One of the things a lot of people like about Alaska is it is very easy to disappear. Large swaths of uninhabited land give those who want to escape the real world a chance to be truly on their own. Whether they own their own large tract to allow them to live in solitude or they squat on someone else's land, if someone doesn't want to be found, Alaska is a good place to become invisible.

And while that was good for the individual, it really sucked for officials who needed to track someone down.

"We've checked the three locations Shield's pays taxes on and no luck. There has got to be somewhere else," Hotch says in frustration.

Cheryl slowly shakes her head. "There may be but it's easy to hide a mobile home, tent, even a cabin up here. We only have so many rangers and every year we only find a handful of those who are squatting on public land. He could be anywhere."

"Not anywhere," Emily says. They all look at her. "He has to be close to the altars. He would need to know which one is safe to use."

"That's still a lot of ground to cover," Morgan points out.

"True. But if he holds to pattern, at some point tomorrow, Marielle Rogers is going into the river," Hotch states. He looks at Reid. "What we the approximate time the women went in the river?"

Reid scans the information stored in his eidetic memory. "It was assumed they went in between 6 and 9 pm but it was hard to tell due to the damage done by the river and how cold the water is."

"We get some sleep then and plan to be at the trails by 5 pm tomorrow," Hotch states.

"No, we need to be there earlier," Rossi points out. "He has a ritual he has to go through, a ceremony. We have no idea how long it takes."

Hotch runs a hand over his face. "You're right. Okay, Cheryl, can you and two men stake out the initial altar? Chances are he won't use that one since we disturbed it but just in case."

Cheryl nods. "Got it."

"Morgan, Prentiss, take the one you found. Reid and I will take the one we found." He looks at Rossi. "Dave, Cheryl says she can get us a helicopter and—"

"Oh, HELL no, Aaron!" Rossi protests. "You saw the way the winds tossed a plane around imagine what they will do to a helicopter!"

"Dave, I need your eyes up there. You will see things rangers and troopers are not trained to see. You're the best one to cover us from above," Hotch finishes.

Dave lets out a string of words in Italian. Emily is impressed by the colorful curses. "Fine. But if I end up as green in the gills as JJ you better keep away from me, Hotchner."

Hotch gives his friend a small grin. "JJ, Cheryl is going to have boats stationed at various points along the river just in case. I need you and Garcia to know where those boats are at all times and to deploy them the minute it sounds like someone has gone into the river. Hopefully your job will be unnecessary." JJ just nods in agreement. "We get to our posts at noon. Constant radio contact, understood?" Everyone nods. "Good. Let's get a good night's sleep and bring this to a close tomorrow and get Rogers home to her family."