willow, criminal minds [ 1 ]

025. cure

"For you are the disease, and we are the cure." The man on the recording says.

"Alrighty, then, our self-proclaimed Asclepius left that rousing 911 at 4:27 this morning." Penelope informs.

"Were you able to run a digital trace?" Emily asks.

"Yes and no. Would you believe it came from the Ukrainian city of Sloviansk?" Penelope asks.

"So whoever we're dealing with has some technical sophistication." Matt says.

"Or at least one member of their group does, right?" Tara asks. "Because "we are Asclepius and we are the cure.""

"Yeah, which really sounds like we might be dealing with some sort of domestic terrorist group here." Luke says.

"And possibly an anarchist activist group similar to anonymous, though explicitly more violent." Spencer says.

"Except they don't mention the victim by name, nor do they set forth a serious list of grievances." Rossi says. "So if they're driven by ideology, why be so coy about their goals?"

"The first goal of any terrorist group is to instill fear." Molly says.

"Yeah, but why start the revolution with the blood of Andrew Hirota?" Tara questions.

"Hirota, 53, divorced, father of 3. Nothing stands out in his victimology except for his job." Penelope says. "The Swilcan capital group, although boutique, has $260 million in managed assets, and money being the root of all evil..." She trails off.

"It is possible he was targeted because of what he was seen to symbolize for the group, some evil specter of Wall Street." JJ says.

"Especially if you're also seen as being personally responsible for some kind of financial misfortune." Matt says.

"Well, if there is that kind of association, maybe one of these guys was doing business with Hirota and knew his way around that office." Rossi says.

"Dave, why don't you and Spence take another walk through the scene. Matt, JJ, talk to the medical examiner. Luke, Tara, Molly, our surviving witness Abigail Fuller is recovering well. She's gonna be released from the hospital, so if she seems up for it, let's bring her in here and get her statement." Emily says.

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"I, uh... I'm so sorry. I want to help, it's just... I never saw his face. He was, um, wearing a mask. A ski mask and, um, and goggles. All black. I mean, he looked like a riot cop." Abigail says.

"Ms. Fuller, did you notice any kind of patches or insignias on his clothing?" Tara asks.

"No. Nothing like that." She says.

"Did he say anything to you?" Molly asks.

"He didn't say anything. Just stuck this huge gun in my face. And he... I should have at least tried to scream. Because maybe Andrew, he would have heard me and... and he'd still be alive if--" She stops when Tara places her hand on her arm.

"There's nothing that you could have done to change what happened." Tara tells her.

"Are you aware of any threats that might have been made to Mr. Hirota personally or maybe even to the company as a whole?" Luke asks.

"There was this one email, but it turned out to be nothing." Abigail says.

"Well, right now, we can't ignore anything." Molly says.

"You have to understand, we've been struggling this year, and some of our clients had concerns." Abigail says.

"A threat is more than just a concern." Luke says.