Radioactive Roses
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Chapter three
Jane lay on his couch. He thought about Lisbon being able to read minds. This was a great help in law enforcement. He also wondered what effect the radiation had had on him. He couldn't read minds, nothing felt out of the ordinary. He felt as though nothing had changed about him. Jane decided to spend the night in the CBI, and was awake for most of the night, thinking.
He woke early and lay staring at the ceiling. Van Pelt was the first to arrive. She sat at her desk, working on their latest case. Cho and Rigsby were next, having stopped for coffee and donuts first. Lisbon was last, and greeted her team as she entered. She headed to her office, and set to work. Jane sat up, and picked up a book from the table next to him.
The team spent a few hours together in silence. Lisbon came through and handed a file to Cho. "You and Rigsby go and check out this woman. She's the husband's mistress."
Cho nodded stood up, and Rigsby followed. They left together, and Jane looked up from his book. Lisbon placed a file on Van Pelt's desk, and went for coffee. As she returned, Van Pelt reached across her desk for the file. Her hand bumped a coffee cup standing on the edge, and it toppled off the desk.
Van Pelt blinked. The mug hadn't smashed like she thought it would. It was suspended about a foot off the ground, hovering in mid air. Lisbon froze. "I didn't do that," she answered Van Pelt's thoughts.
Van Pelt looked at Jane. He was staring at the cup, seemingly transfixed. "You can put it down now, Jane." Said Van Pelt.
Jane carefully moved the mug to the ground. "What the hell was that?" asked Lisbon.
"You tell me," replied Jane.
Van Pelt stood up. "Please, somebody tell me what the hell just happened."
Lisbon nodded and related her story to her colleague. Van Pelt's eyes grew wide at the story. "So you can read thoughts?"
Lisbon nodded. "With most people, it's like being in a hall with lots of people mumbling away to themselves. I only really ear if I'm close to them, or if I focus hard. With Jane, I can hear him pretty much anywhere in the building, and hear anything he thinks. Probably because we were exposed together."
Van Pelt turned to Jane. "And you're telekinetic. But apparently a far more potent form than normal."
Jane shrugged. "I only just discovered it now. When you bumped the mug, I just didn't want it to break because it's your favourite. Next thing, it was floating. I could feel it, but I knew I wasn't holding it."
Van Pelt nodded, and placed a file on the floor. "Lift that up."
Jane sat, and stared at the file. The file shifted, and then slowly lifted up off the ground. It hovered, and then began to rotate. Lisbon grabbed the file. "That's just showing off, Jane."
Jane grinned. "This will be a lot of fun."
Van Pelt rolled her eyes. "The husband's story checks out. He was at the school at the time of the murder. People can confirm it."
Lisbon nodded. "And the coffee cup?"
Van Pelt pointed to the file Lisbon held. "The report's in there."
Lisbon opened the file. "The cup had no usable prints, but was consistent with the crack in the wall. Contained coffee, with a considerable amount of sugar. The victim however," Lisbon flipped over a page, "was diabetic. It couldn't have been her coffee."
Jane wasn't listening. He was busy trying to see how much he could move at once. He had a whole host of pens and pencils hovering off of the desks in the immediate vicinity. Lisbon walked over and smacked him on the side of the head with the file, breaking his concentration. The pens and pencils all dropped back down onto the desks with a loud clatter. "Pay attention, Jane."
Jane frowned. 'No need to be pushy, Ms Lisbon. I was listening.' He thought.
Lisbon raised an eyebrow. "Whatever. I want you and Van Pelt to go and find out from ExCorp about what exactly Mr Willows does."
They both nodded, and headed for the elevator. Lisbon went back into her office, and began to make phone calls. She was busy running down leads, and finding out more from family members about the couple and their lives. She wondered exactly what Jane would get up to. With his newfound ability to be irritating, this would prove interesting.
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Jane wasn't paying much attention to what Van Pelt was asking. He was doing what he normally did, walking around examining everything. They were in the executive's office – a man names Justin Marshall, who owned the exporting business – questioning him about what exactly the employees did. Jane was examining the ornaments against the far wall, while Van Pelt asked the questions.
"Agent Van Pelt," said Mr Marshall. "Paul is a fine employee. Never late. Never off. Tries to submit everything on time."
Jane turned to Mr Marshall. "What about Susan Shepherd?"
Mr Marshall shrugged. "She's a lower level secretary that caters for Paul's department. She has high aspirations. Her husband is a plumber. Not exactly her style, but a nice enough guy. I met him once, at a staff party."
Jane nodded. He spotted something across the room, and went over to investigate. It was a photo of Mr Marshall, posing with a big fish. The other man in the picture was Paul Willows. "You're fishing buddies with Mr Willows," he noted.
Mr Marshall nodded. "Yes. We fish on weekends. He's a great guy."
Jane nodded, and continued to wander around the room. "Were you aware that Paul was having an affair with Susan?"
Mr Marshall nodded. "Marisa knew too. She was considering getting a divorce. Paul couldn't get her to change her mind. She was a stubborn woman."
Van Pelt turned to Jane, who appeared to be in his own world. Suddenly, a pen rolled off the table. Van Pelt knew Jane had done it, but said nothing. "Thank you for your time, Mr Marshall."
They left together, and Van Pelt turned to Jane. "Lisbon won't be happy to hear what you did. You know how she is about things."
Jane shrugged. "I have the ability to move objects I'm not touching, and you want me to not use it?"
Van Pelt sighed. Her boss would not be happy.
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Lisbon sat at her desk, filling in forms. She wondered how Van Pelt was coping with Jane now that he could be more annoying than normal. This really was an odd development. She had adjusted to the idea of hearing everyone's personal thoughts, and tried her best to tune them out. It was not her place to hear what people didn't want heard.
The door opened, and Van Pelt came in. "what did he do?" asked Lisbon.
Van Pelt ran Lisbon through a quick summary in her mind, highlighting new information. She briefly mentioned Jane's pen incident, and Lisbon sighed. "It was bound to happen, Van Pelt."
Van Pelt nodded. "So I'm not in trouble?"
Lisbon shook her head. "Are Rigsby and Cho back yet?"
Van Pelt nodded. "They just walked in."
Lisbon stood up and followed Van Pelt from the room. Cho looked up. "Susan Shepherd wasn't at her house. But we found a neighbour who said that she had seen Susan leaving at seven this morning in a rush."
Lisbon nodded. "I need to speak with both of you in my office."
The two men followed their boss into her office, and she shut the door. "What is this about, boss?" asked Cho.
Lisbon turned to him. "That incident last week with the radioactive sludge, it left has left me in a difficult situation."
Rigsby frowned. "Difficult situation?"
Lisbon nodded. "Cho, Rigsby, I now have the ability to read minds."
Both men's thoughts stopped for a split second, before racing. "Boss, I don't believe this," said Rigsby.
Lisbon looked at him. "Think about anything; please not food or Van Pelt."
Rigsby nodded.
Lisbon shut her eyes. "When does that report have to be completed?"
Rigsby turned pale. "Boss…"
Lisbon nodded. "It freaked me out too. And you have no idea how irritating Jane can be."
Cho sat quietly. "We should bring Susan Shepherd in for questioning."
Lisbon opened her door. "Get an APB out on her car."
Both men nodded and went back to their desks. Lisbon turned around to find most of her files hovering an inch off of her desk. She sighed and sat down. She watched the files begin to rotate. Jane could be such a show off. Lisbon reached for one of the floating files, and took it with her into the bullpen. She stopped in shock when she realised the extent of Jane's new ability.
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