Face Cachée [ENGLISH version]

Ms Hotchner

"Hotch! " exclaimed Emily before running towards her boss, who was lying on the tarmac giving no sign of life.

"Hotch! Can you hear me?

- What's going on, ma'am? "asked the lieutenant who was waiting for them inside the house. He finally came out, alerted by Constable Prentiss's screams, and went towards her.

"Call an ambulance!"

He quickly pulled his phone out of his pocket and dialled the emergency number.

"Hello, I need an ambulance urgently at 46th Wilson Street, I've got an officer down.

Do you know what happened?" he then asked Prentiss, who was still bent over Hotch's body.

"He just collapsed. I think he'd been having headaches since this morning..."

The two of them began to lift Agent Hotchner's head off the ground. Emily then knelt down to rest the back of her boss's neck on her lap. During these interminable minutes, Constable Rodger, second-in-command of the station where the team was working, blocked off the few cars to prevent any further injury.

Finally, after ten minutes that seemed like three to Emily, the ambulance sirens became audible. The staff soon arrived too, bringing out stretchers and examination kits. When the doctors arrived, Prentiss reluctantly withdrew at their request, leaving them free to help Hotch.

It didn't take them long to load Aaron into the ambulance before they turned to Prentiss, who was making herself urgent.

"I'll come with you.

- Are you sure, Madam?

- Do I look like I doubt it?

Her annoyed expression, which obviously concealed deep concern, stunned the doctor, who stepped aside to let her climb into the back with two other ambulance drivers and Hotch.

"- Morgan come and see I've found something (Rossi)

- What is it? (Morgan)

- Look at the photo on the floor" replied Rossi, pointing to a metal frame lying on the floor.

Derek bent down to take a closer look at what Rossi was showing him. If you look closely, you can see the mark of a blow, as if the frame had been broken intentionally and not in the fight.

"Do you think the suspect could have broken it in a rage?" Morgan asked his older brother, frowning at the same time.

"I think I'm beginning to understand why married couples are targeted and why he so easily attacks them both. Let's go inside and find the rest of the team, I'll explain on the way" he added when he met Morgan's questioning gaze.

They left the house and headed for the police station.

"Did you find anything? (Reid)

- I believe that our suspect was recently married and that he left rather abruptly (Rossi)

- Garcia, could you look at couples who recently moved into the area, go back about 2 years? (Reid)

- We're looking for a couple in their thirties, with no children, and the husband is probably unbalanced, with behavioural or personality problems. Look at the hospitals, or even the neighbourhood complaints" added Morgan.

"We'll wait for Hotch and Prentiss to get back and then give the profile," said Rossi.

Suddenly, JJ entered the room with a closed face, too worried not to imply something serious.