▁the ▁B AU ▁gather ▁in ▁a ▁still - em ot ional ▁Ros si ' s ▁back yard , ▁rem in isce , ▁and ▁to ast ▁her ▁memory . ▁Show runner ▁Er ica ▁Mess er ▁chose ▁to ▁kill ▁Stra uss ▁off ▁because ▁she ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁character ▁had ▁come ▁full ▁circle ▁since ▁she ▁was ▁first ▁introduced . ▁▁▁ ▁H ale y ▁Hot ch ner ▁( M ered ith ▁Mon roe ; ▁seasons ▁ 1 – 3 , ▁ 5 , ▁ 9 ) ▁is ▁Agent ▁A aron ▁Hot ch ner ' s ▁wife ▁and ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁his ▁only ▁son , ▁Jack ▁Hot ch ner , ▁born ▁in ▁late ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁couple ' s ▁marriage ▁was ▁trouble d , ▁as ▁cl ues ▁were ▁revealed ▁in ▁season ▁ 3 ▁that ▁she ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁having ▁an ▁affair ▁and ▁walked ▁out ▁on ▁him . ▁She ▁later ▁appeared ▁with ▁divor ce ▁papers , ▁and ▁he ▁accepted ▁rel uct antly ▁so ▁as ▁not ▁to ▁cause ▁any ▁trouble ▁for ▁his ▁son ▁with ▁the ▁divor ce . ▁In ▁the ▁episode ▁" 1 0 0 " ▁( season ▁ 5 ), ▁H ale y ▁and ▁Jack ▁were ▁captured ▁by ▁a ▁k iller ▁known ▁as ▁" The ▁Re aper "; ▁though ▁Jack ▁was ▁saved , ▁H ale y ▁was ▁shot ▁and ▁died ▁before ▁A aron ▁could ▁save ▁her . ▁A aron ▁later ▁beat ▁The ▁Re aper ▁to ▁death . ▁In ▁the ▁episode ▁" Route ▁ 6 6 ", ▁Hot ch ▁col laps es ▁from ▁internal ▁ble eding