Implicated…A cinny-ster fic
The arrest. Author note at the end.
As always I do not own any part of CBS, ABC, Criminal Minds or the characters of the show. All original characters are of my own imagination and any resemblance to living or deceased persons is purely coincidental. For entertainment purposes only.
And a huge thank you to a special person who fed this monster and inspired this story. Thank you for letting me have the initial idea and run with in my own cinny-ster way!
And big time thanks to all of you, (you know who you are) who help me daily with reading and suggesting helpful ways to improve the stories I attempt to write. With out the reader and the reviews I would never do this, so Thank You from the bottom of my heart!
Cinny
The Arrest
Chapter 10
They walked into the BAU and Reid was glad there wasn't any media present. But it was short lived when he saw Strauss waiting for him by the elevator.
"Agent Morgan I would appreciate it if you would leave your phone on so I didn't have to wait for you in the lobby."
"Ma'am my phone is broken."
She eyed him suspiciously "I threw it against the wall, please take the cost of a new one out of my paycheck."
Strauss raised her eyebrows. "That is not necessary. Young man, your gun please. I would ask for your credentials also, but apparently they are evidence at the moment." She said curtly.
Spencer handed her his gun and he got on the elevator with Morgan, he held the door for Strauss and she waved him off, "I'll wait for the next one."
As the doors began to close Reid couldn't hold back, he put his hand in the door and stopped them, "Ma'am you can ride the elevator with me, I'm not going to attack you!"
"Reid!" Morgan gave Spencer a look that said, shut up. And he pulled him back.
"Chief Strauss I apologize, he is under a tremendous amount of stress at the moment."
The doors closed and Morgan shook his head at Reid.
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Emily paced back and forth in the bullpen and Garcia followed her, close on her heals. Emily turned right and Garcia did too. They paced to the end of the table and then Emily turned right again. Garcia two steps behind completed the loop. This went on for what seemed like an eternity waiting for Morgan to bring their colleague and friend in to be arrested. "Why is it taking so long?" Garcia asked no one in particular.
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JJ passed the time standing by the elevators, talking to herself, slightly above a whisper. No one could understand anything she said except the flagrant curse word. Rossi was in Hotch's office and Emily would look up at the window every now and then only to see him seated in front of Hotch's desk with his hand on his forehead looking rather defeated. It made Emily pace faster. She held onto her left palm with the fingers of her right hand, pinching the flesh between her thumb and her pointer finger until it hurt. "What was going on with Reid, how did he so easily get wrapped up into all of this." She asked herself again.
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"I think the best way to serve Reid at this moment is to step away from the team, and represent him." Hotch said to Dave.
"Hotch, you do what you have to, but we are going to do everything possible to make sure it doesn't go that far. How much of a case do they have?"
"Not much, but I have gotten guilty verdicts with less."
Rossi knew Hotch was a ruthless prosecutor much like the way he was a profiler. He knew how to do his job and do it well. If Reid's case went to trial God help the person who faced Aaron Hotchner in court.
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Suddenly the elevator doors opened and Emily stopped abruptly. Garcia didn't noticed and she crashed into Emily knocking her off balance and into a chair. JJ turned towards them and said, "What the hell?"
Morgan let Reid get off the elevator first and He said to JJ, "Where is Hotch."
JJ looked at Reid, he seemed to have shrunk in on himself and she didn't think it was possible but he appeared to have lost weight. She gathered him in her arms and hugged him tightly. "I know you didn't do this, we will find him." She whispered in his ear.
JJ held Reid tightly but he was afraid to touch her. She felt him stiffen and she leaned back and looked at his face, confused.
"People get the wrong idea JJ and I don't want you hurt because of me."
JJ couldn't hold back the tears they flowed freely down her cheeks, "Spence I don't give a shit who thinks what. I love you and if I want to hug you then I am going to. Besides it is only us."
Reid shook his head and he looked over her shoulder. Detective Uhl stood in the bullpen with Strauss, they had come from her office and Reid knew why she waited in the lobby. They must have gone up the service elevators in the back of the BAU.
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"You will wait one damn minute!" Morgan shouted at Uhl when he started to move close to Reid.
"Agent Morgan, please let him do his job." Strauss told him.
"I beg your pardon Ma'am but he should be allowed to see his unit chief before he goes with the Detective!"
"What, so he could give him information about the case?" Detective Uhl accused.
"He is his lawyer; he needs to be here when you arrest him! HOTCH!" Morgan screamed eliciting a nervous squeak from Garcia.
"He can not be both Agent Morgan either he works this case or he defends Agent Reid."
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Hotch stood at the railing. "One minute please."
He jogged down the stairs and as soon as he was close enough he handed his ID to Erin Strauss.
"What are you doing Agent Hotchner?"
"Ma'am I am too close to this investigation. The minute I advised Dr. Reid I had to withdraw myself. My team can handle it."
"What team? These two agents, your media liaison, and her, whatever it is she does." She motioned at Garcia with her hand palm up. Garcia was about to tell her in a not so kind way, all the things she does for the team when Rossi spoke up, "And me. I can run the investigation and we will bring in Anderson to help, ma'am"
"All due respect Agent Rossi, Agent Morgan will run this team."
Rossi turned around and stalked off to his office. Not because he was mad but because he couldn't hide his smile, she had played right into his plan and allowed the team to stay on the case, just to spite him.
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Detective Uhl said, "Spencer Reid, you have the right to remain silent anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law…" He finished the Miranda Rights and then he had Spencer stand with his hands on the railing. He kicked his foot making Reid spread his legs.
"He is unarmed and you know it!" Morgan growled at Uhl.
"Procedure Agent Morgan, you should be familiar with this." Uhl patted Spencer down roughly, taking his anger towards Morgan out on Reid. Morgan took a swing at the air wishing with his whole heart his fist would connect with that Son of a Bitch detective.
Uhl took Spencer right wrist and pulled it behind his back and put the handcuffs on him then he pulled the left one and secured it also.
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Garcia turned away "Oh my God, Oh my God!" She sobbed. Emily wrapped her up in her arms as she cried deep painful wails against Emily's shoulder. JJ watched as Morgan and Hotch got on the elevator with Reid and the detective. As the doors closed JJ sunk to the floor on her knees, she cried, rocking back and forth. Rossi ran from his office and across the loft. He got down in front of JJ and held her tightly.
"It's going to be ok JJ; he'll be cleared of all charges, he will!"
I took some liberties here with this story and Hotch being Reid's Attorney. Basically this is a stretch in real life even though it is possible since you can defend yourself in court and unless someone out there tells me differently I think you are entitled to have whomever you want representing you as long as they are on the bar. Basically Hotch would recommend a friend or esteemed colleague for Reid but for the drama of the story I wrote it the way I did. Also arresting Reid at the BAU also for dramatics. Hope you are enjoying reading this as much as I am writing it. I am in love with this story and see it in film running through my head in show format. Hang on till the end!