Jane tried to push past her, but she was extremely strong for such a slim figure and kept him far from his Citroen. He took a step back.
"Lisbon I have to go now." He stated with a crazy look in his eyes.
"Jane, it could be a trap." Lisbon's worry for him was written all over her face, but Jane would rather take the chance then miss out on the opportunity of killing Red John.
"I'm sorry Lisbon but I have to go. You know that."
"Jane stay. We already have Australian officers investigating it. They are keeping a close eye on everyone at the hotel and are conducting the investigation there. You need to calm down, and we need to think things through before we act."
Jane's mind was whirling around and around. He understood what Lisbon was saying.. so why couldn't she understand him?
"You are not the boss of me. Stay away from me."
This was not the Jane she knew. Shocked, she let her guard down, and he took that chance to push past her, not looking back as she stumbled, hurting her ankle again. She regained her balance in time to see Jane's Citroen driving off in the direction of California State airport. She turned and walked back inside, thinking to herself how stupid she'd been to think she might be able to stop him. She walked slowly back into her office and slumped into her chair.
Jane was speeding towards the airport, hoping that there was a flight to Australia within the next hour. He knew it would take a long time to get there and he couldn't miss the opportunity. Finally he reached the airport.
After 20 minutes of searching for a free parking spot, he rushed up to one of the desks and pretty must yelled, "I need the next flight to Australia."
"Where in Australia?" The lady said, holding her hand out for his passport.
"Perth."
"Passport please."
He almost died. Crap. His passport.
"Here," He said, taking out his ID card, "I am going there for work, I'll use this…"
The lady looked unsure, but Jane knew that she trusted the police and would let him pass. It was obvious that she had trust in the police and he offered a gentle smile as she took the card and nodded in acceptance.
"The flight leaves really soon, hurry through to departures."
Lisbon was not going to chase him. She knew even if she did Jane would be on a plane already by the time she found parking. She had no reason to keep him in the country. She limped back into her office, meeting the eyes of the team, and sending them a "he's gone." Glance.
Sitting at her desk, she got out her phone and wrote a text to Jane.
"Not coming. Have fun in Aus B careful k?
L."
It said, and after pressing send, Lisbon got up off her chair and grabbed her coat.
"Hightower has instructed we work the case from here. The Aussie cops are handling the interviews, we make the orders."
Grace looked confused.
"So… we tell them what to do from the other side of the world?"
"They'll email us the statements and they'll fax us the interviews…"
"Wait…" started Rigsby, "They don't have the death penalty there do they?"
Lisbon opened her mouth to answer but Cho answered first.
"Nope, no death penalty. The best he'll get is life in jail, which is technically only 25 years down there."
"That's horrible…" Grace said, "That's so completely-"
"Look," Lisbon begun, "We have to work with this… and I hate to say it but without Jane we are going to each have to work twice as hard."
Jane stepped out of the 'arrivals' door and into the Airport. A nice place, he thought, less crowded then Sacramento, Australian Accents flying through the air, as well as the foreign languages of tourists. His ears were peeled, listening out for the high, airy voice he had memorized after his first encounter with Red John.
He went and sat in a café, ordered a cup of tea, sat, and waited.
Ok so next chapter will be a lot more exciting I promise xD