Isobel watch her colleagues joke together happy in the JOC. SAC Isobel goes back on her desk, alone. She closes the door, closes the curtains to have some privacy. Her back hurt so much, the painkiller doesn't work, and as the day goes by she's afraid to go back home. As usual, Isobel will work longest time possible.

— Hey Isobel, everything okay? Jubal asks enter her desk.

— Yeah why?

— You close everything.

— Oh, umm I have a headache, and don't want to be disturbed during my phone call with the superiors, lied Isobel whishing that he will believe this.

— Oh sorry to interrupted.

— Don't worry. You want to ask me something? She ask a bit guilty

— Yes, we going outside drink a glass or for me a juice… anyway I want to know if you want to join us. The team would be happy.

Her heart sank, for one she would have go with them but he wouldn't be okay with that… It will just be worse.

— Thanks you but I just will go home, before my headache get worse.

— Okay, do you want me to take you home?

— No, no needs. But thanks you Jubal. I… appreciate that… your concern.

— Always, we are a team. I'm your right arm. See you tomorrow?

— Yeah, have fun.

Jubal stop, she grabbed her coat and he thought saw marks on her wrists. But he's not sure, she was quick.

— Good night Isobel.

— Good night Jubal, she smiled.

She quickly leaves, avoiding everybody. The day was long but the night won't be any good… The lights were on, he was home… She must be happy but it's was the exact opposite. Her stomach fell in her shoes. The woman with the dark hair closes slowly the door not wanting to disturb him, but he heard her.

— You're here early.

— Yeah, we close the case. I tell everyone to go home, they deserve it after this case, she explains giving him a kiss.

— Heard about the case, a close one, he said.

— Yeah, you want something to drink?

— I don't said no to a glass of wine, please babe.

Isobel take to wine glass and the bottle, she was filling the first one when the first hit landed on her. In the middle of the back, that why she lost her balance and fell on the floor, the glass broken around her.

— Please Ethan, no! she begged.

But he doesn't care and hit her again and again on the back and belly; like that nobody will see it. Isobel was crying, she's a FBI agent and she can't save herself… She not able to leave him, arrests him. The true is that she's so scare of him, of what he can do. He has a big position. And if she said something, she reveals what he did to her, she will lose her job. And God know that she love been SAC of this team.

Isobel wake up the next morning still on the kitchen floor. Her back hurt so much, but with a big effort she get up and go to the bathrooms. The hot water helped her aching muscles to relax, she put a dress and take her bag. But it was without counting on Ethan who grab her by the neck and slammed her against the wall.

— Not a word to anyone or I will destroy all of your team. Telling people what it takes to disband your team. Do you understand me?

— Yes, she whispers gasping for air.

— Great. Have a good day babe.

With that he kisses her and leaves.

At the office, Isobel was silence, more than usual but no one said something. They thinks that maybe the director of the FBI make pressure on her for this case. But one the team needs to do a raid she decides something unusual.

— I'm coming with you.

Everybody looks at her, she never go on the field for a raid. But Isobel doesn't care and go change in the locker rooms, put something more comfortable than her dress. Maggie enters the room at the same time, Isobel was making her shoelace and her top was a bit up revealing…

— Are you okay? Maggie asks her chief.

— Yeah why?

— Like that, you never go on the field like that.

— Things change sometime Maggie.

She hiding something, Maggie can see that. And especially given to the bruises on her back.

— You know you can talk to me if you needs. At any time, Maggie said slowly.

— Thanks Maggie but everything fine.

And with that, Isobel leaves the lockers rooms. Maggie goes to Jubal quickly, she had a bad feelings.

— Maggie you not down stairs yet?!

— No, I need to talk to you before. It's can't wait.

Jubal looks at her surprise.

— It's about Isobel.

They go to the reunion room to have privacy, no need that the others heard.

— I saw big bruises on her back. And that not because she fells on the stairs.

— What!? You said that…

— I had that feeling… but she said nothing. I don't think that she know that I see the bruises.