This is it! Last chapter. Now before anyone gets mad, this is part of a series and there is another story coming. So I hoped you liked this first one. I had a blast writing it and I want to thank everyone who reviewed and followed this. I've got a couple of one shots in mind, and I'm on vacation for the next week, so I'll probably be posting some of those. So until next time, everyone have fun!

Jane woke slowly to Maura's light breathing and fingers resting lightly on her collar bone. It was peaceful, and comfortable, and for a moment she let her herself revel in it before her thoughts drifted to the case or lack thereof. The guy had slipped away from them, he'd bloodied their nose, waltzed around the city doing as he pleased. Anger didn't even begin to describe how she felt about that.

Fingers tapped against her chest, and Maura's voice floated over her. "Relax Jane. Anger and stress can weaken your immune system."

Taking a deep breath, the detective looked down at the blonde. "How can I not be angry? We're getting played for fools."

Maura sat up, "You don't think that makes me angry too? I've never had a case where the evidence told me nothing."

Jane sat up mirroring the doctor's position. "I know." She rested her hand against her thigh and squeezed lightly.

"The Brass is all over us. Cavanaugh wants a meeting this morning. He wants to set up a task force, and you know how that always ends up." She ran her fingers over Maura's cast, then looked up. "I feel like I've failed on this one."

Both of the doctor's hands grabbed hers. "No you haven't. You're doing everything you can to solve this. If the higher ups can't see that, then I'm going to suggest a very thorough eye exam for all of them."

She couldn't help the burst of laughter that left her mouth. "I love you Maura." Leaving a smacking kiss on the woman's lips, she rolled from the bed. "As much as I'd love to stay here, we have to get up."

Maura accepted the hand held out to her and gladly followed the brunette into the bathroom.

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"I've got 20 names here to check out Jane." Frost handed her a folder as she made her way to her desk. "Cavanagh wants us in his office in half an hour. It doesn't sound good."

Nodding she leaned back in her chair. "What are we missing Frost?"

"I don't know."

"Let's get started on these names."

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"There are a few tears in the sleeve here Dr. Isles." Dr. Carlson held the sleeve of the coat up to the web cam. "I don't see any blood, however. I will be testing for it."

"Thank you Dr. Carlson. Is there anyway you can ship the coat to me after you've run all your tests?"

The man turned toward the camera. "As soon as I have all the results and file them with Detective Martinez, I see no reason why not."

"I would appreciate it."

Susie came in and caught her attention. "Excuse me Dr. Carlson, I have some things to attend to."

"Of course. I'll contact you tomorrow." Maura shut down the web cam and motioned for her assistant.

"Dr. Isles, I ran our DNA through a wider database, and we got a hit, but there's something strange here." Handing over the folder Susie waited patiently.

"Elias Raines? Housed at Bay State Correctional until his death ten years ago." Shaking her head she got up from her desk. "How does the DNA of a deceased inmate wind up at our crime scene?"

Closing the folder, Maura started toward the door. "I have to show this to Jane. Good job, Susie."

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Jane looked over the folder Maura had handed her. "Frost what do we have on Elias Raines?"

Tapping away on his computer, Frost quickly had the information. "Incarcerated in Bay City Correctional Center after spending most of his sentence being shipped around to every prison in the state."

"What was he in for?"

"Robbery that resulted in a homicide. He got the book thrown at him. Died of a heart attack in 2003."

"We need a list of his surviving family, and the family of his victim."

"Hold up on that." Cavanaugh came into the bullpen. "You three in my office now."

Jane felt Maura's fingers ghost across the small of her back and she gave the woman's shoulder a squeeze.

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"Come on Sean! A task force has never helped anything!" Korsak's face was red as he looked at the Lieutenant.

"This isn't my decision, it came straight from the top. The press is all over this and the Brass is all over me." He held up a copy of the Globe, the headline "Boston PD lets Vigilante slip."

"Give copies of what you have to Crowe and Riley, they'll handle the follow up interviews."

"Crowe couldn't tell his ass from a hole in the ground, Sir. You can't just take us off this!" Jane had been quiet until then.

Cavanaugh shot her a look. "I don't care. That is also from the top. Look, you're not off the case. You're just taking a back seat until something new comes up. If he strikes again, you three will take the lead, and I want you to follow up on this Elias Raines. You're dismissed."

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It had taken seven hours to bring Crowe, Riley and the rest of the "task force" up to speed on the vigilante case. She was tired, pissed off, and ready to put her fist through something. Maura had gone home long ago and the Cafe was dark as she made her way to the front doors of the station. She had to be at Maura's in half an hour, it was her father's last night in town and her mother was cooking enough for an army.

Jane sighed and got into her car. Brief memories of Leahy and the Boston Strangler ran through her mind and she gritted her teeth. The drive to Maura's did nothing to calm her nerves and she looked at the bright lights coming through the windows with a small amount of dread. She wasn't up for family night.

All she wanted was a beer and Maura. Opening the door and taking off her coat she could hear her mother laughing, and Constance's quieter voice. Looking up from where she was removing her boots she saw Maura standing there smiling at her softly. Tension seemed to leak off her, and she took the hand the woman held out, letting herself be towed toward the stairs.

Sinking down onto the edge of Maura's bed, she was startled when the doctor pushed an open beer into her hand. "I thought you might need a minute to wind down. For parents they're rambunctious tonight."

Crawling onto the bed behind Jane she rubbed her back, then wrapped her arms around her shoulders. "I heard about the task force."

"I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to come down and tell you about it."

"It's ok. I understand." Pressing a kiss to Jane's neck she gave her a squeeze. "Your mother has invited Frankie, Tommy and TJ."

The detective groaned, and hung her head forward. "Of course she did."

They sat quietly for a minute, Jane letting her body lean into Maura's and soak up the comfort. "Are you ok?"

"Yeah, just a little stressed out." Maura climbed off the bed and tugged her up before wrapping her arms around her neck. She felt the taller woman's arms wrap around her waist and pull her closer. Resting their foreheads together, the blonde brushed her lips across hers.

"You want to talk about it?" Accepting a longer kiss, she hummed when Jane pulled back.

"Later, yes. Right now we should probably get back down there."

"You stay and finish your beer. I found a pair of your jeans in the laundry, so change and relax for a few minutes. I'll go down and distract your mother." Reluctantly, she let go, heading toward the door.

"I love you Maura."

The doctor turned back with a blinding smile. "I love you too Jane."

The door closed, and she stood still in the quiet for a moment. Finally making herself move she finished off the beer, and grabbed the clothes off the dresser. As she was changing she caught a glance of herself in the mirror, and paused. There were dark circles under her eyes, and she looked exhausted. This case was taking it out of her. With the task force handling most of the work now, she felt at a loss. All she could think about were five little words.

"I'll be seeing you detectives."