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No one got much rest that night. Because there was nothing they could do until morning, Hotch and Rossi insisted everyone go back to bed. Emily protested, saying she couldn't sleep now, knowing whoever was out there might return. Morgan looked at Reid and Garcia, who were awake and prepared to help, but were clearly still groggy. Knowing it was unlikely he'd talk Emily into sleep at this time, Morgan suggested they sleep in shifts.

Hotch, Rossi, and Emily all looked wired, and all three quickly volunteered to take the first shift. Since JJ and Garcia would be headed to the police station first thing in the morning, Morgan offered himself and Reid for the difficult second shift, leaving them to take the last shift in the early morning. Reid frowned at the thought of getting back up in a few hours, but consoled himself quietly that he could at least return to bed now.

To set a good example, JJ and Garcia dutifully marched to their tent without comment. Reid quickly turned and headed for his tent, but hesitated at the entrance. It was empty and dark in there. He cursed himself silently for not grabbing his flashlight before leaving the tent. He looked back at Morgan, who was still exchanging meaningful glances with Hotch, Prentiss, and Rossi. Why does he always have to do that? Reid thought in annoyance.

As if he had heard Spence's thoughts, Morgan turned sideways and looked at him. He then straightened back, nodded to the others, turned around, and headed after Reid. Reid exhaled in relief. He held open the tent flap as if he was merely being polite, though he was inwardly glad to not have to enter the tent first. Morgan flashed a knowing smile at Reid and went in first, laughing softly. "What?" Reid asked him quietly, not wanting to be overheard as he followed him in. He wondered what Morgan could find humorous at this moment.

Back at the campfire, the three remaining team members stood awkwardly for a moment while Morgan walked away. Rossi looked at Emily and told her, "We'll get this worked out in the morning." Emily nodded and sat down on the center log closest to the water, wanting to appear less disturbed than she felt by the note left in her badge. Her quick mind looked for some sense in what was happening. The men sat on either log flanking hers, leaving the one farthest from the water unoccupied. This arrangement gave them the best view of their surroundings, and each scanned the area in front of them periodically as they talked in low voices.

Emily confided in them, "When my badge was returned to me, I thought it was strange that I would have lost it. I think whoever left the note took my badge on purpose. But what I can't figure out is why. No one here knows me. No one outside of Garcia and JJ even knew we were coming here to this park. So what made this unsub target me?"

Rossi noted that she was already characterizing the individual as their unsub. "I admit that it's a strong possibility that whoever turned in your badge took it, but we don't know anything for certain yet. Let's try to look at all the possibilities." Emily relaxed a little at his calm tone. He looked at Hotch, wondering if he would volunteer his earlier uneasy feelings to Emily. Aaron's serious demeanor answered for him that he was not in a sharing mood. Rossi realized this was going to be a long shift. To pass the time, he said, "Hey, I think there are still some supplies left. Why don't we make a few more smores tonight while we're up?" Hotch smiled slightly at Dave, and Emily jumped up, relieved to have something to do. "I'll go get the food," she offered quickly. Rossi smiled. He knew he needed to help these two relax because they would need their sleep for tomorrow.

Bright sunlight greeted Reid with unrelenting cheerfulness when he awoke; as Hotchner had left their tent flap open that morning. He sat up and looked around. He was alone in the tent. He could hear voices outside, so he scrambled up to get dressed and join the others.

Reid and Morgan had decided to wait to wake JJ and Garcia up that morning so they could go get a few more hours sleep. JJ had come out on her own around 6:00, surprised she had slept so late. She admitted she had some difficulty falling to sleep that night. She noticed Reid seemed on edge and Morgan was quieter than normal. She figured the night had been rough on all of them. They sent her back in to wake Garcia up, who awoke abruptly. She hadn't slept well herself that night. They got dressed together in the dark and left the tent together.

Morgan wasn't interested in returning to sleep and chose to stay up and eat breakfast with the ladies, but Reid felt drained. Being up for hours in the pitch-dark forest with only Morgan, the fire, and his trusty flashlight for companionship had been quite the strain on him. Reid had jumped at every noise in the night. About 20 minutes before they were to wake the women, the battery in his flashlight had died, and he realized then and there that his fear of the dark was worse than he'd previously given it credit. Though the sun wasn't going to be up for another hour, Reid could no longer see the stars in the murky morning haze. The fire had burned low. Fog had rolled over the lake, so no light reflected off its surface to them either. The dark had a menacing quality in Reid's agitated imagination.

Morgan had joked with him to keep him from panicking, but the only thing that really helped him relax was his sudden idea to build the fire back up after JJ went back for Penelope. When they emerged from their tent, JJ and Garcia were surprised to be greeted by a large, cheery fire. Morgan had covered for Reid, saying they didn't want their lovely ladies to be cold that morning. He had even started to heat some water for the instant coffee they had brought along. Reid had listened, impressed, to Derek's sudden lively patter with JJ and Garcia as he walked to his tent alone. This time, though, Hotchner and Rossi were already asleep inside, so he didn't hesitate to crawl in and go back to bed.

He thought as he got dressed how the sunlight had never looked as beautiful to him as it did this morning...