Castle and Beckett pull into the front parking lot at the 54th precinct and move inside.

When they arrive at the homicide floor and exit the elevator, Castle tells Kate he is heading to the murder board while she tells her husband she is going to the unit captain's office and check in with him

When Rick sees the two detectives waiting at their respective desks, has walks toward them. Detective Sexton notices Castle first "Mr. Castle. Glad to see you"

"Thanks, but please call me Rick"

The two men stand and they notice Castle glancing at the murder board "Have you two got anything new?"

"Not really" Byron responds "We did request a subpoena to pull the victims financials and phone records and we are just waiting for the paperwork back from the judge so we can begin"

Beckett approaches the team with their captain beside her. Captain Zane Shelton is the head of the 54th "I hear you two have already met Captain Beckett and her partner and husband Richard Castle"

"Yes sir" the two men respond together

The local commander continues "I received a call this morning from the commissioner alerting me that Captain Beckett was coming in to lead the investigation but she has just told me that she expects us to stay in the front of this case for her. The other lead detectives permanently assigned to her team are involved in another case. She tells me that her and her team will offer any and all support that we need. This is a very high profile case and so co-operation is paramount"

The two man indicate their understanding

Captain Shelton continues "Then I will leave all of you to your investigation" He turns and walks back to his office

Beckett looks around "Is there a spare desk I can use?

Roland points to the desk immediately beside his "This officer is on vacation and you can use his for now"

Beckett walks over and drops her bag on the desk and then returns to the murder board that has been started "Castle and I got a lot of information from the assistant this morning. It appears our educator and victim was romantically involved with some of the faculty" Kate takes the opportunity to glance toward her husband. He suddenly feels like he is standing on stage, in front of an audience, nude

"Castle told me she even threw a line toward him when he first checked in to teach to see if she could hook him"

Detective Sexton looks at Rick "You are a professor at the university?"

"Adjunct only" Castle responds "I am teaching a twelve week course on creative writing"

"So you did have interaction with the school president?" Bryan asks

"Yes. The day I checked in to do my paperwork. I do have to say she was very aggressive and to the point that she wanted more than just lectures"

"So you believe that she might have been killed as a result of an illicit liaison? Bryan asks

"Oh I think it is definitely probable that she did" Beckett responds "Her assistant told us that she had a private entrance to her office from the outside. No security cameras, no snooping assistants. Anyone could come and go unseen"

"So we have no video of a possible visitor?" Sexton asks

"Evidently not" Beckett answers "but we might have a witness who would have noticed an early morning guest entering or leaving thru the secret door"

Bryan follows up "We will get uniforms to canvass the area and try to find a witness"

"Great" Beckett responds as she turns to the spare desk "In the meantime, Castle and I will check in with the team at the 12th and see if they have anything on the other case we are working on"

The two local detectives walk out as Kate sits down at the desk. She looks around and gets her bearings, locating the telephone and a computer connection where she can attach a laptop. On new addition to her carry all bag is a shiny new laptop

Rick locates a spare chair and places it beside the desk and assumes his favorite location.

Beside his partner facing her

She immediately notices what he has done "Déjà vu Castle?"

"Very much so. You do know what this means, Kate?"

She looks up at him "What?"

"I get to fall in love with you all over again"

A little light appear around her eyes

/\/\/\/\/\/\/\

Ryan and Esposito have built a very impressive murder board. All the necessary information except for one detail

They have not been able to determine that anyone wanted the victim dead. She was the type of person everyone wanted as a friend. She was always smiling. Always had a kind greeting to anyone she saw. Never raised her voice. Her fellow workers at the restaurant all praised her on her attitude even when they had a grumpy customer.

In fact she usually turned a complaining customer into a happy customer planning on returning. She could extinguish a harsh situation in moments.

The one thing they could not seem to get a lead on what if any love life she might have. No one knew of any relationship she might have had. The manager of the store stated that he once tried to ask her out just for coffee and she very politely declined indicating that she has someone she was interested in, 'but thank you anyway'

An e-mail pops into Ryan's inbox and his computer chimes announcing its presence

Kevin opens the attachment and begins looking over the document and does not see any transaction that appears out of place. He continues reading the screen when the desk phone rings and his partner reaches for the handset.

"Esposito…" he listens for only a moment "hey boss. How are you and writer boy doing? You know it's not nice to take a major case and leave us working on the coed in the deep fryer?"

Beckett can almost be heard gasping "What do you mean…Coed?"

"Oh you haven't heard. Our victim was a former student of Ballard University"

Beckett: "She went to Ballard? When was that?"

Esposito: "She dropped out the end of last year"

Beckett: "That is an expensive place to attend. She is working at a chicken shack. How could she afford the tuition?"

Esposito: Her parents are wealthy but they cut her off. We are trying to find out what happened but they are out of town right now. In fact they have not yet been notified. We left a message at his office but when we told them it was in relation to the daughter, the secretary did not seem interested in passing the request on to them"

Beckett" I wonder if her losing her financing was related to her death…listen keep trying to contract the parents and also keep trying to locate witnesses in businesses close by. Hopefully someone saw something"

Esposito "Got it. So Beckett, Tell us more about the school president"

Beckett "She was found dead in her office this morning. She had a secret door and was known for having affairs with the men on the facility"

Esposito: "Hey, Beckett, Castle is on the faculty now. You might ask him if he knows anything…"

Beckett: "Shut up. Now listen. Keep digging and I will be back there later"

Esposito: "Got it boss"

Beckett disconnects the call and turns back to her husband "Esposito has a good point. The president did make several passes at you and…"

In a tiny amount of panic Castle stops her "Listen…I…uh…I told you"

Kate reaches to his hand "Shush, babe. I know. I don't think anything happened with you and her, but I do believe she was doing some of the other male instructors. But. More important now is we need to check into our other victim, Blair Collins. Let's head back to the university and pull her records"

In the cruiser on the way to the school, Castle is thinking

"Do you think our victim at the chicken store's death might have something to do with her dropping out of the school?"

"No, but it can't hurt to find out as much as we can about her past"

They enter the administration building again and head to the registrars' office. When they arrive the clerk is not willing to open any files so she calls over to the president's office hoping to talk to the dean. She hangs up on the call and turns back to Castle and Beckett "The president's assistant is coming over to help you"

Beckett thanks the clerk and then she and Castle walk back to the door. Beckett's thoughts turn back thinking about the president "You know Castle, if Dr. Sellers was sleeping with the professors here, their wives would not be happy"

"Do you think one of her partners wives could be a suspect?"

She looks at Castle with an evil glint in her eyes "I know I would"

He whispers to her "That is one of the reasons I don't mess around. I would not want to have to visit my wife in prison"

The corridor door opens and Misty enters "Captain Beckett, Can we talk?"

"Sure" Beckett responds and the three move into a conference room and close the door

After the door closes the young woman again appears distraught about something "When I heard you were asking about Blaire I knew I had to tell you something"

Beckett answers "What is it Misty? Did she have trouble with someone?"

"No…not trouble with someone,…but she might have gotten herself in trouble"

"Trouble how?"

The young lady sits down and takes a deep breath "My freshman year I met Blaire. She was a sophomore. She was an archology student"

"OK she wanted to dig up relics" Castle comments

"Yes. She did. In fact there was a field trip to South Dakota to dig for possible dinosaur bones. Several of us went. In fact half the class including Blair. We kind of became friends before the trip"

Beckett reacts "Misty, did something happen on that field trip?"

"Yes. Something happened"

"What?"

"She…uh…her and one of the professors…they kind of hooked up"

Kate looks across the table at Rick then back to the girl "Misty…who did Blaire hook up with?"

"Bailey…Professor Bailey?

Rick leans into Kate "He is a professor of anthropology"

Kate responds "And married"

"I call that motive, Mrs. Bailey" Castle finishes