Hello, everyone! Hope you're having a great summer! Now we're moving on to talking to the families. What new information will they provide?


Hotch and Rossi arrived at the Ryan house. Hotch knocked on the door. Hannah's husband, Mark, answered it, "May I help you?"

"I'm Agent Hotchner, this is Agent Rossi from the FBI, Behavior Analysis Unit. We're investigating your wife's murder." Hotch explained.

Mark looked down, but he let them in. They sat down in the living room so Mark could still watch his 2-year-old boys. Rossi asked, "What kind of person was Hannah?"

"She was incredible. She was a bar singer before we got married. She gave up singing for the boys." Mark explained.

"What made her return?" Hotch asked.

"The community center. She was amazed by how many artists were there that she wanted to return. I haven't seen that spark in her eyes since her bar singing days, so she decided to sing again." Mark picked up a memory card.

"This has every performance she has ever been in, along with the one before she died." Mark said.

Hotch nodded, "Thank you. Will you need this back after the case?"

"You can keep it. I made copies on my computer." Mark replied.

Hotch and Rossi walked back to the SUV. Hotch said, "The boys will need those videos and everything else to know who their mother is."

Rossi nodded, "This hits really close to home."

They drove to the second house. This time, Rossi knocked. Benny's mother, Mrs. Golden, answered the room, "May I help you?"

"I'm Agent Rossi, this is Agent Hotchner. We're with the FBI, Behavioral Analysis Unit. We're investigating your son's murder." Rossi explained.

She looked sad, then said, "Should you be looking for his killer?"

"We're doing everything we can, ma'am. We just need to ask a few questions about him." Hotch said.

She let them inside and they sat in the dining room. Rossi asked, "What kind of person was Benny?"

"He was a great man. When he graduated, he promised me that he would take care of me. His father died when he was 17, so he tried to work to support the both of us." Mrs. Golden explained.

"You wouldn't let him?" Hotch asked.

She shook his head, "I told him to focus on school and leave the hard stuff to me."

"Did you know he loved performing?" Rossi asked.

"Ever since he was 3, he loved music, so his father gave him a guitar when he was 5. I thought he was going to be a professional musician, but he chose technology because and I quote, 'You've done so much for me, Mom. Let me do something for you.'" She said, then she started crying.

Rossi gave her some tissues, "Did you talk to him at all before he died?"

She wiped her eyes and said, "He called me and said that he found a job and that he couldn't wait to support me. That was the last time I heard from him."

Hotch said, "Thank you for your time."

They walked out and drove to the last house. Rossi said, "A determined son. What I wouldn't give to have a kid like that."

Hotch chuckled, "Jack is almost there."

They arrived at the Williams house. Both of Melanie's parents were at the door. Hotch said, "We're the FBI, Behavioral Analysis Unit. We're investigating your daughter's murder. May we come in?"

They moved out of the way and everyone assembled in the living room. Hotch asked, "What kind of person was Melanie?"

"She was a great girl. Always playing guitar and singing for people. When she heard of the community center, she went there every day after school." Mrs. Williams explained.

Rossi asked, "Where was Melanie when she was murdered?"

"She asked us if she could go to a friend's birthday party. She said she would be home at 9:00 pm. When we didn't hear from her, we called the police. They told us that..." Mr. Williams started to explain, then he stopped.

LAPD PRECINCT

"So, this unsub had to have heard of them besides the community center, the club, and the recording company. What would connect these three individuals together?" Tiffany asked.

"Well, they have great, supportive families, they all enjoy what they do. They're not in it for the money." Prentiss said.

"We need to check this club." Hotch replied.

"And I know just the people to send in." Rossi smiled, looking at Spencer and Tiffany.

Spencer looked down and blushed, "Clubs aren't really my thing."

Tiffany looked at him, "It's not the typical club where people grind on each other and don't know where they are the morning after. This is a songwriter/poetry club. You'd probably love it."

Morgan chuckled, "Looks like she's game. What about you, Pretty Boy?"

Spencer blushed, but answered, "If it'll help us catch the unsub, I'll do it."

Hotch nodded, "Now that we settled that, we need to get ready."


Now the team will be searching in the club. Will Reid and Tiffany be able to focus on the mission? What do you think? Please review!