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Elle raised an eyebrow, "So that's the whole story this time,right?No more sudden surprises that could get your friends killed?"
"ELLE,stop," Hotch shot her a look, "You're not being helpful,we brought you in to help find these guys not antagonize other agents."
Elle held up her hands, "Sorry,done."
JJ sniffed, "That's the whole story. I knew Will was cheating on me with someone and I wanted to hurt him back so I cheated on him."
"With Morgan," Elle said bluntly, "Rules about sleeping with co-workers my ass."
Elle's comment earned her a look from everyone and she instantly stopped talking.
"We need to find a way to get in touch with the unsub,his reels are great and all but they don't give us an opportunity to interact with him," Rossi stated.
"Rossi is right,we know he is watching us and knows what we know we just don't know how," JJ said.
Garcia who had left the room came barreling in, "Andy Jackson also known as 'The Open Book Murderer'."
"The 'Open Book Murderer'?" Elle asked looking to Hotch.
"He had a kid?" Hotch looked at Garcia.
"Oh yeah,he has three. Two boys and one girl."
"His wife was pregnant when he was caught,she must have found out shortly after he was sentenced."
"She had triplets?" JJ asked in disbelief.
"Yup,and their names are Matthew,Michael,and Maggie."
"Who is the Open Book Murderer?" Elle asked again.
"He killed thirty-six people in the span of one year. Three victims every month," Rossi said while writing everything on the white board.
"How did he choose them?"
"He picked people based on lies that he thought they were saying," Hotch explained.
"Thought they were saying?"
"He knew all his victims on some level and would stalk them and follow them,kill them,stage them and then reveal their secrets to their loved ones by leaving a book that had a similar plot to it and highlight pages that revealed the secret."
"So we need to find out why he targeted the BAU,which kid is the unsub and how we are going to get in contact with him and bring our team home," Gideon said.
Hotch nodded, "Let's get started."
Morgan woke up to the sound of Reid and Emily talking in hushed voices. He felt a dull pain in his side and suddenly remembered what happened.
"How long have I been out for?" Morgan asked as he attempted to sit up.
Emily and Reid jumped at the sound of his voice, "About five hours I'm guessing," Emily answered as Morgan moved to sit next to Reid.
"So,we need to discuss these secrets everyone is keeping and we need to do it now," Morgan said as he leaned against the wall.
"Since you are so eager to get us to spill our guts,you go first,"Emily said glaring at Morgan.
"I'm an open book. You know that,Princess."
"Don't call me that."
"Does he look familiar to you guys?" Reid asked.
Morgan looked confused, "Who?"
"The unsub. His face,it looks familiar but I'm not sure how exactly."
Emily was about to ask Reid a question when the unsub re-entered the room with an evil smile on his face.
"What do we got?" Gideon asked the team.
"Alright so Lacy Jackson was pregnant at the time her husband was caught by us. Garcia,can you fill us in on her and her kids growing up?" Hotch asked.
"Anything for you,fearless leader. So,Lacy had triplets and the pregnancy was normal and all three babies were healthy. The triplets entered school when they were six and were all in the same class every year up until 7th grade when they started junior high."
Gideon nodded, "Things changed then for them,didn't they?"
"Right you are. Upon entering seventh grade Maggie excelled. She was involved in everything and was president of everything. Straight A student,basically a teachers dream student. Now Michael and Matthew on the other hand were double trouble. They were constantly in trouble for talking,disruptive behavior,fights,cheating,lying, you name it they were in trouble for it."
"Great,we have two possible choices,"Rossi groaned.
"Not quite,when they were seventeen Michael was driving during a storm and was slammed on the drivers side by an intoxicated man. Michael was DOA and Matt and Maggie were in serious condition. Both eventually pulled through but Matt has a very spotty record. He has been arrested for disorderly conduct,assaulting a police officer and other minor crimes."
"Where are they now?" Hotch asked.
"Maggie currently lives in New York city with her husband of three years. They have two beautiful children. Matt has completely dropped off the map,I can't find him anywhere but I will find him and track him down."
"Good work,Garcia. Okay, Rossi and Elle go talk to the sister. We need to know if she has been in contact with her brother at all. Garcia,I want you to keep working on finding Matt,JJ you and Gideon keep going through the files that you have. I'm going to see if I can somehow find a way to get in contact with the unsub."
" ,I'm glad to see you up and moving about. Oh and would you look at that,I'm sure appreciates you using him for support. Does that make you feel more like a man,Spencer?"
No one answered him but Morgan found himself subtly putting his hand on Reid's to stop the trembling agent next to him.
"I've had tons of fun with you guys so far but it's time to involve your team a little bit. Your leader should be receiving a letter shortly with a number on it so he can call and we can set up an untraceable video chat. Have no fear,he will also be getting reels that show the stuff I don't want them to see live but I think we can up the stakes just a bit. Oh and by the way,you Prentiss are up next so get ready," The unsub smiled,bowed and started walking of the room but stopped and looked at Reid, "Oh and ?I should have been a familiar face but I'm not and that's the reason you are here," and then he walked out and shut the door behind him leaving three confused and injured agents.