Deciding a Clown
They were working on a case where a clown at the circus that had just come to town had been receiving death threats. He was actually in fact the owner of the circus and they'd worked out this person sending the threats in fact felt done over by him. He felt that the circus owner had taken his life from him. He felt due to the fact he was the previous owner's son he should have inherited the circus even though he gambled away his money and the current owner had in fact saved the circus from potential ruin.
Though they'd worked out who he was there was no way of finding him as he lived in a van that was constantly on the move. There was only one way to capture him and it was tonight. He'd threatened to kill Alfred Johnson tonight at the closing performance in Washington. They had all decided one of them had to go undercover as a clown while the rest of them would be dotted around the circus tent watching for Pedro Ferezzi to make his move. They just hadn't decided who yet.
Rossi turned to Hotch and he looked at him alarmed. No way! Hell no! You weren't going to find him dressing up as a clown. They'd have to get someone else to do it. He knew magic.
"Can't Reid do it? He knows magic," he defended while Reid looked up for it.
"We need a clown not a magician, Aaron..." he said looking straight at him then patted Spencer's shoulder and added. "Sorry Reid. I just don't think physics magic is going to work in a circus..."
"What does Hotch know about being a clown?" JJ asked.
Aaron looked at Dave awkwardly. He knew his biggest secret was about to come out. The one he tried his hardest to hide. The one he never wanted anyone to find out about but sometimes used to entertain Jack behind closed doors. He'd curse the day Dave discovered him juggling for Jack.
"Go on, tell them Aaron..." Dave persuaded.
He scowled at him and informed them, "I was a clown once for a summer job to help pay my way through law school but I'm a little rusty." Rossi raised an eyebrow and threw him three balls which to prevent being hit Hotch started juggling. Realising what he was doing he put them down and narrowed his eyes daring them to say something.
"He's our clown," JJ declared while his eyes widened in alarm. Everyone agreed while he scowled once again. They'd all ganged up on him.
Blake put a hand on his shoulder and added, "Aaron, one of us needs to go undercover as a clown and you're the only one with experience."
He nodded reluctantly. They were right they needed one of them to go undercover as a clown and he had the experience. Alright he'd go undercover as the clown but he wasn't happy about it. He was going to be ridiculous. His time as a clown was a lifetime ago and he only liked to clown around in front of his son not a whole audience of people.
They soon set off to the circus to prepare him. When they arrived they filled Johnson in on the plan. He looked a little cynical when he heard Hotch was going to be the clown so he gave him a test which he passed with flying colours. The team's eyes widened as they saw him unicycle. There seemed to be a lot they didn't know about Hotch.