“What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.” Gideon read the typed note aloud, holding it with a gloved hand, and then dropped it into a ziploc bag. “What do you think, Spence?”
Spencer Reid frowned, “It could be a passion for Sir Walter Scott… or maybe Shakespeare. You know, many attribute this quote to Shakespeare when it was in fact…”
Gideon turned away from him and knelt next to the body. “No signs of trauma,” he muttered.
“… and in the end De Wilton is vindicated and marries Clara.” Spencer concluded with a satisfied nod of his head.
“Hm… I’d say our unsub is about 45 years old, dark hair… possibly with a scar on his nose.”
“Or tattoo,” added Spence.
“Of royal blood, perhaps? …with a penchant to lust after rich women,” Gideon mused, walking around the room poking and sniffing at stuff.
“Or an uneducated Shakespeare fan,” Spencer added, holding his finger up.
–147 words–
Thank you Barbara Beacham for our photo prompt this week and for hosting Monday’s Finish the Story Challenge. Barbara gives us the first sentence to our story and 100 to 150 more words with which to write our story
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Intriguing and thrilling Onchi
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Thank you! :)
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Your last line was great! I enjoyed this story Onchi. Thank you for writing for the MFtS challenge. See you next week? I hope so. Be well… ^..^
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Absolutely! Thank you for your visit! :)
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See you next week!
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Fan fiction! You captured Dr Reid perfectly :-) Plus their weird ability to identify an unsub based on practically nothing.
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Fantastic!! Wonderful how you wove the prompt into dialogue between Spencer and Gideon… you captured them and the prompt so well!!
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Or planning to become the next Ray Bradbury …
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An interesting tale that warrants expansion ~ Nice work ~ :)
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Hm, I could probably take this and go crazy with the plot :) Thank you for visiting!
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My pleasure I look forward to the continuation :)
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You’re short, short story writing is really, really good. Once again I’m amazed at how much you can convey in so few words.
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You are so sweet, sir. Thank you for your kind words!
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I loved how Spencer was hung up on the “deception” quote! LOL! I wonder if he knew or was trying to figure it out? Good story!
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Thank you! :)
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As a Criminal Minds Fanatic I LOVED this.. I always enjoyed the banter between Spence and Gideon. Thank you for giving back to me some of that!
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Thank you, Spence is such a character in that show. I really like him.
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Yeah, he’s my favorite character :D
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[…] MFTS: Criminal Minds Episode 30425 […]
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I always allow myself to get lost in their incredible abilities to solve crimes based on “behavioural sciences”.
I shall forever remember this story when I watch an episode.
I will never watch another episode the same way. I’m watching one now :)
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It somehow disappeared from my Netflix, so I haven’t seen one in months! :(
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I hope you get it back soon :(
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