Morgan and Reid walked into the large building and luckily found the reception area quickly. A redhead woman looked at them and gave a warm smile, "Hello. How may I help you?" "I'm Dr. Spencer Reid and this is Agent Morgan. We're from the Behavioral Analysis Unit of the FBI. We're looking for the office of Emily Prentiss." She was a little confused before a lightbulb went off, "Oh, you mean Chief Rawson. She doesn't go by her maiden name, so you confused me a little bit. Give me a quick second and I'll page someone to escort you up." "Take your time." A couple of minutes later, a set of elevator doors opened and a very energetic man greeted them. He extended his hand, "Hello. I'm Agent Brady. Nice to meet you. I'll take you up." Morgan looked at the man like he was from another planet, none the less, he followed him. In the elevator, they watched the man press the 11th floor. "What exactly does everybody do here?" Morgan asked. "There are three different departments in this building and they all work domestically and internationally. The unit that Chief Rawson founded and runs is Crimes Against Women. It's pretty self-explanatory. We also take the occasional crimes against children. Chief Rawson isn't in today, she's out on personal business today. I believe that everyone else is here though." The elevator arrived at its destination and the three men stepped off. "How long have you worked here?" "A year. To get in this unit, one of the bosses has to hand pick you." "Why were you picked?" "I saw my mother murdered when I was 12 and I chose to go into law enforcement. They were impressed with my skills coupled with my childhood. I'm still working my way into a set squad, so I'm a floater. I go wherever I'm needed."

They walked into a huge squad room with dozens of desks. Brady led them up a set of stairs in the center of the room. Reid and Morgan felt eyes following their every step. "I'm taking you into the Speak Out room, which is basically where the bosses meet up to talk about the cases we may or may not take." He knocked on the door before walking the three of them inside; Morgan and Reid were pretty much speechless with the people standing in front of them. They found themselves looking at Jordan Todd, Elle Greenaway, Alex Blake, Kate Callahan, Ashley Seaver, and Tara Lewis. Brady noticed the change in atmosphere and quietly dismissed himself. Jordan spoke up first, "Morgan, Reid…it's been a while. What are you doing here?" she asked as she sat back in her chair and folded her arms across her chest. "Emily. She's a person of interest in a case we're investigating." "What case?" Blake asked as she stirred her tea. "Murder. 4 to be exact." "Emily's pregnant. She's got too much to lose to commit murder. If she's a 'person of interest', why are you at her job when you know she's not here?" asked Blake. Reid looked at Blake and said, "You knew we were on our way, didn't you? Was it someone from Cooper's team?" Seaver smirked, "Actually no. It was my step-daughter Aubrey. She called and told me that two cops came to her school and took Gabby Gordinsky, Noel O'Keefe, Margot Blake, and Tristan Marcum away for questioning. She also said that Alicia wasn't at school yesterday or today."

Elle finally spoke up, "Neither was Luca. He goes to school with my boys." Morgan switched his attention to Elle. "Speaking of children, Alicia Rawson is your biological daughter?" Elle squared her shoulders and Morgan knew she was being defensive, "Why ask me a question you already know the answer to? You already know that she's my biological daughter." "Why is she with Emily and Mick?" "Do I need to draw you a map? I gave her up and years later Emily and Mick took her in." "And you're just okay with that?" Elle's eyes darkened, "Look, I couldn't love her the way that she deserved so, I gave her up. I didn't know that she wound up staying in the system. I hate that she went through that. She has an amazing mother and a devoted father. Who would I be to rip that away from her? When Alicia found me, we talked this whole thing out and we came to an understanding. I don't play mother to her but she is free to see me as an aunt, confidant, or friend. She loves Emily to death and I don't have a problem with that because she's an incredible mother, woman, boss, and friend. I won't apologize for not keeping Alicia. I would've destroyed her. She will do great things and I'm thankful for that." "Who's her father Elle?" Morgan pressed. "This is when I stop doing your job for you." "What is your connection to Arnold Mackenzie, Gage Glenn, and Roger Davis?" Elle's breath caught and Reid noticed the same thing happen with everyone else in the room except Blake. Elle let out a breath, "They were my rapists before I was transferred to the BAU. I reported it, but Strauss said that because I'd been seen out with them on more than one occasion drinking, that I wasn't a credible witness. We're cops! We all go out and have drinks. She made it—made me—sound so dirty and disgusting. She took me out of Threat Assessment and gave me the BAU. I found out I was pregnant, from the rape, and I nearly had a nervous breakdown. I didn't have the heart to abort her, but I couldn't keep her. I took FMLA and went away to have my daughter. I went all the way to Montana to have her. I didn't want anyone to know. I came back to work and pretended like nothing happened." "How do you know that you got pregnant from the rape?" Reid asked softly. "Because I'm not a slut! I wasn't dating anyone or sleeping around so, you do the math." Elle yelled. Tara put a hand on her shoulder, "Calm down. He's just doing his job."

Reid didn't want to speak up again, but he needed answers, "Blake, you were the only one that didn't react when we said their names. Why is that?" Blake put her tea down, "They were all raped by them except Tara. I couldn't stomach working in that building anymore after I found out about it." "Lewis, you weren't rape by our three victims?" She shuffled on the balls of her feet, "No. I was engaged to Andy Swann. There were so many accusations that I couldn't ignore and I didn't understand why he did. I left him and took myself out of the equation. Instead of helping his female agents who came to him in fear, he ignored them and shuffled them around the bureau just like Strauss did. I had to get out and I took the first opportunity to do so." "Why didn't you say anything?" "I have a son to protect. Andy and I have a son. He didn't want him, so I've been a single parent essentially until I met my husband." "When was the last time you saw Swann?" "I don't know. Maybe 6 weeks ago. I was checking on Serinda and I bumped into him." "Serinda?" Morgan asked. Lewis opened up her blazer and rubbed her swollen belly. "Emily isn't the only one pregnant. I'll pop before she does though." "Did he know you were in Chicago?" "I don't know. I haven't talked to him for 8-9 years." "But you just said-" "That I ran into him…I didn't hold a conversation with him. Andy is a part of my life that I don't want back." "What's your son's name? How old is he?" "Tristan. He's 17." "Tristan Marcum?" "Yes. He has my husband's last name." "Your husband is?" "Oscar Marcum, defense attorney. He's the one probably raising hell because you yanked our son out of school."

Morgan held a hand up, "Noel O'Keefe is who's child? Margot Blake is your daughter Alex?" Blake nodded and Jordan raised her hand. "My husband is Kyle O'Keefe. He's a criminalist with CPD." Morgan blew out a frustrated sigh, "Did all of you report your rapes and/or concerns to Strauss and Swann?" "No. my Unit Chief was Allen Burke. He retired a year after he transferred me into Counter Terrorism" Jordan said. "Any idea of where he is now?" "I didn't keep up with him. He was just as bad as Strauss and Swann." Morgan and Reid wrote down everything relevant and got up to leave, "We'll need to talk to you again, so please don't go far." Elle rolled her eyes and stormed out. The rest of the women stayed put and Blake walked them to the door. "You need to talk to Strauss. She worked the hardest at covering it up because she was having an affair with Davis. She was in love with him, but he could care less about her. Rumor is, she handpicked an analyst to work on 'in-house problems' but no one really knows if it true or not.

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"Gabby, I'm going to ask you this one more time, were you and Alicia together the entire time?" Gabby huffed out a breath and sat back in the chair. "We went on a nature walk." JJ pulled out a piece of paper and slid it across the table, "We checked Alicia's odometer." Gabby's mouth hung open and the door swung open and her father entered. "Gabriella Christina, you better tell them the truth. Where were you and what where you doing?" "We were on the outskirts of the city. We were visiting Ken O'Toole." "Who the hell is Ken O'Toole?" Gordinsky asked. "My real father. Mom told me last year that the reason why you split up was because she was cheating on you while you were working. I used the same company Alicia did to find him. He didn't want anything to do with me or mom. Alicia was there helping me get over the breakdown I had and clean up my mess once again. Look lady, Alicia's not a criminal, she's a little rough around the edges but she's a good person. I'm sorry daddy. I didn't want to tell you because I didn't want to break your heart like she did."

JJ and Gordinsky exited the room. "Can I take my daughter home now?" JJ nodded and she watched the Gordinskys leave the building. "Has anyone checked her other alibi? Beth vouches for her and now Gabby does too. Is Beth even credible? Cooper's team just seems like they're covering for the Rawsons. I love Emily. I truly do but her husband is hiding something." "JJ. It's too early to be throwing out accusations." Rossi said with a stern voice. JJ threw her hands up in the air, "Have you been listening to anything Rossi? Our three dead victims were Emily's rapists. They have all been murdered within the last 2-3 weeks. Emily's only alibi is imaginary with no one to corroborate. Her daughter, who happens to be the biological daughter of Elle Greenaway, has anger problems and had 2 run-ins with Davis before his death. Their son won't say a word, which means he probably knows something. Emily, Mick, and Alicia all have motive and opportunity. Cooper's team knows them better than we do. Beth's the godmother and close confidant of Emily. Nobody is saying anything, but everybody is protecting Emily and her family. You don't have a problem with that?" Rossi grabbed a cup of coffee and sat down, "JJ I think you're more pissed off at the fact that Beth is closer to Emily than you are. You're mad that she got married and has a family and never told you. You're mad because she never gave a clear explanation for leaving. You're using your personal feelings to guide your professional opinion when it comes to this case." JJ's mouth hung open and Rossi took a big swig of his coffee. Hotch came out of a separate interrogation room and announced, "Noel, Margot, and Tristan also alibied Alicia. She was at a house party with Margot but left when she got a GroupMe, whatever that means, message from Noel and Tristan. Apparently, the two of them had sex with protection but Noel still got pregnant. She asked Alicia to take her to an abortion clinic uptown. She said, and I quote, 'I won't apologize for getting an abortion. I just got into Northwestern with a full-ride scholarship. A baby's not really conducive to my future. Alicia was doing what she does best, covering for us so that our parents don't find out about all the stupid shit we get ourselves mixed up in.' Alicia dropped Tristan off at a teen NA meeting. He has had a problem with substance abuse before and she was afraid that he'd relapse because of the abortion. Am I crazy or did we not have problems of this magnitude when we were their age?" Garcia chuckled and mumbled, "If only you knew the kind of stuff I was mixed up in."

"Mick and Elle are in the lobby and ready to talk." Prophet said as he came into the room with Reid and Morgan following behind him. He gave JJ a dirty look and walked to the opposite side of the room. Mick and Elle entered yet they refused to move any closer to the group. Hotch took a phone call in the other room; "Ask what you want." Mick said. "How did you know that the murders were messy?" Morgan asked. Elle cleared her throat. "As I'm sure all of you know, I am married and we have four sons together. My boys are 9,7,6, and 3. My oldest 3 boys go to the same afterschool rec center as Luca. Mick, Emily, my husband, and I swap out who picks the boys up when work gets in the way. I was picking the boys up and waiting for them to get their bags when I smelled something rotting. I turned the corner and I saw a body. I went closer and that's when I saw that it was Davis. He was gutted from sternum to pelvis and his eyes were open. I heard the boys calling for me and rushed back so they wouldn't see. I called Mick and told him what I saw." "And I told her to pretend that she saw nothing and to say nothing." "Why would you do that? You're a cop! You're both cops for crying out loud!" JJ said raising her voice with each word. "Because his body was found outside of a private rec center that our children attend after he had an altercation with Elle and Alicia. I knew that they would both be fingered for it and I couldn't let that happen. The last thing that I want is for Emily to be stressed. We can't lose another baby to stress" Mick said, whispering the last part.

Elle started fidgeting with her fingers before speaking, "Alicia called me and told me what he said to her and how he was making her uncomfortable. She asked me what an Autumn pop was and I lost it. I drove around for hours before I found him and confronted him. He was smiling the entire time I was talking to him. He was looking at me the same way he did when he raped me. He touched my face and I slugged him. We were in an outside market and there were witnesses. Then I see his body and I know that one of us would've been blamed. Cop or not, my family comes first. That's how Mick knew that it was a messy murder…because I told him." Hotch walked back into the room and pulled Rossi aside, "The M.E. gave us a preliminary time of death on our 4th victim. Preliminary DNA says that the 4th victim is Andy Swann." The attention in the room focused on them when they walked back into the open area. "The 4th victim is Andy Swann and he was more than likely the first victim. He's been dead for at least a month and a half. The constant weather changes preserved his body for the most part. There was also trace amounts of female DNA on his body. That makes Alicia, Emily, and now—you Elle—suspects. Add that with what Morgan and Reid found out, then the suspect pool grows to include Jordan Todd, Tara Lewis, Ashley Seaver, and possibly Beth Griffith." "Excuse me!" Prophet and Mick said in unison. "Why would Beth be a suspect?" "Garcia checked and Beth stayed behind from the case your team took in Oregon a month and a half ago. She flew into Chicago then and left 5 days later. I'm sure one of you can vouch for her whereabouts but that means very little because you weren't even in the same state as her."

"Wait a minute. You can't pin this on me, my wife, or my daughter, so now you go after my teammate?" Mick thundered out. "All due respect Mick, up until this investigation, no one was aware that your teammate was sleeping with her boss." Hotch said with his signature glare. Prophet lunged at him, but Mick held him back. Elle had stormed out the minute that Beth was accused; Mick and Prophet started to leave when Prophet turned around, "Sam and Beth are madly in love. He'd moved mountains to keep her safe and happy. She was her visiting 's orphanage. Her and Sam have been talking about adopting a child. For the record Hotchner, up until this moment no one knew that Rossi and Strauss slept together, nor did they know that you Kate Joyner were involved before she died."