S02E11 - The Cartographer

"The Cartographer" is the eleventh episode of Season 2 of We Can Fix Pawbert and features a crossover with Criminal Minds. A serial killer targeting mammals who escaped accountability is dumping bodies at old Lynxley operational sites, bringing the BAU back to Zootopia. During the investigation, Milton Lynxley delivers a vicious homophobic attack on Pawbert -- but also drops a revelation that changes everything.

Synopsis

A serial killer known as the Cartographer is targeting mammals who were cleared by official investigations despite causing civilian deaths, dumping their bodies at old Lynxley infrastructure sites. The BAU returns to help identify the unsub as Orin Draftwell, a former Lynxley contractor. Pawbert confronts Milton at maximum security to extract information, enduring a brutal homophobic attack. Milton reveals that Soren Natz -- Pawbert's first love, believed dead for eleven years -- was not killed but relocated. The revelation is confirmed when Garcia discovers Soren's file in Draftwell's seized records.

Plot

The episode opens in the Canal District, where Cedric Damm, a beaver maintenance worker finishing his shift, is confronted in an empty parking lot by an unseen figure. The voice accuses him of falsifying safety reports on the Rainforest District drainage system fifteen years earlier—reports that led to three deaths in flooding. Damm is killed by someone who views himself as correcting flaws in the city's system.

At Site Two, the pack receives an urgent summons from Chief Bogo. At ZPD Headquarters, Bogo presents crime scene photos showing three victims dumped at infrastructure locations—a maintenance tunnel, storm drain, and access shaft. All three sites are old Lynxley operational sites from decades ago. Pawbert recognizes them immediately from passing mentions by his father. Agent Corbin confirms ZSI involvement due to the Lynxley methodology, though the serial killing pattern doesn't match Clawrence's coordinated terrorism. Given the behavioral complexity, the BAU has been called in.

The BAU's reunion with the pack is professional but warm. Garcia remains connected via tablet, her rainbow cardigan bright against the serious work behind her. Reid identifies the victims' common thread: all were involved in scandals resulting in civilian deaths but were cleared by official investigations. The unsub is targeting mammals who he believes escaped accountability, whether or not they were actually guilty. Tara notes the danger—the killer has convinced himself he's a righteous judge, but some victims may have been genuinely innocent.

Garcia's research identifies a former Lynxley contractor named Orin Draftwell, a groundhog who worked as a municipal surveyor for thirty years while feeding information to the Lynxley organization. His personnel file designation was "CARTOGRAPHER - Level 3 access." When Pawbert hears the name, he recognizes it from something Milton once mentioned about someone who knew the city's bones better than the architects who built it. Rossi confirms: that's their unsub.

In an interview room, Rossi and Tara debrief Pawbert about the Cartographer. When Rossi asks how Pawbert is doing—referencing advice from their previous meeting about borrowing the pack's certainty—Pawbert admits some days he's still borrowing. Rossi observes that Pawbert carries himself differently now, like someone who believes he's allowed to be here. The guilt hasn't gone away, Rossi tells him, but Pawbert has learned to carry it differently. In the observation room, Nick quietly tells Luther that Pawbert couldn't have had this conversation a year ago.

The investigation requires more intel on Draftwell's Lynxley connections. Milton Lynxley remains in communication lockdown, refusing all contact since his last interview. But he might speak to Pawbert—if only to hurt him. Despite knowing the cost, Pawbert agrees to try. At maximum security, he faces Milton through the glass partition. Milton ignores the Cartographer questions, instead commenting on prison gossip about Pawbert's wolf guardian. He reveals he always knew about Pawbert's sexuality from age fourteen, from how Pawbert looked at Soren. Milton launches into a vicious homophobic attack, calling his son a slur, questioning whether Luther is playing house because it's his job, whether anyone actually wants Pawbert around or merely tolerates him.

Pawbert holds, barely. He extracts what he needs: the Cartographer kept meticulous physical records as leverage, never trusting digital storage. Then Milton drops his final cruelty—revealing he considered killing Soren but decided the boy wasn't worth the resources. Instead, he had him relocated, name changed, sent far away. Soren has been alive for eleven years while Pawbert carried guilt over his supposed death. Pawbert walks out trembling but on his own feet. Rossi stops Luther from rushing in, telling him Pawbert needs to walk out alone.

Cattrick Lynxley provides the final piece. Still hostile but recognizing their shared victimhood under Milton, he gives Pawbert the workshop location: an abandoned municipal building in the Nocturnal District where Draftwell once did survey work. On the way out, he offers unexpected fraternal support about not letting Milton's words in. The tactical team breaches the workshop and finds walls covered in decades of obsessive documentation—infrastructure maps, victim photos, leverage files on everyone Draftwell ever worked for. The groundhog surrenders without resistance, satisfied that his work has been found.

Garcia catalogs the seized files and discovers a personal records folder containing information on Lynxley family members. Among them is a file on Soren Natz—status listed as RELOCATED, not TERMINATED. Pawbert nearly collapses at the confirmation. His first love has been alive all these years, living somewhere under a new name, while Pawbert carried eleven years of guilt over a death that never happened.

The BAU departs with professional farewells. Rossi warns Pawbert that whatever he finds about Soren will be complicated—and to be ready for that. At Site Two that night, Pawbert tells Luther he wants to find Soren, needs to know if he's okay, if he made it out. Luther takes his paw and promises they'll find him together. But he gently prepares Pawbert that Soren might not want to be found—and if so, they'll respect that. In the tag, Garcia works late at ZSI and completes her search. She calls Corbin with the result: Soren Natz is alive, and she knows where he is. The episode ends with Pawbert lying awake in the darkness, processing that Soren exists as something other than a ghost—a door that might open, or might stay closed forever.

Key Moments

• Cedric Damm is confronted and killed by an unseen figure in the Canal District parking lot
• The pack is summoned to ZPD Headquarters to discuss serial killings at old Lynxley sites
• The BAU returns to Zootopia to assist with the investigation
• Pawbert recognizes dump site locations from his father's stories about Lynxley operations
• Garcia identifies Orin Draftwell as the likely unsub based on his "Cartographer" designation
• Rossi observes that Pawbert now carries himself like someone who believes he's allowed to be here
• Nick quietly tells Luther he's allowed to be proud of Pawbert's growth
• Pawbert agrees to confront Milton to extract information despite knowing the personal cost
• Milton launches a vicious homophobic attack targeting Pawbert's sexuality and relationship with Luther
• Milton reveals Soren was relocated, not killed—reframing eleven years of guilt
• Pawbert walks out of the visitation room trembling but on his own feet
• Cattrick provides Draftwell's workshop location and offers unexpected fraternal support
• Draftwell surrenders without resistance, viewing his killings as righteous correction
• Garcia discovers a file confirming Soren Natz is alive with status RELOCATED
• Pawbert processes that his first love has been alive the entire time he believed him dead
• Garcia locates Soren and contacts Corbin with his current address

Key Lines

Characters Introduced

Locations

• Canal District -- maintenance tunnel entrance and parking lot (cold open)
• Site Two (safehouse)
• ZPD Headquarters -- Bogo's office, conference room (war room), interview room, observation room, lobby
• Zootopia Correctional Facility -- Maximum Security Wing visitation room (Milton), different wing visitation room (Cattrick)
• Nocturnal District -- abandoned municipal building (Draftwell's workshop)
• ZSI Headquarters (Garcia working late in the tag)

Items

• Crime scene photos -- Three victims displayed in Bogo's office
• Infrastructure maps -- Draftwell's obsessive documentation covering every wall of his workshop
• Draftwell's files -- Decades of leverage on Lynxley associates (seized during raid)
• Soren Natz file -- Status: RELOCATED; eleven years old; key revelation confirming Soren is alive
• Garcia's tablet -- Remote BAU connection throughout the investigation

Notes

• Milton's homophobic slur is the most explicitly hateful language in the series, earning a TV-MA-L content note.
• Cattrick Lynxley's line "Whatever Father said to you... don't let it in" shows significant fraternal growth from the hostile dynamic earlier in the series.
• Rossi's observation -- "They're not evaluating you anymore, Pawbert. They're just... with you." -- marks how far Pawbert has come since the BAU's first visit.
• The Soren revelation sets up the emotional arc of the following episode, "Return Address."
• The investigation confirms the Cartographer case is separate from the Clawrence operation -- personal grievance, not coordinated terrorism.
• Draftwell's calm surrender and self-righteous framing ("I call it correction") contrasts with the chaos of previous antagonists.
• Rossi's warning -- "Be ready for complicated" -- serves as the emotional bridge into E12.
• The Nocturnal District is described as existing in perpetual twilight, designed for species who prefer darkness.