Question: criminal minds team finds out emily is alive?
Answer: Character Development: The Team Finds Out Prentiss is Alive, Criminal Minds. ... The loophole came at the end of the S6 finale when it turned out Emily was alive and Hotch and J.J. knew about it. She was given new identities — her friends none the wiser — and basically that's the way Paget Brewster's exit was handled.