Jane's thrown by Maura's reaction to the phone call. She looks like she's seen a ghost. Maura has stretched out on the lounge and put her feet on Jane's lap. She's taken another long sip of wine but she's said nothing. "OK Maura, you can't do this to me. Yes, you can stay here, of course you can but I need to know what's upset you. Are you in danger?" Jane's protective instincts have come to the fore. She's always felt it her responsibility to protect the people she cares for. Maura is very high on that list.
The fingers of Maura's free hand come to her lips the way they do when she's thinking something through and uncertain. Jane's seen this look so many times. Maura doesn't like to talk about anything when she's uncertain. "OK now you're scaring me Maura. Don't forget I've had a recent brain trauma and I have a fractured skull; as a Doctor you should know not to put me under so much stress."
Maura shakes her head. "Actually Jane, something is going on in me that I really don't understand. My intestines are sending me a strong but completely irrational and unscientific message."
"So tell me and I'll tell you if it's what I would call gut instinct or irrational unscientific fluff. OK!"
"Maria and Lilly could both pass for you."
"Who," Jane's confused.
"Our two rape-murder victims, Jane they could both pass for you. Rosie Darren could pass for you. In fact Shannon O'Reilly, the floater that came in this week, she could pass for you. They are all tall and slim like you. They all have long dark hair like you and they all have your brown eyes Jane."
"So the guy has a fetish for tall, slim, dark-haired brown-eyed girls; I'd say he has good taste, but your guts off. It's unscientific, irrational fluff that you're feeling" Jane smiles and tries to reassure Maura.
"Jane so far all I have given you is an observation. I haven't told you what unscientific and irrational thoughts I've been considering against my own better judgment" Maura looks at Jane.
"Oh, sorry" Jane waits for more information.
"That was Detective Frost on the phone, the car; no the license plates on the car of the person I think was Rosie's attacker. Well the last registered owner of those plates was Charles Hoyt."
"What" Jane almost shouts as she throws Maura's legs to the ground and stands. "No, no, no Maura. He's dead. He is out of our lives. Do you hear me; do you hear me Maura." Jane runs her hands through her hair and is reminded she has a fractured skull when her head is tender to her touch. She walks to her window and looks out. "Oh my God Maura; the address you wanted the uniforms to watch is here. No, no, no you're over reacting."
Maura stands and goes to Jane who is standing by her window. She rests a hand gently on Jane's shoulder. "Come and sit back down… Jane I'm just being cautious. No one has owned or used those licence plates for five years. Hoyt owned them five years ago and he's dead; remember?"
The girls talk for a little while longer. Neither one is really going to get much sleep but they've also run out of positive things to say to reassure each other. Jane gets Maura some linen and pillows for the lounge and makes sure she's comfortable. Jane pulls the blankets up over Maura's shoulder as she leaves, "shout if you need anything."
"Thanks Jane, good night" Maura tries to sound more positive then she's feeling. She knows if Jane gets any sleep tonight she'll be haunted by nightmares.
Jane's fitful sleep is perforated with nightmares about Hoyt. What's worse is throughout the course of the night Jane's started to feel sick again. By the time she decides it's an acceptable to hour to give up on sleep and get up, she's clammy and nauseous. She listens for Maura and can't hear anything. She finds herself hoping Maura at least is getting some sleep. She quietly heads to the bathroom. Jane had agreed to Maura's suggestion that she spend the day at the station where she'll be safe.
When Jane's showered and dressed she goes into her living room. She tip toes over to where Maura is asleep. She'd love to let her sleep but Jane needs to get busy. She's not up to eating and sitting around waiting for Maura to wake is not something she has the patience for this morning. She gently touches Maura's shoulder, "Maur…"
Maura's startled from sleep and shouts "no; don't you hurt her!" Jane jumps back in fright. Maura gathers herself and realises where she is. "I'm so sorry Jane, I must have fallen asleep. I think I was dreaming."
"Oh yeah; you were dreaming." Jane has composed herself. "Maura I didn't sleep real well either. Sorry to wake you but I can't spend another second here, lets' get to the office; please?"
As she forces herself to wake up Maura looks at her friend. "Oh my God Jane, you're sick again. Your fever is back?"
"Maura it must be something in here. I changed the linen on my bed so it shouldn't be a relapse but yeah I feel terrible."
"Jane we need to go via my place; I didn't bring fresh clothes for today. You should pack some things. Until we know what's making you sick I think you should stay in my guest room." Jane doesn't argue.
He's been anxiously waiting for mid morning so he can call his next target. The pathetic receptionist at the gym had given him much of the information he needed. Still he wanted further clarification. If he's to abduct her as part of his master plan there can be no mistakes. He phones her, her voice is music to his ears when she answers, "Pauline O'Brien speaking."
"Good morning Pauline, I'm Jack. I don't know if the receptionist mentioned me last night but I am keen to hire you as a personal trainer."
"Oh hello, she did say someone might contact me this morning; Jack is it" she asks.
"Yes, Pauline I'm sure we know each other. You're Pat and Martha's daughter from Pennsylvania; aren't you" He pretends.
"i don't think so, my family is all based in Chicago, you must be thinking of someone else" Pauline explains.
"I'm terribly sorry; I was so sure. I hope you'll still consider training me" he asks in his most polite way.
"Of course Jack. Why don't we meet and I can get an understanding of what it is you hope to achieve from your personal training."
"I'd like that Pauline, can you do tonight" he asks.
"Sir, I'm training until ten pm so tonight is probably not going to work…"
"Actually I'm working late tonight. I could meet you for a coffee at the local Starbucks at ten thirty if that suits you?"
"My, you are keen aren't you Jack."
"Yes, yes I am Pauline but we're going to have to work out a time around both our busy schedules by the sounds of it. Is tonight OK" he asks with a polite confidence.
"You know what Jack; I like a man who knows what he wants. I'll see you at the Somerville Starbucks at ten thirty" Pauline promises.
"I look forward to it Pauline, I really do." He smiles with satisfaction as he hangs up the phone. No boyfriend and no family. She's perfect for his master piece. So Detective Rizzoli and Doctor Isles stand by for your next distraction he thinks to himself. He is back on his game.
When Jane and Maura arrive at BPD Lieutenant Cavanaugh is waiting for them. He leaves Angela who he's been talking too. Angela smiles and waves at Jane and Maura, she has no idea what's going on. "You two, in my office now" Cavanaugh announces. Jane and Maura do as ordered. When they reach his office he closes the door behind them. "Rizzoli I'm glad you're out of the hospital and going to be OK but you are not cleared for active duty; do you hear me" Cavanaugh stares at Rizzoli.
"Yes sir, I hear you. I'll sit behind my desk and do as I'm told but I'm grateful not to be sitting at home on my own imagining the worst Lieutenant" Jane tries to sound accommodating to her boss.
Cavanaugh looks at Maura "what the hell is going on Doc? You got Frost to look at those videos; you suspected this was our rape murderer and now it seems somehow Hoyt's involved" He just stares at Maura.
"Lieutenant, I'm still going over a lot of data but something about Rosie made me think of our other victims. So yes I asked Frost to get the videos from the hospital. I honestly don't know what any of it means yet but I promise I'm working every scientific angle I can think of" Maura is honest with Cavanaugh.
Cavanaugh looks at this goofy, eccentric woman he's grown to really appreciate for her professional capabilities, "thank you Doctor Isles, I appreciate your honesty." He looks between these two women before speaking again. "Korsack was released this morning; I'm expecting him through this door at any minute. Jane I want you and Korsack to supervise and work with the Doc but I need your guidance on who to assign to active duties, do you hear me? It won't be you or Korsack am I clear?"
Jane nods, "yes sir. We'll get this SOB who ever his; I promise." She's being as positive as she can.
Cavanaugh looks at his star detective. "You look like shit Rizzoli but from what I hear even when you're half dead you're a hell of a cop. Don't go doing anything stupid on me, OK? I want you around."
Jane reassures her boss she's on her game as she and Maura leave his office. "OK Maura go find out what killed our victims. I'm going to get Frost to look into anyone in Hoyt's life when he owned that car. Let me know if you find anything and I'll do the same." Jane smiles at Maura. As crappy as she feels she's glad to be back and focused on work. She wants Maura to know that.
"I'm glad you're here Jane. I'll focus on the science and you can focus on the policing. Just promise me you won't do anything silly" Maura stares at her friend. Jane winks at Maura. Maura smiles but she's not sure it's the signal she wanted.
When Jane walks into the squad room Frost, Frankie and Cooper are already there. They're not surprised to see Jane. Frost has filled them in on his phone call with Maura last night. They're all actually glad she's there to give them direction. "Hey" Jane announces at her arrival. "So where are we" she asks.
"Glad to have you back Jane" Frost says before outlining what they've pulled together.
"OK, that pretty well aligns with what Doctor Isles told me last night. By the way Frost you have great timing; you know how to spoil a pizza and some beers between friends" Jane laughs.
"Sorry Jane but I knew Dr. Isles would want to know and I trusted her on whether to tell you or not. Sorry!"
"Hey I'm kidding Frost; you're doing great" Jane slaps him on the back. "So here's what I'm thinking. Given all the stuff we've had to go through with Hoyt, have we ever looked into his family or friends? Are their people in his life who might have an axe to grind" Jane looks at the young team. She smiles inwardly as she watches Frankie hang off her every word. Jane walks over to the evidence board. She looks at the images of the victims; Maura was right. Any profiler would say she could be a target of this perp based on her own physical traits. Huh she thinks; Maura's intestines might have an intuitive bent she doesn't yet understand. Jane decides she doesn't want Maura to know that.
Maura stares at her computer and can't believe her eyes. She has been plotting various breakdowns of the chemical substances that were found in Lilly and Maria. The last equations she entered brought a reaction, an interesting reaction. Maura has taken the Ibuprofen formula C13H18O2. She's entered Zn8O4 and Cd18 and Tl9 and there has been a positive response, her computer has recognised a very rare form of Anthrax. She dials Suzie.
"Yes, Dr. Isles" Suzie answers.
"Senior Criminologist Chang I need to you to retrieve Lilly Romano and Maris Montenegro's brains please. I need to you to do a biopsy on the medulla oblongata of both brains. I want to know what you find as soon as possible" Maura's animated; this could be the discovery she's been seeking. Suzie assures Dr. Isles she is on to it and hangs up. Maura decides to head upstairs and see how Jane and her young charges are going.
When Maura walks into the squad room she sees a lot of down faces. She hears Jane say that there has to be more information. She hears Frost tell her he's looked at every angle he can think of. "Hi" Maura announces. "Wow, none of that sounds very good" she adds.
"Oh hey Maura" Jane responds. The rest of the young charges are looking at Dr. Isles in hope she has something new for their case. "It's not" Jane acknowledges. "We've learned Hoyt has or had a younger half-brother. His birth records name him as John James Hoyt" Jane explains.
"He disappeared off the face of the earth around the time Charles Hoyt was expelled from medical school" Frost explains.
Frankie adds "he's five years younger than Charles Hoyt."
Jane looks at Maura "what brings you here, have you got something" Jane asks.
Maura smiles, "I think I've found the cause of death Jane. It's extremely clever and I'm just waiting on revised biopsies of Lilly and Maria's brains. I'm prepared to say however, that they were definitely poisoned and by someone very, very clever in the workings of chemistry. I'd go so far as describing him as brilliant."
"Is there anything in your findings that ties him to a person Dr. Isles" Cooper asks.
"If you're looking for a link to Hoyt I have nothing based on any facts at the moment. I will say this though. Hoyt was a genius and whoever killed Lilly and Maria is a genius too."
All eyes in the squad room stare at each other. They are all thinking the same thing. Could Hoyt be driving this crime spree from the grave? Even in death is he still after Jane.