The Devil in Me
A Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior story
Chapter 2: Raising the Stakes
And I don't want another day shackled to your ball and chain
The police stormed the Rock Ridge motel early that morning. The tip was unusual but it was an opportunity they couldn't afford to pass up. SWAT busted down the door and what the Detectives found inside shocked them. Kailyn was gone… but she has made no attempt to disguise her presence in that hotel.
Detective Hodges picked up the coffee mug off the nightstand it had lipstick on it… bright red. When Kailyn was caught a year ago she was wearing the same red lipstick. "She was definitely here" He growled knowing she was gone again.
"Boss, you might want to see this" one of the other investigators called from the bathroom. The detective saw the bathroom scattered with evidence of a complete makeover.
"Great, so she's gone and we don't even know what we're looking for!" the detective cried out in frustration and spun around. Looking up he noticed a note on the dresser…
Detective Hodges felt like shooting someone when he read the words on the paper.
Catch Me If You Can
The note was sealed with a kiss in the same red lipstick on the coffee mug.
"She wanted us to find this" he mumbled "It was her! She was the anonymous caller… she led us here!" you could almost hear Detective Hodges blood start to boil as he caught on to Kailyn's game.
"Boss what do you want to do?"
"This woman is going to drive me crazy. That's it! I'm calling in the FBI." Detective Hodges exited the motel room swiftly, clearly unnerved by the game Kailyn was playing.
Collins Auto Garage
Chicago, IL
Pulling into the lot of the Garage felt so perfect. Back with my people finally. When I stepped out of the Camaro Jamie, Alissa, and Johnny all smiled and came up to greet me.
"K! You're out of prison, I thought you had five years in the big house!" Alissa said giving me a hug.
"Well, let's just say I got discretional probation… as in it was my discretion to walk out of that prison" I smirked as all three of them raised their eyebrows.
"I knew my girl would break out. It's good to see you" Johnny lightly punched my arm.
"Guys, I need a favor" I said getting serious.
"Anything Kailyn, what can we do?"
"Jamie, I need you to repaint this car. It needs a big change… don't go over the top though. Keep it simple, and I need a car key for it… work your magic" Jamie nodded and got to work. "Johnny, call Mikey, I need forged registration for the car and fake ID's, Alissa, I need clothes."
"On it"
"Let's go, I have clothes that would be perfect for you, come on!"
Alissa started throwing items at me and I remembered why I loved this girl. She had style, and she knew it. I quickly changed into a pair of black skinny jeans a white tank top and a red leather bomber jacket.
"So what do you plan to do anyways?" Alissa asked.
"You know what I have to do, I have to disappear until the heat is off" I said glancing at the news on the TV
"They're still covering your escape" Alissa stated
"The Chicago Police Department has called in the assistance of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit to catch escaped convict Kailyn Benoit" The reporter spoke and those words rang through my head.
The stakes just got higher.