the great war, spencer reid [ 2 ]

078. date night

Bedelia and Spencer walk into the round table room where Rossi and Emily are.

"Catch us up." Spencer says.

"Early this morning, Garcia got an email from an anonymous server." Emily says, showing the photo that was sent in the email.

"She's not obscuring her face." Rossi says. "Telling us she's got nothing to hide."

"Any ideas on the victims or unsub?" Spencer asks.

"No." Emily answers. "Only the unsub's demand. That we release Catherine Adams in 24 hours." She hands Spencer the file.

"Oh, come on, she's not executed yet?" Bedelia complains.

"I'm having her transferred here for questioning, but we have no illusions. This is just a game to her. We know that. The question is, do we want to play it or not?"

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The group stand behind the doors of the bullpen watching Cat get lead out and towards an interrogation room. Bedelia's jaw clenches at the sight of the woman, rage already filling her.

"She's a contract killer?" Matt asks.

"Yeah, but she's much, much more than that, too." Penelope says.

"She's a black widow." JJ says. "She preys on men she can seduce. She thrives on psychological seduction."

"Yeah, had a body count which was never confirmed but it's believed to be in the hundreds." Luke says.

"She's one of the most dangerous criminals we've ever arrested. And she is obsessed with Spence." Bedelia huffs.

"He's the only man to ever outsmart her." JJ says.

"Why can't anybody ever go after you two or Rossi? Why is everybody obsessed with my husband?" Bedelia questions. "Do you realize how fucking annoying that is?"

"I... sorry?" Luke weakly apologizes, sharing an awkward look with Matt.

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The team are in the round table room and Bedelia glances out the door, watching Spencer walk towards the room. She frowns when she notices him fixing his shirt and buttoning his jacket back up. She notices his missing time only making her more concerned.

"Victimology's off." Spencer states, walking in.

"How so?" Emily asks.

"Father and daughter. She's never done that before." Spencer says.

"She usually kills men that remind her of her father." Tara says. "Children, even adult children, are off limits."

"Do we have an I.D. yet?" Bedelia asks.

"No. No one's even reported these two as missing. You'd think a wife, a mom, someone would notice." Penelope says.

"What do we know about the partner who was helping her?" Rossi asks.

"It's got to be someone from her prison." Matt says. "She hasn't had contact with anyone else. We can start with known associates who were recently released."

"Okay, can I tell you what's bugging me?" JJ asks. "Every time we've gone up against Cat, there's the presenting agenda and the hidden one. If she sticks to pattern, this isn't just about going on a date with Spence."

"Right now, she's a fixed variable." Emily says. "We need to focus on identifying the unsub and her victims."

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Bedelia quickly catches up with Spencer.

"Hey. Hey, honey." Bedelia grabs his arm, making him turn around. "Are you okay?"