Soulmates

Chapter 61-Chastising, Close Calls, Rescue, and overdue talk.

Trigger Warnings: Talks of Child molestation, forced child marriage, child abuse.

(Credit for Ai Art goes to @Silverflare-2.) 

Ryan sat at the table with Morgan and Reid. Morgan eyed Ryan occasionally while looking at the records of sex offenders. Finally, Morgan couldn't help himself, "You told Reid about Las Vegas? And not me or Rossi?" He asked. Ryan swiftly slapped the back of Morgan's head, "We've got two missing girls now, focus." He instructed.

At that moment, Hotch and Rossi came back. "Prentiss and JJ were able to to talk to Sasha Micheals, she confirmed the unsub is forcing them to marry him, on the third day after their kidnapping." Hotch informed. Ryan, and Reid gained disgusting looks on their faces, "That's sick." Ryan stated.

"If the unsub sticks to the pattern, then he plans on "marrying" Laura Brennan at midnight tonight." Rossi said. "So we have until that time to find him." Morgan said. "Most pedophiles move from one victim to the next, I've never heard of one forcing them to marry him before." Hotch said.

Reid raised his eyebrows, "You know the Church of the Latter Day Saints founder, Joseph Smith. He practice polygamy." He said. Ryan nodded, "Yeah, if I remember what I read, he had around 40 wives." He recalled. Morgan's eyes widened, "40?" He asked in disbelief.

"Yeah. He claimed that he had a revelation from God that polygamy was not only permissible but ordained." Ryan said while nodding. "It's quite interesting, even among Smith's followers it proved controversial. A newspaper condemned him over it, there's a theory that it played a factor in his assassination." Reid informed.

"As riveting as this history lesson is, what does it have to do with the case?" Hotch asked. "If the unsub is really marrying these girls he's kidnapping, maybe it isn't just about the sexual abuse?" Reid asked, contemplating. "If he's actually "marrying" them by a real priest, like Smith, he could be thinking that there's some divine will to it." He added.

"So you're thinking he's a delusional man who thinks he's Joseph Smith?" Rossi asked. "Joseph Smith had his problems but he never married a woman younger than 14, still gross but this guy takes girls from 10-12." Ryan made the point. 

"True, but we talked earlier about the unsub maybe having a fantasy or delusion about "saving" these girls from unsavory households. What if part of his delusions, is that he believes he's doing God's work by taking these girls and giving them a husband. " Reid said. "Oh come on." Morgan said. "That's like saying, father's who beat their children are teaching them how to be men." 

 Ryan winced a little at that. Everybody noticed, Morgan then kicked himself a little, "Sorry, Ryan." Morgan said. Ryan shook his head, "It's fine."  Emily and JJ than came back into the station and walked to the group. "When we find this guy I'd like first crack at him." Emily said as she sat down. "You'll have to get in line." Rossi said. 

The phone on the table than rang and Hotch answered, "Is that you, Garcia?" Hotch asked. "Yes, I have scoured the records for missing blonde little girls and I must say it is disturbing how much sickos are obsessed with young blonde children." Garcia responded. "What have you found, baby girl?" Morgan asked.

"Well, When I narrowed the search to Utah and the surrounding states of Nevada, Arizona, Colorado. I still got around a hundred potential victims to this psycho." Garcia informed. "Garcia, this guy is very peculiar about girls he likes, add to your search, blonde girls who came from single parent households." Reid instructed. "Also maybe add in girls who disappeared within four days of each other." Ryan said. 

Garcia typed on the other end. "Okay you add that in and you get about... 90." She said. They all shared looks and groaned silently. They'd suspected that the unsub had been doing this for years and didn't start with these three girls but just hearing it be confirmed was never fun.