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Chapter 10:
They assembled at Rossi's house at around ten in the morning. Nobody was quite sure what to expect when Prentiss texted them about the meeting. They all hoped Ryan was doing okay and nothing else had happened.
"So, what are we doing here, Emily?" Rossi asked as they took seats in the family room.
"We have a lead on where Reid might be, and it comes from an unusual source," she said and turned to Garcia. "Would like to open up that file I sent you?"
"Sure," Garcia said.
She opened her computer, and everyone huddled around it.
It was footage Ryan had taken on her phone of her "interacting" with Reid. Prentiss could be heard interrupting the session. When it was done, everyone turned to stare at Ryan.
"I have many questions, but first, what numbers were you reciting?" Alvez asked.
"Phi," Ryan said. "It is like Pi but for when, two quantities are in the golden ratio if their ratio is the same as the ratio of their sum to the larger of the two quantities as described in simplest terms by Wikipedia."
"So how long have you been in 'contact' with Reid?" Simmons asked.
"Since the day I interviewed for the job here," Ryan said.
"Why don't you start from the beginning?" Rossi said. "How did you develop this link with Reid?"
"I was contacted by someone at Quantico to consider a position at the BAU to help locate Spencer Reid," she said. "I was taught how to meditate and focus my mental energies on him in a form of telepathy called advanced group thought, where it is theorized that we as a society are growing closer together and will eventually be able to form a link mentally with one another. Those of us with a heightened level of intelligence are more likely to bond with other people of a similar intellect level."
"Interesting," J.J. said. "Who is your contact at Quantico?"
Ryan sighed. "I'd rather not say."
"Why?" Rossi asked.
"I have been asked to keep quiet about the person's name so long as it is not relevant to Reid's rescue. I believe in honoring my promises."
"As long as it's not relevant, let's move on," Prentiss said. "Garcia, I sent you another file. You can open it now."
"Okay," Garcia said.
It was all of Ryan's notes she had taken over the past several weeks, including Prentiss's dream.
"Is that enough, to build a profile off of?" Ryan asked.
Garcia scanned the notes. "It should be. You'd need some sort of card to buy this stuff as you can't exactly pay for it with cash at a department store."
Lewis looked at the notes. "What he's done suggests that he is a doctor. But he could have flunked out of medical school but work in a hospital setting."
"Give me a few minutes, while I work my magic," Garcia said and turned her computer around.
"Poor Spence," J.J. said. "He's been tortured all this time."
"But we're going to find him now," Prentiss said. "And that is what is important."
"The question is though, how are we going to explain why we want to bust down some doors based on telepathy?" Rossi asked.
"We'll cross that bridge when it's time," she said.
Prentiss's phone rang. She looked at the number.
"It's Boston-based," she said.
Ryan looked at it. "Don't pick it up! It's my father!"
"He's going to keep calling if I don't," she said and opened her phone.
"MY DAUGHTER WAS RAPED ON YOUR WATCH!" he screamed so everyone could hear. "I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!"
Ryan grabbed her phone. "Threatening a federal agent is a felony offence Dad!"
"I DON'T CARE, SHE LET YOU GET HURT! I'M GOING TO RIP THAT PLACE APART AND BRING YOU HOME!"
"How do you even know about it?" she asked.
"I HAVE MY SOURCES!" he roared. "YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD KEEP SOMETHING LIKE THAT FROM ME!? HOW DARE YOU!"
"Guys," Garcia said nervously. "I've found something."
"Bye Dad," Ryan said and hung as he continued to scream.
"Where is he?" Prentiss asked anxiously.
"Arbor Hills, Montana," Garcia said. "It is located right near the Canadian border."
"That explains why one of my first connections with him was so strong," Ryan said. "I was close to him proximity-wise."
"Who is the monster holding him?" Alvez asked.
"A Dillan Silver. He works as a nurse at a hospital one town over. He was expelled for plagiarism during his last year in medical school at Georgetown, where his father lived. The paper he plagiarized was on Mengele's experiments. He fought the claim hard and was banned from the campus following a testy interaction with administrators."
"Any priors?" Rossi asked.
"His ex-girlfriend in DC has a restraining order against him after she claimed he threatened her with a knife. She happens to be studying at Quantico to be a crime scene analyst."
"Was she a student of Reid's?" J.J. asked.
"Yes, she was, and she did well according to Reid's notes," Garcia.
"That is probably how they interacted," Rossi said.
"What if, Silver was jealous of Reid?" Lewis asked. "That could have been what triggered him."
"So, what are we waiting for?" Ryan asked. "Who's up for a trip to Montana?"
"We need to have a plan first," Prentiss said.
"I suggest we make it quickly for Reid's and your sake Prentiss, as my father likes to drive double the speed limit when he's angry. He isn't going to be bothered by speeding tickets, if he gets any."
"Let's get to work then," Prentiss said.