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11:30a [T: Cho; F: Unknown] Nicely done. U cheated death twice, only cause I let u. Wanna try a third time?
[T:Unknown; F: Cho] Back off.
[T: Cho; F: Grace] U office yet? Can u trace it?
[T: Grace; F: Cho] No and no. Wheres Rigs?
[T: Cho; Grace] Vending mach. R u ok?
[T: Grace; F: Unknown] Ur bf's fine.
[T: Cho; F: Grace] Where r u?
[T: Grace; F: Cho] Pulled into lot.
[T: C,G; F: Unknown] Goody! Things r about 2 get interesting!
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Cho slides his phone into his pocket and turns the car off. Just as he steps out, his phone rings. He shakes his head and answers.
"Cho."
"Finally!" a shrill voice speaks on the other end.
"I'm in the elevator."
"And where have you been? I can't get ahold of anyone else. Not even Lisbon…"
"Ma'am."
"…Or Jane. Which comes to a surprise. It seems he always answers to me and Lisbon but…"
"Ma'am."
"…But not even a word from Agent Van Pelt! And she's supposed - "
"Hightower!"
"Yes?"
Cho steps into her office and leans against the doorframe. She glances up at him and notices the cuts and scars immediately.
"Oh, what in God's name happened?"
"The entire team's been in the hospital but this happened on the way out here."
"It looks like your car blew up."
"It did. There was a bomb on my car. But that's not important."
"Like hell it isn't."
"This is about Jane and Lisbon."
"What about them?"
"They're the ones in hospital beds."
"Oh, God." Hightower whimpers and falls into her seat. She takes a deep breath and sighs. "Tell me what happened… The short version, if you don't mind."
"Jane was hypnotized and drove Lisbon's car into Lisbon, who was in Jane's car. They got wrapped around a tree. Lisbon's awake and Jane's not."
"Do… we know who hypnotized him?"
"The same person who texted all of us before the big incident, from a burner cell with Jane's copied number. We all thought it was him."
"Maybe he slipped up. Read me what he typed."
Cho rummages through his phone and finds a few messages in the back. He reads aloud. "I am possessive over the ones I love. I love Teresa Lisbon and if I cant have her no one can."
"When was this?"
"2:25. Yesterday morning."
"What's the last text you have from Jane, personally?"
"I hear things. And Liar. Ur on stakeout n she n the office. U 2 been txtn."
"When was this?"
"10:17. Two nights ago."
"So something happened between 10:17pm and 2:25am…"
"Jane said something personal to Lisbon, she said something back and he went off the deep end. That's all I know."
"Alright. Let's go to the hospital."
Just as they are hopping into Hightower's van, Cho gets another call. It's Grace.
"Hey."
"Cho! One of the nurses let me use their laptop. I'm on a tracker database. Can you give me the background number?"
"The what?"
"Put me on hold and dial *69. It'll give you Jane's number then an extra seven-digit code. That's the background number."
"Kay."
Cho does as he is told. Hightower smirks as she drives. About fifteen minutes later, Cho is back to Grace.
"733-5646."
"Fragrance code," Grace giggles. "I'm on it."
Before he can ask a question, she hangs up. He sighs and places his phone back in his pocket and leans on the window. Hightower sighs as Cho falls asleep. It is obvious that he hasn't been sleeping since the incident, maybe before then. She pulls into the lot and turns off the car. She grabs a napkin and scribbles something on it before taping it to Cho's window. She quietly exits the vehicle and wanders into the hospital. She instantly finds Rigsby munching on a candy bar. She marches up and taps him on his shoulder. Scaring him to no end, she can't help but laugh a little before patting his back.
"Where'd you come from?" Rigsby chokes out.
"The office. Cho came and got me."
"Where is he?" He asks, looking around.
"Asleep in the van. When's the last time you went to bed? You look like you've been drinking."
"Uh…"
Ding! The P.A. sounds. Will all CBI agents kindly join me in room 607? Thank you!
"That's Dr. Lokit." Rigsby finally says. "And 607's Jane's room."
"Well, let's go, then."
Hightower and Rigsby quietly ride up six floors, with the only noise being Rigsby texting Grace. Within minutes, the team (except Cho) is outside Jane's door with the doctor.
"Has he been drinking? Before the incident?"
"I don't believe so." Hightower answers.
"That's what I figured," Dr. Lokit sighs disappointedly. "He doesn't really understand what is happening. Try to stay calm and don't get too near him." The man starts to walk away, rubbing his head.
"Don't get too near?" Grace cannot resist asking. "What happened?"
"Oh, he hit me with a bedpan because I took away some old jell-o. He's a bit temperamental. Be careful."