'Security footage from the executive floor of Queen Consolidated where Mr. Steele's office is located, showed JJ speaking with Mr. Steele as they walk towards the elevator. There are no security cameras in Mr. Steele's office and the camera in the elevator was offline at the time. I checked with the security team and they thought camera was just malfunctioning at the time - it was only off-line for 5 minutes' summarised Garcia.

'We can safely assume that the kidnappers were only targeting Mr. Steele' began Hotch.

'How can you assume that?' queried Lance.

'Because the kidnapper or kidnappers had no way of knowing that JJ would be there at that time' replied Morgan. 'Mr. Steele is the CEO of a multi-billion-dollar company and married to Moira Queen who also has a fortune estimated in the billions. It may simply be a kidnapping for ransom.'

'Then why has there not been a ransom demand? And why take your agent? If it is a for ransom kidnapping they would have no reason for kidnapping her' insisted Lance.

'Perhaps she was just there at the wrong time and the kidnappers were left with no choice but to take her too. There were no signs of a struggle so they must have been taken by surprise – most likely by someone waiting on the elevator. If that's the case, they could have taken her out of their equation then and there' continued Rossi. 'That's a good sign.'

'A good sign? How could that possibly be a good sign?' asked Lance.

'Because they took her with them, indicating that, whoever they are, they weren't planning on killing anyone' replied Rossi. 'If that's the case, they have no reason to harm her. They now have two high-value hostages - the CEO of a multi-billion-dollar company and an FBI agent.'

'In 2010 the United States was ranked sixth in the world for "kidnapping-for-ransom" crimes according to the available statistics (after Colombia, Italy, Lebanon, Peru, and the Philippines)' recited Reid. 'The good news is that hostage-for-ransom victims tend to survive their ordeal.'

'But there hasn't been a ransom demand' insisted Lance.

'It's only been 3 days. Often in kidnapping-for-ransom cases the kidnappers are very patient and wait for a period of time before presenting their demands' replied Reid.

'Ok. But your agent is FBI trained. What would she do?' asked Lance.

'Judging by the lack of evidence of a struggle at the scene we can assume that JJ and Mr. Steele were incapacitated quickly. In that case, she would stop struggling and try to remain calm' replied Hotch. 'She would realise the necessity to think rationally and strategically. JJ is smart. Them taking Mr. Steele would immediately indicate a kidnap-for-ransom scheme.'

'If you are the victim of a hostage-for-ransom scheme, then your best option is to work with them through negotiations and giving them points of contact. People often die while trying to escape; the longer you remain in captivity the better chance you have of eventually being freed or rescued' continued Rossi. 'At the moment we have no reason to believe that JJ is in immediate danger – she would never risk the life of another person in an escape attempt. And she wouldn't leave Mr. Steele behind.'

'Could this have anything to do with the Hood guy?' asked Lance.

'It could be. The Unsub hasn't been shy about contacting us before. Maybe he'll contact us again' replied Morgan. 'We still have the phone from the Unidac case. That would most likely be the way he would contact us. We'll keep it close and monitor it.'

'Or we could use it to set a trap' suggested Lance. 'As much as I hate to admit it my daughter seems to have formed some kind of crazy connection to this lunatic. If we bug the phone and give it to her she won't be able to resist using it if she thinks it would help one of her clients.'

'You want to use your own daughter as bait for a known killer?' asked Rossi incredulously.

'I want to catch this lunatic before anyone else gets hurt. We would monitor any calls and be on-site if they arrange a meeting. She wouldn't be in any danger' insisted Lance.

'How would you give her the phone without her being suspicious?' asked Morgan.

'All we have to do is have the phone sitting on my desk when she stops by. She won't be able to resist' replied Lance. 'It's only a matter of time until she looks for his help for one of her clients. And when she does we'll be listening and can track him to wherever they arrange to meet.'