Preponderance

A Criminal Minds Story

It was a cold dark morning in November as Deputy Daniel Allen of the Quantico Police Department sat in his patrol car and finished off his fourth cup of coffee in the last 6 hours. He was on the DUI shift and it was turning out be a boring night. So he sat, parked on the side of a dark road kind of hoping for some kind of action. He was 22 and had just joined the force. He had thought that police work meant tackling bad guys and having shoot outs every weekend. But no, it meant paperwork and writing tickets and twelve hour shifts and dealing with the stupidity of people every day. So Daniel sat contemplating his future options and whether or not he wanted to work in this profession any longer.

It was nearly 2:00 am.

He had four hours left.

But that's when an urgent call came in.

"Attention all units. We have a call about a domestic dispute from a worried neighbor. She says that she can hear yelling and fears for the people inside of the house. Both occupants are members of law enforcement…."

"Haha! Yes!" Daniel laughed, It was just around the corner from where was. The 22 year old adrenaline junkie smiled as he put the gear into drive and turned on his lights and sirens; this was his chance to do something exciting.

"Copy that, 312 en route." Daniel answered the call through his walkie.

"Back up is on their way."

Daniel Allan sped up to the driveway of the dark house. The only lights that could be seen were coming through the ground floor windows. Daniel slowly exited his vehicle and headed towards the house.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

He hit the cement and put his hands over his head as gun shots rang through his ears and a horrifying, gut-wrenching scream filled the air. Daniel froze as he stared at the door of the house, but shook himself out of it as another wail of agony pierced the night. He ran towards the door, his gun drawn. Sirens could be heard in the distance as Deputy Allan stepped inside.

He could have never prepared himself for the scene that played out in front of him.

Just a few feet in front of Daniel was a woman, she was covered in blood, a gun lay beside her as she clutched a small boy to her chest. He wasn't moving. Another man lay dead with two wounds in his chest, blood pooled out from underneath him.

The sound of a cartoon blasted through the room.

A teapot was screeching in the kitchen.

"I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry, "The woman repeated in soft whispers as she cradled her son while she rocked back and forth.

Daniel froze as he stared at this mother as she held her dead child close. Her blond hair covered his face as she apologized over and over. Her breathing was short and loud as she choked out sobs. He felt useless as he watched her completely unravel in front of him. He didn't even notice as officers and paramedics flooded the room. And for two seconds she swore she looked straight at him with pleading eyes.

But there was nothing he could do as another officer pulled her from her child and husband while she kicked and screamed. And as he watched, Officer Allan knew that those broken blue eyes would haunt his dreams for a very long time as they shoved her into the police car.

"Jennifer Jareau, you are under arrest for the murders of William LaMontagne Jr. and Henry LaMontagne. You have the right to remain silent anything you say can and will be used against you. You have the right to an attorney…."

As the police car carrying the distraught mother drove away,

And white sheets were placed over her murdered family,

Daniel thought that perhaps he was in the wrong business.

What do you think happened? Did JJ kill her husband and son?

Please let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions or criticisms.

Thank you!

-HCB