If there had been no controversy on the set of Criminal Minds, I’m sure the BAU would have been able to catch Mr. Scratch and move forward with their lives, but since the show needed a convenient way to write out Hotch and his kid, he ultimately decided to go into witness protection.
Meanwhile, if you have been wondering what the heck actually happened with Hotch, Criminal Minds finally gave us an explanation for that, as well.
Instead, he had ultimately opted to enter the witness protection program after learning that Mr. Scratch was at one of his son Jack’s soccer games.
During “Elliott’s Pond,” Rossi revealed that Agent Hotchner was not actually on special assignment.