Chapter 1

Maura opened the door quietly and pressed it shut hoping that no one would hear, turning towards the stairs she stopped dead in her tracks coming face to face with Colin her father's right hand man.

"Where have you been?! Your father is going crazy he is out looking for you!"

Colin stood in front of the stairs preventing her from running up. Looking at Colin worried, Maura was not sure if it was one of his tricks.

" I was studying for my internship now I've finished medical school, I thought he had business to take care of down south..he said he would be a couple of days, "

"No he ..sorted it, he came home asked why I was not watching you, Maura your in big trouble when he gets here"

Looking at him Maura could hear the panic in Colin's voice which seemed unusual and frowns getting it.

"You mean WE are in trouble?"

Looking around Colin did not respond to what Maura had said.

"Okay..we need to get out of here this has gone on long enough..I can't be this guy anymore it's all wrong..you should have your family"

Colin blurted checking the windows to see which way out was best leaving Maura standing in the same spot confused and shaking her head listening.

"Colin I ..I don't know what you're getting at ..what do you mean my family? As much as I hate to admit it..Doyle is my father and well my mother's dead"

Grabbing some items out the draw, Colin takes Maura's arm and heads towards the back.

"No she's not ..but she thinks you are..her names Hope and-"

"Well look who we have here"

Doyle stood in the back doorway in a blood stained jacket. He looks at Maura.

"There you are..and as for you"

He stated looking at Colin, Doyle pulls his hand out of his pocket and fires his gun point blank at him causing Colin to drop revealing a horrified looking Maura behind him. Doyle just watched Colin and smiles.

"You've said too much"

Maura stood frozen unable to move and started shaking looking at Colin on the floor. Yes she knew what her father was capable of but she had never seen it first hand until now. Gulping she looks at her hands and realises that she has Colin's blood on her from standing behind him. Backing up slightly, Maura gets pulled out of her daze by Doyle holding onto her.

"You're not going anywhere..you're going to pay for this ..and if you keep your mouth shut on what you know ..no one else will get hurt including your mother"

Looking at Doyle, Maura looks scared not understanding what he is saying before feeling a sharp pain of being shoved to the wall head first and being pinned by Doyle. Grabbing her hand keeping her still, Doyle places the gun in her hand then drops her.

"Feels good doesn't it ..the gun"

Maura drops the gun immediately starting to sob sitting next to Colin's body. Doyle looks over to the door hearing sirens going and heads back to the back door.

"Knew our nosy neighbours wouldn't be able to resist at hearing a gunshot"

Smirking he looks down at Maura.

"Guess I'll be seeing you in..what 25 years? That is what you get for murder right? You should know wanting to be a pathologist"

Doyle looks at a trembling Maura one more time and leaves just as the Boston Police burst in through the front door making their way over to Maura. Maura looks up with a terrified look trying to choke back another sob.

"Freeze! Do not move!"

Said the young female detective holding a gun up at Maura. Maura just stared at her as another male detective comes up from behind making her stand and handcuffing her. The female detective walks over stepping over the body and looks at her.

" your under arrest for the murder of Colin Finnigan..you do not have to say anything and anything you do say will be given as evidence which you may later rely on in court. Do you understand?"

Maura just looks at her with tears down her face. The detective sighs.

"Do you understand?"

Maura nods looking down getting upset again not knowing what else she can do. The detective nods to the other to lead her out before looking at the body.

"Looks like a point blank shot.."

The last detective there looks over and at the other detectives expression.

"You think she didn't do it Jane?"

Shaking her head and shrugging.

"I don't know frost ..I guess we will find out"

Leaving the examiner to take over, Frost and Jane follow everyone out.

Walking into the interrogation room, both Jane and Frost sit down at the table opposite Maura. Jane sits back and watches her as Maura sits looking down sniffling and twisting a ring on her finger.

" why did you go for Colin? what made you want to kill him?"

Jane asked not sure of what else she can ask as they did find Maura next to the body covered in the deceased blood. Maura didn't move or even acknowledge the fact that she was spoken too and continues twisting her ring. rubbing her head, Jane clears her throat and starts again.

" you know right now ..it's not looking good for you, you were found on the scene with his blood on you and your DNA all over the murder weapon..if I were you I would say something because either way you're going to put inside but the length of time depends on what you have to say. Do you admit to doing it?"

Maura looks up at her with all hope gone and blinks back a few tears.

" I...I..have nothing to say.."

Sighing Jane stands up looking at Frost.

"this is no good..."

Jane nods to the officer by the door to take Maura to lock up. Once she is taken out the room, Jane paces up and down agitated.

"it just doesn't make sense..she doesn't look the type I mean I know people flip but...there's something not right Frost ..what does her checks look like"

"all clean she just finished med school and signed up to an internship to become a pathologist...however she is Patrick Doyle's daughter..we have sent a bowler out on him ..maybe she works for him"

Jane looks at him and shakes her head.

"no that ..if she worked for him she would be in our system as a criminal and..med school are you sure?"

Frost nods handing over the papers. Jane looks at them.

"wow ..she looks totally different there..kinda posh..maybe it's a set up but if it is ..she needs to start talking because it has Doyle all over it and he is still wanted for 15 murders he knows what he is doing"

Frost gets up and heads to the door looking back at Jane who sat back down.

" whatever it is its late don't stress yourself we will sort it tomorrow..night Jane"

Jane nods at him then looks back at the papers and at maura's photo mesmerized. A place in which she did not move from all night trying to figure out what happened at how someone like Maura has got into such trouble.

Author's note: Hope you enjoyed the chapter! I am hoping to go into Maura's background story quite a bit and how she ended up with Doyle.