A/N Usual disclaimer i.e. none of this is mine etc etc. I'm struggling a bit with the Maura's dialogue so I hope I have done her some justice. This should hopefully lay the foundations for the next chapter which will begin establishing more of a relationship between M & R. Oh also I've upped the rating to accommodate references to crime etc.
Jane was woken up by the sound of her mobile phone vibrating on the bedside table. For a moment she considered sticking her head beneath her pillow and ignoring it but with every vibration it moved closer to her face taunting her.
She knew who it would be, the only calls she got at this time of night were related to a homicide. With a final groan she reached out and answered the phone.
'Rizzoli' Jane couldn't help but wince at the sound of her croaky half asleep voice.
'Jane its Korsak. Get your butt down to 2478 Mount Carlen's Drive. We got ourselves a double homicide.'
'Ugh… any specifics?' she said whilst shoving herself up into a sitting position.
'It's grim Jane too much blood to tell. We're waiting on the ME signing the scene over to us. You seen the new
ME? She's a fine one, real classy.'
'Really Korsak? You've got blood all round you and we're talking about some lady being classy? Nice, real nice.'
'Just get down here already. Frost's useless; he's been "Investigating" the neighbour's bushes for the last ten minutes.'
'He puked already?' She asked trying not to laugh at her partner's weak stomach.
'Twice' He responded chuckling.
'Right I'm on my way.' Jane said pressing the call end key on her phone.
Forty-five minutes later she ducked below the crime scene tape surrounding the victim's garden. Jane scanned the area looking for Korsak and Frost but couldn't see either of them. Assuming they were inside the house she entered through the front door which had been left ajar to accommodate the high volume of crime scene traffic.
Once she was in side Jane found herself scanning the entrance hall for anything that seemed out of place. The first thing she noticed was the keys to what she presumed were the victims cars hung up next to the door. She made a quick mental note to discuss crossing robbery as a motive of with the other detectives. Just past the entrance Jane found Korsak taking with one of the plain clothed police officers in what she assumed was the family TV room.
'Where's frost?' Jane asked ignoring any pleasantries with the other detective.
'He's talking to the neighbours. Figured they might have seen or heard something.'
'Did they call it in?' Jane asked taking a moment to scan the living room.
'No dispatch got an anonymous tip-off about 2 hrs ago.'
'We thinking it's our perp?'
'Too early to say. Frost's getting a copy of the 911 call.'
'What do we know so far?' Jane watched as Korsak pulled out his little black book that he used to write all his notes in to at any crime scene.
'Looks like the suspect broke in through the back door.' He motioned for Jane to follow him and then started heading off towards the back of the house. Jane followed the other detective in to the kitchen, where they found two of the crime scene analysts taking pictures and dusting the door for evidence.
'See the broken pane of glass next to the handle. Looks like they smashed it in with a rock and presto they were in.'
'What are the chances the guy cut himself on the glass?'
'Slim. Except for the bedroom everything is clean, too clean.'
Jane looked around the kitchen and wandered back in to the livingroom.
'It's cleaner than my Ma's house.' She said running her finger along the top of one of the side tables.
'I think they entered the kitchen bypassed all the downstairs rooms and went straight up to the master bedroom and…well you can come see the rest.'
'If they went straight to the bedroom they might have known the victim's or were at least familiar with house.' She responded whilst following Korsak up the stairs. She could hear the crime scene techs ahead chatting amongst one another and the intermitting sound of a camera taking pictures.
Korsak slowed down to let her past him as they got close to the first doorway off of the stairs, assuming this was where the bodies were she took a step into the room. Instantly Jane felt her stomach turn. It wasn't often that she had to get control of her gag reflex, but the smell alone was enough to set her off without the added visuals. For a second she felt sorry for even contemplating laughing at the image of Frost chucking up in the neighbours garden. She really didn't blame the young detective given the scenes in front of her.
The colour red was everywhere. It streaked the walls and floors in wild arcs around a large bed which sat in the centre of the room. The bed its self was saturated in the stuff, along with the two occupants that lay on top of the soiled sheets. She caught sight of multiple foot prints tracking round the bright red swirls in the bedroom carpet. For a second she was reminded of the paintings she made as a kid in kindergarten by pressing a half a potato with a shape cut into it into a variety of bright paints. The floor looked exactly like some macabre finger painting. She was brought out of her musing by the flash of one of the crime scene cameras.
'Jesus Korsak. You said there was a lot of blood but this is crazy. I guess at least we don't have to wonder about the cause of death. Are we thinking multiple stab wounds causing both vics to bleed out right? Have we found a…' Jane was cut off when one of the many people in the room suddenly spoke directly at her. She hadn't previously noticed them as they were crouched down on the far side of the bed.
'That might not be the case detective.' She watched as the Dr from last Friday night stood up from her crouched position, and walked around to stand directly in front of Jane.
'What are you doing at my crime scene?' She said stepping closer to the Doctor.
'I believe it's my scene detective. Massachusetts General Law Chapter 38 sub section 4 states; the body of the deceased shall not be moved, and the scene where the body is located shall not be disturbed, until either the medical examiner arrives at the scene or gives direction as to what shall be done at the scene.'
Jane stood for a second with her mouth hanging slightly open trying to take in what the doctor had just said. She turned towards Korsak who appeared to be holding back a smirk.
'Is she serious?' She asked motioning for Korsak to interject something.
'She has a point Jane' he responded shrugging his shoulders. Jane ignored Korsak and turned back towards the other woman.
'You're the new ME?'
'Yes, I think we've got off on the wrong foot here. I hope we can start again, it's a pleasure to meet you I'm Dr Maura Isles the new Chief Medical examiner.'
Jane watched as the doctor held out a gloved hand, and wondered if she was actually in some sort of weird nightmare. The pleasantries were almost laughable considering their proximity to the two brutalized bodies.
'I'm good thanks.' Jane responded dismissing Maura's second attempt to greet her in less than one week. She watched as the Dr's face scrunched ever so slightly before lowering her hand.
'What do you mean it might not be a stabbing? How do you explain all the blood then?' She asked gesturing towards the bed
'You intimated that both victims 'beld out'. My initial examination does not corroborate that statement.'
'What might it corroborate then?' Jane tried to keep the mocking tone out of her voice but she didn't think she was all that successful.
'Once I get both the bodies back to the morgue for a closer examination I'll be in a better place to answer that question.'
Jane watched as the doctor walked across to one of the side cabinets and started to pack away a bunch of medical gear into a small leather bag. She had come up against awkward medical examiners but this one was the worst yet. She felt a small amount of anger start to rise up inside her, squashing it down she tried to respond in what she hope sounded like a calm voice.
'You can't just say it isn't the case and not explain why.'
'I will not voice assumptions, and I cannot accurately determine the cause of death in-situ . You are however more than welcome to be present during the autopsies.'
'Come on, are we looking for a knife or are we looking for some other kind of object? It's a simple question.'
'Based on the size and the markings found on one of the victim's you should be looking for a flat serrated object that is approximately 3cm in width.'
'Also known as a knife yes? Right that wasn't so hard and what about the other one, are you saying the injuries aren't the same on both. Was it a different type of blade?'
'Well yes it isn't consistent because they are no visible entry points on the second victim.'
'You mean all that blood is from the one person?'
'I didn't say that. As I said before there are no visible entrance points on the second body'
'Which would lead you to the logical conclusion that the blood all belongs to the first victim?'
'No.' The Doctor responded as she turned away from Jane to speak directly to one of the Techs. 'The bodies can be moved now.'
With that Jane watched as Dr Isles picked up her bag and started heading out in to the hallway. She followed the ME coming to a stop at the stairs.
'I'll be undertaking the autopsies in the morning if you want to attend. Sorry I haven't caught your name detective?'
'Rizzoli, Jane Rizzoli, and yeah I'll be there first thing.' Jane went to question her further but was cut off by Maura.
'Jane I'll look forward to seeing you in the morning.' With that Jane found herself watching the back of the honey blonde as she started walking down the stairs.
'See what did I say, she's classy right?' Korsak asked standing next to Jane.
'She's something alright.' She responded looking at the empty spot the doctor had previously stood in. She suddenly realised in some weird kind of switch up on the events from Friday evening she had been left standing just as she had previously left Dr Isles. Jane quickly turned round to Korsak determined again to shake of the effects of another small yet extremely annoying conversation with Dr Maura Isles.
'Come on we have two murders to investigate here and I have a couple of early autopsy to attend. I want this room checked from top to bottom.' Jane said to Korsak whilst walking back in to the bedroom.
