"What do you got for us, Lanie?" Beckett asked the ME as she approached the crime scene.
He was stabbed in each shoulder and knew but the COD was the stab wound to the chest ."
This captured Beckett's complete attention. "What? Anything else?" Please no, please say no…
Castle raised an eyebrow at her. They hadn't been dating long, but he can always read her moods and mood shifts.
"There is a tattoo that occurred post mortem in the center of his back… It says 'GIVE'"
"Do you recognize the MO?" Castle asked Kate.
"You could say that. This is the MO of the Five Point Killer." Ryan and Esposito came up just in time to hear that. Ryan's eyes darted to Kate's.
"I thought he was dead." Kevin said quietly.
"So did I," Beckett murmured.
"Copycat?" Esposito suggested.
"No," Kate and Ryan said at once and everyone looked at them strangely.
"The tattoo in the center of his back was never released." Beckett elaborated.
"So he's alive?" Castle asked, worried.
"It looks like it," Ryan said with narrowed eyes. "He's sending a message. There will be more bodies."
"How come I haven't heard of this guy?" Castle asked. "I mean, he's a serial killer," He said as if that explained everything.
"He killed some high up officials years ago. It hasn't been brought up much since." Ryan answered.
Beckett's cell rang and she answered it. "Beckett. Yeah, okay. Sure."
"Okay, they found two more bodies with the same MOs. Ryan, with me. Esposito, take Castle and check out the other crime scene. I will text you the address."
"But Beckett…" Castle whined teasingly.
"Just go with Javi, Castle." Beckett said wearily, conveying with her eyes an 'I love you' that she longed to say.
As soon as they were in the car and out of earshot of the others, Kevin turned to Kate. "Kate, that guy looked like Dad."
"I know," Kate said, swallowing hard. "You okay?"
"As well as you would consider. You?"
"Yeah, same."
"Why couldn't he stay dead?" Ryan suddenly burst out. "I thought that we were done with this!"
"I know, Kev. But promise me you will stay safe, no heroics or anything, okay?"
Ryan didn't say anything. "I can't just let something happen to you, Sis. You know that."
"Yes," She replied, "I do. But I need you to promise me that you will keep Castle safe."
"Kate!"
"No, Ryan!" She ground out. "You have to keep him safe. That way, if they capture me or something, I don't have to worry about him being in danger. Promise me you will keep him safe for me."
"Fine."
"Love you Bro."
xxXCaskettXxx
The victim this time was a woman that looked extraordinarily like Kevin and Kate's mother.
Kevin shook his head. "He's after us you know." He said quietly.
"I know he is. What do you have?" She asked the ME.
"Same MO as your other case. Five stab wounds and a tattoo. The tattoo says, 'THE' this time though."
"You are right Ryan, he is definitely sending us a message." Kate muttered with a sigh. Her phone rang and she sighed with relief when she realized it was Castle and not the Precinct for another murder.
"Beckett."
"Kate." Castle's voice shook slightly.
"What's wrong, Rick?" she asked, worried.
"The victim… it's a little girl."
Kate's eyes closed in fury and pain. "Send me a pick. I need to see it."
"Kate…" Castle trailed off.
"Just do it, Castle. Please."
"Okay. I will do that and then we are heading back to the Precinct."
"Meet you there."
He sent the text but she hadn't had a chance to open it when another call came in. It was one of the other homicide cops.
"Beckett," She sighed.
"Detective? This is Detective Thornan. I have a body that I think might be relevant to your case. It fits the MO of the Five Point Killer."
"Okay, transfer the case to my team. Is the victim as young boy, about seven?"
"Yes."
Kate's eyes darted to her brother. "Yeah, we can take care of it."
"Thanks."
"Come on, Kev. We got to get back to the Precinct. We have four bodies and one murderer."
"Four?"
"Yeah. Detective Thornan had a case fitting our MO. He transferred the murder to us since it is our case.
"Kate… are you sure we should be working this case?"
"No. But it isn't going to stop me. If you want off, tell me. I get it." She raised her eyebrows at him as they pulled up to the precinct.
"No, no, I can handle it."
Lanie texted Kate then, telling her to get down there.
"Come on, Lanie wants us."
They found Castle and Esposito already there when they got down there.
"What's up Lanie?"
"The killer sent us a message. It says, "GIVE ME THE TALBIET TWINS."
Ryan and Beckett turned to each other, fear in his eyes. "Obviously we can't give him these twins, but we need them in protective custody." Esposito pointed out.
Kate pulled out her phone. "Who are you calling?" Castle asked.
"An old family friend." She said with a sigh as she dialed the number.
"Sir? This is Kate. We need your help."
AN: Okay, so this is a shorter chapter. They should get longer eventually. I have had this idea in my head for a couple of days and it wouldn't leave, so I figured I might as well write it. In case you haven't figured it out, Kate and Kevin are siblings in this story but nobody knows. I ask that you ignore any actual age differences for the ages they need to be in the fit the story. Thank you!
