Author notes: This is the final chapter for the story. Thanks for reading.

Quietness of the shadows

Chapter 22th

Running away from his apartment complex in Manhattan. The other man involved with Jordan named Samuals was caught by the patrolman having been given the assignment to look for him. They were lucky with checking the different photos they had acquired.

Samuels having been implicated in the entire operation and murders of Janice and June. Both of the tall and young officers weren't taking no bull from Samuels as he was trying to fight them with pushing him into the police car just outside his apartment complex. Many of the neighbors outside were watching the scene and laughing at the sight.

Finally getting him inside was a chore for them both. At least they were able to find him. No doubt the judge was going to throw the back at him, along with the jury and this time with no tampering at all.

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Captain Kate Beckett tired, hungry and needing a cup of coffee. However she need to wait for Castle and his friend having helped out with retrieving the diamonds. After tucking Jordan in a cell for now until he's processed, even though his lawyer will need to pay a large amount of bail with his involvement in five counts of murder and other charges, as with the two that was brought in having actually killed both Janice and June.

Waiting in her office. She was remembering some of the info that the District Attorney James Vector had mention. It's a good thing he's going to be with the Witness Protection along with leaving his life and wife June. She felt bad in a way that she wasn't able to come see him before leaving. It was for the best for the both of them...

Sitting down in her seat with making a pot of coffee with the essentials on the counter behind her. She was anxious continuing to look out to see on whether elevator will open.

Moments later...Castle and his friend carry the five bags filled with the glittering diamonds inside. Knocking on her door, she tells them to come inside. "Here you go Kate. Twenty million dollars in diamonds paid in full..." Castle said with a slight joke while placing the bags on the desk carefully and opening them up for her to see.

"WOW! Beautiful Rick. We need to place these babies in the safe until the proper authorities come and get them. Though the court no doubt would probably need them as evidence for when the case come up in court." She stated with closing them and moving to her safe in the office and using the combination to open it up.

"It's too bad we can't look at them further?" Castle asked with telling his friend thank you along with giving him an envelope that was in his pocket since they had left for the storage building in the Bronx.

"Not a chance Rick!" She place each of the bags inside making sure there was plenty of room and then closing it. "Shall we go out for a very late lunch or early dinner?"

"Sure Kate, I have an apology to make to you for the way I had behaved lately." Castle said with taking her hand to lead her out of the office with his friend happy with the envelope placing it in his coat pocket until he gets home.

888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888 FINALE Two months later

There was a great many guests, reports and tv cameras inside the courtroom with the jury having come back out to give the verdicts on all involved in the murders of Janice and June, along with Jordan and others.

Judge Davidson age 65 having been in the court system for 25 years asked the Bailiff to read the verdicts. As the room was silent with everyone listening...

As the bailiff read the paper with a calm demeanor and looking up at times to the ceiling. There was a total of 200 years combined for prisonment for the murders of June and Janice, for stealing 20 million dollars in diamonds, and ten other counts for varies of crimes involving jury tampering, death threats to the families and taking bribes." As he finished all those involved sitting with their lawyers sat back into their seats exhausted after two months of waiting for a verdict.

District Attorney James Vector wasn't allowed to be at the trial with the possible chance that someone might try to kill him inside the courtroom, or even in transit. However he was able to watch it via close circuit tv at the safehouse in Arizona. The safest of all safehouses in the United States.

Captain Kate Beckett and Richard Castle in attendance and other detectives were satisfied with the final results of the trial and verdicts with all of the hard work that had gone with working the case.

They walked out of the courtroom hand and hand to head out for some fresh air and a trip back home to the Loft with Captain Anderson and another officer working in her place. Castle had made plans to have a special meal brought in to spend with her and his family...

The End