Spencer grabbed his arm. “No. Now you listen to me. We have all, at some point, done something monstrous. All of us. The fact that you were pushed out of control by a psychotic sadist does not make you a monster. What do you expect from yourself, Hotch? You listened as that man killed the woman you loved and vowed to murder your four year old son. The same man who had attacked you and stabbed you nine times. The same man who had killed a bus-load of people and had the audacity to blame you for his actions. And you snapped. Do you think that there are any of us who wouldn’t have? You’re not Superman or Captain America or some other stupid fucking super hero. You’re human, Hotch. And as a human, you were pushed beyond your breaking point.”

THIS. This times one million.

Seriously, my love for this paragraph is immense and awesome. I love Reid's forcefulness in this chapter. Because Hotch may want the world to think he's made of stone, but he's *not* damnit! And Reid is an awesome person for marching to his house and not letting him be alone (even if Jessica was there) and trying to talk some sense into the man who just dumped him.

And I love Reid and Jack's interaction. Absolutely perfect.