Disclaimer: I don't own Criminal Minds.
A/N: Shout out to Natasha for being the 225th reviewer of this story, and also a shout out to southernbeauty13, Hippichic81, Charis, Aleona, Tegan, Kyla, Cara for reviewing chapter 35 even though some of the guest reviews about chapter 35 showed up for chapter 34 instead.
I'm definitely on a roll because I had the episode parts of this chapter done before I posted chapter 35.
Having Spencer find out that he has a half-sister was unexpected for me too, but to help curb my writer's block and give me new ideas for this story, I was like what if William Reid had another child between the 17 years that he left Spencer and when Spencer tracked him down. So here's a heads up that Spencer will have a confrontation with his father during an upcoming chapter since my grandma told me that Spencer and William will need to appear in court over custody over Stephanie.
For the reviewers who have mentioned about Stephanie's reaction about her mother dying about being to calm, I forgot to mention that Stephanie has high functioning autism. So sometimes she don't show her emotions in appropriate settings as well as well as others. In early 2012, I was told by my father that my grandpa was dying from liver cancer and I didn't even cry at all. When my grandpa died a few months later, I didn't even shed a tear. When my aunt died in August of 2016, I didn't even cry at all when my mom told me over the phone or even cry at the funeral. So I know how having autism can affect people's emotions when it comes to a death in the family.
This chapter starts a week after the last chapter.
Mary and Joe looked at Spencer and Maeve as they ate dinner.
"So when is your half-sister moving in, Spencer?" asked Mary.
"There's no official date yet since it's been decided that Stephanie should finish eighth grade in Portland, but if Tanya passes away before the end of the school year a neighbor will take her in so she can finish eighth grade at her current school before Stephanie moves in with us," said Spencer.
Joe looked at Spencer and Maeve.
"If you two ever need help with Stephanie, we'll be glad to help you two out," said Joe.
"Really?" asked Spencer.
"We think its noble of you wanting to take in your half-sister, and Stephanie will give you two experience in dealing with a teenager before Jocelyn and Gabriella are teenagers," said Mary.
"Is there anything we should know about Stephanie?" asked Joe.
"Stephanie has autism, and her mother explained everything to me after I asked her why Stephanie was so calm when I got back from taking Jocelyn for a walk," said Spencer.
Mary thought about the interactions she had with Stephanie when she and Joe joined them for dinner before Tanya and Stephanie headed back to Portland.
"Has Stephanie done any occupational therapy?" asked Mary.
"Stephanie does music lessons for occupational therapy, and when it comes to school, she's doing a special education study hall for an hour every day while being able to attend regular classes with neurotypical teenagers," said Spencer.
"What type of instrument does she play?" asked Mary.
"Piano and flute, so her piano will be shipped here so we don't have to buy a new one," said Spencer.
"So I take it that all the clothes and furniture from Stephanie's bedroom will be shipped down here too?" asked Joe.
"When its time for Stephanie to move in, yes since Tanya doesn't want us to buy Stephanie new clothes, furniture, or electronics since Stephanie will be bringing everything with her," said Spencer before sniffing the air and looked at Jocelyn, "Someone needs a clean diaper," said Spencer.
Jocelyn smiled at her daddy who removed her from her highchair.
Meanwhile, in Portland, Maine Stephanie looked at her best friend who was helping her pack up clothes that she didn't need so she could ship her first few boxes of belongings down to her brother.
"Even though I promised you that I would never leave you, I'm sorry that I will be moving down to DC to live with my half-brother in a few months," said Stephanie.
"I'm sorry that your mom's brain tumor, but at least you learned that you actually have a half-brother who's an FBI agent who's willing to take you in," said Brittney.
"Spencer travels all over the country for work, but my sister-in-law who is a geneticist will be my primary caretaker," said Stephanie.
"Do you have a picture of your brother?" asked Brittney.
Stephanie pulled out her phone and showed her best friend the picture of her, Spencer, Maeve, and Jocelyn together that was taken before Spencer took her mom and herself to the airport.
"Your brother is hot," said Brittney before noticing a grinning baby girl on her best friend's lap, "Who's that baby girl on your lap?" asked Brittney.
Stephanie beamed at her best friend.
"That baby girl is my eight-month-old niece Jocelyn, and in 14 weeks I'll be an auntie again," said Stephanie.
"Jocelyn is so cute," cooed Brittney.
"I will get to babysit my nieces a lot," said Stephanie.
"So your sister-in-law is pregnant with a girl?" asked Brittney.
"Yes, so my brother will have to deal with four females under one roof," laughed Stephanie.
Brittney looked at her best friend.
"I will really miss you when you move down to DC," said Brittney.
"Maybe you can come down and visit for a few weeks after I get settled in because Washington DC is a popular tourist attraction," said Stephanie.
"I hope so too," said Brittney.
The next day in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Spencer taped a photo of Kyle onto the clear board when JJ approached him and Hotch.
"After the first two abductions, Cherry Hill compiled a list of registered sex offenders in Camden County. There are 439 within a 30-mile radius of where the boys were taken," said JJ as she watched Spencer and Hotch read the lists, "They have been knocking on doors, conducting interviews. They haven't been able to come up with anything," said JJ.
"They should have called us in earlier. There are a lot of these men we can eliminate right away," said Hotch.
Spencer hurried to the box.
"Right," said Spencer.
"No one new to the area. This unsub knows these neighborhoods," said Hotch as he looked at Spencer who started to write on the clear board, "That takes time. Victims are three boys, so cross off anyone who targets females," said Hotch.
"We can eliminate anyone whose preferential age is over seven or under 11," said Spencer.
JJ quickly went through the files to remove possible suspects.
"These boys look nothing alike, so discount suspects who have a very specific type. If the victims have only brown or blond hair, they're off the list. Our unsub's taste of more broad," said Hotch.
"It looks like his preference is based more on age instead of physical characteristics," said Spencer before he started to continue writing on the board.
Hotch looked at JJ.
"Let's make a special pile for more organized offenders, anyone who's been arrested for stalking, uh, breaking and entering, burglary," said Hotch.
Spencer nodded before looking at JJ.
"How are we doing so far?" asked Spencer.
JJ gave Spencer and Hotch an impressed look.
"With these parameters, I can probably cross off half the names," said JJ.
"Good. Let's keep going," said Hotch.
Spencer lined up the files on the sex offenders that he and Hotch profiled as potential suspects together onto the table when Emily, Rossi, Morgan, and Detective Lancaster entered the room.
"We've narrowed the list to five men," said Hotch.
"Already?" asked Detective Lancaster.
Spencer taped a picture of a sex offender onto the clear board.
"Registered sex offender Hugh Rollins, 43, lived in Camden County his whole life, in an out of foster care since he was a toddler, and acquired quite the nice rap sheet," said Spencer.
Morgan looked at Spencer.
"What's his connection to the victims?" asked Morgan.
JJ looked at Morgan, Emily, and Detective Lancaster.
"Two years ago he got a steady job installing TVs," said JJ.
"Have any of the families purchased a new TV?" asked Emily.
"The first two did. Garcia found something else. Rollins had no cell or bank activity on the days the boys were abducted," said JJ.
"We haven't been able to connect Rollins to Kyle yet," said Hotch.
"So, what, we're gonna wait for more evidence?" asked Morgan.
"No, there isn't time. We have sufficient probable cause," said Hotch.
"Let's go pick him up," said Rossi.
Hotch looked at his two youngest agents.
"You two stay here," said Hotch.
"I'll use this time to check on Jocelyn and Maeve since Mendel University is closed for their Spring break," said Spencer.
"I'm going to check on Henry," said JJ.
A few minutes later Spencer had Maeve on the phone.
"How's it going?" asked Maeve.
"Even though the boy's still missing, we have a possible suspect," said Spencer.
"Good," said Maeve.
"Is Josie awake?" asked Spencer.
"She sure is, and she's toddling around the living room saying 'Dada' so I was about to call you," said Maeve.
Spencer chuckled.
"Josie's definitely a daddy's girl," said Spencer.
"I know," said Maeve before putting her phone on speaker, "Daddy's on the phone, Josie," said Maeve.
A few seconds later Spencer's face broke into a grin when he heard Jocelyn's voice.
"Dada!" exclaimed Jocelyn.
"Hello, Josie," said Spencer.
Jocelyn started babbling while saying words that she mastered, and a few minutes later Spencer was hanging up at the same time as JJ.
"How's Henry?" asked Spencer.
"He's going great, and I can't believe that he's already five-months-old," said JJ.
"I just can't believe that Josie's already eight-months-old and that Gabriella will be born in about 14 weeks," said Spencer.
"How's the nursery coming along?" asked JJ.
"Joe and I finished Gabriella's nursery over the weekend, and Joe and I made plans to start painting Stephanie's bedroom this weekend," said Spencer.
"That's great," said JJ before becoming serious, "How are you feeling about your half-sister that you haven't even known for a week is going to be moving in with you this summer?" asked JJ.
"Even though I'm sad that Stephanie is going to be losing her mother, I know that it will be beneficial for the both of us since we both lost our father to divorce while losing our mothers to sickness," said Spencer.
"Your mom's still alive and lives in a hospital," pointed out JJ.
"I know, but there are times that my mom doesn't even remember that she has a son during her episodes. So there are times that I'm grieving over my mom since I ended up grieving on the day I committed my mom to Bennington," said Spencer.
"Knowing Garcia, she'll help you find a good grief counselor when Stephanie moves in with you," said JJ.
"Garcia told me that she's already doing background checks on grief counselors while helping me find the best high school for Stephanie to attend," said Spencer.
Spencer followed Rossi up the stairs as he snapped on some gloves.
"If he came in through the basement, this would have been his second flight of stairs," said Rossi.
"So Kyle's is the first room he comes to," said Spencer.
10 seconds later Spencer was looking around Kyle's bedroom while thinking about how Jocelyn and Gabriella were going to have toys scattered across their bedrooms over the next couple of years.
"This wasn't a quiet struggle. He probably knocked Kyle unconscious," said Spencer.
"Then carried him back downstairs," said Rossi.
Spencer noticed a door.
"What's through there?" asked Spencer.
"Danny's room," said Rossi.
A few seconds later Spencer walked through the bathroom that was connected Kyle's and Danny's bedrooms before entering Danny's bedroom.
"It's interesting. Another few feet and he would have found Danny. Danny's far more age appropriate for Rollins' preference. He's closer to the first two victims than Kyle is," said Spencer.
"If he'd been stalking these families, he would have known that," said Rossi.
Spencer noticed that both bunks on Danny's bunk bed was occupied.
"It's weird," said Spencer.
Rossi thought about Danny's bedroom being spotless.
"What, a neat nine-year-old?" asked Rossi.
"Well, that, and most kids either pick a top or a bottom bunk," said Spencer before crouching down, "Both beds are slept in. The top bunk blocks the view of the stars, and there's nothing decorative down here," said Spencer.
"It's Danny's room. He probably sleeps up top," said Rossi.
Spencer started to check under the covers only to find a wet spot.
"Somebody wet the bed. You know, maybe Danny started in the bottom bunk, wet the bed, and then moved up top?" asked Spencer.
Rossi found a stuffed animal causing him to look at a photo of Kyle with the stuffed animal.
"This is Kyle's," said Rossi.
Spencer quickly looked by the ladder and picked up a pair of pajama pants and checked the size.
"It's size 6. Kyle slept in here last night," said Spencer before realizing something, "If he didn't sleep in his room, why was it destroyed?" asked Spencer as he looked at Rossi.
"To make it look like the other crime scenes," said Rossi.
A few minutes later Spencer was in the front passenger seat of an SUV when Rossi looked at him.
"So are you going to tell your father that his estranged daughter that he hasn't seen since Stephanie was four will be moving in with you this summer?" asked Rossi.
"Tanya asked me not to tell my parents anything because there will be a court hearing that my father will be ordered to attend over the custody of Stephanie," said Spencer.
"I take it that Aaron offered to be your lawyer since he hates your father?" asked Rossi.
Spencer smirked.
"He did since he has a recording that he made when I explained to him about my father leaving me with a paranoid schizophrenic when he should have had custody of me while committing my mom, so when the judge finds out that my father left me in a dangerous situation for eight years, there's no doubt that I'll be granted custody since Maeve and my in-laws will be there for Stephanie when I'm traveling with you guys," said Spencer.
"Plus the rest of the team will vouch for you," said Rossi.
Spencer was sitting at the conference table while being saddened at the thought of Kyle being dead when Hotch joined them.
"I just talked to Rollins. He said he dumped Kyle's body in the river. He's clearly lying. He doesn't have any connection to that boy," said Hotch.
"The disposal of Kyle's body is very different from the other two. He was gently placed on the ground, neatly laid to rest with his hands by his sides. Rollins discarded these two boys like trash," said Emily.
"We think Kyle may not have slept in his room last night," said Spencer.
"Where do you think he was?" asked Hotch.
"I think in his brother's room. Danny has bunk beds. Both bunks were slept in, and whoever slept in the bottom one wet the bed and left Kyle's bear," said Spencer.
"So do we think someone destroyed Kyle's room to make it look like he was abducted like the other two victims?" asked Morgan.
Hotch watched two officers pass by them, and as soon as the officers were out of earshot, Hotch looked at his team.
"Who else knows the details of all three cases?" asked Hotch.
"Lancaster," answered Rossi.
Everyone looked at each other before Hotch decided to lower his voice a bit.
"Morgan, call Garcia and see what she can find out about Lancaster that we don't already know. Reid and Prentiss, watch the video of the press conference. See if you can find anything," said Hotch.
"Want me to talk to Rollins again?" asked Rossi quietly.
"Yes. And I don't have to remind anybody where we are. Please be discreet," ordered Hotch.
JJ entered the room where Spencer, Morgan, and Hotch were listening to Rossi question Sarah, Dan, and Detective Lancaster.
"Kyle Murphy's autopsy report," said JJ as she passed the report around.
"Two postmortem hits to the head," said Morgan.
Hotch looked at his copy.
"First one was shallow. Clearly, he hesitated," said Hotch.
Spencer looked at the copy he was reading.
"Lancaster had to hit Kyle to make the wounds consistent with Rollins' victims," said Spencer.
"I'm glad he spared them that part of his story," said Hotch.
A disturbed JJ looked at Spencer, Hotch, and Morgan.
"Look on the second page," said JJ.
All three men flipped to the second page.
"Prentiss needs to see this," said Hotch.
A few minutes later Spencer, Hotch, and Morgan listened to Emily tell Sarah and Dan about Danny being a sociopath.
A week later Maeve looked at her husband as she stroked her 27-week pregnant belly.
"I just can't believe that I'll be starting the third trimester next week," said Maeve.
"I know, and luckily your father and I already completed the nursery since your father and I just started painting the guest bedroom with the paint color that Stephanie picked out," said Spencer.
Maeve looked at her husband.
"Are we going to create a list of rules for Stephanie to follow when she moves in with us?" asked Maeve.
"We don't have to create a list because Stephanie already sent me the rules she has for Stephanie," said Spencer.
"What type of rules?" asked Maeve.
Spencer flashed back to the list of rules that Tanya sent him in a letter.
"Mandatory curfew at 10 PM every night. Help out with household chores. Her internet usage will always be monitored. No teenage boys allowed in her bedroom. Homework will be started as soon as she gets home from school before she's allowed to go on the internet, watch TV, or hang out with friends. If her grades start to slip, no cell phone, internet, or hanging out with friends until her grades improve. Always answer her phone unless she's in school," said Spencer.
"Those are good rules," said Maeve.
"I know, but Tanya told me that I can add some additional rules because she knows that with me being a federal agent, I would need to create some stricter rules that would deal with Stephanie's safety," said Spencer.
Maeve thought about the two guns that were currently in her husband's gun safe.
"Will one of the rules be to never touch your revolver or Glock?" asked Maeve.
"That's one of the rules I'm adding to the list, and another rule will be if you're asked to do something by an authority figure, do it," said Spencer.
Maeve yawned causing Spencer to look at his wife.
"We should get some sleep since we have work in the morning," said Spencer as he got up and helped his pregnant wife up.
A few seconds later Spencer and Maeve were securing their house before they checked on Jocelyn before they fell asleep in each other's arms.
The next morning Spencer was sitting at the round table while JJ played a video.
"Her name's Michelle Watson, a realtor murdered in Buffalo a week ago," said JJ.
"Until yesterday they had nothing, no leads, and then they got this," said Hotch.
"Buffalo PD received it from an unknown source yesterday," said JJ as she pulled up another video.
"They able to trace it?" asked Emily.
"No. Sent through an encrypted server from Ukraine," said Hotch.
"There's no sound," said Morgan.
"Yeah, at first glance there doesn't seem to be a single frame to identify who shot it. He even covered up the mirror," said Spencer.
Garcia shook her head.
"I've seen some crazy things sitting at this table, but that... Why send that to the police?" asked Garcia.
"Well, maybe it's a taunt, to show the police how smart he is," said Emily.
"Catch me if you can," said Rossi.
Morgan watched the two people that were being filmed.
"The two people in the video- they look directly at the unsub and neither one seems to register that they're being filmed," said Morgan.
"I think it's probably a hidden camera," said Spencer.
A second later the sketch of the unsub was being passed around.
"The witnesses were able to give us enough for a sketch. White male, early 30s, wearing glasses," said JJ.
JJ pulled up another video causing everyone to see a room with computers.
"It looks like an editing suite," said Morgan.
"So he not only films the murder, he edits it," said Rossi.
Emily noticed another video playing during the video that the unsub sent to the police.
"Do we know what this is that's playing on the monitor?" asked Emily.
"Buffalo PD is concerned that it might be another filmed killing," said Hotch.
"If it is, then we're not looking at just one murder, but two," said Emily.
"Buffalo is underfunded, undermanned, and they need our help," said Hotch.
"Buffalo's a big gang town," said Morgan.
"Murder in the last year alone was over 700 people," said JJ.
Hotch looked at Garcia.
"Garcia, I need you to go through this frame by frame and put everything on disks," said Hotch.
Garcia got up.
"Yes, sir. I'm on it," said Garcia.
Before Garcia left the round table room, Hotch looked at Garcia.
"Also, put together a go bag. If we get any more of these films, I want you on the ground taking point. Is that OK with you?" asked Hotch.
"Yes, sir. Excellent. OK. Fast forward... Go bag. I don't have a go bag," said Garcia to herself.
Hotch looked at his team.
"There's something I want everyone to see," said Hotch.
JJ played the footage Hotch wanted them to see.
"He's writing something," said Emily as they watched their unsub write HELP ME on a wall.
A few minutes later Spencer was sending Maeve a text message.
GOING TO BUFFALO, NEW YORK. GARCIA IS COMING WITH US ON THIS CASE. I PROMISE TO STAY SAFE, AND I LOVE YOU, JOSIE, AND OUR UNBORN DAUGHTER. ~ SR
After sending a text to Maeve, Spencer sent Stephanie a text message.
I'M HEADING TO BUFFALO, NEW YORK. SO IF YOU TRY TO CONTACT ME AND I DON'T ANSWER, I WILL GET BACK TO YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ~ SR
Over an hour later Spencer was sitting between a window and Garcia on the jet when Morgan looked at his team.
"A serial killer asking for help. Well that's a new one on me," said Morgan.
"Attempt at sarcasm?" asked Rossi.
Morgan looked at Rossi.
"What if he's sincere?" asked Hotch.
"Then he's deeply ambivalent. He wants to stop, but like an alcoholic, he simply can't," said Rossi.
Morgan looked at a picture.
"When we see him driving, his point of view is elevated. I'd say he's driving a van or an SUV," said Morgan.
"And the film stops where it starts at his home. So we could use the film to trace back, street by street, from the crime scene, right?" asked Emily.
Spencer looked at the photo he was holding.
"It only lasts nine minutes. And in this frame, he clearly looks at a clock, and it's 9:22," said Spencer as he showed his teammates what he noticed.
"OK, the autopsy says Michelle Watson's time of death was 4:30 in the afternoon. So, he edited out seven hours," said Emily.
"Garcia, look for unsolved murders of men in their early 30s who were stabbed, Buffalo and surrounding cities. Go back 10 years," said Hotch.
Garcia nodded.
"Wouldn't ViCAP have already picked up on that?" asked Morgan.
"Mm, ViCAP only went web-based about a month ago, and Buffalo PD only recently uploaded the data," said Garcia before she focused on the laptop in front of her.
"They show Watson holding a day planner. They find that at the crime scene?" asked Morgan as he showed a picture.
"Yeah, that, her wallet, and all of her jewelry, including a 3-carat diamond ring. So we know he's not financially motivated," said Spencer.
Garcia looked at her laptop.
"First count I have 22," said a shocked Garcia.
Everyone looked at each other as they realized that there are more victims that they didn't know about.
Spencer was sitting at a conference room table when Hotch and Emily entered the room with Detective Henderson.
"The autopsy reports will help us determine which of these cases is connected," said Hotch.
"I'll get them here right away," said Detective Henderson before she nodded at one of her officers.
"We also need to take a look at the crime scenes, Detective Henderson," said Hotch.
"Of course," said Detective Henderson.
"I'll stay and help Reid," said Rossi.
Spencer shot Rossi a grateful look.
"I'll take Prentiss and Morgan," said Hotch.
A few seconds later Hotch, Morgan, and Emily were out of the room before Detective Henderson looked at Rossi.
"Tell me, do you think this is a one-off or can I expect more films?" asked Detective Henderson.
"It's not a one-off. The filming of his kills makes him a sexual psychopath. We'll find more. Many more. Just like this one," said Rossi.
Rossi removed the message from the unsub from the bulletin board.
"Help me is in direct conflict with the psychology of a psychopath, and it's something I've never seen before," said Rossi.
"Psychopaths don't have the capacity to feel empathy towards others," said Spencer.
"They can mimic it, but they can't feel it," said Rossi.
"Then he didn't mean it?" asked Detective Henderson.
"Or someone or something is showing him who he really is," said Rossi.
"OK, friends, the video on this film is analog. It's since been digitized, but it is seriously degraded," said Garcia.
"Meaning what?" asked JJ.
"Meaning this kind of degradation only happens over at least a decade and thousands of repeated viewings," said Garcia.
"The only way he can get any release," said Rossi.
"Then you're right. He's been doing this for 10 years," said Detective Henderson.
"Uh, more like 20. That woman in this video- She's wearing a sweater I haven't seen since "Flashdance"," said Garcia.
Rossi looked at a sheet of paper that was in front of him.
"On the day of her death, the 21st, Michelle entered the name Robert at 4 PM," said Rossi.
Spencer leaned forward a bit to look at Michelle's handwriting.
"Ah, we found no one connected to her with that name and we think it's an alias.
"Michelle's highly organized, she's precise, light of hand, so left-handed," said Spencer.
"How can you tell?" asked Detective Henderson.
Spencer tilted the paper he was looking at so he could show Detective Henderson.
"The hardest point is where she starts, the lightest point is where she tails off," said Spencer before he focused on the writing as he lowered his voice, "In her case, she tails off to the right. It's weird," murmured Spencer.
"What?" asked JJ.
"I'm not sure, but the number 29 is circled twice in red ink and it tails off to the left. Whoever wrote that is right-handed," said Spencer.
JJ quickly pulled up the footage of their unsub writing on the wall.
That person is right-handed and "help me" is written in red," said JJ.
"The unsub wrote the circled 29," said Rossi.
"Guys... Tomorrow's the 29th," said a nervous Garcia before she noticed everyone's reactions.
JJ walked into the conference room as she got off the phone.
"Morgan thinks the unsub's glass is the camera," said JJ before looking at the detective, "You need to get a sketch of the unsub out to every camera shop in Buffalo," said JJ.
"If he hunts within a comfort zone, then whichever of these camera shops he visits the most, that's the one he'll live closest to," said Rossi.
Detective Henderson looked at the officer who was assisting her.
"All right. You heard the man," said Detective Henderson.
"OK, Hotch also wants us to focus on victims found in controlled locations," said JJ.
Garcia started typing.
"Secure areas with little chance of witnesses. And ones where he left the bodies where he killed them," said Rossi.
Spencer grabbed a picture of one of the victims.
"OK, based on that, June '98, Emily Flyn, found in her apartment, stabbed 23 times," said Spencer as he taped the photo to the board.
Rossi grabbed another photo.
"Hillary Habner, March 2000, found in her basement, stabbed 18 times," said Rossi before he passed the photo to Spencer to pin up on the board.
Detective Henderson picked up another photo.
"Cindy Stagnal, April 2001, stabbed multiple times, found in her office," said Detective Henderson as she passed the photo to Spencer so he could also pin up that photo.
"And May 1999, Vanessa Bright, 29, stabbed and found in her studio," said JJ before she passed the photo to Spencer.
Spencer pinned the photo of Vanessa onto the board.
"Ladies and gentlemen, it appears as though we've found our timeline. It looks like our killer strikes almost exactly every 12 months," said Spencer.
Detective Henderson was in shock.
"Oh, my god. All these women and he got away with it," said Detective Henderson.
"I think we need to inform the media. Buffalo has a serial killer," said JJ.
Garcia looked at the pictures of the victims.
"He sure does like his blondes. Not a good date, though. Too stabby," said Garcia as she mimicked stabbing with her pen.
"Less so, though, with Michelle Watson and the girl we found this morning," said Emily.
"Every one of these murders happens during a month of Spring," said JJ.
"So, Spring for the unsub is a stressor," said Emily.
"Do you think my video was done in the Spring?" asked Garcia.
"There's a good chance," said Emily.
"OK," said Garcia as she bent down to pick up her high heeled shoes, "Eighties, Spring, Buffalo. Search for homicide, see if I can make a connection," said Garcia as she walked to a chair.
Spencer looked at all the photos of the victims.
"All of the victims except for Michelle Watson were killed within a year of each other," said Spencer.
Emily looked at another picture.
"Victim number 10, Joyce Wolcott, stabbed 32 times," said Emily.
"And then Michelle Watson was stabbed just once two years later," said Spencer.
Garcia looked up from the picture that she was looking at.
"What's missing from the Michelle Watson murder is any sign of rage or overkill," said Emily.
"Yeah. Instead, on the tape, we see signs of remorse. A complete and sudden emotional change. It's absolutely fascinating," said Spencer.
Garcia looked at Spencer.
"I love you, Reid, but the stuff you find fascinating is sad," said Garcia while JJ and Emily smiled a bit before she showed the picture she was looking at, "OK. The woman in my video... She looks a lot like the ones on your board, don't you think?" asked Garcia.
"So he's killing her over and over again," said Emily.
"Maybe. I don't know. Not my job," said Garcia.
Spencer looked at the file that dealt with Joyce's murder.
"Guys, there was an actual witness In the Joyce Wolcott murder," said Spencer.
"A witness?" asked Emily.
"A boy. Her son," said Spencer.
Garcia read a newspaper article that she pulled up.
"Neighbors called the police when they heard her son Stan screaming for his mother," said Garcia.
"Let's see, they were found in the backyard and she was dead," said Spencer.
"So he saw the whole thing?" asked Emily.
Spencer started walking towards JJ.
"If he did, why didn't the unsub kill the only living witness?" asked Spencer.
"Did they interview him?" asked Emily.
"He was traumatized," said JJ.
"Did he see the killer?" asked Emily.
Spencer's heart melted as he read that Stanley is blind.
"He didn't see anything," said Spencer as he showed JJ the file.
"Where is the boy now?" asked Emily.
Garcia highlighted the article she was reading.
"Single mom, father died in a car accident. He was foster-homed after her death," said Garcia.
"Tell me he's still in Buffalo," said Emily.
Garcia quickly pulled up an address.
"Yes," said Garcia.
"Garcia, I got a name, Vincent," said Morgan.
"Morgan, I'm gonna need a surname, honey," said Garcia.
"She can't remember," said Morgan.
"Can you at least cross-reference Vincent's name with all of the mentor organizations in Buffalo?" asked Emily.
"I think we'll get more from the video," said Garcia.
Spencer quickly went through the notepad he was reading through.
"We're running out of time," said Emily.
Spencer made his way over to Garcia.
"Come on, Garcia, we gotta find this kid," said Morgan.
"Trust me, OK? Give me a second," said Garcia as she pulled up an old picture of a woman.
"That's her. That's the woman from the film," said JJ.
"June 5, 1983. Kim Rowlings was killed in her home. When police arrived, they found her son Vincent Rowlings. Garcia," said Emily.
"Thank me when we've got an address," said Garcia.
Spencer quickly read the article.
"Vincent was found sitting with the body of his murdered mother. Police believe that he sat with her for more than 24 hours," said Spencer.
JJ shook her head.
"He was only nine years old. He filmed his mother's murder and hid the tape from the police all these years," said JJ.
Garcia quickly pulled up Vincent's address.
"Vincent Rowlings, 5605 1/2 Pearl Street, East Side, Buffalo," said Garcia.
Emily looked at Spencer and motioned him to follow her.
"Tell Hotch we're en route. I love you," said Emily.
Spencer stormed into Vincent's apartment with his teammates and after clearing the apartment, everyone noticed the video that Vincent filmed of his mother's murder causing Hotch to call Garcia.
"Garcia, I need you to conference everybody now," said Hotch as he watched Spencer review the footage.
"Hotch, you've got Rossi and Morgan," said Garcia.
"And we have Stan's foster mother Kate here. Stanley is missing, and there's blood on the windowsill," said Morgan.
"Kate, did Vincent take Stan out? Was there a favorite place they liked to go?" asked Hotch.
"A park? Playground?" asked Rossi.
"No. No. Like I said, I only allow him to see Stan under this roof, under my supervision. He's been coming around more since I told him we were moving away," said Kate.
"When did you tell Vincent that?" asked Rossi.
"Like a week ago. Why?" asked Kate.
"What?" asked Garcia.
"He killed Michelle Watson over a week ago," said JJ.
"That must be the stressor that triggered Vincent's behavior change," said Spencer.
Emily pulled out a notebook.
"Kate, Vincent's drawn the number 29 with a circle around it numerous times. Today is the 29th. We believe the circle may represent a specific location. They would have talked about it, or he might even have taken him there before," said Emily.
"Did Vincent talk to Stan about adventures that they could take? Places they could visit?" asked Hotch.
"What are Stanley's favorite things to do?" asked Rossi.
"He just likes to make things. To build things. Vincent used to help him," said Kate.
"The construction sets?" asked Morgan.
"Yeah," said Kate.
"Ferris wheel. It's a circle," said Morgan.
"When did he build this?" asked Rossi.
"Over the last couple of months. He's been in here every night," said Kate.
"Garcia, check Buffalo and the surrounding areas for any theme parks, permanent or visiting," said Morgan.
Everyone heard typing over the phone.
"Theme park just outside of Buffalo," said Garcia.
"Ferris wheel?" asked Hotch.
Garcia did some typing.
"Yes!" exclaimed Garcia.
"Let's go," said Morgan.
Hotch looked at Spencer and Emily.
"You both go. I'll stay here in case he comes back. I want to go over everything and see how many others we've missed," ordered Hotch.
"Got it," said Emily before she and Spencer left Vincent's apartment.
Spencer inwardly smiled as he watched Stan get reunited with his foster mother.
The next morning Spencer smiled as Maeve entered the kitchen with Jocelyn.
"Your back," said Maeve as she set Jocelyn onto the floor.
"Dada!" exclaimed Jocelyn as she toddled over to her daddy.
Spencer set down the spatula that he was using to flip the omelet that he was making and scooped up his daughter.
"Daddy missed you," said Spencer before giving his wife a kiss, "I missed you," said Spencer before he rested his hands on Maeve's belly and smiled when he felt Gabriella kick.
"Why didn't you call to tell me that you would be home this morning?" asked Maeve.
"I wanted to surprise you guys," said Spencer as he set Jocelyn into her high chair before he focused on the omelet that he was cooking.
"Just so you know, some of Stephanie's belongings arrived while you were in Buffalo," said Maeve.
"I saw the boxes when I entered the house, so I'll carry them upstairs after breakfast," said Spencer.
"Do you have to work today?" asked Maeve.
"I took the day off so I can spend time with Jocelyn," said Spencer.
"Good," said Maeve.
A few minutes later Spencer and Maeve were eating breakfast as they fed Jocelyn purred bananas, and after breakfast was eaten, Spencer and Jocelyn stood on the porch waving as Maeve left with her mother for work.