The jury came back with a verdict of not guilty on the DUI manslaughter charge. Hannah was outraged. She couldn't believe it. On the other side of the state, neither could Louise. Hannah made sure everyone in the house watched the trial from start to beginning.
"You see what I mean. The coach got to the jury. He'll either pay them off or he threatened to do harm to them. He's evil. The next thing you know he will come here and harm me. He'll feed me to the alligators, that what he will do."
A couple of days later Hannah went out into the swamp and didn't come back. Rachel and Rebecca didn't know what to do. She was last seen about 9:00 a.m. This had never happened before. Had the coach made good on his promise to harm Hannah. Was he out there waiting for his chance to get them? Soon it would be dark and being that it was summer it was going to be a hot muggy night. The thought of staying there all night was frightening. Rachel had a terrible feeling that Hannah was dead.
Terrified, the group got into the RV that Hannah had bought for them and left. They got out to the main road just as the sun was setting. They got unto Alternate 27 and drove into Gainesville; get on I-75 heading south. They got off at State Road 40 and drove until it ran into I-95. They headed south finally getting off at the Port Orange Exit. There was a Wal-mart Super Center there. It was about midnight. Rain had started to come down. Soon it was raining cats and dogs. They spent the night there but no one could sleep. Everyone was scared to death.
The next day they drove around.
A couple of days later
The BAU was about an hour and a half north up in Flagler County investigating a serial killer who was targeting elderly couples. Garcia and Kevin who were down in South Florida were driving up and would be there soon. They had stopped at the Wal-Mart in Port Orange to get some things.
Garcia recognized the group sitting at the snack bar. One of the women was crying and sobbing. Two boys who looked like miniature clones of their father were sitting there with tears coming down their cheeks. The other woman was trembling and shaking. Tears were coming down her cheeks.
"Oh, my God, Kevin it's them. I'd better call Hotch."
Louise was sitting in the snack bar and was in total shock. It didn't appear that any of them recognized who she was. Yesterday she had read in the paper about Hannah whose body had been found floating down the river about 10 miles from their home.. It appeared that she'd been attacked by an alligator. Before she could leave, several law enforcement officers came into Wal-Mart and were questioning the women.