While Abby played a video that Garcia sent of one of the victims being bullied, Ducky and Palmer were just finishing the autopsies downstairs.
"Doctor, do you really think this is the work of the serial killer?" Palmer asked.
"Well Mr. Palmer, the unfortunate answer is we need more bodies to confirm a serial killer." Ducky said. Ducky turned around when the doors swished open, he didn't recognize the man. "Can I help you?"
"Dr. Mallard, I'm Dr. Spencer Reid from the BAU." Reid said.
"Ah yes, very nice to meet you doctor." Ducky said.
"I was wondering, were there any strange marks on the bodies that may have looked like a signature?" Reid asked.
"None that I could see." Ducky said.
"Do you mind if I have a look?" Reid asked.
"Go right ahead." Ducky said.
While the teams investigated, two guys in Georgetown went out for a walk, not knowing what dangers lied ahead of them.
"I really don't think we should be out right now Austin." The smaller guy said.
"What's wrong Grey? Scared?" Austin said.
"Something just doesn't feel right." Grey said.
"Alright, I think I understand." Austin said.
"You do?" Grey asked.
"Absolutely. You're turning into a woman, congratulations!" Austin said.
"A woman? Really?" Grey asked. They stopped walking and looked at each other. "Alright jock, since you're so tough, why don't you go and knock on the window of that creepy van."
"Cause I'm not stupid." Austin said.
"Is something wrong? Are you scared Ms. Stathal?" Grey taunted.
"Shut up man! You knock and I'll give you fifty bucks." Austin said.
"You're on." Grey said. Grey marched over to the van and knocked on the window. He still felt like something just wasn't right. No one was in driver's seat, but Grey noticed something move in the back seat. He was shocked to see a guy tied up and beaten. "Oh my God! Austin!" Grey looked up and didn't see Austin. "Austin?" Grey said concerned. All of a sudden, a large man in dark clothing appeared and knocked Grey unconscious with a baseball bat. He left Grey on the side of road while he drug an unconscious Austin to the van.
At NCIS, Hotch and his team were ready to give the profile on the unsub. Hotch, Reid, Morgan, Rossi and Prentiss presented the profile to Gibbs and his team while JJ talked to the media.
"We believe we're looking for a white male in his mid-twenties to late thirties." Hotch said. "He tortures these men which suggests he is a sadist."
"He was most likely abused as a child by a family member such as a father, brother or bully." Rossi said.
"He finds men who remind him of the abuser in his life." Prentiss said.
"It's possible he experienced a trauma that pushed him over the edge." Morgan said. He put his phone on speaker when it rang. "Give me good news Mama."
"No such luck babe, Blake McCullen's body was found in Anacostia an hour ago. Sending photos now." Garcia said.
"Same circumstance as the others." Reid said. He looked closer at the photos and noticed something. When Reid went and talked to Ducky, he looked for a signature on the three previous bodies and he may have just found one. "Dr. Mallard said that the cause of death was blunt force trauma to the head. They were beaten to death." Reid said.
"What's your point kid?" Morgan asked.
"To the naked eye this looks like a bunch of scars, but looking closer, there's one scar that appears on every victim. It's deep and would've needed stitches if they survived." Reid said.
"So you're saying the unsub is replicating his scars?" Morgan asked.
"Yeah most likely the unsub is marking his most traumatic scar." Reid said.
"Reid, if you're done, I'd like something to do." Garcia said.
"Excuse me." A guy said. Everyone looked up to see a man beaten and shaken up. "My friend just got abducted."
"Hold on Garcia." Morgan said.
"Was it the same guy who they've been talking about on the news?" the guy asked.
"What's your name son?" Morgan asked.
"Grey Inman, my friend is Austin Stathal. Listen, he dared me to go knock on the door of some random van, so I did and I saw a body in the back then I got knocked out." Grey said. While McGee took Grey up to the Conference Room, the teams regrouped.
"Alright if the unsub only took Stathal, he definitely has a type." Morgan said.
"I'm still here." Garcia said impatiently.
"Garcia, check all the victims phone records to see if they called the same number." Morgan said.
"Okay… they all called an indoor rock climbing gym." Garcia said.
"Abby matched the fiber to a rock climbing rope." Gibbs said.
"Garcia, check the employees who have a record." Hotch said.
"Sir, everyone in this place has a record." She said.
"Narrow it down to people with assault and battery charges." Reid said.
"That narrows it down to six people." Garcia said.
"Check medical records, if he was abused he would have gone to the ER a lot as a kid." Reid said.
"That's still six people." She said.
"Alright, let's split up and go to every house. He's killing more quickly, so Austin Stathal doesn't have much time." Hotch said.
"How should we split up?" Ziva asked.
"Ziva and Prentiss come with me." Gibbs said.
"Rossi, take JJ, Morgan and McGee. DiNozzo and Reid with me." Hotch said. They assembled into their cars and took off to find Austin Stathal before it was too late.