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"Rizzoli, homicide victory 825." Jane stated as she walked up to the uniform standing at the edge of the crime scene.
"What have we got?" she asked as she approached Frost and Korsak. Maura was already at work, surveying the victim. She and Jane had made it a point to leave a few minutes apart so as to arrive at different times.
"Female, early to mid thirties with blunt force trauma to the head with severe laceration. There are also reddish brown stains in the inner thighs and external genitalia." Maura continued with her assessment.
"She was sexually assaulted." Jane went through the victim's belongings. "The wallet is intact so we can rule out robbery. The pager is completely ruined. It looks like she was dragged here. The injury on the head was done with a rectangular weapon."
"I can't confirm that." Maura replied quickly. "And that wasn't a pager; it was an insulin pump. The victim was diabetic." Maura grabbed one of the victim's hands and started observing her fingers. "I can see many needle sticks. She must've tested herself several times a day." She reached over for the purse and pulled out a little notepad. "She kept very careful records. Her readings for yesterday were over 400."
"Is that good or bad?" Jane asked.
"It is extremely high."
Jane took in a big breath. "Is that good or bad?"
"It's bad. Her body wasn't getting any insulin, which rendered her incapable of anything. She must've been experiencing dizziness, slurred speech and trouble walking."
"Yeah that injury on her head tells me she wasn't really able to do much against the attacker. Hey Frost, we're looking for a two by four." Jane said the instant Frost held up a bloodied piece of wood. "Hey Frost, we're looking for an idiot." She looked the body over again, stopping at the left hand. "She was married. Make sure we get a hold of the husband, we're going to want to bring him in for questioning."
Maura had already begun looking through the iPad that was in the victim's bag. "Jane…"
"Yeah Maur? Uh… Yes Dr. Isles?"
"My apologies, detective." Maura looked ashamed of her indiscretion in front of the other officers since this was supposed to be her first day on the job and all. She wasn't exactly supposed to be on a first name basis with Jane yet. "I just wanted to mention… It may not be the husband." She handed Jane the iPad.
"Because she didn't have a husband." Jane stated, looking at the iPad's lock screen. The photo was of two women on what appeared to be their wedding day. The woman in the wedding gown was the victim currently at their feet. "Hey Frost, track down the wife. We gotta bring her in."
"I'll start on the autopsy right away. The quicker we can determine the cause of death, the better it is for the case."
"Well the injury to the head doesn't appear to be the cause. It must've been the lack of…" Jane began.
"I can't make any definitive conclusions without the autopsy and testing, detective." Maura finished.
"Alright, DOCTOR. I'm just speaking hypothetically."
"I don't speak 'hypothetically' and I don't like to guess."
"This is going to be an interesting work relationship…" Jane muttered.
"What was that detective?" Maura asked, wanting to make sure she heard her girlfriend correctly.
"I said: this is going to be an interesting work relationship. I'm a homicide detective, we thrive on hypothetical situations. It's how we bounce ideas off one another."
"And I'm a pathologist; the only thing that speaks for me is science. It is unwavering, and so am I."
"Alright, we're just going to have to learn to find some common ground. The guys and I are heading back to the precinct. Please let me know if anything comes back with the autopsy and testing."
"I will keep you informed, detective."
Jane and Frost made their way back to their respective vehicles, with Jane visibly having extra weight on her shoulders.
"Not as easy as you thought, huh partner?"
"What? What do you mean?"
"You know exactly what I'm talking about. You and Dr. Isles… I take it you hadn't talked about the specifics behind the job or how either of you operate?"
"No, we hadn't exactly gotten around to that."
"It seems to me like you two are very compatible, and dare I say it: in love? Yet at the work place you may as well be oil and water. You two are going to have to learn to adapt to each other's style."
"I know it Frost. And don't even say the 'l' word yet, alright? We haven't even talked about that."
"It's obvious to anyone that knows the slightest thing about you Jane. The way you two look at each other, your obvious attraction; you're like magnets. Though I must admit, I didn't see the looks I saw last tonight make an appearance here."
"Alright alright, I don't want to talk about it anymore. I'll talk to Maura tonight. Maybe we can reach some sort of understanding. I can tell you already though, even without the guessing, I can see she's a million times better than Pike. And if all I have to deal with is her inability to guess, then that's something I'm willing to put up with."
"You're right about that Jane; she's way better than Pike." Frost said with a smile. "Come on, let's get some coffee, we got a lot of work to do."
They found themselves still at the bullpen a few hours later. They'd talked to the wife of the victim only to find she'd had an airtight alibi. There wasn't a lot to go on at the moment since they hadn't been able to locate any prints. Maura called up to the bullpen to have one of the detectives come down to look at new developments and it was Jane who decided to take the trip down to the morgue.
"Dr. Isles, what have you got for us?" Jane said, walking into the morgue.
"We're alone, Jane. 'Dr. Isles' just sounds way too impersonal when you're not trying to flirt with me." Maura said with a slight smile at her lips.
"Alright, Maura, what do we have?" Jane asked, her eyes shining with humor.
"Well we still don't have any definitive prints. But there were some things that came around that I wanted to bring to your attention. Look at this…" She lifted the victim's right hand and illuminated it with a flashlight, a stamp with the word 'Merck' plainly visible. "Merck, it means 'girl' in Welsh".
"Since when do well to do lawyers have club stamps?"
"You may want to look into it. I also found a trace of deer skin fibers on the murder weapon."
"Deer skin fibers… so what are we, looking for Bambi?" Jane asked.
"No, deer skin from apparel."
"Moccasins, a teepee?"
"Teepees are generally constructed from buffalo hides."
"Oh my God Maura, you are SO literal!"
Maura sighed. She knew this was going to come up sooner or later. She thought how best to diffuse the situation before it turned out into a full blown argument.
"Deer skin fiber is soft and breathable, makes it ideal for work gloves. After testing, we also confirmed that the DNA is from a female."
"So that's why there are no prints." Jane finished. At least they were getting somewhere.
"Thank you Maura. We at least have a lead to go on now. Frost and I are going to check out this 'Merck' place, see if there's anything of use there. Let me know of any new developments, ok?"
"Of course Jane, I'll keep you informed."
Jane looked around and found there were no other people in sight. She leaned in and gave Maura a quick kiss.
"I'll see you tonight?"
"Of course, I'll have dinner ready for us." Maura replied.
"I know we still have to learn how to work together Maura. I just want to say, I'm really glad you're here." Jane tried to sound as sincere as possible; she wanted Maura to know that she meant every word she was saying.
"I'm glad to be here too, Jane. I'll see you tonight."
Her first day on the job wasn't turning out so bad after all…
There's a perfectly good reason why I chose this particular episode. I'm sure you all know which one I'm talking about, since true Rizzles fans know all;) Had a really rough weekend so I took an extra day to post this. I could use some love peeps, so hit me with those opinions!
