The team quickly assembled in the conference room, with Reid still glaring at Morgan. Agent Hotchner, wearing his usual well-fitted grey suit and an unusually serious look on his face, stood at the front of the room.
"I just received a call from the Alabama State Police," he began. "They have recently noticed a pattern of missing women along the I-59 corridor, northeast of Birmingham. About an hour and a half ago, they received information that indicates yet another woman has been abducted in that area. We need to move fast if we hope to get her back alive. We will do the briefing on the plane. Wheels up in 30!"
Hotch paused a moment and then looked at their Technical Analyst. "Garcia," he said, "The Arkansas State Police are sending you all their files. As soon as you have them organized, please forward them to us on the plane."
"I'll be waiting for them," Garcia assured him as she hurried back to her office.
"How busy is that corridor?" Blake wondered as the team left the room.
"Where I-59 leaves Birmingham, it is a six lane highway," Reid replied. "However, it quickly narrows down to a four-lane highway used mainly for commuting. It passes through the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains before it enters the State of Georgia. While not a major highway, it is used by truckers traveling from Birmingham to Gadsen and Fort Payne. The area we are going to is mainly rural."
"Well, that's my geography lesson for today," Blake commented.