Meanwhile, back at the hotel…
The remaining BAU agents were still in the security office deciding how next to proceed and so didn't notice a van pull up outside the hotel entrance. The man in the van got out holding a box addressed 'TO THE BIG FBI AGENTS'. He was just about to go into the hotel when he saw a teenager walking past. He quickly pulled a $20 dollar note out of his pocket.
"Hey kid, I'll give you this 20 bucks if you'll go into the hotel and leave this box at the desk. You must keep your head down and speak to no one. Once you come back outside, I'll give you the money."
Being a teenager, $20 seemed like a lot of money for such a simple job and he readily agreed. He took the box from the man, and, keeping his head down, half ran into the hotel, dropped the box on the desk and ran out before anyone could see him. Luckily for both the teenager and the man, no one was at the front desk at the time.
"Good job. Here's the money. You never saw me or the van right?"
"Right! Thank's mate!"
He gave the kid the $20 and the teenager walked away. The man got into the van and drove off again.
Molly, the desk clerk, returned to the hotel's front desk and was surprised to see a box sitting there. As soon as she saw who the box was addressed to, she picked up the phone and rang the security office.
Clive was assisting Garcia in accessing the system footage when the phone rang.
"Security"
"Clive, its Molly from the front desk. Are the FBI agents still with you?"
"Yeah."
"Can you put one of them on? It's urgent!"
He held out the phone to Rossi.
"It's the desk clerk. She wants to speak to one of you."
Rossi took the phone and put it to his ear.
"This is FBI Agent Rossi."
"Agent Rossi, this is Molly, the front desk clerk of the hotel. You guy's better come to the front desk quick. There's a box addressed to the big FBI agents sitting here."
"We'll be right there."
All 4 agents rushed out to the front desk and stared at the box.
"Do you think it's a bomb?"
"It's got to be a message from the people who have Hotch and Morgan."
Rossi carefully opened the box and instantly saw 2 guns, 2 wallets, 2 cellphones, 2 FBI creditials, and a piece of paper. He picked up the credentials and wallets and instantly saw they belonged to Hotch and Morgan.
"Guy's these are Hotch and Morgan's credentials and wallets!"
Spencer picked up the note and read it aloud to the rest of the team.
'Dear big FBI agents. As you will have found out by now your 2 biggest agents are currently missing. But don't worry, I have them and they are at least safe, though for how much longer is anyone's guess. I have sent you their wallets, credentials, guns and cell phones as proof that I really do have them. If you want more proof then please look at the last picture taken on each cell phone. You will see your friends are at least safe with me. You're friends were getting too big for their boots and need to be taught how to respect their elders again and need to return to babyhood.
Please do not try to find them or me as you will lose! You will NEVER find them and will NEVER see them alive again. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha….
Your's truly,
THE MAIN MAN!'
J.J and Blake hurriedly picked up the 2 cell phones and turned them on and went to the last photo taken.
"Oh my god!"
The others could only stare at the pictures taken of both Hotch and Morgan sitting with their arms chained to the wall above their heads. Not only were they nearly naked but they were wearing nothing but adult diapers! Both men were clearly either asleep or unconscious when the photos were taken a couple of hours earlier. No one could believe what they were seeing. Hotch and Morgan were restrained and wearing only diapers!
"We need to find this son of a bitch fast!"
"Damn right! Blake and Reid, you go back to the police station. Tell the captain whats happened and see what new information you can find out. J.J and I will stay here and work with all the footage and hotel survelliance we can and also see what the crime scene guys find in the rooms. J.J I think Garcia needs to get out here asap to help go through footage and the 2 cell phones.
J.J called Garcia, who more than readily agreed to get Denver as soon as she could.
Blake and Reid left to go back to the police station. J.J went to the security office to see what she could see of the person who had left the box at the front desk. Rossi got on his phone, ordering crime scene techs to the hotel and calling the FBI director to let him know of Hotch and Morgan's kidnapping. The director promised to send agents to help the BAU team and told him that all FBI resources would be at the BAU team's disposal in locating and rescuing the 2 agents. Rossi asked that he be allowed to call Hotch's sister in law to let her know what had happened, to which the director happily agreed. After ending the call, Rossi picked up the 2 guns, wanting to have them secured until Hotch and Morgan were found.
"Do you happen to have somewhere really secure where our friend's guns can be stored?"
"Yes sir. We have a safe in the office behind us where we keep all the customer information and day's takings. Alternatively the manager has a safe in his office that is even more secure and which only he has access to if you'd rather leave them with him…"
"Is he in his office now?"
"Yes sir. Apart from going home, attending to hotel business, or using the bathroom, he spends his whole day in his office."
Rossi put the guns, wallets, phones and credentials in the box.
"If its okay with him, I might consider leaving them with him. Can you call him, tell him about the box and tell him I'm on my way to see him?"
"Yes sir. Steve [indicating the nearby bell boy] could you show Agent Rossi to the manager's office?"
"This way sir."
Rossi picked up the box and followed the bell boy to the manager's office. As soon as Rossi entered the manager stood up from behind his desk and offered the agent an outstretched hand.
"Agent Rossi. the front desk have just informed me of the box someone left at the front desk and said you wanted my help in securing and storing your friends weapons?"
"Yes. Would it be okay if they stayed in your personal safe until we get our friends back? I take it no one but you has access to it?"
"Only I know the code sir. And it would be an honour for you to entrust me with such items. Could I ask you to just make sure they are safe and won't go off on their own?"
"Of course."
Rossi took out the magazines from both guns, removed the bullet from the chamber and put the safety lock on each gun. The manager took out a metal box with a key lock.
"If you put them in here, you can keep the key and I'll keep this box in my personal safe. That way, even though only I have access to my safe, only you can access the weapons."
"That's a great idea. Thank you."
Rossi put the guns, ammo and magazines in the box and locked it with the key. Then he put the key safely in his wallet. He watched the manager open his safe and slide the box into the safe before closing and locking the door. He wrote down a 4 digit number on a piece of paper and handed it to Rossi.
"This is the code for my safe. Whenever I'm not in my office, my door stays locked so no one can get in."
Rossi's phone went off and he answered it.
"Hey, its me, J.J. I see a teenage boy rushing into the lobby, dumping a box on the desk and then running back out. He keeps his head down all the time and appears to be in a real hurry. I think whoever brought the box bribed this kid with money to have him deliver the box to the front office."
"Thank's J.J."
"Thank you Mr Jones. We'll be in touch if we need anything else."
"Anything this hotel or its staff can do to help the FBI, please don't hesitate to ask and it'll get done."
Rossi left the office and went back to the front desk to wait for the crime scene guys to arrive. Within minutes 2 men wearing forensic jackets, police badges, disposable gloves and carrying forensic kits walked in.
"Agent Rossi, I'm Tom and this is Adam. We're from the crime scene unit. You asked us to process 2 hotel rooms?"
"Yeah. Thanks for coming so fast. The rooms are this way."
The 2 crime scene techs followed Agent Rossi up to the hotel rooms.
"Its rooms 701 and 702. I need you to find whatever fingerprints, DNA, or anything you can find to tell us who took our agents."
"Yes sir. Adam, you process 702, I'll do 701. We'll scour every inch of the rooms."
"I have to make a phone call but I'll be in 704 if you want me."
Rossi went into his room, 704, dreading the phone call he now had to make. How would he explain to Jess what had happened and how would she explain it to sweet, innocent Jack, who had already lost his mum and didn't deserve to have his dad taken away as well. Rossi knew that, if the worst came to the worst, and they were too late to save Hotch, then they would all rally around Jess and would all do everything they could to help her in any way they could in taking care of Jack and making sure he never forgot either of his parents.
Dialling Jess' number he waited, hoping Jess was at home. Suddenly the call was answered.
"Hello?"
"Jess, its Dave Rossi from the BAU."
"Dave, what's wrong? Where's Aaron? Please tell me he's okay."
"Jess, Aaron and Derek have been kidnapped by the man we have been hunting out here in Colorado."
"Oh my god! Please tell me he's still alive?"
"We had a message and photo of him this morning and so far it seems that both of them are at least alive."
Jess could tell Dave was holding something back from her.
"What are you not telling me? And how do you know it's the guy you're hunting?"
"Well the photos he took show Aaron and Derek dressed in the same way as the 2 victims we found in the park yesterday."
"And how were they dressed? There's definitely something you are trying to hide Dave…"
"I'm not sure you really want to know."
"Please tell me. I can take it."
"Well the unsub seems to like making his victims return to being babies and, well, the 2 victims in the park were dressed in nothing but….umm…well…diapers."
"Diapers? You mean to say that the pictures you were sent show both Aaron and Agent Morgan wearing nothing but diapers?"
"Yeah. And it gets worse…"
"How much worse?"
"Well, it seems that he not only holds his victims for weeks at a time but he treats them like babies. He feeds them baby food and forces them to actually use the diapers."
"Please Dave, tell me you'll find Aaron and Agent Morgan before its too late…..Aaron and Jack are the only family I have left since Haley and Jack needs his dad."
"We'll do everything we can Jess we promise. And if the worst comes to the worst, we'll all be there for both you and Jack and you and Jack will never be on your own. We all love the little guy and we'll make sure we all help in taking care of him and giving him everything he needs."
"Thank you for the offer Dave."
"Do you know what you'll tell Jack or will you hold off for a bit?"
"I'll have to tell him something before tonight as Aaron always calls him without fail before he goes to sleep. But I think I'll at least wait until after dinner. Then we can talk and I can make sure he fully understands everything I tell him and he can do all his worrying and crying before he goes to sleep. I won't give him all the details but I'll tell him his dad and his uncle Morgan have been kidnapped by the bad man but that your team will do everything in your power to find them and bring his dad home to him. I might also let the school know his dad's been kidnapped just in case they need to comfort or talk to him when he's in school."
"Tell Jack we all love him and that we'll do everything we can and also that we'll keep you both updated at all times but to look forward to the call that tells him his dad has been found."
"Please find him Dave. Aaron is Jack's world. He's already lost his mum and doesn't deserve for his dad to be taken from him as well."
"Don't worry Jess. The whole FBI and local police are gonna do everything they can to bring Jack's dad back home to him."
Dave rung off, silently glad that phone call had been taken care of. After speaking to Jess, he was more determined then ever to bring Aaron home to his son…
