timeless, spencer reid [ 1 ]

004. penelope

"What do we know?" Rossi asks as he, Bedelia, and Emily walk over.

"Police think it was a botched robbery." Hotch says.

"Where's Morgan?" Emily asks.

"He's not answering his cell." JJ says.

"I'll call him again." Spencer says, walking a bit away.

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"They can't give me an update." JJ says, walking over.

"Morgan's phone just keeps going straight to voicemail." Spencer says, pocketing his phone.

"Where the hell is he?" Emily questions.

~ ~ ~

Derek walks over.

"She's been in surgery a couple hours." JJ tells him.

"I was at church, my phone was off." Derek says.

"There's nothing you could have been doing here." Spencer says.

"The police got any leads?" Derek asks.

"I spoke to the lead detective. He doesn't think we'll get anything from the scene." Hotch says.

"Penelope Garcia?" A nurse walks out.

"Yes." Hotch says.

"Yes." Emily echoes.

"The bullet went in her chest and ricocheted into her abdomen. She lost a lot of blood. It was touch and go for a while, but we were able to repair the injuries." He explains.

"So what are you saying?" JJ asks.

"One centimeter over and it would have torn right through her heart. Instead, she could actually walk out of here in a couple of days, and I'd say that's a minor miracle."

Bedelia lets out a deep breath, feeling the pain in her chest lessen.

"She needs her rest. You can see her in the morning." He walks off.

"Thank you." JJ tells him.

"David and I will go to the scene. I think the rest of you should be here when she wakes up." Hotch says. "I don't care about protocol, I don't care whether we're working this officially or not. We don't touch any new cases until we find out who did this.

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A nurse leads the five into Penelope's room. JJ kisses her on the cheek, sadly smiling.

"Hi. No tears." Penelope says. "I'm afraid if I start crying I'll come unstapled."

"How are you feeling?" Derek asks.

"Oh... confused... stupid, and... in pain." Penelope says.

"Are you up for some questions?" JJ asks.

"I never saw it coming. He seemed... deliciously normal." Penelope says.

"You know him?" Spencer asks.

"You were right." Penelope tells Derek. "I shouldn't have trusted it."

"What are you talking about?" Derek asks.

"It's that guy I told you about. The one I met at the coffee shop." Penelope says. "I wanted to believe he was interested in me."

"Forget that." Derek says.

"I let my guard down." Penelope says.

"Do you have any idea why he would have done this?" Emily asks.