Ascending into darkness

Chapter 21st

Detective Kevin Ryan listening to his partner talk to Internal Affairs. He was up next with the questions with Lt. Jack Kindred started with the questions, while Sergeant Esposito was told to leave to stay in Beckett 's office until they called him back with the questions.

Richard Castle was sitting in her office working on his laptop when Sergeant Esposito escorted by one of the precinct police officers. "What's happening Bro?" Castle needed to asked with placing the top of his laptop down for the moment.

"They are talking to Detective Ryan with the questions. I have no idea just how well it's going Castle. However I do know Kevin is scared that he might not say the right thing. When in fact I know what he saw with Darcy pulling his weapon on me." Esposito had to maul over what he said to Castle.

"Don't worry Javi, everything will certainly work out. You two have been involved in other shootings over the years. You've always come out of it on the positive side of the decisions."

"I hope so! We both can't afford to lose our jobs right now with the rise in crime with-in the city and Tri-state region." Esposito said with Castle getting up to open the bottle desk draw to pour Javier and himself a drink to calm his nerves down slightly.

It was a half bottle of Whiskey left with Castle grabbing two small glasses from the bottle draw as well. He was able to pour a generous amount for the both of them.

"Thanks, I will certainly need this Castle."

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Lt. Jack Kindred standing in front of Kevin Ryan in the conference room, while Captain Beckett sitting was trying to hold her tongue with the questioning.

"All right Detective, please tell me what exactly you saw when your partner cried out for you?" Lt. Kindred asked with turning to look at the other two.

"I had watched Sergeant Frank Robarts head back to the underground parking lot with his post, while I left my partner on the bench near the garbage bin. It had stopped raining and the thunder earlier, so the temperature was slightly colder. Any rate I heard Sergeant Esposito cried out indicating to me something was wrong." He stated with a slight lump in his throat.

"Go ahead detective what happened next?" Lt. Kindred asked with making a note on his yellow pad.

Taking a deep breath before answering. "What I saw was Ron Darcy having pulled a gun on my partner, and for which I heard Javi telling him to put his weapon down. However he began to cock his revolver to shoot him, but Esposito was quicker defending himself with firing twice into his chest. Darcy fell to the ground for which I felt for a pulse finding nothing at all in his neck and wrist." Ryan says with a slight cough from the dryness of his throat.

"What did you do next?" Lt. Jack Kindred replied with the question.

"Sergeant Esposito asked me to call for additional police and the Coroner's van since Darcy was now dead, while his associate Frank Gillis was arrested in the process with charges that will be discuss by Captain Beckett and Police Commissioner Nevins." Ryan said with Captain Beckett getting up for a moment asking the Internal Affairs officers to stay in the conference room.

"Are you done right now with the questions? I will go into further detail with the charges against the two with one of them is murder with killing Carmine Lombardo of the Gardens Grocery store and where the witness Jordan Montgomery and actor currently in a safehouse once this case is closed." Beckett said with anger in his demeanor.

"This case needs to be closed quickly and including the fact we had heard about the electronic bug in Nevins office. Don't ask us how we had found out about it. Other wise we just have a few more questions for Sergeant Esposito tomorrow." Lt. Robert Stevens calmly said with a slight smirk showing up on his face.

"Very well, I will need to inform Sergeant Esposito to come back here tomorrow. While I continue to discuss the case with the three of you from Internal Affairs. Unless you plan on filing charges against him with the shooting of Darcy?" She responded with pounding her right hand on the table out of sheer frustration.

"At the moment, we have just the questions. Otherwise I suggest you tell the sergeant that he needs to stay close to home or the 12th precinct until tomorrow at the same time." Lt. Stevens relayed the information to the captain. She was anxious to finish the meeting with the three officers before talking to her friend Sergeant Esposito.

She watched Kevin Ryan leave the conference room. Leaving the Captain with the Internal Affairs officers trying to look for blood. "All right now gentlemen, what the hell was going on with those questions? This was supposed to be cut and dry since we all know that Darcy tried to shoot him first." She replied with anger once again pounding her hand only gentle this time.

"We know all of the details Captain Beckett. We just need to be sure leaving no loopholes with his story and Ryan's. We already know what to expect Beckett, especially with the police commissioner telling us to take it easy with the investigation. " Stevens stated with a half cock smile on his face that had Beckett steaming inside her gut. She had always hated having to deal with Internal affairs over the years, including when some of the earlier cases had involved her.

"Very well Gentlemen, we can talk further tomorrow in the morning with your questions for Sergeant Esposito. No doubt you have other cases to work on within the police department of New York City?" She said directed at the three of them staying calm getting up from their chairs in the conference room.

"Good day Captain Beckett!" Lt. Kindred says with packing up his things into a small brown briefcase.