'If I Had It To Do All Over Again
Chapter 8
There was a collective gasp in the squad room by all who had been watching as he stabbed Jane. Maura felt Angela squeeze her hand even tighter and even though it hurt she said nothing. She knew what Angela was feeling. It was one thing to see the aftermath of some of Jane's encounters with the seedier side of life but it was totally different to watch as it was actually happening. She looked up as Frankie came into the room and watched as his facial expression went from curious to worry. "What's going on?" He looked around the room and realized there was one person missing. "Where's Jane? Ma what are you doing here?"
Angela stood up from Jane's desk and slowly walked towards her son. "Jane's been taken by someone she arrested. See why I hate you two being cops? You never know who's gonna hold a grudge."
"Ma I don't think now is the right time to be bringing that up. You're in a room full of cops who believe it's their job to put their lives on the line and if someone holds a grudge it's just a part of the job." He walked up next to Maura and looked at the computer screen. "Shit!"
"Watch your language Frankie. You've been spending too much time around Janie and her mouth."
Frankie couldn't remember the last time he felt this helpless and angry at the same time. He took a deep breath before he turned back to his mother. "Ma, that's not just another cop on that computer screen it's my sister and your daughter. If there's a time for swearing now's the time. Jane puts her life on the line every day she goes to work and for that I am proud of her and one of the reasons I followed in her footsteps."
"See I knew you became a cop because of her." Angela said defensively.
"Yeah Ma I became a cop because of Jane because I believed she was doing a good thing and I still do. Look around you Ma, this room is full of cops and half of them don't even work in this department. I bet some of them are here on their day off. Every one of these cops is here because of Jane, not just because she's a cop but because in one way or another she touched their lives. Did you know that when one of the cops had a baby Jane went over there and cooked enough meals to keep them going for about a week? I bet you didn't because she doesn't brag about the good things she does and you only dwell on the negative things. You thought she was irresponsible for going down in that basement after Hoyt with no backup, well the woman whose life she saved thinks she's a hero and tells her that as often as she can when Jane visits her. Hoyt was about to cut her throat when Jane distracted him. And where do you think I would be if she hadn't shot herself, ask Maura, I'd be dead. Ma she saved my life. Sure she's put a lot of guys behind bars who hold a grudge and one has come back to punish her whose fault is that? You say it's Jane's, I blame the system because apparently this guy should never have been released. Now I'm going to go talk to Korsak and see what I can do to help find my sister, I would suggest you go down to the diner and fix more food because this is going to be a long day." Frankie turned around and walked away leaving a stunned Angela standing there.
Maura sat and thought about the things Frankie had said and realized she had done the same things he said Angela did. She hadn't met her before the Hoyt case but she had thought Jane should have waited for backup but the way Frankie tells it gives her a different perspective. And she had always been angry at Jane for shooting herself even when she knew Frankie would not have survived it she hadn't done what she did. She'd just never met a person as selfless as Jane, someone who put everyone else above herself. Maura looked over at Angela sitting next to her and thought that maybe she was also seeing her daughter in a different perspective. "I'm going to prepare some food, at least I'll feel useful." Maura watched as Angela stood up and headed out the door. Maura looked back to the screen and prayed that Jane would have the strength to withstand whatever this bastard could dish out.
"Hey Maura…is this how…they stretch short…people like you?" Maura had to laugh at Jane's ridiculous comment and the fact that her sense of humor was still intact. "Well I'm here…to tell you this…sucks, and it hurts like hell. Besides I like you…just the way… you are. Are you guys working…on getting me out of here? Better hurry up…'cuz I think my right…shoulder just popped out…and that is going to make…it hard for me to kick him. Maura is popping…a shoulder back in…like fixing my nose that day? Shit here he comes. Hey jerk, are you going…to tell me who…you are this time?"
"Let's sit and talk, maybe something will click in that mind of yours. So what do you want to know, besides my name, you're going to have to figure that one out on your own?"
"When did…I arrest…you? And where…was it?" Jane was having problems breathing and it began to worry Maura.
"Well let me see, I've spent the last 5 years in prison so that would be just after you joined the homicide division. Korsak was your partner, I hear he's now your boss."
"He's not my boss…he just outranks me." Jane tried to take in a deep breath but found she couldn't. She looked directly into the camera. "Maura…I think you may…have to do to me…what you did…to Frankie."
The chair scraped and Jane felt him cut her on the other side this time. "Why don't you just come out and tell her your lung has collapsed and you're having problems breathing? I read the newspapers, I know she saved your brother's life the day you shot yourself. I don't care you can tell them anything you want because they are not going to find you in time to save you. Now ask your questions while you still can." He turned around and walked back to the chair and sat down.
"So I arrested you…5 years ago…what for?" She could barely keep her eyes open but she had to get as much out of this guy as she could. "Hey Frost…pay attention…to the time…it may help."
The man turned to the camera. "Hey Frost I think she is trying to send you a message. Better pay attention because she may not last too much longer. At least you'd be able to find her body." He turned back to Jane. "You arrested me for armed robbery, I killed the clerk."
"Ah Kenny Jacobsen. I thought I recognized…that sleazy voice. They let you out already? Just more proof…that there is something…wrong with our justice…system if they let you out early."
"But Detective Rizzoli I was a model prisoner the whole time I was incarcerated and the parole board thought I earned an early out. I take it you don't agree."
"Hell no. Scumbags like you…should be taken out…behind the courthouse and shot. A bullet's a lot… cheaper than giving you…a roof over your head…for 5 years. You don't deserve…to breath the same…air as the rest…of the people out there. SHIT!"
He once again buried the knife as deep as he could but this time it was into the thigh muscle of her right leg. "While I was incarcerated I also read up on the anatomy of the human body." He turned to the camera. "You'd be proud of me Dr. Isles." He turned back to Jane. "None of the stab wounds by themselves are lethal, I'm staying away from arteries so the bleeding will be slow but eventually you will bleed out, especially once I've finished with you." He stabbed the left thigh in much the same way then turned and walked out of the room after Jane had passed out.
"Come on Frost that's twice she has referred to time directed to you, what is it?" Korsak was leaning over Frost's desk.
Frost sat there staring at him until he remembered something and then he pulled out his phone. "Dr. Isles go down to the morgue and get everything you will need to fix Jane's lung. Frankie go get us a van from the motor pool I know how we can find Jane." Both Maura and Frankie ran off without asking questions but Korsak stood there waiting for an explanation. "When Jane and I first became partners she said she had just bought a new watch, a watch with GPS capability." He punched in a few numbers into his phone then turned the screen to Korsak. "That's where she is. Let's go get her." They headed out of the office and Korsak stopped by the diner to let Angela know they were going to get Jane.
"Thank you for stopping by and telling me Vince. Bring my baby back home ok?" Angela wiped at the tears falling from her eyes.
"Frankie was just blowing off steam and you happened to be an easy target, he didn't mean what he said." He placed his hand on her shoulder.
"Yes he did and for the most part he was right. I've blamed Jane for doing things that any mother would be proud of but instead of being proud I've been so afraid of losing her that I told her how stupid she's been. Bring her back so I can set things right."
"We will, I'll call you when we have her then you can head to Mass General Hospital and meet us there."
"Thank you Vince. By the way, how did you find her?"
"She bought a watch with a GPS and mentioned it to Frost when they first partnered up and she's been throwing hints his way and he just remembered it. Well I gotta go. See you in a little while."
They parked the cars two blocks away and Korsak told Maura to stay in the van and she knew better than to come anywhere near the house until it was secure. She watched as the three men plus the S.W.A.T. unit approached the house and fought the urge to follow behind them. She wanted to be there when they found Jane and see that she was going to be ok. She listened to the police radio inside the car and was able to listen to all of their movements. She'd never been this close to a police operation and she had seen how well prepared they were for almost any situation and it made her feel a little better about Jane going out in the field. But when she heard the gunshots she opened the door, grabbed her medical bag and started running towards the house.
She was greeted at the door by a smiling Korsak. "I thought I told you to wait in the car. Come on our girl is asking for you."
He led her through the house to the top of the basement stairs. "What were those gunshots?"
"We had to shoot Jacobsen. He had a knife to Jane's throat so we shot him. Come on." He headed down the stairs where they found Jane lying on the floor. "Hey Janie, Maura's here."
Jane turned her head and smiled at Maura. "About time…you got here."
Maura knelt down beside her and took her hand. "Stop talking and let me fix you up ok?" Maura reluctantly released Jane's hand and reached into her medical bag and pulled out the tubing and scalpel and turned back to Jane. "You know this is going to hurt so don't fight passing out. I'll be here when you wake up ok?" All Jane could do is nod her head.
"Maura?" Jane whispered. "I love you. Don't forget that."
"I love you too now shut up." She smiled down at Jane. "Frankie, it's your turn to return the favor. I'm going to need your help. Tear off a couple of strips of tape about 5 inches long and have them ready. Hold her hand because this is going to hurt like a son of a bitch."
"You're so sexy…when you swear." Jane smiled up at Maura then turned and smiled at Frankie.
Maura tore Jane's shirt open and tried not to react to the number of bruises around her ribcage. Frankie on the other hand couldn't hold back. "Shit! It's a good thing the jerk is dead because if he wasn't I'd kill him myself."
Maura made the incision and watched as Jane hissed in pain and squeezed Frankie's hand. "This is going to hurt even more ok? Quit being so tough."
Jane looked up at Maura and wasn't surprised when she saw she was crying. "Should you be…doing that while…you're crying?"
"You see anyone else that can do it in the room?" She smiled down at Jane as she inserted the tube and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Jane's breathing become as regular as it could with broken ribs. "Frankie, hand me the tape." She taped the tube in place then looked down at Jane. "How do you feel?"
"Like a Mac truck hit me but at least I can breathe fairly normal. What the hell are you doing this close to the action Maura?"
"I waited until the shooting was over before I came in you have to give me credit for that. Now shut up so we can get you out of here and to the hospital." Maura moved out of the way so the medics could check Jane out and hook up an IV they gave her something for the pain then loaded her onto the gurney. She walked beside the gurney to the ambulance then climbed in after they had Jane situated. "She had a collapsed lung, you already saw the multiple contusions, two stab wounds in the abdomen and one in each thigh."
"Don't forget the broken ribs sweetie." Maura smiled down at Jane. "These are good drugs honey, you should ask them for some. Oops that would go against your hippo…hippo"
"Hippocratic oath?" Maura that Jane on drugs was the cutest thing she had ever seen.
"Yeah that too. Can I go to sleep now? You won't leave me will you?" Jane looked up at Maura like a frightened little girl.
Maura brought Jane's hand to her lips and kissed it. "I will do everything I can to be there when you wake up. I love you. Now rest."
"Love you." Jane slurred before she passed out.
"Took her long enough." One of the medics said. "I've seen bigger guys pass out as soon as they get the shot. She's a fighter isn't she?"
"Yes she is."