Disclaimer: I'm being told that I will never own Castle, even if I work for an affliate with ABC. There must be a loop hole.

A/N: Shown here is a little of Beckett being Castle's best friend and given him advice about Alexis. She is so good at this and love to keep adding it. You might see it more in chapters to come. I would like to work on the relationship of Kate and Alexis which I know will be coming up on the show, so I'm going to write my own thing. I would love to be a fly on the wall in Marlowe's cave. Just saying! Remember, the more reviews and suggestions the better us fan fic writers will get. Yes, yes be patient. I know we all love a little "M" in our lives.

Castle is in the breakroom making 2 cups of coffee. His phone vibrates on the counter. He had it sitting out with vibration on and alert because he is worried about why she isn't responding to his messages. He fumbles the phone because he is so excited it finally went off. It's from Alexis and it reads: "Dad, I'm fine. Kate is right. We stayed up late doing makeovers on each other and we just got up. I'll be home for dinner. Love you!"

He is bursting with a smile. Usually he likes to banter with Detective Beckett, but at this point he is so happy that she was right. He grabs the coffee and heads for her desk to tell her the news.

"Detective Beckett,"with a smirk on his face. "You will be happy to know that you were correct. Alexis texted me back and she is fine. They stayed up late doing makeovers."

"Well, it isn't about being right. I just know 17 year old girls, Castle. Stick with me and you won't get an ulcer," says Beckett with a wink.

Esposito comes walking off the elevator with Det. Ryan towards Beckett's desk. "Yo, Beckett, we asked everyone in her apartment building if they saw or heard anything unusual," said Esposito.

"And?" replied Beckett.

"Well we spoke to the neighbor that lived in 4C. She said that she heard screaming and yelling come from the apartment. It got louder so she moved to her door to look through the peep hole and she saw a man leaving our vic's apartment," says Ryan.

"And what time was this?" asks Beckett.

"Mrs. Wellington, the 4C lady, said that it was 12 o'clock noon because the Price is Right was just coming on," Ryan replied.

"Ok, and did you talk to the doorman in the building? Did he see this man leave or hear anything himself?" asked Beckett.

"Well he doesn't recall hearing anything because the apartment was on the 4th floor, but he remembers a man running out from the building in a hurry yesterday and he was getting a ticket for being double parked," Esposito replies. "We've got the security tapes from outside the building and we are checking with traffic to find out a name if it was reported.

"Great, let me know what you find out." said Beckett.

The phone rings at her desk. She goes to answer, "Beckett."

The other person is speaking on the other line and Beckett replies, "Ok, Lanie. We'll be right down."

Beckett looks at Castle and says, "Lanie, has something she wants us to see. Let's go."

(…)

Beckett and Castle walk into the morgue to meet Lanie at the table. "Lanie, what do you got?" asks Kate.

"I've narrowed down your time of death to between 12 – 2," Lanie says.

"Well that rules out our mystery guy," says Castle.

"Well not exactly, Castle. I mean he is seen leaving the apartment at 12, but that doesn't mean that he didn't kill her. There is more time there not accounted for and we haven't seen the tapes from the building yet, " says Beckett.

Castle just looks at her. "I don't know. I just have a feeling that he didn't do it."

"A feeling? Castle, we don't go on feelings. We go where the evidence leads us," and she rolls her eyes while turning back to Lanie.

Castle just walked around the table looking at the body.

"Lanie, tell me about the cause of death that you mentioned on the phone," asked Beckett.

"Ah, yes. Well like I mentioned she was choked from behind because as you can see by the finger imprints. Judging by the size of the fingers, I would say the killer is a male, " Lanie said.

"Oh, that is very stereotypical, Lanie. It could be a woman with man hands, " Castle laughs and says, "Did you see that episode on Seinfeld about the lady with man hands?" He looks at Beckett and she is just glaring at him. He replies to the look, "I'm just going to go stand over here." She nods.

"Go on, Lanie, " says Beckett.

"Well I was going over the body and the bump I saw on the back of her head, I think she was shoved down onto the pavement very hard. I found tar and other substances of that nature in her hair and skin. It had to be quite the force, so I would say you are looking for a very large, tall and strong…MAN, " Lanie said looking at Castle. He just glared at her.

"Ok, thanks Lanie, " said Beckett smiling at her.

(…)

Castle and Beckett are sitting at the whiteboard. Picture of the victim and information that Lanie gave them listed on the board.

"Yo, Beckett, we've found our double parker. Uniforms are bringing him in now," says Esposito. They all look to the elevator and a guy coming off the elevator with uniforms. "He's headed to the interrogation room."

"Thanks." she says. "Ok, Come on, Castle. Let's see if he can tell us why he was having a tiff with Sydney."

(…)

Beckett and Castle are sitting opposite of Todd Woller, the double parker. Beckett pulls out the victim's picture and slides it across the table. "Do you know her?" she asks.

"Yes, I know her. She is my step sister, " says Todd.

"Step sister, huh? And what were you fighting about yesterday at about 12 o'clock?" Beckett asks.

"I wasn't fighting with her!" says Todd.

"Really? What do you call it then? I have a witness that says that you were definitely fighting and they saw you leave the apartment at 12, remember? Were you wondering how I knew that?" says Beckett. "So tell me the truth Todd. What were you fighting with Sydney about?"

"Ok, ok. She was upset with me because I owe her and her boyfriend money. She lent it to me to cover some debt. I'm a bit of a gambler, but I was trying to get clean. I was going to pay off all of my debt, get a steady job and try to get more time with my daughter. Sydney was very supportive, but," says Todd.

"But, what?" Beckett asked.

"Well Sydney's boyfriend, Cameron didn't approve of me asking for money. He hates me and he always told Sydney that I wasn't good for it. I would never be able to pay her back. Stuff like that. One day about two weeks ago I went over to her place to pick up the $300 dollars that she was giving me to pay off the last of it. He answered the door. He yanked me inside and shoved the envelope to my chest. He pushed me up against the wall making an indentation of my head in the wall. He told me to not ask her for money anymore and to never speak to her again. Sydney wasn't home." says Todd.

"Her boyfriend, is he a big guy and does he have a last name?" he pauses. "I mean, he's got to be if he almost put you through the wall, right?" Castle asks.

"Yes, he is very tall and probably weighs around 300lbs. He works as a bouncer at Pegu Club in Soho part time and then he leaches off of my sister," says Todd. "His last name is McNalley. Cameron McNalley."

"What nights can he be found there? Also, do you have an address of where he lives?" asks Beckett.

"I'm not sure about the address. I believe it is in Mid Town and I believe he lived with his mother, " said Todd. "I bet right now he is working every night because he needs the money."

"Another thing that we were fighting about that day was the fact that her boyfriend is a loser. She deserved better and I wanted to see her happy, " said Todd as he looked down at his folded hands.

"Well, you are free to go for now, but don't leave town. We might need to ask you a few more questions, "says Beckett.

Todd leaves the interrogation room. Castle and Beckett stay in the room. Beckett looks back at the interrogation window and tells Esposito and Ryan to check on this information on Cameron McNalley and put an APB out on him.