A/N: Hey Everyone! Did you watch this week's episode? I know I did. I was like a little kid on Saturday morning watching cartoons. I know Jane and Maura need to be together but what about Casey? I was totally thinking he was an asshole to treat Jane like that and then at the end I was like okay he's not an asshole. What about the zombie? I laughed my ass off when Maura stuck her hand in the bag and said "Oh. His penis has a pulse." Too funny. What did you think of the show? What was your favorite part/s? Well here is another chapter that I hope you will enjoy. Let me know what you think.
P.S. This is being re-published because I somehow managed to re-post chapter 11. Hopefully it works this time around. I apologize.
P.S.S. This better work this time.
With her Aviator sunglasses in their proper place Jane headed in to the BPD with hopes of have some non-old sock tasting coffee to help wake her up. Walking into the café she almost spun around on her heels heading the other direction.
As soon as Jane stepped in the café Angela Rizzoli was waving her arm almost looking like a bird trying to take flight. She had hoped she wouldn't run into her mother this morning. I'm way too tired to deal with her this morning.
"Good morning sweetheart." Angela put her arms around Jane's neck giving her a big hug and gave her a big kiss on the cheek.
"Good morning Ma." Jane gave her mom a quarter of the hug she was giving Jane and cringed at the show of affection when her mother planted a big kiss on her cheek. "So where's good 'ole Stanley this morning?" Jane asked while craning her neck around her mother to see where he was.
"He called in sick so you don't have to worry about dealing with him this morning. I know you don't like his coffee so you are in luck this morning. I made one of my special brews." Angela turned from Jane and headed towards the counter where the coffee was located. She poured Jane a large cup of the dark brew and handed it to her.
Jane thankfully took the cup from her mom and busied herself putting some sugar in the brew and stirred it in. "Thanks Ma."
"So how was the game on Saturday?"
"It was really good Ma. Maura actually caught herself a foul ball."
"Really? She didn't get dirty did she?"
"Really ma? She's the Medical Examiner. Even if she did get a little dirt on her I think she's had a little worse on her."
"She's a refined lady who chose her profession. She didn't choose to go play around in the dirt."
"Okay Ma." Jane grabbed her phone acting like it was going off. "Gee Ma, look at that. The boys need me upstairs. Gotta go, I'll see you later."
"Don't forget about dinner." Angela called out to her daughter as she was already out of earshot.
Jane headed into the bull-pen with her morning brew in hand and her Aviators on top of her head which pulled her hair back out of her face. She headed to her desk, put down her coffee, took her jacket off, placed it on the back of her chair, and sat down with a huff.
Korsak looked over at Jane as he always did. With a concerned look on his face he asked, "is everything okay Janie? You look like you've had a rough night."
"Yeah, I'm good. Just stayed up a little longer than what I should have last night." Jane decided to push some caffeine in her system and took a long sip of her non-old sock tasting coffee relaxing a little bit as she did so.
"Well if there is anything bothering you, you know you can come to me to talk, right?"
"Thanks dad." Jane smiled and winked over at Korsak so he knew she wasn't being serious.
"Well, you know where I am."
"Thanks Korsak. That means a lot."
"Anytime Janie."
Both Jane and Korsak fell into silence and each went back to the task at hand they were taking care of at their desks. Frost came in not too long after Jane and Korsak's heart-to-heart and headed to his desk. "Good morning everyone." Frost said as he flashed his bright smile.
"Morning Frost." Korsak and Jane chimed in at the same time.
"So what time is our victim's vehicle being brought in to be processed by the crime scene unit?" Jane asked ready to get to work.
"It should hopefully be here already and the CSU should be getting started within the next hour. Jake from the CSU said he would give a heads up to us when the start so we can come watch if we would like."
"Of course we would like to, we're supposed to be there. Ugh. Those guys can be a few fries short of a happy meal at times."
Korsak and Frost couldn't help but chuckle at Jane's joke. They all knew that each department within the police force didn't necessarily get along. Frost's phone started buzzing indicating the arrival of a text. "Alright, let's head down to the evidence bay. The CSU just arrived and are ready to get started." All three detectives managed to get up at the same time, grabbed their jackets off the back of their seats and stopped to look at each other realizing what they had just done. None knowing who started that ritual.
Jane, Frost, and Korsak headed back into the bull-pen more frustrated than when they started the case. Jane stomped over to her desk slamming her files down completely frustrated that nothing came of the search of the victim's vehicle.
"No fingerprints other than the damn victims on the inside and the outside was completely wiped clean. Our first victim, Julie Concord, her vehicle just so happened to be picked up by a druggie. Now our second victim's vehicle was completely wiped clean and was found only three blocks from where she lived."
"So what are you getting at Janie?"
"I'm thinking we have a killer with a clean-up crew."
"Yeah, but our first victim's vehicle was stolen." Frost interjected.
"That's what I'm saying. What if Jason Freeman came along before our killer's clean-up crew got to the vehicle? That means if he didn't come along and steal it, it may have been found a couple blocks from Julie's house like Sarah's vehicle was found a few blocks from her house."
"Good thinking Janie. If there is another victim…"
"Which I think there will be…" Jane interjected.
"…that the perimeter of the victim's house needs to be searched within a few blocks."
"Good thinking." Frost got up and headed over to the bulletin board that had a large map of Metro Boston and surrounding areas on it. He started placing red pins indicating the locations the victim's bodies were found. He placed two blue pins indication the location of the victim's places of residence. He placed one green pin at the site of the nightclub, Coyotes, that the second victim had visited before her death.
Watching Frost place the only pin indicating the location of the where the second victim had last been he asked "what about our first victim Julie? Do we know where she was the evening before she was killed?"
"Hmmm. Let me pull up her file." Frost tapped away at the keys pulling up the case file from Julie Concord's murder. "Frost turned the screen around for Korsak and Jane to see what he was about to point out. "It looks like a statement from one of her friends said that she was out at Coyote's the night before her murder."
Jane ran a frustrated hand through her hair and then blew a stray strand out of her face as it fell back in to place. "How did we not see this connection?"
"Well what it looks like is our killer is targeting women coming out of this club."
"It's only two Korsak. There is nothing saying that our killer might not switch up and go to another club when he gets the urge to kill."
"I don't know Janie but at least it would be a starting point."
"Frost…" Jane barked, not trying to be mean but desperate to catch a would be serial killer before he gets too far along, "…how far apart were the murders of victim one and victim two?"
Frost flipped the screen back around so he was able to look at what he was doing. "It looks like the time period between killings was two weeks, 14 days. It has been eight days since Sarah Jenkins murder."
"That doesn't mean that this guy is going to kill again in six days."
"I know Korsak but it is the only thing we can go on right now." Jane blew out a frustrated puff of air. "There isn't anything saying he will and there isn't anything saying he won't. What we need to do is get a couple unmarked cars out there in six days and watch the perimeter for the evening to see if there is anyone hanging out that shouldn't be."
Knowing Jane hated to be interrupted, Frost did so anyways. "If this guy is smart enough to have a so-called clean-up crew then what makes you think that he isn't going to notice a couple unmarked police cars with police sitting inside waiting for him to come. I think he has his scoping spots picked out so he already knows the ins and outs of all the areas."
All three detectives were deep in thought trying to figure out what to do. If Korsak would have leaned over a little he would have been in the famous thinker pose. No one heard the door open or the faint click of heels as Maura came closer to the detectives. "Undercover."
The three detectives almost jumped out of their skins at the unexpected voice that had joined the group. "Geesh Maur. Where did you come from?"
"The elevator."
"What did you say?" Was the only question Jane could ask, not even saying hello.
"Hey Doc." Korsak and Frost said in unison both giving a sheepish wave.
"I said undercover." Frost and Korsak immediately looked as if a light bulb turned on, both turning to look at Jane.
"I heard what you said." Jane said irritated. The word undercover brings back too many memories.
"Then why did you ask what I had said?"
Noticing the guys staring at her Jane put up her hand in front of her giving the "whoa! don't even think about it" wave. "No way in hell am I doing undercover again."
"Why not Jane it'll be fun." Korsak said while Frost chuckled.
"Yeah, as fun as last time you decided to set me up on a lesbian dating site?"
"You gotta admit that was pretty clever." Frost reached over to Korsak to give a high-five.
"Yeah. You boys don't watch out and I'll be having the last laugh." If Jane could have shot lasers through her eyes she would have shot both Frost and Korsak easily. Changing the subject she asked "what are you doing up her Maur?" Jane tried not to let herself flush at the thought of almost kissing Maura within a three day period.
"I was just in the café and your mom asked me to come up and make sure that you were still coming to dinner this evening. She also asked me to invite Barry and Vince as well."
Before Maura could ask the question to both Frost and Korsak, Frost was quick to interject, "no, I have a date tonight so I won't be able to make it. But please do thank Mrs. Rizzoli for me."
"Will do Barry, what about you Vince?" Maura turned her attention towards Korsak who was about to burst with the excitement at the thought of Angela Rizzoli inviting him over for dinner.
"I have no prior engagements so please tell the lovely Angela that I would be most honored to attend her dinner this evening."
"I will be sure to tell her Vince. Last but not least, what about you Jane? Will you be coming over this evening?" Maura half sauntered over to where Jane was sitting. Maura had her back turned towards Frost and Korsak so they couldn't see the radiant smile on her face and eyes that were practically begging Jane to come.
That is one hell of a sexy look she is giving me right now. How the hell could I say no to a look like that? "Only if it'll make you happy." Jane knew she was doing it for her mother too but she was wondering what type of reaction she could get out of Maura.
"More than you'll know," Maura winked at Jane, "see you tonight Jane." Maura turned around to head to the elevators to head back down to the morgue. As she did so she spoke to Korsak saying, "see you this evening Vince."
"See you too Doc."
Maura headed towards the elevator, as she did she slightly turned her head to the right giving Jane another wink. If I ever get to kiss Jane, I'm going to drive her crazy.
I swear Maura Isles, your killing me. Like I said before, paybacks are a bitch. Jane could only smile inwardly at herself not wanting Maura to notice the types of thoughts she was having. She wanted to keep calm trying to not let Maura see the type of effect she was having on her.
So what did you think? I know, not a lot of fluff or Rizzles but it's all for the story line. I promise not to disappoint anyone. You'll be happy. Please hit that little blue button below and let me know what you think. You guys are the best and can't wait to hear from you.