I wrote the first part as just a fun thing to do, since there were requests for more, I decided to do just that... There will be more after this section.

Hotch and Prentiss exited their hotel rooms at the same time. They both had sweaters on and carried jackets. He put his room key into his wallet and put that back in his pocket. He gave a meek smile to Prentiss. "You ready?"

"Ready as I'll ever be." The two walked down the hallway to the bank of elevators. "So do you think Rossi told them?" She asked as they stepped into the elevator car.

"I highly doubt it." He replied. "Then again…" He said with a grin.

"Oh, that's comforting." She sighed as the metal doors closed.

The doors opened to Rossi standing directly in front of them waiting. "Good morning." She said to him and quickly walked outside to where the rest of the team was waiting.

Rossi touched Hotch's shoulder. "So, you doing okay this morning?"

"Yes, I'm fine."

"Well, I seem to recall seeing and empty scotch bottle in your room last night."

"This coming from the biggest drinker I know." He teased his friend. "Besides, I wasn't the only one drinking last night."

"Oh yeah? I don't remember seeing anyone else with you." He said sarcastically.

"Can we get going now?" The two men headed outside.

"Hey Prentiss." Morgan called. "So where were you this morning? We were about to send out a search party." He teased.

"Well… I…" She started.

"She was with me." Hotch said matter-of-factly. No one questioned it or teased any further. They split up into two groups and got into the black SUVs. Hotch got behind the wheel next to Rossi, started the engine and pulled out.

Morgan buckled his seat belt and followed after Hotch. "Hey Kid." He called to Reid who was sitting in the backseat. "So is it usually this cold?"

"Well, actually, this is about ten degrees warmer than what it usually is for this time of year."

"You're kidding me." Prentiss said staring at the snow covered sidewalks as they drove by.

"The forecast also said that it will be colder today than yesterday." Reid reported.

Prentiss flipped through the case file folder. "I wonder how that will affect the police in their search for the victims."

Morgan drummed his thumbs on the stirring wheel. "I guess we will just have to wait and see for when we get there."


Hotch pulled up to the Ranger's Station and parked as Morgan pulled up behind him. The team exited their vehicles and headed inside. Sherriff Haskell walked up to Agent Hotchner and shook his hand. "I'm sorry to report that we uncovered two more bodies in our search last night."

"Show us on the map." Hotch requested.

Haskell went to the map that was pinned to the bulletin board. "We found one here." He pointed. "Where we found the first three. Then the other one was discovered over on this side." He pointed toward the other side of the map. "So who knows how many more there are being spread out all over."

"What else is in this area?" Reid pointed to the section where the lone body was discovered.

"There are a few cabins spread out in that area. Most of them should be vacant. They are usually only occupied when the weather is warmer."

Hotch turned to his team. "Dave, Morgan, I want you to go with Sherriff Haskell to see the new victims and get a timeline. We need to see if we can add anything to what we already know. JJ, I need you to get with Garcia on identifying them. Also, I need you to talk to the press about keeping this quiet. We still have a missing person out there and we don't want to scare him away."

"Got it." JJ responded.

"Reid, Prentiss, we will go with Deputy Willis to where the single victim was discovered. I want to check out the cabins and see why this victim was apart from the rest.

Sherriff Haskell held up his hand before they departed. "Remember that there is snowfall in the forecast for today. So be careful out there." The team dispatched.


Deputy Willis was giving information about the area to Hotch, Prentiss and Reid as they drove through this new location. The truck stopped and pulled over off of the dirt road at the base of a hiking trail. They each exited the vehicle and looked around at the wooded area. "Here is the start of the pathway that leads to the cabins." Willis pointed toward the open space between the trees.

Dr. Reid zipped up his jacket as he was feeling the colder temperature now that they were in the woods. "I don't imagine too many hikers out at this time of year."

The deputy stopped at the fork in the trail. "There are cabins up both sides of these trails and the body was discovered right over here." He walked to the dug-out shallow grave. "We had the dogs out here already. This was the only scent they were able to pick up."

The group observed the area and searched for anything that could be specific for why the unsub chose this location.

Hotch looked up each pathway. "I think we should split up. Reid, go with the deputy up the left side and we will head up the right. We will meet back here." Willis and Reid started up their assigned path as Prentiss went up hers and Hotch stayed to answer his phone. "Hotchner."

"We just met with the medical examiner." Rossi started. "Her preliminary exam shows that the victim found at your location was most likely the first."

"So this place might have some meaning." Hotch looked up to see that Prentiss was already up the trail several yards. "I will let you know if we find something to go with that theory."

The snow crunched beneath Dr. Reid's shoes as he walked up the small hill. "You can almost see down the entire mountain from this spot." He observed.

"Yeah. It's a really good view. Some people like to have picnics here in the summer."

"There is also a good view of the road as well. This might be a look out location." Reid turned to head back down the hill when his foot caught a tree root that was raised up out of the earth. Unable to hold himself up, he fell forward and his head landed on a rock.

Hotch finished his call with Rossi then heard Deputy Willis yelling for him. He launched up the path to reach them. "Reid!" He saw the young agent on the ground, his head buried in red snow. Hotch checked his neck for vital signs and was relieved to feel a pulse. Yet he was unresponsive. Willis picked Reid up and headed toward the truck.

"Emily!" Hotch yelled. "Emily!" He called again. She didn't respond. Willis placed Reid on the backseat as Hotch dialed Prentiss on her cell phone. "Damn."

"She might not be getting a signal. It cuts out up here. Should we go look for her?"

"No. You get him to the hospital. I will go get her and I'll call my team to update them." The two men nodded and Willis started the truck and headed back down the mountain leaving Hotch to look for Prentiss.