Chapter 5

It was terrifying, this white envelope that stayed on her desk, she almost couldn't look at it. Even Jane was having trouble, this wasn't just any letter it was the letter.

"Are you going to open it?"

"You did the test Jane. You should open it."

Teresa replies, moving the letter towards him. Jane stares at it for a moment and slides it back to her.

"Yes but I did this for you."

"Would you two just open it already?"

The surprised couple looks up to see an impatient Grace standing in the doorway. Lisbon clears her throat.

"Grace, how long have you been standing there?"

"You do realize that this is a very private matter?"

Jane tries to argue with her but Grace isn't affected.

"Marie is as much of our family as she was yours! Boss you used to bring her to work all the time and Jane you talked about her constantly, Marie became part of the team. She was our little friend so why can't you open the freaking letter and find out if she's still alive!?"

The couple exchange looks and Jane picks up the letter but the moment he tears the delicate paper his cell phone rings making the three of them jump.

He puts it on speaker phone.

"Mr. Patrick Jane this is the 411 people search, a Scarlet Jones is trying to call you would you like me to connect your phone?"

"Yes!"

"One moment, please hold."

Horrible piano music fills in the silence as the trio wait impatiently for the much anticipated conversation. Jane had told everyone of his discovery and even though they didn't believe him there was a faint glimmer of hope that Scarlet Jones was actually Marie.

"Grace I need you to trace this call."

"Okay."

She doesn't leave, still wanting to listen in and Lisbon shoos her out of the office.

A nervous voice emits from the phone.

"Hello?"

"Scarlet! Yes, how are you?"

Jane sounds way to eager.

"I-I think I'm in trouble."

Much to his wife's dissapointment Jane turns off the speaker phone and gets up to leave, still talking on the phone.

"I'm on my way, where are you?"

Sensing something is happening, Rigsby gets up from his desk.

"Have you opened the letter?"

Jane doesn't reply and briskly walks towards the elevator with his wife trailing behind.

"You can't just leave like this, she might be our daughter I have to see her!"

He pauses and looks at Lisbon with Scarlet still on the phone.

"Scarlet only wants me to come-"

"No. I'm coming with you."

"Teresa this is a delicate situation-"

She crosses her arms and glares him into silence.

"Patrick, I'm coming with you wether you like it or not."