Okay guys. Here is the next chapter. This story has always been a bit difficult, but I have to admit, I had no ideas for this chapter. Credit for the idea for this chapter goes to Namira. Thank you thank you! You have been awesomely supportive!
As always, I don't own Criminal Minds and all mistakes are my own. Enjoy!
Chapter 12
Three hours later, the team had no leads.
Reid had given up sitting and was pacing back and forth.
"Reid, we need to stay calm. We can't afford to lose our focus" Morgan said, trying to calm Reid down.
"How can I stay calm when my mother is out there with this psycho and we have no leads on where they are? She must be so scared!"
"Reid-" Hotch began. He was cut off when Reid's cell phone rang.
Reid looked at the caller ID. "I don't recognize the number" he said quietly.
"Morgan, get Garcia on the phone. We need a trace on Reid's phone now!" Hotch said quickly.
Morgan dialed Garcia's number as Reid answered his phone.
"Keep him on the line as long as you can, Reid" Morgan added.
"Hello?" Reid asked tentatively, putting the phone on speaker.
"Dr. Reid. I assume by now you know who I am."
"Yes, Terrence. I know who you are."
"Took you long enough."
"I would like to speak to my mother" Reid said calmly.
"No. You don't deserve to get to speak to her. You are the one that put her in that hospital in the first place. She deserved to be able to live in her delusion in peace. Why did you take that right away from her Dr. Reid?"
"I- I'm sorry. I've always felt horrible about that. I didn't know what else to do. I was afraid I would lose her if I didn't commit her. I wasn't able to take care of her" Reid said shakily.
"That is abundantly clear."
Reid sucked in a breath.
Morgan walked over and put a hand on his shoulder, giving him strength to keep talking.
"I know, Terrence. I failed her. I understand that now. I won't take her back to the hospital. She can live her life in peace. Can I please have her back?"
"All in good time, Dr. Reid. All in good time. You're going to have to do something for me first."
"What is it? I'll do anything. Just, please, give me my mother back" Reid pleaded, his voice breaking.
"You are going to follow my directions exactly. As I'm sure you are having your team trace this call, there is no need for me to tell you my location. I assure you, Diana has not been harmed. You will come to my location, unarmed, and without backup. If I see that you have not followed my orders, your mother will die. And then we'll both be unhappy."
"Alright, I'll do what you ask. Please let me speak to my mother. Please?"
"Spencer?" His mother's voice came over the line.
"Mom? Are you alright?" Reid asked frantically.
"Yes of course, why wouldn't I be, Spencer? Why are you calling me? You know I have to prepare for my lecture."
Before Reid could say anything, Terrence's voice came back over the line.
"Do you have my location, Dr. Reid?"
Reid looked at Morgan, who nodded.
"Yes."
"Good. You have one hour, Dr. Reid."
The line went dead.
Tears coursed down Reid's face.
He turned to Morgan. "What's the address?"
"No, Reid. If you go alone he'll kill you" Hotch said.
"If I don't go, my mom is dead! You heard him! He gave me one hour to get there or my mom is dead!"
"Now what is the damn address?!" Reid shouted.
Morgan gave him the address. "It's a warehouse."
"We need to come up with a game plan. There are a lot of places Greenberg can hide in a warehouse" Prentiss said.
"We need S.W.A.T. on this" Hotch added.
"I need some air" Reid said, walking toward the door.
"Reid," Morgan said, "Don't go far, okay? Like you said, we've got less than an hour."
Reid nodded.
As soon as he was out of the building, he looked around.
No one had followed him out. Good.
He walked a little further down the street until he saw a cab parked at a curb.
As he walked up, the driver rolled down his passenger side window.
"Hello, Dr. Reid."
Reid stopped. He looked at the man's face and recognized Terrence Greenberg immediately.
"I knew you would find a moment to get away. I had faith in you" he said, grinning evilly.
"So the warehouse is just a ruse?" Reid asked, hoping it wasn't true. Hoping his team would be able to find him and his mother after he went with this man.
"No, your mother is there. And we are going there. Once your team realizes you have gone there, they will think twice about entering the building; especially when I tell them about the explosives."
Reid's heart sunk.
"Now, get in the car, Dr. Reid. Your team will soon notice where you've gone."
Reid got in the back of the cab, praying his team would act quickly.
"Oh, and, Dr. Reid, if you happen to have your weapon on you, you might want to toss it out. I have a remote detonator and can blow up the warehouse without even being near the building."
Reid opened the cab door and laid his weapon and his badge on the sidewalk, knowing his team would find them when they came searching.
Thankfully, Greenberg didn't notice. He was too busy fiddling with the radio.
He settled on a classical music station just as Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 came on.
The opening chords played as they drove off.
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