The Devil in Me
A Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior story
Chapter 4: Risking it All
I don't have a prayer if there is no charity in your heart
Richdale Auto Yard
Washington D.C.
With hesitation and uncertainty I scoped out the scrap yard, trying to locate where the screaming was originating from. I didn't have a lot of time and I knew it.
I heard another scream, it sounded like it was coming from the west end of the auto yard, but I also knew the way sound reverberates in a scrap yard. Taking this and the yards layout into account I headed to the North West corner figuring the sound was coming from there.
In front of me stood a large Auto garage that was more likely a chop shop like the one I grew up working in. I heard another yell this one clearly coming from the building in front of me. There was two options go in loud and take the killer down quickly, or creep in and take him out from behind. I crept closer to the garage and scoped out the entrances. There were only two exits, one at the front and one at the back.
Glancing in the window I noticed the killer was small, tough but not too threatening, and his back was to the front door. So in a moment of quick thinking I barricaded the back door from the outside and then made my way back to the front of the garage.
Sirens rang out in the distance and I knew that I was running out of time to make this happen. It was time to move. Or we would both be going back to state prison tonight.
I pulled a pin and a couple of tools from my bag and started to pick the lock on the door. Within a few moments I heard the faint click and the door unlocked. I glanced in the window and the killer's back was still to the door. He had a knife in his hand but no sign of a gun. It was as safe it was going to get, time to move in.
Slowly and carefully I turned the doorknob and walked into the Garage.
Here goes nothing.
The BAU
En Route to Richdale Auto Yard
"Mick, when we arrive, find a sniper perch we need to find out where in the auto yard this guy is"
"Sure, Coop."
"Prophet, Gina, Beth, and I will clear the grounds quickly and thoroughly" Agent Cooper spoke as The BAU prepped for their arrival at the scene. They knew virtually nothing about the unsub, the profile was still somewhat incomplete and they didn't know if they could trust the anonymous caller who sent in the tip. But they needed to find the victim and the unsub alive.
"Let's move" Cooper spoke as The BAU team as well as SWAT, and local police officers all stormed the auto yard, quickly discovering there was no one in the yard.
"All clear, Mick, anything?" Cooper asked
"There's a small garage to the North of you Coop, no visual inside though"
"Gina, Prophet…"
"We're just about there" Prophet responded
"Boss, the back door of the garage is barricaded from the outside" Gina spoke
"Cover the back door, Beth and I will cover the front"
"Okay"
All of a sudden there sounds of a struggle came from inside the building and the team rushed the garage.
But what they found was unexpected.
The unsub was tied up, the victim was alive, and his injuries were being treated by a young blonde woman. But the shock really set in when they noticed who the girl was… escaped convict Kailyn Alexandria Benoit.
What the…?