Wrong Number

Chapter 5

~Spencer~

It's been five days since I last talked to the girl. I've been thinking about her ever since and I really want to call her back. But what would I say? What would we even talk about? I'm not usually like this, but I can't even think straight lately. It was just something about her. I'll probably never even talk to her again.

I have a seat at the round table with a cup of coffee. "We got a new case." Garcia says, placing files on the table.

I grab one of the files and look it over while Garcia starts explaining our new case.

"Twenty two year-old female in Connecticut reported missing yesterday."

"How long has she been missing?" Hotch asks. "We're not sure exactly, but we believe at least three days." Garcia says.

I look over the file some more and realize there's no picture of the girl. "I noticed there's no picture of the victim." I say, looking up at Garcia.

"Well since this just came in this morning we haven't gotten much information yet. I'll be doing some research and getting more information as soon as we're done here." Garcia explained.

"Who reported her missing?" Morgan asks Garcia. "She has a brother who called the police yesterday and reported her missing after not hearing from her for three days. The police searched her home and found her phone, car keys, ID, and a broken window. They think she was kidnapped."

"Is her brother in Connecticut?" Hotch asks Garcia. "I don't know, but we can contact him and meet with him for questioning."

"Alright. I'd like to give him a call and then we'll head to Connecticut. Wheels up in thirty." Hotch says. And with that, we all stand up and go off to get ready to go.

I go to the break room to make myself some more coffee. I didn't sleep well last night and I'm exhausted.

"More coffee already?" I hear Morgan say. I look over and see him standing beside me.

"I couldn't sleep last night." I say, putting the lid on my travel coffee mug. "Still thinking about her?" He asks. I glare at him, trying to deny it but he's right. "I don't know." I say as I take a sip of my coffee.

"Come on, kid. Did you ever call her back?" I start walking over to my desk to get my bag. "Yeah, I did last week. It would be too weird if I called her again. We don't even know each other."

"Well, maybe you should call her again. And just talk to her. Have a normal conversation. Get to know her. Maybe try to meet up with her... or ask her on a date." Morgan winks at me.

"Yeah right. Me ask a girl on a date. Especially a girl that I've never met before." I said, taking another sip of coffee and desperately trying to keep my eyes open.

"How do you think you meet people, Reid. It's all random. You met the girl over the phone, yeah you never actually met her, but admit it you can't stop thinking about her. You gotta do something about it."

"I don't know, Morgan. I'll think about it." I go through my bag and make sure I have everything I need then pull the strand over my head and hang it on my shoulder.

"You've already been thinking about it and I think you've got your answer." Morgan says, smiling at me. I roll my eyes then start making my way out to our jet.

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"If this girl has already been missing for at least three days, she could already be dead. There is still a chance she could be alive, but either way we have to work fast." Hotch says.

"Do we know any new information yet?" JJ asks.

"We're still waiting to hear from Garcia-" Hotch's computer gets a video chat call from Garcia. "And there she is." Hotch says as he answers the call.

"What do we have Garcia?" Morgan asks. "Well, turns out we have three other girls that were reported missing in the same town. One was reported a month ago, another one was three weeks ago. And the most recent one was just last week. Two of them were found dead in Wisteria Lake. But the most recent one, Sarah Grant, is still missing."

"So he dumps his victims in the lake after he kills them. How much time in between once they're reported missing and then found dead?" I ask.

"About a week it looks like." Garcia says. "He's probably torturing them for a few days then kills them and dumps them. Or just tortures them until they die on their own." Morgan says. I nod in agreement.

"So Sarah Grant was reported missing a week ago and still hasn't been found?" JJ asks. "No. Police have been on the look out by the lake and haven't found anything yet." Garcia says.

"Unless he changed the location for his dump site, he might not of killed her yet." Morgan says.

"So then he might have two girls at once. Torturing them both until one of them dies. What's the name of the most recent victim?" Rossi asks, looking over the file. I read over the file again and find her name.

"Mia Wahlberg."