"Running away will never make you free."
Kenny Logins
Entrapment
Hotch, Morgan, Rossi, Reid, JJ, and Prentiss all arrived at Flathead Forest in Montana. It was nine pm and pitch black. They ran up to police Chief Collins. Every car had their lights flashing, lighting up the entrance of the forest.
"Agent Hotchner he ran into the woods!"
They had been chasing a man named Thomas Duncan for a week now. He had kidnapped three women in the past month and brutally tortured them differently each time. They all had brown hair, brown eyes, and all in their earlier 40's.
"Alright then Morgan, Prentiss you guys go north. Rossi, Reid you go west. JJ and I will go east," said Hotch.
"Wait he could be anywhere by now," said Collins.
"It won't hurt to try."
"He's right Hotch, this forest is at least 2.4 million acres," said Reid.
"Let's just go," said Hotch. They all nodded and ran in their given direction.
Prentiss and Morgan ran as fast as they could north. With their guns out and their flashlights on they jumped over rocks, fallen trees, and dodged trees. After ten minutes of running they stopped in a small opening. They leaned up against a large oak tree to catch their breath.
"He's gone," Prentiss breathed.
"Yeah or at least he didn't come this way," said Morgan.
As soon as they were walking away from the tree they were swept off of their feet. Dropping their guns and flashlights Emily let out a small yelp. Emily and Morgan were now hanging from the tree in a net.
"What the hell!" Emily said.
"I think we're in a net hanging in a tree."
"Yeah I got that part."
"Some hunter must have left it out, or something."
"Morgan move over your squishing me."
"Oh well excuse me but I can't really do that since we are both in a very small net."
"I know we are in a freaking net!" she yelled.
"Calm down Emily we will find a way to get down or the team will find us."
"Or the unsub,"
"The unsub isn't interested in us, nor will he come near us."
"Easy for you to say you're not a women with brown hair and in her early 40's."
"Sorry."
"It's ok. Maybe we should call them; do you have your phone?"
"No it fell off my belt when we were pulled up here. What about you?"
"Yeah but it's in my back pocket."
"Well can you at least try to get it?"
"Yeah I just wish I could see," Emily said. Since their flashlights were on the ground they only lit up a few feet of grass. All they had for light was the moon. They couldn't even make out each others faces.
"Ok I got it," she pulled her phone out and held it in front of her face. "No signal. Great."
"What time is it?"
"9:25."
"Ok so we've been up here for a while so the team will realize that we are missing and come looking for us."
"Oh wait what about the radio on our vest?"
"They have a range. And we are most likely out of it."
"Oh."
"At least we have each other for company"
"Yeah I guess, because I wouldn't want to be out here alone with this guy on the loose."
"Yeah me neither."
Then they heard a loud rustling come from behind.
Hotch, JJ, Rossi, and Reid walked back and met up at the cars.
"We couldn't find him," said JJ.
"Neither could we," said Reid.
"Where's Morgan and Prentiss?" asked Rossi.
"I don't know but they're probably on their way back now, give them a minute," said JJ.
Rossi pulled out his phone. "Great no signal,"
Hotch bent his head down to talk into his Kevlar, but all he got back was a loud high pitch squeal.
"They must be out of range," said Reid.
"How far is out of range?" asked JJ.
"About a mile,"
"Do you really think that they really went that far?" asked Rossi.
"Well it is dark, they could have gotten lost," said Hotch. Hotch walked over to Chief Collins. "Chief how well do you know these woods?"
"Pretty well, but in daylight, why?"
"Agent Morgan and Prentiss are a mile or so north, and we can't get a hold of them. Could you get us to their approximant location and back?"
"I grew up around here, of course."
"Ok get a couple of your men and let's go."
Chief Collins called over three of his men and joined the rest of the team.
"Agent Hotchner which way did they go?"
"A mile or so north,"
"Ok follow me." They all turned on their flashlights and followed Chief Collins.
"Wait shh sh shh," said Emily.
"What?" asked Morgan.
"Didn't you here hear that?"
"Hear what?" then another noise came from behind.
"That," said Emily.
"Yeah I heard it."
Then they heard it again but much louder, and much closer. They heard what sounded like footsteps.
"I see you Agents have stumbled upon one of my traps."
Emily froze at the sound of his voice. She knew it was the unsub. Her hand searched and found Morgan's. All they could see were his feet and legs by the light from the flashlights.
"What do want," Morgan asked. Emily squeezed his hand as a signal not to talk.
"What do want? What I want is for you to stop hunting me or ill start hunting you," he said and bent down and picked up one of the flashlights. He shined the light up at them. "Ah brunets are we?" he said looking at Emily. "Well in that case…. I'll be coming for you."