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Hotch called Strauss; and informed her of Penelope's abduction. She told him to standby—she had to inform the director. Hotch knew that Penelope was technically a civilian and not an FBI agent and this case should go to local PD, but he knew no matter what -the team wouldn't let that happen—Derek wouldn't let it happen. If the director wouldn't approve them to work the case—he would ask the team to take a leave so they could find Penelope. This reminded him of Haley and brought up so many feelings of failure and inadequacy. He knew logically that he was not the cause of her death—but emotionally he felt responsible every day. Yes, he loves Beth and they are gearing up for child number two, he thought—but, Haley was the one and he knew it from the first moment he saw her. This case—just reminded him of how much he lost – working the case. He had to put his head in the game—he looked over at Derek and saw he was in the middle of grilling the local PD (police department).

"Why weren't you inside?" Derek asked.

"Agent Morgan, we checked the studio and they only had one class—we couldn't stand in the class."

"Yes you could—god dammit, your job was to watch her! How are you watching her outside?" he screamed at the police officers.

"Morgan, a word."

"One second, Hotch"

"Now, Agent Morgan."

As Morgan walked away from the officers and towards Hotch, he said, "How is that surveillance?"

"We need your head in the game—now is not the time to yell at local PD. How did you know to come here?" he asked as the rest of the team walked over.

JJ responded for him, "he got a call, right Morgan?"

"The unsub called me at the crime scene and asked me about Stella and the interrogation?"

Rossi, "how did he know we picked up Stella?"

"Don't know." He started to pace, "Then he told me he knew why Stella started taking yoga – Penelope. He asked if we had a fight because she was wearing black and that is when I ran over here."

"Her purse was left in the changing room with a tea." He rubbed his head trying to ground himself, "They took her out of the alley exit– I found her scarf and then he called me again." He started pacing but he continued, "The unsub called me SSA Morgan—he knew about my football career in college. He said the game has just begun and he hung up the phone. I started the clock for her abduction as soon as he hung up. Because we only have 24 hours – before the full chances of "

"Hey, Morgan," Reid said as he put his hand on Derek's back, "we will get her back – she will be ok"

"Shit, I told her to go to class because she was so wound up. She wanted to come down and help us. I thought it would be best to come after Stella's interrogation because," he trailed of "Christ," he muttered rubbing his head. He knew he didn't want her to come down because he couldn't bear seeing them together after the yesterday. The truth of the matter was the BAU was the safest place for her to be-. "I should've brought her in today- God Dammit" he swore as he kicked the mailbox.

Hotch's phone rang and he stepped away.

"Hey, no woulda, shoulda, coulda's" Emily said, "you did the best you could with what you knew. Now, I'm going to get the surveillance footage and see evidence the locals were able to pick up."

Hotch returns to the group, "that was Strauss. we have to return to the BAU immediately. Emily and JJ hang back and see what evidence they left behind. The rest of us will head back."

As they entered, the conference room Strauss was already in the room pacing. As they came in, she began to speak, "Even though Penelope isn't an agent the director has given us strict orders to treat this as an FBI Agent abduction and we will give you all of the resources that you need."

"But," Rossi said knowing Erin better than most.

"Everything must go through me—the director and I know that when a case is personal for this team the tendency to go rogue is heightened and since someone took our family member—he thinks that we may be a touch irrational."

Derek refused to speak—he still couldn't believe she was gone. He kept on replaying this morning in his mind. He should have said he loved her. He should have kissed her but this pit of anger made it so… "Derek," Erin called.

"Sorry ma'am."

"The Director is very fond of Penelope and he will give you whatever you need. What do you have and know so far."

He updated her about the status of the case and when he was almost done JJ and Emily returned.

"We sent the tea, her purse, and scarf to the lab."

"We are running all employees and attendees of the class today – maybe the unsub was in class with her."

"The cameras in the alley were broken so we could not get anything off them."

"So, we know nothing -22 hours and we know nothing," Derek said as he headed out the door, "Let's interview Stella – he may know the unsub."

"Derek you shouldn't—"

"Hotch, Rossi can come with me but I'm interrogating that sonofabitch!"

As he stormed out, Erin said "this is the kind of behavior I was talking about—I need you all to be professional and objective or I'm going to have to take you off the case and I don't want to do that."

"Well Don't Erin," Rossi said as he followed Derek out of the room.

As Derek entered the room, he put a folder on the table.

"Why am I here, Derek?" Stella asked frustrated, "I've done absolutely nothing and no one will give me any answers?" He said as he continued pacing.

"Sit down," Derek said firmly.

"Is this how things work here? Is this Guantanamo Bay?" Stella countered.

"Sit down now or I'll make you sit down," Derek said pissed.

Stella turned and saw the craziness in his eyes and wouldn't back down, "I'm not scared of you – I don't care what position you hold. I know my rights so why did your gestapo pick me up at 6 am in the morning?"

Rossi walked in and put his hand on Derek's shoulder, and asked "coffee?"

Stella said, "No thank you, I just want to know why I'm here."

Rossi said, "You're here because of Penelope."

Stella's angry glares at Derek quickly turned to concern and care. This made Derek want to punch him, now more than before.

"I don't understand." As he processed the statement, he wondered out loud "Is she ok? Is she here?"

"Why don't you tell me? Derek said snidely

"What?" Stella asked as tears formed at the bottom of his eyes. "I haven't seen her since I left in July or June."

"Which was it? Give us details." Derek said

He sat down, "I last saw her over dinner at you house in June. I spoke to her September 6th—a Sunday or Monday before school started. Now, what happened to her? Is she ok?"

When did you get back to the DC?

"I can play this game too—I'm not answering any questions till I see her," Stella countered confidently.

"Game?" Derek asked banging the table—Remembering what the unsub said to him on he phone

"I watch Law and Order, I know she is behind the mirror. I want to speak to her now" he said.

"You can't Stella, she isn't here."

"What?" He looked at Derek accusingly, "what you think I—"he stood up and ran his fingers through his hair, "I didn't do anything her I lo" and he realized that Derek was in the room and he said, "care for her. More than anything."

"I would never hurt her" he said resolutely, "What happened?

Derek's cheek tightened and he put the pictures of the gifts on the table. Stella stopped on the watch and said, "that like a million dollar watch-it's a Tag Heur limited edition watch with plasma between two layers of diamonds that display the time. Well not a million dollars but uber expensive"

"How do you know so much about the watch?" Rossi asked.

"My dad loves—loved watches and he was obsessed with Tag Heur. One of the finest brands in all of Switzerland he would say."

"When did you enter the United States?"

"Five days ago and No I didn't call Penelope." He said finally realized hat he was a suspect in something, "I get it —you brought me down here because you think I'm with Penelope—I'm not. We did not have plans to run away together—she love you and she told me we couldn't be more than friends."

Rossi and Derek looked at each other and then at him.

"I mean I care for Penelope deeply but you, your children are the most important things in her life – that's what she told me, and we haven't spoke of it since."

"When was the last time you spoke to her?

"At the beginning of September, my father passed away, my mother was ill, and I had to ask Penelope to teach our class. Because of the time difference, we've been communicating more via email." He looked up and saw the doubt in their eyes. "Look at my phone if you want to."

"Did you send her anything for her birthday?"

"No."

"Wait here"

They left the room and Hotch was waiting there, "he knows nothing and he seemed genuinely surprised that this had something to her. He." Hotch trailed off

"Loves her," Derek said, "She said it couldn't be him but my jealousy clouded my judgment—now we wasted 2.5 hours and we still don't know where she is."

"I don't think he took her either," Rossi said confirming Hotch and Derek's findings, "Should we tell him that she was kidnapped and see if any suspects come to mind."

"Yes," Hotch said he could help us.

They return to the room and Stella said, "Have you checked the trails at Potomac Park? We would go running there and I always told her not to go on the trails by herself because it's so dense – if you are injured, there are pockets of no cell service. If you give me a map I can show you our routes, have you called the campus? Maybe she is there or maybe she was in an accident on the way to school—does she drive in now or Amtrak it? If I were you—I would be" each scenario increased the panic in his bones and he could not understand how they were so calm. Maybe Derek did something to her he thought as they stared at each other. "Did you do something to her?" he asked Derek, "According to Law and Order, the husband is always the first suspect."

"Thank god we aren't trapped in a television," Rossi said, "Sit please, Stella," Rossi starts, "last week Penelope began receiving strange gifts that didn't seem out of the ordinary because it was her birthday, flowers, wine, cheese but yesterday she received this watch – and we became aware that she had a stalker. He sent Derek photos of her and photos of you and her and"

"You thought I was taunting you," he said completely miffed.

"Of course you would," he muttered something in Swedish "but she didn't think I had anything to do with this— have you called Franklin? He would know if she came in today. Why aren't you doing anything? He asked exasperated, "taking notes, making calls, come on"

Derek finally speaks, "she was abducted this morning and we don't know where she is. She was taken from yoga class."

He ran his fingers through his hair and he began to pace—"who took her? What are you guys doing? You should be on-"

"Calm down, we are going to find her but we need your help," Derek said humbling himself and finally releasing his ego. "Can you think of any students or people at the university that were interested in Penelope," Derek continued, "We haven't created a profile yet – but he would be a dominant, alpha man, who is about control. Maybe he is from Chicago. Or maybe someone who tried to dominant you in front of her – take charge kind of man. He is a man of means he put spent over 30K in gifts and surveillance and that doesn't include the watch."

"School Fundraisers," Stella said, "that's where that type of man would be—but no one pops to mind. She was really into her AI research. She believed her research was the key to a tenure position. I would go with her because she would always say it sucks being the only girl because the men treated her like whipped cream."

"She mentioned that it was a boys club," Rossi added.

"And sometimes the boys club ignored her wedding ring because everything can be bought in their world."

"I can get you a list of the last bunch of fundraisers we went to. I can also ask Franklin who is interested in funding her research—the answer may be in there."

"Great," Derek said, "Can you go back two years?

"Sure," Stella said.

"How about Franklin?" Rossi asked

"He is harmless," Stella said, "he is a loveable guy like the bald guy from Princess Bride—it would be inconceivable that he would take her. He's happily married with 3 kids in Philadelphia – she gave me the princess bride for Christmas a few years back—you have to find her," he said as tears started to stream down his face.

"Is there anything I can do?"

Derek rose and Rossi said you are free to go, "Send me the list as soon as you can."

"Wait the day I came to talk to her, there was a cable guy there all day—the Internet was down and he was re-wiring the house. She said he'd been there all day because of failing wires but – I just had the same thing done to my house and the guy was done in an hour tops."

"Yes, that was the day before I came back from Chicago. She couldn't figure out why it wasn't working and she called Verizon."

"Let's have Kevin check that out too."

He nodded and Derek's jaw tightened as he gave Stella one last look over and he exited the room.

"Derek, Agent Rossi—will you tell me when you find her?"

Derek nodded and Rossi said, "I will call you personally"

They returned to the conference room, Rossi said, "Stella knew nothing but he is providing us a list of attendees of the fundraisers for the U of Penn. Penelope's was drumming up money for her AI research."

"And the possible funders were rich alpha types"

"So, Stella isn't a suspect?"JJ asked.

"No, but he did give us a lead as to how the cameras got in the house—Let's have Kevin look into the surveillance cameras and Verizon—Stella said that someone was doing work at the house, when he came over and he was there from 8 am till 4pm. Penelope mentioned something to me too. Where is Kevin?"

"Derek," Kevin runs in, "You have to see this."