[Criminal Minds] years before love

"It's hard for me to imagine what he would do to my son." Payne stared at the man inside through the glass of the interrogation room. "He doesn't look like someone who would do such a thing."

"He does look gentle." Rossi sighed, putting a hand on his shoulder, "but that's why he got it."

"You don't plan to interrogate him?" Payne was a little surprised, it seemed that his subordinates had made no progress, and the other party responded without panic at all.While Hotch was quickly flipping through the relevant information of the suspect, Rossi didn't seem to plan to intervene.

Rossi reassured, "If we asked about your son's case, he wouldn't be completely unprepared. But Conrad once left important physical evidence in another case, and it would be easier for Aaron to use it as a breakthrough."

"Don't worry." Hotch looked up at the situation inside, "Now the more he feels that he has a chance to win, the better it is for us. I just keep thinking about how he got connected with that group many years ago."

"Maybe he was once a member of the organization, after all, such an organization." Rossi looked at the people in the window, "or his parents, the existing information shows that his father died very early, but there is no detailed record, considering I wouldn't be too surprised if it was a suicide in the [-]s. What I want to know is whether his son's death was a suicide or his first victim."

Hotch was silent for a few seconds, then turned to ask, "Payne, that's your case, what do you think?"

"Although my judgment may not be accurate." Payne smiled wryly. "Based on my decades of experience and evidence in handling cases, he committed suicide, but...my experience has once again proved that for all children who commit suicide, their parents will not Not responsible. Like me to Harry."

Rossi patted him lightly.

"No, I mean, did you think he was prepared for his son's death at the time." Hotch stared at him.

"He's sad and very sorry - I don't think he really wants his child to die." Payne hesitated for a moment, still shaking his head.

"Ask him." Hotch was noncommittal, walked over and opened the door, gesturing to the policeman inside.

Conrad was watching him carefully.

Hotch sat across from him, looking at him coldly.

"Officer, I think we have misunderstood." After almost a minute, Conrad was the first to lose his composure.

"What misunderstanding?"

"I don't understand why you want to arrest me." Conrad swallowed, and said with difficulty, "I showed up at the meeting because I lost my son in the same way a few months ago, and I just wanted to help."

Hotch narrowed his eyes slightly, still staring at him, "Your son?"

"Suicided a few months ago. So I want to help other kids not go down that path," Conrad explained eagerly.

Hotch looked at him for another moment, then shook his head. "Your son, dropout, frequent self-harm, I think that's a strong enough signal for any parent. I don't think your help will be of any use."

Then he reached for Bassand's photo on the table, "Know this kid?"

"I've never seen it before." Conrad took a few careful glances, then raised his head cautiously, "Officer...have you got the wrong person?"

"Think again, Conrad." Hotch gave him a cold look back, pushing an addressed envelope over, "Maybe you'll be more familiar with his address."

Conrad obviously panicked for a moment, but quickly calmed down, "I don't know what you're talking about."

Hotch shrugged, as if he didn't intend to tangle with him, and was about to turn around after taking the things on the table.

"Wait a minute!" Conrad pinched his fingers uneasily, and called him abruptly, "You...you can't lock me up like this."

"Conrad, we don't have you," Hotch corrected. "We know what you've done. You're not happy with your son who's done nothing, I'm just curious when you repeat in him what your father did , what are you thinking?"

"Don't talk about my father!"

"He abandoned you and your mother, and you chose your son to follow him."

"Don't compare him to Father! Father did it!" Conrad yelled, trembling.

"What?" Hotch moved closer to him.

"Change! Dad changed his whole life! And my son is nothing but a loser!"

"They're all dead," Hotch pointed out calmly.

"No no no, father is not dead." Conrad shook his head almost frantically, "father changed everything, he will live forever!"