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'''Emily Prentiss''' is a ] on the ] ] '']'', played by ]. Prentiss first appears in the episode "The Last Word", episode nine of ], replacing Agent ]. Her role in the show's ] has been reduced,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/06/14/criminal-minds-drops-a-j-cook/|title=Breaking: 'Criminal Minds' drops A.J. Cook|last=Ausiello|first=Michael|authorlink=Michael Ausiello|date=June 14, 2010|work=]|publisher=]|accessdate=June 17, 2010}}</ref> for what Brewster believes to be financial reasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a228895/criminal-minds-stars-slam-aj-cook-axe.html|title='Criminal Minds' stars slam AJ Cook axe|last=Wightman|first=Catriona|date=June 17, 2010|work=]|accessdate=June 17, 2010}}</ref>
'''Emily Prentiss''' is a ] on the ] ] '']''. She is played by ].
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Prentiss is a graduate of ] and has been working for the FBI for approximately 13 years, primarily in the ]. She is fluent in Arabic, as much of her childhood was spent traveling and residing in the Middle East. She is also fluent in Italian and Spanish, though her Russian is very basic and stilted. After being pressured by Section Chief Erin Strauss to assist in the end of Hotch's career, she briefly resigns from the FBI. However, ] manages to keep her departure on hold in the computer system just long enough for the rest of the team to convince her to stay with the BAU. Upon her return, Strauss remarks that neither Prentiss, Hotch, nor the rest of the team would be able to climb the ladder to the top because of all this, thus putting an end to some of Prentiss's future ambitions.
Prentiss is a graduate of ] and has been working for the FBI for approximately 13 years, primarily in the ]. She is fluent in Arabic, as much of her childhood was spent traveling and residing in the Middle East. She is also fluent in Italian and Spanish, though her Russian is very basic and stilted. After being pressured by Section Chief Erin Strauss to assist in the end of Hotch's career, she briefly resigns from the FBI. However, ] manages to keep her departure on hold in the computer system just long enough for the rest of the team to convince her to stay with the BAU. Upon her return, Strauss remarks that neither Prentiss, Hotch, nor the rest of the team would be able to climb the ladder to the top because of all this, thus putting an end to some of Prentiss's future ambitions.
Emily Prentiss is the daughter of Elizabeth Prentiss, Ambassador of the Ukraine. She replaces Agent Elle Greenaway in the BAU, surprising both Aaron Hotchner and Jason Gideon, as neither of them had signed off on the transfer. Prentiss insists that her mother has not pulled any strings for her to get the assignment, and initially joins the team on a probationary basis.
Prentiss tells David Rossi that while she was in Italy as a result of one of her mother's diplomatic postings, she became pregnant at age 15. Matthew Benton, a friend of Emily's, had helped her get an abortion, which she did against the warnings of her priest and without her parents' knowledge. It is implied that John Cooley was the father of the child.
Prentiss is a graduate of Yale and has been working for the FBI for approximately 13 years, primarily in the Midwest. She is fluent in Arabic, as much of her childhood was spent traveling and residing in the Middle East. She is also fluent in Italian and Spanish, though her Russian is very basic and stilted. After being pressured by Section Chief Erin Strauss to assist in the end of Hotch's career, she briefly resigns from the FBI. However, Penelope Garcia manages to keep her departure on hold in the computer system just long enough for the rest of the team to convince her to stay with the BAU. Upon her return, Strauss remarks that neither Prentiss, Hotch, nor the rest of the team would be able to climb the ladder to the top because of all this, thus putting an end to some of Prentiss's future ambitions.
