John Hessen didn't waste time.
There were many things you could say about John. He was evil; cruel; a murderer. He was narcissistic and psychopathic. Yes, John was many things, but he was not a time-waster.
John attributed his efficiency to his psychopathy, a condition that scared others but proved useful to him. It allowed him to be calm, logical, and cold in situations that would cause 'normal' people to break down. It was perfect for a career as a murderer.
When you don't care about anything, it's hard to find a job you can stick to. So instead John went with a job that people needed – someone who could mercilessly and effectively kill others. The jobs were few and far between, but they always paid well. John made sure of that.
It was just a random Tuesday. A relative of a man in jail wanted revenge. He wanted an FBI agent dead. It was just some agent who had connected the dots, had landed the man in jail. A simple job.
He knew that in movies and books, when the villain confronts the hero, he was supposed to go into some long, drawn-out explanation of why the hero had to die and what the villain did to reach this goal. And John had no doubt in his mind that if his life was a movie, he'd be the villain. The problem with movies, however, is that the hero always wins. The villain goes on a rant and gives the hero time to overpower him.
But John was efficient. John didn't waste time.
The moment SSA Dr. Spencer Reid opened the door, John slashed his throat.
It was that simple, a cut-and-dry job. No long explanations or bragging. Just simple murder.
John wasn't a time waster. It didn't matter who he killed, who's lives he ruined. It was all just part of the job. And maybe, just maybe, he enjoyed telling the world that the hero doesn't always win.
Of course Reid had to die. It always seems to be Reid, doesn't it? It probably could have been any character for this story. I don't know why it's always Reid. Also, sorry if it doesn't make much sense, I'm writing this in the middle of the night because I can't sleep, and if I don't post it now I never will.