Chapter 21
San Sebastian Hospital
Near Washington DC
"Nameless, Faceless"
Despite Rossi's urgings Morgan was going to ask Reid what the hell had happened. But he just never got a chance.
First they were on a case when Reid got out of the hospital, then they had another right after while he took a few sick days. It seemed like there was no time at all before he was back and they were heading out on that nightmare of a case in Canada. And then on all of four hours sleep they were called out again and then Hotch was attacked and Reid was shot.
On the other hand, waiting until now made it a lot easier. It was hard for Reid to hide the abuse scars on his thigh with his leg hanging in a sling. "Hey, how's it going?" Morgan asked him when he came into the room
"Not bad, actually," Spencer set his book aside. "They gave me a nerve block instead of IV opiates. I can't feel my leg at all but everything else is fine; just a little dizzy."
Morgan looked over the elaborate bandages and brace thing. "You look like you're turning into an android."
"Given that I have two screws in my knee now that's entirely possible."
"Looks like you're going to have new scars to go with your old ones."
Spencer froze. After a long moment he made the connection. "Dr. Kimura."
"Yeah. Look, it's not my business; I am not going to ask. Just tell me the bastard isn't walking around loose somewhere."
Spencer was quiet a long moment. "Actually he's ten years into a twenty year stint at Ely State Prison." He sighed. "Honestly, I really don't want to talk about it."
"All right, all right." Morgan did the math. "He got twenty years for that?"
"No, he originally got five years for this. After he got out on parole he took a shot at Gideon and another cop."
"Ohhh, well that would do it." Somehow, knowing that Gideon had taken care of the matter made it easier to accept. "So he's already been up for parole…once?"
"Twice, Nevada prisons are chronically overcrowded."
Ugh. "Well, if you go out to testify and want company…"
"Thank you."
While they were having this discussion Morgan had been inspecting that brace. "How are you going to get around your apartment on that thing?"
"I have no idea."