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"What do you think it means Jane?"
Jane looks down at the file and into the interview room.
"Mmmm I don't know...yet. I need to study the rest of the files, but first one question in there."
Jane opens the door to the interview room. All eyes look at him. Jane addresses Chambers.
"Hi I'm Patrick Jane. One question. Are you a lawyer?"
Chambers eyes dart to Rigsby and Cho, then back to Jane.
"No. I'm not."
Jane flashes a smile.
"Thank you."
He closes the door and leaves the room, Grace follows in his wake confused.
"There's no mention in his background of him ever being a lawyer?"
Jane talks over his shoulder.
"You heard him Grace, he said he wasn't one."
"He was telling the truth then?"
Jane is at his couch and turns towards her. He tips his head to one side and shrugs.
"Maybe...but I think he was telling the truth..."
He feigns being in thought, then, shakes his head.
"Meh, it doesn't matter."
He pulls another file from under the couch, then quickly returns it, adding the one in his hands and sits down.
"Hi Lisbon, how was your meeting?"
"A waste of time."
"Sounds like the interview Cho and Rigsby are conducting."
Lisbon's eyes narrow.
"What were you doing in the interview? You're suppose to take it easy."
"Exactly and I wake up and no one's here to make my cup of tea...as promised."
"I was called away. You look and sound a lot better."
"I'm right as rain."
"Let's keep you that way. I'll get you that tea I promised you and I want you to look over your statement to see if there's anything you've forgotten."
"Lisbon, really!"
She takes a piece of paper out of a file she was holding and throws it at him.
"Yes really. I know you have that memory palace but it was a stressful situation and you may have missed placed something."
Jane rolls his eyes but picks up the paper and begins to scan it.
"Thank you. I'll get you your tea."
As Lisbon leaves the room, Jane drops the statement on to the couch and smiles at Grace. Grace scowls at him and he opens his hands in defence.
"You heard Lisbon, I have to look after myself, so, what energy I have, is better spent on the parts of the case I don't know."
Grace shakes her head and turns her attention to her computer. Jane quickly picks up the paper again.
"Everything is here Lisbon, I have nothing new for you, sorry."
He takes the tea from her and hands back the statement.
"You just go on with whatever it is you need to do. I'll be fine here, Grace will look after me. Oh one thing, I need to go to my motel room so I can get my phone"
"No you don't, I have your phone. Sorry I forgot all about it. I'll get it for you."
Lisbon returns with his phone in an evidence bag. She hands it to Jane. He turns it around in his hand and looks at her.
"Why's it in an evidence bag?"
"Because it was evidence."
"Why?"
"We hoped your kidnappers had left some evidence when they used it. But there was nothing, which is why you have it back."
"The kidnappers used my phone?"
Jane takes the phone out of the bag and switches it on."
"Yes they sent me a text when they abducted you saying you wouldn't be in all week."
Jane goes to the record of Lisbon's text and reads it.
"They said I was helping Pete? How do they know about Pete? I haven't spoken to him in ages?"
"That's what Pete's said."
"He's in town and you're just telling me about this now? Come on Lisbon we need to go see him."
"Jane you're not going anywhere. We talked to Pete and he didn't know anyone with an eagle tatoo..."
"...and you believed him?"
"Yes Jane, I know he's not the most helpful man but he would've told me to help you."
"mmm I guess that's true. But we still need to go see him. He might know one of the other guys who held me."
"That's true, Cho and I will go."
"Lisbon you know I'll get more information from him. I'm not in danger any longer, so you don't have that leverage."
"I'm sure we can get him to talk."
Jane holds his hands up and plants his best innocent look on his face, he sits down on the couch.
"Fine, go with Cho, I'm sure it'll be a success. I'll stay here with Grace and Rigsby, not doing anything."
"You better not."
"Hey you know me, always obey orders and if I don't, I'm sure Grace and Rigsby will keep me in hand."
Lisbon stares at Jane, who smiles back. She looks up to the ceiling, then back at Jane.
"Jane you've been beaten and blown up, you need to look after yourself."
"I said I'm not going to do anything, I'll just lay here on the couch like a good little boy."
"Yea, until my back's turned. You've got something planned I can tell."
"Not a thing Lisbon, just go and detect, I'll be fine."
Jane lays down on the couch, putting his hands behind his head and closing his eyes.
"Bye Lisbon, say hi to Pete for me."
After a moment Lisbon walks over to the couch and hits it with her knee. Jane opens his eyes.
"Oh, hi Lisbon, back already."
Lisbon knees the couch again and scowls at him.
"Okay, you can come along, I can keep an eye on you, and make sure you don't do too much."
"Thank you Lisbon, but, I'm not sure I want to go now, my couch and I are just getting re-acquainted."
"Just get up Jane, or I'll strap a bomb on you myself."
Lisbon strides off. Jane quickly gets off the couch and flashes Grace a smile before following in Lisbon's wake.
"Good to be back."