"Do we know who this is?" JJ asked one of the officers on scene. "We don't know. A lady taking a run with her dog smelled the body. It's been here for a while. It'll take time to find out who he/she was." Although the BAU team was used to the smell of decomposition, the body in front of them was greatly testing their senses. Cooper's team opted to not show up, which automatically threw up red flags. Rossi and Morgan were walking the perimeter. "Derek, I know what's going through your head. She didn't do this. Emily wouldn't do this." Rossi defended. "Derek. You never call me by my first name. Look Rossi, the Emily we know seems to be long gone." "The Emily we know? Do you hear yourself? The Emily we know goes above and beyond to protect the innocent. Yes, she has a family that she didn't tell us about. She didn't tell us about Doyle either and that was to protect Declan. She nearly died protecting a child that wasn't hers. What do you think she'd do to protect her own? Emily is a lot of things but a cold-blooded murderer is not one of them. You ever think that she kept her marriage a secret from us because this group judges without even knowing it sometimes? I don't know Mick on a personal level, but if Sam Cooper trusts him with his life, then he's all right in my book. Alicia is a minor...you think that a 16-year-old is sophisticated enough to kill and go undetected?" Morgan let out a breath and spread his arms wide. "I don't know Rossi. She is the daughter of two damn-good profilers. It isn't as far-fetched as you think." "What's her motive?" "Emily? Protecting her family from her past. Alicia? Protecting her family from any possible threat. I don't like it any more than you do, but this is the reality of the situation. Morgan think. Someone else could be responsible." "Who?" "I don't know. If those assholes got away with what they did to Emily, then this wasn't their first rodeo."
Morgan didn't say another word as they started to walk back towards the rest of the group. As they got closer to the SUVs, Morgan stopped walking and grabbed Rossi's forearm forcing him to do the same thing. "You said next to nothing when we were at Emily's place. Why does she seem so close to them? Don't tell me you didn't see it." "She is close to them. Emily and Beth are really close. Almost like her and JJ. Beth, from what I gather, is either Alicia and Luca's godmother or something close to it. Mick and Cooper are a tight as two people could be. It's more than obvious that Prophet and Mick are like brothers. I don't know where LaSalle fits in, but she does." "Does anybody else know?" "I don't think so. I only know because I ran into Emily and Beth at an animal shelter not that long after I came back to the BAU. Everything else, for me, was simple observation." "I got another question Rossi. How did Mick know the murders were messy when we didn't tell him?" "There's only one or two ways if he didn't do it. He either knows who did or he found one of the bodies and didn't report it."
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Gina and Beth stood outside the interrogation room while JJ attempted to get Alicia to talk. "Alicia do you know why you're in this room?" JJ asked as she walked back and forth. Alicia rolled her eyes. "Because you have nothing better to do." "Where have you been for the past two weeks?" "Living. Here's another L word for you. Lawyer. His name is Santino Fuego." "Alicia-" "I assert my right to a lawyer. That is a clear and unequivocal request Agent Jareau." JJ let out a breath and got up from the table to leave the room. Gina looked at Beth and she nodded, "How about I try?" she said as more of an obvious statement than a question. Beth walked into the room and Alicia's attitude went from sourpuss to a somewhat obedient teenager. "May I?" Beth asked as she motioned towards the chair. "Sure." "Your lawyer, Santino Fuego is?" "In Colombia for the next 60 days. Unreachable." Beth smirked to herself, "You know they're listening?" "I don't care. I'd rather talk to you than them Aunt B."
Outside the interrogation room, JJ's mouth hung open, "Aunt B?" she exclaimed as the rest of her team made their way over to observe. "Beth's her godmother" Gina supplied. JJ was hurt but things were starting to make sense. Cooper's team was way too protective of Emily and Mick. "How close are Agent Griffith and Prentiss?" Hotchner asked. "They've known each other for over a decade" Cooper said.
Back in the room Beth and Alicia were doing more talking than JJ could get out of her. "Why did you attack Agent Morgan?" "He was on my dad." "He was trying to break it up." "Not from my point of view. Where's Luca? He shouldn't have seen any of that." "He's with Agent Reid." "The scrawny guy that could be related to Sheldon from Big Bang Theory? He should be with Prophet or Gina. He really likes Gina." "I'll make sure that he's okay. Li, where have you been for the past two weeks?" "Come on. That's not fair." Beth only stared at her in response. "Fine. I've been here. In country. Mom and dad have been on pre-baby vacation. They've been country and continent hopping all summer." "Why didn't you go?" "Is this necessary?" "I'm doing my job Alicia." "Whatever. I didn't go because I've been working on my time for the scouts that are supposed to be coming in the fall. And I had mid-break finals." "Last Tuesday, you were where?" "I was with Noel, Margot, and Tristan." "What were you guys doing?" "I can't tell you that. I don't betray my friends' trust." "Last Saturday?" "I was with GG. Gabby Gordinsky. Her old man works homicide across town." "What were the two of you doing?" "Taking a nature walk." "Is that why your car had 40 miles on it from a 20 mile road trip." Alicia's eyes darkened, "You checked my odometer? Why would you be checking that?" "Where were you?" "I think I have a sudden case of amnesia. I don't betray people's trust. You know me Aunt B. I expected this from them, but not you."
Beth could sense that Alicia was seconds away from shutting down and giving them nothing, so she tried to turn the interview in a different direction. "Alicia, where do you know these three men from?" Alicia cut her eyes at Beth before looking at the pictures. "Why? What difference does it make?" "They're dead." "Forgive me for not crying about it. Karma's a bitch." "Alicia, where do you know these men from?" "The bald one" "Mackenzie" "Yeah whatever. I saw him near Luca's school. I picked him up that day because Mom's morning sickness had her chained to the bed. The second guy-" "Glenn" "Yeah whatever. I saw him near the boxing gym Dad goes to. Me and mom were setting up her pregnancy announcement there for Dad. He was picking up Luca and meeting us there. The first time I saw the last guy was in Wales. It was before I went to get fresh milk. He said that I looked just like an Autumn pop. I had no idea what that meant and he creeped me out. He asked me my name and I told him Statutory Rape and I walked off. I saw him again like, I don't know, 5-6 days ago. He was sitting in the bleachers of the track where I run. I asked him what the hell he wanted. He said to get a chance at having another Autumn pop. I still didn't know what he meant so I said fuck off. He said, 'Your mother said that once, and now look where she is'. It was the way he said it that pissed me off. I called my mom and casually asked if Autumn pop meant anything to her and she absolutely lost her mind." "What happened next?" "Nothing. She bottled it up and pretended it didn't happen like she always does." "Thank you Li." "I know what they and probably you are thinking. I didn't kill anybody." "You also aren't giving clear alibis." "Well I guess I'll wait for the jailhouse doors to close since you don't believe me." "Alicia." "If you won't let me see my parents, then I want to see my brother. You can't keep us apart because I'm not formally charged with anything and that would be a violation of my rights."
Beth got up and walked away but stopped when she thought about something. "Alicia. How bad has your mom's morning sickness been?" "Pretty bad. Sometimes she can't get out of bed. She's had it her entire pregnancy so far." Beth left the room and looked at everyone gathered. "What do you think?" Rossi asked. "I think she's telling the truth for the most part. I also think she's hiding things. She is very loyal to people and she won't share their business. The part about going out for fresh milk in Wales was a lie." "What do you think she was doing?" Beth looked at Cooper and he nodded his head. "She was covering for me. Alicia was in Wales but she met up with me via helicopter in Norway. We were getting a birthday gift for Cooper. It was the first birthday I was spending with him as his girlfriend and I panicked over his gift. Emily wasn't feeling well and Alicia offered to come." "Beth. Tell them everything" Cooper coaxed.
"When Alicia said that her mom bottled it up like always, she might not have been talking about Emily." Hotch spoke up, "Who would she be talking about?" "Her birth mother." "Who is her birth mother?" Hotch asked. "Alicia's birth mother lives in Chicago as well. Her name is Elle Greenaway-Matthews."
A/N: Alicia's (alibis) will be explained in the next chapter as well as Elle/Emily/Alicia. The newest dead body will also be identified and the plot will thicken. There will be a small number of past characters from the show in this story.