Part of a Team - Criminal Minds Fanfiction

Chapter 18 - Jones

It had been a few weeks since the kidnapping. Reid was back with the team and was more... Argumentative. The team had never seen him act this way.

"How is Reid today?" Fleur asked Elijah as they walked to the Conference Room.

"I don't think he's okay." Elijah sat down, shaking his head.

"How has he been like with you? Is he different than with everyone here?" Fleur sighed.

"No." Elijah sighed,"He's barely letting me hold him, or even just touch him."

"It could just be him reacting to the tramua. He just needs time, don't worry." Fleur assured him.

"I'm patient, it's all I can be right now." Elijah nodded.

"There's the spirit." Fleur nudged him.

"He'll be alright, I'll make sure of it."

Once everyone was in the room, sitting down, JJ began to speak.

"We've got a serial killer in New Orleans who killed at least three men pre-Katrina. Until now, the New Orleans Police Department believed that the serial killer died in the storm."

"And what's happened to make them believe otherwise?" Morgan asked.

"A forth body was found in the French Quarter last night. Same MO, another male, throat slashed, eviscerated." JJ sighed.

"A year and a half, that's a long cooling off period. Are we sure this is the same Unsub?" Emily questioned.

"He claims to be. He sent a letter to William Lamontagne, the Head Detective on the case." JJ nodded.

"Lamontagne have any leads?" Gideon raised a brow.

"He... Died in Katrina. His son is actually leading the case now." JJ shrugged.

"That can't be essy." Elijah sighed.

"Well, we need to pore over the evidence from the first three murders and determine a pattern." Hotch nodded.

"Katrina washed everything away." JJ shook her head,"The three victims we know of, their autopsy reports, witness statements, DNA test results.."

"There goes our help." Fleur cursed.

"So basically all we have to go off of is the latest victim?" Reid asked.

"Until he kills again." Hotch nodded

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Reid was sitting on the plane, biting his nails as he was deep in thought.

"Hey Reid." Elijah put a hand on his arm,"What's going on up there?"

"I'm just... Thinking about this old friend of mine from Las Vegas, Ethan. I'm pretty sure he lives in New Orleans now." Reid nodded slowly.

"Really? Are you going to give him a call?" He asked.

"We grew up competing against each other in absolutely everything. Spelling bees, science fairs... We also had our hearts set on joining the Bureau but first day at Quantico he backed out." Reid shrugged.

"Probably just couldn't take the heat." Fleur chuckled, leaning back in her chair.

"It's not really for us to judge, is it?" Reid looked over at her.

"Right.. My bad." Fleur looked over at Elijah before she moved next to Morgan.

Elijah looked down, gently patting Reid's arm.

"These are copies of newsoaper articles on the murders dating back to early August 2005, its all we have to go on." JJ handed out the papers.

"He killed three times. He stopped for eighteen months and then he started killing again." Hotch read.