Lila had dinner with Nathan and Mark at his home. The meal was fresh Salmon with rice and mixed vegetables.
"You knew Spencer Reid." Said Lila.
"Yea, I knew him. We were roommates in college and then roommates at the FBI academy."
"You're not an FBI agent are you Nathan?"
"Nope, wasn't my cup of tea?"
"Well, I met him when the BAU was working on a case."
"Yea, I remember vaguely. You were stalked."
"Yea, I was unfortunately but that's over with, thank god."
"Nathan and I are going to Jackson tomorrow to look at some art galleries."
"Well, that's great."
They talked some more and after about an hour Lila left.
Lila went over to their house later in the day but they weren't home. Nathan's car was gone so Lila assumed they took his car. About 11:00 p.m. she heard the car pull in and assumed they were home. The next morning she went over to the house and no one was home. A car was parked in the driveway but it wasn't Nathan's. They weren't at the art gallery. Lila called and text messaged Mark to no avail. She walked over to the car and smelled something awful. She called police. The bodies of Mark Jones and Nathan were found. Both of them had been badly beaten and then shot in the head. It was evident that this was a hate crime.
This story overtook the story of the Congressman and Sally Hatcher in the headlines.