Relationships and Secrets

Chapter 93

At BPD-In the Bullpen

Maura: His car's gone. Nobody's seen him for a day and a half. If I'm Scott, where do I put my bug-out shelter?

Jane walks in.

Jane: The dirt sample we found in Scott's garage is not consistent with the soil on his property.

Maura: So he tracked it in his tire treads from somewhere else.

Jane: It would appear so. Though, not necessarily the same location as the bug-out shelter. But I don't want to make any assumptions.

Maura: What'd you find?

Jane: A significant concentration of mountain spleen wort pollen.

Maura: Excuse me?

Jane: A little fern. It originated in the Appalachian region, and then it extended to Western Massachusetts.

Maura: Frost?

Frost: Yeah?

Maura: Can you search county clerk database anywhere west of Springfield to see if there's any property linked to Scott?

Frost: Sure.

He gets on the laptop.

Maura: Hey. It's bug out.

Jane: Bug out.

Maura: It's stupid no matter how you pronounce it.

Frost: Got something. Looks like a couple acres in Southwick. Uh, property deed for Hubert Hines, seized in two thousand eight.

Maura: I'll bet we know who inherited that land. That would be a perfect place to build a cabin for the end of the world.

They get up and leave.

Jane: Bug...out. Bug out. Bug...out. Bug out.

She walks out.

At the Cabin

Korsak: We're in the right place.

Frost: I don't see the cabin.

Maura: There's not gonna be a cabin.
He wouldn't leave himself open to be spotted by black helicopters or whatever else it is he thinks is following him.

Korsak: Underground.

Frost: I'm guessing this guy went down deep.

Maura: Well, everybody's got to breathe. Hey. Hey. Does that tree stump look a little too perfect to you?

They point to it. They walk to it and a SWAT Member lifts the tree stump. He tells another SWAT Member to put a can of gas down it. He does

Frost: How long does it-

He pops out of the ground.

Maura: There!

(Dogs barking)
(He's Coughing)

Maura: Welcome to doomsday, buddy.

(Coughing continues)

At BPD

Korsak walks up

Korsak: Anarchist's wife came by.

Maura: Which anarchist? Robot rebellion?

Korsak: No. Diamonds are forever.

Maura: Ah. How is she?

Korsak: Came to thank us. Says her husband's gonna make her those earrings after all.

Maura: Our work here is done.

(Chuckles)

Maura: Am I the only one struck by the irony of the people obsessed with survival are picking each other off like flies?

Frost: This is an isolated incident.

Maura: You're still defending them?

Frost: I'm just saying. We could all be a little bit more prepared in case of emergency Which is why.

Maura: Mnh-mnh.

Frost: I put these together. One for everybody. Korsak.

Korsak: Thanks.

Frost: Maura. Go ahead. Open them up.

Maura: Uh, okay.

Frost: Better than dry leaves.

Maura: Antibacterial...Beef Stew Emeril--gross.

Frost: And there's a couple of personalized items for both of you.

Maura: Freeze-dried ice cream. Okay, now, this I can use.

Korsak: "Likewise." He holds up two tiny bottles of liquor.

Maura: We are officially prepared for the end of the world.

Frost: You're eating it now?

Maura: You never know.

Frost sighs.