"So, when did you find out about your wife's death?" Lisbon asked James LeBryn as Jane looked on intently at him.

"It was yesterday. I immediately got a flight back as soon as my brother Martin called me." Replied James. He looked distraught. He had not shaved in a long time and his clothes looked like they weren't ironed. His eyes were red, probably from lack of sleep. However, Jane looked at him with narrowed eyes.

"And how did Martin know?" Lisbon asked, almost pitying the poor man. After all, he had lost his wife.

"He told me some police guy called him." James said as his voice cracked. Lisbon's heart almost went out to him.

"Here…have some water." She said as she stretched out to hand him a bottle of water. James held out his hand to receive it when Jane suddenly snatched the bottle out of Lisbon's hand. "Jane!" she exclaimed at that. James also looked at Jane in surprise.

"He will get the water after he tells us what he has done." Jane said in a dangerously low tone.

"What do you mean?" James asked and looked at Jane, panic flashing in his eyes.

"I am right. Either you have killed your wife or you cheated on her as well. This look in your eye tells me you have done something really bad and you are playing this heartbroken spouse so that people do not suspect you." Jane reasoned out.

"Excuse me?" James said in anger.

"It might work with some gullible people, like our agent Lisbon here…" Jane said as Lisbon interrupted with an exasperated "Jane!" but he ignored her and continued, "But you cannot fool me. Tell me, what have you done? How did you kill her?"

"Agent Lisbon, is this the way you treat people who have lost their loved ones?" James asked at an angry Lisbon.

"I am so sorry Mr LeBryn. He is our consultant. It is his job to look at all ends of the situation."

"I understand but you should also consider people's emotions before you talk to them like this. I can sue you for this." James said haughtily.

"Mr LeBryn, I assure you…" Lisbon began talking, trying to mend the already spoilt situation.

"Oh please James! You are too guilty to do something of that sort. You know it yourself that you are guilty. Come on Lisbon, he is of no help to us." Jane said as he began walking out of the room but then suddenly stopped and turned around and said "And you will not get this bottle of water because you have been a bad boy." Jane finished in a fake teasing tone. He then looked at Lisbon and walked out. James turned to look at Lisbon who got up from her chair and looked at him apologetically and walked out, almost running to catch up with Jane.

"Jane! What the hell was that?" she yelled as she caught up with him.

"He is hiding something from us. Either he killed his wife or he has done something wrong. I can tell." Jane said as they both started walking to Lisbon's office.

"And what was that with my being gullible?" Lisbon asked as she made her way to her desk but stopped a step short from her chair and looked at Jane. Jane turned from where he was eyeing his sofa in an internal battle about whether he should sit on it or not. He slowly made his way to where Lisbon was standing and stood dangerously close to her. She looked up at him in expectation. She could feel his breath on her face as he came even closer, him eyeing her lips and then looking at her in the eyes. Her look softened and it was like she was in trance. He slowly moved his face to her left ear and whispered "Teresa, you are soooo…" he began as his hot breath fell on her ear and the side of her neck. She could feel the hair raising on her back as she slightly tilted her head to almost but not touching his head next to hers. Her lips were slightly apart as her eyes almost fluttered close. He could see the goosebumps she was getting and how her heart was racing. For Lisbon, everything stood still at that moment. It was like he had her under his spell. He slowly retreated and finished his sentence "…gullible." and as soon as he said that, it was like the spell was broken. She blinked profusely in embarrassment as her face turned pink. Jane retreated further and gave her a teasing smile. Lisbon swallowed painfully and briefly looked at the floor. And then when she looked up, her eyes showed full consciousness.

"You son of a bitch…you hypnotised me!" she started as she lifted a stapler from her desk and held it up in readiness to throw it at him.

"Ah ah…language Lisbon. I didn't hypnotise you. I swear. And you might want to put down that stapler. You proved yourself how gullible you are." He said truthfully and held out both his hands in the air feigning surrender. Lisbon slowly lowered her hand. He smiled proudly as he walked to the door and then turned behind to look at Lisbon. "I am glad to see that I have this sort of effect on you." He said and winked at her and he rushed out of the door as he saw anger flashing in her eyes and her hand holding the stapler suddenly lifting in attack. Lisbon lodged the stapler at him in air, but she realized she was too late as the stapler banged on the door that he had just closed and fell on the floor. Jane turned behind from the sound of the impact and looked at Lisbon, smiling triumphantly.

"I hate you Jane!" she yelled at him from inside her office as his smile grew wider. He then walked away but he briefly turned behind and peeked to see her lifting the stapler from the ground and putting it back on her desk. She then made her way to her chair and sat on it slowly, almost lost in thought. Then her lips broke into a small smile as she went on to peruse a file on her desk, gently shaking her head. That smile was infectious as Jane found himself smile in the same fashion as he slowly made his way to the bullpen to the rest of the team.