The swift sounds of footsteps were heard as Gabrielle approached the medical examiner's office. He turned the corner to find Jane's hands shaking as she was reading a letter. On the table was an open box. Maura was placing strands of hair into a petri dish. She was also swabbing an envelope stained with blood.
"What did you guys find?" Gabrielle asked taking a seat next to Jane.
"This package came to me. I opened it up and… " struggling to find her words. "And there was this lock of hair. It's got to be Regina's look at the way it curls. The envelope was in the package too. My name was the only one on it. This letter was inside." Gabrielle took the blood stained letter into his hands and began to read:
Jane Rizzoli,
Last night was fun.
You little girl was even better.
Her blood oozed to the ground and all over my hands.
She sadly doesn't smell like lavender, such as yourself.
But luckily for me, she wreaks of fear.
She cried for you. She begged for her mommy and daddy.
Too bad you can't save her. Think fast.
Your running out of time. The clock is ticking.
Can you handle it?
XXX
"This can't be." Gabrielle stated. HIs face was pale white, and his eyes were full of confusion. Gabrielle turned to look at his wife. Her dark eyes looked clouded. Her face was stained from her tears. He knew that she had already figured out the person involved in this matter.
"I need to take the letter to test the blood stains, and the crime lab needs to dust it for prints." Maura said gently taking the letter from the hands of Gabrielle. She turned to walk to her lab to run any test she could to find Reggie.
"Say something." Jane pleaded with her husband.
"So this is Hoyt? How? He is dead." Gabrielle quizzed Jane.
"He trained several apprentices. This has just got to be another one, out there, finishing up Hoyt's work." Jane explained.
"So your life is in danger?" Gabrielle asked with concern. He had every right to be. His daughter was just kidnapped by a possible sociopath, which could very well be after his wife. Even in the grave Hoyt had control over people. People that wanted to harm his wife.
"We don't know that for sure. You get back-." Jane was cut off by the ringing of Gabrielle's cell phone.
"Agent Dean." About the time that Gabrielle started talking on the phone, Frost entered the doorway of Maura's office.
"Jane, we have a lead we need to check on."
"Alright I'll be right there." Jane said turning to face her husband who was hanging up his phone. "I have to go, Frost has a lead."
"That was my captain. They have a lead too." Gabrielle and Jane were conversing as they walked swiftly to the elevator.
"You'll call me the second you have something."
"Of course. You better call me if you find something."
"I will. Gabe." Jane grabbed his hand before he could walk out of the elevator. "I love you." She pulled him into a kiss.
"I love you too." The worried couple wen their separate ways in search of their missing daughter.
Downstairs, Maura was reading the forensic file on Reggies case. She felt so bad for her best friend. She wished her tests could tell her exactly who was responsible for kidnapping Reggie, but that isn't what science does. All she had to test was a partial fingerprint. The blood was being tested for DNA, but it was most likely going to be Regina's, but she never likes to guess. There were no fingerprints found on the box or letter sent to Jane. The curly lock of dark brown hair was being tested so they had a definitive answer as to if it was indeed Regina's hair.
Maura was in deep thought looking at her file. She jumped when her phone started to ring. "Hello."
"Hi honey. How are you doing." Kevin's voice made her feel safe. Made her feel more at ease, even though her best friend was going through hell.
"I'm fine."
"Have you found anything yet?"
Maura heavily sighed, "No, not yet. But we are doing everything we can to find anything."
"Honey, don't you think you need to rest?"
"What do you mean. I can't right now. Jane needs me. She's counting on me to find something here that can lead us to Regina."
"Sweetheart, I understand, granted this is a terrible tragedy, but I'm worried about you. I don't want you overworking yourself. Our baby is important too."
"Kevin, I am not going to do anything to harm our baby I promise."
"When was the last time you ate?"
"This morning." She said quietly into the phone, realizing that she was being a bit neglectful towards her. She was nourishing her child, but in the search for another, she wasn't being a good mother. She glanced at her watch and reading the time, it was 4:00 p.m. The last time she had anything to eat was 9 a.m.
"Honey,"
"I'm fine. I'll have Angela make me something in the cafe."
"I'm just concerned. Let me come pick you up. I'll take you to any restaurant of your choice. Please?" He was worried. All this stress Maura was feeling, whether she knew she was stressed or not, wasn't good for her or the baby. She only had a month left in her pregnancy, and he had to make sure that everything was perfect.
"I don't really want to leave Jane."
"Is she there with you right now?"
"No, she is out following a lead with Korsak and Frost."
"Then I'll take you to eat and you'll be back by the time she is, I promise." He pleaded.
"Alright, I have to wait for the DNA results anyways. We have to eat quickly, so I can get back to work."
"A late lunch is all I ask."
"Okay, come pick me up. I'll be waiting for you upstairs in the cafe."
"I'll see you in a little while then."
Maura hung up her phone and grabbed her purse from the office before heading upstairs to meet her husband. She felt bad not waiting for Jane at the precinct, but there was nothing more she could do besides wait for the DNA results on the hair and blood found in the package. Maura did wonder about the lead Jane and the guys were investigating. She prayed that they would have some luck out in the streets to catch the person responsible for this. Maura knew she had to remember that she had a child on the way, and needed to not be overworked or stressed too much, so she wouldn't endanger her unborn child's life.