I only get reviews for this story, as it should be. Just think if we all owned it as a group how different things would be. We could all take turns and the season would be longer like 35 episodes.
Rossi walked into the small police station with a two trays filled with coffee and tea. By his side Mr. Knight carrying two small insulated coolers. It was just after eleven in the morning and the team was hitting the wall they were getting nowhere fast.
"Dr. Knight." Hotch says. Greeting the man from the restaurant that Garcia sent them too, Leave it to her to find out that one of the volunteers for the shelter is a non-practicing psychologist.
"Agent Hotchner, I thought it might be a good idea if I brought over some sandwiches and salads now. I know you always get an early start, you might not find the time to order food until much later." Knight replies as he puts the coolers on the table joining Dave's coffee trays.
"You haven't by any change thought about what we discussed ?"
"I thought about it and I believe that you're looking for a woman. These deaths were almost painless no violence on the bodies other than a knot on the back of the head. The final blow is an overdose never the same kind of drug either. Stereotypical I know but women like poison, less messy. There are thee women at the shelter that might fit your profile. The clinic at the community center I don't think any of the staff there fits your profile.
"What's going on?" Dave asks when he sees the team return their attention to the other side of the room.
"Kid was busted for shoplifting oatmeal and a couple of cans of milk. He looks frightened and really upset." Morgan answers
"He tried to run but he ran right into DiNozzo." Reid adds.
"Tony has been talking to the boy for about ten minutes now." JJ adds.
When then they see Tony stand and point to the kid to stay, before he goes over to talk to the locals cops. When he comes over to them he has an expression on his face that none of them can read.
"His name is Paul he is twelve years and his mother and their car were snatched last night."
Hearing this the agent gave him all of their attention. "He was helping her unload the car he brought his younger brothers into the apartment left him there with some toys and the TV playing then went back to help his mother bring the groceries in. He saw white lady talking to his mother, she was arguing with her, when the lady pointed a gun at his mother kid got scared and hid, until they drove away.
"Did he hear anything?"
"No, the kid is scared, his father is doing time, drunk and disorderly, second offense, he gets out next week. He dropped his siblings off at the daycare and went in search for some food for them."
"Any abuse in the house?" Hotch asks.
"Once according to the kid. He said that the one time his father back handed his mother she hit him back and broke his nose. She told him that she was not his mother and that no one will ever hit her or her children and if he didn't like to get the hell out."
"Did he recognize the woman?" Rossi asks.
"Paul said she looks like one of the women in the community center. He said his mother went there to apply for some of the farmers markets discount tickets."
"Did you happened to ask what his mother did for work?" JJ asks.
Tony smiles at JJ. "She's a nurse at a nursing home, seven to three is her shift. And yes I asked Paul if his mother ever got hurt from the patients. He said that she gets hurt sometimes bruises on her arms and legs and she got a black eye one time."
"Tony?"
"Black belt in Karate. She was on the team in college."
"We need him to talk to an sketch artist, as soon as possible." Hotch tells them.
"The artist is on his way. Look if you don't need me, I'm going to go see a fellow Buckeye about expediting an early release. Those kids are going to need him now."
"Good, Morgan go with him." Hotch orders.
"JJ while we are waiting for the artist could you please do me a favor?"
"If I can. What is it?"
"Can you go shopping food shopping, fill their cupboards and their fridge. It sucks having no food in the house no child should ever have to experience that." Handing her his bank card he rattled off six numbers. Then he handed her a key and a slip of paper with an address.
"What should I get?"
" You're a mom, good healthy food and not so healthy. She's a nurse so use that as a guide. Paul said he knows how to make oatmeal so that's why he stole that. But kids need ice cream and junk food once in a while. If you're ready Morgan?" Tony says as he starts to walk away.
"Do any of the shelter workers cross over to the community center?" Reid asks Dr. Knight.
"Not for work. To pick up clothing and odd and ends, sometimes to pick up a battered women and bring her to the shelter."
"Do you ever pick up the women Dr. Knight" JJ asks.
"No, I've never been to the shelter. I make the food and my wife drives it over. No men are allowed in the shelter at all. If anyone wants to talk to me they can, I give two nights a week at the community center, and Sunday we run a sports day for special needs children in the gym."
Thanking Dr. Knight they have recourse but to wait until the sketch comes and works with Paul.
"I have to ask should we be worried about DiNozzo?" JJ asks.
"No." Hotch answers.
JJ and Reid look at him waiting for more information. "He told us his father was a drunk, but what he didn't say was that at times he was left alone in the mansion with no food, as his father went in search for his next con. He told you the highlights of his life. I trust him."
"What about father? " Reid asks.
"He shows up from time to time, with his hand out. Just like Tony said, last time it cost him a lot."
"And the food for the family?" JJ asks holding up the bank card. "Can he afford it?"
"He is careful, with his money plus he has a small trust fund that his father doesn't know about, so buy the food and make sure that you get junk food for the kids, good junk food."
"Come on Spenc let's go shopping. We'll get the key from Paul, we can look around in the apartment too, try to get a better picture of why his mother was a target."
Nodding his head in agreement Reid falls in step with her as she makes her way to where Paul is sitting.
Dave smiles as he hands Hotch a cup of coffee. "So Aaron, how is Fornell these days?"
"You're an ass."
"And DiNozzo?"
"He needs to come to us we protect our own."
"Doesn't he get that with his team at NCIS?" Ross i asks.
"Not from what I gathered, you heard him on the phone with McGee."
"What I heard was someone used to being a punching bag and taking a bit back but in a backdoor way."
"I just hope it doesn't blow up in his face." Hotch tells his friend.
"And if it does?"
"Then we bring an other lost sheep into the fold. What is it that Penelope always says?"
"She says that the best agents are the ones that are ones with the most damaged personal lives. We know how to survive and to think like the Unsubs we hunt." Rossi replies.
"She is right you know. I think technical analysts belong in that group too."
"Just ours, and her magic keyboard."
"It's not her magic keyboard I'm worried about it's her brain and the short circuit from it to her mouth."
"Admit it, that's why we all love her."
"That and because she is scary when she gets angry. Look here comes the sketch artist."
