twenty years and dave still couldn’t let it go. the kids have moved on with their own lives, but the agent held onto the golden bracelet and thought about them and their murdered parents every single day, every time he brushed a thumb against the pendents dangling from their chain. he needed to end this, once and for all. he shouldn’t even be in indianapolis, and he definitely shouldn’t have brought someone along with him. but david believed magnolia could be useful — whether she truly was some sort of telepathic, or she just had really good instincts, he thought her insight might be worth the risk here. plus, rossi knew he could count on her to keep his secret from the rest of the team.
‘ because i need a new set of eyes, ’ rossi unlocked the front door of the galen house, looking upon the pristine setting with sullen eyes. his duty to this split family would be ludicris to anyone else, but rossi knew that magnolia would at least give him the benefit of the doubt, if nothing else. he doesn’t touch anything, his hands instead sliding into the pockets of his slacks to yet again palm the metallic charms, glancing over the vast space before eyes settle on magnolia. ‘ three kids lived here with their parents twenty years ago. one night, the mother and father were killed in their beds, but none of the children were harmed, ’ he still remembers the scene like it was yesterday, despite the case not being one for the bau. ‘ i vowed way back when that i’d find whoever killed them. i still intend to do so. but i’ve been here too many times, searched everything i could myself... i brought you here in the hopes that you could find something i can’t, ’ @desafia.