Behavioral Analysis Unit
SSA.Aaron Hotchner works for the FBI out of Quantico in the Behavioral Analysis Unit.
Rank: Supervisory Special Agent (SSA), Unit Chief, Profiler
Weapons(s): Glock 17, Glock 27 (backup), collapsible baton
Vital stats: Aaron "Hotch" Hotchner is the head of the BAU Team. His story revolves around balancing his family life and career. He was the only married team member through the middle of Season 3. His ex-wife, Haley has primary custody of their young son, Jack (who was born in Season 1). Prior to joining the BAU, he was a lawyer, a prosecutor and at one point, SWAT. He sometimes teaches hostage situations and negotiations. He is silent, smiles very little and shares little of his personal life. Like the others, as Season 2 came around, we learned more about Hotch and some of his family life.
As of Season 3, Hotch's professional and personal lives didn't mesh well. With Gideon having resigned from the BAU, Hotch stepped up and filled the role vacated by Gideon. He slowly became the father figure that Gideon was. For the most part, Hotch still kept his personal life out of work. He revealed Haley had filed for divorce and in a rare conversation, shared his feelings about his failed marriage with Rossi (3.17 "The Crossing"). Hotch works late regularly as he has nobody to go home to. Haley filed for a divorce from Hotch in episode 3.11 "Birthright". In episode, 3.14 "Damaged", Hotch signed the divorce papers, giving Haley an uncontested divorce. In the episode "Damaged", we saw a very different side of Hotch. Hotch's anger and frustration over his divorce put him and Reid in a dangerous situation. It also showed Hotch short tempered with everyone around him.
Siblings: One brother, Sean, 25 years old. He is shown in episode 1x16 "The Tribe." After Hotch congratulates him on being accepted at law school, he tells Hotch that he has taken a job in a restaurant instead. While it causes tension initially, Hotch makes peace with his brother.
His ex wife Haley was murdered by George Foyet (The Boston Reaper) in Episode "100".
In this episode we watched as Hotch raced to save his family that had been put in to the witness protection programme many months before. Hotch was not able to save his ex wife Haley, but he was able to save his son Jack. He told him that he was to work the case with him and Jack knew that he was to go and hide in the spot that only he and his father knew about.
When Aaron arrives at the family home that had not been lived in for months, he found Haley dead and Jack missing. That was not the first problem he had to worry about though on arriving there.
George Foyet was laying in wait for him and the fight was on. Hotch and Foyet battle to the death.
Hotch came out on top by killing Foyet and finding his son Jack alive well.
Hotch's pain was about to unfold as he found Haley's body and held on to her and let out all the pain and guilty that he had been carrying for far to long.
By far this episode was one of the best that they have made of Criminal Minds and Thomas Gibson was brilliant as SSA.Aaron Hotchner. I truly believe that Thomas Gibson deserves an Emmy for this episode.
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Aaron Hotchner and Son Jack Hotchner being reunited after George Foyet killed Haley Hotchner and Hotch had killed him.
