Maura returns to her office. When she arrives the final papers for the release of the Shernindorn's bodies to the UK are on her desk. Murder is never nice but when the victims are from another country the process for the release of the bodies is cumbersome. Still Maura's pleased to sign the papers to get Clarissa and her husband home to their families. Again Maura finds herself thinking about this case; the lives that have crossed her table this week. All of them with the exception of Clarissa's husband have been a part of Maura's life for a long time.
While she wasn't overly close with any of them, these people had been part of the lonely existence she operated within before she took the job as the Chief Medical Examiner of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She can't help but wonder how many of the people from that part of her life felt as lost and as lonely as she had. She shrugs it off; she knows her circumstances are different. Maura was adopted into that world and lifestyle. Her Mother and Father whilst wanting her didn't know how to love her. They gave her everything money could buy except the one thing she so longed for.
Maura's life has changed so much. In almost every way it has changed for the better. Jane, her family, Korsack and Frost brought a welcoming, non-judgmental, friendly environment to live within and with it came improvements in other ways. She was closer to her adoptive parents than she'd ever been. Her work was really fulfilling; she loved her job. Still she knows if she's really honest with herself, Maura's still lost. She doesn't feel like there's a place in the world she's truly meant to be. She's done the Baseball experience with Jane, Tommy and Frankie and she loved being there with them. The truth was, she would still much rather attend the Opera.
Maura had become more aware and more sensitive to the imbalance in her life when she met James Montague. He was warm, genuine and friendly and yet so at home in the world she's felt so lost in for so long. In his company she'd found herself really enjoying the art and culture that her BPD friends didn't really share. The problem was James traveled with his work so much that she still found herself attending many of these events on her own. She had been so hopeful of a friendship blooming with Clarissa. She was nothing like Maura remembered her at school. She'd been warm and friendly the other day and while she didn't live in America, the thought of another companion at some of these events she enjoyed, had lifted Maura.
Maura is drawn out of her thoughts when Angela enters her office with her Mother in tow. "Hello Maura, Constance and I had a coffee after her interview and she wanted to see where you worked" Angela smiles.
"I hope you don't mind darling" Constance offers feeling a little uncertain.
Maura stands and comes out from behind her desk. "No of course not Mother, I'm… well I'm actually delighted." Maura's really pleased that her mother is here. She suspects Angela probably drove her to do it but Maura doesn't care she is really delighted to have her mother in her office.
"Well I have to go Ladies, Mr Stanley will be looking for me and I really don't want to upset him" Angela smiles.
"Thank you Angela" Constance smiles at her.
"Yes, thank you Angela" Maura adds. "Please Mother, have a seat."
"Maura darling, I love how you've decorated your office" Constance looks around the room.
"You do?" Maura's surprised.
"Yes, it is so you sweetheart" Constance pats the seat near her urging Maura to sit, which she does. "Maura I think James is divine," she continues. "How long have you been seeing him?"
Maura laughs but she's also pleased at her mother's approval. "Six months now Mother; he is lovely isn't he" she smiles.
"Yes he is dear! I am so pleased for you darling" Constance adds.
Maura gets a concerned look and changes the subject. "Mother why are you here? You promised you'd stay away when we spoke early this morning. I'm worried about you being here."
"I'm worried about you Maura; all this terrible business. Anyway, after you rang Sergeant Detective Korsack phoned asking for an interview this afternoon. I hopped straight on a flight and here I am." Constance raises her hands in the air and smiles.
"Mother, do you have any idea why someone would have killed these people?" Maura looks hopefully at her mother.
"Goodness; heaven knows there is tension and politics in the Boston Arts Community; but no sweetheart. I can't imagine anyone turning to murder over any of the issues we're dealing with."
"Well let's hope Jane can get it wrapped up soon" Maura's anxiety apparent in her tone. It suddenly dawns on Maura she's not prepared for her mother to be in town. "Oh Mother; I'm so sorry. Jane is staying in the guest room at the moment and she and I are having dinner with James and Seth tonight." Maura is breathing rapidly as her anxiety increases.
"Darling, darling; please don't worry yourself. I'm fine, I'm having a sleep over in your guest house with Angela and I'm looking forward to it, we shall have such fun" Constance smiles. Then she pauses. "Did you say Jane and Seth were joining you and James for dinner tonight" Constance can't hide her surprise.
Maura switches from anxiety to cheeky in a second. She smiles at her mother. "Well she doesn't know about dinner tonight; but she and Seth joined us for dinner at the Club last night and I think she really likes him."
"You took Jane to the Club, my goodness how did she cope" Constance is amused.
"She was terrified; I don't think I've ever seen Jane so quiet. We all ended up having a lovely evening though. I discovered Jane plays piano Mother and very well at that;" Maura laughs.
"Indeed; what a surprise! I should like to listen to her play one day. You know Seth and Jane must make a dashing couple; they'd be almost as amazing as seeing you and James together."
"Oh Mother!" Maura laughs and pats her mother's hand.
Meanwhile Jane and Korsack have flashed their badges at more assistants and secretaries then they could count trying to get into Samuel Unsworth's office. When they finally get in he has someone in his office with him. The 'someone' is a huge beefy looking chap with a bald head and a seventies style motorcycle chopper moustache. He's dressed in all black and the tattoos that emanate down his arms from under his tee shirt are dark and evil-looking. "So sorry to interrupt," Jane offers a thin smile as she announces her and Korsack in her sweetest voice.
"What the f…" the big 'someone' stand as he goes to swear.
"Now, now" Korsack stops him. "We have Lady present."
Jane turns and smiles at Korsack and again in a somewhat mocking tone, "why thank you kind sir!"
"Enough! What do you want" Unsworth speaks up.
"I'm Sergeant Detective Korsack, Boston Homicide and this is Detective Jane Rizzoli."
Unsworth sneers, "Homicide, I wondered how long it would take for the cops to be sniffing around here."
"Why's that" Jane asks.
"Look Lady, I hate that the Boston Art Community is under attack but it's not me or any of my associates. Yeah I don't like most of those pompous asses; doesn't mean I want to kill them." Sam Unsworth sounds more like he's from her world then Maura's Jane thinks.
"So where were you at the times of all the murders Mr Unsworth" Korsack asks.
"Pipa" he shouts. "Get in here!" A timid looking secretary enters and waits silently for instructions. "The good Detectives here need to know where I was when all these murders happened this week. Tell them everything they want to know." Sam looks at Jane and Korsack. "There you go; Pipa will tell you everything you need to know. I can assure you I'm not involved."
Jane turns to the 'someone'. "You work for him" she asks. The 'someone' looks to Samuel Unsworth for direction. He receives a swift nod.
"Yeah; what's it to ya!" he replies.
Jane looks back at Samuel Unsworth. "I'd like his right boot" she stares at him waiting for a response.
"Hey" the 'someone' shouts. He's getting angry.
Unsworth stares at him to shut up. "Give her you boots Rocky."
"But Boss…"
"Give her your boots; I'll send Pipa out to get you another pair." Unsworth stares at Rocky. Jane takes out her purple gloves as Rocky reluctantly takes off his shoes. All the while Korsack is holding back the urge to laugh as once again he's amazed at Jane's balls.
"Whoa" Jane says as she takes his boots. "Might want to do something about that foot odour sunshine." She then turns to Unsworth. "Thank you. We'll just take a moment of Pipa's time on the way out to check your whereabouts."
As they leave Unsworth's office Korsack adds. "We'll be in touch."
He simply replies. "You have my number."
The next stop for Jane and Korsack is Hillary Wentworth's. When they arrive at her mansion Jane and Korsack are blown away at the overt display of money. Jane finds herself comparing it to James's place. The Wentworth Mansion is bigger and so much more pretentious. Jane hates the place immediately. When Jane had been at James's place she was aware of the wealth but somehow it had seemed understated. Here; the place reeks of arrogance and opulence.
They are greeted and taken into some sort of waiting room. After about ten minutes; by which time Jane was getting really pissed and elderly woman enters. "I am afraid to inform you that Mrs Wentworth is in Italy."
"Italy" Jane says incredulous.
Korsack takes Jane's arm to calm her. "I'm sorry Ma'am, when did she leave for Italy." He asks.
"On Sunday, last" is the reply.
"Oh, OK. Well we won't bother you any further then" Korsack says politely. "Come on Jane."
Outside and walking back to their car Jane let's rip. "Just who the hell do they think they are; making us wait ten minutes to tell us old Hillary baby wasn't in?"
"Come on Jane" Korsack again tries to settle her anger. "Let's get back and get Frost to check her travel details."
"Yeah OK" Jane finally breathes.
When Jane and Korsack arrive back at BPD, Korsack goes to see Frost straight away. Jane goes via the morgue to hand Maura the boots. When she enters she interrupts Maura giving her mother a guided tour. "Oh" Jane stops in her tracks. "Wow Constance…"
"Hello Jane, I thought I would see where Maura works; it's fascinating." She smiles at Jane. Jane looks at Maura who is glowing at having her mother around. It gives Jane a nice feeling.
"Luckily you are getting the sanitized tour" Jane smiles.
"I thought that and I'm pleased" Constance responds.
"Pardon; I don't understand" Maura looks at her mother and Jane confused.
Jane laughs, "I mean you haven't subjected your Mother to dead bodies I hope."
"Oh" Maura says relieved, "of course not, Jane."
Jane gets back to business. "Maura, Samuel Unsworth had a version of Rocky Balboa on more steroids than Sly Stallone in his office."
"Who" Maura looks at Jane baffled, she has no idea what or who Jane is talking about.
"Never mind" Jane sighs. "Mr Unsworth was generous enough to give us his boots." Jane holds them up. "Can you…"
Maura interrupts, "I'll get the team to run them against the other castings right away Jane."
Constance watches the exchange between these two professional women in awe. No wonder they make such a great team, they almost know what each other is thinking. Constance shakes her head.
"Thanks Maura, if they're a match we'll get this guy locked up and I'll give you your guest room back" Jane laughs.
"Jane a simple match of castings will not give us enough scientific evidence to conclude that the person wearing the shoes at the scene was in fact the person firing the forty calibre bullets into the temporal lobes of all his victims."
"Take a breath Maura" Jane fires off. "I know," Jane laughs. "I was just making sure you were on your toes and I wanted Constance to know just how good at your job you are."
"Oh" Maura says and looks at her mother who is smiling.
"Well I have to go; Korsack's briefing Frost on everything we learned this afternoon. Poor Frost will be up to his ears gathering data" Jane laughs.
"Jane, don't forget you're driving Mother and I home tonight and you and I are going out for dinner so don't be too long" Maura reminds her friend.
"Yeah; what's this about dinner" Jane asks. As she does, Maura's phone rings. She answers it and points a finger at Jane to say she needs to take it. Jane shrugs and looks at Constance. She turns and heads upstairs.
"That took a while" Korsack says to Jane as she enters.
"Sorry Korsack, Maura was playing show and tell with her Mother. It was actually really nice to see." Jane pats him on the back as she comes around him to look at what Frost is up to.
Frost looks up at Jane as she comes around Korsack. "Hillary Wentworth flew to Italy in her private Jet. It returned immediately to Boston; according to customs' she wasn't on the return flight."
"Hmm" Jane thinks aloud.
"I'd have to get a warrant to check her credit cards and cell details to fully confirm her whereabouts" Frost adds.
"We don't have enough on her for a warrant" Korsack says.
"Frost we need to find out how much money she lost on that art deal. Other than the fact that everyone on the Boston Arts Council Board hates her, it's her only possible motive for being involved in this" Jane explains.
"I'll see what I can find Jane" Frost offers.
"Jane, I'll get started on the alibi's for our friend Samuel."
"Thanks Korsack, I'm going to run Maura and her mother home. Call me if you find anything. Jane takes her leave. Frost and Korsack wave, they both now have phones to their ears.