"What were you four doing? Captain Gates is furious when she arrives on the crime scene
"Sir, we were following up on a clue and had no idea that the place was booby trapped" Beckett answers her boss
"What clue were you following up on? I understood we had little to go on with your case" Gates continues
Beckett is hard pressed to respond to her boss' questions without divulging the source of her information or why they were at this location
"Sir, Castle brought some information in that led us here and…"
"WHAT information? Where did he get it? And why did he have it and not one of you?" The captain is obviously on a rampage
"I gave it to Rick" Sophia Turner answers as she and a male agent step around the corner and confront the captain
"And just who are you?" Gates asks with determination in her voice
"This is Agent Sophia Turner" Castle responds
"AGENT Turner?" Gates is looking at the woman
"Yes captain, I am with the CIA"
"CIA? And just what do the spooks have to do with all of this?"
"Captain I am not at liberty to discuss the details of the current case with you, but when I can you will be read in" Turner looks at the other four and directs them to step away from the other officers.
Once they are a safe distance away she speaks back up "What happened here?"
Beckett responds first "We tracked down the business based on the information you gave to Castle. We determined the company has offices in this building. And just as we came around the last blind corner there was an explosion"
"Have you found anything inside?" Turner questions
"No! CSU has just begun their search" Ryan answers
Sergeant Andrews from CSU steps up to the group "We have two bodies inside. Both male one is older probably 60 to 65, grey hair and a beard. The other one is mid thirties close cut haircut. Almost a buzz cut, no beard. Dr. Parish has begun examining them as we speak"
"That description sounds like Jackson Hunt and Cole Maddox" Sophia comments "If that is true then we may have just stopped the plot we discussed earlier. Keep me informed and until we have a final solution, this is still on a need to know basis"
Sophia Turner and the man, Agent Jones, turn to walk away when she says to Castle "And Rick! Thanks for everything" and she gives him a large smile
That last statement causes Beckett's face to glow ever so lightly and if looks could kill then the glare Kate puts on the back of Turner's body would be deadly
"OK boss, it sounds like this is over. At least as far as the threat to the country" Esposito comments
"Guys, I am not so sure" Castle comments with a tone of disbelief
"What are you thinking Castle?" Ryan asks
"She was way to willing to accept that the two bodies were the men we are looking for. She didn't say that she wants them sent to her lab. She didn't ask us to rush the identification. She told us who she wants us to think these two they were"
"Right! Go tell Lanie to take prints and tissue samples before they transport the bodies. The last body vanished and we had nothing. If something happens this time we will still have at lease some physical evidence to go by" Beckett tells Esposito
"Got it" as the detective heads into the blown out office space
"Castle you don't think that the CIA would try to steer us wrong? Do you?" Javi asks
"I think they have their own agenda and we are just pawns in their game" Castle answers
"I am going to watch over the transport" Esposito states as he walks back into the offices
Castle and Beckett move toward the elevator. Once inside the cab Beckett turns to Castle "Rick, I know I have no right to ask but…" Beckett stops mid question
He is looking straight ahead when he answers "It was long time age and it was a mistake. A big mistake on my part"
"So…You two were…In Love?" Beckett asks not real sure she wants to hear the answer
"No! That's not what happened" Castle responds quickly
"What was it then?"
Castle turns and looks into Kate's eyes. He sees a level of pain that he has not seen in her face before except when talking about her mother's case. He does not want her feeling this way anymore
"No Kate. We were NOT in love. Love had nothing to do with what happened with her and me"
"Rick, what was it then? I see the way she looks at you. She has feelings for you"
Castle turns to face Beckett and sees the pain growing. Three years ago after he first met Beckett, he would have jumped at the chance to grab her and just use her like he did with so many other women over the years but now… Now he is wanting something different than just a pain killer
"What is it Rick? What has happened to you? What is happening with US?"
Just as Castle is preparing to answer her question with the truth from his past the elevator doors open on the first floor and four transport people are standing there with two gurneys to move the bodies
The lower floor is filled with fire personnel and police. Along with Captain Gates who appears to be waiting for them
"May I talk to you two?" She speaks with the tone of her authority
"Yes Sir" Beckett responds as the three walk to the rear lobby and some sense of privacy
"Listen! I don't care about orders or secrecy or whatever history Mr. Castle and that woman have. I need to know what is going on here. I almost lost my three best detectives today and I want answers"
Kate looks at Rick just briefly
"Sir, Agent Turner pulled Castle and me in and gave us a story that would scare any sane person. She claims they have a rogue agent out there who is working on destroying the peace that has existed between the US and Russia for the last two decades and by doing so cause the resurgence of the old Soviet Union and the Cold WAR and this agent is somehow involved in the business that was in this building but from the current debris, I am assuming he may be dead"
"CSU found two bodies in there" Castle comments "But I think Turner is leading us to believe they are the rogue agents she described to us are there"
"I am assuming that you don't believe her?"
"Sir, I think she is living in a world of lies and it is so easy for her to lie, telling the truth is difficult for her"
"What do you plan to do now? Gate asks
"Lanie will get them in the lab and we will find out who they really are then move on from there" Beckett responds
"Very well detective, Mr. Castle. I understand that CSU found a large trove of photographs in the office. I hope you can get some clarity from them"
"Yes sir, me Too"
Castle and Beckett are in her cruiser on their way back to the station when Beckett opens up again
"Do you have any thoughts that will help in determining the next move?"
Castle is holding the photograph he picked up from the floor.
"There were a lot of papers and other items but we have to examine each one before we determine what to do next"
The pair ride in silence back to the precinct. Both are afraid of continuing the conversation that they began in the elevator
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