"Cara Mitchell's room, please," said Reid.
"314," said the nurse.
"Thank you," said Reid.
Reid walked down the hall until he found her room. He knocked lightly on the door. He heard a chair shift and then the door opened.
"Hey Reid," said Morgan. "Come on in. I'm gonna get some coffee. I'll be back."
Reid nodded his head and closed the door behind Morgan. He walked farther into the room. Cara was sitting up and reading a book. Cara looked up when Reid sat down.
"Hello hero," said Cara putting the book down.
"I'm no hero," said Reid.
"You're my hero and that's all that matters," said Cara. "Now what do you need to talk to me about?"
"Hotch want to know what connects you and the other girls," said Reid. "Did you know any of them?"
"No. Never saw them before being taken myself," said Cara.
"What did y'all talk about when the guy wasn't there?" asked Reid.
"Tried to tell them we'd be okay," said Cara. "Once they figured out about the sacrifice, that got hard."
"How did they know?" asked Reid.
"At one time we were all in the basement. He brought us in through the outside entrance. They saw the alter," said Cara.
"Anything else?" asked Reid.
"Not really," said Cara.
Reid's phone rang. It was Hotch telling him about Seaver's theory. Reid mumbled a few things into the phone before he closed it.
"When you were in school, did you ever study or take a course in Pagan Religions?" asked Reid.
"Um…" said Cara.
Cara looked away from Reid and out the window.
"Cara?" said Reid. "Look, anything could help."
"Pagan Studies are not something I talk about," she said.
"Why?" asked Reid.
"Because the class was an unofficial class," said Cara. "At the end of the class, to fully understand the rituals you must perform one."
"Who taught the class?" asked Reid.
"Damien Kreaton," said Cara.
"IS that who took you?" asked Morgan walking in. "Cause if it is, you need to tell us."
"Yes. He always called me 'Sweet'," said Cara.
"And the other women?" asked Reid.
"They probably took the class, too," said Cara.
Morgan called Hotch and told him what Cara had said. Cara closed her eyes and sighed.
"What is it baby girl?" asked Morgan.
"It's just I don't want y'all thinking I'm some crazy person for taking that class," she said.
"We don't," said Morgan.
Morgan walked out the door leaving Reid with Cara. Reid grabbed his bag and stood from the chair. Cara placed her hand on his to catch his attention.
"I want to thank you again," said Cara. "You saved my life today. You really are my hero."
Reid nodded and walked out of the room. Cara grabbed her book and started reading again.