Although the Reaper (C. Thomas) has already bitten the dust on CBS' Criminal Minds, it appears as though he'lll be making his return next season in the form of flashbacks in episode five.

According to TV Guide, CM producer Eric Messer dished on the future installment of season 9, which will take the audience back to the time when Hotch (Thomas Gibson) was knifed.

"It starts with flashbacks [to Hotch's stabbing] and then it turns, as dreams fo. into this really interesting sequence where he sees both Haley and Foyet alive," he said.

With the popular crime drama now nine years in, fans have undoubtedly gotten the opportunity to know their favorite characters quite well.

However, while the familiarity is apparent, the program's loyalists will get to see some other bits and pieces of the principal cast members' lives through the aforementioned flashbacks, which will surely serve to add even more substance to the show's already thick plotlines.

Carter Matt reported that the character of JJ (AJ Cook) will be "front and center" in the respective episode.

CBS' Criminal Minds will be kicking off its ninth season on Wednesday, September 25. Be sure to keep checking back for more of the latest details on the popular TV series.