The whole ride to Seattle Spencer pretended to study the case but he was really trying to figure out who would steal his book and how they got into his car. Spencer noticed the rest of the team kept giving him funny looks, probably wondering why, if he could read 20 000 words per minute and remember every word, why he was taking so long studying the case file. He saw Morgan whisper something to Hotch and Hotch seemed surprised. Spencer put the file aside and pulled out the book Morgan had given him back, hoping the rest of the team would stop watching him. Unfortunately it had the opposite effect, which is why Spencer was extremely glad when Garcia came on the screen.
"They've found an other body." Garcia informed the team.
"Can you ask them-" Hotch started but Garcia cut him off.
"To leave the crime scene? Already have," Garcia said with a smile.
"Ok, when we land, Morgan, you and Reid you to the latest crime scene. Blake and Rossi go to the morgue and JJ and I will go to the police station." Hotch said and everyone nodded in agreement.
"Garcia out," Garcia shut the chat off and the rest of the team went back to 'discretely' watching Spencer and whispering.
When the plane landed Spencer was the first to be ready to leave and the last one off. He followed Morgan in silence to the car they were driving to the crime scene. Morgan hopped in the driver's seat so Spencer hopped in the passenger seat and pulled out his book.
"What's up kid?" Morgan asked, minutes later.
"Nothing," Spencer replied. "Why?"
"Did you find your book?" Morgan ignored the question.
"I found a note in it's place," Spencer replied.
"What?" Morgan asked.
"I went to my car and the passenger door was open and the book was gone. Why do you care?" Spencer asked a little bit harsher than necessary.
"What did the note say?" Morgan, again, ignored the question.
"It said: I have it. I repeat, why do you care?" Spencer replied.
"Because someone broke into your car and stole the book Maeve gave you. Did you recognize the writing?" Morgan asked.
"Yeah, but how did you know about the book?" Spencer demanded.
"Because when she died you carried every for like a month," Morgan replied. "And when you said you where looking for it you seemed on the verge of crying. Who wrote the note?"
"Well, I could tell you," Spencer said. "But I'm afraid that you'll say what I know anyone would if I told them. And I don't need anyone to tell me what I already know."
"And what's that?" Morgan demanded, getting slightly impatient with Spencer's attempt to confuse him.
"Something you should be able to figure out," Spencer said, not like a taunt, but simply like something he was quoting one of his books. After that they rode in silence to the latest crime scene.
"You know you can trust me and the rest of the team right?" Morgan informed rather than asked.
"Yeah, I know," Spencer replied, his voice sounding distracted as they walked toward where the body had been dumped. "He laid her down carefully which could be a sign of remorse." Spencer knelt down next to the body. "There's also blood and skin under her nail, I think, so he was trying to control them but not harm them..."
"Why would that be?" Morgan asked.
"Because they mean something to him?" Spencer offered. "Maybe an ex or someone who rejected them?"
"Maybe." Morgan replied. "What's that in her hand?"
Spencer looked at the girl's right hand and there was a piece of paper in it. Spencer pulled a glove out of his pocket and put it on then picked up the paper. He unrolled it and it read: rEId, dOES ThIs remiNd YoU of Someone? does this piss you off? you Will Lose. catch me if you can. LOVE, UnSub.
Spencer dropped the note and looked up at Morgan. "I think we have a problem."
"What?" Morgan asked.
"Are you sure?" Hotch asked. The team had reassembled at the local police station and Spencer had just told them he though the unsub who killed Maeve had a partner and about his book being stolen, though failed to mention the note being left in it's place.
"Either that or someone else really hates me," Spencer replied. "In the note the unsub was taunting me and look at the victimology. He's picking people who look like she did."
"So why strike now?" Rossi asked.
"A year ago Wednesday Maeve died." Spencer replied. "Stresser might have been Diane's death and the trigger might have been the upcoming anniversary."
"Who could her accomplice been, cause she was in a relationship and wanted you?" JJ asked.
"A family member, like a brother or cousin or something." Spencer answered.
"Where did you get all this from?" Rossi asked.
"The note has random capital letters," Spencer answered.
"That could be coincidence," Blake reasoned.
"A coincidence that just happens to spell: 'I win, you lose'?And there where two letter's left. A T and an S. S. Turner." Spencer countered. "And, just to top off the taunt, he wrote 'Love U' as well."
"You've really thought this out, haven't you?" Morgan asked.
"It's what I do," Spencer replied.
"We, unfortunately, have to profile and try to find a target based on that, not a wild guess." Hotch said, even though Spencer could tell even he could hear some logic in Spencer's work. "Reid, call Garcia and see if there are other victim's that match the victimology. It might give us an idea as to how long he's been doing this. Then start working on a geographical profile. Morgan, you and me are going to the morgue and Rossi and Blake, help Spencer."
"Well, there's us doing nothing," Rossi said to Blake after Hotch had left.
Spencer dialed Garcia's number and heard her answer, "Speak and be heard, peasant. Your tech goddess has been awaiting your call."
"Garcia, I need you to come up with a list of people who have gone missing in Seattle." Spencer said.
"Right, I need something to narrow the search," Garcia replied.
"Look at people who resemble our recent victims," Spencer offered.
"That'll work. I'll hit you back once have something," Garcia said.
"Thanks," Spencer put his phone down and waited.
"How long do you think it'll take?" Rossi asked.
"I'd say about an hour but it's Garcia so in ten maybe twenty minutes," Spencer replied as he pulled his book out of his bag and began to read.
Fifteen minutes later Hotch came back. "Why haven't you done anything yet?" He demanded.
"We're waiting on Garcia," Spencer replied as he put his book to the side and looked at his phone. "Three, two, one." The phone went off and Spencer answered, putting it in speaker mode. "What did you find?"
"Fifty-three women have been abducted over the past year. And always on the same day." Garcia informed them.
"Sunday," Spencer said.
"How did you know?" Garcia asked.
"That's the day I called Maeve," Spencer replied.
"Right, maybe we should all restart in the morning. We might all be thinking clearer, and we could all use some sleep," Hotch said.
In other words, there are no more leads except Spencer's so let's follow it tomorrow when he's had time to calm himself and find an other logical explanation, Spencer though to him self as he followed his team mates to the car and to the hotel they were staying at.
Once he arrived at his room he flopped on the bed and briefly wondered if he was nuts for thinking the note in his bag really was...
There was a knock on Spencer's door so he got up and saw an envelope that was half way under his door. He picked it up and open it. Inside was a picture of Maeve tied to the chair with a blind fold tied around her eyes, but it was definitely her. Spencer knew it was her because it was taken in the room she'd been held before he'd found her, before he'd gotten her killed.
Spencer didn't know what was going on, but he knew someone had worked with Diane, before she'd killed herself and Maeve and that this unsub seemed hell bent on rubbing it in Spenser's face that he'd gotten away.
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