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Legacy
I finally found Spencer at home. He didn't want to open the door for me, but I told him I'd call Hotch and Morgan to kick it in. He let me in, but he wasn't happy about it. He looked horrible. I apologized about the call from Det. La Montaigne. I told him all about why I gave the detective my number in the first place. We argued, and shouted at each other, till a neighbor threatened to call the police.
He finally admitted that he's dealing with some issues. He asked me to please just let him handle it. I told him that I couldn't do it. He begged me for one week and after that I could tell Hotch or the director himself if I wanted to. Of course I fell for it. How can I say no to those eyes? They should be declared a lethal weapon.
I was facing a huge stack of paperwork that morning, so I went in early and tackled it. I was in the middle of it all when someone knocked on my door. It was a guy with red hair and a nervous manner that sort of reminded me of Spencer. Maybe that's why I did what I did next. He said his name was Det. McGee from Kansas City. He wanted the team to look into some missing persons among the homeless population.
I tried to explain to him that I needed to see his files. He said he didn't have files on them. All he had where several little note books with names and descriptions. I thought he was mistaken, because the homeless move around all the time. Then he told me that there were sixty-three people missing and I couldn't ignore that.
I got the team together and they were very skeptical about it. Gideon and Hotch said we couldn't get involved because we hadn't been invited by the locals. I convinced Hotch that we had to do something. It was sixty three people, someone had to help. He agreed to fly down with me and Det. McGee.
Det. McGee was a bit strange. He had a thing about his notebooks and would play with them and keep them in these neat little stacks. Hotch said he probably has OCD. So then I felt stupid for believing in him when he could be mentally unstable. Hotch said he agreed to come see about this case because someone that he highly respected encouraged him. It made me feel good to hear that. I know that Hotch values all of us, but he rarely tells you so in words. It's nice to hear it once in awhile.
Of course when we got to the precinct, Det. McGee's captain wasn't happy to see us. McGee basically lied that he had the approval of his captain to see us. Hotch went to speak with his captain and I stayed the detective to try and get more information about the case.
Det. McGee's desk was the neatest and cleanest I've ever seen. He told me that his father was a police officer killed in the line of duty when he was a kid. I complimented him on becoming a detective after only four years. He told me that they promoted him to keep him away from the general public.
I watched Hotch argue with McGee's captain and I saw how Det. McGee cares for the homeless people of his city. He may have his problems, but he's a kind man. So I was happy to realize that the letter McGee received from our un-sub came across state lines. We could take over the investigation and we did. Of course we had to deal with his Captain who never really believed there was a problem.
The team came out from Quantico and that night we went around talking to most of the people McGee knew on the streets. We couldn't figure out how this guy, that the team called a house cleaner, could be snatching these people.
The captain was really upset when we didn't find anyone until Morgan noticed a van from Social Services parked near a homeless woman he'd been talking to. He asked the Captain if Social Services made trips out see the homeless on the street. The captain said no so in typical Morgan fashion he ran after the woman and stopped the driver when he tried to leave. We asked the driver for ID and he tried to drive away. Morgan jumped on to the truck and grabbed the wheel from the open window. The van crashed into a fence. One of these days Morgan's going to get hurt or killed if he isn't more careful
Anyway, I might have to hurt him myself after he explained to me, how Hotch told him and Emily, that all the prostitutes they talked to propositioned Spence. He thought it was hysterically funny. I reminded him that I carry a gun. He laughed.
Anyway… the driver of the truck was the house cleaner's partner. He would pick up the people and take them to this abandoned slaughter house where this sick creep had this maze of torture all set up. The guys got there in time to save his last victim, a young prostitute. She was badly hurt, but she'll be okay.
After we got back to Quantico, Gideon invited all of us to watch these old Charlie Chaplin movies he had set up on a projector. We had candy and popcorn and it was so much fun, especially throwing said popcorn at Spence's head. He looked happy for the first time in months. So I promised myself I'd let him have his week to get his head together and then we're going to have a talk.