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2 I smell lavender and fear

Jane parked her car right outside the dock's front gate. She locked the doors and inhaled the cold winter air. She sighed and noticed Frost bent over behind a car.

''Good evening Frost.''

The muffled answer prepared her for something nasty. ''That bad huh?''

The younger man wiped his face with a tissue and coughed. ''Uh-huh.''

''Oooo-kay...'' Jane dragged the first syllable with understanding. ''Do you have a name?''

Frost coughed again and collected himself. ''Yep, she is...'' He glanced briefly at his papers. ''Helen MacMurphy, twenty-four years old, working as a waitress in a pizza place a couple of blocks away. Korsak found her ID in her backpack.''

''Thanks Frost. Why don't you go check with her family, if any?''

''Will do.'' He turned around, relieved that he wouldn't have to go back there, mentally thanking Jane.

Jane walked past a container parking place, full of incoming shipping containers. There was no movement around. What a place to die. The north wind brought a heavy sea smell to her nose. She snorted. Everything was soaked in humidity and fog. The strong police lights showed her the way to the crime scene.

She ducked under the police tape and found Korsak leaning over a body from which Jane could only make out the legs, the man's heavy body blocking the rest. Jane knelt next to him looked down. What she saw sent a wave of nausea crushing her stomach.

She got up and made a couple of steps back. ''Oh my God...'' Korsak lifted an eyebrow and looked at Jane, then back down at the victim. Then he knew. She had seen the severed carotid, a single slash from ear to ear. And she had seen something he had not, until now. A small teacup, hidden below the victims hair.

''Jane! Jane!'' he shouted, as he saw the detective rock back and forth. He made a move to catch her if she was to fall but she pushed him back.

''Hoyt...'' she managed to mutter.

Korsak shook his head. ''No, Jane no it's not Hoyt.''

''He...''

''Hoyt's dead Jane.'' Korsak said, with a voice low enough so nobody would hear him.

Jane nodded. ''I know, I know... I killed that-''

The clicking of high heels announced the Chief Medical Examiner. Jane swallowed hard and collected herself. It was no time to look weak. Not in front of her anyway. ''Hello Dr Isles.'' she said firmly and moved out of the way. Maura just shook her head and leaned over the body. ''I see...severed carotid artery...'' She pointed lower to the belly. ''That's peculiar.''

Jane frowned. ''What do you mean?''

Maura pulled on a pair of blue gloves. ''Can I have some light Detective Rizzoli?''

''Sure.'' Jane flicked her small flashlight on.

''I see... I see...'' Maura said sceptically as she slowly pulled the victim's jacket away from her stomach.

Jane was beginning to feel impatient with Maura, as always, now even more with the tension that was built between them after the shooting. She sighed heavily for Maura to hear. ''Dr Isles would you mind sharing what you see with us?''

Maura got to her feet and motioned to the two men holding a body bag to take the body to the morgue. Then, taking her time, knowing that she was driving Jane nuts she pulled her gloves off and threw them in a trash can. ''I think we have ourselves a copy-cat.''

Jane frowned. ''And who exactly is this perp copying?''

''Jack the Ripper.'' Maura said, casually.