Authors Note: Here's part 2 of what I hope will be a 3 part series. I'd like to thank jag389 for the idea of a series. I hope it meets expectations
Disclaimer: I do not own Castle or the characters therein
The reaction to Castle's People Magazine interview was quick and overwhelming. The Widows and Orphans fund had received more than triple what it had in previous months, the NYPD had received countless donations ranging from new furniture to some new squad cars. What meant the most to the officers and detectives in the NYPD was a new wave of respect while doing their jobs. Witnesses were more cooperative, neighbors of victims were more willing to talk to the officers. All in all it was a very positive response to a very raw and honest interview.
So when People Magazine contacted Captain Montgomery inquiring if himself and the rest of the 12th would be interested in doing a special issue dedicated to how Castle's presence has influenced and or changed things at the precinct he all too happily agreed and to his surprise not one of his detectives complained, the most shocking was Beckett. She normally hated any kind of media attention, be it from her job or for Heat Wave. Yet she was all too willing to participate. Montgomery was confused but far be it for him to look a gift horse in the mouth. They arranged for them to come during a week Castle was out on more book signings so the magazine would be a surprise.
That week would start two weeks later and started with photographers arriving and taking photographs of the bullpen, interview rooms, interrogation rooms and of course the detectives themselves getting both individual shots and group shots of the individual teams. The last shot taken was of the entire squad after a lot of arranging for height and build. After a long day of pictures the photographers headed out promising to return the next day with the interviewer.
The captain made sure everyone left the pen at a reasonable hour so they could get a good nights rest. It wouldn't do to have a bullpen of zombies trying to do interviews when the only understandable word they would utter would be 'coffeeeeee'
The detectives filter in just before eight a.m. and get started on their day, the interviews set to start at nine a.m. Luckily there were no active cases so everyone was relaxing doing paperwork and throwing paper balls around to pass the time.
When the crew from People arrived Montgomery set them up in one of the interrogation rooms for the soundproofing. Then after short discussion the first person to be interviewed was chosen.