▁chance . ▁ ▁Ash ley ▁Se aver ▁( R ach el ▁Nich ols ), ▁F BI ▁cad et ▁and ▁special ▁agent ▁( season ▁ 6 ) ▁ ▁Se aver ▁rep laces ▁SS A ▁Jenn ifer ▁J are au ▁after ▁she ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁accept ▁a ▁promotion ▁at ▁the ▁Pent agon . ▁She ▁was ▁chosen ▁for ▁her ▁unique ▁background ; ▁her ▁father , ▁Charles ▁Be auch amp , ▁was ▁a ▁hor r ific ▁serial ▁k iller ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Red mond ▁Ri pper ", ▁who ▁murder ed ▁do z ens ▁of ▁women ▁before ▁being ▁caught ▁by ▁the ▁B AU , ▁incident ally . ▁At ▁first , ▁Unit ▁Chief ▁A aron ▁Hot ch ner ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁make ▁her ▁a ▁special ▁one - time ▁consult ant ▁to ▁the ▁B AU , ▁but ▁SS A ▁David ▁Ros si ▁allowed ▁her ▁to ▁finish ▁her ▁rem ed ial ▁training ▁with ▁the ▁team , ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁SS A ▁Em ily ▁Pr ent iss . ▁In ▁the ▁episode ▁"... ▁With ▁Fri ends ▁Like ▁These " ▁( season ▁ 6 ), ▁she ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Academy ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁team ▁as ▁a ▁" prob ation ary ▁agent ". ▁In ▁the ▁season ▁ 7 ▁premi ere ▁(" It ▁T akes ▁a ▁Village "), ▁Jenn ifer ▁reve als ▁to ▁Em ily ▁that ▁Ash ley ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁domestic ▁tra ff ick ing ▁task ▁force , ▁which ▁is ▁led ▁by ▁And i ▁Sw ann . ▁ ▁Alex ▁Bla ke ▁( Je anne ▁Tri pp le horn ),