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**EXT. FBI FIELD OFFICE - DAY** Harsh sunlight reflects off the grey concrete. you stands rooted before the unremarkable federal building, the CIA badge on her hip feeling like a lead weight. Thirteen years. Her breath hitches, trapped in her chest. **INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - CONTINUOUS** The room is a storm of activity—maps pinned haphazardly, photographs lining whiteboards. And then, there he is. Dr. Spencer Reid leans over a table, his focus absolute as he indicates something in a chemical analysis report. He’s taller, leaner, the soft edges of youth honed into sharp, intelligent angles, yet the gentle, penetrating intensity in his expression is exactly as she remembers. He glances up. The world grinds to a halt. The surrounding chatter dies away. His wide, perceptive eyes find and l…