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1. "Of all the departments, why'd you choose the BAU?"
Hotch: You ought to sleep.
JJ: Just finishing my report.
Hotch: Are you okay?
JJ: There’s always another file. This next one’s pretty bad.
Hotch: Yeah.
JJ: Of all the departments, why’d you choose the BAU?
Hotch: You know, I had prosecuted dozens of murder cases and by the time they had reached my desk, I had always felt like it was too late. And I wanted to, ah, stop them before they got to my desk. That doesn’t really answer your question.
JJ: No, it doesn’t.
Hotch: I guess I’m still trying to figure it out.
~1x13 "Poison."~
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2. "It's ok, Hotch."
Jacob: "And who are you?"
JJ: "My friends call me JJ"
Jacob: "Well, hell-"
Hotch: "Sit down. sit down."
Jacob: "Hello JJ"
JJ: " You're not my friend; you can call me Jennifer."
Jacob: "That was a nice touch bringing in the hottie. You really want to know if there was others, don't you? I'll tell you what. Draw poker. You win, I'll give you another girl.
Hotch: "So there are more."
Jacob: "Do we have a bet?"
Hotch: "What if you win?"
Jacob: "I get to smell Jennifer's hair."
Hotch: "No."
Jacob: "All she has to do is lean over and I get to smell her hair."
Hotch: "No."
Jacob: "I thought you wanted answers."
Hotch: "Go to hell."
JJ: "It's ok, Hotch."
Jacob: "You see that? It's ok, Hotch. Come on."
Hotch: "JJ deals. Think I'd let you deal from your own deck."
~1x14 "Riding the Lightning."~
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3. "You get to spend your birthday weekend in Mexico."
JJ: "Hey. At least you get to spend your birthday weekend in Mexico."
Hotch: "Yeah, what's doghouse in Spanish?"
~1x19 "Machismo."~
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4. "You did exceptional work, last couple of days."
Hotch: "Can't sleep?"
JJ: "You can't imagine the pressure a small town creates. To play, to win. Everyone pushing, everyone watching. I hated it."
Hotch: "Why'd you play?"
JJ: "Athletic scholarship was the only way I was getting to college. It was my only way out. Besides, having a thick skin when it comes to pressure is a good thing in this line of work, right?"
Hotch: "You did exceptional work, last couple of days."
JJ: "Thank you. It's nice to be noticed."
Hotch: "Yeah, we don't usually, do we?"
JJ: "Ah, it's all right. It's not why I do it."
Hotch: "You ever thought about taking the classes, becoming a profiler?"
JJ: "No. No. I - I admire what you guys do, but I like my role. I like being the- The person the family can turn to. Being the voice the poor, overworked homicide detective can call when he runs out of leads."
Hotch: "Really?"
JJ: "Yeah."
Hotch: "I thought everyone wanted to be a profiler."
JJ: "Sorry."
Hotch: "What's all that?"
JJ: "New cases. I gotta figure out where we're going to next."
Hotch: "Wait a minute, we're the profilers. I thought we made those decisions."
JJ: "Sure you do."
~2x07 "North Mammon."~
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5. "The Look."
~2x14 "The Big Game."~
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6. "As someone I greatly respect suggested, 63 people may be in trouble, and I think that that's worth the chase,"
JJ: "This may be a wild goose chase."
Hotch: "But as someone I greatly respect suggested, 63 people may be in trouble, and I think that that's worth the chase."
~2x22 "Legacy."~
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7. "Are you trying to make me look bad by staying here later than me?"
JJ: What, are you trying to make me look bad by staying here later than me?
Hotch: JJ.
~3x09 "Penelope."~
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8. "It's okay if you lose it every once in a while. It reminds people the we're human."
Hotch: "Ever since we had Jack, I always dread it when you bring me a case involving kids."
JJ: "Why are you telling me this?"
Hotch: "Every case we work, every case we don't work comes across your desk."
JJ: "Yeah."
Hotch: "And most of the victims are women, and most of them are about your age. It's OK if you lose it every once in a while. It reminds people that we're human."
JJ: "You never lose it."
Hotch: "Maybe I should have."
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9. "I believe it's never perfect."
Hotch: "You okay?"
JJ: "If you stop caring, you're jaded. If you care too much... It'll ruin you."
Hotch: "Just know that you did everything you could. Sometimes we get it right with a little luck, and most of the times we don't. That's the job. It's never perfect. It's still better to care."
JJ: "You really believe that?"
Hotch: "I believe it's never perfect."
~3x11 "Birthright."~
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10. "JJ, you could have told me."
JJ: "Hotch."
Hotch: "JJ, you could have told me."
JJ: "I know."
Hotch: "I understand if you need to take some time."
JJ: "No, I- I want to be here."
Hotch: "Okay. 7 AM."
~3x17 "In Heat."~
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11."JJ, what are we going to do without you when you go on maternity leave?"
Hotch: "JJ, what are we going to do without you when you go on maternity leave?"
JJ: "What, sir, you think I'd just leave you hanging?"
Hotch: "Does that mean you have a plan?"
JJ: "I don't know. You'll see."
~4x05 "Catching Out."~
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12. "You're smiling."
JJ: "You're smiling."
Hotch: "Gas. [pause] We miss you."
~4x11 "Normal."~
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13. "What type of mother am I if I don't at least call and tell them to stay home?"
JJ: "I don't know how to do this. I can't stop thinking about Henry. He goes for a walk almost every single day for a walk in Potomac Park. What type of mother am I if I don't at least call and tell them to stay home?"
Hotch: "JJ, we can't."
JJ: "I know, but... How do I not?"
Hotch: "I understand that you want to protect your son, but if we all called home and used this information to give us an advantage that other people don't have... Is that the right thing to do?"
~4x24 "Amplification."~
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14. "What's your take?"
Hotch: "What's next?"
JJ: "Baton rouge thinks they have a white supremacist problem."
Hotch: "What's your take?"
JJ: "Really?"
Hotch: "Yeah, i'd like to hear it."
JJ: "We're dealing with an individual, not a group."
Hotch: "Why?"
JJ: "The angry letters. The writer switches pronouns from plural to singular. "We are a heavily armed militia," followed by, "I will be forced to take action."
Hotch: "Good. Send it back to the police with our analysis. What else? You need to be somewhere?"
JJ: "Um... Henry's just going through a clingy stage. It's one less 3 a.m. diaper change when I put him down."
Hotch: "Why don't you go home?"
JJ: "Oh, no, no, no. we only have 5 more cases. we can crank 'em out."
Hotch: "We can do this tomorrow. please go home."
JJ: "Okay. thank you. I just have one last distribution and I'm out of here."
Hotch: "Good night."
JJ: "Good night."
~5x05 "Cradle to Grave."~
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15. "Hotch, what if I mess up?"
JJ: "I'm not a hostage negotiator."
Hotch: "I'm sorry. You are today."
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JJ: "Hotch, what if I mess up?"
Hotch: "Don't worry. You won't."
~5x01 "The Longest Night." ~
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16. "I'll miss you."
JJ: "When do I leave?"
Hotch: "The end of the week."
JJ: "What?"
Hotch: "They wanted you to start tomorrow."
JJ: "No, I- I can't. I need to train someone."
Hotch: "I'm not replacing you."
JJ: "No, Hotch, you can't take this on yourself. Your hands are full."
Hotch: "We'll figure it out. I'm hoping I can get you back. Strauss wanted you to fill this out."
JJ: "Exit interview. Are you kidding me?"
Hotch: "She's big on procedure. Just be honest. I was hoping I could do something about this, and I'm sorry I couldn't."
JJ: "I know. How am I supposed to tell them I'm leaving when I don't want to go?"
Hotch: "The brass is really, really good at taking power away. It makes them feel like they're in charge."
JJ: "That sounds like a profile."
Hotch: "You're gonna be much better off than any of us, you know that? I'll miss you."
~6x02 "JJ."~
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17. "The Look & Secret."
~6x18 "Lauren."~
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