Disclaimer: Neither Rizzoli & Isles nor Scott & Bailey belong to me. I am merely borrowing the characters.

A/N I've tried to make a joke about the different pronunciations of 'Lieutenant' on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Where Brits and Americans are talking to each other "Lefftenant" will indicate the British pronunciation and "Lootenant" the American. These spellings are as close as I can get to the phonetic pronunciation in the respective countries.

Boston, USA.

Lieutenant Cavanagh called Rizzoli, Frost and Korzak into his office.

"I've got some bad news. Paddy Doyle has escaped from the supermax in Maryland. We don't know where he is but there is the possibility that he will show up in Boston so be alert." Cavanagh spoke without preamble. The team looked shocked.

Jane spoke first: "Has anyone told Maura?" to which Korzak added "She has a right to know."

"You should do that Detective Rizzoli but make it clear to her that this information is not to leave the building." Jane left the office to tell Maura.

XXxXX

Three Months later in Manchester, UK.

Gill was briefing her syndicate. "I've spoken to Mr Fielding and we are going to send the papers in to SCAS early, this afternoon in fact. So I need all paperwork up to date. That is your only priority for this morning report to me when you have finished."

SCAS is the Serious Crime Analysis Section of the Serious Organised Crime Agency.

There was a groan in the room – no-one liked paperwork. The reason for sending the papers early was the unusual nature of the weapon used in the murder, no-one had seen anything like it and it was not sold in any hardware shops in Manchester. It had a wooden handle and a long, thinnish metal spike.

Two days later Gill was in her office when her phone went.

"DCI Murray"

"DCS Turner here from SCAS"

"Thankyou for getting back Ma'am."

"We've had a hit with Interpol on that murder you sent us, seems to be the MO of one Patrick Doyle, known as Paddy from Boston."

"Lincolnshire?" Gill was puzzled.

"No. Massachusetts, USA. He escaped from a so-called Supermax prison in Maryland two months ago. Seems he was allowed some kind of conjugal visit and set up a fire or something. Anyway a Lieutenant Cavanagh will ring you from Boston Police Department at about 4 pm our time. Make sure you are available."

"I will, thankyou ma'am." with that Gill put the phone down.

Gill went out of the office and called in Rob, she told him what she had just heard and asked him to brief the team.

XXxXX

Boston, USA Lieutenant Cavanagh called Korzak, Frost and Rizzoli into his office.

"There's been a murder with a ice pick."

"Where? I been checking the reports, nothing." said Frost.

"Manchester in England. Must be carrying a supply of ice picks with him. They ain't sold there. Confused the hell out of the Brits! Who asked Interpol who told us. I am to ring one of there people in Manchester to offer assistance at 11. If it is OK with you, Vince, I'd like to offer to send Frost and Rizzoli to England to help."

"Leave me a bit light on my own but yeah that makes sense" replied Korzak.

"I'll assign two trainees to you temporarily, One will be Frankie Rizzoli, the other I haven't decided yet." Said Cavanagh.

The phone on Cavanagh's desk rang. Korzak, Frost and Rizzoli got up to leave.

"Wait this will be my call to England so you might as well all stay." Cavanagh was picking up the receiver as he spoke.

"Hello is that Detective Chief Inspector Murray, It is Lootenant Cavanagh here from Boston Police Department."

"Lefftenant, Nice to hear from you. I gather you might know something about Patrick Doyle who may be responsible for a murder on my patch." Gill was trying to keep her voice even, she was actually quite irritated.

"We know Doyle, he is an Irish mob boss from South Boston. If it would be agreeable to you we'd like to offer any assistance we can including sending two of my officers to England to help." Cavanagh was getting irritated too. Then he reminded himself that if he were in the UK he would be one rank below DCI.

"If you think that would be helpful then yes. But there'd be conditions."

"Which are?" asked Cavanagh To which Gill replied: "The standard ones for foreign police officers in the UK, I'll email them to you. Once we've agreed them there should be no problems.

"One more thing: could you not release the fact that Mr Doyle may be in the UK? There is still considerable resentment about NORAID fundrasing for the bomb that went off at the Arndale in 1996. I'd rather not have a public order problem on top of everything else."

Cavanagh signed of with: "It's your show so I'll talk to my senior people here about that."

With that they finished the phone conversation.

"They want to keep Doyle's possible presence in the UK under wraps. They think there might be 'public order implications' something about an IRA bomb going off nearly twenty years ago." Cavanagh address the room. "Oh and they have some condition on your deployment, that she is emailing me."

A few seconds later an email arrived on Lt. Cavanagh's computer.

"Ah here are their conditions." Cavanagh read a little. "UNARMED!"

"I was expecting that. The British Police go around unarmed." said Frost.

"Whaaa. How many officers do they lose each year." Jane was amazed.

"Last year was a bad year. They lost three."

"In Manchester?"

"No, in the whole country. Two of them were in Manchester they both died in the same incident and the perp is behind bars. And having read the report I don't think guns would have made any difference."

Cavanagh cut in "But they are going up against Doyle,"

"That is why I expect they'll send in their specialist firearms unit to make the arrest." said Korzak who had spent time in London with the Met at one point.

"I am happy if Frost is happy" said Jane who seemed to have calmed down quite a bit.

"OK I'll agree to it. I'll get copies printed for you two." said Cavanagh resignedly. And he sent an email back.

XXxXX

Manchester, UK

"Rachel, Janet! Got a job for you."

Janet and Rachel went into Gill's office.

"We are being graced by the presence of two detectives from the USA. Here are their files. I want you two to meet them at Manchester Airport. The flight is due in at 7:25 tomorrow morning. I want them here for a special 10 o'clock briefing." said Gill

"Yes boss" said Janet and Rachel together.

XXxXX

Boston.

Dr Maura Isles was in her office when Jane walked in.

"Got some news for you. Paddy Doyle has shown up in England of all places. The Brits want that kept quiet by the way."

"Oh?" Maura was trying to cover her mixed feelings with a neutral response.

"Yes and Frost and I are flying out to assist." a hint of excitement in her voice. "Unarmed."

"Yes the British police force is largely unarmed with specialist firearms units. It seems to work – they lose a lot less officers than we do." Maura always had a fact to hand.

"First Frost and now you? Any other fun facts you'd like to share?" Jane could find Maura exasperating at times.

"Yes, Paddy Doyle will find it very difficult to obtain a gun in Britain – they have to strictest gun control in the world."

"OK that might be useful. Do you know of any connections he has in the UK? Possibly through raising funds for the IRA or something like that? Jane's tone was less irritated now.

"No I don't but as someone of Irish Catholic stock with criminal tendencies he probably did take part in fundraising for the IRA."

With that Jane left the office and went back upstairs where she met Frost in BRIC. "Can you find any connections between Doyle and IRA fundraising? Or any connection to Britain?" She asked.

"Just try the intelligence system. No, nothing." said Frost.

"What the hell is he doing in England?" Jane sounded puzzled.

With that she and Frost went to their homes to pack for their flight to Manchester.