Danny greeted the BAU at his precinct,and got started.
"The caller said if I didn't call you he'd kill my kids,"he said,"I couldn't let that happen."
"I understand,"Hotch replied,"but you do realize that them being your kids,and niece could be a conflict of interest."
"Yeah I get that,but you also have a kid out there. Are you going to let protocol keep you from getting him back?"
"No,"Hotch said,"but I read your file,and you have had a lot of disciplinary action for police brutality. The last thing I want is for you to get ordered off this case because you can't control your temper."
Danny got defensive,"Wait a minute,you read my File?!"
"Yes,"the agent said,"My son is missing. I want to make sure the man helping me look for him is a good cop."
They got Linda and Erin to come to the precinct in case the agents wanted to question them. He was about to tell agent Hotcher exactly what he thought when the phone of every parent who had a missing kid went off.
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Hotch answered his phone along with the other parents. He heard a disguised voice,"since you agreed to follow the rules I decided to reward you."
His son's voice came onto the phone,"Dad?"
"Hey buddy,"he said releived to hear Jack's voice,"are you okay? He hasn't hurt you has he?"
"Dad,it was a woman who took me,and Henry."
"Where are you?"
"I don't know,"we were in the back of a van the whole time. When she took us out we were blind folded. I think she left us in a basement."
"Okay Jack,is there anyone there besides you and Henry?"
"Yeah, there are three other kids. Two boys the oldest looks to be about twelve,and the youngest looks like he's my age,and there's one girl I think she's about sixteen or seventeen."
Hotch saw the parents talking to their children and silently promised to himself that he would get them all back safe.
He saw detective Reagan saying,"okay Jack I need you to be strong for your little brother,and listen to your cousin. You promise me?"
His wife was talking to their other son,"Sean,sweetie everything is going to be okay. I know you're scared but daddy's going to make everything okay."
The detective's sister was talking to her daughter,"Nicky its not your fault. Don't blame yourself for this."
Jj was working hard to comfort her son who he imagined was in histerics,"Henry relax your going to be fine."
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Nicky was overjoyed to get to talk to her mother. She still blamed herself for what happened. She was a Reagan. She should have fought the drug he used on her. If she had gotten away she could've given his description to a sketch artist. The boys would be safe.
The man holding them took all the phones and walked out of the room. The boy in the corner was crying. How heartless could these people be? What was this kid four years old?
She tried to calm him down,"Don't worry. We will get out of here. I'll find us a way out of here,"she didn't know if that was entirely true,but she did know that she wouldn't let him hurt the kids.
She noticed a bruise on the other one's cheek,"How did that happen?"
"She tried to to hot Henry,"Jack said,"I couldn't let that happen."
"That was very brave of you,"she said,"but let me take care of that from now on."
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Jack looked into the eyes of the girl in front of him. Could he let her take the beatings for all four of them? No. But he doubted he could keep her from protecting her cousins. He would take the beatings for Henry. When his dad came for him he wanted to be able to say,"I protected someone from the bad guys just like you do everyday."
