Aaron Hotchner

Lesly1133 Strauss: Agent Hotchner, I said that is enough. My position is not in question here. As your superior, I am questioning your ability to lead your team. Hotch: My team? Let me tell you about my team. Agent Morgan fought to protect his identity from the very people who could save him- Why? Because trust has to be earned, and there are very few people he truly trusts. Reid’s intellect is a shield which protects him from his emotions and at the moment his shield is under repair. Prentiss overcompensates because she doesn’t yet feel she’s a part of the team. She needn’t worry. Every day, agent Jareau fields dozens of requests for our team. And every night she goes home hoping she’s made the right choices. Garcia fills her office with figurines and color to remind herself to smile as the horror fills her screens. And agent Gideon, in many ways, is damned by his profound knowledge of others. Which is why he shares so little of himself, yet he pours his heart into every case we handle. I stand by my actions, and I stand by my team. And if you think that you can find a better person for the job, good luck.