Author's Note:: this fic is a dark one. It is intended to be a oneshot, however, since it ends on a downer, if I get some reviews I will possibly write another chapter. I've written this oneshot as part of a Sexual Assault Awareness month series of things, which I am hoping get up soon. Thank you for reading and please review.

"Doc, what's the verdict? How bad is she injured? Can I see her?" Jane asked the attending Doctor that had seen to Maura when she's been admitted, she was asking a million and one questions about her best friend, because her mind was racing and wondering about the Medical Examiner.

"Detective...Maura's injuries were brutal, she's going to be under a lot of supervision for at least a few nights." the Doctor told Jane.

"Yeah, I could see how fatal her injuries were! Can you tell me what's going to happen to her?"

"Jane, I understand you're angry, and I understand you're afraid, but please try to stay calm. For Maura?"

Jane sighed, turning away a little as she tried to regain her composure, before she turned back to look at the Doctor, nodding, "Sorry, I just...I wanna catch this bastard before any other women get hurt, like her." she nodded, gesturing through the window at Maura laying in her bed, taped up and bandaged, not looking her usual cat-walk self.

"Do you have any ideas of someone who would have done this to Maura?"

"No, did you get the results from the rape kit back yet? You let me know when you get them back." she told him after he'd shook his head, answering her question before she headed into the room with Maura, sitting beside her before softly sighing as she took the Medical Examiner's hand, "Maura, who did this to you?" Jane asked the Doctor rhetorically.

"Jane..." Maura croaked, gripping to Jane's hand as she held her.

"Who was it, Maura? Do you remember?"

"H..." Maura breathed, looking to Jane through weak eyes.

"Who?" Jane asked, becoming desperate to know, so she could nail the son of a bitch before she saw Maura drifting back into unconsciousness.

"Dammit!" Jane hissed and sighed harshly as she watched Maura laying in the bed. Jane desperately wanted to nail this guy for what he did to Maura, and she would get him. She was sure of it.

"Jane, we found somethin'. You might wanna come down and take a look at this." Frost said over the phone while Jane was in the hospital corridor, looking through the window at Maura in her bed.

"What is it?"

"You'll see, just get down here." he told her, and hung up, leaving Jane speechless.

She ended the call on her own cell before holstering her phone at her belt. She sighed and walked back into the room to sit at Maura's side, "Maura..." she took her friend's hand, "I have to leave for little while, Frost just called me. Said he's found something...I'm going to check it out and I'll be back as soon as I can."

"Hmm..." Maura stirred awake at the voice beside her, and she opened her eyes slowly until everything had stopped being blurry around her, "What?"

"I have to leave, Maura."

"No Jane, don't go, please." Maura whimpered, looking to Jane.

Jane had to turn away to avoid breaking down, seeing and hearing her friend like this, "Maura I have to. I'll send Korsak up here, to sit with you." she didn't want to say protect, because it would have made Maura feel bad about herself, so much so that would need to be protected, "I want to catch this bastard, for you. And to do that, Maura, I have to be at the scene."

Maura furrowed her brows as she watched Jane standing, her hand slipping away from her own, "Please..." she begged Jane not to go, her voice even cracking.

"I'll call Korsak up here." Jane repeated, "He won't be long, Maura. I have to go."

Maura watched Jane moving away from her and she whimpered a little more before she let silent tears slip out of her eyes, closing them over to make it not as obvious she was crying as Jane left her there to solve this case. The Medical Examiner wanted nothing more than to walk out of the hospital right now and be on the case with Jane, but she knew that wasn't possible given the extent and severity of her injuries. Maura knew she had to stay put. That, and Korsak would be there very shortly.

Jane arrived at the crime scene promptly and looked around for Frost, who was standing with Crowe. She groaned a little and walked on over to the two, "Hey Frost. What have we got?" she asked him as she put on gloves and walked away with the young Detective.

"Don't I get a hello, Rizzoli?" Crowe called after her.

"Shut up, Crowe." she yelled back and continued to the scene with Frost.

"We found some traces of semen."

"And? Did you get a hit?"

"We did." Frost nodded gravely, "Come with me." he walked off, away from the crime scene, leaving Jane straggling behind him, feeling very confused until she followed him out of the parking lot and into the Police Department. Frost swallowed as he punched the button for the elevator call, and waited on the doors to ping open for the two to step inside and he could show her what he'd found.

Getting to the technology lab, Frost allowed Jane to step inside first and gestured to a chair for her to sit down in while he brought up the evidence of what had been found. He looked to her took a deep breath, "Jane, you're gonna need to be seated for this one." he told her and frowned deeply, moistening his lips to give himself time to prepare before showing his partner what the evidence was. Frost quickly brought up the evidence and allowed Jane to read possibly the first line before he spoke up, "This perp has been someone who's been elusive in the past." he told her.

"Who is it? Is it him?" she asked Frost.

Frost took a moment to look at Jane, noting the anger present there, the fire to catch him. He bowed his head and nodded, "It was. It was Charles Hoyt."

"I knew it! That son of a bitch!" she hissed, standing up, "Get an APB out on him, all over Boston and on the borders! We'll catch this bastard!"

"Jane. Jane!" Frost tried grabbing at her attention as she continued to rant on about catching Hoyt, "Jane! I got it. I got it covered. We'll get him." he told her, nodding slowly, "We'll get him."

"I want him alive, Frost. I wanna kill him myself." she spat through gritted teeth.