[Comprehensive] Runaway Witch

Garcia almost jumped up from her seat because of panic. You must know that the person who calls her is usually either Morgan or the police, and Officer Hozner is rarely dispatched.

"Garcia, I need the information of Joss and Mary, all the information I can find from childhood to adulthood." After being slightly stunned, Hozner returned to work.

"Yes! Sir!" Garcia replied while typing on the keyboard.

"Jose Campbell, 20 years old, originally from Ohio, graduated from high school and came to work in Virginia. He grew up in a single-parent family. He was in and out of the hospital many times as a child. He has a record of depression. His mother has passed away. There is no criminal record in either state. This is probably the case, is there anything that needs special attention?" Garcia reported while searching.

"What was his mother's occupation, when, and why did she die?" Hozner exchanged glances with everyone who was listening to the announcement, and felt that Joss was suspicious.

"His mother was a waitress in a restaurant. She died before he left Virginia. The cause of death was a fire..." Garcia gasped, feeling that the death of Joss' mother was definitely not simple.

"Where's Mary?" Hozner still asked about Mary's situation.

"She is a classmate of Joss and William. She was an orphan and grew up in host families. She has no criminal record in either state." Garcia responded quickly.

"Very good, Garcia, you have worked hard." Hozner expressed satisfaction.

"Thank you, sir. Goodbye, sir." Garcia and other leaders hung up the phone first and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Rosie and Red go to interrogate William, he should be a breakthrough, let him let go..." Hozner asked the two least threatening members of the team to interrogate William.

"Okay, let's see what we do next, Rhett." Rossi put his arms around Rhett's shoulders calmly, but unfortunately, the height restriction made this action no longer easy.

"...Okay." Wanting to back down, Rhett finally restrained his hesitation.

Rossi and Rhett opened the door and entered William's interrogation room. The other BAUs, Elina, and a sheriff were already on the side of the single-sided viewing glass.

"Why is Miss Clark still here?" The sheriff was a little dissatisfied.

"Isn't the sheriff here?" Alina looked at the interrogation room intently.

"What's wrong with me, I'm the sheriff in charge of this case!" The sheriff frowned.

"I thought the BAU was in charge of this case, and who agreed to me to participate in the investigation? Detective Hozner, do you mind if I'm here?" Alina choked on the sheriff first, and then asked Hozner, the obvious difference Treatment.

"Miss Clark..." The sheriff was about to argue.

"Okay, after the case is over, we need to talk again, what do you think, Clark?" Hozner interrupted the quarrel between the sheriff and Alina.

"OK..." Alina agreed feebly, it's better for the sheriff to deal with it.

"Miss Clark..." The sheriff had more to say.

"Can you listen to the interrogation quietly?" Clark pointed to the glass and interrupted the sheriff, saying that I have no time or mood to argue with you.

"..." The sheriff who was deeply hurt.

When entering the interrogation room, Rossi was relaxed, and Reid was holding the documents tensely.

"Mr. William Lawrence, I'm Special Agent Rosie, this is Dr. Rhett, we have something to talk to you." Rosie opened the chair and sat down, and started very friendly.

"..." just looked at William who was silent.

"I don't know why you don't speak. You have to know that your arson and kidnapping are all covered by surveillance video, and the evidence is solid. What needs to be distinguished now is the main and accessory criminals and whether there are more serious murder charges. That is to say, all three of you will definitely In prison, the difference is only the number of years." Reid spoke quickly because of nervousness.

"..." William twitched at the corner of his mouth with a mocking expression.

"It seems that some people don't believe we have evidence..." Rossi motioned Rhett to produce evidence.

"This is the screenshot of the surveillance when you were taken. You can take a look..." Reid took out a few photos, on which the outlines of the three people could be clearly seen, and the location was the burned down coffee shop.

"This is impossible..." William exclaimed when he was sure that the scene in the photo was real.

"Why is it impossible? The surveillance is connected to the Internet, and it's useless to destroy the camera." Reid explained to him.

William, whose eyes could not be settled, was speechless for a moment.

"The question now is whether you, the obvious strong man among the three, are the main culprits of these fires, whether you planned the fires, kidnapping or even murder." Rossi stared at William who was already panicking in front of him.

"Are you the one who will stay in prison for the rest of your life? You have to know about arson, kidnapping, and murder. Once you are convicted of crimes, these punishments will add up and you will spend two lifetimes in prison..." Reid also added weight, telling him the main criminal s future.

"We didn't kill people, no!" William was the petty bully, but he was terrified nonetheless.

Everyone who heard this answer breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, even if you didn't kill anyone, where are the kidnapped people?" Rossi asked what they were most concerned about.

"I can't say that." William suddenly calmed down, as if this was an expected question.

"It seems that someone told you not to reveal where the hostages are. Then you want to be the main criminal who refuses to cooperate, take the most responsibility, and serve the longest. Then let's ask the other two, The other two accomplices, if Joss tells the location of the hostage first, he will be the cooperating accomplice. He is still young, handsome and thin, has no criminal record, and can be sentenced to a few years at most. If he behaves well, he can start a new life soon. And you , the principal culprit with a criminal record, even if the hostages are rescued in the end, you will never even think about leaving the prison in this life." Rossi calmly told William's ending.

"No! This... won't be like this!" William was stunned by such a future, and began to waver, beginning to doubt his decision.

"Why not, you have a criminal record, a criminal record for violent acts, but Joss doesn't, who do you think the jurors trust more?" Reid asked William.

"If, if I tell where he is?" William's insistence has been broken.

"Then you are cooperating with the investigation. As long as you prove who is the mastermind, you can even be a tainted witness and apply for a commutation of sentence." Rossi looked at William wisely.

"And do you know why we came to ask you first? Joss's mother died in a fire, did you know about that?" Rhett let out the news.

"I know, I know his mother... But... Oh! Joss likes flames..." William broke down completely, "He... Joss, he..."

"Where is the hostage? Why did you kidnap him?" Rossi asked.

"The restaurant we used to work in closed down..." William scratched his hair, "He saw what he shouldn't have seen..."

"Morgan and Emily, you and the sheriff are going to rescue the hostages together. I'll have Garcia send the address to your mobile phone, and set off immediately." Hozner immediately took out the phone.

"Garcia! This is Hozina. I need the address of the restaurant where the suspect used to work. Send it to Morgan and Emily's mobile phones. Hurry up!" Hozina waited for Garcia to answer the phone and explained the request.

"I understand...it's been sent..." Garcia was still quick.

"Okay! Have you got the composition of the various on-site combustion accelerants?" Hozner still hadn't figured out some things, such as the source of the combustion accelerant.

"It came out, each company is different, but the results are all edible oils, that is to say..." Garcia reported while reading the report.

"That is to say, the accelerant comes from the store's own inventory." Hozina conjectured for Garcia.

"That's right, compared to the purchase records of the stores, it is indeed the cooking oil used by each." Garcia scratched his head, "No wonder no suspect can be found based on the purchase of combustion accelerants."

"Hard work!" Hozner hung up the phone.

Garcia, who encountered the leader again, patted his heart in his small office.

The interrogation room continued the conversation.

"So are you willing to testify that Joss is the mastermind?" Reid recorded the statement.

"I... I am willing!" William confirmed his decision after hesitation.

"Do you have any other evidence to prove that these ideas are Joss's?" Rossi actually didn't hold out hope, thinking that Joss was obviously the brains of the three, and William was in charge.

"Yes! I have kept a record of text messages." Unexpected harvest, William is not completely out of his mind.

"Who will Mary prefer between the two of you?" It was actually Rhett who asked this question.

"Mary...she likes Joss..." William felt that the answer was self-evident, and he became more determined to cooperate.

"So, you want to express that no matter who the principal culprit is, she must be on Joss' side?" Rhett continued.

"Yes!" William confirmed.

"Very well, take a look and confirm that you are correct and sign here." Reid handed the statement to William for him to confirm the signature.

"Okay, no problem. Can this prove that I'm not the principal offender?" William signed and asked the more senior Rossi anxiously.

"It depends on the final opinion of the jurors, but judging from the current situation, it is unlikely that Joss will be acquitted." Rossi replied with some leeway.

"Okay! That's good!" William obviously regarded Joss as an enemy who wanted to frame him.

The next step is to interrogate Mary. She looks the same, she is not soft on the outside but strong on the inside.

This fragile girl from the inside out told the truth very quickly. Her timidity is the main theme, but she doesn't speak much and is ambiguous. She often overturns her own statement, especially when it comes to who is the main culprit, and she can't make up her mind. .

Finally, Joss, no matter what everyone said, he was only silent, and even his face and eyes remained unchanged. Fortunately, the evidence is solid now, and he does not have to speak.