The Death of Detective Kate Beckett
On her way home Kate see a hit and run accident. As a cop she goes
in hot pursuit, into a trap
It had been a long day at the 12th. The body drop call had come in 4:14am. IT was 5am before Beckett arrived at the scene The boys and Beckett were
Not done with everything they needed do till late that night. The boys left at 10:30pm. Kate stayed a little later calling Castle in LA He had three more days to do TV interviews and book signings.
After fifteen minutes on the phone Kate hung up more lonely than before the call. Kate got into her cruiser and started home.
A block from home Kate saw a white van hit a person in a cross walk. The person flew up in the air and landed on the hood of a parked car. Kate's training snapped in she reached for the radio and notified dispatch of the accident's location, and need for EMT's and patrol unites.
The van started to drive away, Kate put on her police lights, she notify the dispatchers she was in pursuit in an unmarked cruiser and was alone. The van sped up and weaved thru traffic at high-speed like a mad man. Kate notified dispatch she was about to end her chase due to the unsafe speed, when the van almost stopped and drove onto a quiet side street.
The van did stopped and a young man opened the driver's side door with his hands up. As she drew her weapon she opened her door using it as a shield. She notify dispatch her location and that she had the driver at gunpoint.
With a loud bang the rear door opened up. Kate is surprised and then very neveris at the sudden opening of the rear doors.
Time did not give Kate time to fully think what was happening.
A man with an assault rifle pointed at Kate and opened fire on her.
The door of the cruiser only slowed down the bullets that struck Kate. She is hurled back landing on her side. The driver,after running up to Kate, yelled to the man in the back that she was dead, and for them to get going. The man with the rifle shot out all the lights and empty the clip into the engine compartment destroying the electronics.
For a short amount of time the only sound on that quiet street was the hissing of the dying engine, and moans of a dying police officer.
A few minutes later a porch light came on, at the same time a car came upon the shot up police car and the person lying on the road. The man exited his car and ran up to the body. Gently turning her over he saw it was she, and was a police officer. He flipped the unlock on his phone and dialed 911.
"Police 911 Emergency operator what is your emergence."
"I'm Dr Phil Martin, I have a 30 to 35-year-old female with multi gunshot wounds. This is a police officer."
"Sir are you saying you have a police officer, female with multi gunshots."
"Yes that correct please sent help soon."
"What is your location sir?"
1400 West Elm, At Waldron drive."
"Is the officer awake and breathing."
"She breathing but unconscious, and unresponsive, except deep stimulations.
Her name on her ID is Detective Kathryn Beckett, is that any help?"
Un heard by the Doctor, the dispatchers notified the PD and fire Rescue, and Par-medics' that the had an officer down, with Multi GSW. The PD were very upset that only one single 911 call was telling them that they had an officer down.
Five minutes after the first shot was heard the first of many police units arrived.
An Ambulance with two Para-medics arrived a minute after the first Cruiser. The Para-medics quickly notified the nearest hospital that the patient was in critical, but stable state, and is unconscious at this time. The MD at the scene had stabilizer her with his car, and travel kit. The Para-medics requested a Med-Flight ASAP.
Captain Victory Gates, Commander of the 12th precinct, was just finishing her night-time smack with her husband when the phone rang. After listening for a few minutes she call Castles home phone number.
Martha answered and thanked her for the information then she called her son in CA.
"Mother why are you call me I have important meeting?"
"Richard it about Kate"
"I just talked with her an hour ago she was going home."
"I'm sorry Richard some how she got shot and is critical condition. They are not sure she's going to make Richard"
"Mother I'm on the way home I'll call you in a little while."
At the hospital Esposito, and Ryan waited with Captain Gates, and several other officers from the 12th. All they are told was that she was in surgery in critical condition. Her next of kin is listed as her husband, Richard Rogers, who had been in phone contact with the hospital.
Four hours and forty-five minutes later Mr. Rogers stormed into the waiting room. Martha, and Alexis followed.
"Where is my wife? Where is the doctor, I need some answers now."
A tall slender woman in a white MD's coat approached Castle'
"Are you Mr. Rogers?"
"Yes Doctor,…. Motrin."
"Mr. Rogers your wife is in recovery. She suffered two-gun shot wounds to her chest. She had a vest on but the bullets were Kevlar coated. But because the bullets had to go thru a door and then her vest are the only reason she is alive to this point.
Mr. Roger's your wife also suffered a sever concussion, the bullets striking her vest, slammed her head into the ground. That vest save your wife's life, the bullets only penetrated proximal and inch and a quarter into her body. The bruising to her heart and the concussions are the reason we are going to keep her in a coma for a period of time."
"When can I see her please?"
"We are settling her down right now and attaching monitors, we've installed, a pick line, and a IV line. Also, her eyes are covered to soften the effects of the concussion. In about five minutes we will be ready for you to go in."
"I'm sorry, Dr. I just love her so much I don't know what to do when she's hurt."
"I understand Mr. Rogers. We handle a lot of cases and realize how emotional families get.
We will do the best we can to get her back to normal as fast as we can."
The Dr. padded Rick on the shoulder and walked back into the O R room.
Rick walked to where his family and friends was standing.
He told them with the doctor had told him. He then turned to Esposito and Ryan in question them.
"Teflon Covered Bullets, unless I'm wrong. Those are called 'Cop killers'. They were not just shooting at her. They wanted to kill her, why?"
"Rick after they shot her. They completely shot up her cruiser. They tried to shoot out all electronics that they could. The front video camera was untouched. We have their faces and are running into our database and the FBI's. We should know within a few hours. Just who they are.
Jordan Shaw called me 30 minutes ago. She's on her way here with her task force.
It seems that the pedestrian who Kate saw hit by the van was a dummy. It was a setup.
They knew Kate would follow procedure and pursue the van they led her into an area they thought was safe to execute her.
As dumb luck would have it Kate's cruiser was a loaner, an old SWAT squad car, it had plate armor within the door. That is why our girl is not dead."
"Friends, family, I think y'all should go home and rest. Kate could be in this coma for five days. You can, come back tomorrow or the next day and hold her hand and tell her how much we love her.
Thank you all get some rest. I think we have a long row to hoe."
Castle shook all their hands pat them on the back and sent them out of the waiting room to their homes.. Rick went back into Kate's room set down in the hard plastic chair, beside her bed, and held her hand.
Rick remained at her bedside at all times. Only went home to change and shower when members of the family came in and forced him to do so.
At the end of five days. The medication keeping Kate in a coma, are removed. 12 hours later Kate started to blink her eyes, and move her body. Rick let out a scream to the nurses stood up and started to hug her.
In a soft groggy voice Kate said.
"Rick, please your hurting me."
"Baby, I'm so sorry. I just love you so much."
"I know that but your squeeze me too hard.
Doctors and nurses flowed into the room forcing Rick out. As he was standing he was approached by Ryan.
"Rick I need you to come with me. It has to do with Kate, that all I can say out here."
"what about Kate?"
"I'll tell you soon just follow me."
After going down to the sub-sub- basement the entered a room that said do not enter. It had a skull and crossbones on the door tag. Castle entered a darken room Rick shook as the door opened. The room seems very dark, and Rick felt he was in danger. Suddenly all the lights in the room came on.
