Chapter 2
"Does anybody here have any clue about the reason for Jane quitting his job?"
The baffled – and slightly dazed – expression on Wainwright's face made him look more childlike than ever.
Rigsby and Cho exchanged a quick glance, while Lisbon just dropped her head. The main reason for Jane wanting to leave the team was kind of obvious – they had taken Red John away from him after all. They had no idea about what had trigger his sudden departure though.
He didn't even stick around to say goodbye. That for sure wasn't a good sign at all.
It was only when Wainwright and Lisbon had returned to their respective offices that Cho noticed something odd about Van Pelt's behavior. She didn't seem surprised in the slightest by their boss's boss announcement.
"What happened?"
She went on typing furiously. "You heard Wainwright. Jane has decided to quit. There's nothing else to add".
"You were here with him before he left. Did he say anything about it all?"
"Fine. I was sick and tired of him behaving as if the boss had suddenly become his worst enemy. I just told him to stop. Apparently he didn't took that well".
"That's why he left without notice".
"Yeah".
Cho briefly turned to look at Rigsby – who was trying to look as busy as possible. Didn't want to mess with Grace's choices, that was pretty clear.
"Go ahead and say it", Van Pelt went on after a moment. "What a horribly insensitive person am I… while poor Jane had his family slaughtered and all that. Well, I'm fed up with that being an excuse for him to ill-treat people that actually care about him".
"There's going to be trouble about this", Cho delivered in a matter-of-fact tone. "No way the boss will be happy about Jane's sudden disappearance. And Jane does need someone to keep an eye on him".
"So be it", was Grace's final statement – before she turned her full attention to the computer screen.