"Maybe they're in this together?" Kayla suggested tentatively. "Yeah. Could be- they would've met at that support group, both of them have easy access to chemicals, and both of them have the same feelings for Americans" Morgan said.
"Who's the best hacker in the world?" Garcia asked through the speaker phone. "It's always been you, baby girl. What have you got?"Morgan asked. "Right, You are not gonna believe me, but- ready for drum roll, Monty? Mikhail Popov booked a ticket in that same train that was the hunting ground for our UnSub five minutes ago." The team got a sudden jolt. Kayla was sitting in a draw me like one of your French girl poses on Emily's hotel room's couch, JJ and Morgan were sitting on the edge of her bed, Rossi and Reid were sitting on each of the couch's armrests and into deep thought, Emily was pacing. "Hey! Make space!" Mae said as she nudged Kayla, who was taking up all the space on the couch. "It's not my fault you decided to meet at midnight!" Kayla said as she reluctantly slid her legs towards her making space for Mae and Clara. "Why are we meeting at midnight anyways?!" Kayla said sleepily. "We are nocturnal creatures." Reid told her. "I think best at night. We are brainstorming." Kayla rolled her eyes.
"We bait him." JJ said. Everyone looked towards her. "What?! We can't touch Mikhail without evidence, and he is clean as a whistle. If we bait him, he won't be able to resist! It has worked so far..." Morgan scrunched his forehead and said, "Except with Elle. Anyways, we will talk about it in the morning with Inspector Petrov. Let's get to bed now."
"Ridiculous! He know that the Feds are onto him, why will he ever do anything now?!" was Nikolai's first reaction to the idea. Emily sighed, "He will not be able to resist. The temptations will overcome his will power." Nikolai calmed down. "So, who will go? I would send one of my undercover officers, but I think our killer can identify between Russians and Americans." "So it has to be one of us." Jack said. "Emily, Clara can't go. If our friend Al and Mikhail are working in cahoots, both of you are compromised. Since Mikhail knows that FBI's onto him, Rossi, Simmons, Morgan, Me, or JJ can't go." Morgan frowned. "Why can't we go?" Reid suppressed a smile and Kayla sniggered. "What's wrong?" Morgan asked. "You can't go because you look like the FBI, all muscles, and secret agent-y." Reid said with an amused look. Kayla stopped suppressing her laugh and giggled. "That leaves Mae, Reid, and Kayla." Kayla groaned and put her head in her hands. "I know I shouldn't have dyed my hair blue." She looked around at the others. "I am kind of the obvious choice for baiting him, am I not?" Emily smirked. "Well, the hair will draw the UnSub towards you. Reid?" Reid groaned too. "Alright. So me and Kayla will go together?" Reid seemed happy by the fact that someone was coming with him. "Yes. Undercover as a couple." Morgan teased. Kayla rolled her eyes. "Ignore them, Reid. I sure am used to more bullying than this." She said in a fake sad puppy voice.
"Are you warm enough?" Emily asked as Kayla got up. Kayla looked at Emily, JJ, Mae, and Clara who stood around her. "2 layers of thermal bodywear, a turtleneck, and an ankle length parka. Yeah- I think I'm warm enough." Kayla said sarcastically.
"You warm, Pretty boy?" Morgan said after fitting Reid into another jacket. Reid looked around at Morgan, Rossi, Jack, and Matt and said, "Yeah, I think so." Reid tried walking around in his regular clothes, plus 4 sweaters. "I look like a penguin!" He said.
"I hope the plan is clear." Emily said to Reid and Kayla. "Strike up a conversation with Mikhail, whose seat is opposite yours in the train, let him know that you're American. We will be on standby, and even though you have earphones in which you can hear us, pretend you are doing something on your phone when texting us. I hpe you know how to act. Your car is only occupied with you 3. Stay careful, stay alert, break a leg."
"Wait! Wait!" Nikolai yelled as Kayla and Reid were about to depart. "Here," handing each of them a speaker and a heart rate moniter. "Put these on. We will hear everything you say, and will know your heart rate, pulse." Reid took them in hand and put them on. Looking at Kayla, he asked, "Ready?"
"As much as I can ever be."