Chapter 13 –

"Shit!"

JJ muttered under her breath as she watched Emily venture inside.

"Fuck!"

JJ flicked her flashlight on as she raised her wrist and whispered into her communication link.

"Emily's gone into the basement, I'm going to follow."

"Morgan's got the son but we haven't found the mother, be careful."

JJ took a deep breath as she shone the light towards the small entrance where Emily had entered moments earlier.

"Help! Please!"

JJ turned her head sharply as the crying young voice rang out once again.

"I'm right behind you Emily."

JJ whispered down the corridor and heard the footsteps stop as she approached and gently plaved her hand on her friend's shoulder.

"Ok where now?"

"The voice came from the right."

"Ok I'll cover you from behind."

JJ turned around, her gun and flashlight drawn as she allowed her back to touch Emily's, slowly they edged along the dark corridor, ten paces later Emily stopped her back pressed hard against JJ's.

"There's a door, hang on."

Emily moved slightly, keeping her weapon drawn she shone her light through the small glass pane, gasping slightly as she saw the terrified young teenager tied up, Emily quickly raised her finger to her lips hoping that the girl would take notice before she spoke to the team through her communication link.

"We've found the girl, she's tied up in a locked room in the basement."

"Can you get to her Prentiss?"

"Yes sir, the door's old, it shouldn't take too much force."

"Ok be careful we still haven't found the mother, Dave and Reid will be down with you shortly."

Emily took a breath as Hotch finished speaking, she looked all around her ensuring that it was safe.

"It's clear Em."

Emily nodded as she took a step back from the door, her hand dropped to her side before she lifted her right leg up and forcefully kicked the wooden door, causing it o swing open and crash against the concrete wall.

"I'm going in."

"I'll keep watch by the door."

Emily nodded as she holstered her weapon but she kept her flashlight shining as she approached the terrified girl.

"It's ok, we're FBI, I'm Emily. Keep still and I'll untie you."

Emily smiled softly as she bent down, holding the flashlight in her mouth as she wrestled with the rope around the girl's ankles and wrists. Two minutes later Emily helped the girl to stand up, wrapping her left arm around her waist as they walked towards the door and JJ.

"Come on let's get you outside."

"Hang on JJ, I hear footsteps."

Emily moved the girl behind herself and JJ as she drew her weapon once again, with both flashlight's shining a thin light it wasn't long before they hit and lit up a white figure.

"FBI, stop where you are!"

JJ shouted out as the woman approached them, a shotgun in her hand.

"Where is she? You can't take her, she's mine."

"She is nobody's, now put the gun down!"

As she finished speaking JJ glanced out of the corner of her eye, spotting Emily's finger resting on the trigger.

"She'll destroy him, she has no right!"

"Put the gun down Mary, she doesn't need to see this."

JJ spoke calmly as she old woman shook her head firmly raising the gun up higher so that it was pointed directly at JJ's head.

"Give her back to me!"

"Not a chance."

Emily mumbled the words, quiet enough for only JJ to hear before her finger pressed down on the trigger, once, twice, thrice before finally the old woman dropped to the floor.

"Emily! JJ!"

"Down here Dave, the unsub is down."

Emily called out as she kept her gun pointed down at the floor, she heard JJ turn around and grab a hold of the girl so Emily took a couple of careful steps towards the body, moving the shotgun away before she checked for a pulse, holstering her weapon once she was satisfied that Mary Davies was well and truly dead.

JJ walked away from the ambulance, shutting the door as she left, her heavy footsteps walking back to the SUV where Emily was leaning against the hood.

"Is Vanessa going to be ok?"

"Physically she is fine, despite the conditions you found her in they had kept her well fed and nourished."

"In order for them to keep the baby."

JJ nodded as she patted her friend on the shoulder.

"Are you ok?"

"I think so."

JJ nodded once again as she climbed into the driver's seat, waiting patiently as Emily climbed in beside her, Hotch and Morgan had already driven Simon Davies back to the police station while Reid and Rossi were checking the house, leaving JJ and Emily to head back to the police station, for JJ to prepare the press statement and Emily to get some answers from Simon.

Rossi walked first into the room, Reid following close behind carrying a cardboard box of evidence that he placed on the table. Rossi saw Emily sitting cradling a cup of coffee and he moved swiftly over and sat down beside her.

"So did he speak?"

"Not to me."

Emily kept her head bowed down as Dave looked around the table, his eyes eventually stopping on Morgan as he raised an eyebrow.

"Apparently Simon has a problem with women in authority, bullied relentlessly by his mother both physically and mentally he actually seemed relieved that she was dead."

"What about the babies, there wasn't any sign of them at the house and nothing to suggest as to where they had gone."

"According to Simon there was another woman at the Church who they worked with, she works in Children Services and helped get the babies legitimately into the system and adopted within weeks."

"Do we know her details."

"Yes the locals are going to pick her up now."

"So we're done?"

"Apart from the mountain of paperwork then yes we're done."

"That's good, maybe you can make good on that promise now Derek."

"Sounds good Dave, how about the rest of you, fancy a tour of my home town?"

Morgan grinned widely at everyone around the table as various heads began to nod, until finally he looked at Emily.

"Prentiss?"

Emily looked up and smiled, just as she was about to agree her cell began to ring, she looked at the display and took a deep breath.

"Sorry guys I've got to go and see someone, have a drink for me."

Emily didn't wait to hear any response, she put the phone to her ear and walked out of the room.

"Zoe?"

"Sorry Agent Prentiss, I didn't want to ring you but..."

"It's ok, I gave you my card for a reason. Do you want me to come and meet you?"

"Yes please."

Emily listened carefully as Zoe told her where she was waiting, she promised to be there shortly and was glad that the case was over so she could help the frightened teenager.