A/N: Hey, here's the next chapter. This is a team-centric chapter. We'll get back to Ryder soon though. Once again I own nothing but my OCs. Criminal minds and glee are not mine. Not mine.

Chapter Three

The man sat at the table with his wife rubbing circles up and down her back as Aaron, Mickey Ruiz and Captain Silas Drake watched.

"Are you sure about this Captain?" Mickey sighed. "They don't look like they can handle it."

Aaron raised his eyebrows. He agreed with the younger cop, but he had been through situations like this before. It was always hardest for the rookies. "No parent is ever ready for something like this."

"You'll understand soon enough Mick." Silas smiled grimly. "Sometimes we have to do things that can be hard in order to do what is right in the end."

"I understand Sir, I don't like it, but I understand."

Aaron nodded to JJ as she walked over to the parents. "Mr. and Mrs. Scott, I'm Jennifer. Can I get you anything to drink: tea, coffee, water?"

"A strong cup of coffee would be amazing." The man gave a watery smile before breaking down into tears. "God knows we'll need it."

"I'll bring the coffee right over Sir." JJ pat the man's hand. "Thank you so much for doing this. I know it isn't easy."

"As long as we can help find the creep who did this to our baby." Mrs. Scott said.

"Okay, so what do you remember about that day?" JJ asked.

Mr. Scott laughed humorlessly. "What don't we remember?" He looked at his wife before continuing. "We'd been having a rough time, so we decided to schedule a date night."

JJ nodded. "Marital problems you mean?"

Mr. Scott nodded blinking fast. "I guess you could say that, stress with my job. It made me… start fights. Put a strain on everyone, especially Vikki and Geoff."

Vikki grabbed her husband's hand. "So we hired a sitter and went out to dinner and a show."

JJ looked at Vikki. "Mrs. Scott, did you call to check up on Geoffrey at all during the time you were out?"

Vikki was crying uncontrollably now. "I… I called him once at dinner and once just before he was supposed to get ready for bed. That time I called to tell him to start getting ready for bed… it was… it…"

"You're doing well Mrs. Scott." JJ pushed the cup of coffee closer to the woman. "I'll give you some time. We'll get back to it later okay?"

A silent nod from the wife and a grateful smile from the husband were all the answer JJ needed as she rose from the seat and walked over to her boss. "Those poor people. I can't even imagine how difficult it must be for them."

Aaron nodded. "The sooner we can find out who the UnSub is, the better it will be for all of them."

A young woman sat in front of a computer screen watching as email after email poured in. The noise behind her grew louder as she whirled.

"Tracy! Tracy! Nicky hit me!" The children were getting on her last nerve. She could never get any peace and quiet. If she couldn't control these brats, at least the ones that were pinging in her email box would provide more entertainment. She smiled to herself as she pulled up another message and began to type a reply.

Great! What time should I be there?

"What did you find out?" Hotch's voice rang clear from the cell phone even as they were driving back to the station.

Reid looked at Emily before replying. "The tongues of the victims were found in their hands. There was no indication that the UnSub even thought about taking them as trophies."

Hotch hummed to himself. "Strange. Anything else?"

Emily sighed. "There were signs of sexual abuse on both victims."

"The media was already assuming as much." Hotch sighed. Reid could almost see him rubbing his temple. He never understood how the news always seemed to find ways around the interference run by JJ. It seemed every case they worked began and ended with media frenzy, whether warranted or not. "We'll debrief more at the station."

"Copy that Hotch." Emily leaned over turning off the cell phone. She turned to Reid. "What are you thinking genius?"

Reid shook his head. "Huh? Oh sorry. I was just thinking about how the media are parasites."

Emily frowned. "Really, that's all? Come on!"

Reid raised his eyebrows smiling slightly at his friend's disbelief. "Why is that so hard to believe?"

Emily shrugged. "You can't lie to a profiler Spence."

Reid stared open-mouthed shaking his head. "You're profiling me Em'? I get that enough from Morgan."

Emily laughed as they continued to the station, Spencer fake pouting for the rest of the ride.

A/N: So we got a tiny bit of Reidiss this chapter. Met the parents of Geoffrey Scott, Mr. Craig Scott is portrayed by Brad Pitt, Mrs. Vikki Scott is portrayed by Kristen Bell. Captain Silas Drake is portrayed by Liam Neeson. Next chapter, more of Ryder and more information from the parents. Theories? Feedback?