Ghost Whisperer
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This is after the Series Finale
"Did you find him?" Hotch asked on the phone.
"No, but someone left in a hurry." Rossi said. "We have Garcia looking into Carlos Hartford's son. The bedroom was kept neat, as if no one has lived there for a few days. We are searching the place to find evidence on the second person living in the guest room."
"Keep us posted." Hotch said. "We just pulled up to Hartford Trailers now. We'll talk to you later." Morgan stopped the SUV and the three agents got out. "We need to find Kevin Hartford." Hotch told Morgan and JJ. "He might know where his brother is."
Hotch knocked on the office door. Someone yelled 'come in' from the other side. Hotch opened the door and walked in, JJ and Morgan followed right behind.
"Kevin Hartford?" Hotch asked, flashing his badge.
"Yes, that's me. What can I help you with?"
"We're looking for your brother, Carlos Hartford." Hotch said. "We have reason to believe that Carlos has helped kidnapped 6 teenage girls." Kevin's mouth dropped open.
"I assure you, I have no clue where my brother is." Ken said. "I have been trying to call him all day, but his phone has been shut off."
"Do you know where we could find him?" Hotch asked.
"Home and work. That is what most of his life entails."
"He's not home." Morgan stated. "We have agents searching his house as we speak. Kevin rubbed his head.
"We were also wondering about his son." JJ asked. Kevin stood up.
"Where's Anthony?" Kevin asked, sounding worried.
"We don't know." JJ said. "Our agents said that the room looked tidy and unlived in, as if he has been gone for a few days."
"Anthony is not supposed to have any contact with his mother." Kevin told them. "She lost custody of him when they found drugs."
"Can we have the mother's name?" Hotch asked.
"Yeah, I'll look it up for you." Kevin said, sitting back down and started digging into his drawers.
Emily looked up from her book and check the time just as he phone started to vibrate. Someone was calling her.
"Hey Eli, will you take Baxter outside to go to the bathroom?"
"Yep." Eli grabbed Baxter by the collar and led the lab to the back door and they both stepped outside. Emily answered the phone.
"Hello?"
"Hello Emily." The voice said. "I was afraid you wouldn't answer."
"Who is this?"
"You know who it is, Emily."
"George Miller."
"I'm sorry about what has happened in the last few days. You worked really hard." George Miller said. "I'm going to come and pick you up tomorrow afternoon, you and your sister will finally be back with family."
"My sister?" George Miller chuckled.
"Breanna. Soon, the three of us will be a family again."
"What if I don't want to go with you?"
"You know you want a fresh start too. You'll come around." George Miller hung up the phone. Emily sat up, looking towards the kitchen. Eli was still outside with Baxter. Emily quickly found the business card that Agent Morgan had given her earlier that morning. She dialed the number and listened to it ring.
It rang once.
It rang twice.
It rang three times, and then went to voicemail. Emily hung up and flipped the card over, remembering the other number Agent Morgan gave her. She dialed the second number.
It rang once.
"This is Penelope Garcia. Who is this?"
"My name is Emily Andrews; Agent Morgan gave me your number."
"Hi." Garcia said in shock. "Derek told me that he gave you my number. He also told me about…your gift."
"And I bet you have questions."
"Loads." Garcia said.
"I will answer whatever you want, but I really need to get a hold of Agent Morgan."
"What's up?"
"George Miller called me." That got Garcia working.
"I am going to call him, stay on the line." Garcia said, pushing a button. "I'm also going to trace that number from your phone."
"Yeah, Baby Girl."
"You have someone that needs to talk to you." Garcia said.
"Agent Morgan. It's Emily Andrews."
"Emily, what's wrong?"
"George Miller called me." Emily said.
"What!" Morgan exclaimed. "What did he say to you?"
"He was going to come get me and reconnect me with my sister, Breanna." Emily recalled. "Breanna's in trouble too."
"I'm going to be right there." Morgan said. "I'll see you soon."
"Emily, I would like to talk to you later, if that's ok."
"Ok, whenever." Garcia smiled and hung up with Emily.
"Garcia, where are you on finding Carlos Hartford's son, Anthony?"
"Still digging, but I have information for the mother, Karla Stevens. I'm sending what I have."
"Garcia, I also want you to trace the number that called Emily and look for it in Breanna Daze's phone. Trace Breanna Daze's phone as well."
"Already on it." Garcia said, hanging up the phone.
Morgan hung up his phone.
"Everything alright?" JJ asked.
"George Miller contacted Emily Andrews." Morgan told Hotch and JJ. JJ and Hotch looked at each other. "Miller has chosen who will replace his daughters, Emily and Breanna." Morgan explained. "I'm heading over to speak with Emily now." Hotch grabbed his phone.
"Dave, I need one of you to head over to the Daze's residence. George Miller has contacted the girls."
"On it. We have just finished up here."
"Thanks Dave." JJ stood up from the chair she was sitting in. Kevin pulled out an envelope and handed it to Hotch. "This is everything about the settlement and Carlos having full custody of Anthony."
"Thank you." Hotch said, taking the information. "If Carlos contacts you or shows up, let us know immediately."
"I will." Kevin said. "Please find Anthony."
"We will." JJ said. Hotch lead the way back to the SUV, Morgan and JJ followed.
"Drop JJ and I off at the Station. We need to locate Carlos Hartford, George Miller and Anthony Hartford."
Hotch and JJ walked into the Police Station and joined Rossi and Reid.
"Garcia sent these files over for us." Rossi said, handing them to Hotch to look over. Hotch dialed Garcia and put it on speaker.
"Have you located Karla Stevens?"
"I have an apartment address, as last known location, but she hasn't been seen since she left work Friday evening."
"Send us both work and home address." Hotch said.
"Done and done." Garcia said. "As for Anthony Hartford, he has not been at preschool all week."
"Check to see if there has been any activity on Karla's accounts."
"The last activity was Friday afternoon, she withdrew another 300 smack-a-roonies."
"Another 300?" JJ asked.
"Yes." Garcia did some typing. "For the last 6 months, Karla withdrew $300 from her account. Always on the 18th."
"Thanks Garcia." Hotch hung up the phone.
"Do you think Karla Stevens has something to do with George Miller?" JJ asked.
"We can't be sure, but right now, we have a missing child and three missing adults, two whom have been officially charged with Kidnapping." Hotch said. "Dave and I will head to Karla Stevens apartment. JJ and Reid, head over to Karla Stevens' work. Ask if Carlos Hartford or George Miller have been seen there."
"Breanna, I know this is tough for you." Prentiss said. She had arrived at the Daze's household and Breanna's parents, Layla and Matt, were not surprised she arrived. They knew that George Miller called their daughter, they just didn't know why.
"Why did he call her?" Layla asked, sitting next to her daughter. Matt was standing close by.
"How did you know?" Matt asked.
"We knew because he also called Emily Andrews, who called us." Prentiss said. "He called you because…" Prentiss looked at Breanna. "You know why, don't you Breanna." Matt and Layla looked at Breanna.
"Breanna, is that true?" Matt asked. "Do you know what he wanted?" Breanna nodded slowly.
"Tell us baby."
"He's chosen." Breanna said slowly. "He chose the replacements for his daughters and I am one of them." Layla hugged Breanna and Matt turned, and pinched the bridge of his nose.
"What's your plan?" Matt asked, turning and bringing his hand down.
"We are going to do everything we can to make sure nothing happens to you." Prentiss said. "I'll have to talk to my team to seat a plan to capture him, but we will keep you posted."
"Will there still be patrols?"
"Someone will be stationed right outside until we can catch him."
"Thank you." Matt shook Prentiss' hand as she stood up.
"Only doing my job."
"You're doing more than that." Layla smiled. Matt led Prentiss to the door and Prentiss left with a smile. She grabbed her phone.
"Hey Hotch, I am done at the Daze's house."
"We'll have a patrol nearby, we'll have them pick you up. We are at Karla's Stevens apartment. You can join us."
"Sounds like a plan. See you soon."
"She's sleeping Agent Morgan." Jim said when he saw who was at the door.
"I understand, but she called me on an urgent matter." Jim looked confused. "That I'm guessing she didn't tell you about."
"You guessed right." Jim motioned Derek Morgan inside. Jim lead the way to the kitchen. "She was sleeping when I returned and Eli said nothing happened that he knew of."
"Is your wife home?"
"No, she's at work." Jim said. "Just me, Emily and Baxter." Jim said, motioning to Baxter who was drinking out of his water dish. Baxter went up to Agent Morgan and sniffed at him. Morgan patted Baxter's head. "So…Emily called you?"
"Yes." Morgan said. "Apparently George Miller has contacted Emily."
"Why?"
"He kidnapped Emily and the others to see who would be a better match to replace his daughters. He has chosen Emily as one of them."
"And she called you?"
"Yes, and I'm glad she did. It might help us catch him." Emily hobbled in.
"Agent Morgan." Jim and Morgan turned.
"Well, look who's up and walking around." Agent Morgan smiled. Emily smiled. "And there's that smile I like to see."
"Emily, Agent Morgan said you got a phone call." Emily nodded.
"What did George Miller say to you?" Morgan asked.
"He wasn't sure I was going to answer, and then he said that he was sorry for what happened and told me that I worked hard." Emily sat down at the table. "He told me that he was going to pick me up tomorrow afternoon, so he could reunite me with my sister."
"Anything else?"
"I told him I wasn't interested and didn't want to go, but he said that I would because I also wanted a fresh start. Then he hung up the phone." Emily said, coughing. "From there, I called, well tried to call, you. Then I called Garcia." Jim went and grabbed Emily's water from the living room. He returned and headed the water bottle to her.
"He didn't say where he was going to pick you up?" Morgan asked. Emily shook her head, taking a drink of her water, finishing what was left of it. "Did he say he was going to call you back?"
"He didn't say anything about that." Emily said. "Why?" Morgan started to thing. "Agent Morgan, please tell me."
"George Miller will call you again." Morgan said. "Garcia is our technical analysis. She will be monitoring your phone, so when he calls, he will be able to track his number. So the longer you keep him on the line, the better." Emily nodded.
"What is he going to do?" Emily asked.
"Honestly, I don't know." Morgan said. "But I do know that he will call you back before tomorrow afternoon."
"Alright."
"Patrols will be stationed outside until we catch this guy."
"Thank you." Jim said.
"I'll stop by again to check in." Morgan said, shaking Jim's hand.
"I'll walk you to the door." Emily said as Aiden's bus pulled up. Jim stepped outside to get him. Emily walked with Morgan to the front door. "Agent Morgan." Morgan looked at Emily.
"Something wrong?"
"I want to help catch this guy." Emily said.
"It would be too dangerous."
"But you'll have my back." Emily said. "I know you won't let anything happen to me." Morgan was quiet. "I can meet up with him and you can ambush him."
"Let me talk to my team first." Morgan told Emily. "We don't want to do anything that will put you in harms way." Morgan explained. "We will also want a plan."
"You'll let me know?"
"Of course." Morgan smiled. Emily smiled back.
"Thank you Agent Morgan." Morgan walked outside and Emily shut the door. Emily hobbled over to the couch as Jim and Aiden walked in. Emily coughed as she sat down on the couch. Aiden came running into the living room. "Hi Aiden, how was school?"
"Good." Aiden said simply. Aiden set his bag down and dug through it, grabbing a piece of paper from his bag. "I made this for you." Emily took the paper that Aiden handed her and unfolded it.
"Thanks Aiden." Emily smiled.
"That's you, me, Mom, Dad, Uncle Eli, Aunt Delia and Ned." Aiden said. "Our family."
"Aiden, it's perfect." Emily said. "I love it."
"Alright Aiden," Jim said, walking into the living room with a bottle of water in hand. "It's time to do your homework."
"Ok." Aiden picked up his bag before heading into the dining room and starting his homework. Jim handed Emily the bottle of water.
"Uncle Jim…, I just finished my water. I'm not thirsty." Emily coughed.
"You need to stay hydrated." Jim said, handing Emily the bottle of water again. Emily sighed and took the water. She took a drink to please Jim. Emily grabbed her crutches and stood up. "Where are you going?"
"Bathroom." Emily said, making her way towards the stairs. Jim followed. "I'm fine, Uncle Jim."
"I don't care, I'm helping you up the stairs and back down." Emily smiled slightly. Jim helped her up the stairs. Emily walked to the bathroom and shut the door as Jim's phone rang. Jim stood by the stairs, grabbed his phone and answered it.
"Hey Mel."
"Did Aiden get off the bus ok?" Melinda asked. "That sub bus driver doesn't seem to understand."
"He got off the bus fine." Jim told her. "His bus driver is back and apologized for the problems we had."
"Good." Melinda said. "How's Emily?"
"She's back to her old self." Jim said. "Wants to handle things by herself."
"She's a fighter."
"Like her parents." Jim stated. "I just wish she would take it easy."
"I know her uncle will make sure she does."
"FBI Agent Morgan stopped by today."
"What did he want?"
"Emily had called him because George Miller called her."
"What?" Melinda asked. "Why?"
"He had chosen Emily to replace one of his daughters."
"What's the plan?"
"They're going to keep the patrol outside and they are monitoring Emily's cellphone." Jim explained. "Agent Morgan believes he'll call back."
"Alright." Melinda said, as Emily came out of the bathroom. "What time do you work tonight?"
"6." Jim said. "And I probably won't be back until Aiden's off to school."
"Are you pulling a double?"
"Yeah. Since I switched with someone, I now work a double." Jim explained.
"At least you were able to take Emily home early; I know that is what she wanted most."
"It was. It was also nice to spend some time home with her." Jim said. "When will you be home?"
"I will be home late, but Delia said she can come over until I get back."
"Sounds good." Jim said. "Love you Mel." Jim hung up the phone. Emily looked at Jim.
"Melinda?" Emily asked as Jim helped her down the stairs.
"Yes." Jim stated. "Just making sure that Aiden got off the bus ok." Emily hobbled over to the couch and sat down. There was knock at the door. Jim went over to answer it. There stood Andy.
"Hi Mr. Clancy. Is Emily awake?"
"Hi Andy. Yes, she is awake. Come on in." Andy walked inside. "Living Room." Jim shut the door and went to the dining room to help Aiden with his homework. Andy walked over into the living room and sat next to Emily on the couch.
"Hey, what are you doing here? What about Basketball?"
"Coach is ok with it." Emily smiled. Andy grabbed a folder from his bag. "Mr. Brown asked me to bring you your homework." Emily grabbed the folder from Andy.
"I'm kidnapped and missing for three days and all Mr. Brown can think of is homework."
"But don't worry about it too much." Andy smiled. "Mrs. Garnet said you don't have to worry til you're back. Mr. Shepard said don't worry about it…basically all you're teachers said don't worry about it until you're feeling better."
"And Mrs. Rinehart?" Emily asked.
"Willing to help you keep up." Andy stated. "Plus, with practice, she said you can help coach while you are benched." Emily coughed and took a drink of her water. "Everyone's glad you're back." Andy paused. "I'm glad you're back."
"So, tell me." Emily said, making herself comfortable. "What have I missed? Give me the gossip."
"My name is Jennifer Jareau." JJ said while standing in front of the police station, staring at a crowd of people, mostly press. "We are still looking to speak with George Miller, if there is any information about him, please contact the number below." JJ said. "We are also looking for two others, Karla Stevens and Carlos Hartford." JJ said as the officer next to her held up two pictures. "They may have a four year old child with them." JJ said. "Any information will be helpful to our case, so please contact the number below. That is all."
Jim had Andy leave when Emily had to take her medicine at 5. Delia came over while Jim got ready for work. Aiden was coloring a picture at the dining room table and Emily was on the couch reading when Ned arrived. Jim came downstairs.
"I'm not sure when Melinda will be back." Jim said to Delia. "And thanks again for doing this."
"It's no trouble at all." Delia said.
"Emily's medication does make her drowsy, so if she falls asleep, let her sleep."
"Jim, everything will be fine." Delia told him. "Melinda said she would be here by 7." Jim looked in the living room. "I know you're worried about Emily, but she will be fine. I promise."
"Thanks Delia." Jim walked over to Aiden. "Alright buddy, daddy's off to work. I'll see you later." Jim kissed Aiden on the head. "You listen to your Aunt Delia and help Emily if she needs anything."
"Ok." Aiden said. Jim ruffled Aiden's hair before walking into the living room and over to Emily.
"Try to ask for help instead of doing it by yourself." Jim said to Emily. Emily nodded. "Medicine kicking in?"
"Yeah." Emily said, holding back a yawn. "Why am I taking them?"
"It helps fight off infection." Jim said.
"I don't like it." Emily stated.
"Too bad," Jim said. "If you're awake, take it again at midnight."
"Uncle Jim…"
"Emily, trust me. You'll feel better if you keep taking them." Jim said quickly. "It will make sure the disease doesn't return."
"Ok, but Uncle Jim…I"
"I have to get to work." Jim kissed Emily on the head. "Ask for help, drink lots of water and rest."
"Ok." Emily said slowly. Jim smiled and headed towards the front door. He gathered his things and left. Emily marked her page and put her book down. She put her headphones in. Aiden walked over to Emily.
"Do you need anything?" Aiden asked.
"I could use another blanket." Emily said. Aiden hurried upstairs and grabbed a blanket from the closet. Aiden came downstairs and covered Emily up. Emily smiled. "Thanks Aiden." Aiden smiled and went back to the table to continue drawing. Emily pushed play on her iPod and drifted to sleep.
This Story is after Close Callings.
So I hoped to have this completed by August, but I was wrong. I worked basically 43-50 hour weeks at work, so I have been exhausted. Soon, I promise! I am basically done writing this story...I just have to type it and upload chapters! Be on the lookout for more chapters!
Thanks all for the support you have given me!