Chapter 1 Jill's Case
Agent Derek Morgan sat at his desk finishing out his paperwork. They had gotten back from the case and now had some time to do the chore. When his eyes became a little tired from staring at the redundant work he looked over towards Agent Reid, wondering if he was done with his paperwork.
Reid wasn't working on his paperwork now. Instead he was sitting down at his desk staring at something in his hand. His expression was solemn and his eyes were lost in thought.
It only took Morgan a moment to make an educated case as to what Reid was thinking about.
Jill.
Ever since Jill's untimely death the team had watched over Reid. They knew how much Reid had loved her. Prentiss, Garcia, and J.J had helped him pick out the engagement ring.
While Reid and Jill were dating, the team had grown fond of her. Morgan had admired her bravery.
After Reid had announced that he was seeing someone the team cornered him with questions. Reid had described a girl that showed him affection and caring. She had even cooked a romantic dinner for them.
Morgan had to investigate, mostly to see her with own eyes and to check on her intentions. He had followed Reid and Jill out to lunch together. When Reid went for the bathroom he made his move.
He had sat down at Reid's chair and looked Jill over. She was beautiful, probably only about twenty years old, but was sophisticated. Her demeanor wasn't childlike at all, despite her youthful appearance.
When Morgan had sat down she immediately was on the defensive. Morgan had not understood the reason why at that time. To see what her reaction would be, Morgan had addressed her by her first name.
She had slowly started to reach for her pocket.
The Profiler could only assume that it was pepper spray. At that time he figured he should come clean, so he introduced himself as Agent Morgan.
After knowing who he as Jill had relaxed with Morgan. That was when he asked her what her intentions with Spencer were. He had warned her that she was part of some kind of gag he would have to kill her.
Jill didn't take this statement offensively. She had merrily replied that she understood that Morgan was only protecting Spencer. She then reassured him that she had no ill will towards him.
Nothing in that meeting had suggested to Morgan about her army training or that she was in fact an Agent as well.
Morgan looked again several minutes later and then got up to see what Reid was still staring at. "Hey pretty boy, that's the longest I've ever seen you stare at a cookie without eating it."
Reid turned the cookie around so Morgan could see it.
It was clearly a homemade cookie wrapped in plastic. The icing had been designed in a shape of a Star Trek symbol. It was clearly Jill's work.
"She hid this one in my desk." Reid said with a weak smile.
When Jill had time off she would cook. She would make up different snacks, like cookies, and wrap them up and then place them in Reid's bag or in his desk when he was gone or not looking.
"I didn't think there were any left. She was always worried about me being hungry." Reid said.
"She was a good woman." Morgan reminded Reid.
"I know." Reid answered. He appeared to want to say something else.
Morgan didn't say anything he just let Reid talk. "I saw Stewie just before we left on our last case."
Agent Stewart, Stewie, was Jill's partner. He was her back-up if she got into trouble. He was her best-friend and the two communicated in a way that only they could understand. It had made them the perfect duo.
Reid didn't need to worry about Jill while Stewie was with her and he never worried about them together. Jill's relationship with Stewie had caused discord in her previous romantic relationships. Reid knew better, he understood how they were. He was never jealous.
"How's he doing?" Morgan asked.
"They've been using Bridgette to take over Jill's job." Reid said. "They haven't found anyone yet who could actually replace her."
Bridgette served as an additional back-up to Jill. She was probably the only one who could understand Jill and Stewie's language, even if it was only bits and pieces.
What Jill had done for the FBI was different. She worked on the social networks tracking pedophiles and attracting them into invites. From there she would disguise herself as the child to catch them at the meeting. Stewie and Bridgette had seen to it that Jill was safe on these operations.
"There's something else on your mind." Morgan said.
"Stewie said that they were watching Riderman48 again."
"Who was that?" Morgan asked.
Reid took a moment as the memories came back to him. He remembered Jill's phone going off in the middle of the night to let her know that her Un-Sub was online again. She would stay up and watch him chat with different girls trying to learn about him.
"Jill had been watching him for almost a year trying to get an invite." Reid explained. "He logs in from different cities using public Wi-Fi. Stewie keeps trying to get a trace on him, but never seems to get one. Jill had her phone set up so it would beep if he was on any of the sights. He is erratic with the places and times that he logs in. She tried several times to get an invite, but he never took the bait."
"Did Riderman48 get an invite?" Morgan asked.
"Yes last week. The girl was sixteen. Stewie called the local cops to be there at the planned place. They found the girl, but they scared off Riderman48."
Morgan had a feeling what was on Reid's mind. "What are you thinking?"
"Jill managed to close every single case she had, even if she handed it off to the local FBI office or police department." Reid said. "This is the only case that she never really closed."
"You want to close it for her." Morgan didn't have to guess.
"Yes, I'll only have to ask Stewie and Agent Myers for an invite. They would welcome the help." Reid reassured Morgan
It only took a moment to decide. "Let's go talk to Hotch." Morgan said.
The two walked together into Hotch's office. He was at his desk doing his own paperwork. "What's going on?"
"Hotch, there's something that I like to do for Jill." Reid said.
Hotch focused his attention on Reid. He knew how much Reid had loved Jill, he understood the attraction. Hotch could still remember the first time he saw Jill. He didn't even know it until later.
He was sitting at his desk after finishing a consult on a case for one of the local offices. The Section Chief of the office, Myers, had told him that he was sending someone up to get it.
A young girl had shown up and knocked on his door. She had thick glasses and dark brown hair. She didn't enter until he had given her permission. She also never made eye contact with him, even when asking for the paperwork. The young girl had said thank you directly to the desk rather than at him before leaving. He never learned her name.
Hotch had determined that she was a secretary that was shy, but polite. She was defiantly not an agent in any way. After the case was resolved Chief Myers had said thank you and sent the completed file on their Un-Sub, Thomas Barry. What Hotch didn't know was that the girl that collected the profile, Jill, was instrumental in catching Barry.
The girl Hotch had profiled was not the same agent that helped them on their own case.
The case concerned a mass grave that had been discovered in Texas. The victims had been three women and three teenage girls. A woman that fit the victim's profile had gone missing. The team could only assume it was the Un-Sub. They knew by the time line that their Un-Sub would be hunting for a new victim the next day. That victim would be a teenage girl.
It was very quickly decided that instead of putting local girls at risk, they would send in their own bait. They used Reid's girlfriend, Jill.
Hotch still remembered taking the jet to pick Jill up. It was lucky she was wrapping up her own case in Texas at that time.
After the jet had taken off he looked at Jill and asked her directly. "You are fine with this?"
Jill had just smiled and said, "brief me on the case."
Hotch watched as Jill studied the pictures of past victims to gain an insight into what the Un-Sub was actually looking for.
After she was done Jill had told Hotch that she would allow herself to be abducted by the Un-Sub and the team would follow where they went.
Hotch didn't want to put agents in unnecessarily dangerous situations. "You won't be in danger. We will come in just as soon as he tries to take you."
Jill had looked Hotch right in the eyes after that comment. "Then have him in an interrogation room for an hour to make sure he is even the right guy, not just some Ephebolphilic I stumbled across. Cut down the time and let me go with him. It won't be the first time that I have had to allow myself to be taken by an Un-Sub because we had to find the location of where he had taken others. This won't certainly be my last."
That was when Hotch had learned that Jill had been the instrumental piece of Thomas Barry. Jill had allowed herself to be kidnapped in order to find where he had taken another girl.
After Jill had allowed herself to be taken by the Un-Sub the BAU listened in on their conversation.
In an effort to distract Marshall Jill had declared that she was pregnant. The team had turned their attention on Reid. Reid had quickly assured them that she wasn't.
The declaration had provided what Jill needed to get her gun and take charge of the situation. That was when the team came in.
While Marshall was being taken care of Hotch had approached Jill. "You told him you were pregnant. What made you say that?"
"The living room. That was a man preparing for a baby." Jill had said. She had figured out the profile on her own. Marshall was trying to recreate his lost family.
"You realized you scared everyone on this team." Agent Hotchner stated. He wanted Jill to understand the circumstances of what she had said. He used the same stance he used when interrogating suspects pushing them to break.
Jill would not back down. She held eye contact with Agent Hotchner. Most Un-Subs would have bowed down by then. Jill did not. "Spencer should have told you then. Spencer knows I can't get pregnant and he understands the medical reason why. He was in between me and my gun. I had to act. I went with what looked best with what I was given."
The Agent that was matching eye contact with him was not the same girl that had collected the paperwork. She was clearly a skilled actress. Has far as Agent Hotchner was concerned she was an asset to the FBI.
He relaxed then. "You admit that you were wrong."
"When I am, I will admit it." Jill said.
"And when you are right?" Agent Hotchner said.
"Sir?" Jill asked.
That was when Agent Hotchner told Jill that she was right. The Un-Sub did have a nest, Garcia had not managed to find a connection with the property and Marshall.
Hotch respected Jill and if Reid wanted to do something to honor her memory he would support it. "What is it?"
"Her final case." Reid said. "I want to finish this case for her. It won't be hard to get the invite."
"Alright, we will make it a BAU case."