Reid opened the door and took a step into the room. His lips were pursed together and he gave a shy smirk. The team stared at him, unsure of what to say or do.
JJ broke the ice by stepping toward him. "I am so sorry about the death of your friend." She gave him a hug.
"Thank you." He nodded. He couldn't help but focus on Morgan's disappointed face.
"Who else was a member of your team?" Hotch asked. "Their lives are in danger."
"There was only one other person, Hugh Barlow. I haven't talked to him in a few years. I am not sure where he is." Reid admitted.
Hotch looked to JJ. "Get Garcia on the video."
Moments later Garcia's face appeared on the laptop's screen. "Hello, Crime Fighters!" She then noticed Reid standing in the background. "Hi, Reid." She remarked.
He picked up his hand and gave a subtle wave back.
"There was a fourth member of this team, Hugh Barlow. We need to locate him. His life is in danger." Hotch advised.
Parker entered the room and the team gave him the cold shoulder as they returned to their conversation.
"I was able to verify the information that Alex gave about that account. There's oodles of cash in that account plus an estate in Joseph Dawson's name." Garcia announced.
"Do you think you can send me that information?" Parker asked. "I can get my people over there and apprehend him."
Garcia looked to Hotch, who nodded at her.
"I will send it over to you, shortly." Garcia then signed off.
Hotch approached Parker. "Have you been in contact with Hugh Barlow?"
"Yes. He was advised about the threat against him. He has been put into protection." Parker informed. He sensed the tension in the room. "Listen, I can appreciate your feelings right now. But I wasn't able to tell you about Reid's status. It was need-to-know."
"Yeah, we have been blanketed with need-to-know, lately." Morgan snarked.
"Well, I need to get my team to Knight's estate." Parker excused himself from the room.
"Reid, I would like you and Prentiss to go back to Alex and see what other information she will be able to get us. I have a feeling that she knows more than she is telling us." Hotch surmised.
Reid and Prentiss left the team and headed toward the interrogation room. "So, are you mad at me, too?" He asked.
She stared at him. "No… I'm not mad at you." She scrunched her face. "It is going to take some time to sink in, though."
"That's perfectly understandable."
She touched his shoulder. "Don't worry about Morgan. He will get past it."
They informed the guard to bring Alex back into interrogation. They then sat down and waited for her to arrive. Prentiss stared at him, looking into his eyes.
"What?" He felt self-conscious.
"Tell me something." She said bluntly.
"Tell you what?" He was confused.
"Tell me something that I didn't know about you." Prentiss looked curious.
He thought to himself for a second, trying to figure out what to share. "I speak twelve languages, fluently." He smirked.
Prentiss' mouth dropped open. "You're kidding me."
He then spoke to her in French. "No, I am not. I am full of surprises, my dear friend."
In that moment she saw a completely different Reid. He was suave and confident. Even she was beginning to wonder who he really was.
The guards opened the door and escorted Alex into the room. He went to secure her to the table when Reid interrupted. "That isn't necessary." The guard nodded then left the room.
"We found an estate in Joseph Dawson's name. Parker is sending a team over there now." Reid informed her.
Alex let out a subtle chuckle. "Parker. That's someone I haven't thought of in a while."
"I'm sure you weren't on his Christmas card list, either." Reid joked.
Prentiss looked puzzled Reid. She never heard Reid joke like that before. She then focused back on Alex. "We were hoping that you would be able to share with us what else you know."
Alex looked to Reid. "Well that depends on, you, Spencer."
"Oh, yeah? How's that?"
She leaned back in her chair. "I have been cooped up in here for six years. Maximum security for a traitor to the country, isn't as much fun as it sounds. I was hoping that we can make a deal."
"What kind of deal?" Prentiss asked.
Alex kept her focus on Reid. "An information exchange, as it were. You give me something I want and I will give you what you want."
"I told you I wasn't going to play your games, Alex." Reid scowled.
"This isn't a game! People's lives are on the line. So, if you want my information, then you are going to do things my way." Alex broadcasted with a fire in her eyes.
Reid and Prentiss then heard a knock on the mirror. The got up and went into the observation room where Hotch and Rossi were watching the exchange.
Prentiss shook her head. "I don't know. She knows she has the upper hand and she is using that to play at something."
Hotch looked to Reid. "What do you think?"
"She knows more than what she is telling us, I know that for sure." Reid said confidently.
"So, what is this bartering thing, then?" Rossi was curious. "Surely she knows that this is going to make us more suspicious of her."
Reid looked back at Alex through the glass then back to the team. "She's scared about something. She is doing anything she can to keep a modicum of control."
"Who is Gino Mancini?" Hotch stared at Reid. "Garcia said that he didn't exist."
"He doesn't." Reid responded.
Hotch tilted his head as his eyebrows furrowed.
"Alex was dating a guy named Gino. It was obviously some kind of con. I didn't make the connection until Garcia mentioned his name."
Hotch nodded. "Okay, let's see what questions she's going to ask and what information we can get from her."
Reid and Prentiss went back in and sat across from Alex.
"So, what do you want to know?" Prentiss asked.
"I'm sure Parker gave it to you already." She sat up confidently as she spoke.
"Gave me what?" Reid questioned.
"I know that Charles left you something. I want to know what it was."