Spencer tries not to freak out, but that is inevitable in this kind of situation.
"She's sixteen. She could have just snuck out, like you said." J.J. says to calm him down. He nods and looks down at his watch.
"What girl sneaks out at three o'clock?" Spencer asks aloud after taking the time difference into consideration.
"A girl who wants to go to parties." Prentiss says, not worried at all. Her negligence calms Spencer down a little bit.
He nods and looks at the code. Jessica is a teenage girl. He's trying to force himself not to be upset. That behavior is to be expected, right?
"This UnSub is definitely smart. I'm guessing a college student from around here." Morgan says, trying to get back to the case.
Hotch stares intently at Spencer, trying to see if he can think on the case.
"Good guess. I'll have Garcia check college students with an IQ above 160." Spencer says, aware of Hotch keeping an eye on him.
He didn't have to call Garcia though, her face popped up on screen. Her hair was dyed red, which made them all stare for a moment.
"You like?" She asks, a mischievous smile on her lips, her comment aimed for Morgan, the one she was sure would say something flattering.
"Absolutely. Now you got the hair to match that attitude." Morgan says, not disappointing Garcia's expectations.
"Garcia, check college students in the area, IQ's higher that 160." Hotch says. Rossi looks down at the code over Spencer's shoulder as if he could figure it out.
"You've got it. Anything else to narrow it down?" Garcia asks, typing.
"Female." Hotch offers. Garcia nods, then the screen goes black.
About four hours later, the team had checked out 20 college students in the immediate area and Spencer had tried all foreign languages on the code, needing the help of the computer to search them all.
"Let's go check into a hotel and think about things." Hotch says, though they all know what they needed. In order for them to find this UnSub, they need her to make a mistake. Meaning, someone else had to die.