What if Thatch had found the Yami Yami fruit two years earlier? Instead of being killed by Black Beard he ends up kidnapped, along with a certain flame user's little brother. Still distrustful of his new crew Ace is reluctant to ask for help. Through his efforts to save Luffy the Whitebeard crew gets a better understanding of who Ace is and what he's willing to do for family.

In which pirates, marines, and revolutionaries alike notice the unconscious favoritism the great Monkey D. Luffy has for a certain sniper.

A new case lands with the BAU, and the M.O. hits uncomfortably close to home. What will the team do when they realize Reid might be the common denominator?