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Spencer woke up in the car after hitting a large pothole in the road. He saw trees and mountains out the window. When he tried to move, he saw that his wrists were bound with rope.
"Even if you tried to escape, you'll die in the woods without any supplies or shelter" said his captor that was driving the car.
Spencer tried to inch as far from the man as possible until he put his hand on Spencer's shoulder. "I'm sure a nice camping trip is just what we need right? A father and son trip."
Spencer froze; he couldn't believe that this man was in fact his real dad. But what about William, his supposed father? Why didn't he or his mom tell him? What happened to his other siblings?
He couldn't help but feel confused about this whole thing. He snapped out of his thoughts when the car stopped.
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JJ opened the package to find a series of photographs with pictures of him and Spencer when he was a baby. Even more disturbing was the pictures of him and pictures of Spencer tapped together. The pictures were ranged from when Spencer was only eighteen to his present age.
"Someone has been following him that was for sure" said Rossi.
"Peter either paid him off or tricked him into helping" said Prentiss. "Garcia, look up people who visited Peter in the hospital." Garcia quickly typed away at her computer and a name came up.
"I have a Rose Edwin. A professional photographer and she lives…in Quantico."
"Alright, let's go pay her a visit."
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Spencer sat near a campfire as Peter puts up a tent. "I have some hot dogs in the cooler; we'll eat when the tent is ready."
Spencer remained silent and tried to think of any way he could contact his teammates or get away in the car. But this his hands and now his ankles bound, which the man just tied up a few minutes ago, both options are very unlikely.
The man soon got out the cooler and started to cook the hot dogs. "So Spencer, you have any ghost stories?"
Spencer didn't dare to say a word. This man was clearly unstable and he didn't want to do or say anything that would set him off.
"Alright then…I'll tell you one."
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Morgan and Prentiss knocked on Ms. Edwin's door and a petite woman with brown hair and bright green eyes opened the door.
"Can I help you?"
"Yes, are you Ms. Edwin? We're with the FBI we want to ask some questions about a Mr. Peter Reid" said Morgan as he showed her his badge.
The woman didn't move for a long moment and then bolted back inside the house and raced for the backdoor.
"STOP HER" shouted Prentiss.
They chased the woman and Morgan managed to grab her before she could hop the fence to the next yard.
"Did you really think you would get away" said Prentiss. Rose said nothing.
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Back at the BAU, Rose sat in the interrogation room along with Hotch who was sitting across from her.
"We wanted to ask some simple questions about Peter and you ran…why would you need to run?"
Rose said nothing.
"Ms. Edwin, we have a record from the hospital that shows you frequently visited Peter a few times a week. You stopped coming to the hospital two days before he escaped. Why did you visit him so much?"
"He is a friend. Is that a crime?"
"No, but the fact is that, he kidnapped an FBI agent a day ago and now is a wanted criminal. The fact that you have spoken to him numerous times shows that you were more than just "friends"."
Rose said nothing.
"We also have these pictures of the FBI agent that were tapped together with pictures of Peter. But he was in a hospital so he couldn't get these pictures himself. And since you are a professional photographer…"
"Ok look…he wanted me to take pictures of his son. I had no idea why. I would give him the photos every time I visited him."
"But why would you do that for him?"
"He was so nice to me and he said that he wasn't really insane…he was just lost and wanted to see his son so badly…"
"So you helped him escape and helped him find his son."
Rose nodded.
"Ms. Edwin, Peter doesn't care about you…only getting to his son is what he wants. Did he ever tell you why he was locked up? He murdered his two children."
Rose looked up, shocked.
"Peter is a violent and manipulative man."
Rose looked away, in deep shame.
"I'm sorry but you're under arrest for assisting in kidnapping."
Rose sighed, "He loved to talk about camping…"
Hotch gave her a hard look, "What do you mean?"
"He would always talk about talking his family camping one day…"
Hotch quickly stood up from the chair and went into the meeting room.
"I think I know where he took Spencer."
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Spencer was in the tent and his "father" was sitting outside drinking coffee that he made with the fire.
It was dark and cold out but he was covered in a blanket, he was still bound so his movement was limited.
He sighed and wondered how he would get out of this situation. But then, a small glimmer of light caught his eye. He looked over to the other side of the tent and saw the car keys on the ground. The man must have forgotten to put them away. With the keys he could cut himself free and escape.
Slowly but surly he inched his way to the keys.
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"Diana, do you remember taking Spencer or any of the other children camping?"
Diana looked up at Hotch and sighed, "It was a few days before Peter…killed them…he wanted to go on a camping trip but he never had the chance too. Since we lived in Las Vegas after all."
"Garcia look up local camp sites in Virginia."
Garcia typed away on her computer, "There are three places…"
"Which one is furthest from any town or populated area?"
"That narrows it down to Willowcreek Park…a few hours from here."
"Alright, let's load up and find Reid."
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Spencer was finally able to reach the car keys after about an hour. He had to do it gradually or the man would notice.
He took the keys into his hands and slowly started to cut away at the rope. One by one, the strands of rope broke away.
He looked over at where the man was sitting and saw he was asleep with the coffee cup still in his hand.
Soon enough he got free and then began to work on his ankles.
It wasn't long until he was free but as he got up, the man began to stir.
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"Ok make a left…here" said JJ.
Morgan drove the car as fast as he could, his best friend was in danger and he may not have much time left.
Diana and William begged Hotch to come with them; maybe talking to him would help. After much begging and crying that they may never see her son after this, finally persuaded Hotch to go with them.
"I never thought he would become like this…what happened to him" Diana said quietly.
The others had the same thought, why would a man kill his two children for no real reason and then kidnap his last son?
"Ok were about an hour away now" said Rossi.
Morgan sped up the car even more.
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The man saw Spencer getting up and lunged at him.
"YOU'RE NOT GETTING AWAY!"
Spencer managed to dodge the man and ran for the car that was down the hill. He only got half-way when the man tackled him.
After a few moments of struggling, Spencer used the keys to cut the man's face leaving a deep wound. The man didn't stop trying to pin down Spencer, so then he stabbed his right eye. The man rolled off Spencer in complete agony.
Spencer got up and raced to the car; he got into the driver's seat and locked the doors. He was about to start the car when he saw that the man destroyed the inside of the car, the stick shift was ripped out and the car was gutted.
Why would he do that…unless both of them weren't going to leave?
The man ran to the car and started to punch at the glass window. Spencer moved away as the man punched and snarled like a mad dog.
Spencer continued to hope and pray that help would come soon.
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"This is IT. Willowcreek Park" said JJ.
Morgan drove the car down the trail. "A SWAT team is waiting for us at the ranger station and the park ranger is there too."
As they neared the station, the ranger was their waiting for them.
"I saw a red car driving down that trail earlier today; he had a young man with him with brown hair. He was asleep too" said the ranger.
Hotch showed him a picture of Spencer and the ranger confirmed it was him.
"Alright let's move."
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The man was finally able to crack the glass and soon enough it shattered. Spencer screamed as the man grabbed him. Spencer kicked him away and tried to escape through the other door, but the man managed to unlock the door and get Spencer in a bear-hold. He dragged Spencer out of the car and flung him down onto the ground.
The impact made Spencer's head ach but he saw the man pull out a revolver.
"You'll join your siblings soon enough Spencer."
Just then lights and the sounds of shouting stopped the man from pulling the trigger.
"Peter Reid, put down the weapon and put your hands up" shouted Prentiss.
Peter simply looked at the team with cold eyes, until he say Diana.
"Peter…please stop this, why do you think killing our children is right?"
Peter looked at his ex-wife but didn't say a word.
"Peter, they loved you…and Spencer would have too if you didn't do what you did. I loved you too…"
Peter froze and tears rolled down his face. Silently he dropped the gun.
Morgan and Prentiss cuffed him and dragged Peter away. JJ, William and Diana went over to Spencer. Diana held his son with tears of relief in her eyes. William was sobbing as he hugged Spencer as well.
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Peter Reid was sent back to the hospital but he was taken to one that was FAR from Virginia. Rose Edwin was arrested and sentence to three years in prison with two years of probation. Diana finally told Spencer about his family and about his siblings.
They did find the place where Peter kept Spencer before driving him to the park. It was an abandoned factory at the edge of town. All in all Spencer was safe…but he had one more thing to do.
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Spencer stood before two graves. Ben Reid and Cindy Reid. His brother and sister.
Spencer shed silent tears and placed some flowers on their graves.
"I wish I got to know you…I wish we had time to grow up together…."
Spencer stood at the grave for a long time until he had to leave…the plane back home was leaving soon.
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