I planned this a very very long time ago when I was watching Season 1. As a result, this take place in Season 1 with the original team.


Morgan was the last person in the meeting room, and the briefing started right away. JJ stood at the end of the table, and two pictures were on the screen, both of male bodies.

"Two men found dead two weeks apart in Springfield, Virginia. Both were stabbed in the genitals, causing them to bleed to death. The first victim Riley Price was 21 and found in a nightclub. The second victim, Josh Lethbridge, 25, was found in a dumpster in a back alley," JJ stated.

"Any connection found between the victims?" Hotch asked.

"None that we could find," JJ said. "Riley was a college student, and Josh was a high school dropout working at a gas station. They lived miles apart."

"It seems to be random," Elle said. "It doesn't look like they were picked based on their similarities." The first victim, Riley was white, whereas Josh was black.

"They're both males around the same age," Reid pointed out. "I don't think it's random."

Gideon nodded. "The M.O. suggests that it's all about sexual release. This unsub is getting off at these killings. His type seems to be young males. We're going to be looking for someone in his twenties."

"Other than the fact that he stabbed both men in the genitals is there anything in common with the killings?" Morgan asked.

JJ bit her lip. "Nothing apparent. The first victim was given a low dose of chloroform and then stabbed in a crowded nightclub. The second was in a back alley, first knocked out with a blunt object, then stabbed."

"It's possible he's been killing for longer and no one has connected the killings," Hotch said.

"Well he must be confident is he's killing someone in such a public place. How could no one notice a murder going on in a club?" Morgan asked.

"These places are loud and crowded," Elle said. "The unsub could have been dancing with the victim and no one would notice that he subdued him with chloroform and stabbed him. Then he just dragged the body to the nearest bench."

"Still, killing in public means he's confident. He knows what he's doing," Hotch said.

"The first killing was public... The second private," Gideon said. "That means it doesn't matter to him. Maybe it's not just about sexual gratification. Maybe he wants to show us that he's too smart to get caught. But he doesn't know that we're smarter."


Springfield was twenty minutes away by car. Still, by the time they got to the police station, the team was ready to give the profile. JJ introduced the team to Police Chief Martin, whom she had spoke to earlier and he gathered all the cops into the bull pen.

"The man we're looking for is between the ages of twenty-five and thirty-five," Gideon started. "He's highly intelligent. He doesn't leave any DNA behind, but more importantly he completely changes the nature of his crime between killings."

"What we mean by that, is that he doesn't do things the same way twice," Hotch said. "The locations and victims have nothing to do with each other. In both cases the victims were stabbed in the genitals, but other than that the murders have nothing in common with each other."

"This means the unsub is smart," Reid said. "He knows to cover his tracks. He'll be educated and probably have a job that shows this off. He may work in law enforcement."

"We know that he's smart enough that he could kill in a public nightclub," Gideon said. "He's confident in his ability to kill, but he's not confident in his ability to charm his victims. The first, he chloroformed, then second he hit on the head with a blunt object like a baseball bat. This means he can't convince the victims to come with him."

Hotch nodded. "He will be socially awkward and isolated. He won't appear to be threatening. We hope this will help. If you have any questions, you can ask Gideon or myself."


The case couldn't have been closer to home. One of the advantages of this was that they got to go home at the end of the day. Morgan always felt a little odd sleeping in his own bed when he was on the case. Still, it was comforting to be in his own space. But most of all, the advantage was that he could talk to Reid alone, which he had been dying all day to do.

They met at Morgan's house, the same place they always met. Without a word passing between them, Reid took off his coat and flopped onto the couch with a yawn.

"Hey, how's it going?" Morgan said awkwardly.

"Tired," Reid said simply. "What's wrong? You seem weird."

"How come you didn't tell the team you were there?" Morgan asked, taking a seat on the couch.

A look of recognition appeared in Reid's eyes. "Oh, I see. I didn't think it was important."

"Come on, Spencer," Morgan said. "You know that's something you should have told the team. You could have seen something important there and you didn't even realize it."

"I didn't see anything."

Morgan sighed. He couldn't help but think that Reid was full of secrets. His whole life was a secret. Morgan wasn't comfortable with keeping their relationship a secret. He wondered if Reid was just keeping secrets from the world, or if he was left out of secrets too.

"I left at twelve, I probably wasn't even there when it happened," Reid said.

"It'll look bad if they find out you were there," Morgan said.

"So they won't find out," Reid said, glaring at Morgan meaningfully.

"How many secrets am I going to have to keep for you?" Morgan asked.

"Don't be mad..." Reid said with puppy dog eyes.

"Tough luck, I'm mad," Morgan said unconvincingly.

Reid cuddled up close to Morgan. He planted a bunch of little kisses on Morgan's neck. "Are you still mad?"

"Very."

Reid gave Morgan a sweet little kiss on the mouth. "Still mad?"

"Yep."

Reid crawled on top of Morgan's lap, and this time gave him a much more intense kiss. It lasted ages, their tongues deep in each other's mouths. "Still?"

"I don't know," Morgan said playfully. "I think that I need a bit more convincing."

Reid giggled. "I think that could be arranged." He got up and grabbed Morgan by the hand, dragging him to the bedroom.


A/N: I hope you liked it. I had a lot of fun writing this chapter. The next one will be up tomorrow! Review please?