The rest of the team would meet at the diner, each with a copy of Justin's sketch. Brian and Justin had advised them to dress down a little if they didn't want to stand out. They had also said that it might be a good idea to do a gender division, letting JJ and Prentiss team up while Rossi and Hotch went together. That way they would blend in on the avenue better.

Carl thought that Rossi and Prentiss should meet Debbie before they split up to canvass the neighborhood for anybody who might know the guy they were looking for. She might actually save them some of the trouble if she knew him herself.

They arrived at the diner, but before they could go in Rossi looked through the window and saw the man sitting in a booth alone. They were just about to go in when Carl stopped them.

"We don't want to draw too much attention to the fact that we figured out who the killer is targeting"

"Good point; do you have a better idea?"

Hotch yielded to Carl's knowledge of the community and let him come up with a plan."

"I think you should go in alone, sit at the counter, get a cup of coffee and look like you are scoping out the prospects in the place. After a while you can move to sit next to him, discreetly show him your badge and ask him to join you in the bathroom."

"Won't it look a little suspicious if we go to the bathroom together after having just met?"

"Not in this community; casual sex with strangers is the norm more than the exception here. Nobody will bat an eyelash at it."

All four agents were a little taken aback at that, but agreed that it was a good plan.

Hotch went in alone and found a stool at the counter. He managed to signal to Debbie that she shouldn't let on that he was an FBI agent.

"Hi, sweetie, what can I get ya?"

"Just a cup of coffee, please."

"With manners like that? Sure thing."

She poured a cup for him while he took a look around the place. When the coffee was placed in front of him hi thanked Debbie for it before taking it with him to the table where the guy sat. He looked surprised and was just about to say something when Hotch took out his credentials and showed it to him under the table.

The poor guy looked scared and Hotch leaned closer and whispered in his ear.

"You haven't done anything, but I'd really like to talk to you. Will you join me in the bathroom, it's really important."

The serious expression on Hotch's face convinced him and he nodded his head. They got up to go to the bathroom just as the others opened the door and came into the diner.

In the bathroom Hotch turned to the man after having locked the door.

"My name is Aaron Hotchner and I'm unit chief of the behavioral analysis unit of the FBI at Quantico. My team and I are here to help the Pittsburgh PD with the recent string of killings on and around Liberty Avenue. We've discovered a common denominator of all the victims and I'm afraid that there is a real possibility that you are his next intended target."

The poor man looked shell-shocked and just stared at Hotch with his mouth open.

"Are you serious?"

"Very much so. We can offer you protection until we've caught this guy, if you're interested."

"What makes you think I'll be next? That this psycho is even interested in me?"

"Do you know Brian Kinney and Justin Taylor?"

"Of course, Kinney owns Babylon, used to be the top stud until he retired, Taylor's his partner."

"Yes. The first three victims were men those two had a sexual encounter with after Mr. Taylor returned to Pittsburgh after a longer absence. It would appear that the UnSub is killing said men in the order in which they were intimate with Mr. Kinney and Taylor. And according to Mr. Taylor you are next."

"Taylor knows my name?"

The man looked both flattered and surprised, momentarily ignoring the rest.

"I'm afraid not, but he drew us a sketch of you."

Hotch showed the sketch and the man nodded.

"Well, I did trick with the two of them back then; do you really think I'm in danger?"

"I do, he's determined to see this through. Would you be interested in our protection?"

"Of course I'm interested; you tell me a psychotic killer is planning to kill me!"

Hotch nodded and then led the man, who had finally introduced himself as Neil Harris, out of the bathroom and then out of the diner.

The others had ordered some food to go, remembering to get something for Hotch.

He led Neil to one of the SUV's and they drove off. As soon as the others had gotten into the other car Rossi called Hotch with an address for a safe house Carl had told him about.

Hotch blotted the address into the GPS and they were off. The others drove another route to the same house and got Neil installed.

Carl said that he'd stay the night, had had to report in to the station that that he was using the house anyway, and Deb was used to his odd hours.

Rossi offered to stay with him in he could get a nap sometime during the day. JJ and Prentiss went to the market to get some essentials while Carl went home for his own nap.

Hotch and Rossi stayed with Neil, trying to calm him down and reassure him that nothing was going to happen to him. When JJ and Prentiss came back Rossi went to one of the bedrooms and went to sleep.

Hotch told the girls that he'd be fine alone for a few hours and told them to go back to Britin and report the lucky break to Reid and Morgan. He'd take the second car back when Carl came back.

Both the rest of the day and the night went off without a hitch and Carl had even managed to convince some of his colleagues to help; so two police officers took over the next day and two others would take the night shift. This assured that the entire team plus Carl would be ready on Liberty Avenue Saturday night.