The team, in the meantime, reported to work and almost immediately Hotch and Rossi headed into the interrogation room to begin their questioning of Savannah. Rossi read her, her rights again to ensure nothing went wrong in the future prosecution of her case. They wanted her to pay and pay big time for her crimes against Derek and Penelope.

While Hotch and Rossi sat down opposite their prisoner and her lawyer, JJ and Spencer gathered in front of the two-way mirror and turned on the microphone. They were both quite anxious to hear what the pitiful woman on the other side had to say. As far as they were all concerned, life behind bars was much too good for that bitch. She'd managed to fool them all for years, most especially their 'brother' and son.

Hotch sat there completely stoic and appeared calm. Rossi on the other hand, wasn't as calm as his partner. He wanted to jump over the table and strangle the woman in front of them. So, he sat there with his hands clasped together on the table and tapped his foot.

Savannah was the first to speak up and snarled out. "I want that fat slut arrested, she shot me!" Both men smirked and then Hotch spoke. "Ms. Hayes, I would suggest you keep your mouth shut about the wrongs you think that have happened to you. Ms. Garcia is not going to be arrested, she accidentally shot you in self-defense." Savannah tried to jump up and lunge for Hotch and hollered out. "That's Dr. Hayes and that fat cow shot me on purpose! There is no way she did that accidentally! I'll make sure she gets hers."

Both Rossi and her lawyer shot up out their seats. Her lawyer, pushed Savannah back into her seat and tried to calm down her combative client. During the melee, Rossi roared out. "You have a helluva lot of nerve Savannah. You tried to kill Penelope at least twice, you kidnapped and tortured my son and he would have been left for dead. And, you are complaining about a small scratch on your shoulder. You are unbelievable lady, and I use that term loosely."

Hotch grabbed his shoulder and arm as he tried forcibly to pull Rossi back from the brink. Rossi shot a look at Hotch and realized he needed to remain calm and sat back down again. His face was a deep red and he could feel his heart racing. He took a few deep cleansing breaths and quieted down. He gave the lead back to Hotch for the questioning.

Hotch looked into the face of the person that almost killed two members of their family. "My first question is why? Why did you do this to them? We thought you loved Derek?"

Savannah sat there for the longest time and a huge smirk appeared on her face, she suddenly let out a haughty laugh filled with disdain. "Why? You ask me why? I will tell you why."

Her lawyer jumped in and stated, "Dr. Hayes, may I suggest you watch what you say. After all, you have the right to remain silent."

Savannah growled out, "Shut up, you stupid old hag! I don't care what you think, I have plenty to say about Derek and his fat cow whore." Her lawyer was completely taken aback, felt affronted and continued to sit there quietly. Humph, if she wants to hang herself there is nothing I can do about it.

Rossi shook his head in amusement as he knew Savannah was about to seal her own fate. So, he just sat there and waited for the show to begin.

Hotch perked up and sneered at Savannah. "Do you still want to tell us why? We're waiting and willing to listen. Please, go right ahead." He also couldn't wait for Savannah to hang herself.

Arrogantly, Savannah replied, "First off SSA Rossi, Derek is just your stepson, not your son. Why would you proud to call that sniveling two-timing bastard your son? If I were you, I'd be ashamed to even be associated with him."

Rossi immediately interrupted her and wanted to shut her down from impugning Derek any further. "Listen here, Ms. Hayes I am extremely proud of my son, whether we are related by blood or not. I know for a fact that Derek is true gentlemen and never ever cheated on you with anyone. I could never be ashamed of him. He has more character and caring in his little pinky than you have in your whole damn body. When he loves, he loves with a true heart. That man loved you and stayed true to you even if you don't believe it. He would never intentionally or maliciously hurt anyone, even you. So, don't you ever blame him for your evil and disgusting behavior. How could you do that to him? He loved you and you had him kidnapped, tortured and left him dead. You are a sick and dastardly person. What happened to you?"

She smirked and couldn't wait to tell all from her demented point of view. Unfortunately, for Derek and Penelope she believed everything she was about to say and admit to. And, she didn't care one bit. "I told you it's Dr. Hayes! No matter what you say, everything that happened was all his fault and that bitch's as well! Do you have any idea what it's like when the man sleeping next to you calls out a name in his sleep and it's not yours? It happened on a constant basis. Let me tell you it hurts! But, that is nothing compared to having the man you love call out someone else's name while you are supposedly making love. The worst part was he never even realized he was doing it. What kind of a man does that?"

The two men shot looks at each other and shook their heads. They both admitted to themselves silently, that they weren't even surprised or shocked. Both of them always knew that Derek had been in love with his Baby Girl. The two of them, as well as the rest of the family knew they were destined to be together.

Hotch asked, "So, that gives you the right to have them both killed? Do you have any idea the horror and pain that you put Derek through? And, all because you were jealous. That man never cheated on you. He would never do that to you or Penelope. You are demented and need help."

"Damn it! That pig got exactly what he deserved. I am no one's second best and I showed him." Rossi sarcastically retorted. "Yeah, you showed him alright. He is permanently disfigured, almost died and you will be spending the rest of your life in jail. Now, you have nothing."

Savannah stuck her nose up in the air and smirked. "I got my revenge and made sure that no one else will ever love him again." Hotch piped in. "That's where you are wrong, Ms. Hayes! Right now, your ex-boyfriend is with the love of his life and they both love each other. Penelope won't let that scar deter her feelings for him at all. Mark my words!"

Savannah was becoming more exasperated by the moment. So much so, that she didn't even notice that they continued to refer to her as Ms. instead of Dr. She was so infuriated that both her nemesis' were still there for each other. Her plan was a disaster in every aspect. "Arrrgggh! That slut can't have him or want him, I made sure he would be repulsive to anyone. Crap, nothing ever goes right. Those damn idiots couldn't do anything right. What a waste of money."

Rossi jumped in again and asked. "That brings us to our next questions. Who were those animals? How did you make contact with them? What exactly was the whole plan? And lastly, are there anymore out there that were hired to do more harm to Derek and Penelope?"

Savannah slowly let out an evil laugh. "Why should I tell you any of that? Maybe, just maybe I will leave an air of mystery to it. After all, women love secrets. Hmmm, let me think about it." She was inwardly laughing, she loved leaving them hanging for now.

Rossi and Hotch smirked and knew that she was dying to tell her story and decided to wait her out. While they waited, Rossi was going to step up his game. He winked at Hotch when she wasn't looking, then abruptly slid his chair back, stood up and headed for the door. He knew that would get her goat and get her talking.

Sure enough, just as his hand landed on the knob Savannah screamed out. "Where in the hell, do you think you are going? I'm not done with you yet!"

Rossi rapidly spun around. "Excuse me, Ms. Hayes. I don't have all day to wait for you, so I was going to the men's room. Do you have something else to add, if not I will be going."

Savannah glared at him through narrowed eyes. "So, help me, if you leave now it will be too late to help your precious 'son' and his slut."

With that, he quickly threw a knowing look at the two-way mirror. Immediately JJ and Reid went into action and made phone calls to send out a protective detail to the hospital to guard both Penelope and Derek. They texted Hotch that they were heading to the hospital and ran out of the building.

Rossi slowly inched his way back to the table, never taking his eyes off the she-devil. He and Hotch were well aware that she just unknowingly gave away part of her plan. Rossi sat back down and calmly asked. "Who do you have left on your payroll and what are they going to do?"

Savannah turned completely red while hysterically laughing. "Well, he's not exactly on the payroll, but he is however, a great partner in bed. So, I don't have to pay him and he would be someone you would never expect. But, he has great connections, money and access. Hence, the band of mercenaries that we hired."

Rossi smirked, "You mean your merry band of losers." Savannah guffawed, "Don't remind me!"

Rossi was losing his patience. "Who is this supposed partner, Savannah?"

Savannah bounced in her seat, she loved playing games with Derek's family, the supposed great BAU. She knew and thought she was in complete control and would eventually win. She wanted Derek dead, no matter what. She then glanced to the clock on the wall and knew that soon, very soon her dreams and desires would come true and both Derek and Penelope would be dead, dead, dead.

So, as she continued to stall for time and play her head games, she knew her partner was sliding into place just like the snake he was. Savannah had no intentions of telling them who her partner was.

Rossi lost his cool and yelled. "Well, who the hell is he? I swear, if anything happens to Derek or Penelope you will never see the light of day ever again!"

All Savannah did was laugh hysterically for several minutes. Hotch stared at Rossi trying to calm his partner and friend down. Rossi took a few deep breaths and tried to wait out Savannah and her antics.

Savannah was able to collect herself and bore her eyes into both men sitting across from her and enjoyed making them sweat. "Well, dear Daddy Warbucks, I will tell you two more things before I shut up. First off, your two bastard children won't be amongst us much longer and I for one can't wait. You will never make it there in time, I can promise you that!" Hotch and Rossi knew they didn't have much time. They were both inwardly pleading that JJ and Reid would get there in time.

Hotch confidently replied, "Don't bet on that, Ms. Hayes."

"Ohh yeah, spineless Spencer and judgmental JJ are probably on their way. IT'S TOO LATE!" She sat there with a smug look on her face and started to drum her fingers on the table.

Rossi huffed out, "What's the second thing you wanted to say?"

Savannah smirked trying to show her overwhelming confidence. "I almost forgot, you won't be able to hold me anywhere. I don't plan on sticking around, my partner will see to that. I will get off scot free and there will nothing you can do about it. "

Rossi retorted. "In your dreams lady! I don't know what makes you think that, but after Penelope and Derek testify, you will be lucky if they allow you a window to see out of. You're completely demented and way out there. You are done and I will personally see to that!

Hotch allowed a small grin appear on his face. He stood up, grabbed his cell and walked out of the room. He called JJ and Reid to check on their progress. The phone rang a couple of times before JJ picked up.

"Hey JJ, where are you guys?"

We're about five minutes out. Did you find out who her partner is?

"She is toying with us, trying to get to Dave. Were you able to get through to Garcia yet?"

No, she hasn't picked up yet. I hope we get there in time. We can't lose them Hotch! Not now, not after everything they've been through.

"Don't worry JJ, everything will be alright. You guys be careful! Dave and I are on our way right now. See you soon."

Bye, will let you know as soon as we can. As soon asJJ hung up, she told Reid they still didn't know who her partner was and to step on it.

After his exchange with JJ, Hotch opened the door to the interrogation room and spoke to Rossi in a raised voice. "Dave let's go."

Amidst Savannah's screeching protests, Rossi jumped up and ran out of the room hot on Hotch's tail. When they reached the elevator, Hotch filled him in on his conversation with JJ and they knew they needed to get to the hospital and pronto.

Unbeknownst to the newly engaged lovebirds who were know peacefully sleeping next to each other, Savannah's partner was standing next to their bedside. He was seething with anger as he watched the two of them sleep. Penelope was curled up into Derek's side with her head lying on his shoulder and one arm lightly placed around his waist. They looked so peaceful, but he was about to make sure that that didn't last much longer. He was going to enjoy watching them suffer as he shot and killed them both.

He stood there purposefully and cocked his gun. Immediately, Derek's eyes shot open and was staring up into the barrel of a gun. Even in her sleep, Penelope could feel her fiancé tense up and woke herself up. She shot a worried look at her prince and noticed the anxiety on his face. She noticed that he was staring at something and followed his line of sight and gasped out. She also saw the gun being pointed at the both of them and felt Derek pull her even closer to his body.

Derek had all, but forgotten about his injury and pain. All he could concentrate on, was the gun trained on his girl and needed to protect her no matter what. Even if, that included dying in her place.

All Penelope could do was shake and squeak out, "You, what are you doing here? Don't hurt Derek, please. "The gun was raised a little higher so, it was directly aimed at her head.

Two shots then rang out in the room. "BOOM! BOOM!"

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