Disclaimer: I do not own this show or its characters. If I thought otherwise, I'm sure I would be declared delusional by well… everyone.
A/N: Anything in here that doesn't stay true to the real world I attribute to creative license. (Real reason: as much as I wish it to be true, I'm not omniscient.)
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"Let me guess how this started," Morgan began. "You see a blue-eyed, blond-haired girl. She's about seventeen, and you think you've gotta have her. But once you do, you can't get it up. And out of frustration, you punish her for it."
"And when she's dead," Rossi continued. "It's like magic, and you can finally feel like a man."
Their suspect didn't react save for a small smirk.
"Make things easier for yourself and talk," Rossi growled. "Now."
Morgan and Rossi both glared at their suspect.
The suspect finally spoke. "I want the blonde."
"Nu-uh," Morgan said, shaking his head. "You don't get anything you want, you sick bastard."
"You want details?" The suspect asked, leaning back nonchalantly. "Get me the blonde."
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"Do you know why he's asking for you?" Hotch asked as the rest of the team watched Morgan and Rossi through the window.
"I'm blonde?" JJ posited sarcastically.
"But you're not a teenager," Hotch countered. "His type is specific."
"True," JJ said, tilting her head in assent.
"Have you had any interaction with him?" Reid asked. "Have you seen him before? It can be anything –"
"Reid," Emily cut him off. "JJ knows these questions. If says she doesn't know, then she doesn't know."
JJ shot Emily a grateful look.
Hotch continued watching through the glass. "Let's try something different."
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"Hi," Emily said kindly, walking into the room and sitting in front of the suspect. "Hayden, right?"
Reid followed after her but opted to lean in a corner and scowl. "You don't have to be so nice to him."
Emily shot Reid a look. "I'm just trying to talk human being to human being. There's nothing wrong with that. Right, Hayden?"
Hayden rolled his eyes. "Ok, when I said, 'I want the blonde,' I meant I'll talk to the blonde. That didn't mean get me a woman and try the whole good cop/bad cop routine."
"See?" Reid glared at the suspect. "He doesn't deserve kindness, and he doesn't even want it. Give it up, Agent Prentiss."
"Chill, Agent Reid," Emily directed at him. She said to Hayden, "I'm not trying any routine. I just want to help you."
Hayden leaned across the table. "Help me by getting me the blonde."
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Hotch entered the room and sat down. He said nothing but glared intently across the table.
Hayden too said nothing and just watched Hotch.
They stared at each other for several minutes before Hayden asked, "Is this a staring contest?"
Still Hotch said nothing, his severe glare interrupted only by a single blink.
Hayden began to fidget. "Get me the blonde, ok? That's all I want."
Hotch moved his head slightly but his stare continued on.
Feeling his resolve begin to waver, Hayden sunk his head into his arms and avoided looking into Hotch's eyes.
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JJ paused at the door to the interrogation room. She really didn't want to talk to this sick son of a bitch but with the lack of success from everyone else it seemed she had no choice. She braced herself one last time before opening the door.
"Mr. Downes," she greeted as she sat down. "It seems you've been asking for me."
"I have," Hayden said with a huge Cheshire-type grin.
"I'm here," JJ shrugged. "You can start talking."
"Tell me what you know first," Hayden said playfully, his eyes full of mirth.
JJ couldn't help but want to punch his lights out, but said instead, "I know you've killed several teenage girls and raped them after you did so. I know you've worked in several states and your victims have been found in most but not all of them. I know there are more victims out there that haven't been connected to you yet, which is why I'm here."
"Many more," Hayden purred.
JJ winced internally but once again suppressed the desire to knock him out. As smarmy as he had turned when she walked into the room, she still had this sinking feeling that the worst had yet to come.
"And this is the part where you give me their names."
Harden smiled coyly and paused for a moment.
Then he said gleefully, "Anna Jareau."
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A/N: I'm using the same name for JJ's sister that kdzl did in "Frozen Hell." JJ's sister's never been named on the show, and I figured why not just stick with one that came up in fandom.