In the season 9 finale, after a difficult case in Texas in which the team is targeted by a group of corrupt sheriff deputies and Reid is shot, she escorts Reid to his apartment, explaining that the experience brought back memories of her son's death and that Reid reminds her of him.
Na kraju 9. sezone, nakon teškog slučaja u Teksasu u kom je tim ciljala grupa korumpiranih zamenika šerife i nakon što je Rid ranjen, ona je ispratila Rida u njegov stan, objašnjavajući da joj je iskustvo vratilo sećanja na smrt svog sina i da je Rid podseća na njega.