The Fisher King Part 1 Re-write

Agent Jennifer "JJ" Jareau let out a tired sigh as she looked at Gideon sitting at the table, hunched over, examining the evidence that the unsub had sent all of them separately.

"Hey, you okay?" Hotch asked her as he walked into the office. She turned to face him and gave him a tired smile.

"Yeah, it's just . . .I don't know . . .I can't wait for all of this to be over, it's just so creepy." She said, rubbing her arms.

"Tell me about it. But something else is bothering you, I can tell. What is it?" He asked her. She looked at him with a frown on her face.

"Something is bothering me but it's probably nothing." She said reluctently. Reid and Morgan walked into the room and headed towards the evidence spread out on the table.

"You can tell me. It's better to say it then to keep it in and regret not saying it later on." Hotch said, giving her a encouraging smile. JJ folded her arms across her chest and shifted her weight onto her left foot.

"It's just that, you know how the unsub told us to not tell anyone about this case?" She asked. He nodded.

"Well, do you think it was a good idea to go to the media because I'm thinking that it might have angered him." She said. Hotch thought about this for a few seconds with a frown on his face.

"I think your right but what we did is done. Besides, this way women can be on the lookout for him and maybe it will draw him out so that he'll slip up and then we can nab him." Hotch said.

"Okay. Yeah, that sounds good." JJ said. "Thanks Hotch."

"No problem. Let's see what Gideon's up to." He replied and the two of them walked over to him. JJ scanned the office quickly and noticed that Elle was missing.

"Hey Gideon, where'd Elle go?" She asked as they approached him.

"Home. She was too tired to think clearly." Gideon replied, not looking up at either of them.

"I think I might head out to." JJ replied. "Maybe I'll stop in at Elle's and see what's happening." She added.

"Okay." Gideon replied, still not looking up at her. JJ grabbed her coat from off the chair and tossed it on quickly.

"Wait, before you go, take this." Hotch said and he pulled out his gun and gave it to her.

"This guy is a psychopath, and you never know. Be careful." He said

"I have my own gun Hotch." JJ said, smiling, placing her hand on her gun holster.

"Well, still. Just in case." He said and she took the gun from him.

"Thanks. See you guys later." She said with a smile on her face, and then she walked out of the room as Reid looked up.

"Where's JJ going?" He asked curiously.

"Why do you want to know?" Morgan teased and he watched as the young agent's face flushed.

"Home." Hotch replied and Reid nodded quickly.

"Do you know anything else about our suspect?" Hotch asked Gideon.

"The same as before. This guy's good." Gideon replied. He was examining the key that Reid had been given along with the note that said save her. Hotch stared down at the evidence for about ten minutes and then he decided to tell Gideon about what JJ had said.

"Hey Gideon, you don't think that the unsub would do anything rash would he?" He asked.

"He's already done rash things, Hotch. Anything in particular?" Gideon replied, his full attention now on Hotch. Reid and Morgan looked up from their work and listened to the conversation.

"It's something that JJ said to me that's been bothering me."

"What did she say?" Gideon said.

"She asked if it was right about going public with this information on this guy because it might have angered him." Hotch replied. Gideon shut his eyes and leaned back in his chair as Reid and Morgan also processed this. After a few minutes, Reid was the first to break the silence.

"Wait, Hotch did you say that JJ and Elle both went home . . . alone?" Reid asked and Hotch nodded as Reid's face paled.

"I gave JJ my gun . . ." He said but was cut off by Gideon standing up abruptly.

"We need to go NOW." He demanded and he stormed out of the office.

"What is it Gideon?" Morgan shouted as the three other men ran after Gideon.

"Just get your guns and your coats and follow me." Gideon replied.

"What's going on?" Hotch replied as he pulled his second gun out from his ankle.

"JJ and Elle and are in trouble. The unsub is at Elle's house. He's probably extremely angry about us going public with the information and Elle could be dead for all we know. Dammit, I should have seen this coming. JJ's walking right into a trap." Gideon said angrily.

"Elle's not dead. Trust me. She'll be fighting all the way." Morgan said as he grabbed his gear.

"Well, I hope your right." Gideon said.

"I sent them both right to him." Hotch groaned as he placed a hand on his head.

"WE sent them and it's not just you. Now come on, let's go." Gideon replied and the four BAU agents ran out of the building.