What happened while Castle was with his father making mischief in Paris? In NY Beckett tried to keep her head cool, but she was terrified ...


Kate Beckett held her breath as she stared at the cell phone in her hand. What was that? A shot? She suddenly had lost communication with Castle and the last she had heard was ... a shot. Damm it. Recall... The number you are calling does not exist or is out of coverage... She would have killed the woman of that recording right now. She looked up and took a deep breath to calm down.

- Were you able to track it? - She asked FBI technicians in the room.

- Fontainebleau Forest, southeast Paris. It's a huge area. - Said an agent pointing a map on the big screen.

- A forest? - She exclaimed puzzled.

The detective tried to focus on the last call. Castle seemed less sorry, she would say that he was relieved to hear her, and he looked like he was wanting to tell her something. That encouraged her for a second, but an idea crossed her mind: these might have been his last words. She was about to break down.

- Esposito! - she shouted without realizing that he was besides her- Sorry. I want to know what's in that damn forest. Neither plant nor animal. Only roads, houses, that sort of things.

- Understood. As you wish- He said just before running off.

She crossed her arms and bit a fingernail while trying to synthesize information. Rick's attitude had changed ... What if Castle was on the right path? What if he'd been able to find anything? She made a gesture for Ryan to come over.

-Watch movements in Castle's accounts. - She said quietly.

- Done. - And he left.

If Alexis was the real target of the kidnapping perhaps Rick had come to prepare the ransom money. She thought that if her boyfriend had reached that point, he have been helped by some close friends. She remembered that a Derrick Storm novel was set in France. She looked at her mobile screen still in her hand and dialed a number.

-Martha, this is Beckett.

Castle's mother was frightened but the detective lied saying that there was no significant developments.

- Martha, listen I need to know what contacts have Richard in Paris.