Chapter 4

"Garcia? You got a minute?" Hitch asked her while she sat in her office.

"Always, sir." She replied.

"I need to to track down Gideon."

She swiveled around in her chair and stood up. "Gideon wouldn't want me to do that. Plus Gideon wouldn't leave a paper trail."

"Garcia, I don't care what it takes. He needs to know about this. Reid was just as much his family as us."


About a week later Garcia finally tracked him down. She picked up the phone and dialed in the number.

"Hello?" He answered on the second ring.

"Jason Gideon?" she asked hopefully.

"Yes, who is this?"

"This is Penelope Garcia. I know you told us not to track you down but we have very important news that you will want to hear."

"And that is?"

"Agent Reid, you remember him right?"

"Of course. And it's Doctor." he said. It took him a moment but he then said "Something bad happened to Spencer."

"Yes sit. Spencer attempted suicide last week."

He took a long moment to process the news but finally asked, "Can I visit him?"

"Of course."

And then he hung up.


"Hotch. I found Gideon. I called and told him."

"Thank you, Garcia. He needed to know." Hotch replied.

"There's more. He's coming to visit Spencer."

Hotch looked up and nodded. "Good."


A few days later, after another call from Gideon, Garcia stood outside the hospital waiting for him.

"You have not changed a bit." she turned and saw Gideon standing behind her.

She smiled. "I know. Come on."

They went up to Reid's room, where they saw him reading.

"Wait, before I go in, can I ask something?" Gideon said.

"Yeah. What?" Garcia said, looking at him.

"Why now? After everything he's been through, why now?"

Garcia has forgotten to tell him about Maeve. "Uh, it's a long story."

"I have to know, Penelope." Gideon said.

Garcia sighed and motioned to the chair. "Sit down. This story gets real sad." Garcia told him the whole story of Maeve and Spencer and Diane.

"I'm ready."

Garcia poked her head in. "Hey Reid. Someone's here to see you." Garcia opened the door all the way and Gideon walked in.


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