Jane leaves to go get dressed like Angie Harmon for the farewell party. Maura says she is right behind her, but pauses to give one last long glance at the autopsy room and then quietly, purposefully turns off the lights. Folks, I get and appreciate the symbolism, but she is supposed to only be gone for a month. Unless, of course, Maura knows something we don’t know – like she plans to actually quit and move to D.C. with Jane after her month is over. Then, then it all makes sense.
Now Korsak, on the other hand – he is leaving the building for good. He hopes to slink away quietly, but Jane catches him and won’t let a distinguished 32-year career end with nobody noticing. So she grabs a police radio and has him make his final call, ending it with “Ocean Frank” – police scanner code for “signing off.” So now the episode title makes sense and it has nothing to do with Frank Ocean’s new album.
Dammit, it’s so dusty in here again. So damn dusty.
Jane is about to leave and wheel her leopard-self out of the office, but Kent comes to ruin the moment with a sock puppet. Yes, a fucking sock puppet. Once more, with all of the feeling – they killed Senior Criminalist Susie Chang for this? He tells Jane there’s 40 seconds left on his video for her to record her goodbye on or he’ll fill it with sock puppet theater.
Jane looks him dead in the eye and speaks for all of Rizzles fandom when she says, “I am not going to miss you.”
So now it’s time to party. The Penis Cake is now a palm tree cake with the biggest coconuts you’ve ever seen. Kent’s video is playing and, of fucking course, the footage of Frankie and Nina talking about their engagement comes on because Kent is the worst. Everyone congratulates them and Maura immediately gives Nina tips on how to be a Rizzoli spouse.
And then Jane’s video comes on. She speaks from the heart, with extra rasp. And then fucking Kent and his fucking sock puppet comes in because, again, he is the fucking worst. But at least Jane says it, for all to hear: “I love you.” They give each other a little quickie across-the-room eye sex as it plays. So there you have it. Maura said she loves Jane. Jane says she loved Maura. It’s right there on video forever and always. Along with that dumbass goddamn sock puppet.
So now the party is over and Jane is lying on Maura’s bed watching her. That’s not something I made up in some Gayzzoli fever dream, that’s what is actually happening. Jane watches as the woman she loves packs her suitcase for Paris. She watches as the woman she loves goes through her meticulous checklist. She watches as the woman she loves say it will be “too emotional” to say goodbye to her at the airport.
