Thank you so much for the review and for alerts to this story. I owned not even a shadow of a smile from any of the characters. But I wish we all did.

Controlled chaos is what passes though the minds of Morgan and DiNozzo as they walk back into the police station. Both of them had started their careers in law enforcement in police department. So the chaos they were seeing didn't faze them in the least.

They made their way back to the team with Paul's father between them. Hotch, Rossi looked at the father seeing the look of sheer panic on his face. They knew that Morgan and DiNozzo had told him what happened.

"Any problems with Judge Roberts?" Hotch asks.

"No, he did lay down the law though, if Paul's father gets into one more scrape he goes to country for a year." Morgan answers.

"He promised to stay out of trouble, didn't you?" Tony says as he slaps the man across the shoulders.

He looked at Tony then the rest of the agent swallowing dryly. "I won't get into anymore trouble with the law. Is there any news? Any at all?"

"Not yet, your son, Paul gave a disruption to the sketch artist we just released a BOLO and our analyst back in Quantico is running it through our data banks." Rossi answers.

A boy yelling . "Dad! Dad!" then running feet could be heard coming from down the corridor.

Paul runs and jumps into his father's arms. "Are you Okay Paul?"

"I'm okay, just scared. I didn't know what to do."

"As long as you and your siblings are okay. We'll talk about what to do in case of an emergency once this all over. You did a fine job of taking care of the little ones and bringing them to daycare. I love you Paul."

Tony turns away from the father and son, it is too painful for him to witness, he makes his way over to where Rossi is looking at something that is on the laptop.

"Anything from Miss Penelope?" He asks casually.

"No, not yet, give her time if its out there she'll find it."

"I hate waiting, I feel so helpless."

"We all feel that way Tony. Do you think the father will keep his word?" Rossi asks as he watches the father and son reconnect.

"I know so." Tony answers with conviction.

"Flying down to Texas to kick ass can get expensive." Rossi tells him.

"Not if you can hop on a military plane. Then its free as long as there is room and you can cash in a favor." Tony replies with a slight smile.

"Did you two eat yet?"

"No, I'm not hungry. I don't know about . . ." I as far Tony gets before a loud sharp whistle can be heard throughout the room bringing a quick silence to the room.

"I think you are looking for me and this woman." everyone can see a one woman around twenty-five with two black-eyes and what looked like a broken nose being held in place with a belt wrapped around her wrists and waist, by a women in her early thirties.

"Mom. Mom! That's my mom." Paul says loud enough for the agents and some of the nearby police to hear.

Hotch looks at Mark, Paul's father, for confirmation. "Her name is Cynthia right now she is more relieved than angry." Mark answers after he looks at his wife.

It was anti-climatic after that, two of the detectives went over and took both of the women into custody. Each of them was processed and received medical attention before Hotch and his team took their turn speaking first to Cynthia. She was obviously shaken up, crashing hard from the adrenalin high her hands shook gripping a cup of coffee.

"Cynthia my name is Agent Aaron Hotchner and this is my team, we work for the FBI in the Behavioral Analysis Unit. We were part of a larger group of people who were actually in the process of searching for the woman who abducted you. Are you feeling up to talking to us right now?"

Cynthia looked up at the group before her, "No, no I can't do this right now. I need to get home to my children, they are all alone right now. And all the food we picked up at the grocery store… most of it has gone bad by now. Please, don't take my babies away from me just because of this."

Tony knelt next to her and placed his hand on her arm, "Cynthia, I'm agent DiNozzo. Your husband was granted immediate release from jail on the grounds that you were kidnapped and his charges were pretty minimal. Your younger children are still at the daycare. As for Paul and his dad." Tony stood up and pointed to a spot just behind them.

She soon found herself enveloped into the strong arms of her husband. The sobs that she tried so hold back were flowing freely now. "Hey baby it's okay now you're strong and back with us now. Talk to the agents and then we go get the kids and go home. I promise no more drinking. I almost lost you because of it."

She nodded to her husband then followed Hotch and Reid to a small area office. She knows as a nurse that she has to talk in order to get over the trauma of it, at least it will be a start, until she can see a professional.

JJ started to pack the things that they were going to take back with them while Hotch and Morgan did the interviews of the unsub and Cynthia. Tony stayed close to her and did the lifting and moving of the boxes. He stayed quiet all he is thinking about is Gibbs rule eleven, 'When the job is done walk away.' except this time it might take a longer to forget.

Two hours later the team is back on the jet headed back home, all Tony wants is a shower and his own bed, but work comes first. He stops reading the page on the laptop that he borrowed and as he sees that JJ is gazing out the window.

"JJ are you alright? You look lost."

"I'm fine. I still don't; understand how a parent can do that much damage to a child."

"You grew up in a loving home, with parents that cared a great deal for you. You have nothing to compare a dysfunctional home with, it happens. You've been an agent for what ten twelve years?"

"About." she says as she nods her head.

"I bet that Derek and I have seen more awful stuff than Hotch and Rossi combined. Being an agent we get bad cases don't get me wrong. But the stuff that goes on behind doors the man holding his wife hostage with kids screaming. Things like that are hard to forget and they are just the tip of the iceberg.

JJ looks at Derek for confirmation and sees him nod his head just once. "He's right."

"But why would her father teach her that all the problems caused in her home as a child were he mother's fault?"

"Because if I had to bet, he was taught that as a child. That's why he hit his wife and the children. It is why all women who don't obey their husbands should be taught to or made to disappear Abuse like that is taught and it goes on for generations. But you know this."

Rossi and Hotch listen as Tony is talking to JJ not wanting to interrupt their conversation.

"Just out of curiosity is it really that easy to get medical grade drugs on the street?"

Morgan and DiNozzo exchange a smile and a chuckle. "What kind do you want and what time?" Derek asks her.

"No way, you're agents."

"Actually I bet they can find it faster than their snitches." Reid tells her. "Better quality too." He adds as an afterthought.

Hearing his cell ring Tony looks at the caller ID. "It's Marco." He tells them.

"Put it on speaker will you. I'm curious to see how the case is going." Hotch orders.