“Yeah” Frost whispered.
Continuing down, they saw boxes and storage on one side of the basement
and gym equipment along the other.  There
was even a heavy bag laying at angle against one corner which they ignored
until it moved and they heard the sound again.

The bag fell over and both saw Morgan at the same time,
trying to get up.

“***** Derek!” running over, Emily pushed her partner back
down into a sitting positing.  “Derek
what the hell happened?”  Looking into
his eyes, she saw him trying to track her.
Shaking his head he cursed and bringing a hand to his head was surprised
when it cam away bleeding.

“Goddammit” he groaned. Confused, he looked at Emily “what
are you doing here?  What the hell
happened?”

“That’s what we want to know man!” Frost was pissed.
“Where’s Jane?” he yelled.

“Owww, not so loud…” his head was pounding.

“Derek…Derek look at me dammit…” the desperation in her
voice helped him focus, Derek where’s JJ?” She said desperately.  This wasn’t happening for God’s sake.  This was why he had come, to keep them safe,
to keep JJ safe.

“Derek!”

“Pren…Prentiss, I don’t know…***** I don’t know…I came down
here to check on a noise and…they called me to come up so we could leave…I got
as far as the stairs…I don’t know what the hell hit me.”

“This is what hit you.” Frost held up a crowbar, grabbing it
with his sleeve to avoid smudging any prints. Angrily he dropped it and went
upstairs ‘I have to call it in.”

Nodding at his retreating back, Emily faced Derek again.  The look in her eyes was unnerving and he cast
his eyes downward.  He fucked up.  Meeting her eyes, he saw the flash of anger
and desperation she was trying to control.

“Derek talk to me what happened when you first came in.”

Derek tried to recall all the details of the visit and
quickly remembered. “He knew who Detective Rizzoli was.”

“What?”

“Rodriguez’ father, he knew who Rizzoli was in relation to
his son.”

“AND YOU LEFT!” Emily’s anger was a living breathing
thing.  She tried to take a calming
breath but it was near impossible. “Derek why the hell would you leave?”

“I heard a noise and went to follow up on it Prentiss, how
could I know?”  Quietly he said, “I
didn’t know…I heard JJ call for me before I blacked out.  I don’t know what else happened”