Criminal Minds Series Rewrite: Season Two

The Perfect Storm: Part One

"This video was sent to her parents after she was killed," JJ informs.

"This was sent to the family?" Hotch gasps.

"The father had a heart condition and died while watching it."

"So... the music's not added like a regular soundtrack. It's in the background, so if you turn it down, you also turn down the voices."

"Did we get Garcia to separate the audio tracks?" Derek asks.

"She's working on it now. The sooner we hear how he talks to the victim, the sooner we'll know what kind of man we're dealing with."

"Tell us about Laura Clemensen," Gideon switches tracks.

"She was twenty-years-old and a Sophomore at Jacksonville University in Florida. Assumed to be the fifth in a series of rapes and murders over the past two years. Some women were abducted in parking lots and others while they were running."

"And when was she reported missing?"

"Technically she wasn't. Roommate thought she was visiting family. Family thought she was at school.l

"Was she close to her family?"

"Very. She had dinner with them every Sunday," JJ answers.

It's weird because you're hearing what they're talking about, but it doesn't filter through your brain. Your eyes are glued to the woman as the memories that have been suppressed deep down come busting out of the door they were locked behind.

"That was five days ago, and nobody's seen her until now."

"She wasn't killed on the tape, and given forensics, the other victims were tortured for weeks before they were killed. I think we should operate as if she's still alive," Derek suggests.

"Not for long, if the bastard gets his way," Elle growls.

"Okay, I don't get it. This is the fifth abduction and now the second DVD. Why'd they wait to call us in?" Derek asks.

Apparently, more people were informed of this before you have. Maybe it was for the better that they had. Maybe you should have been informed first to prepare yourself what you were getting into.

"The last victim's family received this DVD two months ago," JJ says and turns on another video. This is somehow worse than the first. "Jacksonville PD thought maybe they'd get some more clues instead of just raise more questions."

"Turn that down, please," you whisper painfully.

Spencer looks over at you and frowns when he sees the look on your face. It's taking everything in your power not to break down right here and now. Thankfully, JJ listens and turns down her cries of pain.

"There seems to be a natural escalation to the murders. It began as brutal attacks against the victims, and now it's psychological attacks on the families."

"So, if the thrill of the kill isn't enough to satisfy his sadistic needs, he needs to spread panic and he thrives on that," Hotch says.

"Sadistic killers are typically strangers to their victims. It's easier for the offender to torture and kill someone that they don't know," Spencer says

"Offenders," Gideon corrects. "The man on the tape isn't doing this just for himself. He's playing to an audience, not her family. Someone watching who can appreciate what he's doing, to admire his sadistic skills."

"It is a characteristic of partners to record their crimes so they can relive the fantasy later."

"How can we be sure?" Elle asks.