Title: It's Explosive

By: greygoose70

Chapter 2

Entering the ER they went straight to the nurses station, where Beckett showed a nurse there her badge and explaining why they were here. The nurse made some entries in the computer then told her Thomas Taylor was treated and then released, That Maria Gomez was still being treated and Gal Garrison had awoken but is now in surgery. Beckett thanked her then asked if it be possible to see Maria Gomez, they needed to get her statement.

"Let me see," the nurse said getting up and going to one of the treatment stalls returning a short time later directing them where to go.

Upon entering they saw a doctor there explaining something to Maria Gomez. When he was done he motioned them back out giving them Ms. Gomez condition. She was still suffering from mild shock and has suffered some hearing loss due to the explosion but believed it to be only temporary.

"Thank you doctor, I'll keep it as short as possible," Beckett told him. "Castle, you wait out here we both don't need to go in."

Less than ten minutes later Beckett returned telling Castle they could leave. Once they were in the car Rick commented, "I take it you didn't learn anything new."

"Not really. Now lets go get some lunch. I'm starving,"

"Remy's?" He clamored.

"Duh," she clamored back.

Somewhere in Manhattan

A man was making his way to where he had parked his vehicle still trying to figure out what went wrong. The only thing he could determine was that whoever owned that car had a remote with the same frequency as his, which in his mind was possible but highly unlikely. His problem was he wasn't skilled enough to utilize a pressure type switch or hot wire it to the ignition. Not only that but either of those methods require entry into the interior of the car or under the bonnet both of which would take longer thereby exposing him to the possibility of discovery. No, he would stick with his current method, the odds of it happening again being at least a million to one.

The Precinct

Their stomachs full Beckett and Castle returned to the precinct, Beckett going straight to her murder board, setting it up. Castle to his chair where he pulled out his phone and started a nationwide search for 'car bombing' articles, going back six months. What he found startle him to no end. He needed to narrow his search down but not on his phone.

"Beckett, can I use your computer?"

Sure, Castle go ahead; you know the password."

"Thanks," he replied moving over into her chair then booting up the computer. He switched to her browser program and typed in the same search criteria as before with the exception of adding Volkswagon to the list of identifiers. He then narrowed the list farther by eliminating all VW's except for the Beetles. That brought up a list of three cities.

"Beckett," he cried, "you need to see this."

"What is it Rick?" She responded capping her marker setting it in the tray at the base of her board and coming over to see what he discovered.

"Three VW Beetle car bombings over the last six months in three different cities, 4 deaths, 5 others injured. And doesn't include todays and look at the dates, all sequential. We need to make a call."

"Call her Castle, I'm gonna to talk to Montgomery."

Castle picked up his phone swiping to his contacts list and press call at her name.

SSA Jordan Shaw glanced down at her phone seeing his picture, hit answer then speaker. "Are you calling to announce your wedding, Rick?" she jokingly said although she knows that particular call wasn't too far away.

"Not yet," he replied, "but soon."

"You've already bought the ring haven't you."

"Ooh yeah, but don't let her know." He could hear her chuckling when he answered. "So, you working a case?"

"Yes, getting ready to head for Chicago."

"You might want to change your travel plans."

"And why would I want to do that."

"Tell me would your trip to Chicago have anything to do with VW car bombing?" There was a seriousness in voice now.

"You got one," she stated more as a statement than a question. "When?"

"Early this morning, no deaths but three injured one seriously."

"Okay, I'm on the way, will call when I arrive." She then disconnected the call, gathered up her files, putting them in her case and left. She thought about calling Agent Avery, her partner but she was confident that Kate will already have had Captain Montgomery make that call, so having reached her car she got in and headed for the airport where the FBI jet would be fueled and ready.

TBC