Dream sequence ...

Something startled her. A noise. It was definitely a noise. She opened her eyes and found her left bedside left alone. Again there was this noise that tored her out of her slumber. First she thought that her daughter woke up late at night and that her wife tried to sing her back to sleep with a lullaby that she heard over the baby monitor and she smiled. But then she heard a grunt. A male grunt. And the voice who sang the lullaby was male too, not her wife's. Something was wrong, terrible wrong. She knew it ... she knew it deep down in her heart. Without any other thought she opened nightstand drawer and put out her gun. Her fingers felt the cold rippled surface of the handhold of her gun and her feet touched the wooden flor. Her heart raced and her breath was incredibly flat. Her eyes adjusted to the darkness which ruled in their house at this time of the night. The gun was held tight to her left thigh in the case her gut was exceptionally wrong. She walked down the aisle and saw a glimmer of light out of the door crack of Alexis' room. She took a deep breath before she opened the door. " Frankie? ", she asked because there was a man in there. Maybe Maura was down stairs and drunk panda poop tea. But a muffled cry was to hear ... it was a stifled sob ... that sounded like her wife's. Jane draw her gun up and pushed the door open. Her heart skipped a beat at the sight. He sat there ... with her daughter in his arms. Smiling ... oozy ... pleased ... engaging. Jane gasped. She couldn't believe what she saw. But there were her wife, her brothers, her mother, her former partner and her partner's mother who sat gagged and pinioned in her daughter's nursery or that he was there with her daughter in his arms.

He looked up at her and smiled broadly. " I'd told you that I

win! "

Jane pointed her gun at him and gritted her teeth. " You're dead. I'd sent you to hell! "

He looked at Alexis and smiled. " Oh, did you, Jane? ", he asked softly and looked up again.

Jane thightened her grip around the handhold and focused her eyes at her worst enemy. " What do you want, Hoyt? More victims? More apprentices? "

Suddenly the teddy bear he held in his hand turned into a scalpel ... dangerous close to her daughter who squeaked in joy and reached for the item. " I got what I want, Jane. I got your most vulnerable side. "

Jane lowered her gun a bit and watched as Hoyt put the scalpel to her daughter's throat and as he slowly ...

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" NO! ", Jane screamed and shot up. Sweat ran down her face. Nothing seemed real.

Maura was up in the same moment, maybe a little earlier because she felt Jane's fidgetiness in her sleep. She put her hands on Jane's shoulders and pushed a strand if hair from Jane's sweaty forehead. " It's okay. It was just a dream, Jane. "

Jane was out of breath and her eyes were loose. " Alexis ... Hoyt. "

Maura's heart contracted at those two names in one sentence and she pulled her wife in a tight, safe hug. " Alexis is safe and sound in her crib and fast asleep. ", she took a deep breath and kissed Jane's temple. " And Hoyt's gone. He don't come back. You'd made sure of that. "

Jane buried her face in Maura's neck. " You're sure? "

Maura nodded agreeing and sighed while she closed her eyes. " Yes, Jane, I am. I am sure of that. "

Jane sighed but didn't looked at her wife. " I need ... I need to see her ... I need ... "

Maura sensed Jane's insecurity and nodded slowly. " Of course ... of course, let's go and check on Alexis. "

Jabe hesitated and frowned as she got up. " But we have to be quiet. "

Maura put on her dressing grown and smiled. " Or we could take Alexis to our bed. "

Jane stood uncertainly in the nursery and looked into the crib where her innocent baby girl laid there and slept peacefully. The sight of this young unsullied creature she called her daughter always warmed her heart and made her smile. But suddenly a deep frown was on her forehead. " What if I wake her? "

" I'm sure Alexis wouldn't mind as long as she can fall back to sleep on your chest. ", Maura replied while she leaned against the doorframe.

Jane sighed and lifted her daughter up.

Alexis stirred a little and made a sound like she was about to start to cry.

Jane held her tight against her chest and rubbed Alexis' back soothing. " Ssssh, s'alright, baby girl. It's just Mama. "

Maura smiled at the sight and took a deep breath.

Jane walked to her and gave her wife a soft kiss on the lips. " I love you. You know that, don't you? "

Maura smiled lovingly at her and put an hand to Jane's cheek. " I love you too. No matter what. "

Jane exhaled loudly. " Come on, Mommy, let's get back to bed. "

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Maura came into the kitchen the next morning with her daughter right on her hip.

Camille looked up and smiled broadly. " Good morning the two of you. "

Maura smiled in return. " Good morning. How did you sleep? "

Camille waved her hand from side to side.

Maura nodded as she understood and looked at Alexis. " I hope Jane and I didn't bothered you as we got Alexis to our room. "

Camille waved the statement away. " Not at all. Sometimes you need your children as close as possible as you can. "

Maura smiled and poured herself a cup of coffee. " Where is Angela? Normally I get welcomed by her. "

Camille smiled again and braced her head with an hand. " U guess she's feeding the troughers at your guest house. "

Maura chuckled and sipped her coffee. " I'm sure as bad as the circumstances are, Frankie and Tommy don't mind to be pampered all the time. Especially Tommy. "

Camille chuckled too and furrowed her eyebrows. " Tommy's still the baby? "

" It'll get better. ", Maura replied with a smile.

Camille frowned as she looked to the stairs. " Jane's still not up. "

Maura frowned as she sipped her coffee and looked at the clock. " Oh, it's just good so. She's terribly grumpy in the mornings. "

Camille laughed and pressed her lips together. " Then I better not wake her up. "

" Too late. ", a low grumble came from the stairs as Jane entered the kitchen with her BPD shirt and sweats, hairs untamed. " Coffee ... intravenous ... fast. "

Maura smiled sweetly. " Good morning to you too. "

Jane growled low.

Maura just rolled her eyes. " At least say good morning to our guest. "

Jane turned to Camille and blinked a few times. " Oh ... morning, Camille. "

Camille started to laugh. " And I thought that you're overdoing, Maura. "

Jane got a cup and rolled her eyes. " I'm so not into this conversation. It's too early. "

Maura chuckled amused as she sat down next to Camille. " You know, the early bird gets the worm, Jane. "

Jane growled as she poured herself a cup of coffee and looked up with a frown. " You know ... ", she paused and the frown deepened. " I didn't knew I've married my mother. "

Camille laughed out loud. " She's adorable when she's still asleep. "

Maura beamed. " Isn't she? "

Jane starred at both women and frowned again with sleepy eyes. " I feel like a monkey in a glass box. "

Maura and Camille started to laugh at the same time.

Jane grabbed her cup of coffee, started to walk to the living room and shook her head. " It's way too early for that. "

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Jane sat at her desk and starred into nothing. " Come on, Frost. Help us. Give us a hint. "

" Detective Rizzoli? "

Jane looked up and saw an unknown face of a patrolman. " What? "

He cleared his throat. " I'm sorry ... but I should bring you this. "

Jane looked at the envelope and frowned. " My mail's going to the crime lab first. "

The man just shrugged.

" Who gave you this? "

" A man down in the foyer. "

She sighed and accepted the envelope. She opened it and dropped it immediately like she was burned. She looked up just to see the back of the Officer. She jumped to follow him but she lost him in the crowd. Jane literally stomped her feet to the ground and punched the wall. " God damnit! ", she growled through clenched teeth.

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Maura frowned deeply while she inspected the new letter in detail.

Korsak frowned worriedly as he watched the Doctor. " You didn't knew this guy? "

Jane paced up and down while she bit her nail matrix. " He looked like everyone. And as often we get new Officers ... Fucking shit ... "

" Calm down, Jane. ", Korsak said calm and looked at her. " We know nothing. Probably he's just a Rookie from the Academy. "

Jane clenched her teeth as she stopped pacing and burned a whole into Korsak as she starred at him. " He plays with us, Korsak. He plays with you, me and even Maura. And he killed one of us ... our brother! He thinks he's such a bright boy. Motherfucker! "

Korsak sighed deeply and grabbed Jane at her shoulders. " Exactly. ", he said and looked into her deep brown eyes. " He thinks he's an bright boy. But I have my life and work experiences. Maura have her science and intelligence. And you have ... ", he paused and frowned. " I don't know what it is what you have. "

Jane had to chuckle low. " Thank you. "

Korsak smiled broadly. " Let's call it a very good gut feeling. But Jane ... let's focus on the big picture ... and not only on Frost ... "

This sentence seemed to give Jane a wake-up call. Her eyes cleared and seemed to be more focused. She took a deep breath. " You're right, this isn't just about Frost. This is about them all. ", she looked at her wife. " Maura? "

Maura looked up with a worried frown and eased it immediately.