"Garcia has been tracking the movements of agents who worked on the Doyle case with Emily. Jeremy Wolff was killed first, next was Shaun McAlister. He was murdered with his wife and daughter in Brussels last week. Tsia Mosely got engaged to Jeremy earlier this year; after he died she fled to DC, she's also been murdered. The only member not dead is Clyde Easter, the team leader. However he hasn't checked in since Tsia's murder, he was also in DC" JJ said while passing round the folders that contained the information in further detail.

"However, one of Easter's cover names is currently on a plane to Boston as we speak. He'll be detained as soon as he steps of so we'll continue the full briefing on the plane. We need to get all the information on Prentiss as quickly as we can" Hotch said as he looked round the room.

"Morgan and Rossi; I want you to check out her apartment- see if you can find anything of interest. Seaver I'd like you to work with JJ and look around Prentiss's desk. Look at the files she did and didn't do, personal belongings left behind, how much work she's done within the last 4 months but focus mostly on the last two. Garcia is running a full search on Prentiss's computer and phone. I want this to be done as quickly and efficiently as you can, I want everyone on the jet in two hours" Hotch said then walked out the room and into his office.

The team shifted uncomfortably in their chairs for a moment, they knew what they'd just heard; or rather what they hadn't heard. Reid sat back in his chair and blew out some air then got up and walked to Hotch's office, leaving the team in silence.

"Hotch?" Reid said from outside Hotch's office and knocked on the door.

"Come in" Hotch said from inside. Reid pushed the door open then quickly shut it behind him and took a deep breath; he wasn't going to let himself get worked up again.

"Hotch, I think you forgot to give me a job" He said quietly and sat down on one of the free chairs. He knew Hotch hadn't forgotten.

"I don't think its sensible having you work so close to this case, Reid" Hotch said as he looked up at him from the case file.

"I respect your opinion sir but I know I can remain impartial"

"I have no doubt you'll try to but no one can detach themselves from this, Reid. Not even you" he said the last sentence quieter, like he wasn't sure whether or not he should have said it.

Reid sighed heavily and pushed a few strands of hair out of his face. "Maybe that's what you need, then. I can go to the apartment and tell them what's normal and what's not. You'll have an insider's perspective. Rossi and Morgan don't know whether Emily's tidy or messy, they don't know how many clothes should be in the wardrobe. I do" he said in a rush of words. "Please, Hotch" He said in that pleading voice that let Hotch see just how venerable he was.

"Ok, but if you interfere or get in the way Rossi will send you straight back, I'll make sure of that. And remember- you aren't going there as a profiler, you're going as Emily's boyfriend" he said quickly. Reid nodded as he felt a pain spread through his body when he heard 'boyfriend'.

He quickly stepped out of Hotch's office, glanced over to the elevator and saw Rossi and Morgan still waiting for it. He ran to his desk as quickly as he could to grab his bag then to the elevator. He just managed to catch it in time as the doors closed behind him.

"What's the rush, kid?" Morgan said as he pushed ground floor.

"Hotch told me to come to the apartment with you two" Reid replied as the elevator jolted into action. Rossi raised an eyebrow but only Morgan noticed it. Once they were in the parking lot Morgan offered to drive, Rossi took the front passenger seat leaving Reid to sit in the back. All the SUVs had sat-navs installed and the apartment's address was in the case file which Reid was relived about, he wanted to think everything through during the car ride and if he had to give directions he wouldn't be able to do that.

Reid told them to park in the apartment's parking lot and once out of the car he fumbled with the keys inside his messenger bag as he walked up the steps to the door. He quickly unlocked the door, let Morgan and Rossi in and then quickly shut the door behind them.

"I'm going to use the bathroom quickly, if that's ok" he said quietly and left.

"I never pictured Prentiss and Reid as a 'his and hers' type of couple" Rossi said with a faint laugh as he picked up one of the coffee cups.

"I never pictured them as a couple" Morgan replied quietly and walked out into the kitchen. "Nothing seems to be too unusual in here, Rossi. Just two breakfast bowls and two spoons in the sink" he said as he pulled open a few of the cupboards and leafed through the takeaway numbers on the fridge.

"Same in here, it doesn't seem like she left in a rush… in fact, it doesn't look like she left at all. There's still photos and personal stuff all around here, wouldn't you take that if you were leaving?" Rossi said from the living room.

Almost as soon as Rossi finished what he was saying Reid came out of the bathroom and gave an awkward smile. Morgan took a final look round the kitchen then came back to the living room.

"The, uh, bedroom is out that way if you want to take a look… I was going to have a look in her safe to see if she left anything behind" he said, the second sentence a little quieter than the first.

"Where's the safe?" Morgan said, in normal circumstances he would have been compassionate to Reid but there was little more than an hour to find out what they need before they would be driving to the jet.

"It's in the bottom draw of her bedside table… We both have one" He said as he led the way to the bathroom. "Her one is on the left" He said as he pointed to her bedside table, the picture frame she got for Christmas was still sitting there. "She liked to look out the window when she went to sleep" he said without realizing it.

Morgan looked at Reid as he said the last sentence and raised his eyebrows. "What's the code?" he said as he bent down and opened the bottom door.

"22, 11, 06" Reid replied and walked behind Morgan as he opened the safe. "It was the date she started her first case with the BAU. She told me it was one of the best days of her life" he said, again giving away more than he meant to.

Morgan pulled out a brown file and handed it to Rossi. "It's the case file on Doyle" Rossi said as he flicked through a few pages. Morgan pulled out a large white envelope and dropped it onto the bed. Rossi dropped the brown file and picked up the white one.

"Um… that's not to do with the case" Reid said and reached for the envelope.

"Reid, you know we have to look at everything" Rossi said and held onto it.

Reid slowly nodded and licked his lips. "I know. I- I'm sorry" he said and dropped his hand to his side. "It's, um, encase anything happens to her on a case. Emily told me we should both make one when we, uh, got together… JJ and Will have one, too. That's where she got the idea from…" he said, his voice obviously distant.

"Does anything look different to you, Reid? Anything out of place?" Morgan said as he stood up. Reid swallowed and shook his head.

"What about the wardrobe? Does it look like any clothes are missing?" Rossi asked as he pulled the wardrobe open.

Reid glanced his eyes round the wardrobe then shook his head in confusion. "Those shouldn't be there" he said while pointing to a few clothes hanging up.

"What do you mean?" Rossi said as he looked at the clothes.

"Those are meant to be in her spare go bag which is meant to be there" he said pointing at the bottom corner of the wardrobe. "And there's a few clothes missing" He said and ran his hand through his hair.

"She's probably taken the clothes that will make her less conspicuous" Rossi said and glance down at his watch. "We need to leave soon, is there anything else you can see that's strange?" Reid quickly shook his head and Rossi nodded. "We should get back and tell Hotch what we found… wheels go up in 30 minutes" Morgan slide pass both of them and out into the hall.

"I just need to… um…" Reid began but Rossi shook his head.

"Get what you need, Reid. We'll wait for you in the car" He said quietly then left.

Reid sucked in a breath of air and ran his finger along her clothes; they all felt so soft from the special fabric conditioner she used. He picked up one of his sweaters she had 'borrowed' more than a year ago and still had, he'd only wore it twice. He played with the sleeve of it as he took in the smell of her sweet perfume. He'd bought her a bottle of it as a romantic gesture in the first few weeks they were together and she'd never used anything but that afterwards.

He walked over to her side and picked the photo frame off the side and smiled at it. He could still remember how happy it had made her when she opened it. He put it back on the side and opened the top shelf of her bedside table and found photos of them together. Most of them were of their Vegas vacation, a copy of the one he had at his desk, outside different casinos… even a few when they spent a day looking round the desert. He picked up the photo frame again, wrapped them all up inside the sweater and gently placed it into his messenger bag. He wiped away a tear he hadn't meant to let out then quickly walked out of the room and down to the car.