Mac and Jo arrived at the lab to find that Danny and Lindsey were already there. "Morning, Mac," Danny said, much like he did every morning.

"How's Flack doing?" Mac asked.

"He's awake and talking. Just as annoying as he ever was."

"No memory loss?"

"Not that I can tell. He told what happened out there at that cabin. He had heard a sound outside and went out to see what was going on and she shot him. He was lucky he saw a flicker and moved sideways or he would be down yonder with Sid right now."

"Any leads on that woman?"

"Nothing. It's like she dropped off the face of the earth except for that jeep of hers. It was found abandoned out there in the wilderness. We don't know if she got a ride with someone or what."

"I'm sure she's around somewhere."

"I thought you were supposed to stay out of work for a week."

"No, I have to stay off my knee for a week. I can sit in there as good as I can sit at home. I'll do all that paperwork while I'm here. I would rather be here around people than at home in the silence."

"I don't blame you," Lindsey said.

Mac went on down to his office. Jo looked at Danny and Lindsey. "I think that woman will come after him," she said. "He was her intended victim and she might even try to finish the job on Flack."

"We have a guard outside his room," Danny said.

"I'm glad Mac is here instead of being alone because I'm worried about this."

Mac sat down at his desk and grimaced as pain went through his knee. Jo came to the door. "You need a prop for that knee," she said. "I'll bring something."

Mac watched Jo walk down the hall toward her office. He blew out a breath. He supposed his plan for them to get better acquainted would maybe work out, but he thought he would just stay at his own apartment tonight, although he knew Jo would not want him to. He just did not like staying at her place like that. He wondered if Juanita Carrigan, or whatever her name was, would come after him. She did not even know him. How would she know where he was? Then again, she had known he was a cop. He was not sure how she knew that but he thought she might have learned it somehow when she got into the cabin and he did not know how she did that either. He thought she must have had a key or something but that did not explain how she got that bar up.

Jo came back to Mac's office with a foot stool. "This should help," she said.

"We'll see," Mac replied as they tried to find a comfortable position for his leg to be propped up while he was sitting there.

"See? If you were at the apartment, you wouldn't be uncomfortable like that."

"I don't want to sit at the apartment. This is just fine."

Mac opened his first folder to work on paperwork. "I have to get busy," he said. "I am behind."

"Let me know if you need anything…text, email, phone."

Mac looked at her as she smiled at him over her shoulder. "Okay," he said.

Jo went to the door and then turned and looked at him. "I enjoyed having you there last night that last night."

Mac smiled. "I was glad to be there too," he replied. "But I think I want to stay at my place tonight."

"Why? I would just worry about you."

"You can tuck me in if you want but I just want to stay at home. I can get around okay with the crutches."

"If you insist but I don't want you having to do too much. You need to take it easy and let that heal."

"I will. I have to get busy."

"Yes, and I do too. Talk to you later."

Mac got busy on his paperwork. Whether they had any cases or not, there was paperwork. However, they got a call later but Mac had to stay in the office, of course. He hoped they would at least let him know what was going on. He looked out of the office at all the lab technicians walking around. He realized that he hardly knew any of them besides his team that he worked with all the time.

Just then, Mac saw Adam coming toward the office. Mac wondered what he was coming to tell him. He waved him in before he knocked. "Hey, Boss, just wondering if you need anything," Adam said.

"No, I'm fine," Mac said. "Although, I guess I could use a bottle of water."

"Coming right up."

Mac continued his paperwork and soon, Adam came with the bottle of water. "Thanks, Adam," Mac said.

"You're welcome," Adam replied. "Anything else you need?"

"No, this is fine."

When the others came back from the crime scene, Mac was still working on paperwork. Jo came straight to his office. "Mac, she's in this city," she informed him.

"Who?" Mac asked.

"You know who."

"Juanita?"

"Yes." Jo gave him the notes she made about the crime scene. "This is the same person."

Mac stared at it a moment. "A male victim, looks like he's been tortured." He looked at Jo. "You think she's toying with us?"

"Daring us to try and get her?"

"And you think she'll come after me?"

"Who knows, Mac?"

"She may have picked up this victim where she abandoned her jeep. She came down to my cabin and got me up there to pull that jeep out of the ditch. Then she tried to get me to come and have dinner with her and breakfast. She tried to get me to sit on the porch with her and go hiking with her." Mac looked at Jo. "I knew there was something wrong with that cause she was up there alone at that cabin."

"Those detective instincts. You better be glad you have them."

"I wasn't interested anyway. I had not given up on you."

"That's good to know."

"Just get that evidence processed and make sure it's the same person and not a copycat."

"Sure." Jo paused a moment. "Are you comfortable?"

"I'm okay."

"Good."

Mac watched Jo go back to the lab and then he thought of that murderer. He knew he had been her intended victim and now she had taken another victim. He wished he could get in on that case but he could not. He could not even stand in the lab to analyze any evidence. He blew out a breath as he went back to his paperwork.

By that evening, they were sure it was not a copycat killer. They had found Juanita Carrigan's fingerprints in the motel room where the victim was murdered and they had determined that he had sex with her as well. Apparently, she had cuffed him to the bed and then afterward, she began torturing him. Mac looked through the file as he was still sitting at his desk. He felt sorry for the poor guy. From what Mac could tell from the evidence that Sid had given them, the guy had endured a lot of pain and finally she had cut his carotid artery and made him bleed to death while she watched. Mac figured that was what she intended to do to him. That was what she did to every one of her victims. She had tried to capture him by crippling him. Mac wondered what she had been through in life to make her hate men like that. He sent a message to Adam to tell him to check out Juanita Carrigan's background.

Will do, Boss, Adam typed.

Mac grimaced as a pain went through his knee. He knew it was time for that pain medicine again. He had the bottle with him so he took one of them with the bottle of water he had. He would be going home soon. He could not stay here all night. Being injured made one even more tired. He wanted to go home tonight but he was sure Jo would be worried sick if he was at that apartment alone and he was not sure he would be so comfortable there alone either now. He had told her he wanted to stay home tonight but he thought he might just stay with her. After all, he could not walk at all and if something happened, he could not move fast enough to evade someone. He would be vulnerable. He supposed he would have to accept Jo's hospitality for now.

At around 6:00, Jo came to Mac's office. "You ready to go?" she asked.

"I suppose I am," Mac replied.

Mac did not think it had done him any good to sit there all day when he got up. "I don't think I need to sit all day anymore," he said.

"Well, you got up a few times," Jo said.

"I know, but I sat there most of the time."

"Come on. I'll fix us a good supper."

They went to the elevator and went down to the parking garage. Just as Jo was about to get into the car, Mac saw a flicker of movement behind her at the next car. Then he saw blond hair flying. "JO!" Mac yelled, but it was too late.

Juanita was there and she hit Jo on the back of the head. Mac knew she was coming for him next. He wanted to keep the car between him and her but she was moving around the back of the car. Mac turned to try and go toward the front of the car. There was no one else in the garage at the moment so no one was seeing what was going on. Mac wondered how she got in there…for a second, but he did not have time to think about that.

As Mac got around to the front of the car, Juanita was coming around the side. Mac looked to see if Jo was okay when he got to the other side. She was lying on the ground. "Jo!" Mac said. "JO!"

Mac glared at Juanita and decided he would have to take care of this situation himself as she got around to the front of the car. She stared at him with a haughty look. "You can't get away from me again," she said.

"You're about to find out that you're not as invincible as you think you are," Mac said quietly.

"I think you're the one who is about to find that out. Your little bunch of body guards aren't here now."

Mac was getting a good grip on his right crutch and shifting his weight so he would be ready to get her when she got close enough. "Well, if you're so sure of yourself, why don't you come and get me?" he asked.

Juanita looked into Mac's eyes but she did not see any fear. Instead she saw someone who was ready to fight. She knew what she had done to his knee and he was on crutches. What did he possibly think he would do?

As Mac was waiting for Juanita to make her move, he noticed that Jo was stirring. He was close to her head. He nudged her lightly with the crutch…

Jo opened her eyes and was disoriented for a moment. She felt Mac nudge her but it took her a moment to remember what was going on. She heard Mac talking to someone and she realized it was Juanita Carrigan. Jo looked up at Mac who was staring at someone with that "Mac Taylor" look. Jo looked under the car and saw Juanita's feet as she was coming around the car. She slid her hand into her purse and got her hand on her weapon. She aimed the weapon under the car and fired at Juanita's foot.

Juanita screamed as the bullet hit her in the ankle and she collapsed on the floor of the parking garage. Jo knew Mac could not move fast so she was on her feet in a moment and went around the car to see Juanita pulling out a weapon. "Drop it!" Jo demanded.

Juanita glared at her and tried to raise her weapon but she never finished that movement because Jo's bullet hit the bull's eye and Juanita fell back. Jo walked over to her and kicked the weapon away from her. Then she looked at Mac. "You alright?" she asked.

Mac blew out a breath. "I am now," he said. "For a minute there, I thought I was going to have to fight her."

Jo rubbed the back of her head. "Ouch," she said. She felt of Juanita's neck but there was no pulse. "Well, she won't come after you again…or anyone else for that matter."

Mac came around the car and looked at Juanita's lifeless form. "I guess we'll never know why she was doing all that," he remarked.

"I'm just glad it's over."

Mac called for Flack and soon, he was there along with some other officers and the ME. "She attacked you here in the garage?" Don asked.

"Yes," Mac replied.

"How did she get in here?"

"I don't know but at least it's over."

"Yeah. I guess we can lay this case to rest."

Mac looked at Juanita's body. "Along with the murderer," he said.