It was after seven in the evening before anyone realized
that the linen truck hadn’t moved all day.

“Who reported it?” Hotch said

“The Facilities Manager, he went down there for a final
check and to lock some things up when he saw it still parked there.” Morgan
said. “They found the driver unconscious inside.  Hotch, he was missing part of his uniform”

“Dammit he’s in here. Okay it getting dark outside.  I want a sweep done of the exterior of the
hospital and I want it secured.  If he is
in here, he’s not getting out, not this time.
Make sure we have at least two uniformed officers on JJ and Rizzoli at
al times.  Inform the nurse’s stations on
each floor and make sure everyone knows what he looks like.”

Hotch looked around at everyone gathered there. “We need to
do a sweep, floor by floor.  No one goes
alone, minimum teams of two.

“Reid and Rossi, take some uniforms with you, the west part
of the hospital and work your way down.

“Prentiss, Frost, and Morgan, start with the linen truck,
work your way from that entrance-eastern part of the building and work your way
up.

“Korsak, if you don’t mind, you’re with me.  We need to coordinate floor by floor sweeps,
top down and bottom up.”

“Listen to me all of you.
If you find him, don’t be a hero do you understand?  Call for back up. He does not get a second
chance at Rizzoli or JJ.”  Hotch had
never sounded colder.

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“You okay Reid?” Rossi asked.  The young man had been lost in thought for
over ten minutes, which was very unlike him.

“Hmm, yeah, I was just thinking, if I were Rodriguez and I
had made it into the hospital, I would have to know that the police were
everywhere don’t you think?  Where would
he his?  A hospital is more well lit than
your own home its not as if…” Reid stared ahead blankly, “No”

“No, what Reid?”
Rossi could tell Reid was clearly on to something.

“Rossi, how did he get to Maldonado…”

“Sonofabitch, he cut the power” Rossi exclaimed as he pulled
out his cell, sending out a general text to the team. He let them know what
Reid was thinking.

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Hotch looked at his cell, “dammit” he said flatly.

“What?” Korsak left the officer he was talking to and came
back to Hotch.