A/N: A huge shout out goes to Sienna27 for all of her hard work on the TV Prompt Challenge!! Sorry I missed you in my first chapter and I really appreciate all of the work you do on the forum. :)


Hotch led Emily into the cramped conference room where the rest of the team already sat around the table. They were all talking quietly amongst themselves but quieted when Hotch and Emily stepped in.

Emily cast Rossi a weary look. He returned it with slightly raised eyebrows before turning his attention to Morgan.

"Alright, let's get started," Morgan brought their focus together.

"Sherry couldn't tell us much. Her attacker caught her on her way out of work. She was bringing one last bag of trash out to the alley when she was grabbed from behind. She was struck repeatedly over the head before she was knocked unconscious," Rossi debriefed. "She doesn't remember anything else."

"There was the same MO on our two victims," Hotch spoke up. "Knocked unconscious first. There are no obvious issues with family. Sarah is single and Jane's engaged. Both appear to be living inside their means."

"Looking at the cool down period between the assaults, the first was last Sunday, the second was Thursday and the third was this past Sunday. There is a 4 day break and then a 3 day break. This could either be a sign of escalation or of convenience. Perhaps the Unsub is only available on those nights," Reid pointed out. Turning to the map behind him, "The 3 assaults took place here, here, and here," he pointed to three separate locations. "They are all fairly close in proximity. It's possible that the Unsub lives nearby or perhaps works nearby."

"As a side note, one name came up with both Sarah and Jane. Danny. He showed excessive interest in their pregnancies," Hotch added.

"Danny also came up with Sherry," JJ interjected. "She thought his last name is Johnson but she wasn't too sure."

"Ok. I'll have Garcia work on it. But I still want to brief a profile in case it leads to nowhere."

The team huddled over the table while Morgan stepped aside to make his call.

"Goddess of All Things Known, speak and ye shall receive a blessing," Penelope Garcia's voice floated to him over the airwaves.

Morgan couldn't help but smile. Garcia was his ray of sunshine amidst all of the dark in their world. "Hey beautiful, I've got a name for you. Danny Johnson."

"Is this the guy?"

"Maybe. It's the only lead we have right now though."

"Ok. I'll send you everything as I get it."

"Thanks baby doll," Morgan hung up.


"The Unsub we're looking for is a white male between the ages of 22 and 30. He is most likely recently separated from either a girl friend or wife and is living by himself," Rossi opened the profile segment of the brief to the local police.

"He's charismatic and inquisitive. He talks reassuringly to make people feel at ease," Emily picks up. "This guy fits in with the crowd that surrounds him. He's confident and looks you in the eye when he talks to you. He has a nice smile and is most likely quite attractive. He's the kind of guy that you would let buy you a drink in a bar."

"He's most likely a blue collar worker. Construction, retail, something that allows him to maintain his social skills," Hotch carried on.

"It's possible that the sites of the attacks are near a work location. He takes the time he needs to get to know his victim before attacking. He's organized and calculating. He knows exactly what he's looking for and then takes the steps necessary to get it," Reid followed Hotch.

"The Unsub most likely has a criminal record. No serious crimes but various misdemeanors. Perhaps you are called to his home frequently for domestic disputes or he's been picked up for assault," JJ followed.

"We believe that the Unsub is stricken with grief. He is not going after the women, but their unborn children. Perhaps a girlfriend of wife miscarried or had an abortion without his knowledge. He feels that if he can't have the pleasure of having a child then no one should," Morgan finished. "Are there any questions?"

The police officers looked back at him quietly. "Ok. Their all yours again Detective," Morgan indicated to Detective Childs as the team filed out of the room.


"Garcia just faxed all of this over," JJ walked into the room holding up a stack of papers. She handed the individual stacks out and the team quickly looked them over.

"Danny Johnson certainly seems to fit our profile," Emily mused aloud.

"Yeah, his bank card records show that he frequented the diners in question. There also appear to be a few others that he prefers," Morgan added. "How much you want to bet that there are pregnant women working there as well?"

"Criminal record with several accounts of assault," Reid read aloud.

"We probably shouldn't jump to conclusions," Rossi said calmly.

"No, but we can bring him in for questioning," Morgan said. "Shall we see if he's home?"

The team got up, informed Detective Childs and followed a police escort to the Johnson residence.


"I don't know why you have me here," Danny Johnson whined from where he sat at the table in the interrogation room.

"Sure you do, Danny," Morgan leaned over him. "You beat up a couple of pregnant women to make yourself feel better."

"I… I don't know what you're talking about," Danny looked up at him incredulously.

"Oh, come on Danny. Why'd you do it? Your girlfriend didn't want to carry your baby? So you're gonna take it out on a couple of innocent women?"

"What? N… n… no?! I never hurt anyone!"


"This isn't our guy," Rossi said aloud while watching the interrogation from behind the mirror. "He doesn't have the personality at all." He shook his head, thinking.

Hotch's phone rang, "Hotch." He listened quietly for a moment, "Ok. Thanks." He hung up the phone.

"Johnson's home computer is loaded with porn of pregnant women," Hotch said to the room.

"Really?" Reid's eyebrows rose while Rossi continued to stand there looking thoughtful.

"He might not be the Unsub, but he can help us," Hotch said as he left the room.


Hotch stepped into the interrogation room. He pulled out the chair across from Danny and sat down. Folding his hands in front of him, he rested them on the table. Silently, he sat and looked at Danny for a moment.

Danny sat and stared back. Sweat was beading up on his brow. He wiped a sleeve across it quickly.

"We found what you keep on your computer."

"I don't know what you're talkin' about, man!" Danny lost his temper again.

"We are investigating several attacks on local pregnant women and that brought us to you," Hotch laid the pictures of Sarah, Sherry, and Jane in front of Danny.

Danny stared, dumbstruck, at the photos of the beaten women. "I…I didn't do that," he stammered. "I could never hurt them." His anguished eyes looked pleadingly up at Hotch. "You think... the porn... look, I think pregnant chicks are hot. That's all there is to it, man."

"I believe you," Hotch said seriously. "But we need to find whoever did this. You know each of these women. And based on the amount of porn we found on your computer, I'm guessing that you know more pregnant women. If you work with us, you can help to save other women from this attacker."

"I'll do anything," Danny said, returning sad eyes to the pictures.


"You okay?" Rossi caught Emily on his way out of the observation room after Danny's interview.

Emily's eyes darted around to see who could be listening. The team was walking down the hall back to the main area of the station. She stopped and let them get ahead a little. "It kills me to see these women going through this," she turned her eyes to Rossi.

"I know, it isn't fair," Rossi sympathized.

"It isn't. I'm okay with the decision I made but these women," she paused before continuing, "these women didn't have any choice."

Rossi let her reflect for a moment before continuing. "How about you and Hotch? Things seemed a little tense when you came back."

Emily rolled her eyes a little, "I let my emotions take over. It was all my fault, but I couldn't help it."

"What did he say to you?"

"That's just it. He didn't reprimand me. He was sympathetic and tried to get me to talk about it."

"And did you?"

"Heck no. This is Hotch we're talking about. It's too personal to talk to my boss about," Emily ran a frustrated hand through her hair.

"He's also your friend," Rossi reminded her gently.

"I know," she said quietly.

"He cares about you Emily. More then I think you may realize."

Emily gave him a questioning look which Rossi correctly interpreted. He raised his eyebrows and nodded in response.

"You can't be serious?"

"I am. It's been a while and it's hard for him after everything that's happened, but give him a chance. I think you might be surprised how much he will open up if you give him the opportunity and open to him first. His self-preservation instincts are strong right now, but they will relax around certain people." Rossi let Emily digest that for a moment before continuing, "Come on. Let's catch up before they start wondering." He smiled at her as he placed a hand on the small of her back and guided her down the hallway.


A/N: Wow! This was by far the hardest chapter. Writing a profile... not easy. I commend everyone who's done them before me. I just hope mine was even remotely realistic.

Thanks to everyone who reviewed. I've moved scenes around, removed one that will go back in later on, and added the Rossi scene for romiross (I hope you like it).