Summary: It was something he'd learned of late. If you truly wanted to hurt someone, you aimed for the heart. Teamfic. Warning, character death! Set pre-Cradle to Grave.

Disclaimer: Ava and Cara don't own Criminal Minds. But if they did, it'd probably be the most character-whump show in the world. We also don't own half of these places in Orlando, Fl.

Author's Note: Just a reminder; this is set pre Cradle to Grave, so Hotch is still the boss-man! Thanks again to our reviewers for the last chapter; nexis44, Dicsi, the-vampire-act and jessalynnGSR! Thanks also to those who are still adding this to their story alerts also! The case begins here - we tried to get everything as accurate as we could! It's amazing the things that can get done with two brains - Cara comes up with Garcia's little mannerisms and Rossi's moves. Ava comes up with area location and Reid's statistics. Cara comes up with the ending of this, when it was missing a little *pah*. Ava comes up with the final line. It's a team effort guys! Enjoy the latest installment!

Cara and Ava. x


The place to improve the world is first in one's own heart and head and hands. ~ Robert M. Persig.

Chapter Three: Destination; Orlando

Morgan hadn't stopping complaining all the way back to the BAU.

"Morgan, would you please shut up," Emily grumbled, "you're lucky we got the call when we did, Rossi was just about to start the robot!"

The rest of the team chuckled, and Hotch came in and joined them.

"What have we got?" he asked.

"Orlando, Florida." JJ sighed.

"Disney world?" Reid asked, perking up a bit.

"You really think we're going to be able to go to Disney world?" Morgan grumbled, rolling his eyes.

"Maybe once the case is over...?" Reid suggested, glancing at Hotch.

"Reid, Disney world is for little five year olds." Morgan snapped.

"Than that's the perfect place for you Morgan," Emily said with a grin.

Hotch cleared his throat loudly and the rest of the team fell silent. "JJ, continue."

"First victim; Ivy Stevens, twenty three years old. She was a lifeguard at a local water park in Orlando, not far from where she was found. She was found after being stabbed twenty three times in the parking lot of her local Walgreen's."

"Twenty three times, that took time." Emily commented.

"He enjoys watching his victim suffer." Rossi noted.

JJ clicked a button and two photos appeared on the screen; one of the woman's driver's licence. It showed a Caucasian young woman with long black hair and icy blue eyes. The photo next to it showed the same woman, only completely covered in her own blood, eyes staring blankly.

"Well he definitely enjoyed making her suffer," Morgan said in a tone of disgust.

"Next victim was twenty five year old Georgia Everett. She was found in the changing rooms of a boutique in her local mall. She was stabbed twenty five times."

Like before, two pictures appeared on the screen. One of a tall, thin, brown haired, brown eyed girl - the next of her curled up covered in blood, her eyes also open in horror. The dress she was wearing, still with the shop tags attached, was covered in a layer of her blood.

"Cara Casey, sixteen, was found in the bathroom of a the TGI Friday's on International Drive, just three days later. She was stabbed sixteen times. She also however, had several defensive wounds on her hands."

"She fought." Prentiss said, nodding her approval.

Another picture, this time clearly a passport picture. The girl was smiling, her hazel eyes bright and shining and her short hair tied back from her face. The next, showed a once pristine restaurant bathroom now completely blood splattered, with the same girl laying on the floor.

"The latest victim was discovered an hour ago. Fourteen year old Lacey Jones." The rest of the team look horrified when they heard the age of the newest victim. JJ continued, "She was found in her Holiday Inn hotel room lying dead on the bed after being stabbed -"

"Let me guess," Rossi interrupted, "Fourteen times?"

The rest of the team were surprised when JJ shook her head and replied uneasily, "Nine times."

The team tried not to look at Hotch at this new turn in events. Unsurprisingly, the Unit Chief didn't leave the information affect his stoic expression.

"He could have been interrupted," Prentiss input, "He had a signature, the newest killing doesn't fit with that unless he was cut short."

"An UnSub this organised would never have left it unfinished." Hotch countered.

"If the UnSub were in danger of getting caught, I think he'd run rather than finish the job," Morgan argued.

"Well this is too much for the Orlando Police Department, and they've finally asked for our help." JJ input, "Lead Detective Kenneth Devlin said that this case was way over their heads."

"That's not very shocking," Reid said, before adding, "In 2005, the population of Orlando was 210,290 and out of that only twenty-two were murdered. Also, Orlando is quite a popular tourist spot; so it is quite fortunate that its serial killer population is practically non existent."

"Well it looks like we're going to Orlando. Everyone, we'll meet on the jet in twenty minutes." Hotchner told the team before exiting.

"This is going to be a bad one isn't it?" JJ asked Emily as they headed to get their overnight bags.

"Definitely." Emily replied. "I don't see it ending too well for any of us."


"He's evolving," Prentiss stated as she looked over her copy of the file on the jet.

"He's one confident son of a bitch, that's for sure." Morgan said in disgust. "Killing someone in an alley, and getting away with it, that's not much to brag about. But in the changing rooms of a women's clothing store? Come on. That's being cocky."

"He certainly has a type," Rossi stated, "Teenagers and younger women. Caucasian. Sounds like opportunistic kills. He simply comes across these women, and decides to kill them."

"What have you got for us on the victims Garcia?" Hotch asked, looking at the screen of the laptop with Garcia's face just in view.

"Not many connections. Cara Casey, Georgia Everett and Ivy Stevens were Orlando natives, while Lacey Jones was on holiday with her family here."

"Having your daughter murdered isn't something you'd expect while enjoying your holidays," JJ mumbled bitterly.

"So there's no evidence the victims ever met?" Prentiss asked the Technical Analyst.

"Not so fast lambchop; it turns out that the TGI Friday's Cara Casey was found dead in not only happens to be across the road from the hotel-based Starbuck's where she works part-time, but also across from the Holiday Inn where Lacey Jones was staying. Also; the Walgreen's where Ivy Stevens was killed, as well as shopping mall where Georgia Everett was killed, all happen to be extremely nearby. This psycho isn't leaving International Drive, AKA tourist town."

"That's one hell of Geographical Profile for you Reid!" Morgan smirked at the young genius.

"Thanks Garcia, keep digging on the victims." Hotchner told the Tech Analyst.

"Will do Boss-man. Garcia out!"

"Morgan's right Reid; you work on the Geographical Profile."

Reid opened his mouth to protest, but thought better of it, instead choosing to slump back in his seat, glaring darkly and muttering, "First Disney world, now this...."

The corner of Hotch's mouth twitched slightly before he continued, "Morgan; you take the morgue to examine the other bodies. We need to figure out just how our UnSub killed the victims without a sound in such public places. Prentiss; you're with me. The lead detective will meet us at the latest crime scene. OPD have left it untouched for our arrival. Rossi, you take the other crime scenes. One of the local cops will meet you at the pharmacy Ivy Stevens was murdered outside. Morgan will join you when he's finished at the morgue. And JJ, you talk to the victims' families. We land in ten minutes."

They each nodded in turn, and started to pack up the files. Standing up, Emily reached for her bag, while JJ started for the captain's cabin.

Suddenly the plane shook, knocking them both to the ground.

"Women bowing down at my feet, knew it would happen one day," Morgan said, grinning at the two flung in front of him, as he nudged Emily with his foot.

Struggling to stand, JJ untangled herself from the brunette, "Damn turbulence."

Fixing her shirt, Emily gave Morgan a cheeky smile, "Give me more time and you'll be-"

"Prentiss!" Rossi said, raising an eyebrow.

"Saved by the landing," Morgan said, looking out the window. "Victims, fun. More fun than Disney world."


Reviews are love...