The Devil in Me

A Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior story

Readers note: Okay, just letting you know I'm sorry if there are things that dont make sense/ didnt make sense I had to edit it because I accidentally deleted a few lines when I was spell checking the document... hope this helps.

The song lyrics at the start of the chapter is now Scene Change by The White Tie Affair. Thanks!

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Chapter 9: Case Closed

Is it an enemy in front of me, or have I been mislead

We had presented the profile to the Police and they were out on the streets looking for Farah Coulter, Jenny Wright and the unsub who kidnapped them. Working late into the night Gina, Mick and I were scoping through every file and folder that were strewn across the table as we searched for someone who matched the profile.

"This is just one dead end after another, how are we expected to find this girl" I sighed in frustration.

"I think I found her, Kelly Lloyd, 26 years old, paralyzed from the waist down when her friend drunkenly ran her over with a car 10 years ago" Mick read the file out loud

"Garcia"

"I got it my lovelies" she said as she typed away. "Okay… Kelly Lloyd, her and the rest of her Varsity volleyball team were at a house party on March 30 2001 after having won their divisional finals. After having drank a lot her teammate Melissa Scott got behind the wheel of her BMW and went to drive home. When she sped out of the driveway she ran over Kelly leaving her with multiple broken bones to her lower body, and she was paralyzed."

"Where did Ms. Scott serve a sentence for the accident?"

"Oh gosh, she didn't" Garcia said and I noticed she was sort of shaky "The was no tests done to establish the amount of alcohol in her system, and her lawyers argued that it was dark and Kelly was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Melissa walked. Oh guys, Melissa Scott is running for city council."

"And when did she announce she was running for city council?"

"6 Weeks ago"

I looked to Mick and Gina "That's our stressor, Penny we need an address" I said as she typed away.

"No last known address all I have is an abandoned warehouse on the water front that belongs to her family. It has been abandoned since her fathers company went bankrupt" Garcia said.

"We found her" I said as Mick and Gina grabbed their bags.

"Garcia, call Coop. tell him to meet us there, Kailyn you coming?" Mick spoke

"Yeah just one sec." I said grabbing my bag. "Garcia, are you alright… this case seems to have you shaken up"

"Yeah, I'm okay. I just don't like drunk drivers"

"Well if you aren't okay, I'm a hell of a listener and we can talk whenever, alright?" I said with a friendly smile and then ran out after Mick and Gina.

We arrived at the waterfront and quickly noticed there was little cover for getting close without raising alarms. "We can't get the element of surprise here, we need to find another way…" Gina assessed the area around the warehouse just as Prophet Beth and Cooper arrived on the scene.

"Any plans on how we can get in without risking the lives inside that warehouse?" Beth asked

We needed a plan B, and I had one. "I got one Prophet, Gina, go back up the road and approach the warehouse from behind and let me know when your in position. If we walk up like cops we're going to get Farah and Jenny killed. We need to get close enough without them knowing"

"There is no cover for that here" Mick said

"Well they can know we're approaching as long as they don't know that we're cops… well… that you're cops" I corrected

"And how do you plan to do that" Gina asked skeptically

"Oh ye of little faith" I said shaking my head and unbuttoning my blouse to show a little skin. "Mick I need your help with this. Guys find somewhere you have cover but can move quickly" as I spoke the team scattered and took their positions.

"Are you going to tell me what this plan is?" I laughed at the fact the Mick was trying desperately not to stare at my chest.

"Sure, as far as that guard is going to know, you and me, we are just a couple leaving a club after a long night of partying. Just go with it and trust me on this" Mick opened his mouth to say something but I stopped him. "If you make one remark about how you can't trust me I will shoot you with your own gun okay?" I hissed and he laughed

"I was going to say this plan has holes in it"

"You got a better idea?" I asked raising an eyebrow.

With a sigh Mick shook his head and replied "You are one of a kind Kailyn"

"Damn straight I am"

Just a moment later we got the word we were waiting on "Gina and Prophet are in position, you ready?" Mick asked.

"Why not, its not like I have anything to lose" I shrugged and we started walking up to the warehouse. Mick was holding onto me and I was pretending to be a slightly drunk. We were laughing and talking between us while watching from the corner of our eyes as the guard approached us. He was only a few feet away grabbing at his holstered gun when I grabbed Mick and kissed him. I could tell Mick was surprised but he played along. A moment later I broke apart from Mick grabbing the guards wrist and twisting him into a hold while Mick placed him in handcuffs. I looked over and Mick was smirking at me.

I smiled and sweetly said "wipe that smirk of your face or I'll slap it off"

The team moved in and what felt like only a few seconds later Kelly Lloyd was arrested. The police hauled her and her accomplice to the local Police Department via cop car. They had identified the accomplice as her care aid and brother, Greg.

As the police escorted our unsubs via cop car down to the station, I couldn't help but think how nice it was not to be in the back seat of that car myself. My team and I stood watching flashing lights and sirens fill the sky from ambulances and cop cars. I watched from a distance as the paramedics worked on splinting the victims' broken bones and taking them to the hospital.

"Well we did it" Gina said

"One more psychopath behind bars" Beth sighed

"How do you feel after your first case" Prophet asked me

"I feel glad, that its over" I answered simply and the team laughed.

"You did good kid" Cooper said and I smiled

"You got that right" Mick seconded Coopers remark

I laughed. "Can we go back to DC now?"

If you always do what you've always done… Then you'll always get what you always got.

Maybe its time for a change.