A/N: I was way too tired to post again last night, but alas, here's chapter 4. Enjoy.
JJ and Hotch pulled into a long driveway that led to an enormous farm house sheltered by a surrounding orchard.
"Wretches! Ye loved her for her wealth…" noted JJ taking in the surrounding area. After the SUV was parked they got out and JJ rang the bell. A woman, who had obviously been crying, answered the door.
"Mrs. Getz, I'm Agent Jareau and this is Agent Hotchner." JJ said, "We're with the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit. Do you mind if we ask you a few questions about Miranda?"
"Yes, of course," the woman sniffled, "please, come in." To say the house was beautiful was an understatement. The walls of the sitting room were home to a selection of original classic paintings and an antique grandfather clock was the dominant piece of furniture. Mrs. Getz led them to the living room where she offered them a seat and some lemonade. Hotch and JJ accepted the offer so they could profile the room while the woman was away.
"Look at all the pictures of Miranda." JJ said motioning to the walls.
"She was an only child, this is expected." Hotch replied.
"But look closer, she was in the homecoming court all four years of high school, the captain of the volleyball, cheer, and girls basketball teams."
"So she was popular?" Hotch asked rhetorically.
"Sounds like pride." JJ answered uncovering the meaning to the second half of the quote.
"I think Reid is right about the quotes." Hotch noted as Mrs. Getz came back with a tray of lemonade and cookies. They settled down and then started with the interrogation.
"Did Miranda have any enemies?" asked JJ right off the bat.
"Excuse me?" Mrs. Getz was thrown off guard. "What are you implying?"
"Nothing ma'am, we just need to start ruling out suspects. We believe whoever is doing this is a student. Did Miranda ever come home complaining about particular people? Maybe someone who was jealous of her? Or maybe had a crush on her?" Hotch continued.
"Well you see many girls were jealous of my Miranda. She was homecoming queen and captain of the cheer squad. Many boys have tried to court her in the past, but only Nathaniel seemed to make the cut." Mrs. Getz answered.
"Has Miranda ever had any problems with the other students?" Hotch asked net.
"There have been a few over the last few years but nothing too bad. Nothing that would give anybody the excuse to do something as terrible as this." Tears were beginning to well up in the corners of the woman's eyes.
"Of what nature were these problems, exactly?" JJ inquired.
"A few of her friends have turned on her in the past. They found their jealousy got in the way of their friendship." Mrs. Getz explained.
"So it was never Miranda's fault?" Hotch asked raising an eyebrow.
"Oh heavens no! Those girls just couldn't handle being friends with someone much prettier and more popular than them."Mrs. Getz defended her daughter.
"Thank you Mrs. Getz. I think we've got all the information we need." JJ said as she and Hotch got up and left to go back to the police station. When they got in the care they discussed their observations.
"Well it seems like Mrs. Getz thought very highly of her daughter." Hotch said.
"I think she's denying Miranda's roles in those conflicts." JJ stated.
"Why?" asked Hotch.
"Because I grew up around girls like that. Everyone makes excuses for them." JJ explained.
"I don't think the UnSub was out for revenge. I think we're dealing with a very intelligent psychopath." Hotch said.
"Why? I mean the crimes were obviously very organized but considering the relation to Edgar Allan Poe, I think the UnSub is delusional." JJ explained.
"So schizophrenic maybe? I suppose it would make sense considering most schizophrenic breaks happen during the late teens and twenties. Let's go back to the station and see what the rest of the team has to add."
Rossi and Prentiss were inside the Burgee residence, which was almost as big and ornate as the Getz's. However, the Burgee's didn't own an orchard, instead Mr. Burgee was a lawyer and Dr. Burgee was, well, a doctor. Rossi and Prentiss were standing in the kitchen waiting for Nathaniel's mother to control herself again.
"If this is too much for you we can come back later." Prentiss offered. She couldn't even imagine losing a son like this.
"No, it's fine. Just, give me a minute." Dr. Burgee said between sobs. Finally she collected herself and the questions began.
"Did Nathaniel have any enemies?" began Rossi. "Any ex-girlfriends or rivals?"
"No rivals, and I don't think any of his ex-girlfriends would be capable of anything like this." She said. Prentiss made a mental note to look at the ME's report to see if any of the victims had been sedated.
"Was Nathaniel involved with any gangs or drug dealers?" Prentiss asked next.
"Of course not!" exclaimed the mother. "Nathaniel was a star athlete he would never be involved in anything that might make him lose his scholarship!"
"We're not here to offend you, we're just here to get more information about Nathaniel so we can figure out who did this and stop them from doing it again." Rossi explained.
"Do you think the person behind this is going to strike again?" the woman was suddenly hysterical.
"If we're right about the quotes, then yes the UnSub is planning another murder." Prentiss said.
"What about Nathaniel's relationship with Miranda?" Rossi asked.
"Oh they were very happy together. In fact, we found an engagement ring in Nathaniel's room. We thought he was going to propose soon." She said. "He was devastated when we heard about Miranda's murder." With that Prentiss and Rossi ended the interview and went back to the station.
"I think Miranda and Nathaniel's deaths were symbolic."Prentiss said.
"Yeah, Miranda was Lenore and Nathaniel was the narrator who lost his love in The Raven." Rossi said.
"Do you think the UnSub is delusional? Maybe going through a psychotic break?" Prentiss added.
"Maybe but we'll have to talk to the rest of the team and see what they've gathered before we make any assumptions."
A/N: Wow this took way too long to write. Sorry if it sucks On a side note I learned how to use a week whacker today xD . Please review and tell me what I can do better! I promise the next update will be better. 5 will probably be up by midnight! Thanks for all the follows and favorites!