“He just wants to touch base, and—” She hesitated a moment before saying, “Donald Reinhardt could be there.”
“I guess that makes sense. He’s still a suspect, isn’t he?”
Kaely shrugged. “To be honest, it’s hard for me to believe he’s our UNSUB. I may not like the man, and he may not like me, but I don’t see him as the kind of person who could do something like this. He just doesn’t fit our profile. He’s a stickler for the rules. He lives and dies by the FBI code of conduct. We can’t take him off the list, but I’ve spent a lot of time studying people, and he doesn’t fit the mold. And he definitely didn’t shoot Monty’s grandmother.”
“What makes you say that?”
“He’s tall and thin,” Kaely said. “Of course, he could have had someone else kill her for him, but I still can’t see it.”
“Will it be hard to face him?”
Kaely crossed her arms, a defensive gesture. “No. I mean, maybe. I don’t know. He kicked me out of the BAU, but if I hadn’t gone to St. Louis, I wouldn’t have met Noah.” The corners of her mouth turned up. “So no. I guess I don’t really care anymore. Besides, he’s the outsider. Like I said, he was teaching classes here for a while, but I hear he was forced to leave. He’s got a rather unpleasant attitude.”
“Sure sounds like a reason to want to seek revenge,” Alex said.
“Yeah, but not on profilers. If he wanted payback, wouldn’t he target the administration that let him go?”
“You have a point.” She’d just opened her mouth to say more when someone knocked on their door. This time they both jumped.
“Now you’re making me nervous,” Kaely said with a smile.
Alex got up and went to the door. Before she opened it, she looked through the peephole. Logan. She swung the door open.
“Sorry to bother you so late,” he said. “But I couldn’t sleep. Wondered if you’d like to join me in the food court for some chamomile tea.”
“It’s open this late?” Alex asked in surprise.
Logan grinned. “No, but they left hot water on for coffee, tea, or hot chocolate. I guess they’re used to dealing with FBI agents who don’t sleep much.”
“Yeah, I’d love that. Just a minute.”
Before she had a chance to say anything to Kaely, her roommate called out, “Go ahead. I’m going to get a shower and go to bed. I’m beat. And feel free to tell Logan about our earlier conversation.”
“Okay.” She started to close the door behind her but then stuck her head back inside. “Is it really all right if I leave you alone?”
Kaely shook her head. “Not a problem. We’re being closely watched. Besides, I’m packing heat.”
Logan and Alex laughed as she closed the door. Even though Kaely felt protected, Alex couldn’t dismiss a small voice in her head. It seemed to whisper that none of them were really safe.
Nor could she forget the voice that had whispered she would die.