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Jane and Maura walk into the dirty robber 7 hours later.
"Hey, what you two doing here"
"We got an early flight" replies Jane
"Drink?" Korsak asks Maura
"Yes...please"
"I'll give you a hand"
Jane follows Korsak to the bar.
"I take it you haven't asked her yet"
Jane shakes her head.
"What happened?"
"I love you Korsak but you have the worst timing" replies Jane
Korsak looks at her confused.
"You can't expect to text that and not have my girlfriend worry"
"What text?"
"Don't try and deny it..." replies Jane
Jane pulls out her phone.
"That's not you?"
"No"
"Oh, so we don't have anything to worry about" asks Jane
"No, everything in it is true, I just didn't send it"
"Then who did"
Korsak shrugs.
Jane and Korsak both look over at the table. They thank the barman for their drinks and head back to the table.
Jane and Korsak stand there looking at Frankie.
"Is everything OK? asks Maura
Jane and Korsak continue looking at Frankie.
"Fine, I sent it"
"Why did you use Korsak's phone?"
"Sorry, I know you said not to, but Jane would want to know" replies Frankie
"You should have spoke to me first"
Jane sits next to Maura.
"How can you be so sure?"
"There's evidence." replies Frankie
"What evidence?"
"Nina found some hidden footage."
"There's video?" replies Jane
Frankie nods.
Jane takes Maura's hand.
2 weeks later at Maura's house.
Jane wakes.
Maura is asleep beside her.
A man has a gun pointed to Maura's head
"Don't move."
Jane moves her eyes to the nightstand. As she does she notices another man standing her side of the bed a gun pointed towards her.
"Looking for this?" replies the man
The man pulls out a gun.
He pulls Maura up to sitting position and puts her on his shoulder.
"What did you do to her?."
"Don't worry she's still alive, for now. Don't do anything stupid or I will make it permanent."
Jane puts her hands up.
"Please don't hurt her."
The two men laugh.
"I wish I could take a picture, right now."
"Who are you?" replies Jane
"Nice try, if you're as good a detective as you think you are you're figure it out."
The man leaves with Maura.
Jane tries to get to her feet.
The second man cocks his gun.
"Move again and I shot you."
Jane's phone rings.
"If I don't answer it they'll come over."
"Move again and you dead."
An hour later.
Frankie and Korsak arrive at Maura's place.
"I really hope we're not walking in on anything"
"There's a stalker on the lose and we haven't heard from Jane in an hour, it's not like her." replies Frankie
"It's open."
Frankie and Korsak enter guns drawn.
They hear shouting from upstairs.
"Where is she?"
Frankie burst through the door pulling Jane off the man.
Jane breathing hard and face soaked with tears, Frankie takes her hand.
"They took Maura."
"We'll get her back."
Meanwhile in a warehouse somewhere.
Maura is bound to a chair, her legs and feet tied with rope.
"Wakey wakey."
"What am I doing here?"
"Blame your girlfriend."
"You're the one that set her house on fire."
"Bingo, You're not just a pretty face Dr Isles." replies the man
"Why?"
"It's her turn to suffer. She took everything I love from me, so I took everything she loves from her."
"Who are you?"
At the station
Jane is sat at her desk looking through some files.
"This is ridiculous, trying to find someone I may have pissed off in the past. Maura needs us now."
A tech guy walks in.
"Sorry...we found a thumb print on the door handle."
The tech guy hands over the folder in his hand.
"Came back to a Gerald Ryder."
"Thank you." replies Jane
The tech guy nods and leaves.
"Do you know him?"
"No...but the name sounds familiar...Ryder..."
Jane pulls out a folder from the bottom of the pile.
"Got it, Andrea Kelly Ryder. I was a rookie, 6 month long investigation and I ended up shooting the killer, her husband Thomas."
"And you think this guy is related to her, it's a long shot."
"She had newborn baby at the time...Gerry."
"You think it's the same guy." replies Korsak
Jane shrugs.
"He'd be around the same age."
13 hours later.
Jane and Korsak burst though the door.
Gerry runs out the back door.
"Maura."
"Jane, I'm OK." replies Maura
"Did he..."
"He didn't touch me." replies Maura
"Jane I got her."
"Go." replies Maura
Jane finds Gerry on the roof.
"Don't come any closer or I'll jump."
Jane puts her gun back in it's holster.
"Ok...Gerry...can I call you Gerry."
"If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have grown up in foster care."
"You're anger towards me is miss placed. if you want to blame someone for your mum's death, blame your dad."
"The cops make up stories."
"It's all true I wouldn't lie to you, not now. He beat her for the umpteenth time, only he beat her to death. He ran and when I caught him he pointed a gun at me. I had no choose but to shoot him, it was me or him."
Gerry puts his head in his hands and balls his eyes out.
"Gerry why don't you come away from the edge."
"I can't go to prison." replies Gerry
Gerry jumps off.
Jane runs to the edge catching Gerry by the arm.
"Let me go."
"No, I can pull you up." replies Jane
"I'm sorry, I wanted so much for it not to be true."
Gerry slips out of Jane's grip.
"Nooooo."
Jane looks away as Gerry lands on the floor below.
"Wait."
Jane kisses Maura.
"Did he hurt you?"
Maura shakes her head.
"Well you don't have to worry about him, he's dead."
Jane kisses Maura.
The paramedic clears her throat behind them.
"You should get to the hospital...I'm going to sort stuff out here, then I'll be at the hospital."
Maura nods.
Jane kisses Maura again.
"I love you."
"I love you, too." replies Maura
Jane brushes Maura hand as they load her into the ambulance.
"I'm right behind you."
3 hours later.
Jane walks into the Maura's room a bunch of flowers in her hand.
Angela is sitting in the chair next to the bed.
Jane kisses Maura.
"What did the Doctor say."
"I'm fine, she's sending me home today."
no answer.
"That's a good thing, Jane." replies Maura
"I've been caring this around in my pocket for months trying to think of the right time, I wanted it to be special."
"Jane, wha..."
"I realise that with what we do, every day is different."
"Oh my God." Angela replies behind them
Jane looks at her.
"Sorry."
"I know it's a cliche, but you are literary the best thing that's ever happened to me."
Jane pulls out a small red box.
"Yes."
"Ok, but let me ask you first."
"Sorry." replies Maura
"Will you marry me?"
"Absolutely."
Jane kisses Maura.
"Why didn't you tell me you were planing on asking Maura to marry you."
"I don't know...I..."
"Oh my God have to call Noni."
"That's why." replies Jane
Angela stops the phone inches from her face.
"Go ahead." replies Jane
The End