"So we have a man murdered in New York and the weapon is the same one used to kill several others many years in the past" Castle remarks

"And the current investigations are still ongoing. They are locating more and more bodies every day. The crimes seem to be pointing at the Irish mob and Paddy O'Rourke" Kate adds

"Paddy O'Rourke?" There is question in Castle's voice "Where do I remember that name from?"

"The two who were killed on the boat when you and I were in the Hamptons for the first time?" Beckett states to remind Castle "Edie Dorsey was one of the two murdered and she had worked for the law firm representing Paddy. The word was she had passed information to the Feds on him and his organization"

"That would normally mean a death sentence right away"

"Yeah it would but she was not feeding the feds anything"

"OK so there is definitely a connection to the body drops using the boat and Kirk Green, but do you think there is any other link to Edie Dorsey?"

"I am not sure, but let's go back and search Kirk's room again. Instead of leaving the search to the locals, we will look more closely this time and see what we find"

The two leave the makeshift interrogation office and go back to the victim's room to look deeper into the victim's life.

Unlike in times past, the two are alone in their search. No other officers. No crime scene investigators. No medical examiner. Just the two of them looking for any clues that might help them investigate the real death of Kirk Green, AKA. Carl Riley

Kate starts in the side table next to the bed then moves to the bed itself while her husband begins in the closet. It is only a few minutes later when Castle exits the storage space carrying a wooden box.

"Hey, Kate, look what I got"

Beckett looks at the container her husband had brought out "What did you find?"

"It looks like some keepsake box"

He places it on the bed and opens the top. When he does an entire history of one man is exposed. The box contains several false driver's licenses from different states, each with a different name attached, three passports. Again with fake names and finally dozens of photographs.

Rick and Kate start looking through the images. The first are of Kirk and Sara. He obviously kept these for sentimental reasons There are a few wedding photographs then several more casual non posed images. The pictures are obviously something he had kept to remind him of the life that he had left behind.

"Look here Rick" Kate starts scanning several of the newer images and they not pictures of Sara. It is a different woman

Castle takes the photos then comments "These are pictures of Edie Dorsey, the woman that was killed on Kirk's boat last year"

Beckett corrects her husband "That was Chad's boat at the time"

"Yeah…OH WOW!" Rick is obviously surprised by something in one of the pictures in his hand.

When Kate looks over his shoulder she sees why Castle was shocked. The next set of photos are of a topless woman lying on the deck. They are of the victim, Edie lying on the deck of the boat except she is totally nude now

"Maybe Kirk found pictures that Chad took and…" Beckett comments are cut off when one of the images Castle pulls out is a selfie of Edie topless lying next to Kirk

"That pretty much settles who was getting it on with whom" Kate comments

"I would say so" Castle is still holding the photo

Kate is glaring at her husband "Castle, you can stop looking at her boobs now"

"Right" he places the photos back into the box

"Rick, we need to take all this back to our room and get on the phone with the guys and maybe Chief Brady and try to sort all of this out"

"Agreed" Castle takes the box and places all the papers back inside and closes the top. He and Kate exit the room once more, making sure the heat is off so the room stays cold to preserve the body, and they start back to their room

Once back inside the privacy of their suite, Rick sets the box down on the table in the parlor and then removes his jacket and places it on the chair beside Kate's. He notices that she is not in the room but has gone into the bathroom and closed the door. He does not hear anything and after few minutes becomes concerned and calls into the room.

"Are you OK?"

A somewhat weak response comes back "Yeah, just a little shaky" We haven't had lunch yet"

"Let me go down and get us something, or I can call room service. Which would you like?"

"No. just go get me a sandwich" There is a pause as she thinks about what she wants "Not chicken this time. Make it a tuna fish with a dill pickle and have them put cream cheese on it instead of mayonnaise"

He gets a confused look on his face "Alright. Be right back" and he moves to the door then stops and turns back toward the bathroom door "will you be ok until I get back?"

He hears her answer in the affirmative. Rick opens the door then leaves the room

After the door closes Kate comes back out from the bathroom. She moves across the bedroom and into the living area then she sits on the couch and leans her head back on the headrest. She lets out a deep sigh. She is wondering why this case is affecting her so deeply but for some reason it is. Her emotions are on the edge. She suddenly finds herself wanting to cry for no reason. It probably has to do with not having a good breakfast this morning. She knows that when she gets a bite to eat she will feel better, however she needs to start digging more deeply into the victim's history. Especially the history that has happened since his fake disappearance

She moves to the table and starts by opening the box and removing all the documents with the plan to put items back inside, one by one as she reviews them for importance.

She starts by looking at each passport and driver's license. She notices the names on passports match the licenses. He seems to have had a plan to move on quickly, if and when he needed to

Sitting at the table, her mind starts to wander and she cannot seem to bring it back under control. For no reason, she finds herself especially in need of her husband's attention at this moment. Even though they have been very, very much active not just from the beginning of the marriage, but also on this trip, she suddenly craves some more attention from him and has decided that when he gets back to the room, the food may just have to wait….

For a few minutes, anyway

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When Castle arrives at the dining room he is approaches by a tall dark haired man that he recognizes from the family portrait hanging in the lobby of the hotel "You must be the famous mystery writer, Richard Castle"

"The very same" Castle responds holding out his hand to shake

"I am the owner, Barry Blankenship. It is very nice to meet you. I have loved all your books, especially the Nikki Heat series" the man takes a firm grip on Rick's hand

"Well thank you Mr. Blankenship. I always enjoy meeting my fans"

"And I understand that your lovely wife is here with you?"

"Yes we are here for the wedding…the wedding that might have to be postponed"

"I heard about that. The victim is one of the hotel's employees?"

"Yes, your maintenance man"

"That is so terrible. So I believe your wife was your model for Nikki Heat?"

"Yes she was or rather still is. And she is why I am here, to get some lunch for her and me, so where do I place my order?"

"Let me get one of the staff to help you with that" and Barry turns to get the attention of one of the servers

The man steps away but Castle seems to have some questions in his mind at the moment. After placing his order and being delivered his food, Rick heads back down the corridor toward the elevator

When Rick opens the door to their suite he finds himself plastered against the door with his wife wrapped around him in an attempt to kiss him senseless


Sorry for the delay in this chapter.
1. My computer crashed
2. Had to do some tornado relief in my community

Did anyone see the Easter Egg in this chapter?