'Nathan Tubbs! Hands where I can see 'em! Hands where I can see them!' Morgan yelled as they walked up to a stopped car with Tubbs and a young, frightened brunette.
'Get out of the car' Gideon said.
'What's going on?' Tubbs asked.
'Get out of the car' Morgan said firmly.
'What is this about?' Tubbs asked again before Gideon and Morgan ripped him out of the car and cuffed him.
'You ok? Did he hurt you?' Lilith asked opening the door to young woman.
'No' She said clearly scared and in shock.
'Ok. It's ok. Ok. It's ok' Lilith said wrapping an arm around the girl and walking her away.
'I was protecting her' Tubbs said as Gideon searched him and found a knife.
'What's this?' Gideon asked.
'This is over' Morgan said as they shoved him into the police car.
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'Am I under arrest?' Tubbs asked Gideon back in the interrogation room.
'I just want to visit for a while' Gideon said calmly.
'I didn't murder anyone' Tubbs said.
'You weren't supposed to be working tonight' Gideon said.
'They asked us to pick up extra shifts. There's a killer out there' Tubbs said.
'Oh, I know. You were at every crime scene' Gideon stated.
'It's my job' Tubbs replied.
'You seem to be doing it better than any of your co-workers' Gideon said.
'People should be thanking me' Tubbs said annoyed.
'Thank you' Gideon said sarcastically.
'You think just because I'm a security guard, I don't understand sarcasm?' Tubbs snapped.
'Are you angry?' Gideon asked.
'I- I know how interrogation works' Tubbs replied.
'Do you lose your temper easily?' Gideon asked.
'Is this fun for you?' Tubbs asked.
'No' Gideon said simply. Hotch walking away from the interrogation and over to Lilith.
'How's it going out there?' Lilith asked.
'Gideon's winding him up' Hotch explained.
'Smart' Lilith said.
"One who exhibits that much overkill is bound to explode. How goes it in here?' Hotch asked.
'Means of subduing the victim, potential weapon, source of displaced rage, stressor, evidence of a self-destructive spiral, and trophies of his kills. Everything that points to the profile, yet nothing we could hold him on' Lilith said annoyed as all the evidence sat on the table in front of her. Hotch and Lilith went back and watched the rest of the interrogation.
'That looks like it hurts' Gideon commented as Tubbs chewed his nails.
'I've been under a lot of stress' Tubbs replied.
'The murders? Your job?' Gideon asked.
'A lot of things' Tubbs said.
'You keep clips of the murders on your wall' Gideon stated.
'I'm working on the case' Tubbs replied before Lilith walked into the room and gave Gideon a file. Tubbs paused and stared at Lilith.
'You had a knife on you' Gideon stated.
'We're not allowed guns' Tubbs replied.
'Are you allowed knives?' Gideon asked but got no response because Tubbs was staring at Lilith.
'She's pretty, isn't she?' Gideon asked as Lilith left the room.
'Not my type' Tubbs muttered.
'The girl you picked up tonight was a brunette' Gideon stated.
'Oh, was she?' Tubbs asked.
'Telling me you didn't notice? Do you like brunettes?' Gideon asked.
'Used to' Tubbs said.
'Not anymore' Gideon whispered.
'Not so much' Tubbs agreed before Lilith walked back into the room where JJ and Reid had arrived and was talking to Morgan. Reid looked up at Lilith and smiled but Lilith didn't look at him and sat down on the other end of the table.
'You know; I wouldn't mind some actual physical evidence' Morgan said sighing.
'Do we have anything?' JJ asked.
'The knife Tubbs had on him is inconclusive. The Taser didn't have any prints on it, which I guarantee means we're not gonna get a DNA match either' Morgan explained.
'I'll stop by the security offices. If Tubbs kept any trophies linking himself to the crimes, he might have kept 'em in his locker' Reid said.
'Lilith, you want to come?' Reid asked.
'No, Reid, you go by yourself. Go to the hotel. Check in. They're not gonna hold our rooms forever. We'll go in shifts' Morgan said.
'I'll sleep when he confesses' Lilith said and followed Reid.
'We all will' JJ added before going and watching the rest of the interrogation with Hotch.
'Why don't you charge me?' Tubbs asked.
'Are you guilty?' Gideon asked.
'Well, you seem to have already made up your mind that I am' Tubbs said.
'I told you, you and I are just visiting' Gideon explained.
'Right' Tubbs muttered.
'Do you really want to know what I think? I think you chew your cuticles to punish yourself over what your hands have been doing. I think you hate your ex-wife. I think you want to kill her. But you can't because she's the mother of your daughter, so you find girls who remind you of her and you kill them instead. You stab them over and over, because they deserve it. If not now, they will sooner or later. You're just saving someone else the nightmare later on. And then. you remember your daughter, how you're actually supposed to be looking after these girls. So you feel bad, and you. cross their arms over their chests, try to give 'em back some of their dignity' Gideon explained.
'My job is protecting these girls' Tubbs said firmly.
'Like you can't protect your daughter' Gideon said.
'I am a good father' Tubbs snapped.
'Why won't the judge let you see her?' Gideon asked.
'I'm not gonna talk about that' Tubbs said.
'Why did you fail your police psychological evaluation?' Gideon asked.
'I want a lawyer' Tubbs said and Gideon left the room.
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'Lilith, what is going on with you?' Reid asked in the car trip to the security office.
'What do you mean?' Lilith asked softly.
'You have barely talked to anyone since this case started and you can't even look at me. Did I do something wrong? Should I not have kissed you?' Reid asked worried and Lilith looked at him.
'This has nothing to do with that kiss. I… I just need some time. Please. I will tell you everything soon enough just be patient with me' Lilith begged and Reid sighed but agreed. They walked into the building over and over to Tubbs locker. Reid broke the lock and opened it to reveal some magazines and some street clothes.
'Bag these, get 'em to a lab' Reid said handing them to a local police cop.
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