.*.*.*.
Hotch had been watching Reid closely. Everyone on the BAU had. Morgan had been reading more files about Corey, watching the interviews he'd seen about him again and again.
Corey was very, very intelligent. That was obvious, but his mental illness had been getting worse.
Reid seemed a bit out of it. Morgan watched him now. He was sitting at his desk and Reid sat in his own. Just staring at the table, tapping his pen against it.
They had been trying to profile this killer who was still at large. The media had been going mental to try and get as much info on it as possible, but unlike other serial killers it hadn't added much to their ego that the press were so interested.
"I think it's a woman."
Everyone looked at Reid, and Prentiss had a small frown etched on her face.
"What makes you think that?"
"Well, Em-," he began. He paused. He had almost said Emilie, but then they would know he'd been in contact with her. "Erm, it's obvious. Males normally get a bigger ego from the press attention, but she hasn't messed up yet. And she could've had kids herself, that died."
"It makes sense," JJ piped up. "She's taking care of them like they're still alive."
"And she pays more attention to detail, like how comfortable they are. We don't have a lot to go on when it comes to female serial killers," Morgan murmured.
"Guys?"
They all looked over at Hotch, who had a very serious expression on his face. 'When doesn't he have a serious expression…?' Reid thought.
"We found her."
"The un-sub?"
"Yes, she's handed herself in. Now we just have to question her. Morgan, Reid, you can do it."
Reid stared at him. She…handed herself in? That was strange. Normally the serial killer did anything not to be caught, but this woman boldly went into the police station he guessed.
"At least we know one thing," Morgan said, standing and walking towards the questioning room. Reid followed.
"Reid was right, she is a woman."
Reid smiled to himself. 'Actually,' he thought to himself. 'Emilie was right.'
Even when he had sat down, Reid found himself questioning why this woman had handed herself in. It was just weird. But he watched all her movements, noting she seemed seriously distressed and was constantly fidgeting.
Her eyes widened at the sight of Reid, and he guessed that she knew him pretty well from the news. She looked down at his hands, and began her nervous fidgeting again.
.*.*.*.
Four hours. It took them four hours to piece everything together. Reid stood, feeling his legs ache at the movement. Morgan left to get the woman who was actually called Lilly some water.
Lilly was a short woman, with grey hair falling to her shoulders around her chubby face. She seemed calmer now. She spoke very slowly and would stutter a lot too.
"Y-You were on the news, weren't you?" she mumbled.
Reid stopped fixing the files in his hands and looked up at her. She never seemed to be able to hold eye contact with anyone. She had given herself in because she couldn't stand the guilt, or at least that's what she said.
"Yes. I was."
"About Corey…Corey Robinson."
Instead of getting upset or annoyed, Reid sat back down in his seat and watched her. "Yes. Corey kidnapped me."
"He was quite a kid."
Reid's eyes widened without him realising. "You knew him?"
"But of course. I met him a few times at the park with…w-with my son."
Lilly had lost her son when he was ten. He got very ill, and died. She had a breakdown and stayed away from the rest of her family and started killing kids around his age just to pretend they were her son.
Reid hadn't seen a case like it before, since he died of an illness and wasn't murdered, but he said nothing and watched as Lilly remembered meeting Corey.
"He was very smart, and showed me Emilie like she was the most amazing thing in the world. Then his social workers came and they had to leave. He said goodbye to my boy, polite as can be. I liked him a lot. Charming child."
Reid coughed. "What did you think about Emilie?"
Lilly smiled, and it was such a calm, warming smile that Reid momentarily forgot why she was here in the first place. Lilly shifted in her seat and the smile returned.
"Well she was just as polite as Corey was. A little more outspoken then him, but just as kind. My boy had a bit of a crush," Lilly said, her eyes sparkling at the memory of her son. Then they saddened. "Pity about what Corey did to little Emilie."
Reid gulped down the lump forming in his throat. "Yeah…She survived though."
Lilly looked up, startled. "Survived? But…Dr Reid, she didn't survive."
Reid froze in his seat, dropping his files. Had he heard her right? Lilly must be insane. She's a murderer, she's upset and insane she doesn't know what she's talking about. Of course Emilie was alive. He had spoken to her.
"W-What?"
"Dr Reid," Lilly said uncertainly. "Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't Corey murder Emilie too?"
HAH! Cliffhanger. And it's a twist, eh? And sorry if you don't like this twist, but I just couldn't think of a GOOD ending if it went the other way. Hope you liked it though.
Next chapter should be up soon…If this confuses you, you'll get it soon enough. Or maybe you do understand. Whatever! :D Haha, hope you liked it. Um… Who likes it so far?