Hey guys sorry for the delay in this chapter, if you want my reason reference the previous chapter. I hope you guys like this!
The team reconvened in the conference room three hours later to report how far they got.
"Did they admit to being abused?" asked Emily as Hotch, Morgan, Reid and Rossi all filed in.
"All but one, the wife of the very first victim. Her name is Margaret Smith, she keeps repeating that her husband never laid a hand on her. But she's faltering, losing her resolve. Eventually she yelled at Reid to get out and leave her alone." Said Hotch.
"Do you want me to go in and talk to her?" asked Emily, Hotch simply nodded. Emily got up and walked out of the room.
Margaret casts her eyes nervously at the door, she knows that she should not have yelled at that agent. It was impolite, he was only trying to help me. I must apologize. Margaret started to stand up when she heard the door open again, this time a female agent with a big bruise on her cheek walked through it and sat down across from Margaret.
"Hello Ms. Smith my name is Emily Prentiss, I'm an agent with the Behavioral Analysis Unit of the FBI, and I am also a victim, just like you. My father was targeted because of my pregnancy and abortion when I was fifteen. My father hit me when he found out and then again yesterday. My team believes that your husband was targeted not because of his alcohol problems but because he was physically abusive." Said Emily.
"No, no that's not true. My husband was a good man, he never hit me." Insisted Margaret. Emily continued on as if there was no interruption.
"When I went to the police to report the initial attack, I was turned away. The earliest photo this Unsub, unknown subject, your husband's killer, sent to me was of me running out of that police station, crying. Now I know that you didn't report the abuse, but where did it happen? Did anyone witness it? Somebody you wouldn't normally pay attention to like a mailman, delivery guy, or a car going through the neighborhood." Said Emily before Margaret interrupted her again.
"I'm telling you, there was no abuse my husband loved me and I him!" insisted Margaret.
"Ma'am I understand that you are grieving for your husband but I need you to tell me the truth. Did anybody see you get hit? Or did you tell anyone about the incident?" asked Emily.
"I WAS NEVER ABUSED" yelled out Margaret, her voice and body language desperate, tears were streaming down her face.
"Yes you were, now all I need is a name, a description, of who might have witnessed the event." Said Emily, staying calm.
"WHY DO YOU KEEP INSISTING THAT I WAS ABUSED WHEN I WAS NOT?" asked Margaret.
"Ma'am, it is my job to read people, find out how they think. I know that you are lying to me." Said Emily, still managing to stay calm.
"FINE! FINE! I GIVE UP! YES I WAS ABUSED." Shouted out Margaret before clamping a hand over her own mouth, surprised at the words she finally said. Emily didn't speak, just waiting for Margaret to calm down and continue. Margaret took a few deep breaths before saying.
"No, as far as I know nobody saw him hit me. It only happened once, when he was drunk. But I did tell my sister about the incident. I called her just after I received the envelope and asked her if she told anybody. She said she hadn't but that when I told her originally her cell had been on speaker and a man had walked up to her while I said it. He told my sister that he was a police officer." Said Margaret.
"Thank you. There are refreshments in the break room if you are hungry." Said Emily as she got up and left the room.
Emily walked back into the conference room where the rest of her team were seated and waiting.
"Well it took a while, but she told me that she was abused and that she told her sister about it. The sister had her cell on speaker and a man claiming to be a police officer walked up as Margaret was relaying to her sister what happened. The note to me mentioned that he nearly quit the force, I think our Unsub is a cop taking justice into his own hands." Said Emily.
"Which means we have our work cut out for us, nobody will suspect, or want to turn in, a fellow officer." Said Rossi.
"But there's something else, all of the victims besides you and your family were born and raised in the States. You were in Italy at the time, what was he doing there?" asked Reid, Emily shrugged.
"That's one of the many things we need to find out. We have the questions, let's get some answers. Morgan, you, Prentiss and JJ work on victimology, try and figure out who he's going after next. Dave, take Reid and go check on Emily's parents." Said Hotch.
Suddenly Emily's phone rang, quickly picking it up off the table, Emily looked at the caller ID.
"It just says 'unknown'." Said Emily.
"Prentiss answer the phone, sympathize with him, and keep him talking." Said Hotch, Emily nodded as she answered the phone. Morgan pulled out his own phone and dialed Garcia.
-What can I do for you my chocolate thunder?" asked Garcia.
"Hey Babygirl I need a trap and trace on the person calling Emily's cell right now." said Morgan before hanging up.
"Who is this?" asked Emily when she put her cell phone on speaker.
-Your Savior. I'm sorry Emily but since your father is unreachable at the moment I must move on down the list, have no worries you will get your justice. I will make sure of that. Said the Unsub.
"Can I have the name of my savior?" asked Emily.
-You're not going to thank me? Asked the Unsub.
"Thank you, I really wish I knew your name." replied Emily.
-All in good time, little sister. Said the Unsub before hanging up, Morgan called Garcia back.
"Babygirl, you got anything?" asked Morgan.
-It was a prepaid cell somewhere in Charlottesville, Virginia. I'm sorry sugar but that's all I got." Said Garcia.
"Alright thanks" said Morgan before hanging up.
"It was a prepaid cell in Charlottesville, Virginia." Morgan said to the rest of the team.
"Little sis?" asked Reid.
"Well I'm positive that I don't have any siblings so I guess I really do remind this guy of his sister." Said Emily.
"So we are looking for a guy, who is a cop but hates the force, and lost a sister in some way when he was young. Maybe his father beat his sister?" asked JJ.
"It's possible. We know he lives in or around Charlottesville, has or had an abusive father, and a sister. JJ what did you learn from the post office?" asked Hotch,
"Not much, he's white, has brown hair and shy. He didn't talk much and he wouldn't meet their gazes. He would just hand over the letter and some money and then walk out. There were no visible birth marks or scars." Said JJ.
"Morgan, give what we have so far to Garcia, maybe she can help us generate a suspect list." Said Hotch, Morgan nodded and left the room.
"Emily and JJ go through victimology and find out if there are any more possible victims. Reid try and narrow down where he lives. Hopefully Garcia will be able to give us something." Said Hotch, everyone nodded and got back to work.
Morgan walked into Garcia's office to find her tapping away on her computer.
"I can't believe none of my software can find anything more on the location of this bastard." Said Garcia when she realized she wasn't alone.
"Hold on that Garcia, I need you to pull up a list of all the police officers in Albemarle County for me." Said Morgan, Garcia had the list up within seconds.
"That's hundreds of names, got anything to narrow it down with?" asked Garcia.
"He's white and has brown hair." said Morgan.
"That chips off a few but I need more." Said Garcia.
"Uh he has or had a sister around Em's age who he felt protective of which would make him a little older then that sister. He doesn't have any visible scars on his body, he's reserved and he also lives or works in Charlottesville." Said Morgan.
"That gives me ten names." Said Garcia.
"Get as much background info on them as you can and send the files to our tablets. Thanks Babygirl." Said Morgan.
"Anything for you lovelies!" said Garcia.
"Hey Garcia's got a list of about ten names for us to look through, she's sending their info to our tablets." Said Morgan as he walked back into the conference room.
"We can't find any possible victims, probably because these men were targeted because of the marks that they kept hidden from public view." Said Emily.
"Alright let's go through all the files of possible suspects and see if we can eliminate anyone else from the list." The rest of the team nodded and got to work.
After a couple of hours they had three possible suspects, having contacted all of them and checked given alibis the only guys who were still suspected were Billy Johnson, Ben Sawyer, and Jacob Benson. They were about to call it a night when Hotch's phone rang.
"It's Rossi." Said Hotch before answering the phone.
"Hotchner" said Rossi into the phone.
-We have a problem, Ambassador Prentiss and our two agents are unconscious and Alexander is missing. Said Rossi.
"You're kidding." Said Hotch.
-Unfortunately, I'm not. I've called for an ambulance but I have no idea how long ago Alexander got out or where he might be headed. Said Rossi.
"Alright thanks, get back here as soon as you can." Said Hotch.
-Actually I think I'm going to ride to the hospital with them, in case someone wakes up and can tell me what happened. Said Rossi.
"Alright, call as soon as you learn anything" said Hotch.
"Will do." Said Rossi before Hotch hung up the phone.
"Robert Alexander managed to knock out both agents and Ambassador Prentiss and then he left. We don't know how long ago this happened." Explained Hotch to the team, Emily sighed and put her head in her hands.
"Seriously?" asked Morgan.
"I'm so sorry" said Emily.
"What now?" asked JJ.
"Prentiss and Morgan, go to Billy Johnson's house; JJ and Reid head over to Ben Sawyer's house and I will take Anderson and go to Jacob Benson's house. Let's move." Said Hotch.
Morgan and Emily were driving on the highway, heading for the suspect's house.
"What are the odds of us actually finding my stupid father at this guy's house? Even if he is our Unsub our victims are usually killed in their own homes." Said Emily.
"I don't think it matters where they are when it happens, so long that they have some privacy. We aren't even sure if the Unsub has your father, when he called you he said that he couldn't get to Alexander because Alexander was in witness protection. Granted he could have found out otherwise since then." said Morgan.
"Yeah." Said Emily, her voice trailing off. She pulled out her cell phone and hit a button on her speed dial.
-Fountain of information! What do you need? Said Garcia when she answered the phone.
"Hey PG is there any way you can pull up my father's schedule? Where was he supposed to be right now?" said Emily.
-Sure thing Em just give me a sec to bypass his bitchy secretary… your father had a meeting scheduled on Capitol Hill today with someone's who's first or last name is Jefferson. You want the address? Of course you do that's why I sent it to your phone a minute ago! Said Garcia, Emily laughed.
"Thanks Garcia." Said Emily before hanging up the phone and dialing again.
"Hello. Mr. Jefferson? My name is Emily Prentiss you had a meeting with my father Robert Alexander today. Could you tell me if he ever showed up or contacted you?" said Emily.
-Emily Prentiss? Your father hasn't talked about you in a long time. You changed your last name to your mother's. said Jefferson.
"Yeah no about my father…" said Emily.
-He called me about half an hour ago saying that he would meet me in ten minutes but he never showed. Said Jefferson.
"Thanks" said Emily before hanging up.
"The Unsub has my father, he never showed up for a meeting today." Said Emily.
"Do you know the guy he was supposed to be meeting with?" asked Morgan.
"Yeah. His name's Jefferson, he's been a friend of my father since high school." Said Emily.
"Could he be the Unsub?" asked Morgan, Emily shook her head.
"He doesn't like me at all, and no one is that good an actor." Said Emily as they pulled up to Billy Johnson's house, which was the furthest from the precinct. Just as they were stepping out of the car Morgan's phone rang.
"Yeah Hotch?" said Morgan.
-We just cleared Jacob Benson. We found him in his closet with a rope around his neck, he's been dead for at least a week.
"Really? Well we just pulled up to Billy Johnson's house, car's in the driveway so maybe someone's home. I'll call you back if we find something." Said Morgan.
-Alright, be careful. Said Hotch before hanging up. Suddenly they heard a gunshot and a scream of pain come from inside the house.
"Em, why don't you go around back in case he tries to get out." Suggested Morgan, Emily nodded and ran off. They were both wearing bulletproof vests and comms.
"You good?" said Morgan into the microphone on his vest.
"Yeah, let's do this." Said Emily.
"On three; one…two…three." Said Morgan, both of them kicked through the doors and entered the house at the same time. As they cleared each room they started heading towards a door that led to the basement, they could still hear the screams coming through. Meeting each other at the door, Morgan held up his gun as Emily put her hand on the doorknob.
"Go, go" said Morgan, Emily pulled open the door and walked through it, Emily following close behind.
The basement was a small room with no furniture, Robert Alexander was tied to a chair in the center, his left leg bleeding from the gunshot wound.
"He's going out the window! Shouted out Emily, nodding her head towards 2 foot square window in the corner.
"I'm going after him." Said Emily.
"No! Let me, help your dad and call an ambulance." Said Morgan, Emily looked at him and nodded mutely. Morgan hurried over to the window and climbed out.
Spotting the Unsub across the street, Morgan began the chase. He got to the corner when the Unsub jumped into a white van and drove off.
"Shit" cursed Morgan under his breath before turning around and heading back to the house. Climbing back through the window Morgan found Emily hovering over her father, putting pressure on his wound trying to stop the bleeding.
"He fell unconscious a moment ago, what happened to the Unsub?" asked Emily.
"He got away, I'm sorry Princess." Said Morgan, Emily sighed.
"It's fine, we'll catch him. The medics should be here soon." Said Emily just as a team of medics rushed in.
"Ma'am I need you to let go and back away." Said the lead medic, Emily nodded and did as he said, wiping the blood off her hands on her pants. Emily and Morgan watched as the medics put Alexander on a stretcher and carried him out of the basement.
"So we know who our Unsub is, we just have to find him before he moves on down his list." Said Morgan.
"Yeah, let's call the others and head back. It's been a long day." Said Emily. Morgan nodded and followed Emily out of the room.
Emily and Morgan were the last to return to the BAU.
"We found my idiot of a father, he'll be fine. Billy Johnson is our Unsub but he got away." Said Emily.
"Any idea where he might be headed?" asked Reid.
"No, there was nothing in the house to suggest where he might be headed. We've asked some officers to stick around at the house in case he comes back." Said Morgan.
"Alright, there's nothing we can do so let's call it a night. We will regroup in the morning." Said Hotch, everyone nodded and walked out of the room.
"C'mon Princess you're staying at my house tonight." Said Morgan, holding the passenger door open for her, Emily didn't move to get in.
"I just wanna get some stuff from my apartment, I'll drive to your house later." Said Emily. Morgan nodded and closed the door, moving over to the driver's side and getting in. wondering why he didn't fight her on it, Emily moved towards her own car.
Beginning to head home, Emily quickly noticed that she was being followed. When she saw it was Morgan she rolled her eyes and pulled out her phone.
-Hey Princess. Said Morgan when he answered the phone.
"Why are you following me?" asked Emily.
-Did you really think that I would let you go home alone when I know that there is a serial killer obsessed with you? Said Morgan.
"No, but I can take care of myself." Said Emily.
-Em there's a reason we never go into the field alone, you always need backup. Said Morgan.
"Yeah I know, thanks." Said Emily as she pulled into the parking lot of her building and got out of her car, hanging up the phone. Morgan pulled into the spot next to her and did the same, walking with her into the building.
"I'm going to pack some clothes, could you grab Sergio? I wanna bring him with me if that's ok with you." Said Emily.
"Yeah sure Princess. You do what you gotta do I'll find the cat." Said Morgan.
"Sergio" corrected Emily before moving over to her bedroom.
"Speak of the cat, there he is on the couch. C'mere kitty." Said Morgan, rubbing his fingers together. When that didn't work he walked over and bent to pick up Sergio but the cat just jumped out of his reach and scampered off. Morgan gave chase, running after the cat all over the apartment. Emily came out of her room carrying a bag, once she realized what was going on she started laughing and bent down to the floor. Emily murmured some words in Spanish and Sergio came trotting over. Still murmuring, Emily picked him up just as Morgan rounded the corner into the room.
"So my cat gave you a little workout eh?" asked Emily, chuckling.
"Let's just go shall we?" Said Morgan, bending down and grabbing the bag that was at Emily's feet.
"Sure." Said Emily, still smiling. Emily gave Morgan a kiss on the cheek before walking out the door.
When they got to Morgan's house he unlocked the door and let Emily walk in first, as soon as she got inside Emily put down Sergio who immediately ran off to explore his new surroundings.
"So I don't know about you but I'm hungry." Said Emily turning to Morgan.
"I am too which is why you are going to sit your butt on that couch in front of the TV and let me cook you dinner." Said Morgan, placing her bag in the guest room that was just off to the side.
"You can cook?" asked Emily with surprise.
"Yep, it'll be ready soon." Said Morgan.
"What are you making?" asked Emily. Morgan responded by giving her a quick kiss on the lips.
"You'll find out when I'm done" whispered Morgan in her ear before moving off towards the kitchen. Emily walked into the living room, the first thing she noticed was the bookshelf. Walking over to it Emily noticed his Vonnegut collection and pulled out a copy of Mother Night.
By the time she finished up the third chapter Morgan had finished cooking.
"Hey bookworm, sorry to interrupt but it's time to eat!" said Morgan, when Emily didn't respond Morgan tried a different tactic. Quickly leaning over the book, Morgan captured her lips with his. Emily put the book aside and wrapped her arms around Morgan's neck.
"Time to eat Princess" said Morgan when they broke apart, the need for air becoming too great.
"Okay" said Emily softly. Taking her hand, Morgan led Emily over to the dining room table where two places were set out with food already on the plates.
"I hope you like risotto." Said Morgan, pulling out Emily's chair for her.
"I do, thank you." Said Emily.
After a few minutes of them eating in silence, enjoying each other's company, Morgan decides to ask.
"How is it?"
"Good, really good." Replied Emily, Morgan smiled with pride.
"It's my mama's recipe." Said Morgan.
"Do you have copies of all your mother's recipes?" asked Emily.
"Just a few favorite dishes here and there. Do you have any family recipes?" asked Morgan.
"Not really, since I spent most of my time growing up outside the United States I always ate the foods native to whatever country I was in, there were periods in life where I was seriously craving a hamburger." Said Emily.
They finished their dinner and Morgan suggested that they watch a movie. Emily agreed and so they moved back to the living room onto the couch, Morgan immediately pulled Emily into his chest and kissed the top of her head before fishing for the remote and turning on the TV and opening up Netflix.
"What looks good Princess?" asked Morgan.
"You pick." Said Emily. Morgan dutifully flipped through the selection but came up empty.
"Why don't we just watch some regular TV?" Suggested Emily. Morgan switched back to the cable and started flipping through the channels.
"See anything you like Princess?" asked Morgan after a minute.
"Not really, but I know something else we can occupy our time with." Said Emily before shifting positions and kissing Morgan on the lips. When they finally broke apart Morgan said.
"Do you wanna take this to the bedroom?" Emily nodded so Morgan got up and grabbed Emily's hand, leading her to the bedroom. Morgan began to kiss Emily again as he slowly started to lift up her shirt, Emily helped him pull it off. Noticing the scar on her chest Morgan gasped, Emily immediately backed away and covered her torso with her hands, trying to hide the scar.
"No Princess I am so, so sorry. You should never feel ashamed of your scar, it's proof that you survived. It helps make you who you are and that is the beautiful woman standing in front of me." Said Morgan, slowly inching closer and kissing her first on the cheek and then on the lips. Emily ran her hands down his chest until he reached the hem of his shirt and pulled it off him. Morgan back Emily up until her knees hit the bed and she fell onto it, Morgan going on top of her.
The next morning Morgan woke up first, loving the feeling of Emily wrapped in his arms. When Morgan felt Emily begin to stir he pressed a kiss to the top of her head.
"Morning Princess" said Derek.
"Morning." Replied Emily sleepily.
"As much as I would love to stay here all day, we have to be at work in an hour." Said Morgan, Emily groaned and started to get up, Morgan following suit.
Weird place to end it? Sorry but this chapter was just getting too long, I think it's the longest chapter I have ever written. I hope you guys liked it, sorry for the delay and please leave a review!
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