Old Friend

Chapter 16

"Okay my lovelies get ready because this one is a doozy." Suddenly a bunch of pictures of three dead women popped up on the screen. "These ladies were all stabbed to death and left in a alley behind the Turtle Bay Tavern in Manhattan over a timespan of 4 months." "At least we know where his comfort zone is." Said Derek. "I wouldn't be so sure sweet cheeks. Our fourth victim Emily Todd was found last night in the alley behind the Pegu club in Soho." "How do you know she's connected to our Unsub?" Emily asked. "Because she has the same M.O. ; stabbed, found in a alleyway behind a bar, and if you were paying really close attention you could see they all have the same tattoo on their chest." "that's not a tattoo that's a brand." JJ interrupted. "What?" Penelope said with a confused look. "Our Unsub brands his victims like animals." Penelope's face turned sad. "We'll talk about this further on the jet, wheels up in 30." Said Aaron.

As the team started to pack up their things a familiar face came out of the elevator. "Spence!" JJ smiled. "Pretty boy is back." Derek joked. "Oh, Reid you're back I missed my boy genius." Penelope wrapped her arms tightly around Spencer. "I missed you too." Spencer said.

Spencer set his things down on his desk. "Reid!" Aaron shouted. Spencer walked into Aaron's office and sat down on the chair. "Reid, you weren't supposed to be back for another week." Aaron reminded him. Spencer nodded. "You still look tired, maybe you should sit this case out and work from here." Aaron suggested. "I'm fine Hotch." Spencer protested. Aaron looked at Spencer with a concerned look. "The team needs me." Aaron nodded and motioned Spencer to go pack up his things.

Everyone gathered on the jet. "Okay, so far we know our Unsub likes to dump the victims bodies in alleyways behind bars in New York and likes to brand the victims on their chest." Said Emily. "Garcia! Was there any signs of sexual abuse?" JJ asked. "Um yes, there were traces of Siemen found in every victim." "Okay, so that cancels out a women being our Unsub." Said Emily. "What do you think the branding symbolizes?" JJ asked. "Maybe he thinks of them as animals?" Said Emily. "Actually back in medieval times branding was used to make sure everyone knew what was theirs." Said Spencer. "So you're saying our Unsub brands them to tell everyone else they belong to him?" JJ asked. "It's possible."