Chapter 55 - The Longest Night

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Everyone had met up outside Kristin's apartment. Hotch and Emily had been inside but it was empty.

"Spicer's sister's not in her apartment." Hotch shook his head,"The building manager said she left hours ago."

"Morgan and Spicer?" Fleur asked.

"No one's been in or out since the power went down." Emily sighed.

"Morgan said they were coming here, right?" Kurzbard looked at them.

"And he was a lot closer than any of us." Hotch nodded.

"Something must have changed." Emily shook her head.

"The cells are down. Now, how the hell do we find them?" Kurzbard questioned.

"What would cause Morgan to change his mind like that when he knows he can't tell us?" Rossi sighed.

"The Unsub had Spicer's sister and daughter. Morgan knew he didn't have a lot of time." Hotch crossed his arms.

"So his first guess had to be right."

"The Unsub attacked Spicer specifically through his family." Emily began.

"How long has Spicer's sister lived here?" Hotch asked Kurzbard.

"Six, seven months." He nodded.

"Well that's why they didn't come here." Fleur shook her head.

"If the Unsub wants to hurt Spicer, he'll do it someplace that means something to him. Morgan must've realized the same thing." Emily pointed.

"The UnSub and Spicer do share one place in common." Rossi realised.

"Santa Monica." Kurzbard blinked.

"Where he killed his parents."

"Let's go." Hotch nodded.

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The team finally arrived at Santa Monica, they didn't know who was safe or...Even alive.

Kurzbard immediately walked up to the detective inside, Stansfield.

"Spicer?"

"Kurz, we got here as fast as we could." Stansfield shook his head.

Kurzbard sighed,"What about Kristin?"

"She was beaten and sexually assaulted. She's out in the ambulance. And you already know the bad guy took Ellie with him. One more thing, a couple was murdered about a mile away from here an hour ago. We got a team there, but we're pretty sure it was the same guy."

Kurzbard looked down,"Where's Matt?"

Stansfield sighed and lead Kurzbard to the room with Spicer's body.

"I don't wanna go in." Fleur shook her head, looking at Elijah,"I don't know if he's okay."

"Look, everything will be just-" Elijah was cut off by a familiar voice.

"Ah! Dammit. Just put a bandage on it and leave me alone."

Fleur looked at Elijah before she sped in,"Derek."

"How is he?" Hotch asked.

"It's nothing, Hotch." Morgan insisted.

"He needs a CAT scan, stitches and a lot of rest." The paramedic sighed.

"I'll make sure he gets it." Fleur nodded.

"Guys, I'm not going to any hospital until we find that little girl." Morgan told them,"Now, please, just put a bandage on it."

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