Criminal Minds: Joker

Epilogue

Jennifer Jareau: In the comic-book world, there tends to be an overblown sense of tradition. Bad habits die hard. There are ways I think the form could work more effectively if we lost the bad habits that were created before we were born.- Frank Miller

The team was discussing the standoff between Brandon and Hotch inside the BAU Jet that was taking the team back home.

"I have to admit Hotch, you played a pretty good Batman." Reid said

"Thanks." Hotch shrugged off the compliment as if it was nothing.

"I'm sure that Jack will be surprised to hear his father was Batman for a day."

Reid then turned to see Rossi sitting beside them reading one of his comics.

"Rossi, I didn't know you were a comic book reader." Reid said.

He wasn't. But he has a grandson who was well into comics when he visited his daughter over the weekend. "Well, Joy's son have a huge collection of these comics and I took a peak at a few of them." Rossi replied. "Although, I don't think he's old enough to read this one. I'm at the part where the Joker kills a bunch of boy scouts by giving them poison cotton candy."

"I'm sure glad we didn't have to do a case like that," JJ shuddered to think about covering it.

"Or how about this one." Morgan spoke up as he walked by reading another one of Reid's comics. "In this issue, the Joker steals a baby gorilla from a zoo and trains it to become his bodyguard."

"Now that would be quite the adventure." Rossi joked.

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A Year Later

Quantico, Virginia.

Behavioural Analysis Unit

JJ was doing some paperwork at her desk when she got a note dropped on her desk that read 'Look up.'

She looked up and gasped at what she saw in front of her. It was an autographed photo of her and Roslyn posing as Batman and Robin the last year she was alive.

Her eyes started to water slightly as she took the photo and stared at it. She glanced over to Reid who was at his desk and mouthed a 'thank you' to him."

Reid shyly smiled and mouthed a reply back to her. 'You're welcome'.

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A week ago.

New York City, New York

Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

New York Comic Con 2017

Today marks the 25th anniversary of the Batman Animated Series and pretty much the cast of the show were at the Convention center, specially the actor Kevin Conroy who was the leading role. He was sitting on the table, signing autographs to fans who grew up with the show. One of them was a Dr. Spencer Reid who stepped forward with a picture of himself in Batman costume at the halloween party at Garcia's last year and also another picture he was given by a certain Georgetown Alumni.

"Make it to Spencer, please." Spencer said, presenting the photos to the actor. "And the other one is to Roslyn."

The Julliard graduate fullfilled his wish as he signed his signature on both photos. Reid took the photos and left the line having unfilled a promise.

"You know, Batman was my and Ros' hero, growing up."

Understanding the reference, Kevin simply smiled as he played along. "Was he now?"

Reid simply glanced over his shoulder back at the actor with a smile of his own. "And he still is."

Amused and touched, Kevin Conroy returned to his autographing, continuing to make the day special for the rest of his fans in line.