Criminal Minds Series Rewrite: Season Four

Soul Mates: Part One

"No mortal can keep a secret. If his lips are silent, he chatters with his fingertips; betrayal oozes out of him at every pore." - Sigmund Freud

Missy Dewald is missing, there are already three dead women in Florida, and everyone in Florida seems to think that William Harris is the man who kidnapped Missy. For the past week, they've been conversing with Hotch for some advice on what they should do. Hotch kept telling them to wait and make sure William is the one they want, but they are so convinced this is the man that they need.

William has a history of kidnapping and raping young women in Atlanta. There have been charges against him, but the victims refused to testify against him, so the charges were dropped. He and his family moved from Atlanta to Florida to start new, but some theorized it was to escape that stigma.

By the time you get to Florida, William is already in handcuffs and is taken into custody. The first impression you get from the brief look of William is that he's arrogant, cocky, and confident that he is going to make it out of this just fine.

Hotch is pissed the police didn't wait to bring William in, but it is what it is. Detective Jeff Lindin really thought that William was holding Missy somewhere on his property, but when they arrested him, she was nowhere to be found. Jeff greets your team when you arrive, but you're keeping your eye on William.

"All week, you've been saying he needs privacy and time. You told me he wouldn't keep her on his property, but I wouldn't listen," Jeff sighs.

"Detective, we have a witness who can place him at the abduction site. He has a history of similar offenses where he did use the same MO in Atlanta," Derek says.

"He fits the profile of a high-functioning successful family man living and working in the area. You had probable cause to make the arrest. We just don't have enough to prosecute him yet."

"What's our next move?" Jeff asks.

"The key to finding her could be in his house, so we're gonna need to dig through all there is about his friends, family, and his work life. Agent Morgan and I will interrogate him," Rossi says.

"He holds his victims for two days before he kills them. Missy disappeared yesterday. So, as long as he stays in custody, there's a good chance she could still be alive. Talk to the detective that arrested him for the Atlanta rapes. Find out what went right and what went wrong with their approach," Hotch says to Jeff.

"Williams is a successful litigator, so we're gonna need some leverage, something to throw him off guard. A discrepancy in a previous statement is enough to give us the upper hand. Y/N read anything off him that you can."

"Sure thing."

"I'll get on that," Jeff says. "Now, we can only hold him for so long after he talks to the judge. What are the odds we can get him to break in the next twelve hours?"

"That's not going to be easy, but it's not impossible."

Rossi and Derek head to the interrogation room, and you follow behind them without actually going inside the room. You can read William from the window just fine.

"William Harris, I'm Special Agent Derek Morgan. This is special agent David Rossi."

"Before you answer any questions, I need to remind you that you're entitled to have a lawyer present," Rossi says.

"I am a lawyer."

With that, Derek takes out some pictures in the file he's holding. He lays the first one on the table, and it's of one of the missing girls.

"Does she look familiar to you?" Without waiting for his answer, Derek lays out the other two pictures of the dead women. "How about her? Her? No? These girls were raped, strangled, and dumped."