In the bedroom, Stanley is falling back into his pillow basking in a post coital glow. Spencer is motionless and staring straight ahead. He has forced his mind to go away. To just be anywhere but here in this room with this man. Stanley gazes at Reid and strokes Reid's hair.

Stanley: Penny for your thoughts.

Reid blinks and realizes he has to say something.

Reid: I'm just really happy right now…c-could I have some water?

Stanley nods and kisses Reid then gets up to get the water. Once Stanley is out of the room, Reid curls into a fetal position and begins to cry.

Stanley comes back with a bottle of water. He sits on the bed next to Spencer and strokes Reid's cheek lightly.

Stanley: Why are you crying, Tyler?

Reid can't make the tears stop so he knows he must lie.

Reid: Happy tears.

Outside the room, there is a noise. Before Stanley can react, the room is filled with the entire BAU team with Morgan leading the way.

Hotch: Stanley Karsten! FBI! Get on the ground!

Within moments, Stanley is in handcuffs while Reid is still in a ball on the bed. J.J. holsters her gun and walks over to the bed. If it was possible for Reid to look younger and more frail than normal, he surely did now. Her heart actually hurt to look at him. As she touches his shoulder, she can feel him tense under her touch.

J.J.: Spence…Spence it's J.J. Spence, look at me.

Reid: J.J.?

J.J.: We're here now. You're safe now Spence.

Hotch, Morgan and Rossi are standing in the living room looking through the bedroom door as medics attend to Reid.

Hotch: See the cuts on his chest? He was raped. God, he looks nearly catatonic.

Morgan: Like you wouldn't be? He wasn't tied up, Hotch. He could have fought.

Rossi: See the ligature marks? He was tied up for a while. Judging from the mess in here and Karsten's nose, he did fight. He stayed alive, Morgan. He did what he had to do to survive.

Hotch: And now he's going to need all of our support to get through this.

There is a buzzing from Morgan's pocket.

Hotch: What is that?

Morgan: Reid's cell. Maggie's been trying to reach him for a while now. I didn't know what to tell her.

Hotch: Let me talk to her. (He takes the phone from Morgan) This is Agent Hotchner. Is this Dr. James?...He's fine…There's been a situation…He went missing for a while…It's really not my place to give you those details…I'd just feel better if Spencer told you himself…I'm sorry, he can't speak to you right now…I think it would be best if you met us at the airport to take him home. He's going to be getting some time off to get some…rest…Thank you.

Hotch hang up the phone and hands it to Morgan.

Hotch: Give it back to him. His gun too.

Morgan: Sure.

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Reid's voice: "Death is natural and necessary, but not just. It is a random force of nature; survival is equally accidental. Each loss is an occasion to remember that survival is a gift."-Harriet McBride Johnson

As Reid speaks, Gary and Sean are reunited and embrace while grieving families arrive to identify their children. On the jet, Reid is curled up as if sleeping but his eyes are open and staring blankly. Morgan drapes a blanket over his friend. He then reaches into Reid's bag, pulls out a book and begins to read the book aloud.

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The team is back on the ground in Virginia and exiting the plane. As Reid descends the stairs, Morgan takes his arm to steady the traumatized man. Reid is clearly moving on some sort of autopilot and is not registering his surroundings. That is until Maggie runs up to him with her arms outstretched. Reid cowers behind Morgan. Maggie looks bewildered. J.J. puts an arm around Reid and nods to Morgan that he should talk to Maggie.

Morgan: Dr. James?

Maggie: Morgan, right? (Morgan nods) Please call me Maggie.

Morgan: Maggie, he was abducted by the unsub-the killer and he was raped.

Maggie's jaw falls open as tears well up in her eyes.

Morgan: I'm sorry I'm the one telling you but he's barely spoken since we found him and you need to know if you're taking him home.

Maggie: How do I help him?

Morgan: Be there, listen, be compassionate; if everything Reid's told me about you is true…you just be yourself. What he went through got him here alive. He's going to feel a lot of shame. You have to reinforce that he's got nothing to be ashamed of. Here is my card. Call me if you, or he, need anything. Anytime, day or night.

Maggie nods and tries to blink back tears as she looks at Spencer.

Maggie: Thank you Morgan.

Maggie walks slowly over to Reid and very softly speaks to him.

Maggie: Spencer…I'm so glad to see you.

Reid's brow furrows and he raises his head. He reaches out and touches Maggie's face as if not entirely sure she is real. He pulls his hand back and studies his fingertips for a moment before reaching again and placing his hand on her cheek. Maggie reaches up and puts her hand over his closing her eyes for a moment and smiling.

Reid: Maggie?

Maggie: Yes, Spencer, it's me. I came to pick you up.

Reid starts to cry as if a dam has broken.

Reid: I'm so sorry…

Maggie: Shhh…Baby, no apologies. You didn't do anything wrong. I told you to come back alive and you did. That's what matters. You're here with me now.

Maggie puts an arm around his waist. She looks at the team with tears standing in her eyes. Expressions on the faces of the BAU team members are all of deep concern for their friend. Maggie mouths the words, "Thank you" and then guides Reid in the direction of her car.

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Just a note from me...I really hope you all liked this one. Please let me know what you think of this one. As I mentioned earlier, it sparked some debate in my home. My 13 year old is still ticked that I let that happen to Reid. I try to write as if this is a script for an episode but I don't think they could use this one what with the rape of an FBI agent. Please review. Thank you!