“Look, all I’m saying is that maybe she isn’t the most
objective investigator to have involved in this case, I mean being a victim can
skew…” seeing the warning in Rossi’s eyes he looked at Emily.  She had been a victim, on more than one
occasion throughout the course of her career with the BAU and she had come back
more effective than ever. Were there things that affected her differently than
the others, of course, but that didn’t matter, she did her job, and she did it
well.

Reid had been a victim as well, as had Hotch, they had all
been victims at one time or another, even Morgan as a child.  The fact that he was making an issue of it
spoke to something else.

“What’s really bothering you Derek?” Rossi knew the younger
man was trying to make a point.

Throwing his hands up in surrender, “look, I’m not saying
just being a victim, I’m saying being the victim of a serial killer.  I mean The Surgeon? Who comes back from that
and is okay?  He impaled her hands and
came after her a second time.  I mean she
has to have some issues don’t you think?”

No one had answered and they had let the issue drop as they
attempted to formulate a profile of their newest Unsub.

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Jane watched as the BAU team entered the ‘brick’, she didn’t
want them here, she knew she needed to learn to play well with others, but she
liked to do it on her terms, not anyone else’s.

She could tell who was in charge immediately, the man’s hawk
like face brooked no argument, “that
would be Agent Hotchner,” While Jane may not like it, she took her role as
lead detective seriously.  Extending a
hand, “Agent Hotchner?  Detective
Rizzoli.”  They gauged each other as they
shook hand and after a nod, he introduced the rest of his team.

“Detective, let me present my team, SSA David Rossi, SSA
Jennifer Jareau, SSA, Derek Morgan, Dr. Spencer Reid and SSA Emily Prentiss”

“Detective Jane Rizzoli” her husky contralto was not
unwelcoming, but certainly not inviting. “Frost, Korsak” she motioned for the
detectives to come over.

“These are Detectives Vince Korsak and Barry Frost.  They’ve been working this case from the
beginning.”

The exchange of pleasantries completed, Hotch immediately
got down to business.  “Do we have a
space where we can set up?  We’ll need
internet access as well.”