A/N – sorry for the delay in posting life has been getting way ahead of me what with Christmas rapidly approaching and I have just realised how disorganised and unprepared I am! Thank you to everyone who is still reading, reviewing and alerting this story.

Chapter 10 –

Morgan and Rossi sat silently in the car, neither of them wanted to leave the car park in case Doctor Franchetti made a move. Morgan was growing impatient as he started to shuffle around in his seat before he grabbed his cell phone and looked at Dave.

"I'm going to get Garcia to work some magic."

Dave nodded as he made himself comfortable.

"Babygirl I need your skills."

"I have been dreaming of the day when you would say those words to me, now if only you weren't stuck in Chicago I could show you how good my hands really are!"

Morgan laughed out loud as Dave sat there and rolled his eyes.

"Well maybe later my goddess but for now can we stick to those computer skills of yours?"

"Oh well I suppose so, how can I help you my smooth chocolate hunk?"

"Doctor Franchetti, we don't believe that she is the unsub but she knows more than she is letting on. Can you access her phone records and then see if she has made any calls after the counsellors spoke to her, any recurring numbers and also if she has made any calls in the last twenty minutes?"

"Next time ask me something that will make me sweat Derek, then maybe you will really see the benefits of my skills!"

"Goodbye sweetness!"

Morgan laughed as he put his cell back down and looked across at Dave who had a large grin on his face.

Emily and JJ were sitting in the conference room, the lights were on as the sun began to set and night drew in, neither said much as they were busy writing notes from their meeting with Vanessa's parents, until JJ sighed heavily and put her head into her hands as she spoke.

"They certainly knew how to pick the right victims. The parent's of these girls didn't have any idea about their lives, didn't care whether or not they were home as long as they were quiet and kept out of trouble."

"If the counsellors knew this information and it was passed on then it would certainly be an advantage."

JJ sighed again as she cast her eyes over the bullpen and saw that Hotch and Reid were walking towards them.

"I just hope that this ends soon."

"You and me both JJ."

Vanessa curled up on the mattress as she was left alone once again. She started to wonder if there was anybody actually looking for her, she knew that eventually her parent's would have to acknowledge that something was amiss but she doubted that they would be actively looking for her. Vanessa decided that the best course of action for the time being was to sit tight and comply with what her captors wanted her to do, which at the moment was to sleep and eat, far more caring than she had received from her parent's in a long time, even if that was combined with being locked in a dark room. Of course if the circumstances changed Vanessa knew that she would have to re-think but things were kind of good for her at the moment.

Hotch sat down next to JJ as Reid shuffled around to make himself a cup of coffee.

"Ok so we have got ourselves another missing girl, presumably because of what happened to Chloe. So we are looking for at least two people, probably one female. Chloe had suffered a miscarriage so they killed her, that means that they are keeping the babies, but is this for themselves or financial gain?"

Hotch looked around the room as Reid sat down and wrapped his long angular fingers around the cup.

"I think we have to look at a certain amount of religious belief of the unsubs, do they see abortion as wrong and therefore kidnap the girls to stop them killing the foetuses, that would explain why we have bodies of girls but not of their babies."

"After they have given birth the unsubs punish the mothers for wanting to kill their by babies by killing the mothers?"

Emily looked angrily at Reid as she spoke though her anger was not focused on him and luckily he knew it.

"I guess so Emily, but it is just a theory."

"The best one we've got at the moment so I think that we should run with it."

Hotch took a breath as he looked around at the tired expressions of his team.

"Ok let's get back to the hotel and get some sleep, I'll get a patrol unit to take over from Rossi and Morgan. We'll be better refocusing in the morning after we've had some rest."

Everyone nodded in agreement, their brains and bodies were starting to hurt and they knew that they wouldn't be any use at the moment.

Zoe lay on her bed staring up at her bedroom ceiling, she had gone straight up there after Emily had dropped her off, luckily her parent's had been at work and since they got home an hour ago they hadn't bothered to come up and see her which suited Zoe just fine. She knew that there was no way that she could have this baby that was rapidly growing inside her but the day's events had spooked her and the presence of the FBI outside the clinic only made her even more anxious. Clasped tight in her hand was the business card of Agent Emily Prentiss but Zoe didn't want to ring her, not just yet, she had to think about what her next step would be and then maybe she would ask for help.

Emily had stood under the shower for as long as her body could stand the heat without her skin wrinkling up, she hardly moved as she let the water cascade over her pale skin. Finally she turned the water off and reached out, grabbing a towel as she quickly dried herself off before she stepped out and quickly pulled on a pair of flannel pyjama bottoms and a grey cotton tank top. Emily's head was pounding as she flicked the television on looking for something mundane to watch and would hopefully send her off into a deep sleep as soon as possible but as she heard a knock on the door she knew that everything was working against her.

"Can I come in?"

JJ smiled softly as she stood aside, dressed in jogging bottoms and a baggy t-shirt, Emily nodded and stood aside to let her enter. Emily shut the door and went and sat next to JJ who had moved over and made herself comfortable on Emily's bed.

"I just wanted to check that you were ok, after everything with Zoe and then Vanessa's parents."

JJ spoke quietly, she could see that Emily was tired but she doubted that the brunette was getting much sleep.

"Yeah I'm good, hoping for some sleep and that soon we'll catch these guys."

JJ nodded as she looked over at the television.

"Top Chef?"

"I was looking for something to relax to."

"Good idea Em. She's going to be ok you know, Zoe I mean."

"But what Vanessa, who the hell knows what she is going through at the moment."

JJ stayed silent as she looked at her friend, the hurt evident in her eyes.

"Come on let's get some rest."

JJ moved to lay down on the bed and gestured for Emily to lay down beside her, relieved to see Emily smile and relax slightly as they let their minds drift off away from the case just for a few hours.