There was a muffled scream in the hallway and Jane yanked hard on the handcuffs, trying to spin herself around to see where it had come from. She didn’t have to try too hard, the door burst open suddenly bringing the screams into the room.

Hoyt appeared, his wiry form dragging Maura in by her hair. She held his hands, trying to get her weight off of her hair.

“Get your hands off her!!” Jane bellowed as he came into full view. Hoyt paused and grinned at Jane.

“My my, aren’t we the protective one.” He smiled, nodding towards the door. As the woman approached, he shoved Maura into her arms.

“You *****!” Jane growled, trying to get to the lab tech who was securing Maura into the chair opposite her.

Hoyt laughed.

“Tell me Jane.” He said as the technician left as silently as she’d entered. “Did you think your little girlfriend had betrayed you?” he studied her, his head tilting slowly to each side as he awaited her answer.

Jane glared at him but remained silent. She refused to give him the satisfaction.

Hoyt nodded when Jane remained silent and turned his attention to Maura who sat in her chair, her head hung as silent sobs shook her shoulders. “Don’t you touch her you *****!” Jane shouted, her voice filling the room as Hoyt pulled Maura’s head back, exposing her creamy white throat.

“Aww Jane.” He smiled at her as he ran his fingers over the doctor’s throat, the scalpel in his hand glinting in the dull light.

“Don’t you cut her!” Jane’s screams echoed in her head making the pounding even worse. She fought against the ropes holding her legs to the chair. He had been careful to make sure she couldn’t reach him from her seat, even if she did manage to release her legs.

“No?” Hoyt asked, running the dull side of the scalpel across the milky expanse.

“I’ll kill you!!” Jane screamed. “I swear to god I’ll put that scalpel in your heart.”

Maura coughed back tears. “Jane.” She whimpered. She could feel blood trickling down the back of her neck from the chunk of hair Hoyt had wrenched from her head. “Jane, please.”