Gone(rizzoli And Isles)

chapter 8

"Jesus Christ, why wouldn't he just release her on her own recognizance? He knows she won't skip out. How the hell is Angela and Frankie gonna be able to come up with the bond money."

"Detective Barnes, where do we post the bond?" Maura asked.

"Doctor Isles, you do realize that if you post the bond that you need to make sure she makes all her court appearances or the State will forfeit the bond and you are out the entire $100,000.00."

"I understand Detective, but I am not concerned about her making her appearances. I will see to that, plus I know that Jane's family cannot afford the bond. I am a close friend of Jane's and I have the means to bond her out, so where do I go to post the bond?"

After transferring some money, and signing some paper work, the bond was paid.

"I am calling the ambulance from Mass Gen to come pick up Jane. She is not going to go with us and she needs help now. I may have to see about filing the appropriate paperwork to keep her in the treatment against her will if she tries to leave. That will not make her happy." Maura said.

"Well, I don't think she is going to be happy about anything right now and we have to do whatever we can to help her so count us in Doc, if you need anything." Korsak replied.

"Once we get her in the hospital, we need to all try to visit with her and show her she is loved. I am headed over to visit with the doctor in the Drug Treatment Unit at Mass Gen. I want to check on their program and then I want to see about that paperwork that has to be filed to keep a person involuntarily committed to a facility for treatment because I am afraid I will need it."

Jane knew she was acting like a crazy woman, but right now that was exactly how she felt. She felt awful. Her body was aching, trembling, she was chilled and had sweats, she had a feeling like bugs were crawling on her, she had a headache, she was nauseated and frankly just wished she could die. She knew she pissed the judge off, but she just wanted to be left alone to die the miserable death she felt coming on.

** RI....RI...**

They set her bond at $100,000.00 which she knew her family could not afford so she knew she was in for a lengthy stay at the city lock-up. When they returned her to the suicide holding cell, she figured they thought she may try to end it all, and to tell the truth, Jane felt like that would be an easy solution to the pain she was enduring. Sadly, she had enough cognitive abilities to realize that her career was over, she was likely going to be a convicted felon, she still had lost her best friend, Maura Isles and she had disappointed her family. Her career and the respect of her family was her reason for being, not to mention her relationship with Maura, but now she had none of that, so what did she have to live for?

About an hour after she was returned to the cell, the door opened. Jane did not pay too much attention as she was sobbing uncontrollably while drawn up in the fetal position on the mattress. A paramedic came in to the cell and tried to get Jane on a gurney so that he could take her to the hospital. Jane heard the man talking to her but she was in such a state she really could not comprehend what was being said. He then grabbed her and began trying to get her up on the gurney. She wanted to fight, but had really just lost the willpower. Maybe they were taking her away to a place where she could just wither and die.

The paramedic reached down and picked Jane up and was able to place her on the gurney. She was so thin, weighed very little and basically was as limp as a rag doll. Poor woman, he thought, she is or would be so beautiful, but drugs have reduced her to this.

Maura had visited with the doctors in the Drug Treatment Unit and was pleased with their rehabilitation program. She had also filed the appropriate paperwork, and because of her status, she was able to expedite the emergency commitment order.

While Maura was still visiting with the doctor on the length of stay and amount for the stay, the paramedics brought Jane in strapped to a gurney. It absolutely broke her heart when she saw Jane like this. She walked over to the gurney and started talking to Jane. "Jane, sweetie, it's me, Maura. You're at the hospital and they are going to help you get better, OK. We all are going to help you get back to your old self," Maura was saying as she stroked Jane's face and hair. "I will be here for you Jane. I am not going to leave your side and I am going to see you through all of this. I love you Jane and I want you in my life. I lost you once because of my own stubbornness and arrogance, but I will not do it again."

Jane looked over and saw Maura. Maura looked so beautiful, but sad. Jane knew she was the cause of Maura's sadness. Again she was hurting the one person she loved.

She felt Maura's hand stroking her face and hair. She wanted to just melt into the touch but the agonizing pain she was in would only allow her to just stare at Maura with tears flowing from her eyes.

The doctor came over and told the nurse to take Jane to room 306 and start administering some methadone to alleviate the withdrawal.