▁master mind ▁behind ▁the ▁plan ▁and ▁threatened ▁to ▁ra pe ▁J J ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁the ▁access ▁codes . ▁He ▁gives ▁in ▁and ▁is ▁later ▁st ab bed ▁by ▁Ask ari , ▁who ▁is ▁quickly ▁killed ▁by ▁Hot ch . ▁Cruz ▁is ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁hospital ▁following ▁the ▁incident ▁and ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁alive . ▁Several ▁episodes ▁later , ▁he ▁re app ears ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁ 9 ▁finale , ▁" Ang els " ▁and ▁" D em ons ", ▁when ▁he ▁asks ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁investigate ▁a ▁case ▁brought ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁his ▁friend ▁Peter ▁Cole man , ▁the ▁sh er iff ▁of ▁Br is co e ▁County , ▁Texas . ▁They ▁first ▁arrive ▁to ▁investigate ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁mur ders ▁involving ▁prost it utes , ▁but ▁as ▁they ▁investigate , ▁the ▁team ▁soon ▁finds ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁caught ▁in ▁a ▁ring ▁of ▁cor rupt ▁deput ies — ir on ically ▁the ▁only ▁officer ▁not ▁involved ▁being ▁Sher iff ▁Cole man — and ▁find ▁their ▁lives ▁in ▁danger . ▁After ▁a ▁fatal ▁shoot out ▁with ▁the ▁cor rupt , ▁drug - ped d ling ▁Pre acher ▁M ills ▁( B rett ▁C ull en ), ▁Sher iff ▁Cole man ▁is ▁killed , ▁Morgan ▁is ▁wounded , ▁and ▁Re id ▁is ▁crit ically ▁wounded ▁and ▁hospital ized ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁Dist ra ug ht ▁by ▁this ▁turn ▁of ▁events , ▁Cruz ▁travel s ▁to ▁Texas ▁with ▁Gar cia ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁team ▁investigate ▁and ▁app reh end ▁the ▁ring ▁leader ,