Criminal Minds 2!

Chapter 3: Old Friends!

       JJ was at her desk at work. She put her hair in a high ponytail to keep it out of her face. Derek and Spencer were at their desks. Dave was in his office and Penelope was at her's. Aaron and Emily was in his office. Penelope walked over to Aaron's office, just as Emily walked out. "Hey, Garcia." Emily greeted. "Hi, Em." Penelope greeted. Emily walked away and over to her desk. "Come in, Garcia." Aaron commented. "Sir, we have a case." Penelope told him and he nodded. "Okay. I'll meet everyone in the round table room." Aaron told her. "Okay." Penelope agreed and she walked out.
      Aaron walked into the round table room and sat down in between Emily and Dave. "Four red headed women all were found dead in a parking lot." Penelope told them. "What did they have in common?" Dave asked. "They were all strippers. The parking lot was the one outside the stripping club. They were all found dead in their car." Penelope replied. "Okay. Wheels up in 30." Aaron told them.
     They were all heading out the room when Emily got a call on her phone. Aaron stopped and looked at her. "Coming?" Aaron asked. "I'll be there in a moment." Emily replied. Aaron nodded and walked out. Emily answered her phone. She didn't know what to say to her former boss. "Emily Prentiss." Sean greeted. "Sean McAllister." Emily greeted. "How have you been doing?" Sean asked and Emily sighed. "Fine, and you?" Emily asked. "The same." Sean replied. "Why are you calling, Sean?" Emily asked. "We need to talk. Preferably in person." Sean replied and Emily nodded. "Yeah. Um, we're about to go on a case. I can meet you when I get back." Emily suggested. "Sounds great. Good luck on your case." Sean told her and she smiled. "Thanks." Emily commented and hung up as she sighed.
     They were all on the jet heading to San Francisco as they looked at the files. "Maybe the Unsub's girl friend was a red head." Spencer suggested. "And possibly a stripper." Derek added. ""We'll figure it out once we get there. We should all really get some rest." Dave suggested. He put the file down and sat back. JJ was already asleep while Spencer and Derek closed their eyes as well. Aaron looked over at Emily. "You okay?" Aaron asked and Emily looked up at him. "Yeah, fine." Emily replied. "You have been acting weird ever since you got a phone call." Aaron commented and she sighed. "It was nothing, really." Emily told him and he nodded. He laid back and Emily rested her head on him.
   The team were in the station, setting up their things. "Emily and I are going to talk to the latest victims families. Rossi and JJ will go to the strip club. Morgan and Reid will go to the first victims families." Aaron ordered and they all nodded as they seperated. Aaron and Emily knocked on the door as a man opened it. "Yes?" The man asked. "I'm SSA Aaron Hotchner and this is SSA Emily Prentiss. We will like to talk to you about your late wife, Annie." Aaron replied and Josh sighed. "Come in." Josh told them as they walked in.
      "Were you okay about Annie being a stripper?" Emily asked. "Yeah. I know some guys aren't okay with it, but I was. It made her happy and she liked it. It also payed very well and she never went home with the men there. That I would not be okay with." Josh explained. "Do you know of any enemies she had?" Aaron asked and he sighed. "She did tell me about this one guy. He harassed her and wanted more then what he got from her." Josh replied. "Did you get a name?" Aaron asked and he shook his head. "No, she didn't even remember his name." Josh replied. Then a little boy ran down the stairs. "Tony, I didn't realise you were up." Josh commented as he picked up his toddler son. "Where's mommy?" Tony asked and Josh sighed. "I'll explain later. Go upstairs with your sister." Josh replied. Tony nodded and ran off. "I didn't know you had kids." Emily commented. "Yeah. Tony is 2 and a half and then a daughter, Alex, who is 10. Now I have to be a single father to them." Josh replied. "I'm sorry for your loss." Aaron commented.
    JJ and Dave walked into the stripper club. "Ooh, how much for a lap dance?" A man asked JJ. She sighed and rolled her eyes. "Get lost, creep." JJ replied. They walked up to the bar. "We're looking for the manager." Dave told the bartender. "Hold on." The women told them and walked off. She came back with a man. "Hi, I'm Drake Lanok." Drake introduced. "I'm SSA David Rossi and this is SSA Jennifer Jearu." Dave introduced. "How may I help you?" Drake asked. "We are looking into the stripper deaths that have happened recently." JJ replied. "I see. I'll tell you anything I know." Drake told them and they nodded. "Thank you." Dave commented. "Have all four customers had the same customer? One that seemed a bit odd or strange?" JJ asked and he sighed. "It's hard to say. I have a lot of girls here and they all have many customers." Drake replied and they nodded. "Was there a problem with any customer?" Dave asked. "There was one. But I don't know if all four strippers saw him." Drake replied. "Could we get his information?" JJ asked and he nodded. "Sure thing." Drake replied.
     Spencer and Derek were at the first victims house. A 13 girl with long blonde hair answered the door. "May I help you?" The girl asked. "Hi, I'm looking for your dad." Spencer replied. "I don't have a dad." The girl replied. "Oh, then who do you live with?" Spencer asked. "My mom's." The girl replied. "Mom's, as in two?" Derek asked. "That's right." The girl replied. "Tasha!" A women called as she went to the door. "Hello, miss. I'm SSA Derek Morgan and this is Dr. Spencer Reid." Derek introduced. "I'm Kylie. Lea's wife." Kylie introduced. "May we speak?" Derek asked. "Sure. Tasha, go check on your baby sister and then go help your brother with his homework." Kylie replied. "Okay." Tasha agreed.
      Aaron was on the phone with Derek. "Lea's wife said that there was a man who kept harassing her." Derek told him. "Yeah, Josh said the same thing." Aaron agreed. "Did you get a name?" Derek asked. "Unfortunately no." Aaron replied. "Same here." Derek agreed. "I'm going to check in with Rossi and see what they have. Meet us at the station." Aaron told him. "Okay." Derek agreed and they hung up as Emily's phone rang. "Hey, JJ." Emily greeted. "Em, there was this guy who kept causing trouble at the club. The manager doesn't know if he saw all four victim's, but he gave us his information." JJ told her. "That's great." Emily commented. "He also sent me a list of red headed strippers, including one that left right before the murders started." JJ added. "Okay, Hotch and I will check out the girl and you and Rossi can check out the guy." Emily told her. "Okay." JJ agreed and they hung up.
      Dave and JJ knocked on a trailer door and waited for a man to answer. "Who the hell are you?" The man asked. "I'm SSA Jennifer Jearu and this is SSA David Rossi." JJ introduced. "What's your name?" Dave asked. "Michael Colin. You wants to know?" Michael asked. "We just told you." Dave replied. "We heard you had a few problems at the local strip club." JJ commented. "It was those girls fault." Michael told them. "Which girls?" JJ asked. "Stripper girls, dumbo. It was nothing and it's resolved." Michael replied. "What do you know about the strippers that died?" Dave asked. "I didn't know any strippers died." Michael replied. "Do you know anyone who would want them dead?" Dave asked. "No, I'm more of a loner." Michael replied. "Here's our card. Call us if you remember anything." JJ told him as she handed him a card and he accepted and shut the door. "Wow. He needs to work on his people skills." Dave commented and she laughed as they left.
     Aaron and Emily knocked on the door of the stripper that quit the club. A women with short red hair opened the door. "Yes?" The girl asked. "Are you Mia Wright?" Aaron asked. "That's me." Emily replied. "Hi. I'm SSA Emily Prentiss and this is SSA Aaron Hotchner. We need to ask you a few questions." Emily told him and she nodded. "Okay." Mia agreed as they walked in.
     "I quite about a month ago, I suppose." Mia told them. "And why did you quite?" Emily asked. "Because I became pregnant." Mia replied. "Other strippers have kids." Aaron commented. "Yeah, and that's great for them. But that's not really my style. I got a sensible job and everything." Mia told her. "And you're moving?" Aaron asked as he noticed some boxes. "Yeah, a lot has happened." Mia replied. "Like Michael Colin?" Emily asked. "How do you know about him?" Mia asked. "The manager at the strip club said that he caused some trouble." Aaron replied. "He is trouble." Mia told them. "What is your relationship with him?" Emily asked. "He was just one of my customers at the strip club. He came in a couple times a week. He could get rough. He thought we were hookers and we would have sex with him." Mia replied. "Is he the father of your baby?" Emily asked. "Yes. I regret it, I hate him. It was a one night thing, a drunken mistake. He said that he's in love with me, but I don't believe him. I don't even think he's capable of love." Mia explained. "Do you realize that the dead strippers all look similar to you?" Aaron asked. "What are you saying?" Mia asked. "We think Michael is upset that you left him, that he is killing all strippers that look like you." Emily replied. "I don't understand. It was one night." Mia told them. "Well, it was more then that to him." Aaron told her and she sighed. Aaron got a call and answered it.
    "Rossi." Aaron greeted. Emily looked at Mia. "Why are you moving? You grew up here your whole life, right?" Emily asked. "I did. I might as well tell you, since you know about Michael.... He scares me. I'm afraid of what he might do." Mia replied. "We won't let anything happen to you. I won't let anything happen to you." Emily told her and Mia smiled. "Thank you." Mia commented and Emily nodded. Aaron hung up the phone. "That was Reid. Him and Morgan decided to take another look at the strip club and saw a red headed stripper getting attacked in her car in the parking lot. It was Michael." Aaron explained. "Was he arrested?" Mia asked. "Yes." Aaron replied. "Is the girl alive?" Emily asked. "Yes. She's a bit beaten up, but she's recovering in the hospital." Aaron replied and Emily sighed. "Good." Emily commented and Aaron nodded.
     They were all back home. They finished at the BAU and all went home, except Emily and Aaron. "Ready to go?" Aaron asked. "I'll meet you at home. There's something I have to do first." Emily replied. "What?" Aaron asked. "An old friend is in town and wants to meet up." Emily replied. "Is everything okay?" Aaron asked. "Of course. He probably just wants to catch up." Emily replied and he nodded. "Okay." Aaron agreed. He kissed her on the forehead and walked out.
      Emily walked into the restraunt and saw Sean McAlister at a booth. She walked over to him and he stood up as they hugged and then they both sat down. "Sorry, I'm late." Emily apologized. "No problem. How was the case?" Sean asked. "Good, it all worked out." Emily replied. "That's good." Sean commented. "Why did you call me here?" Emily asked. "It's about Doyle. He escaped." Aaron replied and Emily gasped.