Chapter 4 here we go!

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Chapter 4

Waking up and heading back to the station, Spencer poured himself a large coffee and sat down next to Penelope and her computer. Sipping the hot liquid reverently, he listened to Penelope type away on her super computer. Minutes later there was a bleeping sound from the computer.

"What does it say?" Reid asked, leaning forward. Penelope typed a code in and a window popped up on her screen.

"There's a match for DNA. But it's not a total match." Garcia typed a few more strokes. "It seems to be a match to a relative, possibly a brother or cousin."

"Great! Do you have an address?" Reid pulled out a pad and a pen.

"Harry Jonson. He lives in the next town over. 3875 Ealdor Ave. Want me to call up your chocolate lover and see if he want's to go knock down some doors and take names?"

Reid rolled his eyes and pick up the phone.

Morgan and Rossi knocked on the residence of Harry Jonson. A middle-aged man opened the door and sighed.

"What did Mike do this time?" He asked. Morgan and Rossi exchanged glances.

"Mr. Jonson, I presume?" Rossi held out a hand. "Special Agent David Rossi at the Behavoiral Analysis Unit. This is Special Agent Derek Morgan of the BAU as well. Who is 'Mike'?"

Mr. Jonson shook both of their hands. "My brother. He usually gets in trouble a lot, but he isn't registered anywhere so the police come to me when he pulls stupid stunts."

"Can we ask you a few questions inside?" Morgan asked. It was hot outside and it was only the Spring.

Harry nodded and allowed them in. There was a clash of pots and a woman swearing.

Mr. Jonson stopped. "Kate?" He ran to the kitchen. Morgan and Rossi placed their hands on their guns and followed the man to see a woman on the ground with a cast on her leg.

"Damn him." She squeaked.

Harry went behind her to pick her up. "I know."

"If he wasn't family, I would kill him!"

"I know." he said without quarrel. "Uh, agents, this is my beloved wife, Kate. Kate, these are agent from the FBI."

Kate sat in a kitchen chair and smiled at them. "Hello, sorry for the noise. My crutches gave way as I was making dinner."

Harry handed her her crutches. "Babe, I told you to let me do dinner until you heal."

"Well, no offense honey, I couldn't stand another night of Chinese food." She held her stomach. "Mama can't handle another night of Mr. Fong's quick cooking."

"Ma'am, who did this to you?" Rossi asked.

Kate rolled her eyes. "Mike. Harry's brother."

"He came by last week, drunk as always. He and my wife got into an argument and he took a hammer and broke her leg." Harry explained. "Please, sit." He gestured to two chairs for the agents to sit in and they took them.

"What was the argument about?" Morgan asked.

Kate huffed. "I may have suggested that his children go to school and interact with other kids. And maybe a few moral issues as well."

"Such as?"

"He has a problem about how relaxed her family is on certain issues." Harry said.

"And where were you during this time?" Rossi asked.

"I was pulling a late shift. Kate and I are trying for a baby." Kate and Harry joined hands. Morgan smiled.

"Congratulations."

"What can you tell us about Mike?"

Harry scoffed. "Where to begin? He's always violent when he's drunk, but he wouldn't harm anyone sober."

"What is this about?" Kate asked.

"We have reason to believe that he is tied into a number of rapes and kidnappings." Rossi informed them.

Kate gasped. "How did you figure that?"

"Well, we have DNA from the victims and the children that was never identified until now. Our tech specialist expanded the DNA search and found a match with your husband." Morgan explained.

Rossi continued. "Where does Mike live?"

Harry sighed. "He's basically a nomad, but he lives mainly in the large forest out back." He gestured to the back door.

"Can you show us?" Morgan asked. Kate went to move, but Harry stopped her.

"Honey, I don't want your foot to swell. I love you, but I don't think I can handle that again."

Kate stuck her tongue out playfully, but sat back on the chair.

Harry led them to the back porch. "There's the forest. Mike and I used to hunt in those forests when we were little, but I grew up. Mike always had a fantasy of being a wild man."

"Is there anyone else who lives with him?"

Harry shook his head. "Just his daughter."

Rossi gave a look to Morgan. "His daughter?"

"Yeah, uh Maxine. He had a fling with this girl and she left him Maxine with a note saying she couldn't handle being a teen mom."

"And there isn't anyone else who lives with him?"

"I'm for certain."

"Do you ever see Mike?"

Harry shook his head. "Just Maxine. Because of his nomadic nature, he doesn't bring in the bread, so to speak. So Kate and I put together a monthly army-sized grocery bag for them and we leave it on the porch here. Maxine comes to pick it up late at night so the neighbors don't see her. Tonight she suppose to come and pick it up." He pointed to the three large bags on the corner on the back porch.

"Do you think she will be able to answer some questions?" Rossi and Morgan knew if anyone knew anything, it would be her.

Harry shrugged. "Maybe. But she doesn't like new people often."

Morgan looked at Rossi. "It's worth a shot. I'll call Hotch."

It was late and the local police and BAU waited patiently for the girl to show up. Reid was standing near a bush gazing through a pair of night binoculars.

"No movement from the forest, yet." Hotch whispered to Holke

"How do we know that she'll be here?" Holke whispered.

"According to Mr. Jonson, tonight's the night that she comes to pick the packages up." Prentess replied.

There was a hush as a sign of the girl appeared. As the bushes parted, two girls came out.

"Maxine, do we have to do this at night?" Asked the younger of the two. "It's dark out here."

"Clara, we have to get this now otherwise father will be mad." Maxine stated.

The two girls approached the porch and grabbed the packages. As they were leaving, Hotch signaled them that they should move forward and exited the clearing.

"Are you Maxine?" He asked. Maxine and Clara froze before they ran for the shelter of the woods. Other officers came out from the bush line and ran towards the girls. They chased the duo through the forest.

Maxine and Clara hid behind a large tree and waited for the sounds to disappear.

"What do they want from us?" Clara whispered.

Maxine shook her head. "I don't know, but they can't find the others." She handed the packages to Clara. "You need to go. Make sure John eats. Keep Milly out of the bread box. Wait for father to return."

"What are you going to do?" Clara asked.

"They want me. Count to ten and run to the house. I'll be there soon."

"No you can't leave. We need you."

Maxine hugged Clara. "I know it's scary to not have me around, but you have to try. Once I lose them I'll come back. I promise." Maxine ran from Clara. She prayed that they would be okay.

Hotch and Morgan ran through the forest and couldn't find any of the girls.

"Maybe we spooked them, her uncle did say she was shy." said Holke as he walked up to them.

"Yes that was a bad judgement call on my part." Hotch said.

"Don't beat yourself up, Hotch." Morgan comforted.

"It doesn't matter right now. The other girl's name was Clara."

"The first rape victim's child was named 'Clara'. After her grandmother." Rossi joined the group.

"Mr. Jonson was sure that his brother only had one daughter?" Morgan asked Rossi.

Rossi nodded. "Yes. Maybe he knows more than he tells us."

"Or maybe he doesn't know about the other kids. This man does live in the forest. He's hidden from the outside world without any connections besides his brother." Morgan suggested.

"We need to find Maxine and Clara. They are the only link to Mike"

"We got one!" one of the deputies yelled. Two deputies brought out Maxine who was struggling against them. They led her over to Holke, Hotch, Morgan, and Rossi.

Hotch stepped forward. "Are you Maxine?"

Maxine was silent and didn't make eye contact.

"Are you related to Mike Jonson?"

They were met with silence.

"Where is Clara?" Rossi asked.

"Maybe we should try to force a couple answers out of her?" The deputy on Maxine's left suggested.

"No that won't be necessary, deputy." Rossi said. Morgan shot a glance at Hotch who nodded slightly.

"Let's take her back to the station."

They pushed Maxine into the holding cell and locked her in. She was still silent as she took a seat inside.

"Do you think she will start talking soon?" Garcia asked.

"We don't know, maybe a night in the cell will help her cooperate." Hotch replied.

"She's been sheltered all her life. She's only known her father and her uncle and aunt; I would think that she need to get used to us and to trust us before talking to us." Reid explained.

There was a commotion that headed towards the BAU as Miss Pendive came bustling in with her cameraman.

"Sheriff Holke, I was told that you caught the person responsible for these heinous crimes. Is this the rapist?" she pointed to Maxine. "Is she some transvestite who gets off on these types of things?"

Holke sighed. "Miss Pendive, what is the nature of your visit?"

She huffed. "Well, I don't know if you've noticed, but there are rapes, kidnappings, and killings. Follow up question, is your niece involved in these wrong-doings?"

"Deputy, please escort Miss Pendive out the premises before I arrest her for obstructing a police investigation." Doing as he said, a deputy led the newswoman out of the building. Holke turned back to the BAU.

"I deal with that. Every day. Every week. If I try to sue her she slaps me with a suit of her own."

"She sounds like a fun person to be around." Garcia muttered to Emily.

Morgan looked over at Maxine. Her long blonde hair was tied back in a braid that went down to her waist. Her big blue eyes were the same as Tyler's in the picture as they stared around in fear. Her mouth was in a thin line as she kept silent.

"We should get her a blanket or something for her. To get her comfortable." JJ's mother instincts kicked in.

The cell door was opened and a blanket placed on the ground for Maxine. She didn't move for the blanket, but seemed to relax a little.

"We'll see what comes up in the morning with Maxine. Maybe she can tell us where her father is as well as the rest of the kids."

"But we have to remember that the other children may be the same as her. They may not even want to go back to their mothers." Rossi stated.

"That's a possibility we will deal with later on. For now, let's get some sleep." Hotch broke the meeting and they went back to their hotel rooms.

Maxine grabbed the blanket once they were gone. She had curled up underneath the cell bench; she experienced more cramped spaces and less warmth from a blanket.

"They won't find them." She whispered. "They will never find them."

Finally it is over...this chapter I mean. It has been a long week. I had almost 14 hours of sleep this week. THIS WEEK! Idk how I did it with such energy in school.

I will update To Be a Consort later in the week.

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