"Morgan what are you doing here? Where's Reid?" Hotch said intercepting Morgan before he reached Gideon
"He's at the hotel, he wanted some time alone and I needed some air so I came here to get dinner and to see you guys." Morgan said he had stopped walking but was keeping his eyes fixed on Gideon
Hotch put an arm on Morgan's arm and steered him away from Gideon, while Rossi guided Gideon into the restaurant. JJ, Emily, and Garcia followed Morgan and Hotch eager for news of Reid.
"Are you sure Reid can be left alone?"
"I swept the room; Reid has nothing he could use to self-harm. I also talked to the front desk and hotel security they'll call me if Reid leaves the hotel. The police officer you assigned him is in the lobby he's safe." Morgan said
"Self harm." Garcia choked out then calmed herself "I know he was shut down at the restaurant yesterday, but to hurt himself."
Morgan put an arm around Garcia's shoulders; "Baby girl I don't think Reid is going to harm himself I'm just being careful."
He removed his arm after he finished and turned to Hotch "Is Gideon responsible?"
"I don't know, even after all this time Jason does seem to still care about Spencer. He brought us the recording and he did agree to stay and prove his innocence. "
"Let's go inside, Reid shouldn't be left alone for too long." JJ said ending the conversation
They went inside Rossi and Jason were already seated. Hotch took the seat next to Gideon, while Morgan and Garcia took the chairs farthest away. They placed their orders, during the wait Gideon tried to talk to Morgan
"Derek could you please tell me how Spencer is doing, I know how close you two are."
"Jason you have no right to know anything about Reid. You walked out on him just like his father did. Even if you aren't responsible for the cabin you left him and the team with only a letter, no one here owes you anything."
Gideon fell silent and the meal itself became a silent tense affair. Hotch placed an order of soup and bread for Reid, which Morgan picked up at the end of the meal. Everyone drove back to the hotel, dropping Rossi of at his hotel on the way. The next morning Hotch told Gideon to not come to the station. Reid came in to the FBI Field Office: after his breakdown Hotch had suspended him from working on the case. However they did have photos which Hotch wanted Reid to look at to see if he recognized his kidnapper. Reid was quickly ushered into the conference room where JJ and Garcia hugged him
"Are you okay? Garcia asked "How are you feeling?" JJ asked at the same time
"I'm fine, not great but I'm coping. " Reid said with a slight smile trying to reassure them "What can I help with?" he asked turning to Hotch
"I want to look at these photographs, I'm hoping you're kidnapper is in one of them." Hotch said gesturing to pictures on the table
Reid nodded and sat down at the table. He started going through the photos, his friends hovered around him concerned about him. Garcia brought him a mug of coffee, which Reid started drinking absentmindedly. As time passed the conference room emptied as everyone went about working the case, reassured by Reid's calmness. Rossi followed Garcia outside the conference room and drew her aside and hander her a stack of papers
"Garcia these are all of Reid's notes he made about the plane and the radio. I want you to look them over and use them to help track down the plane." Rossi said handing them over
"Of course, I have been looking but there are a lot of plane crashes each year." Garcia started leafing through the photocopies "Is this blood?" She asked noticing the dark stains
"Yes, Reid would carry this around in the same bag he carried his kills in. "
Garcia nodded and walked off. Two hours after Reid came in the conference was empty except for Reid and Hotch who was going over reports. Suddenly Reid produced a knife from his pocket and drove it in to the table next to a picture
"Spencer why did you drive a knife into the table?" Hotch asked calmly
"I found him, the person I met with who drugged me and kidnapped me." Reid said with barely suppressed fury and disgust
"Alright, everything is fine, we're going to arrest him, he can't hurt you." Hotch said swiftly removing the knife from the table and Reid's reach
"I know that Aaron, don't treat me like a victim." Reid said standing and moving toward the door
"Where are you going?" Hotch asked
"Out I need some air." Reid said putting on his coat and slipping his bag over his head
Hotch nodded, but followed him out into the bullpen and signaled Morgan to come over
"Reid found his kidnapper; Rossi and Emily are going to arrest him. I need you to follow Reid keep an eye on him but let him have his space." Hotch ordered as Reid made his way to the door
Morgan nodded, slipped on his coat and followed Reid out the door. Reid's kidnapper was Tory Gilbert a small time thug with a long rap sheet. He was a man who was willing to do anything if the price was right. Both Gideon and David Hale could have easily found out about him. Gilbert was currently living in Philadelphia, Emily and Rossi got his address from Garcia and went to track him down. Garcia had been tracking Gideon and Hale's finances to see if they had purchased the type of camera found in the cabin. Hale's security team had bought twenty to use for security, Gideon's finances were harder to find but so far no purchases for video cameras had been found. By two pm Gilbert was in custody but out of his mind of crack. They wouldn't get anything useful until he sobered up so he was put in a jail cell to be questioned tomorrow. Hotch also decided to finally question David Hale as well and arranged for him to be brought in tomorrow. The rest of the day was spent in research, going over statements and case files preparing to end the case now that the two main suspects had been identified and the henchman had been caught.
At five thirty the agents left and headed to the hotel to meet up with Reid and Morgan who had not returned to the station.
"What did you two do all day?" JJ asked
"We saw two movies both action flicks, remind me to never let Morgan pick a film again." Reid said
"Hey I offered to let you pick, you refused to pick anything." Morgan protested
"I wanted to go the Ben Franklin museum but you refused to go. You know not all museums are boring." Reid protested
"You're still on crutches; you couldn't have walked all the way around the museum and I was not pushing you around in a wheelchair. "
"You didn't have to come; I was fine on my own. The only reason I agreed to do anything with you was you following me around was creeping me out."
"Reid where do you want to eat tonight?" Hotch said wanting to avoid an argument
"Anywhere you want, you still have me on a diet remember, there's not a lot I'm allowed to eat." Reid said
Garcia stepped in and picked a restaurant that had a lot of good reviews. They left the hotel and were heading to the cars when they saw Gideon walking toward them. Rossi and Morgan quickly tried to usher Reid back into the hotel, Hotch strode forward and met Gideon
"Jason what are you doing here? If you wanted to meet you should have called." Hotch said standing directing in front of Gideon and keeping his voice low
"I was working on Spencer's case and I have information you need to hear."
"This can wait until morning at the field office." Hotch said trying to lead Gideon off
"I want to catch this guy as soon as possible, same as you. Come on let's go inside." Gideon said sidestepping Hotch and walking toward the hotel
Rossi, and Morgan had been trying to lead Reid inside, but Reid's crutches slipped and Rossi had to grab Reid from falling on his face. Morgan quickly grabbed Reid's crutches and was helping him regain his footing. Emily, JJ, and Garcia were trying to block Gideon from seeing Reid and vice versa. Unfortunately before Reid got inside Gideon had spotted Reid
A/N So we have our two main suspects, our accomplice, and evidence is quickly piling up. How do you think Gideon and Reid's reunion is going to go. Let me know you're thoughts, criticisms, and praise. Follow, Favorite, Review.