So Hotch is even more intense now that Gideon's gone.
Yeah, I've noticed.
Do you think that's gonna change?
I certainly think we'll find out.
What about you? You okay?
Oh, I'm- I'm great.
Do you want to talk about it?
What's there to talk about, really?
Gideon.
Oh, no. He, uh- he left a letter explaining everything. Just like my dad did when he abandoned me and my mom.
He addressed it to you.
Yeah, yeah. You know, Gideon stood toe to toe with some of the... the sickest people on this planet. I think that took a lot of courage, right?
Yeah.
So, why'd he do this? It's addressed to me, but I'm- I'm not- I'm not the only one that he abandoned.
But why is it addressed to you? I think you need to read that letter again.
I have an eidetic memory, Emily.
Ah, yeah, I know, and an IQ of 187, but what do you remember about your father?
What do you mean?
Well, he gave you ten years before he left, and yet you've erased all those memories. And it's too painful, I get it. But then Gideon leaves. I think you need to read that letter again, and ask yourself why, of all the people he walked away from, did he only explain himself to one person: you.
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