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BAU
Hotch, Rossi and Emily all arrived some time around 11:00 pm and sat down in the conference room, along with Garcia and Morgan who were already waiting for them. "Before sending the letter off I scanned it and here it is," Garcia said after everyone sat down. The three-team members looked up at the screen and read the letter. "Is that red ink or?" Prentiss asked not able to finish the sentence. "That's what were waiting for" Morgan replied tiredly. "Ok, so obviously Reid knows who took her" Rossi commented pointing to the bottom of the letter. "He also never wanted JJ, it was all about Reid" Hotch commented still looking calm and collected. "What's the last case we had that involved two brothers that Reid also had involvement in killing?" Hotch asked around the room. "Well he did get two but those were single children" Morgan answered thoughtfully looking down at the table.
"So it must be someone who he caught but died later, maybe in prison?" Prentiss asked. Suddenly all heads turned towards the screen again. "Oh my gosh it's him!" Morgan exclaimed, shocked, and eyes widening as the scenario played out in his head. "Who?" Garcia asked, suddenly everyone in the room seemed to remember the last case they took. "It's Adam Brant" Hotch said looking at the rest of the team. "What do we do," Garcia asked around looking terrified. "Well you can dig up his address, the rest of us will have to wait for the phone call" Hotch stated, no one liking the waiting part.
Reid, Adam and JJ
This is crazy, but we do crazy things for the people we love Reid told himself over and over until he reached the park and parked the SUV."Ok" he said turning off the car and leaving his cellphone and keys on the front seat. Reid stepped out into the warm autumn night, heading towards the nearest park bench. No second thoughts or regret in his mind.
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"Ok JJ remember, I take Reid, don't do anything stupid and once were out of sight you head towards the car he left for you and you can phone who ever you want and be gone" I said again. Luckily she hasn't found out this is only a stolen car that cannot be connected to me. She kept her head down and nodded, once we got closer to the park she said "can I at least say something to him" she asked looking at me in the eye, well sort of because of the blindfold. "Fine but no hints" I replied. After a few minutes we arrived at the park.
"Ok here we are and look Reid's already here" I said, parking he car and taking off her blindfold, noticing her eyes were rimmed with tears. I steeped out of the car and walked to her side opening the door and grabbing her arm. We started walking closer to Reid when I said, "Good evening Reid, glad to see you're alone" he seemed to jump from his seat at my voice. "It is you, Adam, have you hurt her?" he asked sounding more confident than he looked. "Nope I don't care for her only you," I answered. "She has something to say quickly before we leave," I stated pushing her a little ahead to meet him. "Spence, I'm sorry, it's my fault, I love you," she said quickly. "JJ, I love you to but its my fault and not yours" he replied sadness in his eyes. They hugged for a brief moment before I interrupted, "Ok Spencer lets go" I said grabbing him by the arm, quickly checking for a weapon and once I found none I lead him towards the car and left JJ standing alone in the park.
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I almost glanced back over at Reid and Adam, but thought it was better not to. I immediately spotted the SUV parked near the path way up ahead. Well I better hurry it's my time to save Reid I thought jogging towards the SUV. I arrived and the door was open and I found the cellphone and keys on the seat. I got into the car closed the door and dialed the first number in my head.
"Morgan" stated the voice on the other line; "Its JJ" was all I could manage, "I'm putting you on speaker" was his response. Oh God do they hate me? I questioned myself. "JJ are you ok" came the concerned voice from Garcia. Maybe they don't hate me, "I'm fine but he got Reid, actually Reid didn't put up a fight" I said tears welling up in my eyes. What have I done?
"Firstly this is not your fault JJ and secondly drive safe you can tell us everything when you get here" Hotch said sounding like a concerned parent. "Ok, be there soon" I said hanging up, but it is my fault I said the tears pouring like a faucet. I sat there sobbing for a while before realizing this won't save Spence. I quickly wiped the last remaining tears, put the keys in the ignition and drove off to the rest of the team.
Reid and Adam
"Ok let's take my car and not the one JJ came in" Adam said to Reid leading him away from the center of the park and towards the less popular part of the park. "What next" Reid asked as they slowly made their way to Adam's car. "Well you will be punished for the death of my brother Joseph" came the reply. Once they reached the car Adam placed the blindfold on Reid before letting him into the car. Once they got in the car and started driving Adam said "to be honest I don't know what I'm going to do, I've planned this day for weeks but now that you're here I don't quite know".
BAU
The second the elevator door chimed opened the whole team moved from the conference room to the elevator in a matter of seconds. JJ stepped out the elevator only to be greeted with a hug from a crying Garcia, "your safe" she sobbed. JJ was taken aback a bit but hugged the sobbing women back. "Glad your safe," said Morgan, Rossi and Emily. "I'm safe but now we need to get Reid back" JJ said determined. "Do you need to get a hospital?" Hotch asked the messed up looking women. "Nope just a scratch" JJ responded showing her right palm, "he used the blood for the letter if you wondered" she added pulling her hand back.
"Ok everyone we got to get Reid back lets head up to the conference room and see if Garcia got any hits and we'll hear JJ's side of this ordeal" Hotch said still remaining strong and stoic. Moments later the team reassembled in the conference room, "ok JJ when your ready" Rossi said with concern in his voice, and trying not to look at the empty seat. JJ took a deep breath and explained how she was just about to call Morgan and apologize for being late when she was knocked out with chloroform. Then she woke up in a basement, and he fed her and even after using her blood for the letter he bandaged it. "Also I wasn't able to see the house but the car is an old blue Pontiac Sunfire, the first letters were PZ3" JJ added at the end.
"So he seems nicer than his brother" Prentiss said after JJ finished speaking. "Or it could be an act" Hotch butted in. The room silenced after these two different comments when Garcia said, "ok the old address belongs to someone else, he practically put the house up for a few thousand dollars and it sold within days" Garcia said. "And there is no other place listed and as for the car it was stolen 5 days ago" Garcia added sounding more and more dreadful.