Criminal Minds Series Rewrite: Season Three

Elephant's Memory: Part Two

Derek stays at Owen's house as instructed, you and the two men go to the high school, and the rest of the team check out Owen's truck. You're glad that Hotch requested you to be with him and Spencer because you know something is going on with him. He's more irritated than usual, and you don't know why.

When Rossi's side of the team got to Owen's truck left near a gas station store, they found it to be completely cleaned out. Owen clearly didn't want to leave any clues behind as to where he is headed next. He's a smart kid, you'll give him that. Every move he's made has been clever and well-planned.

The victim, however, had a single gunshot wound to the face. His name is Kyle Border, nineteen. Kyle was the cashier in the gas station, and Kyle's car is nowhere to be found. Owen killed him and took his car after ditching his own. There is no evidence that Kyle ever resisted.

Owen didn't need to kill him, but he did. Owen didn't need to shoot him in the face, but he did.

Turns out that Kyle is a couple of years older than Owen, and they went to the same high school together. Owen despised Kyle, but why?

Inside the gas station, it looks like everything has been restocked when Owen visited last night. The only thing missing is a couple of gallon jugs of milk, frozen pizzas, and cold cuts. That's not something you take on a road trip because they can go back very easily if not kept frozen which can only mean one thing.

The roadblocks aren't going to work because Owen never left town. He's still here, but the question is, where? Is he alone? Sheriff Hall doesn't seem to think so because Jordan's body was never found. Owen might have made it seem like she died, but then took her and is now feeding her somewhere.

Is Jordan a hostage or an accomplice?

That's why you're at the high school. You want to know what kind of kids Owen and Jordan are. If she is his accomplice, then you need to know where she might have gone as well. The best person to talk to about this would be the guidance counselor, Ike Stratman, who is more than happy to talk to you.

"As Owen's counselor, what can you tell us about Jordan and Owen?"

"Not much. They started dating last year when Owen moved to Special Ed."

"Isn't that a bit late for junior year?" you ask.

"Yes, if he'd been put there for academic reasons. He was put there for bad behavior, bad attitude, and lack of effort. Owen applied himself in some classes. He did very well, but it didn't last."

"The problem wasn't lack of effort or bad attitude," Spencer says. "The A's in Math and Science says he's a gifted student. The D's in English and History tells us that he had difficulty reading. The "F" in geometry indicates a severe problem with spatial relations. That's further confirmed by his atrocious, illegible handwriting."

"It's all consistent with a brilliant but severely learning disabled student," Hotch adds.

"Yeah, but his standardized tests didn't support that kind of intelligence."

"A spatial relations handicap affects your hand-eye coordination. He couldn't fill in an answer bubble any easier than he could hit a baseball, which is why he stayed away from sports."

"Sports was a sore spot with his father," Ike sighs. "I mean, he joined the wrestling team freshman year just to appease his old man, but that didn't work out."

His phone rings, and he excuses himself to answer it.

"He was probably the smartest kid in class," Spencer says once Ike is distracted. "He just couldn't prove it. Being the smartest kid in class is like being the only kid in class. He missed all of it."