Two weeks had passed since Neal had been taken in custody, almost three since Hotch had been found. The Detective was in and out of consciousness, so he remained at the hospital for the time being. Hotch, on the other hand, had made tremendous progress. He was allowed out of his bed, provided he remained in a wheel chair, and was ( Read more... )

( Open Case File )

RAPPAHANNOCK GENERAL HOSPITAL
Richmond, VA

“Hey buddy.” Aaron smiled weakly as a teary-eyed Jessica walked Jack into the hospital room. “Daddy! You awake!” The young boy pulled away from his aunt and tried to launch himself on the hospital bed, hanging on only by his arms. Hotch forced himself to sit up hiding the excruciating pain radiating from ( Read more... )

                Morgan stared at the profile in front of him, willing for the UnSub’s identity to jump out at him. It had never been this hard to identify an UnSub before. We’ve also never been without Hotch on a case like this before. He shook the fatigue that was trying to overcome him as he huffed in impatience. How could the FBI offered to let ( Read more... )

                Morgan stared at his friend silently, the erratic beeping of the heart monitor lulling him into a daze. This was his fault. He shouldn’t have wasted time arguing with Rossi. Those few minutes he had wasted could have made a difference between whether Hotch would make it or not. No matter what happened, he had failed. If he hadn’t ( Read more... )

Something binged in the corner of her screen, drawing the blond’s attention to the new e-mail entitled ‘BAU’s Finest’. The e-mail opened a live feed of Hotch sitting tied to the chair, a blank expression on his face, pain underlying each of his features. He was in shock. “Oh my God… oh my God…” She looked at the screen with horror etched in her ( Read more... )

                JJ threw the go-bag Morgan and Reid had brought to her on her bed haphazardly. She was fighting to hide just how sore she was, but knew the effort was pointless amongst the experienced profilers who kept her company. Emily hadn’t asked her if she was ok, most likely picking up on her annoyance after Morgan had nearly interrogated ( Read more... )

                “Sergeant Mills, we appreciate your cooperation.” Reid nodded awkwardly to the police officer as he followed Morgan out of the interrogation room. “He is definitely not our UnSub.” Spencer nodded in silent agreement with the acting unit Chief. The young doctor fiddled with his worn leather satchel, walking into the all too familiar ( Read more... )

                “Agent Rossi? This package arrived for you earlier today. UPS dropped it off, just like the one from before.” The clerk at the front desk handed the elder agent a brown padded envelope that had been addressed just as before. He accepted it grimly before heading to the empty hotel lobby where he knew the whole team would be as they ( Read more... )

                “Jessica Brooks! This is the US Marshall service! Open up!” Three large officers stood outside the large oak door, waiting for Jessica to answer. The blond woman quickly carried Jack to his bedroom and locked the door before carefully approached the front door and looking through the peep hole. “Show me ID, all of you.”
( Open Case File )