>I think the cases noodle with his dome a little...this dates
>back to that young chick last season.
>
>Cuddler rapist got in his head for real...detectives are
>supposed to stay in front of their subjects, not be
>answering their questions...he allowed himself to get
>probed.

I think this has more to do with his ego in the sense that he felt like he failed in truly catching and understanding the dude. Notice how dejected he was when he last talked to the dudes wife. I kind of wish the episode dealt more with Dutch interogating the guy; it reminded me of my favorite scenes so far in the show in Season One when Dutch interogated that serial rapist guy, at least I *think* he was a serial rapist.