10th chapter :) Hope you enjoy it and please review! Also new episode tonight! AHHHHH! (Sorry, had to share my excitement haha) Anyway I hope you like this update! :)

Chapter 10:

Angela sat, thinking. Rarely had Jane looked more vulnerable. Her daughter gazed at her, wanting answers, wanting motherly advice. Angela sighed.

"Jane, you're confused. Confused because you're hurt that your friends didn't tell you, and confused because the cop in you also knows that they did it to protect you. Cavanaugh had his reasons, and I think you know what they are." Angela paused to give Jane a minute to think.

"Yeah, but…still…" Jane started, but her mother cut her off.

"Jane, be realistic. If Cavanaugh had let them tell you, three years ago, that Hoyt had faked the death and that they hadn't been able to find him, what would you have done?" Angela asked. Jane looked at her.

"I would have tried to find him and wouldn't stop until I knew he was definitely dead or behind bars again." Jane said. As she did, she realised her mother's point. She leant back on the couch and put her head back, closing her eyes and taking deep breaths, trying to calm her thoughts.

"Exactly. And then you probably would've got yourself hurt again." Angela said. "Besides, you know Maura. She would've told you if she absolutely could, Jane. But you heard what she said as much as I did."

"Yeah, I did. And I feel bad for biting her head off like that. I know it wasn't her fault, but I can't help feeling bitter and angry about it. That's not going away any time soon Ma." Jane said.

"I know, Jane. But just try to not be so angry for too long, ok? They might not have done the best thing, or even the right thing, but knowing that he is after you again means that you need Maura and the guys now more than ever." Angela said. Jane looked at her with love and admiration, something that didn't often happen. At least not when Angela was looking, anyway.

"What have you done with my mother and when did she get so wise?" Jane said, a half smile on her lips. Angela grinned, so proud of her daughter, and went in for a hug.

"No, no, no more hugging." Jane squirmed away from her. Angela lightly slapped her arm and looked at Jane reproachfully, but secretly she was feeling happy and proud that Jane had felt she could open up to her, even if it was just this once, and she was also glad that she was able to help and that Jane actually listened to her for once.

Angela had just offered to make them both sandwiches when Jane's phone rang again.

"Rizzoli."

"Jane, its Frankie. You need to come down to the station. There's something you should see."

"Ok, I'll be right there." Jane hung up. Huh. Maura would have told them by now that Jane knew what they'd been hiding, but Frankie's voice suggested that something much more important was going on. Which it was, of course.

"I gotta go, Ma. They need me at the station." Jane said and grabbed her keys.

"But I thought you were on leave until the case was settled!" Her mother exclaimed.

"Yeah, I was, but that was before we knew who did it. Now we know that Reed was most likely working with Hoyt to set me up, it kind of makes me not the prime suspect anymore." Jane explained.

"Ok, well at least let me come with you. I don't think you should be alone, and I've got work to do at the café anyway. I was asked to come back until they find someone else to do my job." Angela said. Jane sighed. It was going to be a long rest of the day.

At BPD

The team had been working furiously and even harder since they discovered that Hoyt was involved. Frost had been going through Reed's records and digging deep into his life. There wasn't much, considering he'd disappeared when he was eight along with his parents. Now, seventeen years later, the man was twenty five years of age. Reed had been moved to lockup after the interrogation, and now, despite that he hadn't said anything yet, they still had enough evidence to convict. The only question left to answer was why did he do it? And where did he get the aconite that had killed his sister? Frost thought he knew the answer, since he had found reports of an illegal shipment being smuggled into the state containing drugs and aconite. This had only happened about three to four weeks ago, which would be the right timing if that's where Reed got the aconite from.

"Frost, you found anything?" Korsak asked, who had been looking into the case of Susie to help out Maura, who had been busy with the autopsy of the second victim. Frankie had also been doing his bit, which had been to start researching the second victim to look for any links or ties to Hoyt.

"Yeah. I think I found out where Reed got the aconite from to kill his sister. An illegal shipment of drugs was busted a few weeks back, which also contained a small amount of aconite. However, some of the aconite was already missing when police caught the shipment." Frost said. "Anything on Susie yet?"

"Not yet. Hopefully I find something soon though. If Hoyt and Reed were somehow manipulating her into faking the results, we'll find out how. I just don't believe that she did this though." Korsak said. Frost nodded. Frankie walked in.

"I just called Jane. She's on her way in." He said. They were all nervous, because Jane's reactions could be unpredictable. They didn't know what she was going to be like when she faced them all and they weren't sure they wanted to find out. But they needed Jane, and Jane needed answers as badly as they did, if not more.

"We should go down and check on Maura." Frost said.

"Good idea. I'll come with you." Korsak replied.

"I'll wait downstairs in the lobby for Jane, since technically she hasn't got clearance yet." Frankie said. They all nodded and went their separate ways.

Jane was quiet the whole way to the station. There wasn't really anything to be said, and she was trying to figure out how to approach her peers without getting angry. She wasn't sure she could, but she had to try, for the sake of everything. Eventually she would tell them off, especially Cavanaugh, but right now she needed to try and act professional if she wanted to stay included in the case and if they wanted to solve this. It was going to take more than teamwork to get this case solved, and as much as she hated it, for once her mother was right; she was going to need her friends more than ever if Jane wanted to get through this case unscathed. She parked in front of the building and said bye to her mother once they were inside as Angela headed into the café. Jane began to walk towards the elevators, wondering how she was going to get past security without clearance, when she saw Frankie standing there, watching her.

Jane paused, unsure how to react.

"Hey Jane. Listen, I…" Frankie stopped when he noticed Jane's stormy expression.

"Why didn't you tell me?" She asked. Frankie opened and closed his mouth, not sure quite what to say or how to explain. "We're meant to be a team. Hell, we're even meant to be brother and sister who tell each other everything! I thought I could always count on you, Frankie. I guess I was wrong." Jane started to walk away, but Frankie grabbed her arm.

"I'm sorry, Jane. I wanted to tell you, I really did. But it's just…I…" Frankie paused and took a deep breath. Then he took Jane's hands in his.

"Listen, I love you, Janie, we all do. And we would never do anything to intentionally hurt you. I know it was wrong to keep something this big from you, but I wanted to protect you. I couldn't let that monster come after you again, and I couldn't let you go after him either, because it would mean that you would get hurt again. And I couldn't handle it if…if that happened." Frankie's voice broke, and he now had tears in his eyes. He let go of Jane's hand to wipe them away before they fell and anyone else saw. Jane stood there, shocked at her brother's outburst, but she also felt so genuinely loved and so full of gratitude to have such a great family that all feelings of anger disappeared. She wrapped her arms around his neck and leant up to hug him. She felt his arms go around her back, wrapping her tight.

"I love you, Frankie. And I'm sorry I was so angry. It's just…"

"I know. I know Jane. It's ok. Don't apologise." They stood there like that for a minute, neither willing to let go and face reality again. Finally they broke apart.

"Frankie, just please understand that I know why you kept it from me, but I won't be able to forget about it or stop feeling angry over it for a while." Frankie nodded and squeezed her hand to show he understood. Jane smiled, grateful.

"Come on. Let's go downstairs. The others are waiting for us in the morgue." Frankie said. Jane nodded. Frankie waved at the officer manning the entrance to signal that Jane was with him and together they entered the elevator.

Downstairs, in the morgue

Maura had already started the autopsy when Frost and Korsak walked in. Frost reeled back from the smell and stood at the end of the table, trying not to look at the open body in front of him.

"Hey, doc. Anything yet?" Asked Frost, who was eager to leave.

"No, not yet." Maura said, without looking up. "Although I have confirmed that the slit on the throat was made with a scalpel, which is also the case with hands."

"God, we shouldn't have kept that from her. I'm sorry you were put in that position." Korsak said to Maura. This time she did look up.

"Don't apologise Korsak. It's not your fault." She said. Maura sighed and stood up straight, removing her safety glasses and gloves. There was no point continuing the autopsy until Frankie and Jane arrived, because she didn't want to explain everything twice. Plus she was still waiting for some results from the crime lab, which would hopefully be ready while she had everyone down there.

No sooner had she thought this than Frankie walked in, followed by Jane. Both Rizzoli's looked quite calm, but in particular Jane, who before had been so angry and looked so heartbroken and upset. Now she just looked extremely exhausted and worried.

"Jane, listen, about before. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have kept this from you. None of us should have." Maura said.

"No, Maura, its fine. I shouldn't have gotten so angry. It's not any of your fault that Hoyt escaped, and I know you were just stopping me from getting hurt again. I get it. Just…and god I hope not…but if something like this ever happens again, don't threaten to quit." Jane said with a smile. Maura and Korsak looked at each other sheepishly, then looked back to Jane, who hadn't noticed the state of the body yet. "One more thing, and I already told Frankie. I know all your reasons for not telling me, but just give me some time to, well, I guess to get over it. Ok?" Jane said. The others nodded, knowing that she needed space right now.

"So, Maura. The autopsy?" Frost said, who was barely holding back from throwing up. Jane couldn't help a snigger. Maura glared at her.

"What?" Jane asked.

"Anyway, yes, the autopsy. Despite what it looks like, I've determined that the victim died from hypovolemic shock rather than the slit on her throat."

"So the victim was tortured?" Asked Jane, who wasn't liking where Maura was going with this.

"Yes. She was tortured over a certain period of time, but the form of torture and the amount of injuries she sustained, both internal and external, caused mass blood force trauma and a loss of body fluids due to severe burns and excess sweating. This stimulated hypovolemic shock, from which she died. The slit on her throat was made after she had died." Maura explained.

"Yeah, the throat and the…the hands I'm guessing was a message for me." Jane said. Jane closed her eyes and rubbed her forehead with her hand, thinking.

"Do we have an ID yet?" She asked.

"No, not yet. I'm still waiting on the results. However, I can confirm from the rape kit that this victim was raped." Maura said.

"God, it's never easy is it?" Jane said. "At least we've got enough to convict Reed."

"Yeah, but we still don't have a motive for him." Frost said. Suddenly they heard a commotion coming from the crime lab and the last person they expected to see burst in. They all stood there, shocked, before all hell broke loose.

"Susie! What…how…what?!" Maura exclaimed, shocked to see her former assistant back.

"Dr Isles, I'm so sorry. I…I promise I can explain everything." Susie said, obviously out of breath.

"Detective, I…" She said, turning to Jane.

"Save it. Susie, you are under arrest for the assisted murder of Alexandria Samson and for providing false and misleading information, leading to the wrongly accused arrest of a Detective and for causing delayed interference of a homicide investigation." Jane said as she pulled her cuffs off her belt and moved to put them on Susie. Too quick for anyone to react, Susie pulled out a hidden gun and aimed it point blank at Jane, resting it against her forehead.

"No one move or try to pull your gun. Otherwise I shoot."