A/N: So sorry it's taken so long for this fic. Almost 7 months! Whew! Here's the next chapter, hope you like it!

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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."

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The team looks to each other then Hightower finally knocks slightly and enters the room. There are bandages wrapped all around Jane's head. There are spots of soaked blood seeping through dry cracks. His face is all cut up. He is sitting up with a Sports Illustrated magazine on his lap and a cigarette in the one hand not fully bandaged. He vaguely glances up to the advancing trio and snorts.

"What is this?"

"Hi, Jane." Hightower tries to be friendly.

"I'm not a girl." He growls back.

"Sorry. Patrick."

"Trick." He pauses. "Got a light?"

"No."

"Then get out."

Before Hightower thinks of a comeback, her phone chimes.

1:45p [T: Hightower(HT); F: Cho] Where r u?

[T: Cho; F: HT] 607.

"Boyfriend troubles?" Jane darkly chuckles without looking up.

"No, he's-"

"Your subordinate. You're the boss and these two (sickly) 'love birds' are your pets."

Hightower's eyes widen but she just struts into the hall instead of arguing. Grace and Rigsby share a fleeting look then they are met with a death glare from their usually so cheerful consultant. Just as they are leaving, Cho walks in.

"KC." Jane narrows his eyes at the other agent.

"Hey."

"Watch him." Rigsby warns.

Rigsby and Grace walk out as Cho pulls up a chair.

"How you feelin'?"

"Eh."

"What are you reading?"

"Get your own!" Jane sneers and stuffs the magazine under the covers. "Got a light?"

A female doctor walks in. "Smoking in bed again, Trick? Alright, so long as there's no light." She turns to Cho. "Hi. My name is Doctor Stark. I specialize in MAMA syndrome and TRAAMS."

"TRAAMS?"

"Sorry. Tedious Reflections and Anger Management Sequences. It's what our Trick has." She turns back to Jane. "I see your wires are in knots again. Remember what I said? Shutting up your arteries?"

"I see your lips are moving again," Jane snaps back. "Remember what I said? Shutting up your mouth?"

"Glad to see you're sharp. I'll be back in half an hour for your Vicodin shot. Agent, if you would keep him company?"

"Sure."

The doctor leaves and Jane breathes a sigh of relief. He reaches under the bed and pulls out a match. He strikes it against a cross necklace found on his bedside table. Cho looks at him uncomfortably and nervously speaks up.

"That's Lisbon's."

"Who the hell is Lisbon? In fact who the hell were those people in here before you?"

"Who do you think I am?"

"KC. Saved me from my father."

"Uh," Cho stands up. "Do you remember anything that's happened in the past few days?"

"Nah. Helluva blackout. Musta done forbidden damage." He jokes then his voice turns dead serious. "This wasn't drugs. Something bad happened. KC, you need to leave."

Cho looks back at his friend. There is venom in his eyes. While Cho retreats to the hall, his phone chimes.

2:15p [T: C,H,G,R; F: Unknown] I see you, do you see me? You should be watching the hospital IVs. I love to mess with the CBI. Surely you're smart enough to figure out why. Screwing up Jane's mind is fun. But I'd rather destroy Miss Lisbon. Normally the two are in dysfunctional harmony. Now he doesn't know her and I can crash your party.

Without skipping a beat, Cho runs down the stairs to 504. He practically crashes into Rigsby and a cop guarding Lisbon's door.

"Badges."

Cho throws the man his badge and Rigsby follows his lead. The guys run to Lisbon's bed. She is groggily awake.

"Hey."

"Thank God you're okay." Cho collapses to the ground.

Hightower and Grace run in and throw themselves to her, as well. Lisbon smiles then shifts in her bed. She pulls herself up with a soft whine. She looks around her room and frowns.

"What happened?"

"What do you remember?" Grace counters.

"I was sitting in my office, arguing with Cho about a stakeout I put him on. I take a nap and wind up here. What happened?" There is no answer and her voice becomes warbled. "Where is Jane?"

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