Search for Spencer Reid (Criminal Minds Story)

Searching for Spencer Reid (A Criminal Minds Story) Ch.20

Spencer's POV

I had hung up the phone and didn't know what to think of the news I had just received. My wife was pregnant, with another child. And I wasn't home to help or protect her. I tucked my phone into my pocket and took a deep breath. I knew she would be safe with Summer and the rest of the team if she got into any trouble but I felt bad I still wasn't home by her side.

"Dr.Reid?" I whipped my head up to see one of the female officers looking up at me. She had a german accent but she was friendly.

"Are you alright?" she asked as she set down some papers in front of me from Natalia's interview. I nodded my head.

"Yeah, I'm fine. What did we find out from the sketch artist from Natalia's interview?" I asked getting back to the work. I didn't want to lose focus from my work. The officer handed me a piece of paper with a sketch of what Natalia had seen.

"She didn't get to see too much but she said he had a scar, looked about in his 30s and had dark hair. She was really frustrated so we couldn't get much out of her." I nodded and looked at the portrait carefully before taking my phone out and taking a picture of it then sending it to Garcia. I then proceeded to dial her up.

"This is the cave of Penelope Garcia how may I assist you?" she asked.

"Garcia I just sent you a sketch of what could be the guy that's been attacking our victims. Can you look at it and see if you can get me anything off of it?" I asked. I heard what sounded like a keyboard typing in the background.

"I"ll see what I can dig up for you and get back to you in a jiff." she said before hanging up. I tucked my phone into my pocket and started looking over the maps that were pinned up on the boards. Little X's were marked where each victim had been attacked and it was all in the same neighborhood. Grabbing a marker I traced from each X to eachother. It formed a triangle.

"Hmm where are you hiding?" I mumbled to myself before hearing my phone ring.

"Hey Garcia what do you got for me?" I asked anxious that she found something.

"I got you this. The sketch found a positive ID which leads me to...his name is Jemare Hoffman."

"Any criminal background?" I asked as one of the officers walked into the room.

"Yes. At age 10 he killed his mother but fled as soon as he did. His brother, Gerard Hoffman was living in foster to foster home until 18 when he broke out and ran away."

"Where is he now?"

"San Francisco, California. Working at Big Ideas Inc."

"Alright thanks Garcia." I said before hanging up the phone. All the information I got from both Hotch and Garcia were accurate and right. I quickly dialed up Hotch without hesitance.

"Jemare Hoffman has a brother named Gerard Hoffman, he works at Big Ideas inc." Hotch quickly cut him off.

"I had an interview with him not long ago. He didn't seem too worried or upset about his brother." I paused and looked at all the evidence photos and notes. Something seemed off.

"That's strange. I asked Garcia to trace any phone calls between the two and Gerard has been contacting him every couple of weeks from a prepaid cell phone or a telephone booth. He also tried getting a plane ticket to Berlin but his credit card was declined." I ranted on. I could tell Hotch was listening on the other end of the line before he spoke,

"Gerard also told me he got a voicemail. He couldn't really make out anything much but a scream and someone saying I'm sorry."

"I'll try to see if Garcia can track the voice through the message. She might be able to give us something." I said glancing at the photos on the evidence board. There were pictures of the mother and two daughters. A bloody crime scene and notes regarding their deaths.

"Good luck. It might've come from a prepaid phone." Hotch said, some doubt in his voice.

"I'll see what I can come up." I said quickly.

"Alright. Good luck Reid." Hotch added before hanging up. Looking through my notes everything didn't add up. Jemare had began killing at the age of 10. He didn't take all the anger out until now and there was a possibility his brother was involved.

"Dr. Reid?" I glanced up to see the female officer again.

"Yes Mah'm?" I asked still looking at my notes.

"The little girl, Natalia, says she remembers something else about what happened." I perked up and nodded, going into the interrogation room where the little girl sat with a teddy bear clutched in her arms. I walked into the room quietly and the little girl perked her head up.

"Are you the doctor that talked to me earlier?" she asked. I nodded.

"May I sit down next to you Natalia?" I asked softly and she nodded. Gently I took a seat beside her on the couch. She seemed to really be clutching the teddy bear. It was also one of a piece of evidence we had found.

"You really like teddy bears dont you?" I asked soothingly. She nodded.

"It-It was Ashleys. She said mommy gave it to her. When I saw the bear with the police lady I asked if I could have it, cause it was Ashley's." I nodded.

"Natalia the young officer told me you remembered something else about what happened to you and your family. What happened?" I asked as calmly as possible. She started to shake and tears were sliding down her face. I took a tissue from a box nearby and dabbed gently at her cheeks. She almost flinched.

"The b-bad guy, I remember seeing him before." she said and gulped.

"Was he alone? Was he with someone?" I asked. "Try your best to remember, I know this is hard but it'll help us a whole lot." she breathed heavily and look at me.

"Somebody was with him. He looked almost like him and was taller, but all I remember is that when Mommy worked in the market I saw them walking down the street." she said before hugging her teddy bear tightly.

"Thank you Natalia. You were very brave." I said before standing up and leaving the room.

"Anything Dr. Reid?" the officer asked. I looked at her.

"We might have more than one unsub."

A/N: anyone who loves criminal minds and this story as much as I do, I would love to hear some ideas of how Spencer "disappears" and how the story can further progress. I have all my info about the story written down about the characters, but I need something to get this story somewhere. If anyone would love to contribute ideas please dont hesitate :)