A/N: I still don't own Criminal Minds

"Hi Reid."

"Colleen, I had no idea that you had thoughts of becoming a deputy when we last talked."

"I know. I started to think about what I wanted to do and law enforcement was an option. I even looked into going into the FBI but you have to be twenty-three and since I'm only twenty-one, I decided to do this, hoping that being a deputy would be an asset for joining the FBI."

"Wow," Reid said, surprised. "I had no idea you were leaning in that direction."

"Why?" You aren't one of these guys who thinks women don't belong in law enforcement, are you?"

Reid started to laugh, "Hardly, since I came to the BAU I've worked with four remarkable women who could kick my butt any day of the week and not break a sweat."

"That's good to hear" she laughed.

"What, that they can kick my butt without breaking a sweat."

"No silly, that you don't have a problem with women in law enforcement."

Gideon was watching the exchange between Colleen and Reid with some amusement and curiosity. Upon his return from his "vacation," he had mentioned the young lady while recounting his tale of his time in Brookdale. He seemed to display some affection when talking about her prompting Morgan's teasing of the young agent. While observing their conversation, he began thinking Morgan's take on the situation might not be that far from the truth. Reid, it appeared was somewhat taken with the young lady and she was obviously smitten with him. Gideon thought their time here could prove interesting although he pondered, as Reid was trying so hard to prove himself after his misstep with the Dilaudid, that the distraction this young woman might provide was not something he needed at the moment. He realized Reid was speaking again.

"Colleen, this is Supervisory Special Agent Jason Gideon, Gideon, Colleen Rutherford, oh sorry, Deputy Colleen Rutherford."

"Colleen shook Gideon's hand saying, "It's a pleasure to meet you sir."

"The pleasure is all mine Deputy Rutherford, may I call you Colleen?"

"Please."

Just then two men entered the conference room and Kyle stepped forward, "hey Jake, Greg, Jake Moore and Greg Olinsky, sheriff and deputy from Chaterville. These are Agents Reid and Gideon from the FBI in Quantico."

They shook hands and Greg said to Reid, "So you're the one who solved those murders in June. Kyle and Roy speak highly of you. Thanks for coming and doing this for us. We really appreciate it."

"Well, I saw the need for it when I was here and luckily I got the go ahead from the director, so here we are."

Two more men entered the room and were introduced as Sheriff Morris Ryder and Deputy John Hamil from Castleton. Once everyone was acquainted, Reid suggested they get started on the topic of the day.

Reid went into explaining crime scene investigation, educating them on a little of the history. He talked about fingerprint analysis, CODIS, DNA and Locard's exchange principle. He showed the group the kind of equipment needed for each collection, demonstrated its use and the rationalization behind it. The sheriffs and deputies were very interested in Reid's presentation and had lots of questions that were fielded by both Reid and Gideon. Before anyone realized it, three hours had gone by. Reid asked if anyone needed a break and they all decided to take a short coffee break. When they went out to the main room, Miriam was there with coffee, iced tea and lemonade and also sandwiches and donuts from the diner.

Kyle's wife ran over to Reid as soon as he entered the room and enveloped him in a huge hug, "Reid, it is so good to see you, you look wonderful."

"It's good to see you too Miriam. Jason Gideon, Miriam Rutherford, Kyle's wife, Colleen's mom and probably the best cook in Brookdale. She runs the diner."

Gideon and Miriam exchanged greetings. Gideon said, "Reid speaks very highly of your family."

The law enforcement officers took advantage of all the goodies Miriam brought and then headed back for more classes. As they were sitting down Sheriff Ryder's cell phone rang.

"Ryder," he said, "What, where? Who found it? Okay yeah. Okay, I'll let you know." He ended the call. "That was my deputy, Dan Morton, some boys hiking in the woods found a human skeleton!"

"I suppose I have to get back there. I'm not really sure what to do about it. Agent Reid, I don't suppose you would consider coming and having a look at it and giving me some guidance about what to do. Maybe Agent Gideon could stay and conduct the seminar."

"I don't mind coming and looking at it sheriff but I have a different idea. Why don't we all go? We could look on it as a learning experience, kind of like a field trip. I'm not trying to trivialize this body but since I have to look at it anyway, you all might as well get some experience out of it. Is that okay with everyone?"

Everyone agreed that it was a good idea. Kyle said he would have to get Dave Wagner to look after things while they were gone but it shouldn't be a problem. As Kyle went to make the call, the others gathered up their things to get going. Reid gave Morris a list of things that he would need when he got there and he gave him instructions for his deputy to control the scene until they arrived. Then they all headed to their vehicles.

When they neared the town of Castleton, they saw a cruiser near a wooded area. All the vehicles stopped and the occupants exited each of them.

Gideon, who was walking with Kyle, had to smile as Roy Butterfield and John Hamil were talking just ahead of them. Roy said, "Get ready for this; you'll be amazed at what this guy'll be able to tell you about the dead guy. I wouldn't be surprised if he's able to spout off his social security number."

They met Dan Morton, who was guarding the site. Introductions were made and then everyone turned and looked at Reid. Morris said, "Where would you like to start Agent Reid?"

"Let's all put on gloves. I just want to walk the grid before anyone comes in. I'll only be a few moments." Reid donned the gloves that Dan had had ready as instructed and began to walk around the area where the skeleton was located. The others stood and watched as he made his way around the site. He then came back to the others and asked Dan for the camera and said to the group, "Follow me."

Reid started taking pictures of the skeletal remains from every conceivable angle; he also took pictures of the ground and the area surrounding the body.

'How are we even going to find out who he is, let alone what happened to him," Greg Olinsky said.

"First of all," Reid replied, "these remains are not a he. This is the skeleton of a woman."

"How do you know that?" Jake asked.

"Two specific things tell me this body is female, first and foremost is the shape of the pelvis. This pelvis is low and bowl shaped, the shape of the female pelvis. A male pelvis is narrow and more elongated. Females need wider pelvises for carrying fetuses and childbirth. Second, the brow ridges are small which are indicative of a female. Males usually have large brow ridges."

"Now, her wisdom teeth have erupted but her pubic symphsis, that's this joint at the front of the pelvis," he pointed to the area he spoke about, "is fairly ridged, this area becomes smoother with age and since there is not a lot of tooth wear, I'd say this was a young woman in her twenties. From the length of her long bones I'd say she was about 5'7'. She didn't die here."

"How do you know that?" Morris echoed Jake.

"She has crush fractures just below her knees on both legs. These are also known as bumper fractures. This tells us this woman was hit by a car. Since there is no path here for a vehicle, we know she was hit elsewhere and dumped here."

"As for who she is, our best chance of finding out is to discover how long she's been here and search out missing person reports from that time. Bodies decompose at different rates depending on such things as temperature, humidity, insects and animal activity. If there was an open wound insects would nest there as well, making decomp faster. Now here in Kentucky, it's a fairly warm climate, we are outdoors, in the woods, optimal for insect and animal activity. Because this woman was hit by a car, she may have had open wounds, speeding up decomp. These bones are not severely weathered so she has not been here for much longer than it took for decomposition. My best guess would be eighteen months to three years."

"We are looking for a woman in her twenties, around 5'7", who's gone missing in the last eighteen months to three years."

John looked at Roy incredulously and Roy said, "Told ya."