For the serial killers it was a woman by the name of Katalyna Edwards. I remember seeing her name in both her father's and brother's records. As a child Katalyna's father and brother inflicted years of abuse. When her father was arrested she was too terrified to talk to anyone, she clung to her only life-line, her brother. A few years later her 20 year old brother was also arrested for the same charges as her father which was, the murder and rape of several women. The only difference was that her brother had additional charges of rape, abuse,and neglect of a minor. Katalyna and I talked after that arrest, I soon realized that that 12 year old girl had a very dark soul. Katalyna and I made eye contact and I can tell that dark soul of hers still resides within.
The first words that truly registered to me were the words spoken by Katalyna, "Come on Simon, you said this would be quick an easy."
"Who are you and how do you know my name?" came Simon's reply. "What exactly did you plan to accomplish by coming into a federal building?"
Katalyna realized what Simon had done, he had used her like a pawn.
Considering that I am still stuck in the middle and this whole negotiation thing seems to be going down hill fairly quickly, I decided to voice my opinion.
"Um...hi remember me...kinda stuck in the middle. May I suggest a solution to all of this?" Granted I am an agent and I have been caught in the middle several times, I have never been caught in something so detrimental to my health. "I take this silence as a yes, no?"
"Yes," was the febal reply I got from Katalyna. She has this broken look in her eyes.
"Whatever," came the grunt that was Simon. His tone of voice breathed his hatred for women.
"OK. So Katalyna I take it you're speaking for them."
"Yeah"
"Why, why here? What possibly could this solve?"
"Why?! I'll tell you why. Because of YOU I am alone in this world." There was an audible gasp from both groups. "Because you had the nerve to come barging in and take my father away from me, but was that enough for you? No, you come back and take my brother. All I wanted was to feel loved but you took that away from me. And look at you now all happy and married. What could this solve you ask? I'm gonna make you feel my pain."
With that there was an explosion of white hot pain. She had shot me in my right knee. I knew it could only get worse from here. Simon gave the order to fire. My body was engulfed in pain and then in darkness, with a brief moment of coldness between the two.
When everything was said and done Simon walked over to an emotional Aaron and made the comment, "Better one then sixty, right Hotchner?"
Unfortunately for him Derek was close enough to Aaron to hear Simon's snarky remark and before anyone could prevent it, Derek's fist became well acquainted with Simon's face.