"Great ideas get even better when you share them" - Loesje

Once inside the station Hotch, Morgan and JJ went to the conference room to share what they had found with the rest of the team. Kipel went to check in with Scotts before sitting down to write his reports for the day. His shift was over but he would help the team tomorrow if needed.

"Welcome back guys," Prentiss greeted them as they filed in. Hotch being last closed the door behind them.

"Did you find anything?" Reid asked perking up in his seat.

"Not much" Morgan huffed moving to the seat next to Reid and putting his coat over the back of it.

"Take a minute everyone then let's all share what found or didn't find before stopping" Hotch instructed going to sit next to Gideon.

"Good, more coffee" Reid got up and went out the door. JJ smiled and looked at Prentiss who shook her head. Morgan had rolled his eyes not surprised at what was on their youngest's mind but followed him out.

JJ sat next to Prentiss and looked over the files organized in front of her. Most were written files by the police but there were a few that had had written notes or letters. A few minutes later Reid come back in with a cup of steaming coffee. He sat back down and raised the cup and all but inhaled a third of its contents. He then sat back in his chair and began scanning over his files again. Morgan came back in not long after Reid with a small file in his hand. He took the seat he'd claimed next to Reid and opened the file, placing it in front of him. Reid tilted a bit to see the file, quickly reading it.

"All right let's get started. Reid you found the first clue so you go first" Hotch opened the main case file and had a pen out for notes. The others had begun doing the same.

Reid pulled his gaze away from Morgan's file and quickly spread the files he had in front of him out for the others to see. They were medical files but he had put pictures of the victim's feet on the top for the team to see. "The coroner has to confirm but I think your unsub has a signature. Here," Reid took a black pen and circled a long spot on one of the photos. "This cut appears on both feet on all the victims in the exact same spot. It doesn't look that deep at first glance but I believe it reaches at least two inches in. They run down almost the whole length of the flexor digitorum brevis. This would make it hard for the victims to walk let alone run. They would also bleed heavily from it, making them east to track if the unsub lost sight of them."

"That's good work Reid, anything else?" Hotch pulled a file closer for a better look.

"No, sorry."

"The final results will be in tomorrow, but I agree with Reid that this is a signature" Gideon said making sure Reid didn't get to dishearten.

"Good, Prentiss is there anything more about the complaints?"

Prentiss shook her head, "Nothing new. Each of the victims had at least one official complaint noted in their records at the very most three weeks before they were killed. The average however is two weeks. All official complaints were received by either phone or letter, the letters being more or less official. There are some notes to go with some of the complaints but those were often received after the complaint was put on record and right before the victims died."

"Alright, make copies of the complaints, they may help us in further interviews" Hotch wrote something in his file.

"Are any of the complaints the same or given from the same person?" Morgan asked tapping his pen on his file.

"Note that we have been able to see but not all the notes are here, Garcia can look into it tomorrow. We have her running a search for other people in the county with recent complaints to see if we can narrow down the victim pool" Gideon explained.

"What did you guys find?" Reid looked over to JJ as Hotch was again writing another note in his file.

"We unfortunately hit some dead ends. Christopher Jamisen's mother wasn't in contact with him but she did give us a place he worked at. He was apparently caught stealing but the owner didn't file a complaint so he could have found another job or a customer made the complaint. We did learn something interesting about Jorden Cross however. According to his sister he was trying to get his life back on track. So whatever compliant he had might have been from someone who didn't like him." JJ shared while Hotch listened not finding it necessary to add anything.

"Jorden's file has one of the oldest complaints, so maybe he started to change after the complaint was made." Prentiss looked down at one of the files as she talked.

"It is possible but we can't know for sure right now. We can compile the complaints tomorrow when Garcia gives us the list of possible suspects" Hotch replied.

"What did you and Deputy Kipel find?" Prentiss sat back in her chair and glanced at Morgan.

"Not much I'm afraid. The unsub knew what they were doing. The store when Sarah Hexton was taken didn't have security cameras watching the sides of the building. Also one of the external lights was broken. It was broken shortly before she was abducted. Also there was no fire lane next to the building so our unsub could have been waiting or pulled up right next to her without trouble. The hotel where Jorden Cross was abducted was worse. No outside security, poor lighting and the fact that it's a hotel with people coming and going at all hours isn't good. The room had been cleaned since then and released to be rented so we got nothing there" Morgan reported.

"I think that is all we can do for tonight. We have some good clues to work with now and tomorrow there is lots to be done. I think we can put together the basic profile them. Right now let's get something to eat and some sleep. We should meet early I want to set up a few tip lines tomorrow for complaints and later when we give out the profile." Hotch closed his file and stood up.

The rest of the team followed suit closing files and putting papers away before standing and gathering their go bags. They filed out of the conference room and split up to put away or gather anything else they needed before leaving. Reid took his mug back to the break room, Hotch went to inform Scotts they were leaving Gideon going with him. JJ and Prentiss took a trip to the ladies room and Morgan went to say goodnight to Kipel.

Not long after they had come together again and were headed out to the Tahoe's.

"What is everyone in the mood for?" JJ asked as they started putting their bags into the back of the Tahoe's.

"Kipel said there was a good BBQ place over on 8th street" Morgan went to the driver's side of the Tahoe he had just loaded.

"That sound fine to me" Prentiss came out from the back of the other Tahoe.

"It's close to our hotel then, so it's fine with me" Hotch put in.

"Right now I could eat anything" Reid came over to Morgan.

JJ laughed, "I'll second that."

"Sounds like BBQ it is then Morgan" Gideon stood opposite him at the passenger door of the other Tahoe.

"Lead the way Morgan," Hotch nodded at him and then proceeded to the driver's side of his Tahoe. They were all soon in two groups and headed out to eat. The restaurant was nice and didn't have too many customers when they arrived. They all enjoyed dinner and talked a little about the case and what needed to be focused on the next day. But with it being a public place most of the conversation was on how their last weekend was spent. The drive to their hotel on 10th street was short and Hotch checked them in while the rest of them gathered their go bags. They split into three groups of two, JJ and Prentiss together as always and Morgan with Reid, leaving Hotch with Gideon. They settled in and were all asleep within the next half hour.

(Okay another chapter copied at last. I'll try to keep it weekly but with classes it's dicey. Thanks for reading.)