Everyone was sat in the office, minus Gideon and Reid. Although Gideon walked in with his cup of coffee a few moments later.
"Reid failed his qualification.' Elle informed him.
"Well he can re-test in two weeks." Gideon shrugged.
"Yes, but he's going to be embarrassed about it so let's not mention it." Elijah crossed his arms, giving Morgan a look.
"Yeah, let's not." Fleur turned to Morgan.
"Not a word." Morgan zipped his lips.
That's when Reid walked in, heading straight for his desk. He was quiet, which was expected yet surprising.
Morgan got up, going towards Reids desk,"Hey, we're all here for you... I'm serious. If you ever need anything.." He put a whistle around Reid's neck, blowing it,"Just blow on this."
Reid immediately took of the whistle as Morgan headed to the coffee machine, chuckling.
"Don't listen to him, bud." Elijah sighed.
"Thanks Elijah." Reid looked down.
"Hey, Franklin Park, Des Plains." JJ walked in with some files,"Yesterday afternoon, three victims shot at distance. It's the third such shooting in two weeks."
"A sniper?" Elle looked at the file.
"Oh, we don't use that word." Morgan shook his head.
"Why not?"
"The public perception is that the FBI doesn't have an exemplary record with snipers." JJ told her.
"Besides a sniper is a professional marksman. These guys are not snipers." Fleur shrugged.
"What do we call them then?" Elle raised a brow.
"L.D.S.K." Elijah hummed.
"Long distance serial killers." Reid explained.
"How many guys like this have we actually caught with a profile?" Elle asked.
"None." Gideon answered.
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"Two weeks, three shootings. Six victims, all shot in the abdomen." Hotch then showed a pictures on the screen,"First and only fatality, Henry Sachs, married, father of three, shot in a shopping centre parking lot. Nine days later, Doug Miller and Kevin Parks were playing basketball at a community centre. Franklin Park. Four days later, Jerry Middleton, Kate Murray and Tim Reilly. The Des Plains police department have found no link between any of the victims."
"Ballistics?" Morgan turned.
"He's using frangible rounds which fracture on impact making ballistics comparisons impossible." Hotch shook his head.
"The good news is that all the park victims are going to make it. The bad news is that no one saw who did it. However, one of the patients still has a bullet lodged in his spine." JJ explained.
"What's the prognosis?" Gideon raised a brow.
"Well, there's disagreement between surgical staff whether or not they can remove the slug without paralysing the patient." JJ sighed.
"Well, without a useful witness or a solid piece of forensic evidence.." Morgan trailed off.
"The profile is all we have." Hotch nodded.
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"L.D.S.Ks are so rare that we haven't been able to build a standard profile." Hotch told them as they sat on the plane,"Here's what we do know. They're always male, they frequently have military or law enforcement experience and they always contact the police or the media."
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FanfictionFleur Howards was taken on her walk from from school at age 7. Originally from France, she was trafficked across Europe. She was forced into intercourse with older men but also trained to kill. Before she was saved by the FBI at age 17, she had been...
