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The ride to Maura's was slow and uneventful, but Jane could tell that Maura was worried. She wanted to tell her that she was fine, just…a dog apparently. She still wasn't completely sure this was real but so far it proved to be so. When they did finally arrive at Maura's, Jane waited patiently for the ME to get out of the car and let her out.
Maura grabbed the makeshift leash still around Jane's neck and lead the way up Maura's drive. The honey blonde took a moment to search for her keys before she unlocked the door and allowed them in. When the door was closed and locked behind them, Maura kneeled down and took the tie from around Jane's neck.
As Maura removed the tie, Jane bent her head slightly, ears flattening against her head until she felt a gentle hand under her jaw, lifting her head up. Calm brown eyes met with hazel and for a moment, the two just stared. Maura couldn't fight the feeling that something was familiar about this dog. Finally, Maura stood up and headed into the kitchen. "Are you hungry, Margo?" She asked as she searched through her cabinets.
Jane huffed at the stupid name Korsak had given her and followed Maura into the kitchen, nails clacking against the hardwood. "I'm starved but you're fucking crazy if you think I'm gonna eat dog food." Jane said, although again it only came out in a series of low growls.
Maura looked down and smirked at the dog. "You're very mouthy." She said as she pulled opened up a can of Jo Friday's dog food that had been left over from when she had had to dog sit. She poured the can into a bowl and got another bowl to fill with water. Once finished, she laid out a dish towel in the corner and set the bowls on top of it. "There you go."
Jane got up and moved toward the bowl of food, sniffing it. Immediately, she recoiled and shook her head. "Nope, not happening."
The honey blonde tilted her head slightly, brow furrowing. "You don't want it?" She asked, confused.
Jane immediately shook her head no. "I just said I didn't! Ugh, why is this happening to me?" She whined, literally.
Maura's eyes widened slightly. "Can you—can you understand what I'm saying?" But then she laughed at herself before Jane could react. "Of course you can't. You're a dog." She smirked and shook her head.
A loud sort of whimpered groan came from Jane and Maura almost swore that the dog rolled her eyes. Jane shook her head and walked off into the den and without thinking; she jumped up onto the couch.
Maura followed and when she saw the dog sitting on her couch, reaching for the remote on the coffee table, she sucked in a breath. "No! Get off the couch! Bad dog!" All she could think about were black hairs all over her white couch.
Jane froze, head swiveling to look at Maura. "What? Oh come on! You're gonna make me sit on the floor? You let Jo sit on the damn couch." She growled, grudgingly getting off the couch and sulking.
Maura let out a sigh of relief and moved to dust off any stray dog hairs from her couch.
"Can I at least watch the game while I try to figure out what the hell is going on?" Jane asked, as if she expected an answer. She knew everything she said came out in nothing but growls and whines but she couldn't help herself. Sighing, Jane lifted a paw onto the remote that sat on the table and concentrated on pushing the ON button. "God damn it! Maura, can I get some help? You have to have opposable thumbs to do this!" Jane barked irritably, finally getting the TV on.
Meanwhile Maura watched on in disbelief until the dog turned and looked at her, looking almost aggravated. Maura finally reached out for the remote and started to change the channel, watching as Jane shook her head to each one until the came to the sports channel. The Sox were playing. "Yes! Right there! Leave it!" Jane barked; standing up, tail wagging automatically. She turned to Maura, barking again before looking back at the TV.
Stunned, Maura just stared at the canine as she sat in front of the TV, eyes never leaving the screen. Before she could regain her composure, the Sox made a home run and along with the cheers from the crowd on her screen came the loud excited bark from 'Margo' as she bounced up and down, tail wagging.
The shrill ring of Maura's phone startled her out of her shock. She rushed to grab it out of her purse on the kitchen island. "Dr. Isles." She answered, silently hoping it was Korsak with answers, or even better, Jane herself.
"Hey, Doc," It was Korsak. Maura sighed and braced herself for any news he might have. "No sign of Jane yet, but we figured out where our perp's been doing his 'experiments' and we found our two missing girls both are alive and in critical condition…" He paused for a moment and Maura pictured him scratching his beard as he thought.
"And?" She finally prompted.
"And, I may have found out where Margo came from. This guy has 6 other dogs here in cages and one is empty. It's weird though because these guys are pretty malnourished and Margo Lane looked pretty healthy. We think she somehow escaped when Jane started to chase down our perp who is also still missing." Korsak finished.
Maura frowned and leaned against the counter. "What sort of 'experiments' was this man preforming on these poor girls? I know I couldn't quite discern anything from the first body except cause of death was from her organs failing. Whatever he gave her poisoned her very slowly. Tests are still being run." She said thoughtfully.
Korsak cleared his throat. "I'm not sure, doc. Why do you ask? Margo Lane okay?"
"She's-she's fine but—" Maura bit her lip and looked to where she'd left 'Margo' only to see that she was standing right next to her, staring up at her. "Vince, she's so smart it's a little scary." Maura said, looking down at the dog. "I wonder if…" She cut herself off and shook her head. "Never mind, it's not possible."
"What's not possible?" Korsak prodded.
Sighing, Maura continued with her thoughts. "Maybe your perp was messing around with DNA and Margo was experimented on but all of this-it's pure science fiction."
Korsak laughed a little at the thought. "The guy is crazy, doc. Maybe he was, but I doubt he had much success. Like you said… Science fiction. Listen, I gotta go. I'll let you know if we come up with any more information."
Maura hung up with Korsak and looked down at Margo Lane who was still staring up at her. "Hmm…" She hummed in thought. "I wonder…" Maura moved out to the hall and stood. She gentle patted her knee and called for the dog.
Jane sighed and stood in front of her. Well, whatever gets you closer to realizing it's me… Jane thought.
"Sit." Maura commanded. Jane sat down immediately. "Lie down." Another sigh and Jane was lying on the hardwood floor, looking up at her. Maura thought for a moment. "Speak?" Jane sat up and a series of barks came from her jaws.
"Really? This is nothing, come on, Maura. Figure this out!"
"Okay, okay, that's enough mouthy." Maura said with a small chuckle. "What else do you know?"
Before Jane could react, there was a knock on the door. Maura frowned and checked her watch. "I wonder who that could be this late." She headed for the door with Jane hot on her heels looking alert.
Maura looked through the peephole of her door and her eyes widened but she smiled and unlocked the door. "Tommy, what are you doing here?" She asked, holding the door open wider to allow him entrance.