* I own nothing of Rizzoli and Isles I just have the privilege of playing with the characters for a while.
(Chapter Nine)
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Maura got off the elevator about the time Jane was coming from the interrogation room. She smiled at the woman hoping that the two could have lunch. That is why she had come to the floor in the first place to ask and see if the woman would go with her to the Dirty Robber.
"Jane…"
"Hey Maur…" Jane said smiling like her normal self. "You want to go scout out a scum bag with me?" Jane said smiling feeling like her old self again.
Maura looked at her with a cross between confusion, disgusted and elation that the woman had asked her to go with her. She finally answered, "I would love too." Jane pushed the down button of the elevator. "Did you know that the word scum bag was used in the 1800 as the name of a frame covered cloth used in straining? But in 1939 it was adopted as the slang word for a condom."
"Ewe," Jane said making a face as they got on the elevator. She had let Maura google mouth because she knew she had been in a lousy mood and hadn't been fair to the woman but now wished she hadn't let her talk.
"It was only in the early seventies that it was used to mean a despicable person." Jane just looked at her and punched the button for the first floor. She didn't have to worry at the moment about her attraction to Maura because the condom thing had over shadowed it all with a shiver of disgust.
"Where do you store all that crap?" She asked looking at the woman in puzzlement.
Maura looked at her confused but was very happy to remain that way as long as Jane kept acting like her old self. "What are you talking about? I do not store crap."
"Yes, you do!" Jane said animatedly, "You store hordes of useless information in that big brain of yours." She said smiling as she stepped out of the elevator and walked to the front door waiting on the woman so she could open the door for her. Maura walked past the woman out the door as she was laughing.
They went to Jane's cruiser and got in, "So where is our scum bag located?" Maura asked innocently with a hopeful look on her face.
Jane looked at the woman and thought her heart would melt looking at the precious look on her friend face. That look never grew old, "The internet café on Beacon Street."
"Oh good… that's by BCU. Do you mind if we stop by the book store at some point, I've been meaning to pick up a book on the decomposition of animals in the ice age that I ordered a month ago?"
"A little light reading there for you Dr. Isles," Jane asked as she started the car.
"No... Just more crap to fill my head with Detective Rizzoli." She said laughing as she gave the banter back to the smiling woman.
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Jane and Maura walked back into BPD with Jane carrying three large books in her arms. "You said it was one book Dr. Isles not the Encyclopedia Britannica."
"Jane... it is only three books."
"Only three books, they are over twenty thousand pages a piece at least Maur."
"I offered to carry them." Maura said giving the woman an eye roll.
"Oh no… This is better than lifting weights at the gym, besides I won't have to use my gun to catch a perp. I will just stone them with the g section of your encyclopedia." They both were enjoying the easy banter between them with light laughter.
"Detective Rizzoli..." Jane looked up at Joe who was trying to get her attention.
"Yeah Joe... what is it?"
"The McDermott's are in the café waiting for you." She looked at her phone and noticed that the couple was early. "Thanks Joe."
"Give me those books and I will go and make sure everything is ready so they can view the body." Maura said.
"No way… I might need the g section for Mrs. McDermott alone." She said causing them both to get tickled.
"Jane... Give me ten minutes and then bring them down."
"Okay... see you in ten." She said handing Maura her books. She watched the woman all the way to the elevator.
She had enjoyed the hour and half outing with Maura even if part of it was talking with a man that gave them both the creeps. They totally understood Alley's impressions of the man that peanut had told Jane about. She couldn't prove anything yet but she was going to check the man's alibi closely and Maura had snagged the soda can that the man threw away in the trash to run DNA to see if it matched the unborn fetus. "We really work well with each other." She thought to herself.
She took in a deep breath and blew it out, "Here goes nothing." She said out loud as she made her way into the café. She saw her mother at the counter and one man sitting at a table by himself. She decided to go and scout out what was going on, so she went over to her mother. "Hey ma..."
"Janie... Where have you been? That couple over there have been looking for you."
"What couple?" Jane asked only seeing the man.
"Oh... his wife went to the bathroom I guess. Be careful Jane..." She said looking at her, "... that woman wants her husband to file a report against you for baring false witness."
"Yeah... I know ma. She told me on the phone yesterday that I was sinning."
"Oh... that's her?"
"Yeah..."
"I feel sorry for them then."
"I know... it's sad." Jane said noticing the woman had come back to the table. "I got to go ma. I'll see you later."
"Yeah... okay. Good luck." She said as Jane smiled at her and walked over to the couple.
"Mr. and Mrs. McDermott…"
The man stood, "Yes..." He said extending his hand, "I am Danny McDermott and this is my wife Judy McDermott." Jane extended her hand and shook the man's hand and offered her hand to the woman who just looked at her and rolled her eyes. Jane pulled her hand back and looked at the man with pity.
"I am truly sorry for your loss Mr. McDermott."
"You said that before on the phone. Where is the proof?" The woman barked out.
Jane took in a deep breath because she didn't want to be happy that Bethany was lying dead on Maura's table to prove the woman wrong because this was Danny's daughter and she didn't deserve to be dead. But this woman was trying her patients. She was glad Maura took her books because the woman was coming close to wearing the decomposition of animals in the ice age volumes one thru three on her head at the moment.
"If you will come with me I'll take you down to the viewing window." She said as she motioned them to go towards the elevators.
The ride down was the quietest that she had ever had. You could hear every rung of chain as it lowered them down to the morgue. Jane was almost ecstatic when the doors of the elevator opened allowing fresh air to be breathed. She swore the woman sucked up all the air in the metal box. They made the same steps to the window that the Carter's had the day before. She looked at the couple when they got to the blind covered window.
"Are you ready?" She asked and looked at Mr. McDermott since she doubted anything affected the woman. He shook his head sadly that he was ready. She knocked on the window feeling like she was having deja vu. The blinds went up slowly again with Maura standing by the body like she had stood by Alley.
Nothing... there was absolutely no sound. Jane looked at the couple and noticed that the man was just staring at the body and the woman had her hand over her mouth. "Maybe they are in shock." She thought to herself. She nodded to Maura who slowly lowered the blinds again. The couple didn't move or say a word. The elevators opened and Frankie walked out with Mr. Carter who was there to talk to Maura about getting his daughter's body and to speak with Jane.
Judy turned when the doors opened and took out running, "You... what are you doing here? Was it your daughters fault that Bethany's dead? She said and tried to hit the man but Frankie caught her before she landed any blows. Jane and Danny came running after her. When they had gotten the woman away from the man and restrained, Mr. Carter answered the woman.
"No... I'm here to have Alley's body sent back to Stockbridge! Why are you here?"
The couple froze in place and looked at the man then they all looked at Jane for an explanation.
"Frankie… Take the McDermott's to one of our rooms and I'll be right with them in a few moments. I will take Mr. Carter to see Maura first."
"We demand an explanation now!" The woman shouted.
"And you will get one in a few moments but if you cannot contain yourself you will be put in a cell for the attempted assault of Mr. Carter and a Boston Police Officer." Jane said firmly. The woman started to say something back but Jane cut her off, "Do I make myself clear?"
"Come on Judy, she will give us answers soon." Danny said and wrapped his arm around the woman and started following Frankie.
Jane heard the woman in the elevator saying, "I want answers... this isn't right."
She walked to the man, "Are you okay Mr. Carter?" He shook his head no as Jane wrapped her arm around him and started walking the man towards Maura's office.
I know cliffhanger but I can only get so many words written in one day... that is if you want to read it quicker. :)