Jane looks at me when I put down the phone. "Lets go." I say as we stand up. We get to the house and I see Rigsby standing outside. I know that once again I am going to be questioned about my ability when I see the sheriff. I have worked with him on a case before. I get out the car and walk to Rigsby. "What we got?"

"Carolina Mac. 45. She was found beaten to death with a pan in her kitchen. She lives here with her two daughters and husband. Her daughter found her." I look down at the body and look to Jane. He shakes his head and we go to talk to the family. We find the husband sitting in the front room of the house. A girl that looks to be his daughter sitting next to him. I sit down across from them and start talking.

"I think it is best if your daughter steps out for a moment." I tell him and he ushers her away. He has been crying. "My name is Teresa Lisbon and this is Patrick Jane. Your daughter found the body. Correct?" I ask he nods. "We are going to need to speak with her." I tell him. "What where you doing that morning?" I ask him. I can see he is upset but answers.

"I was at work presenting to my team."

"Who has a key to the house." I ask him.

"I don't know we don't normally lock it when we are home."

"Is there anyone who might want to hurt your wife?"

"No she was loved. Everyone loved her she was so kind and caring." I nod and stand up.

"We need to talk to your daughter do you know where she is?" He points up to a room and me and Jane walk into the room. I enter and see a girl who looks to be about 15 sitting on the bed. She is not crying and has no red marks from crying. She is just sitting there. I give a sad smile to her and I see her look me up and down. I introduce my self and pull up a chair. My back hurts and I cant keep standing. I look at the girl and know I have to be careful with her. "Are you Jenna?" She nods. "Can you tell me what happened this morning." She does not move or say anything. I look at Jane.

"Jenna can you tell me how your feeling?" Jane says. She gulps and then moves a bit.

"How am I feeling? How am I feeling. I am sad. My mom just died. I am sad." She is upset. She is a bit mad but I understand.

"Can you tell me what happened this afternoon?"

"I got home from school. I walked though the door and my mom is dead in the kitchen." She says "I can't help you ok just leave me alone." I look at Jane I decide that I can ask her more questions later. I walk downstairs looking for anything that might help us. I walk out the house to be greeted my the serif.

"You know we are perfectly capable of handing this." Oh not this again.

"I am sure you are but we have been called in by the ag." I reply

"I heard that said he wanted the top detectives on the case. Don't know why they sent you." He motions to me looking me up and down. I can feel my blood boiling.

"I hope we will be able to work together but I do worry that we have some cultural differences."

"Well I am sorry but it is very clear to me that you Teresa are not capable of doing this job." I am like 2 strikes with this guy.

"Agent. You will refer to me as Agent Lisbon. Me and my team are more then capable." I put my hand on my bump." What is going on in my personal life does in no way effect my abilities as a detective."

"Ok 'sweetheart' I will say it. Go back to the kitchen and cleaning that is where you belong not out here doing a dangerous job like this. Honey you" I am about to go off on him when Jane punches him in the face. I look at him as he holds his hand I can tell it hurt, I then look at the sheriff who nose is bleeding. I know I should tell Jane off but I don't I just get in the van and drive off. I don't even wait for him to get in I just leave. I go to the shooting range. I know I should be working the case but I need cool off. I get there and pull out the mask my doctor gave me so I don't inhale lead. I then take and put my bullet proof vest on to help muffle the sound for the babies. I shoot for half a hour.

I go back to the CBI I know that Hightower is going to be upset. I walk into the bull pen I see hightower and we go into her office.

"Ma'am I know, I apologize for Janes actions it is my job to keep him under control. I also should not have" I say

"Lisbon I am not mad. I would like you to inform me before you clock out in the middle of a case but I am not even really mad at Jane I would hope that he would do it again if it comes to it. I also want you to know that the sheriff is under suspension in return for not getting his fired he is not going to press charges." I take a deep breath. "Now get back to work." I walk back into the bull pen.

"Van Pelt what have we got on the financials." I ask

"Nothing sticks out I can't find a motive."

"What did you find out at her work." I ask Rigsby

"Nothing everyone likes her. No one has any idea who would want to hurt her." This is making no sense

"What did we get from the autopsy?"

"Coroner confirmed she was hit in the back of the head with a frying pan 4 times. She did not have a chance to fight." This is upsetting we are getting no where.

"What about forensics?"

"Nothing this case is ice cold in less than a day." Rigsby is clearly upset. I look around and then I hits me Jane is gone.

"Where is Jane?"

"He said he wanted to go back to the house." Van Pelt tells me. I call Jane

"Where the hell are you?" I ask

"Solving the case" God his witty replies get on my nerves sometimes. One of the babies start kicking l put my hand on my stomach and part of me wishes Jane was here to feel it. I get to the house and see Janes car is there. I walk to the door and knock when it opens I see Jane. The family invites me in and I go to sit next to Jane. He is talking to the husband. "Sir if you don't mind I would like to talk to your daughter again." Jane asks. The man nods and I walk with Jane up stairs.

"You need to tell me before you go talking to witnesses." I tell him. He gives me a look and I walk into the room. The daughter is sitting there she is playing what looks like Minecraft on her computer. I knock on the wall to get her attention. She looks up and turns her chair around. I let Jane do the talking.

"Hey how are you doing?" he asks

"Fine" the girl says half heartly.

"Tell me about your mom." I see a look of confusion but then nothing it is like she is trying to hide her feelings.

"She was nice and kind. She would do anything to make you happy." The girl says

"Do you want to know what I think?" Jane asks she nods "I think that you are lying. I am going to tell you what I think your mom was like you stop me if I am wrong." She nods " Your mom was controlling she always got what she wanted. What you think does not matter. She was always looking for what is wrong with how you look what you do anything. If you do something wrong she would hold it over your head. She would use any means necessary to bring you down. You where scared of her." I watch the girls face as jane is saying these things and I see her start to cry and I know that Jane is spot on. He continues. "She was only like that with you. You where never good enough." The girl nods and I give her a hug.

"How did you know?" she asks I am wondering the same thing.

"Your clothes you have mostly black clothes not new but are at the front and the easiest to get to you wear them more at the back of your closest are the pink and bright blue clothes your mom got for you. You have makeup but not one bit has been opened it was bought by her. You have a large pile of binnies you want to cover your hair so she can not judge it your not wearing one now, you don't need to. Your desk and computer is facing away from the door so she could not see it. Your walls are pink but you are 15. You are not crying or showing any clear signs of grief. You are sad and you wish you had made up with her." I am still hugging the girl I start to let go but she holds on and I am glad she does. After a bit she lets go.

"I wanted to love her but she made it so hard." Me and Jane leave.

"What you thinking?" I ask him.

"I don't want to solve this one." I am confused.

"What do you mean we have to solve it."

"That girl she killed her mom but she did it defending herself." I am shocked Jane has never been this forward to me.

"What how do you know."

"Her books are murder mysteries. I bet you if you ask around there is a short cut that means that her alibi falls apart. When we knocked on her door she had no idea it was us and she did not even jump and her mom was just killed in her kitchen you up unless you know that you don't need to be worried." I feel dread I know he is right but I don't want him to be. I don't want to have to charge this girl with murder.

"What do we do?" I ask and Jane lays out a plan. I call the team and tell them what is going on and tell them the plan. I go to the shop and see the news as I walk past the spd is looking for a man who is raping infants. It grosses me out I buy a coke and some chips I then buy a small note book and some pencils. I bring them to Jane and then go home to change I get into all black clothes and then go to the parking lot. I see the husband walk into the lot. He confirmed the story that his wife used to hit there oldest daughter. I watch it take place I am pleased when we get a clean testimony from the dad. I go home for the night.

I get dressed and reading for the day I put on the neckless Jane gave me and drive to work. Me and Jane go to the family's house and go to the daughters room. I tell Jane to wait and I go in. "Your mom used to hit you didn't she?" I say she nods as I struggle to get down to sit next to the girl. She laghes at my struggles and helps me. I then continue. "You took a short cut home that day." She nods again. "When you got home, she started to hit you again." She nods. "Your sister came in and your mom started hitting her." She nods crying.

"I did not mean to kill her. I could see her reaching to grab a chopping board to hit me and my sister with and I got a pan faster." I nod I know that because of the age of her sister she will not remember or even know what happened. She helps me up and I do what I do not want to do I cuff her and take her to the station. She tells us what exactly happened again, and I go to Hightower.

"I don't think we charge her." I tell Hightower.

"She killed her mom if we like it or not."

"We charge her, and she will be let go it was self defense there is no point in charging her with murder." Hightower eventually agrees and we let her go she hugs me again and I smile. I work on paperwork in my office while Jane sleeps on my sofa. He is so calm when he is asleep. I go home and turn on the news. They have found 2 more babies that have been raped. I seem the man will kidnap them and then leave them on the doorstep of the house they were taken from. They don't even have a sketch. I have never been happier to be pregnant I have my girls, and no one can hurt them.