To VeryJadedFan: thank you.
The next day, Cavanaugh strode in, anger replacing the usual grin on his face. The whole department turned to look at him as soon as he set foot in the room, as per habit. His confidence, and superior air always managed to do that.
"Listen up people. I want you to solve the bus mass murder as soon as possible. Federals are up our asses for The Surgeon case, so we need to be 100% focused on him."
"Yes chief!" They all hollered.
He nodded, satisfied, and went back to his office.
Jane, sighed, then went back to reading about potential suspects in the bus case.
There were 27 people in this bus when it tumbled down. Twenty seven. Needless to say, there were a lot of suspects. And anybody could've tampered with the brakes of a car, only by googling the proceedure. So they were looking for anyone, really.
Plus, she wasn't giving it her all. Her focus was on the Surgeon.
The same pattern. He would kill a victim, wait a certain amount of time, which didn't normally exceed six months, then kill again. She wondered how, or maybe why they weren't able to catch him yet.
'He's way too intelligent for lowlives like us.'
She reminded herself of the message he left them next to his last victim. It insulted the whole homicide department, which only served to fuel their already raging fire.
'Way too intelligent, my ass. We have Maura Isles now. What do ya have, sucker?!'
She wanted to scream her frustrations out, but she kept her cool, and reminded herself that the bus case was their priority, for now.
That made her mind wander towards the new M.E. She was a mystery, and a lovely one at that. And Jane loved mysteries, she always had. She would read crime novels and always solve them before reading the ending. This curiosity is what primarily pushed her to become a Detective in the first place. Sure, crawling up the ranks of the Force had been tough, but she made it. She still didn't have a single unsolved case (excluding the Surgeon one). And she wasn't going to let Maura Isles become the first one.
The young woman was clearly not very comfortable in social situations. She could see it in her eyes when she would talk to her. But, when that man was rude to her mother in the cafeteria, Maura stood up to him like a boss. And she was also very capable when confronted with a work situation. Jane sighed. If she could handle colleagues and work talk, why couldn't she handle friends and small talks? At least acquaintances?
She decided to gather up info and what she knew about Maura Isles. Till now, she knew that she was French, or at least lived there for a while. She studied there too. She was the chief medical examiner of the commonwealth of Massachusetts, but Jane didn't know if she had any other degrees. She had a super hot brother, whose name was Charles, and who was a doctor, apparently.
And... that was it. That was all she knew about the doctor.
Oh, and that she had good taste, in decoration and fashion. There, that was all.
Jane passed her hand through her hair, frustrated. If she couldn't figure out one woman, how could she solve the Surgeon's complex way of thinking? And then there was the bus thing. Don't get her started on that.
She sighed again, but her day brightened up at the prospect of having dinner at Maura's tonight. Oh, she couldn't wait to add missing pieces to the puzzle that was Doctor Maura Isles.
Sorry this was kinda tiny but I promise you all a 2k chapter when I come back from Greece. So you just have to wait a week. See you then! I apologize for the long wait, but life was in the way and I wasn't feeling very good these past months, with finals and my anxiety and all. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this! :)