Aeipathy

CHAPTER 3.

TW: typical case briefing, mentions of missing person, a stalker, significant injury, blood, gore, weapon; guns and murder/death. Case based on 3x06.

Once everybody had regrouped at the station, the profile was delivered in it's usual manner with each member of the team contributing various snippets of information to the local police department. Morgan addresses the room "He's a white male, shoe prints put him at around 5'11-" and before he can continue an officer in the crowd sarcastically calls out

"So you've narrowed it down to anybody of average weight and height? Why bother getting the FBI in when we could have done that ourselves?" Morgan simply suppresses an eye roll and Emily senses that this is her time to take over.

"The unsub shows a level of sophistication and patience which suggests a level of maturity, and we are therefore putting his age between mid thirties to forties."

Pushing himself off the desk, Reid continues with the stream of information "the first victim, Michelle Colucci was taken from the initial crime scene and then later disposed of at a separate location four days later, meaning that she was held elsewhere for at least three days. The unsub most likely has access to a house or shelter of some kind."

Weaving your way forward you take over from Reid "It's also worth noting that he's fairly tech savvy, he made the posters on a computer and it's probable that he used a device to intercept and listen to Enid White's phone call" you tell the room of local police and as you turn to the others to indicate for somebody else to speak up, it is Hotch picks up from where you left off.

"These things tell us that this unsub is incredibly average, exceedingly so in fact and this is apparent in all aspects of his life; he blends in, he's just another face in the crowd. The murders give him a sense of power, but this does not make him notable, it only makes him arrogant."

"How are we supposed to catch him if he's basically invisible?" Detective Yarbrough questions.

Hotch looks toward JJ, indicating for her to answer the detective "We think we can get this unsub to contact you, the crime scenes show that he wants the police to be involved and by leaking the image of the mask left at each crime scene, he'll more than likely want to talk." It's Rossi who rounds the briefing up and you find yourself scanning the room, watching the officers disperse, wondering how long it will take for the plan to be put into action.

Making yourself your third cup of tea that day, you hear JJ calling your name "Paisley he's on line one, Hotch wants you to be the one to talk to him" upon hearing her words, you abandon your tea and follow after her, taking deep breaths as you go. 

Hotch acknowledges you as you enter "Come on Paisley, we need you on this, lets go". You look around, taking in the room and give a small nod, taking a deep breath as you reach over and answer the call.

"This is FBI supervisory special agent Paisley Selwyn." Keeping your voice neutral you begin,

unsure of what the response will be, but it doesn't take long to find out.

"You called me impotent" he states "and I am not impotent, you lied" the volume of his voice alerts you to the fact that he might be in a public setting and decide to test the waters with him.

"Why are you whispering, are you at work? If you're not happy with what we told the press, why don't you come in and correct them yourself?" you ask, spurring the conversation on for a few more minutes, pushing him more and more until Garcia informs you all that Edin White drew up the plans for a remodel of a software company and continued to work there until two months ago. Shortly after this information is revealed, the phone call is promptly ended by the unsub disconnecting the call.