Chapter 9

(Hours later at the mortuary Lisbon and Jane walk in see 13 bodies laid out on tables in front of them, then the mortician comes to greet them)

Lisbon: What can you tell us, Doctor Roberts wasn't it?

Dr Roberts: Yes, and from having a quick read of your reports a moment ago, these people were killed the same way as all the others.

Jane: Are you positive?

Dr Roberts: Yes

Jane: Nothing was different

Dr Roberts: Well there was one thing, follow me

(He leads them over to one slab)

Dr Roberts: This is 27 year old Marcie Beckett and as far as I can tell, she's the only victim to have had her eyelids taped shut.

Lisbon: Well that suggests, that she was personal, this was one person who meant something to him. Come on Jane, let's go.

Jane: Fine, thank you Doctor.

(At the Police Department in Long Beach Jane and Lisbon arrive to see two FBI issued Black SUV's parked up outside)

Lisbon: What are the FBI doing here?

(They walk inside and a guy comes up to them)

Guy 1: You two must be Theresa Lisbon and Patrick Jane

Jane: I guess we must be, and who are you?

Guy 1: I'm SSA Aaron Hotchner, these are my co-workers, SSA's Derek Morgan, Alex Blake and Jennifer Jareau, Dr Spencer Reid, Techinical Analyst Penelope Garcia and I believe you already know SSA David Rossi Mr Jane.

Jane: I do, hey Dave, how are you?

(Jane and Rossi shake hands)

Rossi: I'm good, yourself?

Jane: Ah you know

Hotchner: Let's get to work shall we.

(A few hours earlier in Quantico in the BAU bullpen. Reid and Morgan walk in carrying coffee)

Morgan: Reid how many times have I told you that girls like magic, not facts.

JJ: What's up?

Morgan: The girl at the coffee shop, I was trying to talk to her, get her number you know as you do and then smart alic over here started sprouting facts about how most relationships don't last longer than a few weeks.

JJ: Oh Spence

Spence: What?

(Rossi comes up to them)

Rossi: Guys come on, we got something.

Morgan: When haven't we got something.

(In the Round Table Room)

Garcia: I'm sure your all aware by now of the murders in California, attacks in 6 cities, first 1 person, then another, then 2, 3, 5, 8.

Alex: And each killing happened in a different city, that's wierd.

Reid: What's even more wierd is the fact that those numbers are part of one of the most well known number sequences - the Fibonacci Sequence. 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, and then it goes on to 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, ...

Morgan: Yeah Reid we get it.

David: I wasn't aware that we've been called in, I thought the CBI were handling it.

Hotch: So far 20 people have been killed, and the suspicion is that whoever this is will attack Long Beach next, Strauss told me that the director wants us to go out there and offer help and Garcia.

Garcia: Yes sir

Hotch: You can come to, you might be able to help us track whoever this is.

Garcia: Sure

Hotch: Wheels up in 30.

(On the plane)

Garcia: Have I mentioned I love this plane?

Morgan: Once or twice baby girl

(Sitting round the table)

JJ: So this guy or guys is killing people in increasing number in cities across California.

Spence: And he's doing it in order of cities by population size. First L.A, then San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Fresno and Sacramento.

Alex: The people he's murdered range in ages, right from little kids to senior citizens.

Morgan: We need to catch this sick son of bitch before he kills again.

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