Disclaimer I do not own Castle.
Broken Wings.
Kate stared at the empty chair next to her desk as she wondered where Castle had got to. He had never been the most punctual of people but his meeting with his publishers had taken longer than she had expected. She pushed all thoughts of the flirtatious Gina out of her mind as she remembered the way Castle and her had woken up wrapped in each others arms that morning.
"Hey." Ryan walked over to her. "The forensics are back on our latest vic."
"Good." Kate sighed. "What have we got?"
"The vic was killed by a single gunshot wound to the chest. Point blank range. Just like the others and the interesting thing is." Ryan rocked back on his heels as he waited for Kate to turn her attention away from the murder board to face him.
"What?"
"The vic, Lance Graham had taken an overdose of codiene and prescription painkillers."
"He tried to kill himself before a serial killer actually murdered him." Kate couldn't help but see the irony. She shook her head slightly as she looked at the photograph of the handsome young lawyer pinned to the murder investigation board. Ryan nodded as he leant against his desk.
"Question is, who wanted to kill him? Who wanted to kill the other four men?"
"All professional men. All straight and all aged between 35 and 49." Kate folded her arms. "One married, an lawyer, one a doctor and a professional sportsman and an editor of a music magazine. What is the connection?"
"Beckett!" She turned as she heard Esposito slam the phone down on his desk and walk towards her.
"What?"
"That was the hospital. Your cell phone must be switched off."
"Why are they trying to get hold of me?" She frowned as Ryan stared at his friend.
"Castle." He watched as the colour drained from his face. "Rick has been shot."
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A/N Should I go on?