Suddenly JJ came to life elbowing him in the stomach he doubled us allowing her to slip out of his grasp. Morgan used the split second and took his shot. He didn't miss. The unsub collapsed. Morgan ran over securing the weapon before turning his attention to JJ. She had managed to pull her clothing over herself in a somewhat respectable manner in such a short space of time if he hadn't have seen her before he wouldn't have thought it was possible.

Peter burst into the room frantic with worry having heard the gunshot,

"JJ" he cried as he ran over engulfing her in a hug. Morgan watched confused they were obviously closer than he had given them credit for.

"Peter, what are you doing here?" JJ asked as he examined her face.

"Bailing you out of trouble again JJ" Peter answered "Are you able to walk?"

"Sure" between Peter and Morgan they helped her to her feet. JJ hobbled out, her ankle was twisted, her arm broken her body battered and bruised. But she was walking

"Can we get out of here?" she begged. Peter lifted her up aware she was struggling although his aging knees protested it made it easier to load her into the back seat of the SUV.

Morgan drove repeatedly trying his phone to get a signal whilst non-apologetically listening to Peter and JJ talk.

"I know that he also abused Shelby" He said talking quietly, "I know that's how she smuggled stuff in" JJ looked down unable to talk to ashamed. This was the stuff she never wanted Peter or Sophie to know.

"She never wanted to let you down" JJ admitted still talking in the third person.

"She would have never let us down, but we would have wanted to know why?"

"What if she didn't know?" JJ asked sounding like the 15 year old Shelby slightly petulant and very defensive.

"She knew deep down inside." Peter challenged

"Maybe she didn't really believe she as safe, maybe she was always waiting for it to start, maybe this was safe to her, it's what she knew"

"So what changed?" Peter asked curiously

"Scott" was all JJ needed to say. He gave herself respect, a reason to better herself, a reason to stop. Peter hugged her tightly, although the position was awkward JJ felt safe. They sat in silence as Morgan drove to the hospital. Morgan trying to desperately piece together who Shelby was, he recalled JJ had a sister maybe she had been sent here. Maybe Horizon had failed and that's why she had killed herself maybe that's why JJ came here every year to say goodbye.

As they hit signal Morgan's phone rang. It was Garcia he flipped her onto speaker

"Hotch and Rossi's raids turned up nothing tell me you have her" Garcia's worried voice came over.

"Baby girl would I ever disappoint you?" Morgan asked, he heard Garcia's relived sigh

"Can I talk to her? Is she ok?"

"Hey Pen" JJ spoke up from the back seat.

"Are you ok my little sugar lump?" she asked

"I'm fine" JJ replied

"Are you sure cus I can fly down there if you need me" Penelope offered,

"I'm fine stop with your worrying" JJ snapped, Morgan glanced in the rear view mirror noticing how tense JJ was. As Penelope stumbled through an apology Peter spoke

"JJ that wasn't fair. Hurting others isn't going to get rid of your pain" He whispered but in such a small place everyone could hear it. He knew this was her defensive mechanism how Shelby coped and even changing her name, growing up and working for the FBI didn't change that.

"Sorry Pen" JJ said realising he was right.

"It's ok JJ" Garcia said softly wondering even more now what had happened and worrying.

"Baby girl we are pulling up at the hospital I'll call you back later" Morgan offered. Garcia agreed but only so JJ could get checked out.