Chapter 4

They had found 10 possible police that they thought may be in on what was going on but could not question any yet as it would give away the fact that they where still on the case. Out of the 10 possible was 2 that would put almost all of the force in suspicion of something to do with the case as they would take orders from them. Reid went through everything again and again trying to see if there was anything that they had missed.

The team looked at the victims found and profiled them trying to find out what happens to them once they were taken but all of them were different in many ways. It was as if it was done by a number of people rather than just the three that they knew took the girls.

Reid and Morgan worked together to make up a time line of events as best they could but with out being able to speak to the suspects that job was hard and could not be done. It stopped them being able to ask where they where at times and if they had someone who could confirm what they said they then had no one to ask if the suspect had been with them at that time.

Reid wanted to go and ask and search for anything that would bring their co-worker back to them alive and well. Morgan watched as the case seemed to get colder the colder it got the less chance of getting Kim back was. The whole team felt the pressure of wanting to solve this case, but there was nothing any of them could do with out agreeing that they had to take a chance at the safety of other co-workers losing one meant that although JJ and Emily would say go for it the others would not. Guilt racked through Morgan and Hotch at the capture of Kim and the others became protective over them even over protective at times and it was starting to get annoying.

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Kim was aware of being in a room it seemed quite big and spacious the light was out but there was a smell to the room. It was a strange smell one that she could not quite place. Yet she knew it from some where. Her mind was foggy, foggy being the best way she could describe the feeling. It was like waking after being in surgery and not being able to recognise the place that you are in. her hands where tied and felt like blood had not been able to get to them, her arms hurt and as her mind became more focused she knew why.

Her hands had been tied above her head and where as high as she could reach without having to stretch. She was unable to sit as the restrains would not allow her to. Hunger and thirst hit her why had she not noticed that before coming into consciousness made her become dizzy and she felt sick. She wished now that she had remained unconscious the black abyss she thought would be wonderful. The events that had lead up to her being here came back to her and left her to wonder how much time had passed since the last time she had heard a friendly voice or seen her co-workers.

She heard someone outside the door and she was in two minds if she should call for help or remain quiet instinct told her to remain quiet so she did. Though that didn't help much as the door squeaked open and the light turned on. She blinked so her eyes could adjust to the harsh light. "You! Why?"

A laugh came from the man standing before her "Because I have brought crime down with it being contained here the criminals of this city can do as they please and not harm the public."

"What! but they are harming to public the girls you take they are people with family and friends and you only take girls I don't understand. It is wrong all wrong." Kim said surprised by the answer she had expected something else but this, this was madness.

"They can do as they like to each other in here the girls that I take well it is a small price to pay they pay to do as they wish to bet rape kill any of the girls but there is a system you are at the top. The money that they pay goes to the schools and hospitals in the city as on ominous donators with out this most of them would of closed down."

She swallowed she didn't like the sound of that, she looked around the room she noticed the walls were painted as if they where meant to cheer up children the rest of the walls was white and there was no carpet but tiled floors and in the corner was a sink. The smell entered her mind and she connected she was in a children's hospital. She looked back at him he hadn't noticed that she had looked around so she asked "What do you mean a system and I'm at the top?"

"Well" he said coming closer to her rubbing the side of her cheek wit his finger he laughed again when she moved her face away from his "There are tree stages the top is the new products" he laughed again at the look of distaste on her face at being referred to as a product "is beatings the highest bidder will get to beat you in any way they wont to except they are not to kill you. The second rape again the highest bidder gets to have his fun. And the third well they can kill you in what ever way that they wish to and do anything they wish to you so long as you are killed by the end of it. Of course this goes to the highest bidder. This keeps the public safe you see. I don't take too many just enough every couple of years or months depending on the speed that the products go through the stages. The less popular you are the lower the stage. The second stage is the most dangerous as soon as you contract an std you become worthless and go straight to the third stage. I've lost a few to this in the last few months." he smiled and looked at her again.

"you wont get away with this much longer my co-workers will" the laugh that came from this stopped her mid-sentence.

"What you mean the FBI" he laughed again "They went back. Given up on the case as you where taken. Didn't think they would you know that note I left them. They are not coming. No one cares Kim nobody." with that he went to the door and turned off the light "Oh and one more thing first auction is tomorrow sleep well." he shut the door and locked it.