Give You Hell (Criminal Minds)

1.09 - The first time?

"I have a deeply hidden and inarticulate desire for something beyond the daily life" ~ Virginia Woolfe

Elle and I are curently on our way to Texas. Hotch had sent the two of us to speak with DeVries. Elle was looking over the case file while I decided to call my dad. 

"Gideon" He speaks as soon as he picks up the phone.

"Hey, dad, it's me"

"DeVries cooperating?" He asks.

"We're not even there yet. Elle says we won't be there for at least another hour because we decided to take a train from El Paso instead of a rental car. She wanted to look over the files again" I explain.

"Well, remember, he can't lie to you if..."

"If we know the crime better than he does. Yes, I remember, dad"

"Good. Check in when you're done"

"Wait" I call before he can hang up.

"Kid, I'm swamped here. I'm in the middle of two consults. NSA wants a threat assessment on... Terror cell... Hamburg by 6:00"

"What? You keep breaking up"

"I said I'm swamped"

"Dad, I'm losing you" I tell him, slowly losing the connection of the call.

"Zig, I don't have time right now, kid. Can we talk when you get back?"

"Yeah. Okay. Tomorrow" I agree.

"Okay. Oh, while I remember, Alex said-" My dad spoke before the call cut off.

"Hello? Dad? Hello?"

"Everything okay?" Elle asks, looking up from the case file.

"Yeah, I just lost the connection. You sure you're ready for this? Your first custodial isn't always easy"

"Yeah. As long as I learn this case, I'll be fine. And if things go wrong, I always have you" Elle smiles.

"That's right. But, I don't think you'll need me"

After sitting for a few minutes in silence, the train abruptly stops, causing all passengers to look around in slight panic. 

"What the hell was that?" One young man asks, standing from his seat. 

"Everything's alright folks" An officer announces, walking towards us, "Everybody just relax. Everything's going to be fine. Everything's fine"

"What happened?" Elle asks the man once he gets closer to us. 

"Nothing ma'am" He answers before catching sight of the case file and crouching down, "You on the job?"

"FBI" I answer, discretely pulling out my badge, "I'm SSA Katherine Martin, this is SSA Elle Greenaway"

The man sighs, looking between us, "Suicide. Someone jumped in front of the train"

"Is there anything we could do?" I ask.

"Unfortunately we have this procedure down fairly well" The officer tells us before getting back to his feet, "Everybody just relax. Everything's gonna be fine. We're gonna be back underway again shortly. Don't worry, folks. Like I said, everything's going to be okay. Everything's going to be fine-"

Suddenly, one of the passengers jumped up, grabbed the officer's gun, and shot him twice. As soon as Elle tried to help him, the man ran over and hit her in the face before grabbing her gun. I managed to jump onto the man's back but he threw me to the ground, and pointed the gun at me.