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Morning seemed to come early. Jane was up and ready to take Jo with her on her jog. Jo enjoyed the air, but her little legs worked hard to keep up to Janes stride. The park was beautiful this morning, crisp air, birds and the odd runner or walker, definitely a pristine morning for a run before work. She had just set her pace when her phone buzzed. She glanced down at it and stopped so abruptly, poor little Jo almost went head over heels. Putting it to her ear as she caught her breath.
"Rizzoli"
" Jane, its Frost",
" Ya Barry, I know, what's up?" she questions as she rolls her eyes.
" We have another body-uh-a sensitive one,"
Jane could hear the hesitation in his voice. "Okay, well, Barry, you know who it is?."
"Jane just get down here " Then his phone went dead. Jane pondered what this could mean? She felt a tingle of trepidation from the tone in Frosts voice. " Come on Jo lets go home, mommy has a job to do." She looked at her watch and it was not even 8 am. She groaned and started the little dog back toward home.
Jane arrive to a familiar scene, flashing blue and red lights and yellow caution tape. As she exited her car, she looked at her phone, no text from Maura, its been a couple of days? Oh well , hope she is having fun. She clutches her phone as she stares off chewing her lower lip. Jane missed her BFF, especially at times like this. Maura had a way of approaching a crime scene that was methodical and reverent. Not like Pike, who strolled in, walking over evidence and sneering at the remains. Maura was such an integral part of the team, while she was gone, a part of the well oiled investigative team was missing. God I miss her, thought Jane as a voice brought her back to reality.
"Detective,Detective Rizzoli", she turned to see pike approaching. She grimaced before turning to face him with a smile.
"Dr. Pike, how nice to have your expertise here this morning." she lied through a fake smile.
"Detective", as he looked the brunette up and down, "you look stunning this morning", he comments as he takes a gulp of his cold coffee and his eyes slid up to meet hers.
Jane shutters and tries to turn her frown upside down. "Well, thank you Doctor."she comments through a tooth clenched smile.
They walk toward the yellow tape as Jane flashes her badge to the uniforms, Pike fumbles with his ID. The Uniform grims and lowers the tape before he can duck under. Pike is taken aback and steps back in shock. Jane looks back and stifled a chuckle. "Alright Sam, he's with me."
Sam raised the tape for Dr Pike to enter and flashed a wink at Jane. As Jane waited for Pike, she smiled in mock admonishment at the young officer.
"Hey ,woo, Pike watch your step", as she grabs his arm to stop him. He glances down to see an evidence tag.
He looks at her sheepishly, "Oh ... sorry."
Jane Doe woke up to the sun streaming through her window. As she emerged from her slumber, she tried to adjust her eyes to her surroundings. A slight wave of panic washed over her as she tried to grasp reality. Where am I, wait, who AM I? Her mind suddenly on fire, she tried to orientate. Hospital room, acky and headache, ow! thats a bruise on the parietal portion of my skull, yes ,slight nausea: conclusion , I do have a concussion. How do I know all that? Her thoughts were racing as she touched a tender lump on the back of her head. Her query broken as a gentle knock came to her door. It slowly opens and a handsome man in a lab coat appears.
"Morning,' Jane'."he says with a wide smile.
"Morning Doctor," she replies with an equally wide smile.
"Well now thats a good sign, you remember me?" Dr Horton says as he examines her head then shines a light in her eyes to see how her pupils respond. He sighs with a smile and stands back.
Jane Doe smiles at him and responds,"Well Doctor, you are not easy to forget."she quips as he steps back.
The moment is broken as the Inspector walks through the door. He is a middle aged man, with wild greying hair, wearing a trench coat. He looks from "Jane" to the Doc ,then back to Jane Doe.
"Its a good time now,yes?"I need some answers". He says in an anxious tone. They both stare at him.
Dr Horton looks at " Jane", "Do you feel up to this right now ?"
"Yes, I want to know what happened and who I am." she responds.
"Alright lets get started,"The Inspector quips as he retrieves his note pad. "I'm Inspector Morrison, and I'll need to ask you some questions. I know you allege not to remember anything, but just try? Ok?" He licked his thumb and turned a page in his book. "oh yes, and Doctor can you leave us, I would like to interview this lady alone."
as the Doctor went to pretest, the patient chimed in, "Its Okay, I have nothing to hide, and maybe some of the questions may jar a memory." She nods at her Doc and turns her attention to the Inspector, as Dr Horton leaves.
"I'll send a nurse to check on you in a bit."he reassures as he leaves.
"Miss Jane Doe, do you remember anything at all about two nights ago?"
She pauses, trying to quell the pounding in her head. Why does that name "Jane, seem so familiar and safe, what is it, think. She admonishes herself as she thinks and meets Inspector Morrison's gaze.
As Pike and Jane approach the team and the body, her phone goes off.
"Rizzoli", she listens intently to the voice on the other end. She leaves the commotion with a finger in the opposite ear, in an attempt to hear better. "Yes, I know a Dr Maura Isles, what is this about?" Again listening. Suddenly she stops. "Yes, she went skiing in Aspen, she took a few days...yes I heard you. Wait, what, an avalanche, you have her wallet?" All of a sudden there is a chill in the air and she shivers."There must be a mistake...?" Her heart falls and there is a lump growing in her throat.
