Quietness of the shadows
Chapter 14th
After an hour of combing the Diamond exchange. Everyone involved in the operation had gone home for the evening with orders from Captain Beckett.
Captain Beckett having called Commissioner Nevins on the phone. She had advised him that she had additional evidence for him to hear. Though it was late. Castle and Beckett asked the Commissioner to come to the 12th precinct to hear the conversation on the small voice recorder in her office. This was extremely important to Beckett and her detectives to close the case.
Walking into her office with turning on the light. She asked her husband to make her some coffee from the break room until Nevins arrive. "Are you alright Kate?" Castle was able to sense her mood with sitting down on her chair feeling a little bit dejected. No doubt from the drinks she had at the Diamond Exchange.
"I will be Rick once I speak with the commissioner." She exclaimed with a reflex action she grabbed one of the files that was sitting on the desk needing to be read and signed from the night watch commander currently in the alcove on the phone with his officers out in the field.
Castle walked out to head for the breakroom. When all of a sudden the door to the elevator opened letting out Commissioner Nevins wearing casual clothing having dressed quickly after waking from a sound sleep. His wife Marjorie had thought that he was crazy with going out this late with the weather cold in the low teens.
Knocking on Beckett's office door and walking inside after hearing the response to come inside. He wasn't all that pleased for the moment while sitting down for a moment before speaking. "Well's so damn important Beckett that I had to be woken up from a sound sleep?" He exhaled twice before waiting for an answer.
"Sir, I have something for you to listen to. It's a piece of evidence that will prove that Janice Waters was murdered. I will need to give the permission to make the arrests after listening to the audio tape recording." Beckett said with a hint of anger building once again with her demeanor.
"Lets be quick about it Beckett." He ordered with Castle walking in with his wife's coffee along with the Commissioner's no doubt needing it.
"Kate watch the coffee is really hot. Commissioner this is yours as well since I saw you come off the elevator from the breakroom." Castle handed him the hot container into his hands.
"Thanks." He replied with sitting back to try and relax while Beckett set up the recorder to play the tape from the wire tap placed on Franklin Geoffs.
The tape started to play with Nevins very much interested in listening to every word that was being said on the tape. The only noise in the office was of the voices coming off the tape recording. When he heard the word murder Commissioner Nevins sat up straight in his chair to listen further. He was sick to his stomach hearing those men talking about the woman Janice and than the District Attorney.
Moments later with the tape ending. No one spoke for a brief moment..."Sir, what did you think of the voice recording?" Beckett asked with the question while looking over at Castle drinking his coffee to make her nervous from his actions.
"Jesus H. Christ! I want you to arrest Franklins and find out where his two friends have gone. You're to also arrest the District Attorney James Vector to find out what exactly is his involvement Captain Beckett. The news blackout will be lifted once Franklins and the District Attorney have been taken in and process. Do I make myself clear Kate?" He replied with a strong conviction.
"There is more sir to say on the case. We have found out that there is a possible chance that someone else might be involved with pulling a switch with stealing some of the real diamonds and exchanging them with less then valued copies, and I don't mean fakes sir."
"What?" He just couldn't believe his ears after this one. "This case has gotten even more strange Captain Beckett. Is there anything else?"
"I believe sir that's enough for now. I will send the detectives out in the morning to arrest Franklins and the District Attorney." She stated to the commissioner not liking in what she had to say.
"No way! I need you to speak with the night watch commander to give the order to his detectives to arrest Franklins and Vector. Just be sure that no reporters are around at the time of the arrests. Mr. Castle, I understand you have a wonderful memory with remembering details. Do you think that we can get a sketch artist to have you give a description of the men that Franklins was talking to at the Diamond Exchanged?"
"I can do it Commissioner. When it this supposed to happen?" Castle asked with his own schedule extremely busy.
"If possible Mr. Castle in the morning. We need the description as soon as possible with making the arrests. Now if you will excuse me, I need to get some sleep before the morning arrives in six hours." He moves up from his seat thanking the both of them for a very interesting night.
Meanwhile Captain Kate Beckett called in Captain Anderson to her office.
"What's going on Kate?" He asked with curiosity having heard that the Commissioner was in her office.
"How many men do you have available that can arrest the following of Franklin Geoffs of the Diamond Exchange and District Attorney James Vector?" Beckett said to have Anderson shaking his head. "Is there a problem?"
"No. I will get right on it with the arrests. There are four teams out that will be able to arrest those mention along with the patrolmen as back-up. " He stated with moving out of the office to get the process moving with the arrests. It was going to be busy soon on the fourth floor after it's been some what boring...