Criminal Minds - Season 6 Instant

Reid was the worst off. Without JJ’s grounded optimism, his anxiety spiraled. He’d started tapping his fingers against his thigh—a rhythmic, frantic Morse code only he understood. They took her. They took her. They took her.

Corley wavered. The flare trembled.

“She knew the difference between a geographic profile and a psychological one,” Reid muttered, not looking up. “She didn’t need a lecture. She just… knew.” Criminal Minds - Season 6

The takedown came at a deserted subdivision, a ghost neighborhood bankrupted by the recession. The unsub, a former water department employee named Corley, stood at the edge of a deep, dry concrete basin. “You don’t get it,” he screamed, holding a flare. “If I can’t fill it, no one can!” Reid was the worst off

Everyone froze.