Oh, my Vanilla. I've been working under Ms. Vanilla for the years but I like my money though. Every secrets and witnessing is paid off. I am telling ya, it's such a easy work for Ms. Vanilla. Also, I like my peace. Anyway, I just saw something out of the blue. It's coming in a red alert like Ms. Vanilla told me. I hafta go.
After a spooked up scene, Jane and Maura got to return back to work. Korsak and Frost arranged the meeting for Doyle's mystery escape. Jane was not looking forward to having a road trip to Virginia which Dean was still there and didn't want to talk with him since the day, Patrick was shot. It was major chaos when it costed Jane's friendship with Maura. The brunette detective raked through her brown locks while looking at the whiteboard which they worked for a few cases.
Unfortunately, Jane and her guys were stuck on the night duty since the Nicholas Reed case. They didn't complain about the dull duty they pulled for more hours that Lieutenant Cavanaugh sent them to do some graveyard shift. Jane sat behind her desk while studying on the timeline. Frost was jumbling on his notes as he came to clarify his report before submitting it to his boss. Korsak pulled some bells to get them in for Doyle's meeting.
Maura was still downstairs, doing the tests on the evidence that they sought in the greenhouse. The cold air blew on her cheek once again and she looked up in the room that Maura was alone. There was a young woman in the 30s. It was bizarre to witness the scene between Maura and the woman in the same room. So, the honey-blonde woman tried to get in contact with her best friend but her cellphone was in the office across from the lab room.
The woman tilted her head at her. Maura studied on the female figure in their good distance. The woman was a caucasian woman with a good quality of clothing from famous brands such as American Eagle and Gap. Her hair was a silky blonde like it was brightening in the room. The eyes looked like a crimson red in the blood. Maura immediately realized that she looked like Élisabeth in the opposite direction.
"Who are you?"
"You should know me, Maura Isles. Or I say, Doyle?"
"How do you know my name?" The honey-blonde woman suddenly felt like her stomach dropped on the floor when she heard the comment.
"Well, you are a famous doctor who works with police officers. Your police officer is pretty hot."
"Tell me what is your name?'
"You should know me. My name is Celeste Viscardi. I'm on your side if you want to know."
"Viscardi? It is familiar to me. Are you a daughter of Lord Lucien Van Viscardi?" Maura queried while figuring it out in her head as she remembered her meeting at the luxury parties that her Isles surname of the parents hosted in Europe. Celeste smiled at her before nodding toward her answer.
"Yes, I am. You figured it out quickly. Your adopted parents are lovely to invite my family to your parties. Such a missed opportunity for this year. We've been always attending to one of your parties but this year, it was the chaos. I can't tell you the depth of a story I have."
"It's enough that I hear. So, how did you get here?"
"Like Élisabeth did. No detect at this time."
"Wait, Celeste? It was you who whispered?"
"Again, Smart Cookie. You got it right. Yes, it was me. It's coming. Colin is still around if you want to know too. But he didn't know I was here too. But for Élisabeth, it was an agreement between us, Maura."
"What was your agreement with her?"
"As she said, Colin is still around but I will be there in the person if you need me," Celeste explained before tilting her head to hear the footsteps outside in the hall from the elevator. Maura followed her point of gaze toward the window which Jane was walking into the hall for finding her best friend.
But Celeste was gone after Jane entered in the lab room. Maura looked back to the woman who was standing there for a few minutes and exhaled in frustration. She wanted to question about Viscardi and concerns on the agreement between Élisabeth and Celeste. The brunette detective waved her hand before sighing.
"We've got nothing. Korsak just put up a meeting for us to be there at 10 am tomorrow. So, I wonder if you have something to transport us when we get there?
"You mean, a private jet? Yes, I can get it within 24 hours if it is helping you out, Jay."
"You have a private jet!? Why didn't you tell me!?" Jane yawp with a surprise. Maura shrugged before gathering the evidence in the bags and cleaned up. They got back to the bullpen to catch up with Frost and Korsak. Jane explained every detail that Maura has transportation for all of them. Frost whistled before catching Jane's eye with raised brows.
"Maura has a luxury jet so we can ride through the sky."
"Shut up, Frost," Jane mumbled. Korsak and Maura chuckled before they heard a rang from Jane's desk. They looked at the phone before the brunette detective picked up.
"Detective Rizzoli here."
"You got a case here near the campus of Boston University. Want an address before you go?"
"Nah, we know where it is. Thank you, Dispatch."
Jane nodded toward the doors and Maura followed her along. The men groaned before getting their weapons steady. They went together to arrive at the crime scene. It was visible in the street where the people started to get in a huddle. The ladies got off from the car and Jane spotted Colin there behind the tree. She was confirmed that Élisabeth told them that he would get around in Boston if it's necessary to take a careful watch. She nudged her best friend and nodded toward the tree.
"Maur, your guy is here."
"Who?"
Jane slowly looked at her with her 'unbelievable' look. Maura was perplexed until the brunette detective pointed to the tree which it was not visible to the people. The honey blonde woman followed the point until she understood the hint. Korsak caught up to them and Frost stayed behind to watch the crime techs working around in the scene.
"Janie, you have to see something. I think it is connected to our cases."
"Come on, Maur. We have work to do." Maura smiled at her best friend before gathering herself up to the crime scene and met a crime tech who was taking the shots of evidence.
There was a child in a pre-teenager age. It was a boy in a school uniform with his backpack. The hair was messy but blond. His skin was pale. Jane felt guts coming out of her mouth before taking a look around in the crime.
"A 12 years old boy was seen by the young couple over there with the officer. He was supposed to get home before the dark." Korsak explained before pointing toward the young couple which is women crying while sitting on the sidewalk. Jane felt bad for them but got a look at Maura who was still investigating the wounds that the boy had.
"The time of death was over three hours ago. It was still warm before it happened, Jay." Maura found out that she used the skin contacts through her gloved hands. The crime tech nodded to agree with her. Jane was bewildered at the evidence and asked Korsak right away.
"Can you tell Frost to scope the cameras if it witnessed the scene?"
"Got it." The veteran cop nodded before running back to Frost who was in a conversation with the officer about the crime scene. Frost got a message before choosing the officer to come with him to help it out.
Korsak walked to the women who were still in shock and looked up at the female cop who was still shaking her head in a negative way to not communicate with them. Korsak understood and gave them a business card to call them for rescheduling the meeting.
The women understood before huddling each other in a grief way. The veteran cop decided to return back to find Frost near the dumpster bins.
Maura observed on the wound in the depth of an investigation. Jane waited. The crime techs were still galloping around in the crime tech as they found some piece of evidence that supported the idea of a boy being murdered. The honey blonde woman cleared her throat to get Jane's attention and explained right away.
"The wound was not deeper but need to confirm that it was a struggle or just an accident. I can't confirm until the lab tests get approved in the morning."
"Oh crap, we have to pack our bags before we leave for Virginia tomorrow."
"You can stay at my house tonight so we can go together. Vince and Frost can meet us at the airport, Jay."
"Sure, thanks." Jane was relieved that Maura understood her meanings. It was an understanding between the ladies that everyone couldn't figure it out since their friendship blossomed.
In the backwoods of the crime scene, Colin was observing the place where the cops swarmed in the area. He noticed the murders that linked to the previous cases that Élisabeth identified the young people. Colin was figuring out why it kept going on like this one.
He tilted his head to hear the ladies' conversation and smirked. The guts told him that Élisabeth was right about Jane's protection for Maura and it was toward the love between them. Colin was fully sure that Maura was still in love with her too.
Colin grinned before passing a message to his friend while following the ladies' way back to the station. Korsak and Frost stayed behind to keep up with the crime techs for scouring up in the scene.
On the following day, the ladies returned back from staying at Maura's house for a night and separated themselves into the workplace. Korsak and Frost argued about how to control Jane's temper before coming into the federal prison. Lieutenant Cavanaugh was there, waiting for Jane to join them in the conference room for the briefing.
Jane was surprised that Frost was discussing the bet on her young brother and she was not sure which topic related to Frankie's life. But Jane glanced at her boss who was smiling at her and caused her to feel uncomfortable.
"Hello, Rizzoli. Thank you for joining us at this moment. So, Korsak informed me that you've been planning to meet Patrick Doyle under the cases that you're working on, am I correct?"
"Yes, sir. Well, we got a source and it mentioned that Patrick Doyle has escaped from the federal prison. And, we wanted to see the proof that Patrick did escape. I am sure that Agent Dean was not aware of it too. Korsak?"
"Sure, I've been in contact with the source and they will let us come in and see what Patrick did in the federal prison. But unfortunately, Agent Dean will join us as well. I'm sorry, Janie, and I tried to convince him to not come with us."
"Oh crap," Jane muttered under her breath. She knew that she wanted to avoid him because of their history. Maura didn't like him immediately when they met formally. Also, Jane realized that Elizabeth didn't like him either and it made her smirk.
It was perfect timing for Maura to appear in the conference room. She looked beautiful in her Banana Republic red dress with black heels from Louboutin. Maura smiled at everyone before nodding toward her best friend.
"Our jet is ready to go. We have to hurry up."
"Let's go, you guys. Rizzoli, please let me know if he escaped. I will lockdown with the Brass once you called me, is it clear?"
"Yes, sir." Jane nodded before following the guys to the parking lot. Frost offered to drive them to the airport. They rode together until they reached the tarmac where Maura's jet parked. The men were in awe of the beautiful Cessna Citation Sovereign in the black exterior color. But in the jet, there were the gold beige leathers everywhere with the white marble counter. Maura's parents bought it for her birthday so she used it for her travels. This time, it was emergency travel.
Maura renovated everything inside the jet as she afforded to buy it. The men entered the plane and whistled when they saw everything luxurious. Jane raised her eyebrows at her best friend and gestured toward the chairs.
"Really? Leather?"
"Well, it's mine and I like to do what I want for my jet. My parents gave me this one for my 20th birthday. So, I use this jet for my travels back and forth in Europe where my parents live. So, shush."
"You've been filthy rich since I met you, Maur."
"Oh please, you are not complaining about my wealth. You love to smother yourself in the wealthy lifestyle I have. To be honest, I am not happy with my wealth. I just wanted to have a normal lifestyle like you, Jay."
The men sat down together surrounding the table. They listened to the conversation but didn't interrupt Jane's complaining but their eyes glanced at the stewardess on the way to serve them for the drinks.
Korsak didn't mind riding the private jet that Maura owned and knew that the luxury was too much for him to handle it but enjoyed it though. Frost took a look in the jet and whistled the bells as he saw the luxury. For himself, he didn't afford the high luxury and preferred to save up some money.
On their journey to Virginia, it was too long until they landed at the Ronald Reagan Airport. There was the black sedan SUV pulling inside to park on the ground while the jet strolled to them. The stewardess greeted them as they came to stop.
"Your car is here. They will drive you to the FBI Headquarters as it is requested., Ms. Isles."
"Thank you." Maura smiled at her before heading out to meet her driver. It was from Colin. Jane, Korsak, and Frost were surprised that they saw him again and took a look at each other with their perplexed faces.
"Hello, I am your driver for now. Élisabeth sent me to take you there. She will be in touch with you when you finish your business. Is it clear?"
"Yes, Colin. Let's go." Jane exclaimed before joining Maura inside the SUV. Korsak and Frost nodded at him before regrouping with the ladies inside the SUV. Colin rolled his eyes before pulling off from the airport. They headed toward the FBI Headquarters.
Maura knew that Jane was not looking forward to see Agent Gabriel Dean. She was aware of her best friend's dating history that was dreadful toward her. So, the honey-blonde woman straightened herself as they arrived at the location. Colin took a careful look around the location before hustling the team to enter the building. There was the tallest, blond and thin man, waiting for their arrival at the entrance and smiled in a friendly note.
Korsak and Frost glanced at each other before facing the man. Jane and Maura were surprised that Colin nodded at the man and waited for his instructions since Elizabeth sent him to take care of them. The man cleared his throat as he waggled his eyeglasses in a proper position.
"Hello. My name is Lucien Ransley. I am an agent of the FBI but now, I am your handler since I received the word from Elizabeth. Follow me along. I promise you that you won't get lost. Thank you, Colin. I am taking it over."
Colin nodded before departing to get in an SUV for the parking. Frost followed his eyes on his back before nudging by his good friend, Korsak. The men followed behind the ladies who were taking a look around in the building. Lucien strolled to the elevator and gestured them to get in before the doors closed on them. Jane studied on Lucien for a while before blurting it out. Maura half-glared at her best friend but her curiosity took off.
"Are you a vampire too?"
Lucien slowly turned his head to the brunette detective with a solemn expression. The elevator dinged them that they reached their floor and opened the wide view of the agents walking around with their files. The noise scattered loud. Lucien tilted his head toward the hallway that led them from the elevator on a straightway. The desks were in zigzag positions. Jane carefully searched for her moves before Agent Gabriel Dean catches her on her tracks. But the voice interrupted her search and Jane slowly looked up at Lucien.
"Jane, As you are aware that I've heard them talk about Agent Dean to meet you all. I pulled it out for the smart strategy that I sent him away. So, you should be relieved that Agent Dean is out of town at this moment and not to be with us."
Maura was secretly relieved when she heard the comment about Agent Dean's absence and looked at her best friend who looked relieved too. The ladies looked at each other with their small smile. Lucien rolled his eyes before guiding them to the conference room. The door automatically opened for them to enter. Lucien nodded at few members sitting around the table. Frost and Korsak halted their steps as they saw the men sitting around in the table. Jane and Maura were in awe as Lucien waved his hand toward the doors that it was going to close. It was like magic.
"Meet the members of the Resistance. The superior divides his responsibility in tasks for those men. Please, sit down.
There were three men waiting for their arrival. Jane studied on the men and finally realized that the men looked oldest to her but her eyes landed on the middle one in the table. She knew it was familiar to her when it came to the middle one in the table.
"You look so familiar to me, you middle one."
"Oh, dear. I know it is coming. Yes, we've met before. It was a brief one, Jane. It was nice seeing you again since you've been shot." The middle one spoke up before chortling with other men. The brunette detective figured out in her head while looking around in the conference room. Lucien was still standing there beside her right side. Maura was next to her on her left side. Korsak and Frost sat opposite the ladies' position but facing the men.
"Forgive me, Detectives and Dr. Isles. I'm introducing you to the oldest men in the resistance. On your left, it is Gregario Mortenson. Next to him, it is Javier Mortenson, his brother. And lastly, on your right, it is Constantine Mortenson, another brother. They are on the duty of the tasks that their superior handed them since the Resistance began. So, yes to your question, Detective Rizzoli. We are vampires. Pure Blood Vampires. No one at the FBI headquarters knew our immortal lives and we kept it to the grave as the secret. That's another reason why." Lucien explained while eyeing on the brunette detective and knew she was very smart.
"Wait a minute, that's the reason why Agent Gabriel Dean was out of the town and you knew that we are coming for Paddy Doyle's escape from the federal prison. Don't you?" Maura was in awe too. Korsak and Frost raised their eyebrows at Jane's curiosity.
"Correct, Jane. I know that we arranged this meeting with you." Javier smiled. Javier was a thin but small man with his redhead curly hair. It was completely opposite to his brothers. Gregario and Constantine were the tallest men like Lucien but their hair was soft black. Their faces were paler than others.
"About Patrick Doyle's escape, I hand it to Lucien to arrange for you to watch the video we received from our good friend at the federal prison. He is a half-vampire and works as the security guard in Patrick's cell block." Constantine informed them as he nodded toward Lucien. The detectives held their breath as Lucien played the video on the projector on the wall. They watched the scene where Patrick Doyle was held at the federal prison.
The cell block was recorded by the corner of the wall near the gate. The security guard was visible when he sat behind the desk. Another guard walked through the hall to check on the inmates' cell. Patrick was lying on the cot as it was visible to them. It was nighttime and it was still quiet in the cell block. The guards switched their turns but there was a quick move on Patrick's cell door that was open. Patrick heard it as he looked at his door.
The guard was closer to his cell room but again, it was a ghostly move that the cell door closed. Patrick was not there anymore. The guard took a check with his flashlight toward the cell before yelling at the guard for the red alert. It went faster when the scene blurred out before it was stopped. It showed a face on the person in the frame of the shoot.
Maura gasped at the sight of the face on the video. Jane was in awe as Frost did blink his eyes. Korsak just dropped his jaw on the floor as he watched a whole video. Lucien paused at the scene where the face was shown. Javier dropped his head down as he fidgeted his fingers. Constantine leaned back on his chair while observing on the honey-blonde woman and had been hearing about her reputation as Patrick Doyle's daughter. Gregario sighed as he slowly watched their faces in their emotions until Lucien opened the conversation.
"It is a person from the highest coven, helped Patrick Doyle escaping but captured him in the hold where he was turned in to the highest coven. Also, Patrick managed to escape away without tracking himself from the highest coven. He returned back to where he formed his army, or you can say the Resistance."
"Wait a minute, you just said that Patrick Doyle who was forming the army as the Resistance? It means that he is your superior, am I correct?" Frost asked. The men slowly nodded at him. Korsak joined the conversation as he heard the comment about Patrick.
"And, where is he now?"
"I tell you, Vince Korsak. He is safe for now." Gregario spoke up before nodding at Lucien. Jane and Maura took the glances at each other. The ladies knew that something was up in the conversation.
"Where is he now?" Maura asked. Jane nodded. Lucien sighed as his solemn expression but he tilted his head when he heard something outside.
"It's time to go, Detectives and Dr. Isles. I lead you the back way. Javier and Gregario, go and see what they want. Constantine, help me out to throw everything in here and burn it before they find it." Lucien hastens his words as he gathered them toward the back door of the conference room. Others took care of everything and emptied the conference room as Lucien demanded.
Colin appeared up out of the blue as he reached his team in the hallway. Lucien gave him instruction as Colin gathered them in the parking garage which was the back of the building. Maura and Jane were with him. Korsak and Frost took the careful watch as they strolled behind the ladies. Colin gestured them to get in and started to drive out of the garage. Lucien went back to the building to help his men.
"What's going on, Colin?" Jane questioned before taking an eye on the FBI headquarters. Colin took a glance at the rear mirror before driving on the left turn and fastened upon the speed. Korsak and Frost held their handles which hung on the car's interior design. Maura was looking panicked but counted the numbers in her yoga. Jane was confused at her best friend's doing but listened to Colin's voice.
"I got an alert from Élisabeth. Someone was coming for Maura. They knew that Maura was here with us. We have to do it quickly as she demanded me."
"Ok, where are we going?"
"We are on the way to Boston. Well, out of Boston. The jet is waiting for us to arrive. I am going with you, Jane."
"Alright with me." Jane nodded before her phone rang. She was confused and answered her cell. It was a toll payphone. Jane immediately accepted the call as Rondo opened up on the line.
"Hi Vanilla! I hafta news for you. Big Trouble coming. I saw two men walking up to the station yesterday and today. Same men. I tell ya."
"What do they look like, Rondo?"
"Big burly men like your little man, Ni- something."
"Nicholas Reed."
"Yes, vanilla. That's the one you were working on. One burly man had a scarred hand. The number two man had a scar on his eyebrow. I think it left. No, it is the right side on his eyebrow. Damn, it's ending this call. Number 47322-0. You know it, Vanilla. Take care of Strawberry. Big Trouble coming. I will holler at ya when I hafta news. Gotta go, Vanilla."
It ended the call as Jane was slowly looking at Maura. Colin carefully kept his eyes on the rear mirrors and made sure that they were not followed. Korsak and Frost waited on the brunette detective.
"It was Rondo. It's something coming up in Boston. Two burly men fit in our case - Nicholas Reed. I think we need to research on the depth of the cases."
"Jane, don't worry. Élisabeth cleared everything from your desks and the morgue. The bodies were in a safe place that the men cannot find them. It's in a safe place. I will bring you there tomorrow in the morning as Élisabeth gives me approval." Colin explained quickly as they arrived at the airport. The team ran out of the SUV and got in the jet plane. Colin drove the SUV away and parked in the middle of the ground. He ignited the fire into the SUV and ran back to the jet plane. Jane was shocked when Colin burned the SUV and sat down.
Colin nodded at the pilot as the jet plane descended out of the airport. The brunette detective asked him.
"Why did you burn the SUV?'
"To get the scent off on yours. They would get sick when they smell the gasoline. It works. Not for everyone. Only the highest coven that they hated smelling the gasoline." Colin explained as he sat down. Maura was in awe in their conversation. Korsak and Frost tilted their head as they got in the curiosity of Colin's knowledge about the highest coven. Jane nodded before looking at Maura next to her. She knew that she need to get Maura safe for good.
Colin watched the ladies in silence. He knew that something was between the ladies and kept it to himself. Colin wanted to see his father's reaction toward the ladies' relationship, He smirked as they were in the air and on the way to Boston.