The team all then tried hashing out theories and ideas but could get nowhere. Very soon the jet landed in New York.
"Hotch isn't your brother Sean still in New York?"
"Yeah he's working as head barman at the Plaza. Might pay him a visit when the case is over and I'll call him tonight. But for now let's concentrate on the case. Okay. We'll head to the NYPD prescient where we're meeting up with the lead detective, a Don Flack, and the head of the crime unit, a detective Mac Taylor. We'll then head to the crime lab nearby and meet up with the CSI team we'll be working with. Garcia you'll be working alongside their top lab technician, I've heard he's like you and that he's a wizard on computers. Then we'll split up and head to crime scenes and the morgue okay?"
"Sure Hotch."
"Will I've cleared it with NYPD and detective Flack for you to be a lead detective on this case and have full detective powers in New York and also to use your gun."
"Thanks Hotch. Appreciate it. This case sounds bad."
"It is. Let's go everyone. There's no time to waste!"
They all grabbed their go bags and hurried off the jet into the waiting black SUV's and headed to the NYPD precient and pulled up outside. Leaving their go bags in the SUV's, with Hotch leading, they headed into the building.
"Hi, I'm Agent Aaron Hotchner, we're the BAU. We're here to meet up with Detective Flack and Detective Mac Taylor?" Hotch spoke to the officer on the front desk.
"Hey Flack, FBI is here!" He shouted to a guy in a suit talking to another guy in a suit.
"Hey Hotch, their like you…"
The 2 men in suits hurried over, the one with black hair holding out his hand.
"You must be the FBI Agents? I'm Detective Don Flack, NYPD, this is Detective Mac Taylor head of the NYPD crime lab."
"Hi I'm Agent Aaron Hotchner, BAU Unit Chief, this is our BAU Section Chief Matt Cruz, this is Detective Will LaMontagne Jr, MDPD. He'll be working on this case with us and you said it was okay if he was a detective with full powers in New York. He'll be a lead detective on this case. You've cleared it so he can use his gun and have full detective powers here?"
"Yeah I cleared it with my captain and he'll make sure it's okay."
"Great. This is my BAU team, Agent Jennifer Jareau, Will's wife, but we call her J.J, Agent Derek Morgan, Agent David Rossi, Agent Dr Spencer Reid, and Agent Alex Blake."
"You guys are married then?"
"Yeah, very happily married. Hey Hotch could we double up as we are married?"
"Sure Will, as you guys are married. Oh and this is wonderful BAU technical analyst Penelope Garcia. She'll be working with your top lab technician Detective Taylor."
"Call me Mac Agent Hotchner."
"Sure Mac. Call me Hotch, everyone does."
"Hi guys, so shall we head to the crime lab and I'll introduce you to my CSI team?"
"Sure Mac, our SUV's are right outside, we'll follow you."
"Oh and you can just call me Flack, or Don."
"Sure Flack, nice to meet you guys."
"We put you guys up in the Plaza by the way. Apparently there's someone with the surname Hotchner that works there. Any relation to you Hotch?"
"Yeah it's my younger brother Sean. He's head bar man there. Thanks for that. I'll call him later to let him know."
"Your brother is head bar man at the Plaza?"
"Yeah has been for over a year but he loves it there. So shall we head off?"
"Sure."
They all headed out to their SUV's.
"You got an SUV too?"
"Yeah, I'll drive Don."
"Sure thing Mac."
They all got into their SUV's and followed Mac in his SUV to the crime lab.
"Hey Hotch we'll get to see your bro!"
"If he's still working tonight we will, but I'll call him and we can meet up. But for now let's concentrate on this case, okay?"
"Sure."
They soon arrived at the crime lab building and parked in the underground parking lot and, grabbing their go bags, they all followed Mac and Flack up to the crime lab. As they got out of the elevator, they saw a group of people in white lab coats standing waiting for the elevator.
"Hey Flack! Hey Mac, got your call. These the FBI guys?"
"Hey Stella. Yeah, this is the FBI BAU team, they're gonna help us on the foster family murders. This is Agent Hotchner."
"Call me Hotch guys. This is our BAU section chief, Matt Cruz, this is Detective Will LaMontagne Jr, MDPD, he'll be a lead detective on this case and he's helping us out, this is BAU technical analyst Penelope Garcia, our computer wizard and this is my BAU team, Agent Jennifer Jareau, or J.J, Will's wife, Agents Derek Morgan, David Rossi, Alex Blake and Dr Spencer Reid."
"Dr? As in medical doctor?"
"No he's got 3 PhD'S and 2 BA's but he's our genius. Was a child genius. He's got an IQ of 187, can read 20,000 words a minute, and has an eidetic memory and can read every word he reads in every book."
"You're kidding me right?" Danny and the others looked shocked.
"No I graduated high school when I was 12 but I skipped several grades. It's all true. Got straight into the BAU after the FBI drafted me specially for the BAU. They ignored the fact I failed all the physical tasks that weren't book related but that was 10 years ago."
"Hi Agent Hotchner, I'm Detective Stella Bonasera, assistant supervisor of the crime lab."
"Call me Hotch please."
"Sure Hotch, this is Detective Danny Messer, this is Detective Lindsay Munroe Messer, Danny's wife, both CSI level 3's, this is CSI level 2 Dr Sheldon Hawkes, used to be head Medical Examiner and a doctor but now works in the crime lab on our CSI team, this is our chief medical examiner, Dr Sid Hammerback and this is our wonderful Adam Ross, top lab technician and computer expert."
"Hi guys. Mac is there somewhere we can set up? I believe I asked you about a conference room or something?"
"Sure, this way guys. I'll give you a quick tour." Mac pointed out several rooms, including the locker rooms and bathrooms by the elevators, as he led the BAU team and his crime team to a conference room they'd set up ready with a layout board and coffee machine.
"This do you guys?"
"It's perfect thanks Mac."