Emily walked into interrogation room one thinking of the bright smile in the picture that Garcia had showed her. There was no bright smile. Riley wouldn't look at her. Emily peeked her head out the room. "Give me the keys to her cuffs."
"Ma'am?"
"She's not gonna hurt me."
Sheriff Young exploded. "How the hell do you figure that?! She murdered those girls!"
"Because she's not the UNSUB. It'd be clear for you to see if you weren't blinded by unfounded rage. I talked to the Marcella family. Riley's never once left her room during the times of the murders. Her albi solid but Miss Marcella did point out how much you detest Riley. And why. Riley didn't make your son a homosexual Sheriff." Reid stood behind Sheriff Young.
"Agent Hotchner needs to learn to control his team."
"The way you controlled your son? We read the hospital reports." Emily watches Reid with avid interest. She couldn't remember off the top of her head, a time when she saw a truly pissed off Doctor Spencer Reid. He grabbed the key from the deputy and pushed into the room. Emily closed the door watching Reid as he uncuffed Riley. "You okay?"
"You really found out about Stephen?"
"Reid—"
"C-can he sit in on the interview? I'll talk I promise."
Emily nods and took a seat. She glanced at Reid before putting the first photo in front of Riley.
"Riley—"
"I don't know her...A-are there more than Rebecca and Jane?"
Reid looks at Emily then Riley. "How much do you know about the murders?"
"Becca and Jane were killed. I never learned how…" Emily leans across the table taking Riley's hand. Reid lays out all twelve pictures. "Oh my god...n-no wonder they arrested me…"
"What do you mean? ...you know them?"
"A lot of them are people who picked on me in school. Becca and Jane were girls who...expressed interest in me."
Reid left the room. Emily stood up but Riley stopped her. "Yes?"
"What does it mean? I knew them. What does it mean?"
"...had any of those girls messed with you recently?" Riley shook her head. "Any reason for people to suspect you of this?"
"I haven't talked to them since high school, Agent Prentiss." Riley sighs, "Jane I'd seen recently but we didn't speak to each other. I mean she spoke to me. I didn't say anything to her though…"
Reid looked over the pictures. Morgan walks in trying to greet him only to be met with silence. He walks over to Reid only to find him deep in thought. Morgan noticed Reid holding a small picture of Riley. "Reid, what're doing?"
"I think the UNSUB has a fantasy involving Riley… these women bullied Riley back when she was in school. We thought it was strange that the last two Rebecca and Jane had different signatures. But if we apply the knowledge of their expressed interest in Riley...it makes perfect sense."
"These killings are for her?"
Reid looks over the pictures. Morgan looks in the direction of the interrogation room. If Reid was right then the stuff Morgan heard from Rossi didn't make sense.
"Reid, maybe you should talk to Rossi."
"What? Why?"
"...she has nothing to do with these murders."
"But she knows the victims. All of them."
Morgan clamps Reid's shoulder. Reid furrows his brow going back to the boards covered with evidence photos. Emily rushes over to the two. "We got another body. He left a message."
Police and those FBI agents race off. How lucky. No one to guard her. No one to keep her away. Just have to be quick. Soon it'll be over.
"This isn't good…"
"If this is right then we now have two UNSUBs." Reid read the note once more.
Doctor Reid;
How dare you accuse her! You know she's not capable of this. If you don't release her more will come. I will drown you in bodies. If you comply then I will give the evidence to finish your case. Go back to your life as an FBI agent. She and I will find peace here. Remember good Doctor more bodies the longer it takes.
An Admirer
"An admirer? He knows you then?"
"Not likely. He's a stalker."
