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The hand on Christina's shoulder made her jolt into awareness. Spinning around, she automatically braced herself for confrontation. Instead, she came face to face with a pair of gentle green eyes. They were as familiar to her as her own, having caught the woman staring intently at her on more than one occasion during this last year. But Christina never got over their startling intensity. Their mysterious sparkle drew you in and held you captive. Eyes as deep a green as the purest Emerald, yet as fathomless as the oceanic abyss - and still they managed to remain as welcoming and bright as the sunniest of days.

Siobhan Kelly. Christina had no problem remembering her name, but that had more to do with the unusual pronunciation, rather than anything else. In fact, it wasn't until she'd needed to start hypnosis on Siobhan that she learned her name was pronounced like Shaw-von. Until then, she was nothing more than a uniquely spelled name on a sheet of paper. But her name and eyes weren't the only things that piqued her interest. To round out the triad, Siobhan spoke with a soft and musical Irish lilt, intriguing Christina from the start. Still, there was something else about her that had drawn Christina in - something she couldn't quite put her finger on... something that made her feel both an extraordinary amount of comfort and unease at the same time. It was also the main reason she'd kept her distance from her, from that point forward. Unfortunately, it looked like Siobhan had other plans.

"You're the Candi I heard the guards talking about aren't you? The sister."

"I... I don't know what you're talking about. My name is Christina, not Candi." The unexpectedness and directness of both the comment and her attention, had Christina tripping slightly over her words. She hadn't been Candi Lansky in a long time and given what her brother was doing, she never wanted to be associated with the name ever again.

Siobhan didn't argue, but instead, tilted her head to the side and leveled her with a steady and knowing gaze before continuing as if Christina never spoke. "You know, no one here blames you. Everything is going to be okay. They're going to find us and your daughter soon. It won't be long now."

Siobhan spoke with such calm certainty that Christina openly gawked at her, internally questioning the woman's sanity. "You do realize that saying it doesn't make it true, don't you?"

"Perhaps... but then again, NOT saying it doesn't make it any less true either. I choose to believe rather than deny." Siobhan finished her comment with a decisive nod, emphasizing her point.

Christina silently studied the serene face before her and came to a conclusion. "No, it's way more than just that. Belief has nothing to do with it. You speak with a level of conviction that only comes from absolute knowledge. How could you possibly know?"

"The same way I know what you did with Penelope Garcia's hypnosis. I know you don't want to do this any more than the rest of us want to be here. You want to get caught. And Penelope is your way out."

Christina couldn't have been more shocked than if she were caught outside in a lightning storm with an iron pole. "How.. how on earth do you even know about her? You weren't around when she was taken and she was released long before you arrived. There's no possible way for you to know about her. Who ARE you?"

"Just think of me as a friend. One of many. You and your daughter will be safe soon, as will the rest of us. It's almost over. It is almost time." Siobhan simply smiled that soft smile of hers and wiped away Christina's escalating fear like it never existed. But her confusion and agitation remained even more pronounced now, than before.

"Time? Time for what?" Christina threw her hands up in frustration at Siobhan's cryptic words. "I.. I don't know what to say. I don't understand how you can be so calm and so certain when I'm not. My daughter is everything to me. I'm terrified for her and right now, I can't see a way out. How is it that you can? Do you know something I don't?"

"Not what, Christina, but whom. It's time for them to arrive and for us to go home. Worry not child. None of this is your fault and you will not be held accountable for your actions. Your heart speaks in volumes even when nary a word passes your lips. Soon it will all be nothing more than a bad memory that we all will allow to fade to the barest glimmer of a spark in our minds. I know about the kind of person you are deep inside and the kind of people that are coming for us. Your brother is no match for any of them. His control is not absolute no matter how much it may seem to be at the moment. Trust in your judgment and in yourself. You did what you had to do to survive and to protect your wee one. But you also did what you could do to save us all. And with Ms. Garcia, you did just that."

Understanding dawned in Christina's eyes. "They found her? You're talking about the trigger words aren't you... that's what you mean. Someone in the BAU is going to finally use them aren't they?"

"Aye, her friends have already found her and no one knows her better than them. The words you chose were perfect."

"How do you know that?" When Siobhan just smiled again saying nothing, Christina simply let it go and continued. "I knew she would be my... our... best bet to end this nightmare. I also knew I didn't want just anyone to invoke her memories. I needed them to be triggered by someone who would understand and who could do something. I needed them to be triggered by the BAU. When my brother sent her to France, I was afraid that would never happen. I was afraid they'd never find her again because I knew they weren't looking for her. Casimiro made sure that they wouldn't. He couldn't afford for there to be any chance of an investigation. Once he discovered who she was, he knew he couldn't keep her or just kill her, but he also couldn't chance her telling anyone what happened either. That's why he made sure she left the country and as an added precaution, blew her place up. He needed the BAU to believe she was dead without actually killing her. Oh I know he was never really planning on letting her go completely though. I overheard him. He was saving Penelope for his next shipment coming out of Europe. That's why I did it. She was getting out and I couldn't bear for her to have to go through all this all over again. That and she was my one chance at ending it all for everyone."

"Shh.. We'll talk more later. The guards are coming back." With a gentle squeeze of her hand, Siobhan turned and melted back into the group of women.