Harlequin
I do not own Criminal Minds in any way.
"Guys, we have a case. Conference room, now", Hotch said.
Everyone filed into the room and JJ shut the door.
She said nothing as the screen came on.
A shadowy figure popped up. "Hello members of the BAU. I'd like to start this video off with a little riddle. What starts with "e" ends with "e", and contains one letter? I assume Dr. Reid knows the answer to this".
"An envelope", he answered.
"I've left you an envelope. It contains a clue as to what you're looking for".
JJ handed the envelope to Spencer.
He opened it and pulled out a necklace with a Harlequin diamond on it. Spencer looked up at the video.
"That's correct Dr. Reid". He turned the camera and there sat Harley, pigtails and all, tied to a chair. "Better hurry Dr. Reid. Your doll doesn't have much time", he said before the video cut off.
Reid stood up from the table, rage boiling in his veins. He wanted to punch a wall or scream, but didn't.
"Reid?" Morgan asked.
He stormed out of the conference room.
"Reid, we need to stay level headed here", Morgan told him.
"That son of a bitch has Harley!" he yelled. No one had heard Reid use that kind of language. "Morgan…it's happening all over again", he said.
"I am not gonna let you lose Harley. I promise", Morgan said.
The rest of the team came out of the conference room.
"Reid, Morgan, you two go to Harley's apartment. Rossi and I will go visit her parents. JJ and Emily, go to the last place she was spotted. Garcia, I need addresses", Hotch said.
"Okay, there's an apartment listed under her birth name Lily Dyer…here in Quantico. She came back right after Gideon's death. Her parents live in Richmond and I don't know where she was last seen, but there's a text to Stephen".
"Gideon's son?" Hotch asked.
"Yes, sir", she said.
"Okay guys, let's go", Hotch said.
As Spencer and Morgan drove to Harley's apartment, Spencer ran his fingers over her necklace remembering the first time they met.
Spencer looked up at her. "You like to be called Harley because of Harley Quinn, correct?" he asked her.
"Who are you, Sherlock Holmes?" she sneered.
"You have blonde hair put up in pigtails, obviously not your natural hair color. Someone with features like yours most likely has a darker hair color. Harlequin diamond necklace. Another ode to Harley Quinn. You're also blowing and popping your gum rather loudly", he said.
They arrived to her apartment.
"You sure you wanna do this, kid?" Morgan asked him.
Spencer nodded.
They made their way up to her apartment.
When Morgan opened the door, Spencer immediately felt at home.
There was her Harley Quinn blanket on her couch, her pop Funko's sitting in front her DVD's, including the one she had hand painted in his likeness.
"They should make some of you guys", she said.
Spencer gave her a look.
"What? They make them of real people now. It would have your long hair…" Her fingers came up to run through the hair on the back of his neck. "My favorite red cardigan…" She ran her fingers down his chest. "Your messenger bag and of course those adorable glasses of yours", she said winking.
"Reid? You okay?" Morgan asked.
"Yeah", he said. He put on his rubber gloves and walked to her room.
It was in her normal disarray. "Organized chaos", she called it.
Spencer remembered that it used to drive him crazy.
Something caught his eyes.
On her nightstand, it was a framed picture of them together.
"She clearly still cares for you", Morgan said.
"She loved Gideon more than she loved me", Spencer said putting the picture down.
"Gideon was her only family", Morgan said.
Spencer walked over to her closet and he smiled when he saw a replica of his red cardigan. He took it off the hanger and held it up to his nose, taking in her familiar smell. "It's her favorite, you know?" Spencer said. Tears filled his eyes as Spencer finally allowed himself to break down.
Morgan could do nothing but watch.
Any theories on who took her? What do you guys think of it so far?