Chapter 12
Shawn and Reid walked back into the police station to find the team along with Lassiter Jules Gus and the chief in the conference room.
"Good you're back now let's get back to work" Hotch said "We'er going back over the crime scenes. We must have missed something."
"Cool lets get started." Shawn walked over to the evidence borad scanning the photos for even the smallest clue. Shawn flashed back to walking through each house when it was a fresh scene. Then it hit him. Shawn put his fingers to his temples and shut his eyes tightly.
"Shawn, are you alright" Juliet asked with concern.
"He lives or lived in these houses."
"What?" Hotch asked
"Yeah. The spirits tell me that he lived in one or all of the houses." Shawn took his hands down. "It makes perfect sense."
"And how is that?" Lassiter sneered
"No need to get you face in a bunch Lassie. Think about it one guys trying to take out a whole family? That wouldn't work. UNLESS said person knows the layout of the house. He has to know what creaks and what squeaks so he can get them buy surprise."
"Good work Mr. Spencer"the chief commented. Morgan took out his phone and put it on speaker.
"Hey baby girl we need you to work your magic."
"Of course what do you need?"
Reid was the one to answer "look into the past residents of the victims houses. Look for families with dynamics matching that of the families. Same amount of kids, and about the same ages."
"Surprisingly that's not an exactly short list. Got anything eles?"
Shawn dormant inner profiler kicked in "Try adding marital problems. Divorce, or counseling. This guy might see it as weakness. Also follow the money. Drugs, alcohol, and the like." Typing could be head on the other side of the line until.
"Got it! Mr. Random voice in the background you are a genius. One family jumped form houses to house for reasons unknown. Parents were divorced. The custody battle got really ugly. In the end the children, ten year old Gregory McCallister, and his three year old sister Wendy went into the foster system after both parents were found unfit. Mr. McCallister was in a lot of debt and took out loans to pay off other loans. Mrs. McCallister was found to have abused the children on multiple occasions."
"Where is McCallister living now?" Morgan asked
"He lives at 39 Picante Avenue."((A/N: I have no idea if this is a real place))
"Alright let's get going" Hotch started.
"Wait!" Shawn garnered the attention of everyone in the room. He put his hand to his head. "Oh great eastern oracle of technology, or so the sprits say you are, the great spectral beings tell me to ask you if the dear McCallister family lived in any other houses in or around Santa Barbara."
"There was one other house. 98 Raven Street." ((A/N: again not sure if this is really a place))
"Who's living there now Garcia?" Prentiss asked
"Um family of four. The DePalos. Nine year old boy. Six year old girl. Mother's squeaky clean but dads got a record of past drug busts."
"Morgan and Rossi you're both with me at the DePalo's residence. JJ and Prentiss and Reid go to McCallister's apartment. Good catch Mr. Spencer."
"I live to serve." Shawn bowed. "Gus pull up the blueberry." At the agents looks, which Shawn ignored, Gus said
"He means my blue Echo"
A/N: I'm really sorry, but with school in full swing, updates won't be as often as I'd like. The next chapter is half finished already and I'd like to have it up next week but whether it not that happens is up to how much homework I'm assigned. Continue to enjoy and please review.