Okay, whereas the previous chapter was completely based off the preview, this chapter is what I think could happen for the rest of the episode though it probably wont actually happen.
I DO NOT OWN CASTLE!
Like any other prime suspect found holding a gun over a dead body, Castle was carted rather forcibly to the back of Ryan and Esposito's squad car. After they had the handcuffs on him, reading him his rights was the only time any of the detectives talked to him. That of course didn't stop Castle from blabbing on about anything and everything but thankfully; Beckett was spared from having to hear it as Ryan shut the back door of the car firmly before heading to the passenger side and sliding in. Giving them a nod they took off heading to the precinct while she walked to her car and did the same.
What was he doing there? Why did he have the gun? Did he know her? Thoughts were going through her head so fast it was surprising that she was able to focus enough to make it safely to the precinct but she did, pulling up just in time to see Ryan and Esposito hauling Castle out of the car.
Without a word passing between them, the guys took Castle up to the homicide division and deposited him in an interrogation room. When they stepped outside Beckett grabbed them both and pulled them aside.
"You realize it don't you? When we find the real guy behind all of this and if his lawyer even has half a brain he will find out about Castle's ties to us and will try to use it against us. We have to do this completely by the books, no special treatment. We can't risk this case being compromised and risk the murderer getting away with it just because we were nice to Castle. Also, do not ask or answer any questions that don't have anything to do with this case, got it?"
"Got it, boss. Do you want us to do the interrogation? We'll be good, we promise."
Beckett thought about that for a moment before admitting to herself that she was likely to slip up in some way if she had to talk to him right now.
"I'll do it if I have to but, I really don't want to."
"It's okay, we can handle it right, bro?" Ryan nodded his head and after a nod from Beckett, they gathered the papers they would need and then headed into the interrogation room.
Right now, all Beckett wanted to do was go home, take a warm bath, and most likely read one of his books until she fell asleep but, that wasn't going to happen anytime soon so like always, she sucked it up then headed to Captain Montgomery's office to let him know what was going on. On second thought maybe it would have been easier to interrogate Castle because the Captain was definitely not going to like this.
Surprisingly, the Captain took it pretty well. He made sure she knew the exact things she had told the guys a few minutes ago, then wished her and her team the best of luck because they were definitely going to need it.
About twenty minutes after that, Ryan and Esposito came out of the interrogation room and walked over to Beckett who was working on the murder board.
"Says he's friends with the couple who owns the bar which happens to be our two vics. The husband had asked him to come by their apartment that night because he wanted to talk to him about something but when he got there, only the wife was there saying that the husband had to go to the bar to settle something." Esposito stopped to take a breath and Ryan jumped in.
"Castle says that he and the wife waited in the living room for a good thirty minutes making small talk until the doorbell rang and the wife went to answer it. He says that while she went to answer the door he excused himself to the bathroom and when he came out someone came from the side and held a cloth over his mouth. Next thing he knows he's waking up on the floor of the bedroom with a gun in his hand. He had just woken up when we found him. Also, he says he's pretty sure it was chloroform that was used on him. Or at least it tasted like chloroform he said."
"Alright. We need to go back to the apartment and actually look at the crime scene this time. Lanie should be done moving the first vic and is probably waiting for us at the apartment."
The guys agreed and they all headed back to the apartment but as they were heading to the precinct elevator they passed the window of the interrogation room and Beckett couldn't help but feel a little pull in her heart as she glanced at Castle sitting at the table. But, there was definitely no time for her to be all emotional if she wanted to keep him from serving jail time.
As predicted, Lanie was there waiting for them. Impatiently.
"Weren't you guys supposed to already be here? Like, half an hour ago? Traffic ain't that bad."
The short, but fiery, medical examiner was standing to the side of the bed with her hands on her hips as she glared at the detectives who were standing in the doorway.
"We were here but, we found a suspect and had to take him to the station." Instead of explaining further, Beckett turned to address the guys. "I'll see what Lanie has to say about the body and check out the bedroom some more. Esposito you take the living room and Ryan, you go talk to the neighbors."
The guys headed out to do their jobs and Beckett turned her attention to Lanie. "So, what can you tell me?"
"First, you tell me."
Beckett gave her her best 'wha?' expression.
"Oh don't give me that look, girl! I don't know what it is but, something is definitely up and I think it has something to do with that suspect you mentioned cuz, there really isn't anything out of the ordinary about this vic."
Stalling the inevitable, Beckett asked. "Why do you think something is up?"
"I may not be some hotshot detective like you but I definitely know how to pay attention to the details. Why did you take the suspect down to the precinct right after you found him? And since it took you so long I'm guessing that you questioned him then too? You don't normally do that. Normally you'd have some other officers take him down and deal with him after investigating the crime scene."
"Fine, I'll tell you. After you tell me about the body."
Rolling her eyes at her, Lanie complied knowing that the only other way she would get the info out of her would be to force it out, and she wasn't really in the mood for that today.
"Two small caliber bullets to the chest, pretty close range but not enough to leave a burn mark on the skin. The position of the body is a little strange though. It almost looks as if she fell on the bed but she is too high up on the bed. If she was standing at the foot of the bed and got hit then her legs would hang off the bed at least a little. I'd say she was moved here post mortem but, the only pool of blood is on the bed below here so I'm thinking that whoever did this drugged her, placed her on the bed, then shot her. I'll have to get her back to the lab to be able to tell you if she was actually drugged or not. Now, about this suspect of yours."
"Check if the drug was chloroform when you do your tests. And if it was, check for traces of it around her mouth. I want to know if they used a rag with chloroform to knock her out."
The rest of the crew were heading their way to take the body back to the morgue and Beckett thought about using that as an excuse to escape and not have to tell Lanie but quickly decided against that idea. She would find out eventually, might as well tell her now.
"As for the suspect, you know him."
"Who? Oh god it's not my cousin, Marco again is it? I swear that guy-"
"It was Castle."
There was shocked silence for a minute as Lanie tried to process that.
"Castle⦠As in our Castle? Writer boy?"
Yes, he was still 'their Castle'. Even though he left, they all still considered him a good friend. Of course, that didn't mean she wanted to see and/or speak to him after realizing that he wasn't coming back. He obviously didn't want anything more to do with them so why should they bother him?
When Beckett nodded, Lanie quickly gathered the taller woman in a quick hug that actually made Beckett feel a little bit better.
"What are you going to do?"
She glanced over at the guys who were now carting the body out of the room before pulling out a pair of gloves and putting them on.
"I'm going to solve a murder."
There shall be one more chapter to this! I'm not turning this into a big long story because 1) I already have too many of those and I don't know what I would do if I started yet another one. 2) I have no clue how Mr. Marlowe is going to bring our two favorite characters back into each other's lives after the whole arresting thing plays out so I don't really know where to go after the next chapter.
I wasn't going to bother with thinking up details about the murder but as I was writing they just kept coming lol. I don't think thats how it will actually play out in the actual episode but I figured I would give it a shot anyway.
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