The team was able to narrow down the list of suspects to fifteen people. Hotch gave Emily, JJ and the Philadelphia agents names from the list and the profile and told them to talk to the suspects. Morgan had been steadily working through Reid's notebook after he left Rossi took over it was slow going. The handwriting was messy, the words were cramped together, thoughts were scattered, the only thing that was actually very coherent were Reid's writings about the radio and plans to make it work. There were also blood stains on the outside of the notebook from Reid's kills and the last few pages were destroyed due to water damage. Garcia was working with the camera, and helping the others to track down the suspects but it was slow going. Hotch was working to track down Gideon but Gideon knew how to disappear. At five the team called it quits hoping a good night's rest would help. Morgan and Reid joined them for dinner, Reid looked quite calm and composed but Morgan was watching him like a hawk.

"So Spence how are you doing, do you need anything? JJ asked

"I'm fine, good, perfectly at peace with the world." Reid said without any emotion

"Spencer are you sure you're okay, you did attack a wall a few hours ago." Rossi said

"As I said I'm fine, good, perfectly at peace with the world. I am coping with the betrayal of Gideon just fine." Reid said in a robotic tone reminding everyone of his mantra about wood back in the cabin

"Morgan what is going on?" Hotch asked

"I was going to take him to the hotel, but then I remembered the clearing in the woods back on the mountain. I found a park and we drove out there, I talked to a local who directed me to a small lake. We went there and stayed for two hours, Reid just staring at the frozen lake. Eventually he started shivering and I helped him back to the car. We went to the hotel where Reid wrote in his notebook, then read a book. He hasn't spoken a word, until now." Morgan said puzzled and worried

The team looked at each other this was bad. Reid had shut down and was refusing to deal with Gideon in any fashion. Hotch subtly signaled the others to not question it until later. They all ordered food, Hotch ordering for Reid who just sat like a robot. No one objected when Reid drank his soup down, though Reid did wait for JJ to add water as he was used to. After the meal everyone went to the hotel where Hotch joined Morgan and Reid in the room they shared. Shutting the door, Hotch had Reid take a seat on the bed; Morgan sat down next to him, while Hotch took the chair.

"Spencer I know it's hard, but you need to deal with this. Shutting down is just going to make it harder when you are forced to deal with it. Whatever you are feeling is fine, Derek and I are not going to judge you. We are both here to help you, please talk to us."

"I'm fine, good, perfectly at peace with the world. I am coping with the betrayal of Gideon just fine." Reid emotionlessly repeated his mantra

"Pretty boy, you are not fine, you are not good and no one expects you to be. Jason Gideon was like a father to you and his involvement in this however slight is going to be painful. But you don't have to deal with that pain alone everyone on the team is here for you and wants to help you." Morgan said taking his hand

Reid slowly turned his head from the floor and looked at him. He then suddenly pounced on Morgan causing them both to fall on the floor. Before Morgan could right himself Reid was top of him, pinning him to the floor. Hotch stood, but stayed back when Morgan signaled him not to interfere.

"You want to help me, the whole team wants to help me. Why should I believe that, I trusted Gideon and that got me trapped in a cabin, on a mountain, slowly starving to death. I trusted my father and he abandoned me at ten, forcing me to take care of my schizophrenic mother all by myself struggling with school, a household barely able to keep a roof over our heads or food on the table. The two most important men in my life both betrayed me, why should the team be any different; tell me Derek why should I believe you and Aaron are not like them." Reid said slowly his hurt and anger growing as he spoke until he was practically growling at Morgan his face barely an inch away

"You don't. Anyone in the right circumstances can turn on another person you know that as well as I do. You just have to have faith in other people, in the people you care about. Spencer I don't know why you're father abandoned you, or how much Gideon is involved in this, but you have to trust that we won't leave you. The team is a family we are all here for each other, we saved you from Hankle, we rescued you from the mountain and we are not going to leave you. Please trust us." Morgan said calmly and compassionately

Reid stared at him for a minute before slowly and carefully moving off of him. Hotch came over and helped Reid back onto the bed, while Morgan stood and stretched. Reid started rubbing his foot through his cast, and stared at the floor.

"Hotch?" Reid said looking at him

"Yes."

"I think I might have re-injured my foot, could I take some time from the case tomorrow to see a doctor?"

"Of course, I'll ask Garcia to find a foot specialist."

"Thank you," Reid suddenly grabbed Hotch's hand and gripped it tight

"You promise you won't abandon me, that the team isn't sick of me being a genius, a spouter of facts and statistics no one cares about."

"Spencer no one on the team is going to abandon you." Hotch smiled as he said his next words "Yes sometimes you're endless listing of facts and statistics can get tiresome, but that's one of the things we've come to love about you."

"He's right kid, I have sometimes found you one of the most annoying people on the planet, but I care about you, you're like a brother to me." Morgan said

Reid released Hotch's hand, and rubbed his eyes and yawned

"Why don't you get some sleep, we'll talk more tomorrow."

Reid nodded and curled up on the bed. Hotch threw a blanket over him and left. Morgan got ready for bed, but sat up most of the night keeping watch.

The next morning everyone except for Reid and Morgan went to the FBI field office. Hotch had made a doctors appointment for Reid in the afternoon and had ordered both Reid and Morgan to take the day off. At nine Hotch got a call, he spoke for ten minutes then gathered Garcia, JJ, Emily, Rossi, at the conference table

"I just received a phone call from Jason Gideon. He received a recording showing clips from Reid's time at the cabin. He drove to Quantico to see us, but learned we were working on a case. He left and called my cell phone since Reid's is turned off. I told him Reid was in the field, and that his phone was having problems. Gideon then asked where the case was and I told him Philadelphia. He said he would take a plane and meet us here. Garcia I need to check if Jason Gideon has bought a ticket for Philadelphia. If he is coming here we are going to need to intercept him."

Garcia left and came back within five minutes

"Jason Gideon bought a ticket for a 10 Am flight for today; he's due to land in at 11 30."

"Rossi you and JJ go and meet him. Don't tell him anything about Reid or what happened, just say he's fine and is working the case. Bring him here I'll take point."

A/N this chapter took me by surprise. I wasn't planning the encounter between Morgan, Hotch, and Reid it almost wrote itself. Please tell me what you think. Please review, favor, subscribe.