"BP is dropping, stats are falling as well."

"She must be bleeding somewhere else...but where damnit?!"

"Dr. Kovaks, vitals are still dropping...critical."

"Her pericardium is destended. She's bleeding into it, that's why there's no blood. Its compressing her heart. Scissors. Got it."

"She's going into cardiac arrest."

"Paddle...charge for 10. Clear."

Beckett's lifeless body jolted as the charge ran through her from head to toe originating at the heart...but still nothing.

"Charge to 20. Clear!"

Again. And still nothing, the echo of the flatline coming from the monitor ringing throughout the operating room...

...

Dr. Kovaks approached the small huddle of people that had gathered outside the O.R waiting for any news on how Beckett was doing. Jim was the first to notice the surgeon; he stood immediately. Dr. Kovaks took a long, deep breath and nearly whispered, "Are you all here for Katherine Beckett?" "Yes." her team all replied in unison.

"How is Kate? How is my daughter?!"

He glanced around the group and met Jim's eyes, "Ms. Beckett suffered serious injury, her body just could not take it. We did everything we could. I am so sorry Mr. Beckett...and all of you." His eyes switched focus to Castle who had collapsed back into the chair he had been gripping onto all night." Lanie was sobbing into Esposito's shoulder while he just held onto Ryan in utter shock.

"Wait. What? No. My daughter, no...please!" Jim collapsed into Martha and Alexis. "Not my Katie! There has to be something we could do, anything! Please!"

Castle was crying into his lap when suddenly he jolted upright and stood, barely able to hold himself up. "Doctor, what do you know about kryogenics? Will it work on her? Answer me, please!" Rick couldn't handle this, his world was falling apart. He needed this to be able to work, it was the only way they could have more time. He had finally told her how he felt and he KNEW she felt the same when she put her hand to his lips after he had confessed his love. This couldn't be it for them.

"Well, I...I mean, maybe. I don't think it would work, but I guess it might, Mr. Castle I don't really believe in that stuff..."

He flashed back, only for a moment, to a conversation he had with Beckett merely weeks ago.

"Wouldn't it be something if they reunited 100, even 1000 years from now?"

"Well, anything's possible."

"Do you really believe that?"

"It's what the great love stories are about right...beating the odds?

"I hope they make it."

"Me too."

"MEDICALLY COULD IT WORK, YES OR NO?!" everyone jumped at Castle's growl of a question.

"Yes, I suppose. The bullet grazed a ventricle in her heart so theoretically if in the future there existed a medical instrument small enough and precise enough to reach into the heart and seal the ventricle without damaging the rest of the heart then yes."

Castle reached into his pocket, scrambling for his phone. "Yes. With Dr. Ari Weiss please. No, its an emergency, I need him now!" All eyes were on him. They all knew it was crazy and a long-shot at that, but there was nothing else to do, this was Kate Beckett and if there was any chance in hell for her then they were going to support it.

"Dr. Weiss, I need your technicians to pick up a body...NOW."