The world of American TV series: Starting with the L.A. Patrol

"Pay attention to his face and arms." Red pointed to the face of the corpse.

"Scratches and bite marks, typical defensive wounds. I believe the forensic team can find corresponding DNA on Katie's body."

Rossi re-enacted the scene in a low voice, "Things got out of control. Seeing the atrocities committed by his companions, he wanted to quit, but the others would not agree."

Hotchner continued, "He tried to escape and was stabbed by his associates, and it was too dark outside for them to find him."

"They were worried that he would call the police, so they had no choice but to stuff Katie's body into the car, do some things to eliminate traces, and abandon it further away. In order to ensure their subsequent escape, they also took Lindsay away by force. .”

There was anger hidden in Emily's calm tone.

Jack glanced around again and found no more clues. He sighed, "He is one of the murderers. What we need to do is continue to find his friends."

John on the side was stunned when he saw a few people recreate the scene in just a few words, which sounded very reasonable, and he couldn't help but be stunned, "Do you guys usually solve cases like this?"

"They, uh, we are all professional psychologists." Jack patted him on the shoulder.

John showed an expression like "I don't know much, please don't fool me".

Jack picked up his phone and took a photo of the corpse's face, sent it to Garcia, and attached a message asking her to perform facial recognition and compare it to the database of Katie and Lindsay's school.

Saying goodbye to the old guys from the Wilshire Police Department, the BAU team immediately rushed back to the Southeast Branch. They had to race against time and could not wait for the forensic team or the forensic doctor to slowly come out with the results.

Fortunately, Garcia was very powerful this time. As soon as she got out of the car, she found out the identity of the deceased and suspect.

"Douglas Silverman, 18, attends a high school with two girls." Jack posted a new photo to the evidence board.

The sergeant of the Southeast Division and his subordinate police detectives all crowded into the large office to listen to Hotchner and Rossi arrange the next task.

"The impulsive instincts of adolescent males, in this case, were further intensified by drugs and alcohol, making them more ferocious, impulsive and reckless than adult thugs."

"Katie became the victim of a combination of all these factors, and we believe that this Douglas Silverman was fearful and wanted to withdraw, but the dominant person attacked him in order to maintain his authority."

Hotchner synthesized everyone's discussions and analyzes along the way and came to a common opinion.

"Your task is to find his classmates, parents, teachers, and those friends who usually hang out with him."

Rossi then added to his analysis, "He has at least two or three accomplices, and the leader should be in his early 20s, a self-righteous villain."

"I think I'm very bad, maybe I have a criminal record, some misdemeanors, petty theft, etc."

"I have a question." Hannah asked, "If this Douglas Silverman was killed by his companions shortly after Katie's death, he would have been missing for a day or two. Why didn't anyone call the police?"

Emily replied, "Because these two days are weekends, he may have reported it, or his parents were out of town."

Hotchner's face darkened when he was reminded by these words, "The weekend ends tomorrow. Judging from the current situation, the situation will get worse."

Yes, once the weekend is over, the identities of these suspects may be exposed. Schools will notify parents because students are absent from class, and parents will call the police because their children are missing.

And once their identity is exposed, what these desperate teenagers will do to Lindsay, who is regarded as a hostage, is simply chilling.

"You can first find out from the Owens and Keith Vaughn. Since the deceased and their daughter are in the same school, maybe they know something." Jiejie suggested.

Rosie nodded, "You go ask the Owens, Hodge and Emily go find the parents of the deceased Douglas Silverman, Jack and I."

As he spoke, he glanced at Keith Vaughn, who had been looking out through the glass in the conference room.

".The two of us go and talk to him."

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"So, a few gangsters captured my daughter?" Keith Vaughn took the photo handed over by Jack and carefully identified the portrait on it.

"I don't know him. I won't miss any face, but I have never seen this person before." His tone was quite certain.

"Maybe she doesn't want you to see those boys, for fear that you'll be angry or do something to them." Rossi pointed out.

Kitson was not angry at Rossi's words. Instead, he said in a decisive tone, "There are no secrets between Lindsay and me."

Jack had seen so many leaky little cotton-padded jackets that he didn't believe his story at all, "You and I both know this is impossible. The girl and her father must have many secrets from each other."

"No, you understand." Kisson looked like I don't know how to explain it to you.

"She knows everything about me, she knows what I've done and why we're living the way we are."

Rossi found it a bit unbelievable and reminded him patiently, "Your wife died in a car accident ten years ago. It wasn't an accident, right? It was this that made you become a federal witness, right?"

Within the FBI, Rossi's authority was much higher than Hotchner's. Jack guessed that he must have consulted some relevant files before and had some understanding of Kitson's story.

Sure enough, Kitson neither admitted nor denied, "I swore to her before she died that I would do everything in my power to protect Lindsay."

"Then did you tell Lindsay that it was you, not her mother, who was sitting in the car at that time?"

Rossi's heart-wrenching words stunned Kitson for a moment. He didn't expect that his details would be revealed clearly, but he only paused for a moment, and then surprisingly continued to nod.

"Yes."

Rosie and Jack both had stunned expressions on their faces.

"I said that there are no secrets between us. I told her that in the days to come, the only thing we can rely on is each other."

"I have been training her since she was 10 years old, learning fighting, shooting, and how to protect herself in extremely adverse conditions."

As Kitson narrated, Jack quickly sketched in his mind an image similar to the super-killing woman played by Chloë Grace Moretz in the movie "Kick-Ass".

Okay, this may be a bit exaggerated. If Lindsay is really as strong as Super Killer, she won't be controlled by a few gangsters, but her personality should be similar, precocious, strong and rational enough.

But this made Jack feel even more strange, "Now that you said that, why would Lindsay put herself in such a disadvantageous situation?"

"Yes, she won't." Following Kitson's confident answer, a flash of understanding flashed in Rossi's eyes.