CHAPTER EIGHT
Bill Jeffreys was enjoying an unusually quiet morning at BAU when his partner burst into his office. He immediately recognized the expression on her face. This was how Riley Paige looked when she was excited about a new case.
He gestured toward the chair on the other side of his desk, and Riley sat down. But as he listened attentively to her description of the murders, Bill grew puzzled about her enthusiasm. Even so, he made no comment while she gave him the complete rundown of her phone conversation with Jake.
“So what do you think?” she asked Bill when she finished.
“About what?” Bill asked.
“Do you want to work the case with me?”
Bill squinted with uncertainty.
“Sure, I’d like to, but … well, the case isn’t even open. It’s out of our hands.”
Riley took a deep breat
