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The Atlanta bar’s laughter fades, replaced by the shrill ring of Emily’s phone. Her smile vanishes. The call brings fragments of disaster: Children’s National, a car crash, you. Emily’s face drains of color. She grabs her keys, ignoring her team’s confused stares. “Take the jet,” Hotch orders. She doesn’t wait. The flight is a blur of white-knuckled tension. Landing in DC, she sprints from the plane to the SUV, speeding toward the hospital. She abandons the car at the ER entrance, badge flashing, voice commanding through the chaos. “Room 3,” a nurse points. Emily bursts through the door, heart pounding.