Kate felt the sharp pain in her thigh. From a little wound gushed blood and by the small jet flowed on the floor where join to the blood of her colleagues. Espo and Gates was shout to the arm and Ryan somewhere in the stomach. She didn't know if 3xK was so bad shooter or he wanted only hurt them. From his face she read that he was nervous. In this condition he was unpredictable. She didn't know what made that this always calm man changed out of all recognition. Her instinct prompted her that it had something to do with Rick. Maybe it should be a signal that it's time to move. If she only released herself on time. Unfortunately the rope still shackled her moves even though it was clearly incised in one place. Since two men with gun came to the room she had to stop trying to set free.

"And now you come with us to this damn archive." Tyson once again spoke to the Captain.

This time woman nodded. Men raised her and set her free of rope on her legs by knife. With gun near her head they went out from a room.

"Be nice" said the second man when they left interrogation room.

When the doors closed she started with double-barret to rub piece of glass of a rope. In the first place she had to block the bleeding of her leg and secondly Ryan's wound seemed very serious and man needed a medical help as soon as possible. He was weaken from minute to minute.

After a while she realized that the rope was cut. She set free her hands by dynamic moves. Then she took off her belt and clenched it above her wound to drop the bleeding. Her moves got detectives attention. Javier showed her by head's move that she should blockade the door. After a while her legs were free too and the gag was lying in the corner. She blockaded the door by a chair, let down the blinds and came to her friends. She took off the gag from Javier's mouth and cut the rope on his hands and legs.

"Bind up your wound by something." Beckett told him when she took care of the second detective.

Kevin was balancing of the edge of awareness.

"Stand it" Kate trotted this words out uniting him.

"It's just a moment, bro" Espo was standing beside her.

Together they untied their friend saying everything that they know. Kate told about that who is responsible of that and Esposito about his thoughts about how they get inside. After fifteen minutes Ryan had improvisational bandage to stop at least for a while massive bleeding. They made it from things that they has which means a jacket which Castle left and the rope. The man however couldn't move on his own.

"We need to bring him help as soon as possible because he won't survive for a long time." Beckett said quietly pulling Esposito on side to Kevin didn't hear what they said.

"I agree" he was concerned. "You need to stand it." He said to Ryan. "We bring you a doctor."

They nodded knowingly and started an attack. Their only weapon was peace of a mirror which Kate held in her hand and the element of a surprise. As quiet as they could they moved the chair out of their way. Espo pushed a handle and opened a door by a dynamic move. Cavernous clonk said them that one of the aggressors was stunned. Without any unnecessary arrangement who do what Kate attacked second man. She didn't have chance to take his gun so she dug the piece of a glass into his side above the hip. The man hissed with pain. The gun came up from his hands. Unfortunately it was too far and Kate couldn't go for it. She saw out of a corner of her eye that Espo attacked stunned assassin who was standing on the second side of the door. By one move he killed the gun of his hands and threw him of his arm.

In the meantime her rival decided to defense. He made a beeline for her and pined her down. He was much stronger then she so Kate couldn't move. Furthermore he pressed her injured thigh by his knee. He probably did it unknowingly but it didn't matter. It got black before her eyes. She couldn't let herself to faint and became an easy target. Not now. She took a deep breath, grabbed stronger the piece of mirror and took it from his side. Then she dug it between his ribs puncturing his lung. She grabbed her weapon so strong that blood started run down her hand. Aggressor had to have problems with breathing because he started seem strange sounds and his hand which he had on her chest didn't press her so much. She was waiting for that. She balked her foot against the wall and barged herself. She potted more space but unfortunately it wasn't end of her troubles. She felt behind with barging him when she heard.

„Step back from him and hands up."

Kelly was standing beside the man whose she was „holding" and pointed a weapon to her. It was a big gauge so the bullet very easy could go through his body until it hit her. She wasn't sure if a doctor is able to sacrifice her partner in crime to realize her goal. Secondly to the other side of a hall Espo was still fighting with „his" aggressor. So she couldn't count on his help.

„You don't want to do it." Detective said very slowly.

„Just don't say me what I want or not. One thing that I don't want is to listen your babble. Just let Charlie go and put your hands in the air."

Kate thought about the next move. The gun was lying too far from her and she didn't have enough time to attack by piece of a glass. Only option was standing as she stood. Unfortunately Charlie passed out and now he was too heave. She let him go and he felt heavily on a floor.

"See, I do what you wanted. No one has to get hurt." She said looking the woman in the eyes and slowly putting her hands in the air.

"On your knees, now."

Kate gave her quizzical look.

"Do what I'm saying!" Kelly screamed.

Detective slowly did what she wanted.

"Now take a gun."

"Why?"

"I'll say that I need to defend."

"So she can't just kill her." Kate thought. Triple Killer had other plan.

"And what if I don't do it?" She asked.

"I do it on my own."

Beckett didn't move. Instead of looking on a pointed gun she closed her eyes. She heard the shout. But she didn't feel any pain. She opened her eyes. Kelly's body was lying in front of her with a hole between her eyes. In front of her was an older man who gave her a hand to help her stand up. She recognized immediately that this is Castle's father.

"Thank you" she said when she was already standing.

Esposito finally won his fight and came to them pointed a gun to a man.

"Drop the gun and keep your hand so I can see them." He said strongly.

Beckett showed him by move of her hand to put his weapon down.

"He's with us." She said when detective was still pointing to the CIA agent.

Javier reluctantly put his gun down.

"Who is he?" He asked.

"It doesn't matter. What's matter that I am on your side." Jackson answered.

"How many?" Kate asked.

"Seven" man looked at the bodies which were lying on the floor. "Now is four."

"Two of them came with Gates to archive." Esposito joined to the conversation. "Any idea where the last two are?"

"Probably they are in a social room." The older man recounted. "Soon S.W.A.T. will attack. I can't be here in this moment."

He gave Kate his weapon, wished the good luck and went away.

"And what about Rick?" Beckett asked.

"He is safe outside."

After this words he disappeared over the bend. Detectives spited up the gun between them and one of them left Kevin. They said "don't let them kill you" and everyone went their separate ways.

They decided that it would be better when they split up they had more chances to at least one of them walk away. There was three ways to exit but one of them was an elevator. They chose stairs. One of this way the group with Gates went. They assumed that rest of bad guys was in a social room. Then one of a detectives had free way to go.

Kate went very slowly looking around. She didn't want that anyone could surprise her. Unfortunately her steps resonated on empty hall. "This damned high-heels" she said in her mind. When she came to the door she decided to drive down on the railing. She didn't want that her steps told assassins that she was so close. On landing Tyson surprised her.

"So you are the reason of this mess." He told before she drew a gun.

He stood two meters from her. She had clear position to shot. She screamed to him to give up and threw his weapon which he pointed into her chest. Man didn't move. She pulled the trigger and the bullet passed him and riveted in a wall. Her hand was shaking and she couldn't hold a gun in this hand. She cursed. She had to damage a tendon or lose too many blood. She realized that in this moment a gun was useless. She threw it on the floor. Beckett kicked Tyson in hand and killed a gun of its. Next move of her leg which had to hit him in the stomach was predicted by Jerry. He grabbed it and threw her on a wall.

"I don't wanna hit a woman." He told doing innocent face.

"I don't want you to do that." She answered him trying hide the pain which he made.

She stood up and attacked again. This time some of her hits touched him but his hits was accurate too. One of them was so strong that she was recoiled. Regrettably edge of stairs was so close. Too close. She didn't have time to stop before it and she felt for lowest floor. She tried to get up but her body didn't want to do it. Every part of her body was hurt. Head, arms, legs and probably broken ribs. She didn't see Tyson but she clearly heard what he was doing. He slowly went to the gun and took it. Then he went out the stairs. He knew very well that she didn't escape him. He stood above her and put the weapon to her head.

"Any last wish?" He asked before everything became dark.