A/N Warnings are for violence and language I own nothing of CM just my own characters.

Until the day when God shall deign to reveal the future to man, all human wisdom is summed up in these two words,--'Wait and hope'.

Alexandre Dumas (1802 - 1870), The Count of Monte Cristo

Chapter 5

The young man Lily had stood next to in line sat down next to her.

"They're getting closer together aren't they?"

"I'm starting to get a little scared; I don't want to have a baby in a bank. I want a hospital with great drugs and I want my husband there with me."

"What's your name?" he asked he

"Lily Reid"

"It's nice to meet you Mrs. Reid I am Scott Turner" he held out his hand and she shook it.

"It's nice to meet you too Scott but please call me Lily." she smiled

Scott was watching the men and he said quietly to Lily. "Look over, there tell me whats different about them."

Lily look carefully at them. "They took their masks off."

"Yeah, Scott said I wonder-" then he trailed off and didn't say anymore.

"What Scott, what is it?"

'I was just thinking they don't seem to care anymore if we can ID them or not. I don't like that thought at all it makes me wonder what they are up to."

One of the men looked over at them. He strode to where they were and pistol whipped Scott knocking him unconscious.

He turned to Lily and said "I told you to shut up. He said loudly to the other hostages the next person that talks is dead you got me."

BAU Garcia's office

Hotch said, "we just ran out of time we have to get her out of there now."

"Garcia can you find out who is in charge of the SWAT team at the bank and give them access to that live feed? Gideon asked if they can see inside the bank they can come up with a way to get those people out alive."

"Yes sir I'm on it now."

"Garcia wait a minute." Reid said. He turned to Hotch and Gideon. Look at the screen I think we got more serious problems. They removed their masks."

"Is that bad?" Garcia asked.

Yes it could mean they don't care if they are identified anymore. They expect to walk out the the bank and just walk away." Gideon said stroking his chin

"But they don't know we can see them." Garcia said enhancing each man face and running facial recognition software.

They had matches in seconds.

Ok we got their names, Daniel Whitaker DOB 1975, Jonathon Thompson DOB 1976, Robert Hamilton DOB 1976 and Richard White DOB 1975. The are all ex military and graduates of West Point military academy. They were all members of the Law Enforcement Tactics Club class of 1992 all graduated top of their class. Whitaker is an explosives expert, Thompson is their electronics and computer expert, Hamilton is a security expert and White is a weapons expert. These are some dangerous dudes. After they left the military they put their expertise to use in forming one of these paramilitary groups that believe the government is completely ineffective and they want a revolution with themselves as the new leaders."

"So the robberies are to finance their activities" Hotch said

"It also explains why they are ignoring attempts to negotiate they believe they are above the current laws which they see as ineffective. Gideon said, this situation just got a lot more complicated."

"We need to get this information to SWAT" Hotch repeated his previous order to Garcia.

She picked up her head set and made the call. The others left her office for the conference room where they found Elle, Morgan and JJ. Reid avoided looking at Morgan as he sat down.

"Listen up we have new information." Hotch relayed what they knew to the team and that he had given the info to the police and SWAT on the scene.

"So that's it we just sit her?" Morgan said.

Hotch's phone rang he stepped out to take the call. When he came back in he looked at Gideon and said "the situation has changed."

First Household Bank

Lily looked over at the man that seemed to be their leader and he was looking at her with a strange expression. At first she didn't know what to make of it and then she realized it was recognition. He walked over to her with his pistol trained on her.

"What's your name little lady and don't lie to me or I'll shoot you in the abdomen."

"L-lily R-Reid. She said her voice quaking.

"Where's you purse?"

"Over there she pointed to where she had fallen when he hit her and yes she was sure it was him who hit her."

He backed away from her and picked up the purse his eyes never leaving her face and he dumped the content's on the table including her pistol. He ignored the gun and opened her wallet and studied her ID.

"Well, well, well boys we got us a celebrity in our midst. This is. he said pointing to her, Lily Reid wife of Special Agent Dr Spencer Reid of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit. He began to recite Reid vital static's. Dr Reid is the youngest member of the unit IQ 187, eidetic memory, three PhD's. He rescued the lovely Lily here from a psycho doctor who wanted to kill him and got shot for his pains. It was all over the media here about eight months ago and then again when these two got married."

He looked a Lily and said "I never forget a face. And since this is a wonderful happenstance you are going to help us get out of here and walk away unscathed." He laughed with the others, approached her and hauled her up to her feet and started to drag her away.

Scott leapt to his feet and said "Hey she's pregnant can't you leave her alone."

The man turned and shot Scott in the head. Lily screamed and the man hit her in the face again, shut up Mrs. Reid and do as you're told and your husband just might get you back in one piece.

Garcia's office

She watched as one of the men spoke to Lily and then picked up her purse. She saw him look at her wallet then say something to the men with him. He saw her haul Lily to her feet and then shoot the young man beside her. He saw him hit Lily again and drag her away from the others. She pulled of her headset and quickly left the office for the conference room.

Hotch came back into the room. "It looks like they finally want to talk." He stopped looked at Dr Reid with a look the young man didn't understand.

"Well Aaron what do they want" Gideon asked.

Hotch tore his eyes away from Reid and said they want "Dr Reid at the bank in 30 minutes or they will kill another hostage."

A/N please review. I know this is short but be patient there will be more later gentle readers