Kate carefully unholstered her gun and peeked around the corner of the building. She cursed under her breath. There was Castle tied to a chair.
Helooked pretty badly beaten. There was one man, who was waving a gun around and shouting questions. She pulled out her cell phone. She was
about to call for backup, when she felt a sharp pain at the base of her skull and she fell to the ground. She could barely make out a silhouette of a
person before everything went black. When she woke up she had a splitting headache. She tried to move, then realized she was tied to a chair.
Her vision was still blurry as she tried to adjust her eyes to her surroundings. There didn't appear to be anyone else in the room, until she heard a
groan. She turned to find the source. When she did, the abrupt movment of turning her head caused the room to spin and made her naseous. She
was finally able to overcome the feeling of vertigo, and slowly turned her head. " Castle " she whispered, trying to get him to come to. " Castle " she
called out to him again. He finally began to stir. " Castle " she said, relieved that he wasn't dead. " Beckett " he said worriedly. " What the hell are
you doing here ? " he asked, sputtering out a small amount of blood. " Oh I don't know Castle, I thought that getting whacked in the head and tied to
a chair might be a nice change of pace " she said sarcastically. He laughed and another small amount of blood sputtered out of his mouth, and
coughed slightly. Then her demeanor changed. " Castle, are you okay " she asked worriedly. " Why, do I look bad ? " he asked. She hesitated a
second and forced a smile. " No Castle, you've never looked bette in your life " she said. " Good, cause I don't want to disappoint my fans " said
Castle trying to lighten the mood. " What do they want with you Castle " she asked. He hesitated, because he knew what he said would cause
Beckett to blame herself for the state he was in. " It's Dobbs and Carson, they wanted me to bait you " said Castle. " They told me to call you and
lure you into a trap " he went on. " I'm sorry Castle, it's all my fault " said Kate, lowering her head. " Don't you dare blame yourself Kate, it was my
decision, I wasn't about to risk your life,and I would make the same choice again " he said. " It Looks like a made a mess of things anyway " said
Kate. " Don't worry Kate, we'll get out of this, I promise " he said to her. " Don't make promises you can't keep Castle " she replied. She tried
struggling against the ropes again, but it was to no avail. Just then their captors came into the room.