Disclaimer: I don't own Criminal Minds.

A/N: Shout out to fishtrek, Cara, Natashia, Kyla, Tegan, Aleona, Charis, tannerose5, and Daisyangel for reviewing chapter 51.

It might be awhile before I post the crossover fiction because I'll need a reader who also has seen "The Big Bang Theory" read over the one shot when I finish it and let me know if I have Sheldon's, Leonard's, Howard's, and Raj's personalities correct because I haven't seen every episode of "The Big Bang Theory" like I have with Criminal Minds.

Even though I didn't like it how Linda Barnes was about asking locals to fetch her coffee in Annihilator and not even thanking the officer who called her in, I believe that when it comes to Spencer currently being on crutches the officers or FBI agents who asked them to come help them wouldn't have a problem fetching Spencer coffee or anything else if Hotch, JJ, Emily, Morgan, and Rossi aren't around so Spencer doesn't get hurt again.

When it comes to eyes being involved in this chapter, I'm glad that I was too scared to dissect a cow's eye in seventh grade science class even though I had no problem being the one in my group who was brave enough cut open a pig's heart in eighth grade science class before I said "high elbows" to my two best friends causing my science teacher who died from stomach cancer over six years ago to laugh at my creativity of celebrating when it came to my hands being covered in blood.

Also the last scene can be considered 'M' rated while I reveal another reason why Spencer and Maeve have been dealing with a dry spell from sex when it comes to Spencer's knee.


Spencer was standing with his crutches hitched underneath his arms and a peach colored brace on his left knee when Spencer's physical therapist for the day Samuel looked at Spencer.

"Instead of hopping on your right foot with your crutches, I want you to move your crutches forward while moving your left foot at the same time and allow your foot to gently hit the ground before you move your good leg before you make your way around the room," said Samuel.

"OK," said Spencer.

After doing one lap around the room, Samuel motioned Spencer to stop.

"How did your knee feel?" asked Samuel.

"I had very little pain when I put weight on my bad leg," said Spencer before looking at his physical therapist, "Am I ready to bear weight on my left leg?" asked Spencer.

Samuel nodded.

"For the next couple of days I want you to wear this brace while you bear weight on your left leg, but no ditching your crutches yet," said Samuel.

Spencer grinned.

"I'm one step closer to being able to carry my daughters or a cup of coffee around again," said Spencer.

"One more thing," said Samuel.

"What?" asked Spencer.

"Your doctor thinks that you're ready to start driving again, so let's head outside to the vehicle you came in and see if you can handle driving again," said Samuel.

Spencer grinned as he made his way towards Joe who was sitting in a chair at the sheet covered exam table that Spencer was on earlier.

"I need the keys to my Volvo," said Spencer.

Joe grinned as he pulled out the keys to Spencer's Volvo.

"Going to see if you can start driving again?" asked Joe.

"Yes, so we should be back shortly," said Spencer.

"If you're cleared to drive again, I'm going to miss driving your Volvo around," said Joe.

A few minutes later Spencer was pulling out of the parking lot.

"I want you to drive around the block, Spencer," said Samuel.

"OK," said Spencer.

After driving his car around the block that contained rehab center that provides physical therapy for injured men and women who are currently in the military or works for law enforcement, Samuel grinned at Spencer.

"I officially clear you for driving, Spencer," said Samuel.

Spencer grinned and 10 minutes later Spencer was driving Joe and himself home so they could pick up Jocelyn and Gabriella from their next door neighbor who was a stay at home mother who worked from home.


50 minutes later Spencer was standing outside of the front passenger seat of his car as he watched high school students leave the school, and a few minutes later Spencer smiled as he watched Stephanie heading towards the direction that would allow her to walk home.

"You are going the wrong way, Stephanie!" called out Spencer.

Stephanie quickly turned and her eyes went wide when she saw her brother standing with his crutches propped underneath his armpits as his left foot rested comfortably on the ground while his left knee sported a brace before Spencer started to make his way towards her.

"Your bearing weight again, Spencer," said Stephanie as she ran towards her brother and hugged him tight enough that her brother wouldn't fall down.

"Been cleared to bear weight 50 minutes ago, and I decided to pick you up from school too because I also got cleared to drive," said Spencer before the two half-siblings started to make their way towards Spencer's car.

"Does Maeve know?" asked Stephanie.

"I decided to surprise Maeve," said Spencer.

A minute later Spencer was driving Stephanie and himself home.


Two hours later Spencer was sitting in his armchair while he read to Jocelyn just as Maeve and Mary came into the house causing Spencer to close the book and place it on the small table by him before he looked at Jocelyn.

"Look who's home," said Spencer.

Jocelyn's head went up and she grinned when she saw her mommy and grandma Mary.

"Mama. Nana," said Jocelyn as she climbed down from the armchair and ran to her mommy and grandma Mary while Spencer quickly grabbed his crutches and stood up.

Maeve quickly scooped up her 15-month-old daughter and kissed Jocelyn's cheek.

"Mommy missed you and Gabriella today," said Maeve.

"What about me?" asked Spencer as he made his way to Maeve and Mary while noticing some pizza boxes in Mary's hands.

Maeve's and Mary's eyes went wide when they saw Spencer bearing weight on his left leg as he hobbled towards them.

"Your walking," said Maeve.

"I am, but I'm still on crutches for a few more weeks," said Spencer as he reached Maeve and his mother-in-law and pecked Maeve on the lips before kissing his mother-in-law's cheek.

"I'm glad that you've been making progress, Spencer," said Mary.

"I've also been cleared to drive too," said Spencer.

"That's great, and when we go visit your mom tomorrow, you can drive," said Maeve just as Spencer's stomach growled causing her to laugh, "It's a good thing that mom and I picked up some pizza on the way home because we didn't feel like cooking," said Maeve.

A few minutes later Spencer, Maeve, Jocelyn, Stephanie, Mary, and Joe were sitting around the dining room table or sitting in a high chair in Jocelyn's case eating pizza talking about their day while Gabriella watched her parents, big sister, aunt, and grandparents eat pizza for dinner.


The next day Diana was sitting in her room reading one of her books when she heard the familiar sound of her son's crutches causing her to see her son sporting a brace on his left knee as he allowed his left foot to land on the floor before moving his right foot while Maeve came into the room next while pushing a double stroller that contained 15-month-old Jocelyn and nearly four-month-old Gabriella who were both wide awake.

"Your bearing weight on your left leg, baby," said Diana.

Spencer grinned at his mom.

"I got cleared yesterday, and I'm finally driving again too," said Spencer.

Diana quickly set down her book and made her way to her son and pulled him into a tight enough hug that she wouldn't knock down her son.

"I'm proud of you for making really good progress," said Diana as she released her son.

"I'm proud of myself too, and I'm excited about taking you on small outings throughout the DC, Maryland, and Virginia area as soon as my knee is healed," said Spencer.

Jocelyn looked up at her grandma.

"Hi gramma D," said Jocelyn.

Diana grinned at her oldest granddaughter.

"You're getting close to saying grandma, Jocelyn," said Diana as she started to get Jocelyn out of her stroller, "Are you excited about having me continue reading you the book I've been reading to you since I moved out here?" asked Diana.

"Yes," said a nodding Jocelyn as her nearly shoulder length curly brown hair bounced.

A few minutes later Spencer and Maeve were sitting together on the couch in Diana's room as they listened to Diana read to Spencer, Maeve, Jocelyn, and Gabriella.


Two days later Spencer walked into the bullpen with his crutches and smiled when he saw Hotch coming down the stairs.

"Morning Hotch," said Spencer as he made his way towards Hotch on his crutches.

Hotch instantly noticed the brace on Spencer's left thigh, knee, and leg while his foot rested comfortably on the floor.

"Your bearing weight on your left leg," said Hotch.

Spencer grinned.

"Got cleared to bear weight and drive again on Friday, and depending on how the next few days ago, I'll be bearing weight without this brace," said Spencer.

"I'm glad that you're making great progress," said Hotch.

"Maeve's pleased too because she presented me tickets so we can attend Dr. James Fallon's lectures in Irvine, California in next week Saturday," said Spencer just as Strauss came towards them.

"Did I hear something about attending a lecture?" asked Strauss.

"Maeve got herself and me tickets to attend a seminar that Dr. James Fallon is giving next week Saturday in California because we're both fans of his work and this lecture will help my career as a profiler and Maeve's career as a geneticist because we'll both be learning more about schizophrenia, mental illness, psychopaths, while getting to look at MRI scans of brains," said a grinning Spencer.

"Have you and your wife paid for plane tickets and a hotel room yet?" asked Strauss.

"Maeve already took care of all of that, and I'm suppose to request next week Friday through Sunday off because we're also going to take advantage of being away from the girls for the weekend," said Spencer.

"Why do you need all of Friday off next week?" asked Strauss.

"I have a doctor appointment and physical therapy that morning, and I'm hoping that I'll be leaving for California that afternoon with one crutch instead of two," said Spencer.

Strauss nodded.

"I'll make sure that you get reimbursed the money that your wife paid for your plane tickets and the hotel room," said Strauss.

"You don't have to do that, ma'am," said Spencer.

"You mentioned that this seminar will be good for your career as a profiler, and you'll just have to share what you learned over the weekend to your teammates and other profilers in the BAU," said Strauss just as JJ, Garcia, and Emily entered the bullpen together and their mouths opened in shock when they saw the brace on Spencer's left knee while his left foot rested comfortably on the floor.

"Your standing on both feet, Spence," said JJ.

Spencer grinned at his female teammates as he quickly made his way towards his female teammates on his crutches.

"I made enough progress that I've been cleared to bear weight on my left leg, so I'm one step closer to getting to carry my daughters or a carry a cup of coffee with my free hand," said Spencer.

Everyone laughed at the last part as they thought about Spencer's irritation about Maeve taking advantage of Spencer being on crutches to limit the amount of coffee he drinks until he's able to carry a cup of coffee on his own again.

"That's great, and I assume that you're now driving again because I saw your car in the parking garage?" asked Emily.

"I've been driving again since Friday, and it felt good to drive myself, Maeve, and the girls to Alexandria so we could visit my mom for a couple of hours on Saturday," said Spencer.

"Good visit?" asked Garcia.

Spencer beamed.

"Yes," said Spencer just as he saw Morgan and Rossi come into the bullpen causing him to quickly make his way to Morgan and Rossi who instantly saw the new hardware on his left knee while his left foot touched the ground.

"I see that someone made great progress during physical therapy on Friday," said Rossi.

Spencer nodded.

"I've also been cleared to drive too, so Maeve allowed me to drive her, Josie, and Gabby to Alexandria to visit my mom on Saturday," said Spencer.

"Good visit?" asked Rossi.

"Mom didn't have any episodes and her doctor told me that this transfer has been beneficial for my mom," said Spencer.

Morgan looked at Spencer's crutches.

"How much longer on the crutches?" asked Morgan.

"Hopefully I'll be off the crutches and walking with a cane around Thanksgiving," said Spencer just as Garcia looked at him.

"Let's go sit down at your desk so you can give your arms and legs a break from your crutches," said Garcia.

"OK," said Spencer as he quickly made his way to his desk with his crutches while Rossi looked at Hotch, Strauss, and Morgan before smiling.

"At least his enthusiasm on reaching a new milestone in his recovery and having a great visit with his mom over the weekend is a good reason to give everyone a really good reason to smile today," said Rossi as he thought about the temporary changes that are happening.


An hour later Spencer was sitting at his desk with JJ, Emily, and Garcia nearby as he thought about the temporary changes that were happening with the team.

"So, did anyone explain why Hotch is stepping down?" asked Garcia.

"All Morgan said this morning is that it's happening. And it's business as usual," said JJ.

"So we're just supposed to move forward without any discussion?" asked Emily.

"After Foyet, I think we'd have to be ready for anything," said Spencer just as his cell phone vibrated causing the 28-year-old genius to smile at a picture of Jocelyn holding a book at Gabriella who was sitting on the couch with a help of a pillow.

"What is it?" asked Garcia.

"Joe just sent me a picture of the girls," said Spencer as he passed his phone to his female teammates.

Garcia looked at the picture of Jocelyn and Gabriella.

"I can't believe that Jocelyn's 15-months-old and that Gabriella's almost four-months-old," said Garcia.

"Me too, but I'm glad that my daughters won't remember about me getting shot and having to spend time on crutches as they get older unless they ask about all the pictures of me that have been taken since my shooting in a couple of years," said Spencer just as Morgan looked at them.

"Guys. Grab Rossi," said Morgan.

Spencer quickly grabbed his crutches and heaved himself up before he quickly made his way towards the stairs before he slowly made his way up the stairs before looking at JJ and Emily.

"I'll go get Rossi," said Spencer as he made his way towards Rossi's office.


JJ pulled up a picture of two teenage girls causing Spencer's heart to drop a bit as he thought about Stephanie.

"This is Megan Chertow and her friend Bina Sukarto, both 17, found two nights ago in a parking garage, carotids severed," said JJ before she pulled up another picture, "This is John O'Heron, 61. He was found dead in a wooded area four days ago, blunt force trauma to the head," said JJ.

"Different MO," said Rossi.

"And completely different victimology," said Emily.

"How are the cases linked?" asked Rossi.

JJ pulled up some pictures.

"Their eyes have been removed," said JJ.

Spencer inwardly grinned.

"Oh, he's an enucleator," said Spencer.

"There's a name for this?" asked JJ.

"It's a rare subset of criminal behavior, but there have been case studies of assaultive enucleators," said Hotch.

"The overwhelming majority of them suffer from diagnosed mental disorders," said Emily.

"And they're usually males, lack social skills, their kills are disorganized and sloppy," said Spencer.

"The typical enucleator gouges the eyes out, but he doesn't normally take them with him," said Morgan.

"This guy did?" asked Emily.

"We need to figure out why," said Morgan.

"There are noticeable shifts from the first to second murder. He goes from killing in seclusion to a public place," said Rossi.

"And he escalated from one victim to two," said Hotch.

"What concerns me most is there are less than 48 hours between the murders. That's why I chose this case," said Morgan.

"And from what we know about enucleators, they're almost always multiple repeat offenders," said Hotch.

"Exactly. Which means he's going to need to kill again soon. All right. let's meet on the plane in 30," said Morgan.

Two minutes later Spencer was at his desk sending Maeve a text message.

I'M GOING TO OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA. I LOVE YOU, JOCELYN, AND GABRIELLA. ~ SR


Spencer was sitting between Rossi and the aisle as his messenger bag hung on the armrest of his seat while he rested a hand on his bad knee.

"The color of all the victims' eyes are different so that probably doesn't factor into victimology," said Emily.

"It's more likely what he sees in the eyes. Case studies show that most enucleators suffer from delusions," said Spencer.

"They hear voices and see things in people's eyes," said Morgan.

"Usually something evil. They're driven to enucleate to destroy the devil," said Rossi.

"It points to someone who may have been institutionalized and recently released," said Hotch.

JJ looked at her phone.

"I'll have Garcia start looking," said JJ.

"All right, so talk to me. What makes these attacks so different?" asked Morgan.

"With victim one, there were multiple blunt force strikes to the head- a more personal kill," said Hotch.

"And he disposed of the body, maybe as a forensic countermeasure," said Emily.

"The next murders seemed less personal, more opportunistic," said Rossi.

"I think we need to look at why the first victim was bludgeoned and dumped," said Morgan.

"Perhaps the unsub knew him," said Spencer.

"Prentiss, I want you to go to the disposal site, see if you can figure out why he was dumped there. Rossi, you and I are gonna go to last night's crime scene," said Morgan.

JJ looked at Morgan.

"Actually, uh, the girls' families asked to speak to our team leader," said JJ.

Morgan and Hotch looked at each other for a few seconds before Morgan made his decision.

"All right. Um… OK, in that case, Rossi, you can handle the crime scene solo. JJ, you're with me, and, Hotch, Reid, I want you to get into John O'Heron's life, see if anything at all points to a personal motive," said Morgan.


Spencer followed Hotch on his crutches when Lieutenant Brantley approached them.

"Hey. Phil Brantley. Appreciate you all coming," said Lieutenant Brantley as he shook hands with Hotch.

"Agent Hotchner," said Hotch before gesturing to Spencer who was coming towards him and Lieutenant Brantley, "This is Dr. Reid. You'll meet the rest of the team later," said Hotch as he quickly turned a chair around for Spencer.

Lieutenant Brantley quickly placed a file on the table for Spencer who nodded his thanks.

"Excellent," said Lieutenant Brantley pointed at the map while Spencer started the process of sitting down, "OK, here's where the first body was found, just outside of town. And last night's murders were here. And that's about 22 miles apart," said Lieutenant Brantley.

"That's unusual," said Spencer.

"What?" asked Lieutenant Brantley.

"Serial killers usually have a smaller kill zone," said Hotch just as Spencer's cell phone rang.

Spencer pulled out his cell phone from the pocket of his pants and looked at the caller ID.

"It's our technical analyst," said Spencer before he answered his phone while putting it on speaker, "Hey, Garcia, you're on speaker phone," warned Spencer before he placed his phone on the table.

"So, I looked up recently released mental health patients who have a history of eye gouging, eye assault, and other gross things you can do to eyes and sockets. And there's no bingo for Okie City residents," said Garcia.

"Any other recent attacks involving assaults on eyes?" asked Hotch.

"There's one 9 months ago. He's not your guy 'cause he's in jail," said Garcia.

"We'll call you later," said Hotch.

"10-4, breaker-breaker," said Garcia.

"Bye," said Spencer before hanging up.

"You think he's fresh out of an asylum?" asked Lieutenant Brantley.

"Either that or he's been held somewhere and he's now free," said Hotch.

"We've seen eye assaults before, you know, bar brawls, rage, domestic abuse cases. But nothing like this. What the hell's he doing with the eyes?" asked Lieutenant Brantley.

"He could be collecting them as a trophy of some sort," said Hotch.

"They wouldn't keep long as trophies. Eyes are 80% vitreous humor, which is essentially water. After a few hours, they begin to get cloudy and wilt," said Spencer.

"Any other theories?" asked Lieutenant Brantley.

"There have been cases where after enucleation, mental patients have consumed the eyeballs," said Spencer grimly.

Lieutenant Brantley looked at Spencer.

"Are you serious?" asked Lieutenant Brantley.

Spencer nodded while Hotch looked at Spencer.

"Need me to get you anything?" asked Hotch.

Spencer yawned a bit as he removed his glasses and rubbed his eyes a bit.

"Coffee with a lot of sugar, please. Gabriella was colicky last night so Maeve and I had to spend a few hours calming her down," said Spencer as he slipped his glasses back on.

Hotch nodded in understanding.

"I'll be back in a few minutes," said Hotch before walking away.

Lieutenant Brantley looked at Spencer.

"How old is your daughter?" asked Lieutenant Brantley.

"Gabriella will be four-months-old next week, and she also has a 15-month-old big sister named Jocelyn," said Spencer as he quickly showed Lieutenant Brantley a picture of him, Maeve, Jocelyn, and Gabriella.

"Beautiful girls you got there," said Lieutenant Brantley.

"Thanks," said Spencer.

Lieutenant Brantley looked at Spencer's crutches and braced knee.

"Did you trip over one of your daughters' toys causing you to hurt your knee?" asked Lieutenant Brantley.

Spencer chuckled a bit as he shook his head.

"I got shot two months ago, and I'm still on crutches because the bullet nicked my femur while I ended up needing surgery to repair the damaged muscles," said Spencer.

"If your teammates aren't around and you need anything to drink or snack on, let me or anyone else in this room know and we'll help you," said Lieutenant Brantley.

"Thanks," said Spencer just as Hotch came by with two cups of coffee.

"Just the way you like it," said Hotch.

"Thanks," said Spencer as he accepted the cup of coffee before Hotch set down his own cup and grabbed Spencer's crutches.

"I'll take these," said Hotch.

"I need those," said Spencer as he watched Hotch lean his crutches against the wall.

"I know, but even though you got cleared to bear weight on your still healing knee, I'm preventing you from overexerting yourself and losing your balance if you decide to write on the whiteboard," said Hotch.

Spencer tried using his eyes on Hotch.

"I'm not falling for the puppy dog eye trick this time," said Hotch.


A short while later Spencer was reading the file in front of him while Hotch was writing on the whiteboard.

"O'Heron's friends say he has a history of drunken behavior, but they don't know anybody with a grudge against him," said Hotch.

"He was last seen leaving a bar. The bartender on duty said he left without incident," said Spencer.

"Where did he go after that?" asked Hotch just as Emily and Rossi joined them.

"I checked out the disposal site where John O'Heron's body was dumped. It's a remote farm road. The unsub didn't just stumble on it, he knows it," said Emily.

"We need a list of people who work or live near the area," said Hotch.

"I got a bad feeling about this guy," said Rossi.

"Why is that?" asked Spencer.

"He chose that parking garage. He was patient. He hid and waited for the right victims and the right time and place. He blitzed them. It was all strategic," said Rossi.

"That sounds way too organized for a typical enucleator," said Emily.

"Add to that his lack of a cooling-off period between kills, it's not gonna be easy to get ahead of him," said Rossi just as Lieutenant Brantley approached them

"I just got off the phone with the ME she says there's something we should see," said Lieutenant Brantley.

Hotch went towards the wall that Spencer's crutches were leaning against and grabbed them before making his way to Spencer who quickly took them.

"You can go to the ME," said Hotch.


Spencer entered the medical examiner's office with Emily, and after introductions were made, Dr. Ruiz quickly grabbed a stool and placed the stool by one of the tables.

"Please sit down, Dr. Reid," said Dr. Ruiz.

"Thank you," said Spencer as he carefully made his way to a stool and sat down before he adjusted the stool for his height while Emily took his crutches and leaned them against a cabinet.

"Are you good now?" asked Dr. Ruiz.

"I'm good," said Spencer.

Dr. Ruiz became serious.

"The eyeball is held in the socket by six different muscles, fatty tissue, and the optic nerves," said Dr. Ruiz as she grabbed a picture and showed it to Spencer and Emily, "These are pictures of John O'Heron's eye sockets. See the optic nerves protruding?" asked Dr. Ruiz.

Spencer looked closely at the picture.

"Trauma. They were ripped out," said Spencer.

"Maybe with fingers," said Dr. Ruiz as she pulled down the sheet while Emily moved the eyelid, "Now compare this to my body on the table. Smooth inside, no bruising, no sign of trauma. Optic nerves retracted into the muscle and they have a clean edge," said Dr. Ruiz.

"So you're saying these were cut out," said Emily.

"With a sharp-edged tool. He managed to avoid cutting the sockets or the eyelids. This was precise work," said Dr. Ruiz.

"The kind of work only a doctor could do?" asked Emily.

"All I'm saying is that with both of these girls, it was a clean excision," said Dr. Ruiz.

"OK, so he was crude with the first victim, surgical with the others," said Emily.

"The amount of effort he's going through to remove the eyes now, he wouldn't destroy them," said Spencer before he turned his head towards some jars that contained various organs, "He's keeping them," said Spencer.


The next morning Spencer was sitting at the conference table with JJ when they got Garcia on the phone.

"Hey, Garcia. So we have the list of local doctors, but we need to back it up one step," said JJ.

"Where shall I splice, my pretties?" asked Garcia.

"Give me a list of all doctors who've had infractions like malpractice suits," said Spencer.

"Got it. Bouncing your way," said Garcia.

"Narrow it down to eye specialists," said Spencer.

Spencer and JJ heard more typing.

"Whoo, that's still a lot of names," said Garcia.

"We'll chip away when we know more," said Spencer.

"Hey, wait. Before you hang up, how's my Morgan doing?" asked Garcia.

"Fine," answered Spencer.

"I know the man is fine. How's he holding up as head honcho?" asked Garcia.

"Well, he's stressed, but he's on top of it. Speaking of which, there is something you could do for him," said JJ.

"Name it," said Garcia.

JJ instantly started telling Garcia about Morgan needing an office of his own.

"I'll get started on that," said Garcia before she hung up.


Spencer was sitting in an office with JJ and Rossi while Rossi paced.

"Hunting's a big part of this city's culture," said JJ.

"Yeah, hunting animals is. What triggered him to start hunting humans?" asked Spencer.

"This guy is taking people's eyes, so he's definitely disturbed. What bugs me is that people like this usually unravel, get sloppy," said Rossi.

"And this guy's only getting better," said Spencer.

JJ noticed Emily, Hotch, and Morgan.

"They're back," said JJ as she left the room.


The next morning Spencer was sitting down in a chair when JJ walked over.

"A taxidermist?" asked JJ.

"Morgan might be onto something. The unsub's collecting sets of eyes that need to be flawless," said Rossi.

"Because he's preserving them as a trophy of some kind," said Spencer.

"We said he was a hunter. What do hunters collect for trophies?" asked Rossi.

"What if we're wrong about him being a doctor? It makes sense. A taxidermist has all the skills and supplies needed to preserve eyes and other body parts," said Spencer.

"Do they know how to surgically remove eyes like this?" asked JJ as she glanced at the crime scene pictures.

"Yeah, they have anatomy knowledge. They have to cut through muscle, tissue, and nerves In order to remove hide. It's the exact same thing for eyeballs," said Spencer just as JJ's phone rang causing JJ to answer her phone.

"Garcia, you're on speaker," warned JJ.

"Comrades, I cross-referenced this John O'Heron with Okie City animal stuffers. Turns out he wrote a $250 check as some sort of deposit for Lloyd's Wild Game Shop six weeks ago. Now, this place is scant miles from the farm road where our first victim was dumped," said Garcia.

"Does Lloyd have a record?" asked Spencer.

"Uh...Lloyd Bulford has one recent record from the city, and it is... A death certificate. He died four weeks ago," said Garcia.

"Of what?" asked JJ.

"Emphysema," answered Garcia.

"Any employees with criminal records?" asked Rossi.

"He's got no employment records at all. He has a 28-year-old son named Earl who lives with him who has a petty crime record and three counts of animal cruelty," said Garcia.

"Garcia, get everything on the son," said Rossi.

"Okey-Dokey," said Garcia.

At that moment Rossi got Morgan on the phone.

"Morgan, we may have someone," said Rossi.


Over six hours later Spencer hobbled into his and Maeve's bedroom causing Maeve to wake up to the sound of Spencer's crutches.

"You didn't tell me that you were coming home," said Maeve as she turned on the bedside lamp.

"Why don't you sound groggy?" asked Spencer.

"I was up 15 minutes ago tending to Gabriella," said Maeve.

Spencer nodded.

"I'm going to take a quick shower before I join you in bed, so can I please have some help getting my pajamas to the bathroom?" asked Spencer.

"Sure," said Maeve as she got out of bed before coming up with an idea, "How about I join you in the shower and I can massage your leg like your physical therapist showed me to?" asked Maeve as she quickly grabbed a pair of Spencer's flannel pajamas.

Spencer hobbled towards his wife as he thought about the lab work he had done after he told his doctor about Dr. Barton applying pressure to Patrick Meyers without wearing gloves before Dr. Barton ended up touching his gunshot wound without checking gloves causing Dr. Trader and the doctor that treated Patrick Meyers to decide to make sure that neither of them affected each other with HIV or other diseases that can be transferred by blood.

"The two blood tests I had over the past two months to make sure that neither Patrick Meyers and I didn't transmit HIV or any other diseases that can be transmitted by blood to one another came back clean so I've been cleared to have sex. There are positions that I can be in and still have sex with you without hurting my knee, so are you willing to break your no sex until January rule because of me being a good boy for the past two months?" asked Spencer as he used his eyes on Maeve before he kissed on a certain spot on Maeve's neck.

Maeve groaned.

"You are truly evil when it comes to getting what you want," said Maeve.

"So your willing to give in?" asked a smirking Spencer.

Maeve nodded.

"I hate having to deal with the current dry spell we've been dealing with since you've been shot, but you'll be sitting in your shower chair the entire time so you don't hurt your knee," said Maeve.

"Yes ma'am," said Spencer.

A few minutes later Spencer was sitting in his shower chair while Maeve straddled him.