Heads I Win Tails You Lose

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Cinny

Chapter 12

"Over here!" Hotch screamed. The overgrowth in the yard made it easy to hide it.

Emily took a look around. She caught a glimpse of Reid Standing near a local police officer. What could be going through his mind now? They never thought things would turn out this way.

Reid looked up at the house as Morgan and Hotch cut the chain off the outside cellar doors. These old houses had them, years ago and they acted as storm cellars but mostly made to be bomb shelters, long since forgotten about or sealed off by the current owners. But this house and this cellar, it was used for something completely different. Reid took one more look up at the house and the cardboard that was taped to the second floor windows.

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She had the cab take her to the house and she got the shock of her life. The street was blocked off by police cars. "What the hell?" Carrie said out loud.

"This is as far as I can take you, lady." She got out and paid the driver running down the street. A cop stopped her. "That's my house!" He didn't want to hear it; he made her say behind the barricade.

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The noise made JJ stop her outburst. She backed up to the wall.

"JJ, Rossi!" Morgan yelled.

"Down here!" Rossi hollered. He took a deep breath looking at JJ who had broken down in tears.

They cut the lock on the door and got both of them out of the room. On the other side was a smaller room that turned the most seasoned officer's stomach as they all took a look. Hanging from hooks were stripped corpses, blood covered everything. A burn barrel was vented with cheap piping that led to the surface. The stench was unbearable.

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As they loaded them into the ambulance Reid walked out to the front of the house.

"Spencer! What is going on?" Carrie shouted from across the street. Reid stopped in his tracks stunned.