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The smoke from the collapsed structure still hangs heavy in the air, a grim backdrop to the chaos. Hotch arrives last, his eyes scanning the perimeter with frantic intensity before locking onto a figure near the ambulance. He strides forward, ignoring the debris, his voice cutting through the noise with desperate urgency.