RETRIBUTION
This story takes place exactly after the last chapter of "Redemption" with the death of Brad Pierson and Vice President James Emery.
James Whitmore of the West Coast division for Loksat's organization in charge of merchandise shipped from Korea, Japan and most of the far east.
When he had just arrived home from attending a meeting with the rest of his members, had heard the sad news about Vice President Emery having been murdered in the White House by three unknown attackers.
Whitmore having been involved with Loksat for 15 years, never realize how bad things had gotten the to past months with the lost of millions of dollars destroyed by the hands of Vulcan, aka Jackson Hunt.
He used to work for the C.I.A., as the deputy director for the West Coast for ten then Hunt was mostly on the outside, and still does for the highest bidder at any cost.
He ordered a special meeting for the next day to figure out there next moves, but in the meantime he was exhausted after a long day.
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East Coast
Loft...
Captain Kate Beckett was exhausted after the past days at the 12th Precinct, she needed to relax at home. Castle had complained about his right leg, and was in need of a message.
He was still reeling after the last conversation with his father two days later after Vice President James Emery was killed by Hunt's team that he hired, along with having to be Pierson's own men that had went against him for a much larger price for payment.
With the news, it had caused him to have some what of a set back with his right leg causing a great of stress and pain from when he was shot at the barn in New Jersey. His own doctor, had told him to relax and just take it easy for now with a new batch of pain medication.
Castle was in bed, when his wife had gotten home from the precinct. He had his laptop with him to write.
He's been upset with those two phone calls from his father, the night of the White House Conference,and days later."THE NERVE OF HIM!"
Kate came into the bedroom looking for him, to find him in bed of all things.
"Are you all right Rick?" She can tell by his expression that something was surely wrong.
"No!, I am not Kate, the doctor gave me new pills to take, but it's taking forever to kick in at this point."
"Come on, let's get you into the sauna, it will help Rick with the heat to relieved the pain."
"Will you be joining me in the first place?"
He said with a half grin to get Beckett thinking otherwise that he's not doing all that bad in the first place.
"I know what your thinking Kate, I am just asking to keep me company, I don't have no other motives, accept for you to help me think of a way to flush out my father to stop his nonsense."
"We have already tried that Rick, when it didn't work having going against us, and look what happened."
"Let's go buddy, into the sauna we go before I decide not to join you." She has to help him get off the bed very slowly, while placing his laptop onto the table near to his side of the bed.
He was having a hard time trying to walk without having his muscles tight up like a small ball to have him wince in pain.
She was able to turn on the sauna having to get it just right for the both of them. She had him sit on the chair before helping to take off his clothes, along with hers to really get him reeling from her look on her face.
Once she was able to get him inside and comfortable to have the bubbles soak against his back and right leg.
"Don't you even think of it Rick, or else I will surely do something you won't regret."
He changed his tone, once she was able to get in sitting opposite of him in the sauna.
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Jackson Hunt having to still be in Washington D.C. to meet up with Joshua,Tyrone and Jerome for a special meeting.
He asked them to come see him at his motel room before leaving for the West Coast to meet up with an old advisory.
All three of them arrived an hour later to meet with him in regard to a new job stealing plans for a bank vault in New York City, a few blocks from Wall Street, millions of dollars of rare coins worth a fortune.
When he heard them knock, they were in hiding after having shot Emery in his office the night of the Conference after it was over with.
All three went to sit down, Hunt had drinks ready for them to have, along with Chinese food if interested. They took the option to eat and drink after the past few days.
"Gentlemen, I have a new job for all of you, and it has be soon before the armor car shows up in a few days to take the coins to here in D.C. and the mint for safe keeping.
"How much are the coins worth on the black market? Johan asked.
"Fifty million dollars or more!, and your take will be five million dollars divided between the three of you."
"And your cut? Everyone said in unison.
"I suggest gentlemen, to not worry about my cut, you need to take care with the next mission, unless your not interested in the first place?"
"Were in! All three said in unison.
He hands them the plans of the bank vault, this time it will be different, he tells them they will just walk in with I.D.'s having to be the security guards that will be driving the armor car.
"Once all of you are in the vault, you will check the coins telling everyone that everything is fine, along with signing off the report back to the bank manager, do you understand? He didn't need a verbal respond, it was the looks on there faces to let him know the answer was yes.
"Good!, lets eat our food before it really gets cold."
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Loft
Alexis had come home from working her shift at the Morgue with Lanie, she went upstairs, but was stopped by Kate having just gotten out of the sauna.
"Kate, how dad's leg?, he was complaining this morning after you just left for the precinct."
"He's better after some time in the sauna, and taking his pain medication, I have him settled into bed with his laptop, but I have a feeling, he's going to be falling asleep soon."
"It's where I will be heading really soon after such a long day." Alexis mention to Beckett, but she first to say good night to her father before he is asleep.
Both ladies go into the bedroom to find him snoring away with his laptop having been replaced onto the table. Beckett goes to turn down the light, before heading on out to the kitchen area with Alexis.