As Derek and Garcia walk briskly back into the room, Hotch and the rest of the team were also talking not only about the case but about Garcia going under cover. "Garcia all I know is if you do this you have to listen to me every step of the way we can't have you getting injured. You are a valuable part of this team and we don't function as well without you." Hotch said with a very serious tone but a comforting look on his face. "With that being said everyone pack your bags we need to be in Miami tomorrow at 8am. So wheels up in 45." As the team packs their bags, everyone says their final goodbyes and gives their kisses to the kids and loved ones.
As the team arrives at the Miami Police Department, they walk in and immediately they are greeted by a male officer ,who was very eager to meet them, at the front door . "Welcome to the Miami PD. You all must be the BAU?"
Hotch said with a friendly voice, "Yes we are, this is our Behavioral Analyst Penelope Garcia. She will be the one setting everything up today. I am Aaron Hotchner," pointing around the room he continues to list everyone's names " Then we have Derek Morgan, Jennifer Jareau, Dr. Spencer Reid, David Rossi, and Emily Prentiss."
"Right this way and you all can place your things in here for the time being," the officer said. "Please let everyone know we will be ready to give the profile in 30," Hotch told the officer that was in charge of showing them where to go.
"Ok, I will have everyone meet in the main meeting room then." The officer replied.
"We are looking for a male, mid 30's early 40's, White." JJ said.
"The time of night he is grabbing his victims we are assuming he has a job probably construction or something steady." Emily added.
"This unsub most likely suffered a tragic break up or loss. Maybe even a rejection of some sort and is now looking to release his rage on these women who are representing the one who has done him wrong," spoke very descriptively by Rossi.
"He is probably a man of character that has many things about him that make him charming, and approachable which in the end is how he is able to get these woman to go with him without making a huge scene." Reid continued.
"He will most likely have an offset location where he takes them, so that he will be in his comfort zone and be able to torcher them in privately, "Aaron stated.
Derek interjected, "Basically his victimology is..." he paused and gazed across the room at Garcia looking her in the eyes, tearing up in his eyes as he continues to say, "His victimology is exactly what Garcia looks like..." Knowing in his head that what he said was right, a tear streamed down his face not only because he knew what she was about to do, but also in anger at her and Hotch for even thinking that it was a good idea.
Aaron could see the anger and sadness in his eyes and face. He could tell that this was not something that anyone on the team agreed with, because, as he looked around the room, everyone had the look of worry and despair that she wouldn't change her mind.
"All the previous victims have looked almost identical to me," Garcia added.
"Our plan that we have is to use Garcia to help try and catch him before he strikes again. She has offered to go walking around the unsub's hunting grounds to see if we can't get him to go after her so we can grab him. Now if everyone will gather around this table in groups of ten," Aaron pointed to the table to the left of him "a few of my team members will help and explain the surveillance points. as Derek, Reid, and JJ explained the points, Hotch called out to the rest of the team, " Hey i need the rest of you to meet me in here in 5."
So 5 minutes had past and Hotch, Emily, Rossi , and Garcia all had finally made it to the meeting room.
"Garcia, we all really wanted to talk to you about tonight. If you are going to do this you need to be prepared." Hotch said seriously, crossing his arms.
"Prepared for what?" Garcia asked
"Prepared for the emotional and psychological experience." Emily said quietly
"It always sounds easier to get close to an unsub than it really is trust me, I know from personal experience." She said, her finger absentmindedly tracing her four leaf clover scar on her chest.
Garcia nodded, "I know, Em. But i can do this! i know i can, and there's no other team i would trust to have my back."
Hotch nodded again, "Okay so, according to Reid this is this is where the unsub's hunting grounds are, Club Meta. He grabs his victims on Friday nights and dumps them early monday morning." He said, pointing to the map.
"So if he follows his previous patterns he will be looking there tonight for someone who looks like me…." Garcia said staring blankly at the map. "Am i going to be wearing a wire?" she asked.
"No, if he spots it you will be put into more danger than u would be without one." Rossi answered. "Prentiss and I will be in the club at a safe distance. When he makes his move on you, we'll be there and it will be over." Prentiss nodded her agreement.
"Don't worry Garcia," Prentiss said squeezing her shoulder, " We got your back."
Now that Garcia had her confidence even higher now every one went and got ready to go to go to the club later that night.
As Garcia walked into the club she was thinking 'Why are these people staring at me?' She didn't realize that most people were not use to seeing someone that dressed the way she did. she was wearing a purple leopard dress, which fit to every natural curve she had and made her look the most amazing she had ever looked, she was also wearing white wedge sandals, one of her unusual hats , as always, and a nice leather jacket to match the shoes she had on. In her words she looked 'fabulous'. she was bound to catch the unsub's eye. As she walked around to see exactly where the team was set up. As she looked to the left she could see Rossi and Emily sitting at the bar. Slowly looking straight ahead , making her way through the crowd she sees Derek dancing and keeping an extra close eye on anyone who even so much as looked her way. What Garcia didn't know was that JJ, Reid, and Hotch were all in the surveillance room, watching from over head.
About an hour in, the unsub still hadn't made his move on Garcia. Hotch had called Rossi and Emily to the surveillance room to talk with them about ways to draw the unsub out, fo see if he would make his move. Meanwhile, Garcia started to feel this over whelming urge to go 'potty'. making her way across the dance floor, she gradually got close enough to Derek.
"Hey baby girl, what's wrong?" Derek asked.
"I'm ok sweet cheeks, i just need to use the restroom." she said with a grin.
"ok doll face, do you want me to go with you?" he said
"I will be ok, I should be back in 10 minutes." she said as she walked away towards the bathroom.
As Garcia made her way to the bathroom, Hotch and the rest of the team were looking over the camera feed to make sure that the can spot if anything goes wrong, when they notice, Garcia enters the hallway to the bathrooms and the camera is only showing an empty hallway.
"Ummmm… sir can you back up the feed for cameras 1 and 2 please?" Reid asked urgently.
"Hotch look you see Garcia enter the hallway in front of that camera and when you look over here she isn't there it shows an empty hallway." reid explained. "Someone has hacked the feed and switched it for this footage." he continued to explain.
Hotch immediately radioed Derek on his earpiece, "Morgan, do you have eyes on Garcia?"
"No, she just went to the bathroom she said she would be right back." he said.
"Well get over that way we are going to cover every exit we have lost visual on her. that camera feed is being hacked and replaced so it only shows a empty hallway."
"Team everyone move to surround the east and west exits and JJ, Reid, and Rossi you come with me to cover the front exit just in case."
Meanwhile, as Garcia continued to walk down the hallway she had passed the mens restroom and then was grabbed from behind.
"You have been a very bad girl, Garcia you should have kept to yourself and you wouldn't be here. Now you're going to come with me." the unsub said as he pulled her into the men's bathroom.