navigate to solve the kidnapping. S2E20 - “Honor Among Thieves” — Unsubs