Well the tribe has spoken, and so in response the next chapter in this story, hopefully to everyone's liking.

Chapter 26 Aftermath

What happened next for the team was a surreal blur.

Garcia and Reid had been taken in the ambulance to the hospital.

Morgan, Rossi and Hotch were escorting Murph to the police station.

Prentiss and J.J. headed towards the hospital to be there for Reid and Garcia.

J.J. had called Kevin and told him that Garcia was fine, that they were taking her to the hospital just to be sure.

At the hospital Garcia was looked over by one of the doctors for her bumps and bruises. He had requested an MRI because she had hit her head very hard against the rearview mirror.

J.J. elected to stay with Garcia.

In the meantime, Reid had been taken into the private room he had become familiar with the last time he was at the hospital. While laying there he was examined again and had given his statement again. It was really nothing more than a bad case of déjà view.

Dr. Matthews and Margot Fields were not doing the examination this time. It was a male doctor and a female psychologist. Both were versed in handling rape victims.

Reid found himself profiling both of them during the examination. The psychologist had suffered a sexual assault some time in her life, probably adulthood. The doctor was married and had a child, probably a boy about seven.

Prentiss stayed with Reid the entire time. She didn't talk, but stayed in his eyesight.

Morgan had told the team that during the exam, after they had found him in the wooded area, Reid had been emotional and was clinging to him. This time it was different. Reid gave the details of his abduction and subsequent rape with a stoic tone. The lack of emotions on his face and in his voice could have rivaled that of Hotch's.

Not one tear came down his face. Not one change of inclination in his voice. He was robotic.

At the end of the exam Reid stated that he wanted to go home to clean up. Prentiss knew that she couldn't stop him. She used the SUV to get him and Garcia home.

It was a long trip, nobody spoke on the way.

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Rossi, Hotch and Morgan had not lost sight of Murph as he was placed inside an interrogation room. They both stood outside watching over Murph through the glass. The three had talked about strategy for a moment while they watched Murph sit, restrained, in the chair. It would easy the prosecution if they were able to get a confession from Murph.

After letting him sweat for a moment Hotch stepped in. It was agreed he would go in first followed by Rossi.

"You've created yourself quite a record. It looks like you decided to go for the gold on your third strike and rape a Federal Agent, twice."

"He wasn't much of a Federal Agent, very girly." Murph replied.

"Do you understand what you did to him? He's going to be scared for life from this." Hotch stated without emotion.

"What's the matter you wanted your own piece of him?" Murph asked in the same tone as one would ask for a weather report on a clear day. "I'm telling you he was so tight and those sounds he made."

"Those weren't sounds of passion or love. Those were sounds of pain and humiliation." Hotch halted Murph.

"Speaking from experience?" Murph looked Hotch right in the eye.

"Do you really want to go to prison for life as a rapist?" Hotch asked.

"That seems to be my only option, so why cooperate? Maybe if you were to bring Spencer in here, I might reconsider. That is if there was something to offer."

"You do not call him Spencer! His name is Doctor Reid."

"He's a doctor." Murph said obviously surprised.

"He has three PhDs. He is a very smart and compassionate individual. He is dedicated to his job. He has helped capture hundreds of murders and rapists. Now because of you he is damaged. Why should I give you anything you want? Why should I work with you?"

"I have nothing to give. But at least I can go to prison with the memory of that cute ass and virgin tight hole. If you knew what you are missing, or maybe you do know exactly what I am talking about."

After that Hotch walked out. The conversation that they had was enough for a confession. All that Murph was interested in was dancing around Hotch. They wouldn't get more than that from him.

"We got him," Morgan said after Hotch walked out. "That's what is important. We have enough evidence."

"I know. I just don't think it's going to be enough." Hotch said.

"We have the physical evidence and Reid's statement." Morgan said.

"No, I mean for Reid. It took his kidnapping to capture Murph. Is this enough for Reid to start healing?"

"You know we will be there for him." Morgan said.

Hotch grabbed his phone and called Prentiss. He wanted an update on Garcia and Reid.

"I just dropped Reid off." Prentiss answered. "He's not taking this well."

"What do you mean?" Hotch said.

"He's acting like nothing happened." Prentiss replied.

The team knew what that meant.

"Thanks." Hotch said hanging up.

"I think we should wait and leave tomorrow morning." Rossi said. "We still have a case."

"Do we take Reid?" Morgan asked.

"No, I want him talking to a psychologist. He can work with Garcia." Hotch replied.

The next day at work Reid had argued against staying behind with Garcia. He said that he was fine and that knowing Murph was in jail and that was enough for him.

Hotch was not swayed by this argument. Reid needed to heal. Hotch ordered him to stay behind. Adding that if Reid did not see the bureau shrink then he would be on administrative leave until such time that Hotch thought he was ready for the field.

Reid had decided that he wanted to work, so he had agreed to the therapy sessions.

The case did not take long, only a day. During the case Reid was forced to work on the geographic profile from Garcia's office. It was horrible. The saying was the same for cooks in the kitchen as it was for brainiacs in one office.

Neither of them spoke about the kidnapping the entire time.

Garcia felt guilty for not protecting her baby.

Reid felt guilty about not protecting his friend.

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It had been three days since Murph had been arrested. The DA was building a very strong case. It would be easy to prosecute.

Rossi and Hotch were talking in Hotch's office over their morning coffee when JJ burst in without knocking.

"You are not going to like this." She said as she approached the desk. "Corey Reynolds was killed last night. It got out what he was in for. A group of his fellow inmates beat him to death."

Rossi and Hotch could tell there was more.

"During the commotion Rhodes and Murph escaped." J.J. finished. "They don't know where they are."

This really was the last thing that any of them wanted to hear.

"Reid's going into protective custody." Hotch said. "He won't argue his way out of this."

"He isn't going to like that." J.J. said.

"It's for his own protection." Rossi said. "Murph is obsessed with him."

"He still won't like it." J.J. said. "But we should tell him."

Hotch and Rossi stepped out of their office followed by J.J.

Morgan and Prentiss read into something as soon as J.J. walked into Hotch's office. Now they were heading to Reid's desk. This wasn't good.

"What happened?" Reid asked from his desk.

"Reynolds was killed last night." Hotch started. "Rhodes and Murph escaped."

"I won't go into protective custody. I will stay with the team. I'm in an FBI building."

"You can't hide in here forever." Morgan argued.

"I won't hide from Rhodes and Murph forever." Reid stated. "We will work out a plan so that I can be protected."

There was too much logic with that statement to argue it.

The team worked out a plan to protect Reid. In the meantime they had to profile both Rhodes and Murph to see where they might go.