"So what's the cause of death?" Beckett asked as they examined the bodies in front of them.

"I'd say it was the gunshots that killed them both, but I'll have to take them to the morgue to make sure."

Beckett heard Ryan and Espo coming so she started walking towards them, "No Castle shadow?" she asked.

"Nah, something with Alexis," Answered Espo.

"So what happened here?" asked Ryan.

"Lanie thinks the gunshots killed them, but she'll take them to the morgue to see what else she can find."

"Do we know who they are?" Espo asked.

"Yes," Beckett said as she turned and led them to the victims, "This is George Brekker, and that's Eleanor, his wife, their wallets were on them."

"So we know that wasn't a robbery so what happened to get them killed?" Ryan wondered.

"I still don't know, but I'm sure it wasn't anything good."

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"So who was murdered?" Castle asked as he walked to Beckett's desk with two cups of coffee in his hands and a charming smile on his face.

"Husband and wife, late forties, gunshots to their chests." Beckett said as she took her coffee.

"No prints on the body," Espo said when he got off the phone, "Lanie just called, no prints or anything to identify our killer."

"Maybe they were spies who knew something they shouldn't have known?" Castle asked.

Beckett snorted but before she could say anything Ryan spoke up, "Not spies, he was a lawyer and she had a bakery."

"Maybe her bakery was just a cover story?"

Beckett ignored him and turned to the two detectives, "Maybe something happened with one of George's cases, you should check that out, see if there's something in his office and check his clients."

"That's not all," said Ryan.

Beckett turned from the board and raised an eyebrow, and waited for Ryan to continue.

"They had a daughter." He said with a solemn look on his face, "Sixteen years old, currently at school, someone should go pick her up."

With a sad but still professional look on her face she turned back to the board to write the information, "You go get her Ryan, Espo check for suspects at work places."

They nodded and left.

"Are you alright?" Castle asked her with a concerned look on his face.

"Yeah," She said, "it's just never easy to tell a kid that her parents were killed, besides I know how it is to lose a mother like that but to lose both parents?" she shook her head and turned again to the board.

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Ryan knocked on the principles door and waited.

"Come in," As he walked in the principle, Charles Alcott, looked up.

"How can I help you mister..?"

"Detective Ryan," he said as he showed is badge, "I need to speak to Arabella Brekker."

"What happened? It's not like her to have detectives asking for her."

"It's about a murder investigation." He answered.

"Dear Lord, she is not a suspect is she? She is one of my best students, if a bit quiet."

"Nothing like that, it's about her parents," Ryan said, "Could you call her for me please?"

"Of course, of course." He said as he got up, "Cindy? Could you call Arabella Brekker?"

With a nod the secretary got up to call said girl.

"What happened?" Asked Mr. Alcott, "Why do you need my student?"

"Her parents were found dead, I'll need to inform her and take her to the station."

Before the principle could say anything a dark haired girl walked into the office with a confused look on her face, obviously it wasn't often she was called into the principles office.

"Miss Brekker, please take a sit, this is detective Ryan, he's here to talk to you." He said, "I'll leave you to it." he said as he closed the door behind him when he left.

"What happened?" she asked with a concerned look.

Ryan didn't know how to tell her. There she sat with big wide eyes, a sixteen year old girl, and he was lost. Usually Beckett informed the families, so when he was supposed to deliver the news instead of her it wasn't easy, but not as much as saying to a teen that her parents were killed and change her entire life like that.

After a few seconds in which he thought about how to inform her he finally spoke, "I'm sorry to inform you that we found your parents bodies,-"

But before he could say anything else she spoke, "My parents are dead? How?" she asked with tears shining in her brown eyes.

"They were shot," He said.

"I don't understand," she said, "I just saw them this morning, how could this happen?"

"I'm sorry." Ryan said, as he didn't know what else to do.

He looked on sadly as tears were sliding down her freckled face.

After the she calmed a little he decided to speak.

"I'll need to take you to the station," he said in what he hoped was a comforting voice.

She nodded and got up, and slowly followed him to his car.

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She was sitting in the break room with a cup of water in her hands, though the cup never touched her lips. She just sat there, blankly staring at the wall in front of her.

"That's the daughter?" Javi asked as he took Kevin's hand in his.

"Yeah."

"How'd it go?"

"How do you think, Javi?" He looked at his partner, in more ways than one, "I just told her that her parents were shot."

Javi didn't say anything, he just took Kevins hand to his lips and pressed a quick kiss, and saw the comforting act relax Kevin's shoulders a bit.

"You find anything?" Kevin asked.

"Nothing."

"Anything unusual?"

"When I said nothing I really meant nothing." Kevin looked at him confused, "his office was empty, but the secretary says no one was there since he left yesterday and all the security cameras were smashed and footage was no where to be found."

"So now we know that it really wasn't a robbery gone wrong, but what?" Kevin asked without really expecting an answer.

"Castle and Beckett are now checking Eleanor's bakery, seeing if they can find anything."

"So what do we do with her now?" Kevin asked looking at the teen after a few moments.

"I don't know." Javi said.

"We'll need to question her." Kevin stated.

"I know."

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"Hi Arabella, I'm detective Esposito, and you've already met my partner, detective Ryan." He said as he sat down in front of her, "We'll need to ask you a few questions if you don't mind."

"Ellie." She said, "I go by Ellie."

"Well Ellie," Ryan started, "Did you see anything strange in these past few days? Hear any conversations that sounded weird?"

She shook her head lightly, "No, everything was normal."

"Did you see anyone weird in your neighborhood?"

She shook her head again.

"How about you tell us about this morning? How did your parents look?"

"They were fine," She said, "When I left dad was packing his suitcase for work and mom was watching her favorite morning show."

"How do they usually get to work?" Esposito asked.

"They usually walk together," The teen answered. "Dad't office is not far from home and moms bakery is just a block away."

"Do you have anyone you can stay with? Any family?"

"No." She said, "It is- was just mom, dad and me."

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"Find anything?" Espo asked Beckett as she and castle walked into the precinct.

"Nada," Castle said.

"How'd it go with the daughter?" Beckett asked Ryan.

"She's sitting in the break room, said she saw nothing out of place."

"How'd she take the news?" she asked.

"She cried, now she's just staring into the wall." Ryan answered.

"Anyone she can stay with?" She asked.

Espo shook his head.

"What's going to happen with her now?" Castle asked.

"She'll go into the system until she turns eighteen," Beckett answered, "But until the case is closed she'll stay here, we don't know if the killer will be after her too."

"Will she be okay?"

"I don't know."