A/N: I have to hand it to the writers of Criminal Minds; this is not easy. This is also not my area of expertise. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the next chapter!

Kagome felt like slamming her head against the table. They had gone through everything and there were no connections between any of the victims besides their love of caring for their hair. The rest of the team began to file in so Kagome composed herself.

"Did you find anything?" Sesshomaru asked. He looked over the geographical map that Kagome had just been contemplating putting her head through.

"Nothing," Kikyo answered regretfully. "We did manage to narrow down the unsub's hunting ground, but it doesn't do us any good if we can't figure out what's attracting her, or how she's grabbing her victims."

"We need to focus on the hair," Kagome muttered.

"What?"

Kagome looked around at her team. "The hair. That's the only connection."

"But all of the victims went to different hair salons," Kouga said.

"And they all have different hair colors," Inuyasha pointed out. He glanced back at the board full go blondes, redheads, and brunettes.

"That just proves that the unsub doesn't have a color preference," Kagome explained. "We've already established that the unsub is female so there's not going to be a sexual component."

"She's taking the hair as a trophy," Sango concluded.

"Or she's using the hair," Sesshomaru said. He was starting to see what Kagome was getting at.

Kikyo frowned. "For what?"

"Wigs!" Kagome exclaimed.

Miroku smiled, happy that they might finally have a lead in this case. "That would explain why the hair color doesn't matter," he said. "All of the victims had fine hair. She might be looking for hair that matches her own in texture, but not in color."

"So we're looking for a wig-maker?" Inuyasha asked. "That still doesn't explain how this woman is finding and grabbing her victims."

Sesshomaru was about to make a suggestion when the captain knocked on the door and walked in. "Sorry to interrupt but they found another body."

The team piled into their SUVs and drove to what was obviously a dump site. It was in the middle of nowhere and off the highway, away from where most people would go. It was a wonder that anyone had found the body at all. "A man found it when he was cleaning up trash. Apparently locals like to dump stuff here because they know they won't get caught," the captain explained, referring to the littering fine signs that were posted all along the San Francisco highways.

"Would a tourist know about this spot?" Sesshomaru asked.

The captain shook his head. "It's not likely. This is a pretty secluded area."

The team stood on the hill looking down into the ditch. The body of the woman lay tossed haphazardly in the dirt. Kagome sighed sadly. It never got any easier. "She wasn't supposed to toss her until tomorrow," Inuyasha growled.

"That most likely means she's already taken another woman," Sango said.

"But why did she dump her early?" Kouga asked.

Sesshomaru frowned. "It's probably because of our presence. She threw this woman out like trash this time. There was no consideration. It looks like she was in a hurry."

"Sarah? Is that Sarah? Sarah!"

The team turned to see Sarah's husband Randy running to the crime scene. With a nod from Sesshomaru, Kikyo went to intercept him. "Poor guy," Kagome said sympathetically. "He thought we at least had until morning to find her."

"Let's get back to the station," Sesshomaru ordered. "We're ready to give the profile."

Back at the station the team stood in front of a room full of unimpressed looking officers. "We're looking for a female with hair expertise," Inuyasha started. "At one time she was most likely a wig-maker or was familiar with one but considering the time she spends with these women and taking care of their hair, she is most likely unemployed now."

"She doesn't have a preference in hair color but she does prefer a hair type: fine. She would've experienced a traumatic experience most likely causing her to lose her own hair two or three months ago, which would be her stressor. It's what caused her to start killing," Sango continued.

"But how is she finding her victims?" an officer asked. "The victims all went to different salons."

"It's not the salons that are important," Sesshomaru answered. "It's the frequency that the victims went to the salon. We need to check each salon. There will most likely be a posting or advertisement offering independent hair services at each salon."

Kikyo stepped forward. "I'll be releasing this profile to the public at the press conference later today. For now, keep any eye on the salons in this area." She passed out a set of maps. "We narrowed down the area that the unsub is hunting in. Look for unusual signs offering discounted services with no address, probably just a phone number."

"She's a local," Kagome said, "so she knows the area well. She's familiar with the hair salons especially. We believe she has a house with a hair salon in the basement. Women interested in her services call her and get her address directly. When she finds a woman she likes, she keeps her. Because getting your hair done at someone else's house is pretty common, women don't think twice about telling someone where they're going, especially when they're meeting another woman."

"The unsub has started to devolve," Sesshomaru warned, "meaning we can't rely on the five-day window anymore. She could kill her next victim at any moment."