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Leonardo da Vinci said, "He who does not punish evil, commands it to be done."
Emily P.O.V.
On my way to the BAU I let Jen know where I'm heading before I call Penelope to ask her if she can find anything on the Tommy 'V' John talked about. The rain hasn't let down the slightest when I arrive at my destination. I drive through the parking lot in search of a free spot, which is quite hard to find despite the time. Suddenly one comes into view and I park my car and head to the elevator to go to the BAU level. Thanks to some luck Penelope happens to walk by in the otherwise empty hallway when the doors open, I'm glad I don't have to search the whole floor in order to find her. "My lord, it's kitties and poodles out there" she states when she sees the water dripping off me "Did you hear it might even snow?" she asks me, seemingly excited by this news.
I feel sorry to burst her happy bubble, but I'm not really in the state of mind to go along with her happy thoughts "Were you able to find anything on Tommy 'V'?" I ask her.
"If by any chance you mean Thomas Valentine, age 35, found dead in his home from dehydration, as a matter of fa-" she starts, but I guess she notices my zombielike state "What's going on?"
I decide to ignore Penelope's question and instead ask her "Is Hotch still here?" she confirms and I'm on my way to Hotch's office. I think I'm going to need a favor of him.
Hotch P.O.V.
"Thanks for coming in early" I greet the team as they walk into the conference room.
"Where are JJ and Prentiss?" Morgan asks when he notices the two missing members.
I hand out the files I was holding as I answer his question "They're at the morgue examining this man, Matthew Benton, a friend of Emily's. She believes that his death may be connected to this man's"
As always Rossi scans his file quickly "Thomas Valentine. Dehydration? Did she know him?"
"No, but Benton seemed to think that someone was after both of them"
"Wait" Reid speaks up "One death was a heart attack the other was from dehydration. What's the connection?" he asks me, but I have no idea either and tell them that I don't know if there's one.
"Are the police investigating?" Morgan asks.
"No, right now, we're just helping a collegue" I tell him.
"So, we talk to the families, see if there's anything suspicious" Rossi starts.
"Is Prentiss okay?" Morgan inquires.
"I don't know, that's why I told JJ to go with her. When they come back we'll know more, but for now we'll treat this like any other case and start with looking for a connection between the two cases" I order them and we go to work with the very few details we do have.
JJ P.O.V.
I'm really glad Hotch said I could go with Em instead of going to the office. We meet up in front of the morgue and I hate how sad she looks. I pull her in for a hug before we go through the door. The coroner greets us and lifts the part of the sheet covering the head, Em goes to Matthew and I start asking questions to the coroner "Is it possible that someone could have induced the heart attack?" I ask her.
"The easiest way to stop the heart is an injection of potassium, which would have left traces, whereas I found none"
"There's no other way?" Em asks the coroner and I can hear in her voice that she has locked her emotions away so she can focus on the case.
"I suppose it's possible he could have been injected with epinephrine. It wouldn't register, because clinically, it's identical to the natural adrenalin in the body"
Em pulls out Matthew's arm and we both see the bruises around his wrist "Was he tied?"
"The wounds are superficial"
Upon this discovery I ask the coroner "Anything else out of the ordinary?" if this was a crime, and I should probably trust on Emily's gut with this, we need evidence to support that theory and I hope the the coroner can help us.
"He bled heavily from his nose, but considering the damage to his septem, my guess is that it was caused by prolonged abuse of cocaine or methemphetamine" she tells us, though it doesn't really seem to be something that we can use, especially when Em confirms all of this.
I ask her about the autopsy of Thomas Valentine and she gives us the details. She tells us about the superficial ligature marks she found on Thomas as well, but she dismisses that quickly and Emily allows herself to get angered when she dismisses the detail that could tie this two deaths together. I put my hand on Em's back lightly and thank the coroner for her time and I usher Emily away from the woman before she can go of on her.
Em and I walk to our parked cars "I'm so sorry, Em" I tell her. She nods and squeezes my hand before releasing it.
She turns to face me "We should go back to the office and tell them about the marks" I nod. I watch her wipe the raindrops from her forehead even though it's filled again within seconds "Thank you, Jen" she says as she opens my car door and kisses my cheek as I'm sitting down.
"See you in a few" I tell her and she nods before turning towards her own car. I'd prefer for her not to drive, but I also know she needs some time alone so she can put everything in those annoying little boxes she has and focus on the case when we meet with the team.
"There is no heresy or philosophy so abhorrent to the church as a human being." – James Joyce
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