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"Jane can you do me a favor" My girlfriend of almost a year asked. I turned to her with a smile that hadn't graced my lips all day.
"Sure Maur what do you need" I asked glad for a chance to please her.
"I need an Madison Cross to indentify a body for me" Maura said handing me a file. "Her name is on the contact list. No one else would do it"
"Sure Maura, me and Frost will go get her" I said shutting the file and grabbing my keys. "Lets go Barry"
"Alright" He said running after me. "So where are we going" He asked as he got into the driver's deat.
"Ummm a public school on River Street" I said reading the file "Wow"
"What" Frost asked curiously.
"Madison is only 16" I said reading further into the file, Frost shrugged and kept driving. 'Madison Cross, 16, black hair, brown eyes, 5' 10" athletic build, Advanced Placement student and All Star at Ryans High School: Boston' I read. 'Daughter of Christena Cross. Child removed from custody at age 7 with charges of excessive drinking and parcreption drug uses by the mother causing said child to become negleticed and beaten, causing several lacerations and bruised areas to become aparrent, boyfriends also charged with said charges.'
'This kid didn't have a grea start' I thought reading on. 'Currently in a foster group in the southern portion of the city with court orders to attend therpy every Thursday at 7-'
"Ready Jane" Frost asked he gave me a quizzical look.
"Uh yeah" I said folding up the file and putting it in the visor over head. "Excuse me I'm Detective Jane Rizzoli and this is my partner Barry Frost. Im looking for Madison Cross she's a student here" I asked the secretary flashing my badge.
"I can take you there." A man in an expensive suit came towards us. "Im Richard Cormel, Principle here at Ryan's"
"Jane Rizzoli" I said shaking his hand. "I have to ask to take her out of school, our M.E. needs her to identify a body"
"Oh I see let me make a call and then well see" He said turning to the secretary.
Barry nudged me and I looked over to where he was looking at. "That her" He asked pointing to a team basketball photo taken last year, they had just finished their season top ten in the state. I looked at the picture and thought back to the description we had.
"Looks like her" I said trying to see her facial features through the blurriness of the shot.
"Detective" Mr. Cormel called. "I have the ok from her guardian for her to go with you"
"Alright" I said following him down the hall, Barry quickly followed me. "Whose her guadian"
"Technacially the state seeing as she is in the system. But right now her caretaker is Michelle Ogden" Mr. Cormel said stopping at a classroom, knocking before entering it with a demanding control over the situation.
"Mr. Cormel" The teacher said inclining his head. The students looked up before going back to what they were doing, some were studing while others slept.
"I need to see Madison for a minute Mr. Paulosky" Mr. Cormel said calmly.
"Yes Sir" Paulosky said turning to the class. "Ann can you wake Madison up please"
"Maddy" A girl sitting in front of her said gently shoving her shoulder. "Maddy wake up"
"What" The girl grunted lifting her head. She blinked trying to hurry the process of her eye dialation.
"Theres cops here again" Ann said giving her a look. "What did you do this time"
Madison looked over to where we were standing giving us a once over. "I don't think I did anything" Madison said running a hand through her main of black straight hair. "Mr. Cormel"
"Come with me please" Mr. Cormel said eyeing her carefully. She gathered the book she was using as a pillow and grabbed the book bag from under her desk. She jumped up and followed him to the hallway.
"Ummm Sir what's going on. As best to my knoweldge I haven't done anything wrong...well...nah nevermind" She said thinking better of saying something that could end her up in hot water.
"These officers are with the Homicide Department. Their M.E. needs you to identify a body" Mr. Cormel said "I already talked to Michelle she said if you consented that it was okay"
"I have a test next hour" Madison said angrily "I can't miss that he wont let me make it up"
"Ill talk to your teachers you will be allowed to make up anything you miss while with these officers" Mr. Cormel said stopping and turning to her. Madison turned to me and Frost and searched up with her eyes up and down.
"Whatever" Madison said yawning.
"So how was the studying going" Frost asked grinning.
"Amazingly well until two cops interupted it" Madison said icely.
"Madison" Mr. Cormel said warningly "I would be on your best behavior while with these Detectives" He stressed the word Detectives. "I wouldnt want you to miss your game because I had to susspend you"
"Of course not" Madison said through clenched teeth.
"Good" Mr. Cormel turned to me "She's all yours"
"Come with us Madison" I said heading to the car. I opened the door and she slipped in. I turned and saw the faces of students pressed against the glass, they scattered when they saw me looking. "Someone's popular here" I said putting my seatbelt looking over at my shoulder to see her looking out of the window.
"More like they want to see if their bet paid off" Madison muttered. I turned and looked at Frost who just shrugged.
"You know you can pull out at anytime right" I said excourting her into the morgue Barry went up to the bullpen not wanting to lose his lunch. Maura looked up from her labtop and stood up.
"Im fine Detective" Madison said coldly. I gathered the sence that she didn't like cops.
"Hello I'm Dr. Maura Isles Cheif Medical Examiner" Maura said introducing herself. I stayed by the door and watched the scene unfold. Maura beckoned her over to one of the pull out draws and placed her hand on the knob. "Are you sure about this"
"Yeah there isnt much I haven't seen lately" Madison said I narrowed my eyes at the back of her head pondering what she said. Maura looked over at me and pulled out the drawer. "Tony Clocks" Madison said looking at the 20 something year old white male on the table, a Y insicion already their.
"How do you know him" I asked coming to stand by her looking at Tony's lifeless body.
"Hung out with him after work in the junkyard. He left a couple of months ago, said he had a better offer somewhere else" Madison said a slight confused look on her face. "Do you know what happened"
"Gun shot wound to the abdomen" Maura answered covering up the body. She slid the drawer back into the fridge. "Did Tony have any enemies, anyone who might have hurt him"
"He was the center of attention, always he guy who would talk to you and cheer you up if you had a bad day." Madison said looking at the floor but really not seeing it. "I have to go"
"Wait" I said reaching for her. I grabbed the back of her hoodie and held on. "Where are you going"
"Let go of me Officer" Madison said harshly and I immediately let go of her. She glared at me while fixing her sweater, she grabbed her bag and left the morgue.
"What the hell" I said watching her retreating form.
"Language Jane" Maura chased. "I don't think she likes cops"
"Really I would have never guessed" I said sarcastically.
"Are you for real" Maura deadpanned.
"Maura" I groaned putting my head in my hands. Sometimes being the girlfriend to a genious can really take its toll.