"So, we did determine that the threat to Jack and Jessica was real?" Morgan asked the team as they sat around the table in the conference room.
"Real enough," Lewis replied. "There were definitely two men stalking them and taking their pictures."
"However, they appear to have both disappeared," Garcia continued the report. "I have been checking on security cameras around Jessica's work, Jack's school, and their apartment, and the two of them are definitely gone."
"And, yes, I also checked to see if there are any replacements and there don't seem to be any," she quickly added.
"Maybe they are just lying low for a while," JJ suggested. "If they suspect that we had them tagged they may have decided to stand down for a while. They had to have noticed that Jack and Jessica disappeared when they temporarily went into the safe house."
"Or maybe they got what they wanted from Hotch," Reid pointed out.
"We still don't know what that is," Rossi said thoughtfully. "And, once we figure that out maybe we can figure out who it was who took him."
"We're going around in circles here," Lewis spoke up. "We need to come up with some way to identify the group who grabbed Hotch; then maybe we can find him."
"Poor Hotch," Garcia mourned. "Heaven only knows what he is going through."
"Don't worry, Baby Girl," Morgan patted her on the shoulder. "We will find him and bring him home."
"That is assuming that – ".Reid began.
"Enough of that!" Rossi interrupted him. "As far as we are concerned this is a rescue mission and it will remain as such until we have positive proof otherwise!"
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"So, Jack Garret came up with some possibilities?" JJ asked Rossi. It was several days later and the senior agent had called a meeting in their conference room where the evidence boards on Hotch's abduction were now a permanent fixture.
"Yes, he found several disappearances that fit our profile and our timeline," Rossi confirmed. "And Monty has sent the details to Garcia for inclusion in our database."
"They all occurred on several of the smaller Caribbean islands," Reid was putting pins into his map. "However, they appear to be centered in the Caribbean and West Indies areas."
"Well, that means we can eliminate the Lesser Antilles and Bermuda," Morgan observed. "That does narrow it down somewhat."
"Not nearly enough," Lewis grumbled as she glared at the map. "Not nearly enough!"
"Well, Jack will continue to keep his eye out," Rossi told the group. "And I have also suggested he tell his contacts that, going by our timeline, another group of abductions is imminent."
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"So, you are again telling us to stand down?" Morgan demanded of Chief Cruz.
"As I told you before, I don't expect you to give up the search completely," Cruz clarified. "I am just asking you to do your searching during your down time between cases. I am sure you all understand that we have other cases which deserve your undivided attention."
"And I am sure Garcia can set one of her computers to notify her if anything unusual shows up," he added.
"As if she hasn't already done that," Rossi remarked snidely.