Chapter 10
*The next morning*
Hotch stepped out the room for a moment before pressing speed dial "Please tell me she has been found?" Garcia answered "No, Garcia I have sent the jet back to get you, we could use you being here" he said as he looked back into the room "Sir?" "It should be there by now" he said "Is Emily okay?" she questioned slightly as Hotch sighed "Garcia she hasn't left the room yet and hopefully seeing you can help brighten us all up" he said with a slight smile. If he was fully honest, he wanted all the team together. "I will be with you post haste," Garcia said as she hung up.
The rest of the team came in shortly after "What you working on Emily?" Reid asked as he looked at the board seeing how it was different from when he left, she turned and looked at him as Morgan placed a coffee cup in her hand "You need to rest Em" she gladly took the coffee as she looked at him in disbelief "I am fine" she warned slightly.
She turned her attention back to the board, as she looked at Reid "I have been going over this all night" she said softly "You haven't slept?" Reid asked, Emily could not help but smile JJ always treated him like her own child as she spoke "I will when I know she is safe" she gave a weak smile.
Hotch looked at Rossi "She is going to burn herself out" Rossi said quietly as Hotch smiled "That girl can go seven days straight on little sleep add the anger, worry and fear together, she won't rest till JJ is back with us" he gave a sad smile "And yet the only person she talks to nicely right now is Reid" Rossi said "JJ treats him like her kid and Emily always keeps an eye out for him things like this affect him, and bring back his own fears" Rossi nodded "I remember you telling me about that case" Hotch said before they made their way fully into the room.
"Prentiss, What have you got?" Hotch asked "Right well I have been working on this with Garcia most of the night and so far" Emily flipped the board over as they all took in the information she had found out...
"Now looking at this, it all started 20 years ago, I haven't managed to work out why yet but if you look at what I have come across, it sort of makes sense"
2o years ago
Rosy Hopwood - Sandy's Uncle's daughter
Sofia Jessop – was in a relationship with Rosy
Peter Philips - William Porters Uncle…
Denis Richmond - No common link?
16 years ago
Carly Wills… AKA Sandra Wills – Was dating Jennifer - Now missing
Jennifer Hopwood – Sandy's daughter – Second cousin of Rosy Hopwood - Now missing
Alan Matthews - Died - Soul Living relative Trevor – His Dad is Deceased (4 and a half years ago)
William Porter - Peter Philips Nephew - Now missing
People missing the last 3 years
Andrew Roberts - Jody Roswell's stepfather - Was due to move in two weeks before he went missing
Sandra Wills AKA Carly Wills - Case 16 years ago - Missing
William Porter - Case 16 years ago - Dating Julia Peters - Both missing
Matthew Johnson - Mitchel Jones cousin - In a relationship with Susan Ellis – Both missing
Recent missing teenagers….
Jody Roswell - Andrew Robert's Stepdaughter!
Amanda Harris - Dating Jody…
Jonathan & Paul Rogers - Stepbrothers - Samantha - Jennifer's ex-best friend at school…
Mitchel Jones - Matthew Johnson's cousin…..
"Aside from families they all have one other thing in common East Allegheny High School or had strong connections there, the five we have missing parents went there or related to either the six missing or had common ground with them, but this all started 20 years ago!" Emily said with a slight frown.
"That would mean it all relates back to Rosy Hopwood and Peter Philips," Reid said as he followed the time-lines and also Emily's trail of thought "That is exactly what I was thinking, it started with them and seems everyone else came from the aftermath" Emily said.
"Emily, just how much of JJ's past do you know about" Hotch asked cautiously "I know nearly everything" Emily admitted as a small smile hit her lips "So she told you about" he paused as Emily's famous walls slammed down around them "I know everything that happened to her" Emily said emotionlessly, he nodded "I need to" Emily cut him straight off "You can read it but I am not betraying her confidence in me Hotch" she said sternly.
"Emily the teenagers who have gone or been missing they all were near Carters Lane?" Reid asked "Yes they were, 20, 16 years ago and this group and all of them played sports" Emily said as she gently place her hand on Reid's arm.
Emily frowned slightly as Hotch picked up JJ's file, taking a breath she touched his arm as she spoke "Hotch, it's not pretty reading" she warned, "I know" he said as he moved away sitting at the table to read through the files.
"Prentiss, can you do this?" Rossi asked softly. "If it means finding her," Emily replied fiercely, "I'll find Archimedes, his damn lever, a place to stand, and if needed I'll get out and bloody push."
Despite being visibly taken aback, Rossi nodded, as her shoulders straightened as she looked at them all. Her expression a mask of calm so convincing the rest of the team were all startled.
"Archimedes, a lever and do what?" Morgan asked, confused. As Reid explained, "Archimedes is quoted as saying, 'Give me a place to stand and a lever long enough and I'll move the world.'" Causing Emily to slap him gently "He's old enough to work it out on his own Reid" Morgan looked sadly at her as he sighed
The dark slowly lifted from her eyes as her body screamed in pain, the red welts that the whip left had lessoned over the last few hours but they still hurt like a bitch, she shivered as the cold air attacked her body
"Sleep well Jenny?" Trevor asked with a slight smirk "Weren't that bad" she said sarcastically "I've slept in worse places" she added, as he looked at her slyly "I see you never lost that" JJ couldn't help the smile that crept on to her lips "You don't know me as well as you think you do Trevor"
She couldn't help but tense slightly as Tommy came back in, she closed her eyes slightly "You little bitch" he sneered as she waited for him to start again.
"You know there is a barn where JJ was camping" Hotch said as he read over the statements, "Yeah she said it freaked them out but it was abandoned and has been for years" Emily said as she turned to look at him "Did she say why it freaked them out?" he asked, Emily sighed "She just told me there was something about it and that it also smelled funny or as she said it stunk like the back end of a sewer" she rolled her eyes slightly.
"I think it might be a good place to start looking?" Rossi said, "Rossi I am not being funny but if they were keeping anyone there at anyone point in time if no one else noticed you would have when you went to the scene yesterday!" Emily pointed out "What's bugging you Prentiss?" Morgan asked "Something just doesn't fit, it's all to" she frowned slightly as she tried to think of the right word "I don't think they are in this area"
"What makes you think that?" Hotch asked "Well aside from where they were last seen, the only connection is East Allegheny" Emily stated "And even these missing five have a common connection to East Allegheny" she pointed out "You mean aside from their personal connections?" Morgan asked slightly confused "Yes, if you take the personal connections out it leads only one common source East Allegheny or to be very exact the high school"
"What was the name of the man they lock away?" Reid asked "Howard Stanley" Emily said as her body tensed slightly "And they are sure he was responsible for what happened to JJ?" he asked softly "DNA confirmed it and his was all they found" Emily sighed softly "She always said she though there were two of them" her voice full of raw emotion. "Can you get Garcia to run a check for me, I need some air," Emily said as she ran her fingers through her hair.
Morgan watched her leave the room as he went to move, "Garcia is on her way and Morgan just give her a moment she doesn't mean to snap at you and you know she doesn't" Hotch said softly as he closed the file. "She is my best friend and my partner Hotch and you and I both know this is killing her" he nodded I know, but you also know Emily and she will not like us trying to wrap her up in cotton wool" he sighed as he nodded.
"I hope you're not sulking Prentiss" came the not so cheery voice behind her, her body relaxed as she wrapped her arms tightly around her "God Garcia I am glad to see you" Emily said softly as Garcia whispered "We will bring her home sweetie I promise" Emily chuckled "I wasn't giving anyone a choice about that" Garcia pulled back and looked at her "Don't shout at me but Sarah is at JJ's Mom and Dad's" Emily nodded "I forgot she was in there with you Pen I am so sorry" she smiled.
"Sarah is fine she asked me to give you a message though" Garcia smiled as the wave of confusion washed over her as she spoke. "She said to tell you, that you found her so she knows you will find her Ma, because you always find those you love" Emily smiled at Garcia with tears in her eyes "I needed to hear that" Garcia wrapped her arm around Emily's waist "You need food and coffee and then we bring our girl home okay" Emily nodded as they made their way be inside.