Saving Talia

If you talk enough sense, then you'll lose your mind.

And I've moved further than I
thought I could.
But I missed you more than I
thought I would.
And I'll use you as a warning sign.
I found - Amber Run

-

"I need you to think from the beginning, tell me everything. Especially the smaller details," Tara Lewis tells Jack, a notepad in front of her as Emily paces back and forth behind him.

"That's all I can think of right now. She told me to get in the car and then we drove off," Jack repeats himself, shifting his eyes between Tara and the officers inside his home. This can't be happening again. He swears to himself never to come back to DC.

"Mom," He turns around worried. Emily approaches him with open arms and places a kiss on his forehead "It's gonna be okay, Jack. You've helped us a lot," She tries to reassure him.

-

Aaron is still in Georgetown, searching every corner and every shop. He doesn't have a weapon on him, only a flashlight he stole from Luke and the fury of a father wanting to protect his daughter.

"Matt," He calls, seeing the agent approach him "Anything?" He asks as Matt shakes his head in response.

"I did three rounds around Avon, Dent, and Cambridge. Nothing." The younger agent informs, understanding the frightened look on Aaron's face.

-

"How long did you stay on the phone with Talia?" Tara Lewis turns her questioning to Emily, watching her friend progressively fall apart.

"After Aaron left, I told her to stay put but she said she was going to keep running, said something about seeing Yellow trees and going to  Wisconsin," Emily says, her eyebrows furrowed in confusion "And then the call dropped,"

"I got it!" Garcia stands from her seat at the dining table "There's a shop called Yellow on Wisconsin Ave. That must have been her last location before losing contact," The blonde analyst says before Tara sends a text to the team.

"Where's JJ and Rossi? I've been trying to contact them," Reid walks into the kitchen area as Emily waves her hand "They won't be much of help right now until a few hours. It'll be just us for now," She informs as Reid hums.

"I need to be out there looking for my daughter," Emily tries to flee, making her way towards the door when Tara blocks her with her body "It's better that you stay here. You're more useful that way," She tries to explain.

"Tara," Emily almost whines "It's my daughter,"

"That's why you need to stay here," Tara doesn't budge, staying still in front of Emily.

-

"Yellow on Wisconsin Ave," Luke reads from his phone "That's Talia's last known location." He says, out of breath from catching up to Aaron and Matt.

"Let's go,"

-

Emily, Tara, and Garcia are huddled around Garcia's laptop. They're intently watching the video of when Talia ends the phone call as soon as a grey Toyota Corolla pulls up in front of her.

"She recognizes him," Emily realizes.

"How do you know it's a man?" Garcia turns to ask her as Tara points back at the video "Look at his hand, it's much larger than a woman's hand would be"

Spencer joins them in the kitchen, holding highlighted printouts of Talia's recent contacts on her phone. "Guys I think I found something," he lays it out on the table.

"There are 5 different unknown numbers that she's had in contact with for the past 6 months, all with the last four digits ending it 4878. Twice they called, one which lasted 2 hours and 24 minutes and the other time 1 hour and 58 minutes, and the contents of the other numbers are just correspondence"