"What do you think he's going to do to her?"
"I don't know," Reid said
"Reid," Garcia said," you don't think he'd kill her, do you?"
"Based on what he's done so far, I don't think he'll kill any of us if he doesn't have to," he answered," ideally for him, he'll be able to use all of us to play with the team, but if he had to, he could continue this with only one of us."
They fell silent when they heard footsteps coming downstairs.
"Where's JJ?" Garcia asked.
"Ms. Garcia," he said," I will answer all your questions in good time, but I did agree to give you food, and I am a man of my word. Dr. Reid, would you like to come upstairs and eat first?"
"Sure," Reid said.
If he was upstairs, then maybe he could see where they were. Maybe he could signal for help. The man unstrapped him from the table. He showed him a knife, and then led him upstairs. He took Reid to a kitchen where the table had one apple and one glass of water. He looked out the window and saw that they were in a secluded area
"Go ahead and sit down," the man said," you'll need your energy for what I have planned."
"What do you have planned?"
"Eat your apple, and drink your water," he said," then I'll tell you."
Reid was worried that the water might have a sedative or something in it, so he ate the apple first. When he was done, he was hoping his abductor would forget about the water.
"Okay," the young doctor said," I'm finished. Now tell me what you're going to do with us."
"First, drink your water," he said," then you'll find out."
"No," Reid said.
"Fine, " the man answered.
He picked up his knife and walked toward the basement door.
"But I think it's only fair if you know that I'll have to punish Ms. Garcia for your insubordination."
"Wait!"
Without thinking, Reid picked up the glass and quickly gulped down its contents.
"There," the man with the knife said," now was that so hard?"
Reid's body became tired. He tried getting up, but as soon as he did, he fell to the floor, knocking his chair over in the process.
"Stop!" His captor yelled.
He then went over to the cabinet, pulled out a plate, and smashed it on the floor. The man picked up a shard from the ground, and cut himself in the palm.
"Reid?!"
It was Garcia. She was worried about him. Reid wanted to call out to her, but it was a struggle to keep his eyes open. His captor ran to the door and opened it.
"Dr. Reid," he said," If you leave, I will have no use for Ms. Garcia, and I will be forced to kill her!"
He slammed the door, and Reid lost the battle to keep his eyes open. The last thing he heard was Garcia continuing to call his name.
"Reid," Garcia called," Reid, just let me know you're okay!"
She heard quick footsteps coming down the stairs.
"Reid?"
The man ran downstairs and revealed himself. He was covered in blood
"No," he said," Dr. Reid is gone. He asked for a glass of water, and when my head was turned he got up and grabbed a plate from the cabinet. He was going to hit me in the back of the head, but I turned around just in time and he caught me in the hand. I told him if he left, I would kill you, but he didn't care. He just kept running. He left you to die, Penelope."
"What? Your lying," Garcia said," Reid wouldn't leave me. Reid, Reid please talk to me!"
"He's gone, my darling." the man said," he left you alone with me."
Garica realized what this meant.
"Wait," she said," you aren't going to kill me, are you?"
"No," he said," that was just something I told him to make him stop. While we're alone, you and I can have some fun."
He walked over to her and began to unbutton her blouse. Garcia didn't want him to continue, so she thought up a way to make him stop.
"If Reid did escape," she said," I hope he can find help. I hope that he can stay safe. Even if I die here, my final prayer will be that you can never get to him again."
It was only for a second, and he fixed it almost immediately, but he revealed that he was bothered by her words. That was all Penelope needed to continue.
"My, my," the man said," someone seems to have gained some courage. I hope I don't have to remind you how I deal with disrespect."
"It doesn't matter anyway, because I know Reid would leave me," Garcia said," Reid isn't like you. He isn't a coward. You're using us to hurt Hotch, and Rossi, and Prentiss, and Derek because you know that if you ever tried to hurt any one of them directly, they would destroy you. But don't worry, after everything you've put our family through, when they do find you, they will make sure you get exactly what you deserve."
She was silenced by a punch to the face. When Penelope's eyes adjusted, he was already running back upstairs. Penelope listened carefully. It sounded like he was pacing back and forth. He was mumbling something to himself. Then, he paused. She heard more footsteps, and then she heard him come downstairs. He was holding the knife that he'd used to threaten Reid. He quickly unfastened her but kept the blade to her throat.
"Don't forget," he said," I still have JJ. I don't know about you, but I'd hate for little Henry to grow up without a father."
Penelope slowly got up and the blade went from her throat to her back. He told her to go upstairs, and she did. He quickly moved her from the kitchen to the outside, where the van was parked. As soon as they were next to the van, Penelope felt her body seize up, as she fell forward. Her kidnapper caught her before she hit the ground, and placed her inside. Before he slammed the door shut, he made sure she saw the taser.
Hotch had taken Wil and Henry back to the bureau so that Prentiss and Morgan could search their house, and he could see if they had noticed any people watching them. As soon as they were gone they began to search the house.
"It's amazing," Prentiss said," this bastard's been watching them for so long that he knows exactly when he could break into there houses, and not get caught."
"What's even more concerning is that he was able to take that picture of Henry without Will or JJ noticing," Morgan said," I know they would have been observant while they were out."
They went upstairs to check Henry's room, but they didn't find anything strange on the bookshelf right away. Morgan began to search elsewhere, but Prentiss kept looking at the bookshelf for anything that looked out of place. She noticed that amongst the shelf of books there was a pink spine that stuck out. She opened it up to the title page and found the picture of a teenaged girl.
"Hey Derek," she said," check this out."
She lifted the picture and revealed a note.
For my little princess.
Prentiss quickly called Kevin, and Morgan took a picture.
"Hey Kevin," she said," Morgan's sending you a picture. We need you to run it through facial recognition."
"Okay," Kevin said quietly," that girl was Mary Hanley. Four years ago, when she was in high school she was involved in some drama. She was apparently pressured by an older classmate to send revealing pictures of herself. He apparently shared them with his friends, who sent them to their friends, and everyone saw them within a matter of days. She was bullied relentlessly for sending the pictures, and after three months, she committed suicide."
"Who was the boy who sent the pictures?"
"It was Samuel Rollins' younger brother, Robert," Kevin said," Agent Rossi already called his family, so he can talk to him when he gets here. One year after Mary killed herself, her father committed suicide on the anniversary of his daughter's death."
"Kevin," Derek said," did Mary have any family other than her father."
"Her mother died when she was young," Kevin said," but she does have an older sister, Ava. The only problem is she lives in New York, and she seems to be doing well considering what happened. She got a job, got married, and even has a baby on the way. I don't think she would risk all this to get revenge."
"Maybe," Prentiss said," but send us her phone number, anyway. Our unsub may have reached out to her."
"Already sent," Kevin said.
