Chapter 10
Grady Memorial Hospital
Atlanta, GA
"Revelations"
He told the team he needed a minute; just a little time to be quiet and process, just a little time. Now he was outside in the parking lot, watching the sun rise.
He had a call he needed to make.
She was going to be angry, he knew that. She was going to be so deeply, deeply angry with him for allowing it to happen again. He knew the statistics on re-victimization, he knew what could happen. He hadn't intended for it to happen, but he had missed something and now here they were; because he had failed Reid, like he'd failed Elle, like he'd nearly failed JJ and Morgan and like he'd failed the men in Boston.
He punched in the number. Yes, it was early in Nevada, but there would be someone at the desk, there always was. At least he could tell her that Reid was being treated, the drugs were being cleared from his system, and his heart was being checked. Jesus, Reid had died, literally died because of his failure. After all the work she had done, and now this, because of him.
"Willow Wood Ranch."
No.
He couldn't…he just couldn't…
"I'm sorry." Jason Gideon said into the phone, "Wrong number."