Son of a sinner

27 - The uncanny valley

"Life is like a game of chess.
To win you have to make a move.
Knowing which move to make comes with IN-SIGHT
and knowledge, and by learning the lessons that are
acculated along the way.

We become each and every piece within the game called life!"
― Allan Rufus

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"Rita Stuart, 25, Second victim in Atlantic City," JJ told them a photo displayed on the screen of what Soren would call a mannequin if he didn't know better.  

"Pretty public spot for a dump site."

"You know, technically, I think it would qualify more as a disposal site." Spencer said, "You don't leave a body on a merry-go-round out of convenience."

Emily stared at the body of the woman whose skin almost looked like that of a  porcelain doll "He took some time with her appearance, didn't he?"

"Yeah." JJ nodded briefly glancing back to the screen "Her nails were polished, Her hair was cut, clothes were brand-new." She told the team of profilers.

"Wants her to look her best when found." Derek commented "That's a lot of remorse."

Hotch looked down at the file before looking back up at JJ "Who is victim number one?" he asked her.

"Stacia jackson, 29." JJ asked turning to point the remote to the TV and displaying a new picture of a similar looking woman  "She was found at a local playground." JJ said.

"A change in victimology."

"What's the connection between these women?" Hotch asked.

JJ shook her head "There is none." She informed them "Rita was married, stacia was single. Rita worked at a diner, stacia was a corporate lawyer. According to their credit cards, They never came within 10 miles of each other."

"Both women were taken 2 months ago?"

"Yeah." JJ confirmed "They lived such completely different lives, The police didn't tie their abduction together until now."

"Was there any evidence of sexual assault?" Spencer asked.

"There was no evidence of violence of any kind."

"So how did they die?"

"Rita had a stroke, stacia had a brain hemorrhage." JJ told her.

"Look at this," Spencer spoke looking down at the file "The unsub gave them a battery of drugs Atracurium, doxacurium." He looked up his hands moving as he spoke to the other agents "These are neural inhibitors. They block signals from the brain to the muscles."

"He put them in medical comas for 2 months."

"Actually, they weren't in a coma." Spencer corrected You'd need phenobarbital To keep them unconscious, and they didn't have that."

"So, wait a minute. These victims were paralyzed but they were still conscious?"

"They could open their eyes, hear, Probably even feel stimulation." Spencer told him.

"Physical immobility but mental awareness. This unsub wants total domination over them."

"And he turns their bodies into prisons to do it."

"Talk about nightmarish.." Soren muttered under his breath closing the manila file.

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"Keeping women in a conscious paralysis reads as sadism. Definitely dehumanizing, Reducing them to objects." Emily said "But there's nothing else about this profile That takes us down that path."

"These women were found in excellent condition." JJ told them "There was no evidence of bed sores, They were well fed through an I. V."

"His access to I. V. S and drugs-- He almost certainly has medical training." Spencer said.

"Are we sure this is a he?" Emily asked them.

Soren nodded "Emily might be right." He spoke "The care the unsub shows these victims, while they are dehumanized, profiles as female."

"What about the postmortem posing?" Hotch asked looking over at the two "That's a lot of dead weight for a woman to carry."

"These women are petite." JJ chimed in "They're under 100 pounds."

"All right, if we reconsider the gender of the profile, what changes?"

"Nothing. If anything, it fits better." Rossi answered "Men kill to fulfill a sexual compulsion. Women don't."

Spencer nodded his agreement "You see this in angel of mercy Killers, Like genene jones and amy archer they didn't care about race or hair color. it's men that do."

"Damn straight. Men do." Garcia spoke as she suddenly appeared on the computer screen.

Derek smiled leaning forward towards the screen "Well, hello, red. Look at you." He turned the laptop so the others can see "Guys."

"Wow. Wow." Emily smiled as they saw that Garcia had dyed her hair to a red color.