It has been weeks since Casey has deployed. Jane has all but shut down. She continues on with her daily routine, and waits by the phone each night, like a basket case, wondering if he's ok. She's uncharacteristically quiet this morning, as she jogs alongside Maura. Maura looks over at her. In a single instant she can see how preoccupied Jane is.
"Jane, are you ok?"
Jane doesn't answer.
"Jane, did you hear me?"
"Yeah," she nods, "I heard you."
"Are you going to answer?"
"No."
"No, you're not going to answer?"
"No, I'm not ok."
"Jane Casey is coming back."
"You saying that doesn't change anything It doesn't make me worry any less, that he's not."
"Jane maybe it would help if you could talk about it."
"There is nothing to talk about."
"You can't just shut down, because he isn't here right now. He is coming back to you, he promised you that."
"What if he comes back in a box?"
"What is with the attitude?"
"He is half a world away," Jane points out.
Maura doesn't point out the inaccuracy of her statement, "Jane you can't put your whole life on hold."
"I don't want to talk about this."
"Are you afraid that he won't come back?"
"I just said that I am."
"I think that you are more afraid that he will."
She ignores Maura's remark.
"You are afraid what will happen when he comes back, aren't you?"
"Why would I be afraid of that?" her nostrils flare.
"I don't know. I could make a supposition, but..."
Jane cuts her off, "No. I don't want to talk about this anymore."
"Are you afraid that it won't work if he's here, and there is no distance to keep the two of you apart?"
"Maura you don't know what you're talking about."
"Or, are you afraid that it will? Are you afraid that you will end up married, with kids, and you won't be able to be a full time superhero anymore?"
Jane stops dead in her tracks. She turns, and heads the other direction, in a full sprint. Maura chases after her. She only catches up to her, when she reaches the car. Jane has the car on, and is ready to put it into gear when Maura climbs in. The car jerks forward, before Maura can put her seatbelt on.
"We are not done with this conversation," Maura warns.
"Do you want to jog to work?"
"What is your problem?"
"I told you that I don't want to talk about it, and you just keep pushing."
"Excuse me? I say that, and you do it anyway. How is this any different?"
"Because I really don't want to talk about it."
"You can't shut everyone out all of the time."
"Whatever," she rolls her eyes.
After lunch Frost waits for Jane to return from the ladies room. He sends Korsak ahead, without them. After fifteen minutes Frost makes his way to the ladies bathroom. He stands outside the entrance, with his back to it.
"Jane, are you in there?"
"Go away," she tells him.
"Are you coming, or not?"
"Not," she responds, "Go without me."
"What is your problem today?"
"Why won't everyone just leave me alone?
He turns and faces the door. He pulls it open just a crack.
"Is there anyone else in there?" he calls into the three stalled ladies room.
"Frost do not come in here."
"Jane I am begging you to come out. I don't want to come in there. Please just come out."
"I am not coming out."
"Now, or ever?"
"Ever."
"Come on we have a case."
"I can't."
"Why not?" he hollers into the bathroom.
He elicits no response. He exhales, in frustration, and pulls the door open. He takes a single step inside.
"Are you decent?" he questions.
"There are stall doors," she reminds him.
He takes two more steps inside the bathroom.
"Jane why are you hiding in here?"
"Who said that I am hiding?"
"You've been in here for twenty minutes now. You don't take that much time to get ready in the morning."
"Good point."
He stops in front of the middle stall door. It is the only one that is closed. He gently knocks on the door with his knuckles.
"Jane will you please come out here?"
He hears the door unlock. He steps back, and she pulls it open. She steps out of the stall, and looks at him. He stares at her in confusion.
"What's wrong?"
"Everything."
"Jane is the reason you keep coming in here today, to hide?"
"No."
"Have you been crying?"
"No," she lies.
"Why have you been crying."
"I haven't."
"Jane I'm your partner just tell me what is going on."
"I haven't been coming in here to hide."
"Then why have you been in here so many times today? Did you eat ex-lax for dinner?"
She shakes her head.
"Then what? What is going on?"
"I've been sabotaged."