(I in no way own Criminal Minds, someone else does. Page is a work of fiction, as is everyone else. Though Arthur Doyle, is named after Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, of Sherlock Holmes fame. And Jane Van Der Beak after James van der Beek who played Tabias Hinckel)
(Not really a follow on accept that Page Cunningham is again in the story. )
Terror on international soil -
The last 6 months had been amazing. For the first time that Dr. Spencer Reid could remember he was blissfully happy. His colleagues at the BAU had noticed the change, though he never told them way. His family and his team knew everything about each other, but he wished to keep Page a secret. He almost didn't want to curse their relationship by talking about it.
Just over a week after their first date, Page had gotten a new job and moved to New York. However despite them living in different cities, their relationship had grown and grown. Their first date, though it had not seemed it at the time, was relatively uneventful, especially compared to the rest of them. Reid quickly learned that Page was in fact one of the world's true eccentrics. After 3 weeks of seeing each other, on one of Reid's rare free weekend, she had practically kidnapped him, and taken him to Toronto. He still cringed in fear when he remembered how she had dragged him to the bungee jump. It only got worse after that. Their months together had aged him dearly, but he didn't mind. Reid was just simply happy.
"Conference room. Now team!" Hotch called abruptly from the catwalk. Reid quickly picked up the coffee's he had been making and handed one to Morgan. Morgan sighed.
"I have a bad feeling about this one"
"We'' catch the UnSub like "this" if your feelings are on smiled" Reid joked
"Oo pretty boys being a smart ass". They both laughed as they walked to the round table room. As Reid entered he saw Prentiss chatting to someone. As she moved his heart stooped. Page Cunningham, his second girlfriend, stood in the BAU.
"Spencer, nice to see you again", she said extending her arm, not a hint of their relationship on her face. Reid sat down speechless.
"Okay guys, I hope you all remember Dr. Page Cunningham " Hotch said and the team nodded in agreement and welcome. "Well she's come from to New York to help us with this case". Reid sat stunned as Page stood up and took JJ's usual spot.
Page flashed 3 pictures on to the screen. "This is Ekwueme Tafari, he was stabbed 16 times in a alley 3 weeks ago. This is Jane Van Der Beek she was stabbed in her apartment 7 days later, and last night Arthur Doyle had his throat slashed behind his house"
"Other than the periods between the murders what's the connection? The MO is all over the place, and considering this is New York, 3 murders in 3 weeks, are we sure it's the same UnSub?" asked Morgan.
"Usually I would agree, accept all the victims worked at the UN" Page paused "Like myself".
"Look like we're off to New York" Rossi said, and they all rose.
"Guys" Page stopped them all as they began to leave, "I know I'm no longer a profiler, or even a FBI agents come to that. I'm ordered on this case because someone is killing "Non-American" UN employees. But I really don't want to invade the team, and I'm sorry if it seems that way", she ended apologetically. They all stood in silence for a second. All thinking how wrong she was.
"Its fine Page. You're not intruding. Whatever we can do to stop this UnSub killing" Hotch reassured her.
"Okay then. NYC it is team" Page smiled and was granted 6 in return.
" So what did these people do at the UN" questioned JJ.
"They were all miles different. Tafari was a translator from Mozambique and Van Der Beek was a Austrian security officer".
"And what about Doyle?" Reid spoke to her for the first time.
"Well" she sighed "This is where it gets serious. Doyle was not just a employee he was a British diplomat. He had security at all times but the UnSub got to him, when he went to get his cat"
"Well he sure is organised" Rossi offered
"I'd say that. There were 5 camera's outside that house. He'd clearly been watching hit victims"
"And their escalating. He went from attacking a man, alone in a Alley, to a Diplomat outside his house" Prentiss said.
Hotch sat up a little when he saw they were nearing New York. "Okay Morgan and Prentiss go to the latest crime scene. Reid If you go and see the body. JJ get set up at the station and Dave and I will go to the UN".
Page looked serious for a moment, like she was carefully considering her next words. "I need to warn you. This will be Hell. The UN is under pressure form 3 governments here. But we have no jurisdiction on American Soil, and vies versa with the NYPD. I've tried my best, but be warned for some cool attitudes and pressure from above".
Hotch considered this for a moment. "Fine, Mind what you say, but let's do our job". They all nodded in agreement. As they fastened their seatbelts to land, Reid made eye contact for the first time with Page. For a brief second she smiled, and then returned to her professional self.
(Okay review away. However all I know about the UN, is what I learnt the 1 time I went there and from the film the Interpreter. But never fear I will do more research before next chapter )