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Chapter 11

David Rossi hung up his phone. Across from him, Randy Mchale stared at him with concerned eyes.

"What's going on? Did you catch him?" Rossi leaned forward.

"Mr. Mchale, Detective Miller just abducted your daughter." Randy Mchale leaped up from his chair. The prison guard walked toward him. Rossi held up his hand, and the guard backed off.

"That son of a bitch has my daughter now too? Is he going to kill my family?"

"We believe that's his intention," Rossi said cautiously, "but we're not going to let that happen. Mr. Mchale, did Miller ever go anywhere, a favorite place that would be secluded?"

"How the hell should I know? I barely know the bastard." Randy Mchale picked up his chair and threw it across the room. The prison guard ran over to him.

"Hey! Sit down or I will make you sit down Randy!" Rossi looked at the guard, shocked. He knew that voice.

"What's your name, sir?" The guard's eyes widened.

"I need to go. Lunch break. I'll get someone else."

"I don't think so. Now tell me your name and tell me why you made those tapes or I will have you charged with accessory to murder." Randy Mchale spun around.

"Do you know where my family is? Do you know, you son of a bitch? I'll kill you! I'll kill you!" Rossi leapt up and got in between the two men.

"Stop! Now! Listen to me, you are both victims of the same sick, twisted man. If we're going to catch Robert Miller we need to work together." Rossi turned toward the guard. "What is your name?"

"Erik. Erik Davis. I didn't know, I swear I didn't know. Detective Miller found out that I have a criminal record. It was more than seven years ago so it didn't come up on the prison's background check, but I still lied about it. He threatened to tell the Warden. I would have lost my job if I didn't make those tapes. I've got kids of my own I've got to think about. But I swear, I didn't kill anybody. I swear it." Rossi believed him.

"Erik, where did Miller have you record the tapes? At his home?"

"No," Erik said, "he had me meet him at this old abandoned warehouse building in Mill Creek. I swear, I didn't know. I didn't know." Erik Davis had tears streaming down his face.

"Do you know the address?"

Mill Creek Industrial District

Cop cars surrounded the old, abandoned building. Two black SUVs screeched to a halt and the BAU team jumped out. Hotch gathered his team.

"Okay, here's what we're going to do. Morgan, you and Prentiss go in through the back. Me, J.J. and Reid will go in through the front. Woodinville PD will follow us. Alright, let's go."

Derek Morgan and Emily Prentiss ran to the back of the building, guns drawn. Hotch, J.J. and Reid ran through the front entrance. They noticed immediately that there were so many hallways.

"Hotch," Reid whispered, "they could be anywhere."

"Alright," Hotch commanded, "Reid, you take the east, J.J. the west. I'll continue down the center of the building. If you see him, call for backup." The team split up. In the back of the building, Morgan and Prentiss did the same thing. Hotch moved as quickly as he could through the building while still clearing each room. He then heard Reid's voice in his earpiece.

"I've got him. Northeast side of the building. He's got hostages." Hotch turned around and ran to Reid's location. The other agents heard the call and did the same. Reid knew if he waited for the rest of his team it would be too late. Robert Miller had a gun pointed at the woman's head. The two children were tied up and gagged.

"You don't want to do that, detective. It's over. Let them go." Robert Miller didn't turn his head toward Reid.

"I gave you the option, Dr. Reid. This was your choice."

"I know you don't believe that, Detective."

"How do you know what I believe? You don't know anything about me." He took a step toward the woman. He pushed the gun up against her forehead.

"I know you would do anything to get your family back. I know you struggle with the pain of losing them each and every day. You want to get back at the world that took them from you, and you want everyone to know your pain. I know that losing your family is devastating." Miller snorted.

"What do you know about losing a family, Dr. Reid. Are you married? Do you have children?"

"No. But I have a mother, and a father. My father left us when I was young. Didn't even say goodbye to my face. Left a note. My mother was still there, physically. But her mind was gone. I lost my family and it was horrible and devastating and I get that. But this won't bring your family back, Detective Miller."

"Then I guess I have no choice. I'll have to go to them." Robert Miller spun around, pointed the gun at Reid, and moved his finger to pull the trigger.

The sound of the gunshot echoed in the empty warehouse. The woman screamed, her clothes splattered with blood. The children were crying. Hotch ran in the room, and saw Robert Miller on the ground, dead. Gunshot to the head. Reid still had his gun out in front of him. Hotch put his hand on Reid's shoulder.

"It's over." Morgan, Prentiss, and J.J. ran in. J.J. instinctively ran to the children and untied them. Prentiss consoled the crying woman.

"I tried," Reid whispered, "I tried to talk him down. I tried." Morgan patted Reid on the back.

"I know, kid. You did all that you could." Reid lowered his gun, turned around, and walked out of the room. He stepped outside, it seemed like everything was going in slow motion.

"Mr. Spencer?" He turned around to see Josselyn looking up at him. "I knew you would save me." With that, the little girl embraced him so hard he almost fell backwards. "Thank you, Mr. Spencer. Thank you for saving me."

The BAU Jet

Rossi hung up his phone. "Well, that's it. Randy Mchale has been freed from prison. Although, his life will never be normal again."

Prentiss looked up. "You know what we never figured out? Robert Miller was in the police department when the Loder family was killed. The guard that made the tapes was working in the prison. And Randy Mchale was behind bars. So, who did Miller get to kill the Loder family?"

"We decided to let the Woodinville PD figure that one out. We did our job. Now, let's go home." Hotch said.

Morgan and Reid sat together on the other side of the jet. Reid was staring out the window.

"What's on your mind, kid?" Morgan was concerned.

"Josselyn saw the worst of humanity, all before the age of seven. She witnessed families being brutally murdered."

"I know, it's not fair."

"I know. But for whatever reason, she trusted me. She had no reason to, but she did. Even when she was abducted on my watch, she trusted me. Why?" Morgan smiled at the young Dr. Reid.

"Kids know, Reid. There's a lot we don't give them credit for. They can sense things. She saw something in you instantly. Something I see in you every day." Reid looked over at Morgan.

"What's that?"

"Reid, you may have a genius level IQ, and can spit out statistics about anything, anytime, anywhere. But what makes you trustworthy, is your good heart. Josselyn could see that kindness in you that I see every day. You care about making a difference in this world, and that's all that matters. I know that. Josselyn knew that." Reid smiled.

"Thanks, Derek." Reid looked back out the window, his smile still spread across his face.

The End

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