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Chapter Seven:

Reid wasn't allowed to help with the investigation much with his injuries. Before J.J. came for Wright, she had stolen a smart phone from another patient's room. The search history had been cleared but Garcia was able to recover it. What she found scared her.

"She tapped into what was left of the silk road for serial killers," Garcia said. "She found a whole database of predators located in DC."

A man dressed as a police officer who identified himself as Officer Chris McManus came into the school and asked for Aria as Wright's health had taken a turn for the worse and she was needed at the hospital. The school secretary thought the badge looked valid and let him sign her out.

An amber alert was issued and a description of the man posing as a cop was also put out. Rossi ended his honeymoon to help with the investigation. There wasn't an FBI agent or detective in the DC area who wasn't looking for Aria.

"Dare I ask what you're doing?" Reid asked as Darla came in to check his vitals in the mid-afternoon.

"When you told me about Elle Greenaway, I decided to do some digging to find her. It wasn't as hard as you'd think. She involved with a group who robs mercenaries to break up human trafficking rings. She's in Thailand right now but has sent a few of her operatives from New York to DC."

"How are you involved?" he asked.

"I lend out my apartment as a safehouse from time to time. Not much else."

"Has Jennifer been interrogated?" he asked.

"As your doctor I shouldn't tell you anything to upset you, given your injuries."

"But as my friend?"

"My source in the room said she declared they'd never find her in time. This is payback for ruining her life."

Reid let out a gasp of pain.

"What did I do?"

"Beating yourself up does no one any good," she said. "No one could have predicted your friend would become a psycho."

Reid began to cry.

"This Maeve all over again," he said. "I couldn't save her and now I can't save Aria. Chloe will never forgive me."

Darla rubbed his arm.

"I think it's time I get my medical license suspended," she said in a deadly serious tone.

"Darla what are you going to do?"

"What's necessary," she said. "Don't try to stop me."

"Please don't kill her Jennifer."

"Her being dead won't do me any good," she said. "Making her wish she was could."

Darla left without saying another word. Reid considered calling someone to warn them that Darla was dangerous. But as an in another case, he decided it was best to let her do what was right morally, but perhaps not legally.

Reid had been sitting alone for two hours thinking of all the horrible things that could have happened to Aria when Amy appeared.

"They have a lead on where Aria is," she said.

"How?" he asked.

"I'm not sure which drug Darla used to make Jareau feel like she was on fire, but after two doses she told detectives everything. Apparently, she had been paying attention to Garcia's hacking more than anyone noticed and remembered a website, predators used to seek out children on with a local contact."

"All from a smart phone?"

"The newest model."

"Is Darla being charged with anything?"

"J.J.'s neurologist is claiming he authorized it citing a ludicrous article. The admins are buying for now but warned Darla she is being watched from now on."

Reid didn't know what to say.

"You may think you're the only one with a group of people who look out for each other but you're wrong. We docs look stand together, especially when it comes to children."

"I don't know how I'll thank her," he said.

"Don't," she said. "Darla has always believed a good job needed no gratitude."

"How is Chloe?" he asked.

"Quiet," she said. "She doesn't talk unless asked."

"She'll never forgive me," he said.

"She only cares about getting her daughter back right now."

Reid couldn't concentrate on anything. Morgan had dropped to keep him company, but Reid wasn't in the mood to talk.

"You need to get out of that giant head of yours and tell me what's going on."

"Talking is pointless," he said. "Everything pointless. Aria needs to be found."

"She will be found, kid. Have a little faith."

"If this was Hank, you'd be ripping every inch of DC apart with your bare hands."

"I know," he said. "I can't imagine what Chloe is going through. Is the father involved at all?"

"The father died of a drug overdose in California before she was born."

"That is rough."

"She's better not knowing him. Chloe said he took advantage of her drunken state."

It was the truth as much as Morgan needed to know.

Then without warning, Aria walked in dressed in a hospital gown followed by Amy.

"Hi Spencer," she said brightly. "Aunt Amy said you got a bunch of bad boo boos falling down the stairs. I wanted to see how you were feeling."

"I'm better seeing you," he said as tears welled up. "How are you?"

"Officer Chris took me to a big building and made me play dress-up and took pictures. I was changing into a swimsuit when a bunch of other police people said that officer Chris was only pretending, and I needed to go to the hospital. Aunt Amy needed to make sure he didn't touch me where babies come from and other spots."

"Did he?" Reid asked and held his breath.

"He only watched as I changed, which felt weird, but he said it was okay because he was a police officer."

"Have you seen your mommy yet?"

"Yep, she said to tell you she loves you and wants to go to Paris with you and me. I want to go to Disney Land Paris because that is where Belle lives!"

For the first time in what felt like an eternity, Reid smiled.

"I will take you and your mother anywhere you want to go."