Thread: Criminal Minds: Dead Like Them (randomname/Madam Mim)

Evangeline opened her mouth several times to answer Rossi's questions, but it was clear he didn't want them answered. She opened her mouth again to speak once he'd left, but then was cut off by Morgan. It was obvious they thought she was a fraud at best, and the energy in the room was enough to have been overwhelming had she been less experienced with such hostility. As it was she kept her mouth shut and watched Morgan as he piled on to Rossi's ranting. Sitting back in her chair she folded her arms across her chest. Are we done berating me now? she asked testily, a little bit of the calm slipping from her voice. I've worked with this department before, which is why the Chief brought me in on this one. The difference is the last time I worked with them it was a missing persons case. This is...quite different. She leaned her elbows on the table, looking around at all of them. Yes, I do have a connection to our mutual friend. He's concerned. That's why he encouraged me to check out this case. I don't think I can do your jobs, in fact I'm quite certain I couldn't. I admire what you do and I'm not here to undermine that. I'm here to look through what you have and maybe sense things that you wouldn't be able to know from looking at all this. She gestured to the wall of pictures and maps without looking at it. The pictures alone made her queasy. If I find I can't be of help to you, I'll excuse myself from this case. However, I've been Seeing things for months, although it's difficult sometimes to differentiate between Seeing and dreaming. I don't claim to have any sort of magic powers. She looked at Morgan. I'm not special. I'm not anything anyone else couldn't be I just happen to be more receptive to the Universe at large than most, so it speaks to me. How else would I know that she's building a body? Coming in cold onto this case, how would I know that her birthday is this month, though I can't pinpoint when, and that she suffered a horrible trauma at the hands of someone who was supposed to protect her? She had an older sibling--brother or sister, I don't know--who I haven't Seen in quite a while. I dunno if they're dead or just not in her life anymore, but all of that to me sounds like a lot of different...What do you call them? Triggers. Evangeline's tone became a little terse as she looked around at them, particularly Morgan. So yes, I can confidently say that those women on that list are not her. There's twelve of them based on the sibling factor alone there are five only children, six eldest, and one middle child. That middle child happens to be the one who killed her husband, though like I said she was a battered woman and honestly I don't blame her in the least. She shrugged and leaned back, her tone light. So you can all remain skeptical and mean and let me sit here twiddling my thumbs, you can fact check those women and still decide to be hostile because I somehow had all of their information memorized before you even had this list, or you can cut the hostile work environment and let me help. It's entirely up to you. My concern is for this team and for the civilians out there getting brutally murdered. Is your collective pride more important than that? JJ exchanged a look with Brennan. She honestly didn't know what to thing. She wanted to believe Evangeline...but everything in her experience had told her otherwise. How was this woman wrapped in scarves and beads supposed to help with anything except maybe giving grieving relatives closure with some phony seance?