Max's body hadn't been released yet and with the turn the case had taken, it wasn't going to be released any time soon. With Jordan in the hospital Bug set out to perform some secondary tests on the body. About ten minutes into the test he found something that was overlooked before. He set out to Macy's office and found him back from the hospital.
"Dr. Macy you better take a look at this."
"What is it Bug?"
"I got the cause of death."
"Bug I'm in no mood for games, we already established that."
"That's just it, we didn't…at least it wasn't conclusive sir. Max was poisoned…and then shot. Ready to hear it?"
He took a breath knowing it would be one of those days. "Yea let me hear it."
"Well like I said he was poisoned. The first time around we were all…I was too much preoccupied with the circumstances surrounding the death…well I mean…god how am I going to tell this to Jordan? I don't know how I can…"
"Bug…Bug what did you find exactly?"
He looked at him before he continued trying to establish whether he heard anger or concern in his voice.
"Well I found a puncture wound in his calf, seemingly from a needle.
Nigel who had joined the two burst out saying, "a needle wound in his calf? Oh lord it's like that one conspiracy theory about a man who had poison on the tip of his umbrella and…"
Macy was losing his patience and cut him off.
"Bug as you were saying, you believe he was poisoned?"
"And shot," Bug added, "yes the poison found in his body is one that stiffens all the muscles making the object a very easy target. I believe this is how the killer got so close to Max."
"Ok this news doesn't reach Jordan understand?"
The two men nodded in unison. Garrett left to call Woody and the DA.
"Bug?"
"What is it," he said impatiently.
"Hear me out, the man had a needle on the tip of his umbrella and he poked his victim's in the calf as he walked past them on the street."
"And pray tell me what gave you the idea I give a damn about that?"
"Uh nothing really…well carry on then."
"I'm going to see Dr. Macy now if you don't mind."
"Bug…what did I do?" he said surprised.
"It's not about you…you lousy brit."
He left Nigel with a puzzled look on his face.
Bug knocked twice before he entered Macy's office.
"What can I do for you Bug?"
"Dr. Macy I just wanted to say that this will never happen again."
"What will never happen again Bug…you lost me."
"This! I've never overlooked something like this before, and it had to be this case too…I just…I just…"
"Bug, it's not your fault. We're all too close to this case, it's not just you."
"No but Dr. Macy, I did the autopsy! I mean how can I have overlooked such a big thing? I wanted to give Jordan a cause of death so bad that I… "
"Bug…I need you to stop and focus on the next step now. We can lament on this later on; right now we got a case to solve.
Bug seemed to reluctantly agree.
"Bug…it's not your fault ok, I don't want to hear you say that again you hear me?"
He nodded still convinced deep down that he was at least partially responsible.
Macy was left to ponder Bug's words. Someone was responsible for the errors but he wasn't strong enough to admit to Bug that he himself was to blame. After all he was the chief ME overseeing the case. He made his two calls and grabbed the bottle he was storing in his desk drawer, the only thing that was certain in his life at the moment.
Nigel was busy tracing the origin of the poison that was found. It appeared to be snake poison and evidently very deadly. He related his findings to Bug while doing some more research.
"So it's snake poison all right, but rather odd though this one doesn't appear to be a Boston native meaning it was imported from…here it is…either it was from Tasmania, South Australia, Queens land, or Kangaroo Island. The little bugger is called Denisonia superba or in plain English the Australian copperhead"
"So the killer either went to Tasmania, South Australia, Queens land, or Kangaroo Island or had it shipped here. But I doubt that just anyone could've done that, it must've cost a lot."
"Right I agree with you on that one."
Macy done with his self-pity went to inform the two men of his progress.
"Woody will be here any minute I want you two to work on anything he needs. In the mean time I need to meet with the DA."
They all agreed and continued with their work.
Back at the hospital Jordan was ordered to bed rest for at least a week and kept for observation. She was relaying her feeling to her new doctor but this one wasn't giving so easily as the other one.
"Doctor, I'm doing better. I don't need to stay here."
"Please call me Joseph, and I do think you need to stay here and rest." The doctor understood she would be handful and wanted to establish some trust.
She sighed in exasperation, "Ok Joseph I know my body and I will be fine." She was still getting minor shots of pain in her side and was briefly wondering if she should listen to the doctor after all.
"Jordan…you mind if I call you Jordan? Ok good. See this is your first child and under the circumstances it's better if you stay for observation. Give it a day or two and if you're doing better I'll reconsider ok?" He spoke in a fatherly voice to her.
"I know that you need to rest for your sake and the baby's. Detective Hoyt informed me about your father's death so I would really want you to stay here and rest."
She felt she was being lectured and she didn't do well with lectures. For some reason though she agreed to stay and for the rest of the day she managed to play nice with the nurses and the doctor.
Meanwhile Woody was at the morgue trying to find some answers. He was also surprised by the latest findings and after disregarding Nigel's umbrella conspiracy theory he left to be with Jordan.
Bug again pointed out to Nigel the uselessness of his theories, they both went back to work afterward with orders to contact both Macy and Woody if they found out more.
Woody walked in to find a sleeping Jordan but instead of leaving he pulled a chair closer to her bed and watched her sleep all the while hoping…praying she and the baby would be ok. He sat for some twenty minutes when she finally woke up.
"Woody hey," she said groggily.
"Hey there, sorry if I woke you up, you feeling somewhat better?"
"Hmm yea a little. So you'd be happy to hear they're keeping me overnight," she felt good joking with him.
He laughed a little, "Yea thrilled actually. You know it's for the best Jo, they wouldn't keep you if they didn't think it was necessary."
"Yea I suppose, but remind me to kick you when I do get out. I heard a certain detective had a little talk with my doctor."
"Oh that…I just told him you were under a lot of pressure lately…I was worried."
"I know…I'm sorry about that."
"I just don't want to lose you again and our baby fort that matter. We can't be selfish anymore Jo, we got to put the baby first now, no matter what."
He was so gentle and sincere that Jordan would've forgiven him for anything if he had asked.
"So any progress on my father's case?" She still had difficulty calling it her father's case. "Did you get James?"
His heart sank. How would he begin to tell her the developments on the case?
"Yea actually we did catch him."
"Well that's good then. Did he confess?"
"First promise me you'll stay calm, for the baby Jordan promise me."
She was getting anxious now and reluctantly promised she'd stay calm or at least try.
"We did get James like I said, and apparently he did see Max the night in question."
"Why do I feel a but coming?"
"But he's not the one that killed him Jo I'm so sorry."
"Woody you can't be serious! James did it, I saw it in his eyes today when he…"
"Jo please calm down you promised."
"I know what I promised," she snapped back at him, "I just can't believe this is happening again. First that Barrington lady and now James, tell me are you just going to let all the suspects walk?"
He could tell she was getting upset again and saw tears forming in her eyes. "We're not letting anyone walk, trust me I want to get this guy as much as you do. Max meant a lot to me too don't forget that.
She knew she couldn't hold this against him, but for now she needed to let it out and he was available to her.
Soon after this Woody left using the case as an excuse but the reality was he needed some time away from her. He had come with the intention of staying until the hospital asked him to leave but he figured his presence just added to the stress she was ordered to avoid, so he left.
James was still being held at the station. He couldn't be held for Max's murder but he could still be held on other charges till he was cleared completely.
Detective Seely was deliberating with the DA on their next move. "So what do we have on him?"
"Resisting arrest, possession of a concealed weapon, I think we can stretch that to another 72 hours."
"Ok so in the meantime do we feed him or what?"
"This isn't a hotel Seely, we're not here to make him comfortable."
"Oh Kay just asking." Man that woman is cold.
A/N: Well what is the judgment?