[Criminal Minds] years before love

"Lindsey Bowden?"

"Lindsey is one year younger than me. She has some problems with math...the teacher said she has a learning disability or something. But she is strong and a very good baseball player." Mia nodded, "She is always alone, we Sometimes I'm afraid of her, she's so weird, do you understand, no one likes to talk about their parents in school, and she's not that kind of cute little girl, this feeling...is weird."

"Bowden..." Hotch frowned. "You stole her father's car?"

"Yes. Her mother is Will's sister. Their families are very close. We, we were in a panic..." Mia was a little flustered. She looked at Hotch sideways and tried to explain, "The keys are in the car, we just The farther away from here the better."

"Relax, Mia." Hotch ruffled her hair. "Don't worry, no one is going to pursue that. Um, you just said she wasn't close to you, does she know what you found out?"

"None of us mentioned it to her before." Mia twisted her fingers and recalled, "But about two or three months ago, she went to Tom and seemed to ask about it."

"Tom told her?"

Mia shook her head and said uncertainly, "I guess he did."

"What trouble did she have two or three months ago? Boyfriend?"

"Lindsey? No, Lindsey doesn't have a boyfriend, boys don't like her. Her parents are divorced." Mia's eyes wandered. "Her mother left."

"What?" Hotch was taken aback. "Gone? From town?"

"I never saw her again. I asked my mother..." Mia paused, tears welling up again, "Mom said she went to a big city."

Hotch hesitated for a while, then squatted down in front of her, making himself at eye level with her, and almost used the most gentle voice, "Mia, tell me, what did you do with your friends? Like you As seen."

Mia's hands trembled, she bit her lips tightly, and didn't answer.

Hotch sighed, putting his hand lightly on her shoulder.

The little girl trembled, and rushed forward to hug him tightly, "I'm sorry, that's wrong, we know it's wrong, but, but...we're just...sorry."

"It's not your fault." Hotch patted her on the back and repeated under his breath, "It's not your fault."

After a while, her breathing gradually calmed down, before Hotch let her go and opened the door to the next room.

Baker, who was walking around anxiously, rushed over, saw Mia who was sobbing, and immediately wanted to fight him.

And Hotch dodged his fist, twisted his wrist against the wall, and whispered in his ear, "I suggest you talk to your daughter, if you don't want to lose her after losing your wife."

Before he could react, Hotch had dropped him and walked towards the called police officers, "Lindsey Bowden. We need to find her right away."

"Lindsey? Why?"

"Based on the current information, she is very likely to be the murderer." Hotch leaned against the table, "She was doted on by her parents and loved her mother very much, but her parents divorced and her mother left her. I guess... you guys Does anyone know why they divorced?"

No one answered for a while, Hotch frowned, his eyes swept over the police officers present.

"I'm calling Bowden." Rogers faltered when he caught his eye, and scrambled towards the phone.

"Detective, that's just a little girl. Do you remember that we are investigating a serial murder case, and the victim was sexually assaulted?" Someone shook his head, obviously not believing what he said.

"You can confirm whether there are traces of violence inside Janet's body." Hotch looked over, "As for the other three deceased, there is reason to believe that their sexual behavior occurred before they met the murderer. There was no bodily|fluid, and the clothes were not damaged , it wasn't about sex, it was anger. Lindsey was a great baseball player and she hated it here."

"Agent Hotchner, Bowden says Lindsey is missing." Rogers looked up from the phone conversation abruptly.

"When?" Hotch frowned.

Rogers said a few more words, looked up at him again, "Last night. He thought he was looking for his ex-wife, so he didn't pay much attention..."

Several policemen exchanged glances with each other, a little uneasy.

"Where is his ex-wife? Inform the local police that Lindsey is now in complete despair and anger and her mother is in danger."

"Understood." Rogers immediately picked up the phone again.

"Take Bowden and we'll go find her." Hotch directed the others brusquely.