Hayden Montgomery

Hayden Montgomery is the second ex-wife of SSA David Rossi, who first appeared in Fate via flashbacks.

Background
Hayden was a diplomat who lived in Paris for reasons of work. She met Rossi there while he was on a trip and the two hit it off. They started a romantic relationship, which eventually culminated in marriage. However, after a few months, Rossi, ambitious at the time, wanted to become known to the world and found Hayden's job to be a real burden to him. That, coupled with the demands of his job, caused him to divorce her, but not before she was impregnated with his child. Rossi returned to the U.S., all the while unaware that Hayden was pregnant and he was the father. Hayden decided not to tell him of her pregnancy due to the fact that his job would very likely keep him away from the family all of the time. She later remarried and gave birth to a girl, which she named Joy, who raised into believing Hayden's current husband was her biological father. However, the lie was exposed after Hayden's husband came down with terminal cancer and confessed the truth to Joy. Joy confronted Hayden about it, and she revealed to her who her real father was.

On Criminal Minds
Prior to her physical appearance in Season Ten, Hayden was mentioned several times in the show's progress by Rossi, though not by name. During those references, she is usually mentioned alongside Rossi's other ex-wives. It was revealed she was African-American during a conversation between Rossi and serial killer Charles Johnson in the Season Nine episode Strange Fruit. Finally, in Fate, she makes her first physical appearance in flashbacks throughout the episode, and is prominently mentioned by both Rossi and Joy.

Appearances

 * Season Four
 * "Omnivore"
 * Season Six
 * "Hanley Waters"
 * "Out of the Light"
 * Season Seven
 * "Divining Rod"
 * Season Eight
 * "The Fallen"
 * Season Nine
 * "Strange Fruit"
 * Season Ten
 * "Fate"
 * "Amelia Porter"
 * "Anonymous"