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"The name is Witner Cashlern," Rigsby started as Lisbon joined the rest of the team in the bullpen, "He escaped from the Sacramento Mental Institution the day before the murder. He has several connections with the victim, one being that the victim was sleeping with Cashlern's ex-girlfriend."
"So do we have any clue where this guy is?" Lisbon asked, her eyes shifting from Rigsby across to Van Pelt who was typing speedily on her computer, her eyes focused on the screen.
"Nope. We know he's in California, but apart from that, we got naught." Cho answered, arms crossed.
Suddenly the desk phones began to ring.
"Van Pelt… yep… yes sir, of course, thankyou, we'll be there as soon as possible."
Grace clonked the phone down hard, and looked up to the team's question-filled gazes.
"They got him, at the border. He was trying to get through to Nevada, but they got the picture of Cashlern just before the attempt. They've got him, but they can't arrest him yet." Van Pelt explained.
"Let's go." Lisbon said, come on, Rigsby, you're on phones.
Rigsby, who had started to follow his boss before her order, looked like he'd just been pulled suddenly to a halt by a rope, then turned, slipped Van Pelt a smile and slipped back into his computer chair, looing a little disappointed.
**T-H-E-M-E-N-T-A-L-I-S-T**
The team was at the border within twenty minutes, and they strolled into the small room where Cashlern was being held.
"Hello Witner." Lisbon said, and she walked over to him. Then she noticed, the cop that had called it in hadn't handcuffed Cashlern. He was just sitting, staring.
Lisbon motioned to Cho to make the arrest.
Cho stood, but as soon as he got within three feet of the mental patient, Witner kicked him straight in the stomach, and got up, spun around and took a swing at Lisbon, but she dodged it. Suddenly, Van Pelt, Cho, Lisbon, and the Local cop were all in a confusion trying to handcuff Cashlern, whilst Jane tried his best not to interfere.
Suddenly, the group of struggling cops and mental patient were coming a little too close to the consultant, and before he knew it, Jane was absorbed into the commotion.
"I got 'im!" The local cop said, and a click of a cuff was heard. Lisbon was close enough to Cashlern to know that the handcuff must have missed, as his wrists were bare. Van Pelt saw Witner's wrist in between two struggling people. Then, she saw a single loop of a handcuff sticking out from between Cho and the local cop, and grabbed it, clicking it on to Witner's wrist.
"What the – " Lisbon looked down to her wrist. " a handcuff?"
Cashlern sped out the door of the room, leaving Van Pelt and the local cop in shock. Hadn't they handcuffed him? His wrists were bare. Suddenly a small chuckle from the opposite direction caused everyone to spin around.
Jane and Lisbon were standing, facing the others. Lisbon looked completely frustrated, whilst the chuckle that was heard must have slipped from Jane's beaming lips as he gazed down at the handcuffs, then at Lisbon.
"Officer?" Lisbon asked the local cop, "Key please?"
"Oh, sure." The officer reached into his pockets. "Uh…"
"Oh." Jane interrupted, "I saw a key slip down that drain over there." He leant forward so he was looking at a drain in the floor near the desk in the room. A sudden jerk caused him almost to fall over flat as Lisbon dived towards the drain. She was staring down into it, to no avail. It was too dark to see anything inside the drain.
Vanpelt and Cho exchanged glances, and it was obvious they were both hiding laughter. Even Cho was wearing a small smirk.
"Looks like we're gonna have to wait for another key to be cut." Cho said, hurriedly finishing the sentence as to hold back a laugh.
Lisbon gave Jane the evil eye, then yanked him out to the SUV. Cho got to drive, and Lisbon had to sit in the back with Jane.
"Jane," she whispered, glowing with ferocity, "Tell me this is a trick. No lies Jane, tell me that we are not handcuffed."
"Well, I could tell you Lisbon, but you said no lies." Jane said with a smirk, "Look on the bright side! This isn't all that bad, you get to spend time with me."
"I'd rather spend time in a lake full of flesh-eating bugs."
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