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Doctor Royston Daniel! It had been four years since she last saw this man, and when she had saw him last, it was on the rooftop of his own psychic business, knocked out, and duct taped to a chair. What the hell? She thought, This is someone who Smith found…? Her head was racing, she had done this man no wrong! In fact, she and Jane had saved his life, what in God's name could he be angry about?
"So you do remember me… I can see it in your face."
He moved away from her and looked to Smith "We have a deal."
"Then where- " Smith started
Daniel interrupted him "Already in your account."
Smith grinned, obviously extremely happy with the outcome of the transaction he had just made, he started to back up out of the room "Pleasure to have met you Agent Lisbon. Hell, pleasure to have known you!"
And with that he was gone, leaving Lisbon alone in the room with Daniel.
Rigsby and Cho were waiting for Jane when he came out of the ambulance, "Well?" Rigsby asked anxiously.
"A list." Jane said. "McMann gave Smith a list."
"A list?" Cho said a little more curtly than intended, "A list of what?"
Jane grinned, "Names and numbers." He answered, "He said he gave Smith a list of names and numbers."
"A list of names and numbers? For what?" asked Rigsby.
"People who have a certain grudge or hatred towards the CBI, or Lisbon." He said in a dead pan tone, much like Cho's natural voice. "Someone who'd be willing to give up a good amount of money to see the CBI and, or Lisbon punished."
Rigsby grew even more anxious and slightly more concerned "Well Grace is in the hospital and Lisbon's missing, I mean God only knows if she's already dead- "
"Hey!" Cho started,
Rigsby ignored him "McMann probably isn't gonna talk anymore, so how the hell are we supposed to find this list?"
At that moment, the ambulance took McMann away, and once again Jane had an expression on his face that unmistakably stated he had a idea, "Let's go see how Grace is doing, shall we?"
Daniel took the gag out of her mouth, "I'm sure you have some questions, and while your still well and breathing, I wouldn't mind giving you some answers."
Lisbon went for the most obvious question, "What are you doing this Doctor Daniel?"
Daniel smiled and nodded "Unfortunately Agent, I don't have the priveledge of having the title of 'doctor' anymore." Lisbon didn't know what to say, "Yeah, you see four years ago after the whole charade on the roof, my entire lifestyle went downhill. Lost my business, lost… lost a whole lotta stuff."
"Daniel… you don't wanna do this… we saved your life from a psychopathic woman- "
"I'm better off dead than where I am now!" he snapped back before she could finish. "Living every day… in the stench of my own failure. It's all your fault."
"What?" At this point, Lisbon couldn't believe this guy. She was expecting someone to yell out that it was all a joke, and that this wasn't really happening. But no such thing occurred, and she realized she had just been left in the hands of a man who had literally lost his mind.
"You had to investigate Lindsay. You couldn't just let Mary Beth's death go… no… you had to keep poking and prodding."
"Mary Beth deserved justice!"
"Well what about me?" he was yelling at this point, and Lisbon was taken aback by the volume "What do I deserve?"
She didn't respond to that question, she just shook her head and said "I'm sorry."
"Liar."
"No Daniel, really I'm-"
"LIAR!" Without notice he struck her across the face. He looked at his hand, as though the action he had just taken was alien to him. He grinned and laughed slightly saying softly to himelf "That was refreshing." He looked back to her a crazed look in his eye, and cut the bonds on her feet, then unlocking her handcuffs leaving her totally mobile. "I am going to cause you as much pain as you caused me. And you'll never see whats coming… just like I didn't."
