"You're late."
As JJ and Derek entered Hotch's hotel room the team looked around at the two latecomers.
Holding up two cartons of ice cream Morgan flashed a smile. "We come in peace."
"Well as long as it's an ice creamy peace I guess we can forgive you." Stated Hotch as he got up to receive the ice cream. "What did you two find out today?" He asked as he dished out the creamy substance.
"All of the schools basically said the same thing. All four kids had a record of being left late and so on and so forth. Nothing really new." Said JJ as she dug into her ice cream.
"Garcia found a connection between all of the schools. Apparently they all share the same milk distributor. Each school has a different day for delivery but all of them share the same delivery time. Four o'clock, half an hour after the students are supposed to be picked up. I figure that it gives this guy the best time to see which kids are left or forgotten at the end of the day." Rattled Morgan almost automatically as he filled a plate with food. "What did ya'll guys find out?"
"Well Det. Lewis just relayed us everything that we already knew. These guys are pretty stumped with this case. They don't see much of this kind of thing out here." Said Prentiss.
"The only reason why anyone noticed that the victims were gone was their children. None of them had a steady job or friends who would notice they were missing." Reid added.
"The drop points didn't tell us much either. Each of the bodies was dumped on the side of the road. No tire marks found by the bodies tell us that the unsub isn't worried of being caught. He's pretty confident of himself, doesn't think that he needs to worry. So we need to make him worry. I've already talked to the press liaison for Denver and he's set up a press conference for tomorrow morning. JJ, since Agent Johnson is comfortable with the press here I decided to let him take the conference. You'll just stay with Morgan for the case, it's always good to try something new." Gideon commented.
"So she's like my own personal rookie?" Morgan piped in with a bit too much excitement.
Walking passed him as though he wasn't there JJ kept concentrating. "So all we have is this milk connection? Cause I really don't think a milkman could pull this off. If he's so comfortable and confident with himself why wouldn't he show it in his job? Being a milk delivery man doesn't exactly scream self confidence."
"That's a good point JJ but we can't leave anything out. Tomorrow morning Hotch and Reid will go and talk to the milk distributing company and find out who the regular deliverymen are. Morgan and JJ, I want you to go back to the schools. Since those are the only nursery schools in the general area, I think this guy will probably hit one of them again. Talk to the teachers and find out which kids have the same general track record as our victim's children. Emily, you and I are going to follow the press conference first thing and make sure Agent Johnson is dispersing all of the most influential information. Until then, everyone go and get some shut eye." Gideon said as he cleaned up the take-out food containers.
As all of the agents left the room Morgan caught up with JJ in the hall. "Are you tired at all?" He asked walking backwards looking her in the eye.
"Um, not really I guess." She replied with a hint of skepticism in her voice. "Why?"
"Well, I had an idea." He said wiggling his eyebrows.
"Do I even want to know what it is?" she said as she stopped in her tracks. "Because, well, I'm sorry, but you're not really my type." She stated with a mock look of disgust.
"That hurts JJ. It really does." He says as he turns around and starts to sulk off.
"Oh lord. What Derek?"
"Guess what this hotel has!" He said spinning back to her.
"Why don't you enlighten me."
Ok, so I'm not sure which way I want to go with this next part, its just a bit of fluff, but it's fun….so someone just pick one. HBO or hot tub.