AN: Two parts to this chapter. I'm going to start off with the team returning to the station. After that, I'm going to follow around the Unsub a bit (I'll put that in bold italics to make it easy to follow). Thanks so much for all the reviews; I'm shocked at how many I already have! *DISCLAIMER* I do not own Criminal Minds or Higher Ground.

Back at the station, the team brainstormed their next move. There was a lot to get done in a short amount of time.

"We could go visit the coroner while you meet with the families," Rossi suggested. He gestured toward Prentiss and Frost, implying that they would come with him. Hotch nodded his agreement.

"Ok," he said, "You can do that while Morgan and I visit the families. Detective Sullivan, would you mind accompanying us?"

"Not at all," she replied, "but what about your other agents?"

"Reid and JJ can stay here and continue working on the profile."

Sullivan looked down at her watch. It was 10:30 at night. She sighed.

"Sounds good," she said, "but we should hold off until tomorrow. Until then, let's have everyone try to get some rest."

Hotch nodded. They all wanted to keep working, but having exhausted crime-fighters wouldn't help anything. His team and the two detectives departed the station together, agreeing to meet there at eight the next morning before going their separate ways.


He crouched in the woods of her backyard, like a cat preparing to pounce on its prey. He was about as quick as a cat, but much more patient. He had watched her for over two weeks now. He saw her husband and kid inside, waiting for Mommy to put dinner on the table. He knew her routine, and he knew the prefect time to attack. Tomorrow would be her last day, and he planned on making it a living hell for her. Just like she had done to him so many times in the past.