Chapter 4.
Back at the precinct, Ryan and Esposito were debriefing in Gates' office.
"So you mean to tell me that there had been a change of destination?" Gate questioned back
"Yeah someone came on the radio saying that the actual address was 2 blocks East of where we were heading. It was a general call so we figured that Beckett had gotten the modified address." Esposito was explaining to the Captain.
"Why didn't you guys get to the scene immediately?" Gates continued the questioning. She too was trying to figure out what might have gone wrong.
"Well, while waiting at a light we saw that there was a fight coming about so we stopped before it degenerated into something more serious. We figured that Beckett would get there and then she'd give us the details on the crime. When we got there they hadn't arrived yet." Ryan explained
"Umm Sir, as we arrived at the precinct we saw that Beckett's car was in the parking lot, we thought that she might have come back, but she hasn't. So someone brought the car back here." Ryan told Gates
"Ok have security bring out the camera recordings and hopefully we'll get a face on this person. Meanwhile go look in Beckett's car, maybe we'll have clues in there."
Ryan called security to get the recording, "Yes sir, we'll get those for you. As soon as we get the video we'll call you." said the security guard.
Mean while Esposito had CSU come and take a good look at Beckett's car. They started going through the car. On the passenger seat were Beckett's phone, badge but her gun was missing. They also found Castle's wallet and phone.
It hadn't taken too long for CSU to show something disturbing to Det. Ryan and Esposito. Pictures had been taken with their phones. Both pictures were similar, Beckett was unconscious and tied to a chair, on Castle's phone, and vise versa.
Ryan and Esposito were now even more worried, they knew that they were both alive but unconscious. They went up to Gates' office, she was outraged that they had taken these pictures saying' we got them now try and catch us.'
"Sir I say we send a team to the original address where we got the call!" Esposito was suggesting to Gates
"I've done that already, but they found nothing, as soon as you mentioned the original address I had a team go out to the building." Gates was a step ahead, but still nothing had turned up.
"Ryan," he answered his phone.
"What? Are you sure? How's that possible? Check it again!" Ryan insisted
"But Sir-" said the security guard
"Check it again!" Ryan was even more worried he knew now that this was planned and that these people had thought everything through. He hung up.
He had a worried face, Esposito didn't like that look it meant a lot!
"Well Det. Ryan can you share what you just learned." Gates was intrigued but what he was told
"The security cameras Sir, they didn't record any of it Sir. They were deactivated for a two hour period." Ryan explained
"What?" Both Gates and Esposito responded in the same way
"That's why I told them to check it again!"
"Ok, they want a fight they'll get it. You two, get photo techs to enhance these pictures, maybe we can find something. Maybe we'll have a clue to where they are being held hostage."
"Got it!" Ryan and Esposito headed out of her office and started doing what they were used to doing. They called the best picture enhancer they knew , they needed to find them as soon as possible. They couldn't waste any time.
About an hour later, they got the enhanced pictures. They tried to figure out if anything was giving them a clue to where it could be, but nothing popped out.
"Esposito, in here please." Gates called him into her office.
"Officer Cox, might have seen the suspect bring in Beckett's car." Gates continued
"Uh- I was coming in at around 9:00am I got in a bit early to finish paperwork and I saw this man come out of Beckett's patrol car. I didn't think much of it at the time but when I heard that Beckett and Castle went missing I came in to talk to Captain Gates about it." She continued on,
"The man was wearing glasses and a black cap, he saw that I was questioning myself, as to why he had Beckett's car. He told me 'Oh no worries Mam, it was a regular car check up is all.' So I brushed it off as nothing. He was about 5'10" didn't stand out much." She was obviously disappointed that she didn't pay more attention to this man.
"Is that all Officer Cox," Gates asked her
"Yes sir," Cox then exited Gates' office.
"Yo!" Esposito's phone had just rang
"Ok, yeah, thank you." He hung up
"Ok, well the plot thickens. CSU found that there had been a signal blocker on the radio. Therefore explaining why they didn't go to the new address." Esposito explained to Ryan and Gates
"Son of a bitch, they really planned everything out!" Gates continued.
"They ran the car for any prints, fibers, hair. All they found were Beckett's and Castle's hair and prints. As for the fibers we'll have to analyse them but it'll be hard to distinguish them from Beckett and Castle's. These guys really thought of everything. I don't know why they're after Castle and Beckett but I know that they're in deep trouble." Esposito said.
Everyone was getting more and more worried. What had they gotten themselves into?
