Jane arrived at the Blue Flamingo a few minutes early. She walked into the bar and looked around for Kelly. She was sitting in the same spot as last time. Jane went over to her and stood by the table.
"I take it we're not staying this time either." Jane said looking down at her.
"You're right." Kelly said as she stood up and led Jane outside and to her car.
They took a drive down by the waterfront to the same spot Kelly had taken her before. They got out of the car and walked up to an abandoned warehouse sitting far from the water. Jane followed Kelly into the building. She gave a quick look around her surroundings
They walked further into the building and into a back room Jane assumed used to be an office. Inside the room was a man standing with his hands behind his back. He smiled at them.
"This is Jane Rizzoli." Kelly said to the man and he looked Jane over.
The man had eyes so dark you couldn't see the pupil. He had pox marks on his left cheek and dark brown hair that was slicked back by what Jane assumed had to be motor oil.
"Nice to meet you." Jane said to the man.
"This is Carlo Juarez." Kelly said to Jane.
"So you are the Jane Rizzoli I've been hearing so much about." Carlo said to Jane in a thick Cuban accent.
"That would be me." Jane said to him.
"Kelly says you've worked for one of the most dangerous men back in your hometown." Carlo said as he stepped closer to her. "Why are you leaving his business to work for my boss?" He asked her.
"Doyle is going to jail for a pretty long time." Jane said to him, "I need new work and fresh start somewhere else."
He eyeballed Jane as if he was trying to figure out what was bullshit and what was truth. Thank God her dad taught her the importance of a good poker face.
"This isn't Boston, Detective." Carlo said to her and Jane wanted to respond with 'No shit Sherlock' but she refrained.
"Your hands are about to get a lot dirtier than they ever have." He said to her.
"As long as I get paid and I don't get caught, I don't care." Jane told him as she looked into his cold shark eyes.
"Oh you'll get paid." Carlo laughed, "Money is not a problem for Mr. Stanton."
Jane's eyes widened, 'so it's Stanton that's behind this' Jane thought.
"You seem surprised by my mention of Mr. Stanton." Carlo said to Jane as he stood uncomfortably close to Jane.
"Kelly didn't tell me who she was working for." Jane said, "I didn't expect it to be someone as notorious as Mr. Stanton." Jane told him.
"Mr. Stanton knows all about you. He thinks you'd make a wonderful addition to his business." Carlo told Jane with a creepy smile.
Jane smiled back, "Well I'll do my best not to let him down."
Carlo reached into his pocket and pulled out a phone and handed it to Jane, "Take this phone. You will be contacted in a few days so Mr. Stanton can meet you for himself."
Jane took the phone and pocketed it.
"It was nice meeting you Jane Rizzoli." Carlo said and took Jane's hand in his. Jane did everything she could to stop herself from pulling it away when he bent down and kissed the back of her hand.
He smiled at her then looked over at Kelly before he nodded to them and left.
Jane and Kelly walked back to the car. "Have you spoken to your contact yet?" Kelly asked Jane as she drove her back to Jane's apartment.
"I'll contact him tonight and let him know what's going on." Jane told her as she got out of Kelly's car.
"This is going to be good for the both of us." Kelly said to Jane with an optimistic smile.
Jane nodded to her then she watched as Kelly drove off into the night.
Jane went up to her apartment and went inside. She called Jackson and grabbed a beer while she waited for him to show up.
Jackson showed up minutes later and Jane let him in. She told him about the meeting, about Carlo and that Kelly was working for Stanton. She showed him the phone that Carlo gave her as well.
"You better keep it on you." Jackson said handing it back to her. "It might have some kind of GPS on it."
"Yeah probably to keep tabs on his underlings." Jane said as she put the phone down on her coffee table.
"Ok, tell Kelly she can meet with your contact tomorrow night." Jackson told her. "We'll make sure this is what she wants."
"It's what she wants trust me." Jane told him.
"I'll let Westcrow know what's going on and we'll work out a plan to get surveillance when you have to meet with Stanton." Jackson told her.
"Sounds good to me." Jane told him as she walked him to her door.
"See you tomorrow night." Jackson told her then he shut the door behind him.
Jane went and sat back down on her couch. She sipped her beer and pulled out her cellphone. She went into her pictures and scrolled through them. Jane stopped on the picture of Maura and her when they got dressed up and Maura dragged her to the opera. At least it was in Italian so Jane understood what was going on. Maura looked stunning in her slim blue off the shoulder dress.
Jane scrolled through the pictures and stopped on another one of her and Maura. This time they were at Jane's award ceremony after she shot herself. Jane was in her BPD uniform, the one that made her look like a man, and Maura was in a beautiful black dress.
Another picture was of them together after they had switched clothes. Maura was dressed in Jane's black slacks, white shirt and black jacket. The clothes were a little wrinkled and they were a little big on Maura but man did she look good in Jane's clothes. Jane on the other hand stood next to Maura, her arms crossed with a scowl across her face. She was wearing Maura's probably really expensive plum colored dress that went down to just above Jane's knees. She wore heels that Maura cut the toes off of to make peep-toe shoes just for her.
Jane realized she had more pictures of her and Maura on her phone than she did of her family.
Jane scrolled through a few more pictures before she couldn't stand it anymore and she called Maura. The phone rang 4 times before Maura picked up. "Hello?" She said.
"Maura, I'm not calling too late am I?" Jane said not bothering to check her watch before making the call.
"No it's fine." Maura said. "Is everything okay?"
"Actually no, it's not." Jane said with a sigh and she closed her eyes.
"What's wrong?" Maura asked concerned lingered in her voice.
Jane was silent on the phone; she was trying to gather her thoughts. 'what WAS wrong?' she thought.
"Everything." Jane finally said to her.
"Tell me." Maura said to her.
Jane sighed, "God, Maura I wish I could. I wish I could tell you everything because I know you'd do your best to make it better for me."
It was Maura's turn to sigh, "Jane, just tell me what's on your mind."
"You." Jane said immediately. She was shocked she actually said it out loud and to Maura.
"Me?" Maura asked and Jane could just picture the cute confused look on Maura's face. That cute look always made Jane smile.
"This month has been unbearable without you Maura." Jane told her as she slouched down further on the couch. "I just…" Jane sighed; whatever she wanted to say was just on the tip of her tongue. She wanted to tell Maura just how much she really missed her. How much she loved her. How much she'd always loved her.
'Jesus Rizzoli, get your shit together.' Jane mentally chastised herself.
"I just wish I could come home." Jane said sounding like a homesick teenager away at summer camp. "I just want to share a couch with you, drink some wine, watch a movie and listen to your endless fun facts."
Maura laughed then her tone changed to something serious, "Jane, do you think you'll ever come back to Boston?"
Jane couldn't tell Maura that she was working towards doing just that. She couldn't give her that kind of hope if this thing with Kelly and Stanton didn't pan out. Oh god if it didn't pan out she'd be transferred to Chicago.
"I'll find my way back to you." Jane promised.
"I'll be waiting." Maura said and she hung up.
Jane's ears were buzzing with the silence in the room. Maura was waiting for her. That's all she needed to hear.
The next morning Denning called Jane and told her that they were planning another go at Stanton. It would be in a few days so that might be the time that Stanton will meet and want to test Jane. Denning told her that she'd hope it wouldn't come to that. She hoped they'd get Stanton before this deal went down.
Jane called Jackson, "What's the plan for tonight?"
"We're meeting at Alice Wainwright Park at 9. I'll be on one of the benches." Jackson told her. "Remember my name is Sean Nolan." He told her.
"I think I can remember that." Jane said to him sarcastically.
Jane hung up with Jackson then called Kelly. "Hey, are you available tonight at 9?"
"Yeah sure." Kelly said in hushed tones. Jane could only assume she was at the precinct.
"Tonight come by my place and we'll go to the park." Jane told her.
"No problem." Kelly said to her, "See you tonight."
"Later." Jane said and hung up.
Jane caught a cab and went over to Alice Wainwright Park and checked out the surroundings. It was actually a very beautiful park. Right by the water, palm trees everywhere. Jane sat down on one of the benches and stared at the water as it lapped lazily on the shore.
Jane's phone buzzed and she pulled it out of her pocket and answered it. "Rizzoli?"
"Hey Jane." Frankie said on the phone.
"Hey." Jane said.
"I just wanted to let you know they're moving Paddy Doyle from the hospital. They're going to hold him at the jail till his trial." Frankie told her.
"Oh yeah?" Jane asked, "Well that's good."
"Maura's mom gets out of the hospital today too." Frankie told her. "She's going to stay with Maura for a few days then go back home to London."
"Um, okay." Jane said confused as to why her brother was giving her this little update.
Frankie sighed on the phone then there was a pause, "Ok, look, I'm sorry I thought you shot that agent Janie." He said, "It's just I don't know what the hell is going on down there with you."
"It's okay Frankie don't worry about it." Jane said to him.
"Ma wanted me to tell you she loves you." Frankie said to her.
"Is she there with you right now?" Jane asked smiling.
"Yeah." Frankie said and Jane could tell Angela was listening to their conversation.
"Love you too Ma." Jane said loudly into the phone. "Love you too Frankie." She said to him.
"Yeah Yeah." He said brushing it off, "Talk to you later."
Jane walked around the park a little while longer then decided to go home. She went over the files that Denning and Westcrow had given her. After a few hours of reading she got fed up and put the files away. "You've got this Rizzoli." She told herself.
Jane took a long shower then got dressed. Kelly showed up to Jane's apartment and Kelly drove them to the park.
"There he is." Jane said giving a head nod in the direction of a man sitting on a bench alone facing the water.
Jane and Kelly approached the bench and Jackson stood up. "Walk with me." He said to them and they followed him as he walked down closer to the water's edge.
"Introduce me to your friend." Jackson said to Jane.
"This is Kelly McKay. She's been working for a guy named Stanton down here." Jane said to Jackson who turned around to look at them.
Kelly studied his face for a minute. He seemed almost familiar to her but she just shrugged it off.
"Sean Nolan." He said to her. "What is it you want from me?"
"I told you that she wants to work in Boston for Doyle." Jane told him.
Jackson shot Jane a menacing look, "I wasn't asking you, now was I?"
Jane went quiet and let Kelly answer him.
"I want a change of scenery. Boston sounds like a real good place to move up in this world." Kelly told him with a smile.
"And what is it you can offer my boss?" Jackson asked looking her up and down.
"I can offer him whatever he needs." Kelly said with confidence, "I've been working here for a while and I lay a pretty good cover for Stanton. I can make things happen and I can make things disappear."
Jackson smiled the creepiest smile he could manage, "How do I know you're willing to do whatever it takes?" He asked.
"Why don't you ask a certain FBI agent that's in the hospital now?" Kelly said, then smiled, "Oh wait you can't because he's in a coma."
Jane clenched her jaw in anger.
"So you're responsible for that huh?" Jackson said to her, "Nice job." He looked over at Jane. "I'll talk to some people, see what I can do."
"That's all we're asking." Jane told him.
"I'll get back to you in a few days Rizzoli." He said to her then he gave Kelly a nod and walked off down the shore line.
"Everything okay?" Jane asked Kelly when she noticed the strange look on Kelly's face.
"Huh?" Kelly said as she watched Jackson walk off. "Oh yeah everything is fine."
Jane wasn't convinced that everything was fine. Kelly had a look on her face when she first saw Jackson that had Jane wondering if maybe she knew him somehow.
"Let's get out of here." Jane said to her with a slap on the shoulder.
Kelly took Jane home and dropped her off.
Once inside her apartment Jane called Denning to update her on what happened tonight and to tell her that Kelly confirmed she was the shooter when it came to Agent Ford.
"Be careful Rizzoli out there." Denning said then hung up.
Two days went by before Jane heard from Kelly again. She showed up in the afternoon without any warning at Jane's apartment. "Hey, Stanton wants a meeting with you." Kelly said to Jane as she entered her apartment.
"Now?" Jane asked surprised.
"Yes now." Kelly said to her.
"I thought he was going to call me on that nifty little phone he gave me." Jane said to her.
"He wanted me to bring you to him personally." Kelly said.
Jane didn't like this; she didn't like the spontaneity of the situation. There was no warning, no way to get word to Denning about what was happening.
"Is now a problem for you Rizzoli?" Kelly asked, "You have something more pressing to do?"
"No. Um, let's go." Jane said and she followed Kelly out to her car.
Kelly drove them back over to the waterfront property where they met with Carlo. They got out of the car and walked towards the warehouse. "After you." Kelly said to Jane as she held open the door.
The last thing Jane remembered was the feeling of excruciating pain as she was tased from behind.
"Wake up!" Someone was yelling in a distorted voice. A hard slap across her face made Jane's eyes open. She blinked a few times to get her eyes to focus.
"What's happening?" Jane croaked out.
"You really think I'm just some dumb bitch cop don't you?" Kelly yelled at Jane.
"Yes." Jane answered truthfully earning her a punch across her jaw. Jane tasted blood. She spit it out and looked around, her eyes finally adjusting.
She was sitting in a chair that was backed up against a thick metal pole. Her arms were handcuffed behind her and around the pole, her shoulders ached. Her ankles were zip tied to the chair.
She looked up at Kelly. "So I guess Stanton decided to pass on meeting me huh?" She asked.
"Next time you want to set someone up." Kelly said getting in Jane's face, "Make sure the person's dumb ass face hasn't t been on TV recently."
"Who are you talking about?" Jane said spitting the blood out of her mouth again.
"Sean Nolan." Kelly said to Jane, "Or should I say Agent Jackson Springer."
'God damn Feebs.' Jane thought to herself.
"So what's the plan?" Jane asked, "Are you going to kill me?"
"I'm using you as incentive." Kelly told Jane as she smiled and pulled out a phone.
"What are you talking about?" Jane asked confused and a little worried. She pulled against the handcuffs.
Kelly ignored Jane as she dialed the phone. She looked over at Jane and smiled as the person on the other end picked up. "Um no this isn't Jane, Dr. Isles."
Jane's eyes widened, she struggled against her restraints, "DON'T YOU FUCKING DARE!" She yelled.
Kelly put a finger to her lip, "Shhhhhhh." She said to Jane.
"What's going on?" Maura asked panicked. "Who are you?"
"Who I am isn't something you need to know right now. Listen to me closely Dr. Isles." Kelly said to her in a menacing voice. "You will not alert anyone that anything is wrong, you will not tell anyone about what is going to happen do you understand?"
Maura really didn't understand what was going on but she said, "Y-Yes, I understand."
"You'll do what I say or your beloved Jane Rizzoli will be floating face down in the ocean." Kelly said.
"Maura, hang up! Don't do what she says!" Jane shouted. "HANG UP!"
Kelly back handed Jane across the face, "Shut up! Can't you see I'm on the phone?" Kelly yelled at Jane.
Kelly went back to Maura, "You're pretty rich right?"
"Um, I suppose so." Maura didn't know what to say. "My money is mostly tied up in charities."
"Well you better shake some of it loose so you can save your friend." Kelly said to Maura as she glared at Jane.
"How much do you want?" Maura asked, her eyes darted around the morgue. 'Oh no' Maura thought as she saw Korsak and Frost getting off the elevator and coming towards the morgue.
"Hey Dr. Isles, you have those results for us?" Frost asked with a smile.
"Say a word about what's going on and she's dead." Kelly warned Maura.
"I'm on the phone right now Barry." Maura said trying to keep her voice leveled, "I'll come up and let you know when something comes in." She told him.
"Have you heard from Jane lately?" Korsak asked.
"No, I haven't." Maura said to him. "Now if you'll excuse me, I've got more work to do." She said to them as politely as she could.
Korsak nodded, "See you later then Doc." He said to her and he and Frost left.
Maura let out the breath she was holding in.
"You did a good job there Dr. Isles." Kelly said to her.
"Let me talk to Jane." Maura demanded.
"Not going to happen." Kelly said "But if you'd like to hear her scream again that can be arranged."
"No, No please don't." Maura begged. "What do you want?"
"I want money Dr. Isles." Kelly said, "I want 5 million dollars tonight."
"I can't get that much money in so little time." Maura told her.
"Do you hear this?" Kelly said and hit the button on her stun gun, it crackled and popped. "That's a stun gun. And as a doctor I'm sure you know what it does to a body."
"Please I'm telling you, I don't think I can get that much money tonight." Maura told her. She went into her office and shut the door.
"Ok." Kelly said, "Just remember this is your doing."
Maura heard shuffling on the phone.
"No don't!" she heard Jane yell.
Then Jane let out the most horrific scream Maura had ever heard from a human being.
"Please, please stop ok please." Maura begged through tears. "I'll get you the money. I'll get it, just please, please don't hurt her anymore."
Jane stopped screaming she slumped in her chair, her head fell forward.
"I'm sorry Dr. Isles, what did you say?" Kelly said, "I couldn't hear you over the screaming."
"I'll get you your money." Maura said with clenched teeth.
"That's what I wanted to hear." Kelly said as she looked over at an unconscious Jane.