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014. riding the lightening

Jessica is in the middle of the backseat, sandwiched between Penelope and Spencer. Elle is driving and Hotch is in the passenger seat.

"There's nothing about the dynamics of Sarah Jean and Jacob's relationship." Spencer says.

"The state isn't interested in dynamics or profiles. They just want this case to go away." Elle says.

"They were caught, they confessed, they got the death penalty." Hotch says.

"You guys do realize that visiting death row is not part of my job description." Penelope says.

"Garcia, this will be the first serial killer couple ever recorded for ViCAP." Spencer tells her.

"They slaughtered 13 young girls with blonde hair." Penelope says. "Hello." She motions to her blonde hair.

"My condolences." Jessica teases, earning a glare from the blonde. "You're not even gonna come face to face with them, hon. You'll be fine." She assures.

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They're at the penitentiary and are in a room the warden is letting them use for the case.

"In 1985, there was a string of missing girls reported in northern Florida. Police subsequently got an anonymous call from a woman claiming to have seen Jacob with some of the girls." Derek explains.

"Did they ever find out who the anonymous woman was?" JJ asks.

"No." Spencer answers.

"Police interviewed Jacob Dawes. Also present were Sarah Jean Dawes and their two year old son, Riley." Hotch states. "Police were suspicious. They came back three hours later with a search warrant only to find that Riley had vanished. They also eventually found the dismembered bodies of twelve missing girls buried in the ground underneath Jacob's workshop."

"Fearing that the police were onto them, Jacob figured Riley would slow them down so he ordered Sarah Jean to kill him and dispose of the body." Spencer informs.

"Sarah confessed to killing Riley, but never admitted her role in the deaths of the girls." Gideon says.

"She never denied it, either." Elle counters.

"Well, according to Jacob, Sarah Jean was fully complicit in the targeting, abduction, and murder of all twelve and, well, now thirteen victims." Derek says.

"Prison records show that Jacob is a sexual psychopath. They were inconclusive on Sarah Jean, though. They said her demeanor was more like that of a war victim's." Jessica states.

"And as with all sexual psychopaths, Jacob is obsessed with the idea of the total possession of his victims. He's shown no remorse or guilt." Hotch says.

"Jacob saw Sarah Jean as a possession. Something to control. To dominate." Gideon says.

"Just so we're clear, they've agreed to these interviews?" A man in a suit asks.

"Yes, sir." Gideon nods.

"Oh, wait. I'm sorry. Who are you, exactly?" Elle asks him.

"I'm Sam Shapiro. I'm their appeals attorney." He informs.

"Not only have they agreed to them, they were initially requested by them." Hotch says, giving Sam a piece of paper.

"I can't get them a stay of execution." Sam states.

"Garcia, remember 75% of all communication..." Gideon says.

"Is non-verbal." She says.

"Hotch, Jessica, interview Jacob." Gideon instructs. "Morgan, Elle..."