A bright light suddenly flooded the room. Lizzie squealed and scurried as far into the corner as she possibly could.

"It's ok," the gentle voice said.

Lizzie looked up to see the woman from earlier looking at her.

"How come I can hear you in my head?" Lizzie asked as she wiped the tears from her cheeks.

"I'm telepathic."

"Telepathic? Are you a witch?"

The woman laughed and despite her situation, Lizzie felt warm inside. The woman walked closer and sat down next to Lizzie.

"No, I'm not a witch."

"Can you help me get out of here? I wanna go home," Lizzie said as her tears returned.

The woman's arm wrapped around Lizzie's shoulder.

"I know. Don't worry, they'll be here soon."

Lizzie sighed as she snuggled into the woman's embrace. She really hoped the woman knew what she was talking about.

(xxxxx)

Spencer wandered back to Jade in a daze. His stomach tight and queasy. He entered the room to find the chair empty. He looked to Alex questioningly.

"Restroom," she replied.

Spencer nodded as he walked off to the bathrooms. He stopped outside the women's entrance and paced. He needed to clear his mind. He had to rescue Lizzie. They needed a plan and he was the genius. He was the one with the 187 IQ. He needed to get his shit together! Focus!

He snapped out of his berating when he realized it was eerily quiet in the restroom. He cautiously moved to the door and knocked on it. When he heard nothing, he pushed the door open a hair and called out Jade's name.

There was no response. He pushed the door open all the way and peered inside.

"Jade?" he bent over to look for feet. Nothing. "Jade!"

He started pushing open all the stall doors. He ran from the bathroom in a panic. He was running towards the office, when Derek walked out and was nearly plowed by Spencer.

"Whoa! Careful –"

"She's gone! Jade's gone!" he said.

(xxxxx)

Jade peered through the bushes. This section of the yard was always dark. She used it often to sneak out while growing up. She carefully climbed the fence and dropped onto the grass on the other side. She peered around to make sure she hadn't been spotted before racing for the house.

She leaned against the house and waited to see if anyone was coming for her. She didn't hear anything, so she proceeded to the window in the basement. She crouched down and looked through the glass. The rooms were dark. She placed her hands on the window and pushed up. Just as it always had, the window slid open.

Jade rolled onto her stomach and shimmied backwards through the window. She hit the cement floor with a thunk. She stood up and spun around just as a light switched on.

"I knew setting a silent alarm to that window was a great idea. As were the security cameras aimed in the direction of your favorite escape spot growing up."

Jade's jaw clenched as she stared back at her father. His face smug as always.

"Let her go," she growled.

"Let her go? She is mine, Jessica. Mine! Not yours! You stole her from me –"

"Because you raped her! You raped me! You disgusting -"

Jade's head snapped sideways, her face burning from the slap she'd received. She started to turn but her father's hand reached out clutching her hair tightly in his fist. He yanked her backwards before slamming her head-first against the wall. He pressed close behind her, his fowl breath landing on her cheek.

"How could you," Jade whimpered. "You're our dad. We trusted you."

"Don't play the victim card, Jessica. You always wanted it. You were the one who came on to me."

"I was five!"

"You knew exactly what you were doing. I told you that what you were doing was bad and you kept on letting me do it. You never told me to stop."

"Because I was scared! I was scared of you! You are supposed to be the one who protects me, and you didn't! Instead you hurt me!"

"I never hurt you! I loved you and I was good to you!" he shouted. "I was good to you both!"

Jade's eyes snapped shut as he yelled into her ear. Her heart racing in fear.

"I did all the things you liked," he said, his voice much softer. "I touched you in all the places that made you feel good."

Tears streamed down Jade's cheeks. "No, you didn't. It never felt good. Never."

"Liar!" he screamed as his hand slapped the wall close to her face.

She winced. His hand grabbed her hair roughly again as he pulled her head back to look at him.

"I should've killed you long ago," he snarled. "I won't make that same mistake again."

"You can't kill me. They will know you did it," Jade said almost as a plead.

"I thought you were an intruder. You broke into my home and I was defending myself," he said as he changed his tone to one of fear.

"It won't work," Jade said before he pressed her roughly into the wall again.

"You seem quite sure of that," he said through gritted teeth.

"I am," she replied.

"What, you think your boyfriend and his team of buffoons is going to save you?" he said with a smirk.

Click. Click. Click. Click.

"That's agent buffoon to you."

John's head nearly spun off his shoulder as he turned toward the sounds and voice. Standing with four guns aimed at him were Derek, Hotch, Alex, Rossi, and right behind them, a gun-less Spencer. Derek's eyes burned into John's.

"She broke into my home! She's an intruder!"

"Save it for the judge," Hotch said.

"You have no proof!" John cried as he let go of Jade.

"See that's where you are terribly wrong," Rossi said looking over his shoulder at Spencer who lifted his cell phone into the air. "Our tech analyst was able to record your entire conversation."

John looked confused before Jade stepped forward and pulled her phone from her pocket. He looked at her and then at Spencer. She had called him! She tricked him!

"You bitch!" he shouted as he snatched her into his arms, choking her, but also blocking himself from being shot.

He walked slowly backwards as the team inched forward guns raised, yelling for him to let her go. Jade's feet flailed and her hands scratched at John's arms as she tried to free herself. Her face was turning red as she tried to breathe.

"At least I'll take her with me!" John screamed.

Suddenly a loud crack sounded as John dropped limply to the floor. Standing behind him with a crowbar in her hand, stood Lizzie. Hotch and Derek raced forward to take care of John, while Alex ran to Lizzie and Spencer to Jade.

Spencer scooped Jade into his arms and hurried from the room with Alex a few feet in front of him. Outside cameras flashed as they raced to waiting ambulances. EMT's intercepted Lizzie and Jade quickly loading them into the ambulances, away from prying eyes.