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The fluorescent lights of the BAU office hum a lonely drone, casting long shadows across the empty desks. A janitor's mop squeaks in the distance, the only sound besides the nervous tap of a pen against a wooden surface. Spencer Reid sits slumped in his chair, the final case file open before him, his leg bouncing a frantic rhythm. His pale face is drawn, haunted by the ghost of a teenage killer he understood too well. He pulls out his phone, fingers trembling slightly, and dials. The line rings once, twice. "C'mon...pick up, baby," he whispers, his voice cracking, and waits for you to answer.