III

"Well what do we have here?" Morgan boomed as the three women strolled into the round table room. "Rossi, what's it look to you?"

"Well Morgan," Rossi pretended to evaluate them as each took their designated seat. "It seems to me that our lovely team members aren't as impervious as they thought."

"I'm inclined to agree." Morgan flashed them all a smile as they glared at him over cups of searing coffee. "I thought we taught you not to try out-drinking one another."

"And I thought we taught you not to piss off women with guns." Emily narrowed her gaze. "Unless of course, you'd like another lesson."

"Princess, in the state the three of you are in, I doubt you could take down a toddler."

"If you keep yelling, we're all going to find out." JJ muttered menacingly, causing the men to chuckle.

"You three okay?" Hotch asked as he entered and took his seat. Receiving mumbles and groans from the women, he picked up the remote and decided to take over Penelope's job for now. "We've got 3 bodies in Manhattan; all male, all in their mid to late 20s, all stabbed multiple times in the face and chest and all involved in some sort of illegal activity." Hotch brought up driver's license photos of each man. There were no physical similarities that the team could see. "Also, they were all found with this." With another click, an image of the men's chests was brought up, each with the words 'huic pro vobis' carved into them.

"'This one's for you'." Emily translated. "Latin."

"Any connection between the three?" Rossi asked with a frown as he examined the bodies on the screen.

"Cassidy Newton was a cat burglar; did 15 years in 1994 for stealing over $250,000 worth of jewelry from a house in upstate New York." Hotch explained. "Albert Fox served 18 for assault with a deadly weapon back in 1996 and his brother, Michael did 9 for attempted kidnapping in 2002."

"So they're all hardcore criminals." Morgan pointed out. "Is it possible we're dealing with a vigilante? Someone who thinks he's cleaning up the streets?"

"Maybe but why carve 'for you' into their chests?" JJ pondered out loud.

"For the people? The police?" Rossi suggested. "He might see himself as doing a public service."

"Garcia, I need you to run more personal background checks; married life, income, job, the works." The technical analyst nodded before waving goodbye to her teammates. "Wheels up in 10."

"Greetings crime fighters. I come bearing fruitful, delicious gifts." Garcia appeared on the screen in front of Reid and Morgan. Emily and JJ winced at the volume and ignored the smug faces of their colleagues.

"Hit us with it Baby Girl." Morgan urged her on.

"Keep up because I think I might have just done your jobs for you." Garcia smiled happily. "Cassidy Newton, AKA Catman, stole from a wealthy family in New York, the Owens. Melody Owen, wife of world renowned architect, Alexander Owen, is the sister of Albert and Michael Fox. Still with me?" Everyone nodded. "Now this is where it gets hinky. Albert and Michael haven't had contact with Melody since she married Alexander but they did know enough to guide Cassidy straight to the jackpot in a hidden safe."

"You're saying these three worked together?" Reid asked the blonde.

"Oui, oui mon amie." She replied. "Oh, but there's more." Each passenger on the jet raised an eyebrow as the giddy blonde looked like a 9 year old on a sugar rush. "You see, in '09, all three men were spotted at a bar called the Dancing Hog in downtown Manhattan where a murder took place. Charlize White, a 32 year old accountant, was brutally stabbed to death and had 'huic enim me' carved into her chest."

"'This one's for me'?" Emily looked confused. "Are we looking at the same killer?"

"Seems like it." Garcia beamed with pride.

"What were they all doing at the Dancing Hog in the first place?" Rossi asked the group.

"Maybe that's where the brothers met Newton and they decided to go into the business together." Morgan suggested.

"Maybe." Rossi mulled the thought over.

"Let's try to get some rest before we land." Hotch told his team. "I have a feeling this is going to be a long one."

Don't forget to review :)