Sighting

As soon as they got into work the next day Garcia got about trying to find any possible addresses for either Elle or Arnold that were further away than Manassas but had to go through Manassas to reach. They knew Manassas was important because the children had been found there and they'd been told Elle had kicked them out only to carry on using the road they were on.

They were also worried now about whether they'd even recognise him when they found him considering what the twins had said. They knew now Elle had or was planning to alter his appearance. Had she performed any plastic surgery on him? Had she done any body modifications on him?

Suddenly JJ came in to see the team with a look of concern and worry on her face. "Someone called the hotline saying they've seen Elle with two men at a superstore in Roanoake. None of them matched Aaron's description but she said she was pretty sure one of them was a hostage," she announced.

"How could they tell they were a hostage?" Morgan asked.

"They looked incredibly uncomfortable in her company and a little frightened. There was also an incident."

"What kind of incident?" Kate asked worried.

"Apparently he doubled over in what looked like a convulsion. People rushed to help him but apparently the woman who looked like Elle said he was having an epileptic fit and injected him."

"Kate, I want you to go over and interview this woman. Morgan and JJ, I want you to go over to the superstore and see if we can get any footage of the incident. I'll go and try and see if we can get the search narrowed down to in and around Roanoake," Rossi instructed.

Kate introduced herself to Helen Clingfield and they went to sit in her living room after Helen provided them both with cups of coffee. Kate sat with her legs open and her hands held together on top of them while she took in the brunette woman opposite her with her leg over the other looking a little nervous.

"You said you'd seen the woman we suspect kidnapped both our boss, Agent Aaron Hotchner and his two youngest children, Summer and Jeremy..." She nodded so Kate added, "Can you tell us about this incident?"

"I was just out doing my weekly grocery shop when I saw a group of three people coming towards me. One of them looked like he wanted to get away from them and looked incredibly uncomfortable and paranoid. Suddenly he doubled over in pain and went into what looked like a convulsion. I ran over to help him as I'm a nurse I thought I could help. Before I could she came over claiming he was an epileptic and I saw her take out a syringe and insert something into his arm. You never treat someone who's having an epileptic fit by injecting them. You always move them away from anything that could harm them, cushion their head and loosen any tight clothing around their neck..." she answered.

"Did you do anything to help or correct her?"

She shook her head guiltily. "We were just all so stunned and before we knew it they'd left."

"When did this all occur?"

"Yesterday afternoon," she answered looking down.

"Why didn't you come forward earlier?"

"The poor man didn't match the description you gave him."

"Why did you come forward now?"

"It was their odd behaviour. Like they were hiding something and the way the poor man looked so uncomfortable, paranoid and like he desperately wanted to escape. What if they'd changed his image so no-one would recognise him."

Kate's ears pricked up remembering what the twins had said about they wouldn't recognise him when they found him. "What did he look like?" she asked. "The man you said looked uncomfortable."

"He had bleached blonde hair which I found strange as it contrasted with his eyebrows that were quite dark. He also had dark eyes that showed everything he was feeling. Also there was a tattoo on his neck of a dragon and a rose with a ribbon underneath and some sort of writing on it. He also had a cut across one cheek."

Kate tried to remain unaffected as she heard his appearance but she was pretty sure this was her boss and friend that was being described. Having asked all the questions she needed she packed up her things and smiled at her, "Thank you, Mrs Clingfield for your help."

"Agent Callahan," she answered nervously.

"Yes," she replied turning back.

"I hope you get him soon."

"We will."

"Also were the children found. I'd hate for them to be still out there on their own."

"They were reunited with their family yesterday," she smiled back.

Garcia was running two searches on two different computers. One was going through any possible addresses in and around Roanoake where they could be hiding while she'd taken a look at the footage from the superstore. She'd gasped as she saw Elle press her pocket then the blonde man go down in a convulsion of agony. It was clear to her he must have been wearing a stun belt of some kind.

She took a snapshot of the man before he went down and was now currently running it through her facial recognition software. Was that Hotch? He surely didn't look like him but the twins had said that Elle had informed them they wouldn't recognise him when he was found.

Suddenly both computers started blinking match found. She looked at the facial recognition software and gasped with tears in her eyes. Despite the bleached blonde hair, neck tattoo and cut across his cheek it declared this man was indeed their boss. This man was Aaron Hotchner.

"Oh my liege, what have they done to you?" she said with tears in her eyes. "Don't worry, we will bring you home and we will help you become the man we all know you are."

She then looked over at the other computer and her heart lifted. Maybe they could finally bring him home. They finally had an address.

Rossi walked in and asked, "Have you found anything Garcia?"

"An address, my Italian Maestro," she smiled. When he saw his eyes light up she added looking down, "Before you go I think you should look at this," pointing at her facial recognition software trying to bite back the tears.

His eyes widened in alarm and he ran out gathering the troops. They'd pay for this!