Chap. 11 Bloody discovery
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"Penelope!" he yelled pulling out his gun.
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Derek entered kicking the door with his toe. He knew that the vision he had before him would stay forever in his mind.
Chris Smith was leaning above Penelope bloody body, a long knife in the hand. He was going to stab her again when Derek yelled at him.
"FBI, throw the knife towards me Smith!"
Chris smirked at him.
"Do you really think I'll let her come back to you?" he said intending to stab her another time.
Derek had no other choice and shot at him. Chris body fell in the floor above Penelope.
Derek heard a moan and run towards Penelope. He checked on Chris pulse but already knew he was dead. He removed his body from Penelope and kneeled besides her."
"Penelope, baby… come on." He said stroking her cheek.
"Derek…" she moaned lightly. "I'm so sorry… I lied." She said before passing out.
"Penelope!" he cried.
He phoned an ambulance and the local police who quickly arrived.
He couldn't leave Penelope side and waited to reach the hospital to call Hotch.
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The team was still at work when Derek called.
"Hotch."
"It's Morgan… Penelope has been beaten up by her husband, she's critical… you need to come here…" he said his voice cracking.
"Morgan… we're on our way."
The team quickly went to the jet. During the flight Hotch called the tech to run some searches about Christopher Smith. They all wondered what could have happened to lead to this tragedy.
"So, Christopher Smith, 35, doctor. He previously married an Ally Barkley who disappeared 5 years ago after 3 years of marriage. The husband told the police that his wife escaped with another man. She had never been found. During her years of marriage Ally Barkley went a couple of times to the hospital for broken wrist, and or leg, bruises etc… she never put a complaint against her husband." Hotch finally reported to his team.
"Do you think he killed his wife?" Emily asked.
"That's possible. We'll never know now that he's dead."
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The team found Derek pacing in the waiting room. Hotch walked towards him and placed a comforting hand on his shoulder. He was wearing a scrub.
Derek noted his stare.
"I had so much blood… I just couldn't stay in my clothes."
Hotch nodded.
"Any news?"
"No… but it was really bad. She had so many bruises, he had stabbed her in the stomach, her eyes were swollen, and she had trouble breathing." He said panicking.
"Morgan calm down please." Rossi said.
"Sorry. It's just that…I could have been here… I just was in my car thinking hard about my feelings while that psycho was trying to kill her…"
"Derek, don't blame yourself, we found out that Smith was not really clear about his first wife disappearance. She disappeared after 3 years of marriage; smith said that she had escaped with her new lover but nobody had ever heard about her since then."
"Mmmh. And I killed him. I'm sorry."
"You've done the right thing Morgan." Emily said.
He smiled lightly and was going to speak when a surgeon entered the waiting room.
"Penelope Smith?"
"Yes" they all said.
"Well Mrs. Smith has suffered great injuries, broken cheekbones and wrists. She had a contusion due to heavy kicks in her skull."
"Will she be alright?"
"I guess with time. We need to keep her a couple of days. We managed to repair the damages in the stomach caused by the stabs."
"Can we see her?" Derek asked.
"Well yes in a few minutes, she will be moved in a room of ICU. Two at a time and she will be unconscious because of the drugs."
"Thanks doctor."
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Derek was the first to enter the room. He looked at Penelope pale face and sat next to her.
"Hey baby girl. I'm sorry you had to go through that. I'm so glad you'll be ok."
He didn't say much and left the room to phone his mum again. He hadn't phoned her since he had reached the hospital.