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The Vigilant Killers: Justice For All
Chapter Seven

"Can't have one day off without Jane nearly getting killed."

Frost couldn't help but bark out a laugh as he sat in between Frankie and Korsak at the hospital. It had been two hours since he got word that Jane had been shot after nearly getting killed with Dr. Isles while they were out.

While Frost was curious as to why Jane and the good doctor was out together but he would save that for later. "Jesus Frankie," Korsak said with a frown on his face. "You're lucky your Ma wasn't here to hear that."

"I know, that's why I said it," Frankie said with a cheeky grin "Besides, she's been through worse. She can make it out of this no problem."

"I think so too," Frost said as he looked at the ceiling. "Speaking of which, how is Dr. Isles doing Korsak?"

"Admittedly, I am worried about her. She didn't take Jane being in the hospital very well," Korsak explained. "I told her to return home but she's surprisingly stubborn. She took the body to the morgue and I have a feeling that once she's done, she'll show up fairly soon."

"How do you know that?" Frost asked.

"Gut feeling," Korsak answered.

"So…Do we have a clue who the shooter was?" Frost asked.

"Everything happened in a blur so I didn't get a chance to look," Korsak replied with a sigh. "I'm sure Dr. Isles will let us know who he was…Or maybe Janie could tell us when she wakes up."

Just then, the elevator doors opened and Angela Rizzoli was seen with Maura and surprisingly Susie. "See? What did I tell you? " Korsak taunted with a smirk.

"Do you have a gut feeling that Boomerang-Era Halle Berry or Shakira is going to show up next?" Frankie asked with a grin on his face.

Frost snorted and said "Both Shakira and Boomerang-Era Halle Berry are waaaaay out of your league Frankie."

"Blow me," Frankie retorted.

"How about you take me out to dinner first?" Frost teased.

Frankie snorted in reply as he stood up to meet his mother. "Frankie! Have you heard any news?" Angela asked as she immediately hugged her son.

"Nothing yet Ma," Frankie said with a small smile as they separated. "But I think she'll be fine."

"Well I won't think that until I hear that she will be fine," Angela said with that familiar Rizzoli stubbornness that Frost was used to with Frankie and Jane. She then looked to Korsak and said "Hello Vince."

"Angela," Korsak said coolly.

"So there has been no word?" Maura asked, disappointment heavy in her voice.

"None at all Dr. Isles," Frost said before he grinned at Susie and said "Well Hello Miss Chang. Nice to see you again."

"Likewise Detective Frost," Susie said with her own smile.

"How did the autopsy go?" Korsak asked Maura.

Maura and Susie looked at each other before Maura handed Korsak the file. "Normally, I wouldn't advise on talking about an autopsy when not in my office…However, I don't feel quite safe there after discovering who was behind the mask…"

It was then a doctor walked up and asked "Are you all here for Jane Rizzoli?"

"Yes! I am her mother," Angela instantly said.

"Hello, my name is Brandon McDaniel, the head doctor on your daughter's surgery. The surgery was successfully. We managed to extract the bullet from her body. Thankfully there was no serious damage. She will need to be on bed rest for the next few weeks but she will make a full recovery," The doctor said.

"See? I knew it," Frankie said confidently as Angela let out a sigh of relief.

"That is marvelous," Maura said happily. "Is she awake?"

"She is still unconscious but hopefully, she will wake up soon. I would advise in returning tomorrow," Doctor McDaniel said with a smile.

"Oh thank you so much," Angela said with a relieved smile. "Are we able to see her before we go?"

"I don't see why not. Just do it one at a time," The doctor said before he gave his congratulations again then walked away.

"We're going to go see her first," Frankie said as he took Angela's hand. "You guys can see her second."

"That will be perfect, thank you," Maura said.

Frankie nodded and walked into the room with his mother, leaving the four alone. "So you two know who was behind the mask?" Frost said.

Susie nodded and said "Not only that but on his person, there were a list of names. All of them scratched out. However, because of who was beneath the mask, and I felt it was safer for us to come to you with the file and a copy of the names…"

"Who was behind the mask?" Korsak asked.

"Detective Darren Crowe," Maura answered, causing both Frost and Korsak to gasp in shock.

"That can't be…" Korsak whispered.

"It's in the file," Maura replied softly.

Korsak opened the file and there was the face of a deceased Darren Crowe. "This is…This can't be."

Frost then noticed in the file there was a copy of a list of names. He plucked the paper from the file and read them off. "Montgomery Stone, Elizabeth Cain, Jackson Blade, Lorenzo Gonsalves, Bradley Renton, Antonio Winthrop…These names are the names of our victims."

"One of our own committed these crimes…He was Astria…" Korsak whispered.

"Guys!" Frankie yelled as he ran into the open. "Jane's awake and she needs you guys in there pronto!"

Korsak and Frost nodded and rushed into the hospital room with Maura and Susie close behind and when they got inside, Jane was seen on the bed, her eyes opened and her face set in a grim expression.

Jane nodded before she glanced at Maura and her eyes softened. "Hey Maur…"

"You scared me Jane…" Maura replied as Frost watched her seemingly glide across the room to stand by Jane's side. "When I saw you bleeding out, I was terrified you had died."

"I'm sorry…" Jane said as she took Maura's hand in her own and gave it a weak squeeze. "Ma, this is official police work. I need you to wait outside."

"There is no way I am leaving this room Jane," Angela said instantly.

"Ma! This is not something you need to hear. Please…I'll let you know when you can come back in…I promise," Jane said, her voice rising a bit.

"Angela…Please," Korsak told her gently.

Angela frowned at Korsak and Frost could see the two having a silent conversation before she nodded and said "The minute you are done young lady, I will be back."

"Thank you Ma," Jane said.

Once Angela left the room, with Korsak making sure she was back in the waiting room, Jane took a breath and said "Crowe was the one that shot me."

"We know," Frost said. "Maura was the one that told us."

"To think he was Astria…It's terrifying," Susie commented softly.

"He was Astria but he wasn't alone," Jane told him, which caused all eyes to be on her.

Maura looked confused. "What do you mean Jane?" she questioned.

"There were three other member in the car that shot at us," Jane explained to everyone, her eyes looking at Frost, Frankie and Korsak. "At first, I thought they were after me and potentially you two but then…" Jane then looked to Maura and finished with "Crowe told before he died that they were after you."

The room gasped in shock. "W-What?" Maura stammered out. "Why me?"

"He said once they get you, you would lead them to the bigger fish. One of those bigger fish is Paddy Doyle, the leader of the Irish Mafia here in Boston but the other one…He said his name was Arthur…But the question is, how do you know these people?"

"I don't," Maura said with a frown. "I mean, I know various men named Arthur, my father shares that name but I don't know if any Paddy Doyle."

"How could we be sure?" Frost spoke up.

"I am unable to lie," Maura admitted. "When I do, I break out into hives and suffer through a panic attack."

"Really?" Susie asked with a surprise. "Tell us a lie right now."

"O-Okay," Maura said. "I did n-not ride nude horseback riding in protest for budget cuts w-wh," Maura was unable to finish as she began to hyperventilate and Frost noticed that three hives had suddenly appeared on her left arm.

"She's telling the truth," Frost said.

"Then that means that she doesn't know them," Jane said as she took Maura's hand and said "It's okay. Thank you for being honest with us. Just take a deep breath and calm down."

Panicked eyes looked at Jane as Maura began to control her breath and after a few moments passed, she was back to normal, albeit scratching at the hives on her arm. "But that makes what Crowe said weirder…Why would capturing Maura cause Paddy Doyle to appear?"

It was then Korsak and Frost's phones began to ring.

"Frost/Korsak," the pair of detectives said in unison.

It was then Maura's phone began to ring as well. "Isles," Maura said.

"Breaking News! Detective Jane Rizzoli, known for many arrests of high profile criminals with the most recent one being the infamous Serial Killer, "The Surgeon" Charles Hoyt, has been hospitalized!"

"Many claim to have seen the detective shielding a civilian outside of the Institute of Contemporary Art when the gunfire began. Once finished, the detective then pursued the vehicle to a warehouse. Thanks to an anonymous source, we have footage of what went down at the warehouse. Let's take a look."

On the screen, the image could be seen of Jane Rizzoli crawling on the ground while a large figure stalked towards her with a gun in his hand. The footage trembled when Jane turned around and shot the figure five times, with the figure shooting once and nailing her in the gut.

The footage cut off just as Jane let out a scream.

"While there has been no official word from the Boston Police Department on Detective Rizzoli's condition, we are confident that this detective will make a speedy recovery."

"Son of a bitch!" The Jack of Clubs yelled as her arm smacked some items off of a large oak made table.

The three Astria members sat in a room with stone walls that held a large flat screen television, several white boards with dozens of pictures on it, some of them with a "X" mark on the faces, two large couches and a lazy boy.

"It's only a matter of time before they find out who he was," King of Hearts said with a sigh. "If they hadn't already…"

"I can't believe we lost him…" Queen of Hearts whispered with a despondent tone as she sat on the couch, her head bowed.

"Relax," a low voice said, prompting the three to look at the door way. In the doorway stood a male with a black suit, a button down shirt and along with black porcelain mask with a white "J" on the forehead.

"Ace of Spades did his job and made sure to get you three to safety. He is dead but he made sure that we would live to fight another day…" Joker said. "And we must make sure to not make his death pointless…"

"What's the plan Joker?" Queen of Hearts asked.

"The next victim has been dealt with and will be found very shortly, if not right now. As for our overall goal…" Joker walked over to the white board where the pictures of five individuals sat. Joker took a red marker and crossed out the picture of a middle age man with the tag of "Colin Doyle" beneath the picture. "With Colin properly dealt his punishment with, It will no doubt draw Paddy out somewhat. However, if we continue to target the good doctor, It will fully reveal both Doyle and Arthur to us."

"So we continue to target Isles?" King of Hearts asked.

"Yes but we cannot be as brazen as we were…" Joker said. "Queen, continue your work to find more of Doyle and Arthur's connections. Also, continue your previous work with Officer Rizzoli. Jack, I want you to keep a return back to the BPD. With Crowe gone, we're going to need someone to stay on the inside for a while."

"And what about me?" King of Hearts asked.

Joker walked to King of Hearts with a photo in his hand as he said "There was a criminal that was released from prison last week…Running over a priest after being a drunkard…Such a serious crime…" Joker said.

"What do you have in mind?" King of Hearts asked as Joker held out the picture.

Joker then looked to King and answered with "I believe we need to show the good detective the meaning of the phrase 'An eye for an Eye.'"

Rain: And that is this chapter…I hope you guys enjoyed it because the ante has been upped so until the next chapter…

Jane: *Horrified*