A/N : Yes Lila Archer's stalker Maggie Lowe (S01 = Somebody's Watching) Does have something to do with the killer "the archer" but I don't want to give too much away as yet.
Garcia's POV:
You're searching with all your might for the significance of archers throughout history and the entire internet. The annoying thing is how significant archers were in so many different cases. Historically bows and arrows were the first weapon used by practically every civilization thus making the archer the most significant warrior, in mythology the heroes and heroines were almost always archers and not to mention the pop culture references to Lila Archer, with whom the team had contact a few years ago. The number of hits is insane and you can feel yourself slipping into despair, when you think for a minute and realize that maybe the most useless hit you got to begin with, could be the most relevant. Lila Archer, an article had been written about her, post stalker Maggie Lowe. You find the link and click on it, and it loads up onto your computer. You begin to read the text, skimming and looking for anything helpful;
Lila Archer's recent brush with a crazed stalker leaves her more than a little shaken up, as not only was she being stalked, people were being murdered to help further her career. This helpful stalker/murderer also happened to be a good friend of Lila's named Maggie Lowe, who is currently residing in CA's top correctional facility after having previously resided in the state institution for the mentally unstable.
You skim over the details and nothing seems to be really relevant to you, so you exit the website and continue searching for helpful articles that could point you in the right direction. 'Here's one' you decide, and click on it to begin reading the full article;
Maggie Lowe, previously known as Lila Archer's mysterious helper from hell, has recently escaped from CA's top correctional facility "CACF". Doctors from her previous place of residence are baffled, as she seemed to be on the road to recovery. However, with the realization that she is more unstable than they had previously thought, they encourage those involved with her prior to her arrest to be vigilant.
You decide you've read enough, and realize that Maggie is the one the team is searching for again. You need to make sure that what you read is accurate, and that Lila is aware of her stalkers emergence once more. You locate Lila's number and call her. The phone keeps on ringing, but with no answer. You don't know what to make of it, but decide to call Hotch with the news.
Hotch's POV:
Your phone begins to ring just as you reach Reid's apartment block. You hold up a finger to Rossi, telling him to wait for you. You check the caller ID, and seeing the name "Garcia" you assume that she's found something significant and relevant to the situation. You tug your phone out of your breast pocket and answer calmly.
"Hotch, what have you got for me Garcia?"
"Okay sir, do you remember one female we helped in CA, goes by the name Lila Archer?
"Yes."
"Do you remember the specifics of that case? Primarily, the Unsub?"
"Yes. Lila was being stalked by a close friend, Maggie Lowe, who was also murdering several people she perceived as threats to Lila's career."
"Yeah, well, Maggie's escaped from prison in CA sir, and I have a feeling that she's our Unsub."
"How come we didn't hear about her escape? Surely they would have told us due to the potential danger to our team considering our involvement in the case, particularly...Reid's."
"Ah, see, they did try to notify us, but the notification got lost somewhere in the bureau's communication systems. I just found it now, after much searching and key words specifically for that particular notification."
"Wouldn't we have heard about this on the media though?"
"The problem is that the media were told to keep this on the down low so as not to spook Lila, who is supposed to be starring in her first major role this spring. I suspect that they have her in protective custody, since I've tried to call her and I've had no reply. This leads me to believe that our little starlet is in the realm of the unreachable."
"Alright Garcia, thanks for the update. See if you can find anything else about Lila Archer and Maggie Lowe."
"Yes sir. The oracle will be keeping herself very busy indeed."
You flip your phone shut and put it into your breast pocket once more. Just the news you needed. You're going after someone who's already been assessed as deeply disturbed, and you can only assume that Reid was her second stresser, hence the kills all resembling him. Rossi is now looking at you with curiosity, so you elaborate the details of your phone call with Garcia to him.
"She found a connection between Reid and our killer, and all of her previous victims."
"Oh. That sounds good, we have a lead now." Says Rossi.
"You weren't on the team yet, but our Unsub is one we've already dealt with. A few years ago, in Hollywood we had an Unsub with an obsession with Lila Archer, an up and coming actress. The Unsub also happened to be her best friend, Maggie Lowe, the problem was that her stalking escalated to murder. The Unsub ended up killing any person or group of people that came in the way of Lila's career. When Maggie herself felt threatened she turned to murdering those who stood in her way. At the time Lila developed feelings for Reid, a natural reaction to him protecting her, and Maggie became jealous of Reid. I believe, when she found out that Reid and Lila were no longer in contact, it was the stresser that caused her to start killing again, she had tried to "protect" Lila from Reid, and she couldn't."
"I still think we should check the scene Hotch. Something still isn't right about her, even with your explanation."
You look at him for a while before agreeing and setting off to Reid's apartment.
Morgan's POV:
You're sick of pinning up photos to a display board with a map on it. You want some action; you want to be out there, scouring the streets for Reid. He's like your little brother, and you'll be dead before you let anything happen to him again. You watch Prentiss for a while, unsure of how she can keep so calm, so focused without interruption. Amazing. She notices you've stopped moving around and looks up at you.
"Something wrong Morgan?" she says to you
"No... Just, y'know. I wanna be out there helping get Reid back pronto, not sticking pictures to a map ya know?"
"I get it Morgan. I do. But we can't let that phase us right now. This is every bit as important as finding Reid. We have to predict what her current location is through past ones. Now c'mon. We can do this."
"Alright Prentiss, I got it."
"Good. So what do you have in terms of crime scenes, the secondary locations in relation to our geographical profile?"
"So far her comfort zone seems to be this area" indicating a circle on the map, "for dumping bodies. And this area" you point to another circle clustered with photos, "for selection of victims."
"Have you realised that all of her previous victims lived on the fourth floor of their apartment blocks?"
"Seems to me she definitely knew which floor he lived on."
"Looks like it."
You both return to what you'd been doing, motivated now by the revelation of finding her two comfort zones. You stare at the map for a while longer wondering what you might have missed. One thing stares blatantly back at you. In the centre of her comfort zone for stalking and abduction, and quite literally dead centre, is Reid's apartment block. Could it possibly be that she was giving you a hint by placing it in the dead centre? This could mean that her secondary location for Reid is also in the centre of her comfort zone for secondary locations. You call Garcia quickly and rattle off a list of possible coordinates for her to check out, and then look at the map satisfied with your work. Emily looks up at you once more, seeing your smile she gives you a quick grin and returns to her work. In the meantime your phone has rung again and it's Garcia.
"Hey baby girl, what have you got for me?" you ask.
"Alright, so, of all of the coordinates you've given me two fit the profile, both are disused and secluded warehouses, while simultaneously being at the centre of her comfort zone."
"Thank you sweet cheeks, you are one fine woman" you say with a smile.
"Oh, and one more piece of info that I, the oracle of the all knowing, would like to bequeath to you, my humble knight. I found some clippings from CA times, and they said that Lila Archer's stalker, Ms. Lowe, has recently escaped from CACF and has completely dropped off the grid. This could mean that she is in fact our elusive "Archer". "
"That seems like a pretty good guess. Do Rossi and Hotch know?"
"Yes, I have given them that information, do you want to pass the message onto JJ or should I call her?"
"I'll do it, and thank you baby girl."
"You're welcome my chocolate thunder."
You hang up the phone and rush over to JJ's office. She's buried in a file, while simultaneously having a phone conversation that seems to be stretching her patience thin.
"Jayj." You say.
She holds up a finger to tell you to wait for a minute, she ends her phone call and looks up at you expectantly.
"Garcia thinks that we've found our Unsub. Her name is Maggie Lowe, from California."
"Hold on, is this the same Maggie that tried to kill Spence for getting in the way of her and Lila's relationship?"
"The very same." You affirm.
"And you're sure about this?"
"Garcia says that Rossi and Hotch think it's likely, but we're not 100% sure just yet."
"Alright, so I'll ask Hotch if I should include this in the press briefing. Thanks for the heads-up Morgan."
"No problem. I gotta go, I need to talk this over with Prentiss."
You turn and leave her office, satisfied that you've found the killer and two warehouses that could possibly be hiding Reid and his captor. Now all you have to do is arrange the rescue.
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