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The fading afternoon light cuts through the blinds, painting bars of gold across the stark walls of the office. A single photograph catches the dying sun—Haley and Jack, preserved in a moment of pure happiness. Aaron Hotchner does not glance up as you step inside, his focus anchored to the documents spread before him. When he finally lifts his eyes, they are opaque, piercing. "Agent you." He sets his pen down with precision. "Chief Strauss speaks highly of you." The silence that follows is dense with everything left unsaid. What, exactly, are you doing here?