Caged~ Criminal Minds

The Fight

Hotch: "Mother Teresa said, "I have found the paradox. That if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love."

On The Plane

Rossi: "What do we know about the past years' victims?"

Reid: "The tenderloin district is a high concentration of drug addicts and homeless people. All the victims have been transients."

Morgan: "So this unsub's choosing easy targets that won't be missed. He's not concerned with the challenge of the hunt. All these victims are part of a larger plan."

JJ: "Which he executes in the same few days every year."

Hotch: "Reid did you find any significance to the dates?"

Reid: "Nothing historical. It's gotta be personal for the unsub."

Hotch: "JJ, you and Reid hit the San Francisco PD. Rossi, Watson and Prentiss to the dumpsite. Morgan and I'll go to the coroner's office. Nobody should expect to get a lot of sleep for the next 3 days."

Rossi: "What about Cooper's team? You said he had a theory."

Hotch: "He believes that whoever is murdering these homeless men is also abducting fathers and daughters and killing them once the transients are disposed of."

Rossi: "So then we'll investigate the dead men, and his team can see if there is a missing father and daughter."

Emily: "Why isn't his team on the jet now?"

Hotch: "Because the director wouldn't authorize them joining the investigation."

Rossi: "They're working against the director's orders?"

Hotch: "We need to concentrate on the dead men abducted from the tenderloin. Cooper's team can help determine If there's a missing father and daughter and whether it's connected to our case."

Watson: "Or you could get in serious hot water if the director thinks you're helping to defy her."

Rossi: "No, Hotch is right. I've known Sam Cooper for 20 years, and I've never seen him defy an order. If he feels this strong about a hunch, we need to help him however we can."

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Rossi: "Have all the dumpsites been this isolated?"

Detective: "He keeps away from the main paths, never dumps them in lighted areas."

Watson: "So he had to have studied the terrain beforehand. He's organized."

Rossi: "And physical enough to haul a body a long way on his own."

Emily: "What can you tell us about the victims?"

Detective: "They were all living on the streets. No witnesses. Our guess is he managed to lure them, promising food or drugs."

Rossi: "Were any reported missing?"

Detective: "No. We do know they all came from the same few blocks in the tenderloin."

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Watson: "So how does a Brit-"

Mick: "A handsome Brit." he interrupts her making her scoff a little

Watson: "How does a Brit end up in the FBI?"

Mick: "It's pretty simple. Cooper and I bumped into each other a few times. 10 months ago, they told him he could handpick a new team. He called. I came. Passport didn't matter."

Watson: "Huh. So, is it true that no one in the British special forces is allowed to admit they're in it?"

Mick: "I don't know. I'd have to ask around about that one." he says making her chuckle a little