Most simple disclaimer ever: I don't own Criminal Minds.
At BAU headquarters at Quantico, Virginia...
"Kid, please tell me you have better plans than to read all week long? I mean, one week vacation time is too long to just do that. Live a little," Derek Morgan teased his co-worker Spencer Reid.
"Is there something wrong with that? Reading is way more entertaining than seeing people," Reid replied honestly.
"Heads up guys, we got a live one," Jennifer Jareau said as she brushed past Reid's desk on her way to the conference room.
Morgan and Reid exchanged glances. "So much for that vacation time," said Morgan wistfully.
"Alright, so what do we have?" Aaron Hotchner said as he entered the room.
JJ instantly began to describe the case, "A school bombing at the University of Georgia, small detonation, it destroyed two campus buildings, the Health Center and the Administration Building, as well as most of their gym." She pointed at the screen where several pictures of the scene flashed by.
"Doesn't look so small to me," David Rossi commented, raising his eyebrow at the damage done, "How many lives lost?"
"Surprisingly, none. The unsub attacked an empty campus," JJ replied.
"No victims?" Emily Prentiss thought aloud, "Why would someone blow up a school without a target? Do you think someone could be trying to get our attention?"
"If the attack was just for attention, someone will take responsability for it soon; we should be getting a notice any time now," chimed in Reid, "But since it was at a school, it is also possible that the unsub had bad memories of this place, and believes that by destroying it he is erasing the past. The timing of the unsub for attacking when nobody was there shows this to be more likely than an attack on a particular person."
"There wasn't entirely no one there, Spence. Now if you all will let me finish..." JJ redirected the conversation, "We have a single unidentified male, about 22 years of age, currently at Mercy Hospital in Athens. He was found unconscious near what the local police believe to be the center of the explosion.
"Unconscious? He's lucky to be alive, being that close to the explosion... Could this guy be our unsub?" asked Morgan.
"Or our intended victim," Hotch replied standing up. "The jet leaves in 15 minutes... when we get there I want Reid, Rossi, and JJ to interview John Doe. The rest of us will head to the scene of the crime. Garcia, I know that it's a long shot, but I want you to check ViCAP for any reports of school bombings without victims."
"Yes sir," Penelope Garcia awnsered as she stood to leave for her office.
"Alright everyone, let's go." Hotch said.