Spencer and Morgan were sitting at their desk in the open plan office of the FBI's elite Behaviour Analysis Unit when they heard the call from Hotch.

'We've got a case' Hotch called out. Immediately both Reid and Hotch got up and followed him to the conference room. JJ, Rossi and Garcia were already there.

Garcia started to present the case as soon as everyone was seated

'Ok guys. Bear with me on this because there's a lot to go through.' She displayed pictures of 3 bodies appear on screen.

'The bodies of 3 men were found in an abandoned warehouse in Starling City – time of death for all of them was at approximately the same time. One of the victims was stabbed in the chest with a broken chair leg, tasered under the chin and shot multiple times with what looks like a machine gun. The 2nd victim was badly beaten around the head and shot multiple times in the chest and torso with a machine gun. The 3rd victim was found on the ground floor of an adjoining building with a broken neck.

'Wow. That is serious overkill' said Morgan

'Both the multiple causes of death and the brutality would indicate more than a single assailant' suggested Rossi.

'Who were the victims?' asked JJ

'We don't know. They have yet to be identified. They carried no identification and their prints weren't in any database. Also, facial recognition was unable to identify them'

'So scrubbed identities? They sound liked professionals and well connected ones – scrubbing identities is not easy or cheap' said Rossi.

'But then how did a group get the drop on them and manage to kill them all? Who found the bodies?' asked Morgan.

'This is where it gets really interesting my friends; replied Garcia. 'The victims had apparently kidnapped 2 local billionaires several hours before their times of death.

Thomas Merlyn, son of Merlyn Global CEO and founder Malcolm Merlyn and his best friend Oliver Queen, son of Robert Queen, former CEO of Queen Consolidated.' Garcia displayed profile pictures of both men. 'They were ambushed by multiple assailants in an alley where Mr. Merlyn had temporarily parked his car. They were shot with tranq darts and then transported to the warehouse.

'Oliver Queen. Why does that name sound familiar?' asked JJ.

Garcia immediately responded, 'It should sound familiar. Mr. Queen made national news a week ago when he was found on an uninhabited island in the North China Sea. He disappeared 5 years ago when the yacht he was on sank in a severe storm. His father, Robert Queen, was also on board but Oliver has since confirmed he died when the boat sank.'

'And gets kidnapped within a week of his rescue? That can't be a coincidence. What were they able to tell the police?' asked Rossi

'This is the story becomes even more intriguing. They weren't able to say much about their kidnappers – they were unconscious for a time from the tranqs and the kidnappers all wore masks. However, Mr. Queen was able to provide a description of the man he says rescued them.'

Displays picture of 'The Hood' on screen.

'Based on Mr. Queens eye witness statement, this is a very good likeness. He arrived at the warehouse and single-handedly proceeded to take down the 3 armed kidnappers. He then checked that both Queen and Merlyn were unhurt before leaving the scene. At this point Mr. Queen managed to flag down a passing motorist and raise the alarm' replied Garcia

'So we have multiple questions that need answering. Who were the 3 victims and why did they kidnap 2 billionaires but not ask for any ransom? And who killed the kidnappers?' said JJ.

However, Garcia wasn't finished laying out the case just yet.

'I know that is a lot of information to process but I'm afraid that's only the beginning' she said to the team