Day 0 ...
Jane took a deep breath and ran the back of her hand across her sweaty forehead as she stared at the punching bag. She had decided to go extra early to the headquarter and wait for Frankie and Korsak before the go to Mandy's dorm. She looked at the clock on the wall above the door of the gym and rolled her eyes. Still two hours until Korsak and Frankie would come. Still two painful slow hours she would have to wait.
Patience is a virtue, Jane. She could hear Maura say and madea face. "Oh, come on. Not enough that I live and work with you. Now you also have to be in my head, Maura?", Jane said to no one but herself. She looked back at the clock and groaned as just two minutes had gone by. Jane stomped in the direction of the locker room but changed the direction to the showers. It was just a god damned dorm and not a freaking large-scale raid. Right? Right!
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Maura smiled broadly as she entered the Café and Angela eyed her ling. "You had a ... good night?"
Maura tilted her head to the side and grinned. "I had a wonderful night, thank you. And yourself?"
Angela smiled knowingly and shrugged. "I had also a great night. But I am sure that mine wasn't as good as yours."
Maura needed a moment until she understood what Angela was talking about and lifted her eyebrows. "Oh no, Angela. Jane and I didn't have had sex last night. We just ... we just talked before we fell asleep."
Angela grinned and waved before she handed her daughter in law a cup of coffee. "Whatever. It is not like I pry in my daughter's sex life."
Maura choked on her coffee and smiled apologetically as Angela lifted an skeptical eyebrow. "The coffee is very hot."
It wasn't a lie, the coffee was hot.
Angela crossed her arms over her chest and looked long at Maura. "You are way too long with Jane together. I preferred it as you were unable to lie."
Maura frowned deeply as she put the cup down. "Angela, I am still incapable to lie."
Angela raised her eyebrows and started to clean the counter. "Speaking of Jane. Where is my lovely daughter? I hadn't seen her."
Maura looked at her watch and raised her eyebrows. "I think she is in the gym. She was very jittery the whole morning so I sent her to the Department to wait there for Sergeant Korsak and Frankie. I ... uh ... Jane made me nervous. Well, she said that she would need a good fight with the punching bag."
Angela grunted as she stifled a laugh. She beamed as Frankie entered the Café. "Good morning, baby."
Frankie stopped dead and rolled his eyes. "Morning, Ma. Can I have a cup of coffee, please."
Angela grabbed a mug and sighed. "You are as bad as Jane, Frankie."
Frankie closed briefly his eyes and shook his head before he looked at Maura. "Morning, Maura. Where is Jane."
Maura pointed with her index finger downwards. "In the gym and waiting for you and Vince."
Frankie rolled his eyes and thanked his mother for the fresh coffee. "Let her work out maybe then she won't be so sassy."
Maura started to chuckle and sipped her coffee.
"That won't help either.", Angela laughed.
Frankie grinned and sipped his coffee.
Korsak came into the Café too and stifled a yawn.
Frankie drew his eyebrows together. "Long night with your dogs?"
Korsak rolled his eyes. "Oh, shut up."
Maura and Angela started to laugh together.
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Jane came onto the floor where Mandy's room was and drew her eyebrows together as she saw that the door was broken in. She took her gun from the holster and pushed the door carefully with her elbow open. She pressed her lips together as she entered the room as quiet as possible and draw her gun up. Her heart pounded wildly in her chest and the blood roared in her ears. Jane looked in every corner of the room and was about to lower her gun as a sharp pain spread in her neck. She turn around to look confused at her attacker. But before she could see the face the room started to spin and then all went black.
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Maura sat at her desk as Susie entered her Office. "Dr. Isles?"
Maura looked up from her laptop and frowned deeply. "Yes, Susie?"
Susie cleared her throat and pointed with her thumb over her shoulder. "Um ... Detective Masterson asked me to bring him to you."
Masterson came in the office too and raised his hand. "Hey, Maura."
Maura raised up and the frown deepened. "What are you doing here?"
Susie hesitated a moment and frowned too. "I ... uh ... I go back to work if you don't need me."
Maura looked at her and nodded with a small smile. But she became serious again as she looked back at Masterson. "So?"
Masterson held an folder up and cleared his throat. "I ... uh ... I wanted to bring Jane those notes for the case that I had at home."
Maura put an hand on her desk to lean on it. "And why are you down here?"
Masterson rubbed his chin as he raised his eyebrows with a loud sighed. "The guys suggested that Jane would be down here."
Maura's heart skipped a beat as those words reached her brain and she felt like her legs became jelly. "No ...", she said quietly. "No, she's not. I thought Jane would be with Frankie and Korsak to Mandy Bosworth's dorm."
Masterson drew his eyebrows together and shook his head briefly. "They are upstairs and discuss one of those ridiculous YouTube videos.", he paused as scrutinized Maura. "I see you're pregnant again."
Maura took her cell phone in a shaking hand and licked her lips as she had dailed Jane's number. "I rather don't dicuss this with you, Ryan.", she frowned as she just reached the voicemail. A odd feeling spread in her chest.
Masterson also frowned and made a step forward Maura. "What is it?"
Maura stared at the device. "I just reached Jane's voicemail."
Masterson shrugged. "Maybe Jane is at Boston Joe's and she forgot the phone in her car."
Maura looked at him and her eyes watered immediately.
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Maura paced up and down in BRIC, her arms were crossed tightly over her chest and a deep frown laid on her forehead. Her lips formed a thin line. How could a 'simple' case go so wrong? Why did they had missed the clue that Jane wasn't in the Department anymore? Why did it have to happen especially now?
Masterson followed with his eyes her movements and sighed. "Maura, if I watch you then I get seasick."
Maura didn't stop to walk. "Then stop watching me."
Frankie kneaded his hands and looked at the Wall. "I try my best to trace her GPS but ..."
Maura closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "Frankie, please try harder."
Frankie nodded and continued his task.
Masterson stood up and took her at the shoulders. "Maura, stop pacing up and down. It won't help and I need you to calm down in your situw."
You could think that Maura tried to burn Masterson directly to hell with her gaze. "I pace up and down as much as I like. Stop telling me what to do."
Masterson frowned deeply. "I am just worried, Maura."
"Stop worrying about me and do your fucking job.", Maura hissed.
Korsak entered BRIC and stopped dead in his track as he heard those words out of the Medical Examiner's mouth. "Whow, calm down, Doc. Such words out of your mouth."
Maura closed her eyes again and counted to ten. "Anything new ?"
Korsak nodded and ran his right hand over his beard. "I informed Cavanaugh right now. The whole BPD is on the street. We just need a new hint."
Maura took a shakily breath. "Then it could be too late."
A heavy silence suddenly laid over the group of four. No one dared to imagine this scenario.
Masterson jumped up and grabbed his phone. "I may have a CI who can help us."
Korsak looked in disbelief at him. "And you have forgotten that little detail until now?"
Masterson shrugged and left BRIC on his heels.
Korsak shook his head and rubbed his face with both hands. "Come on, guys. We have not much time."
Maura exhaled shakily and put her hands on her belly. Jane was her thought in that moment and a tear ran down her cheek.
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Jane groaned loud as she came around again and drew her eyebrows together. What on earth had happened? Her mouth was dry as the desert and her head was throbbing. Did someone had knocked her out? Jane groaned again as she tried to reach for her head but she felt a resistance against her wrist. She pulled again put there was that resistance again. She tried it with her other hand but she still had no luck. Jane dragged her eyes open and groaned as she was welcomed by a blinding light. She blinked a few times and looked down at herself with a frown. "What the hell ...", she said to herself. She was bond to an old metal table that looked similar to Maura's autopsy tables. She looked around in the room that looked like a vaulted cellar. Jane pulled again at the cords with full force but still had no luck. She stopped dead as she heard someone talking and closed fast her eyes as the door opened.
"Shouldn't she be awake now?", asked a female voice.
"Shell be awake pretty soon.", answered a man with a familiar voice.
Jane forces herself to let her eyes closed. Shit., she thought and swallowed hard.