Back at the 12th precinct

6:30 am Roy Montgomery office

Roy was going through some paperwork trying to get through his day. Instead of their being at the top they were back to where they had first started. He was looking out his office window. He saw his once perfect homicide team; now began to fall down a dark hole. Beckett was trying to hold it together, but could tell something was weighing her down. He knew that she blamed herself for Rick leaving the precinct. She was just looking where Castle chair uses to be. But someone had tosses it out like it was garbage. She was having trouble concentrating on her case's. He knew that he had to pull her out of the dark hole that some people get trapped in. He had to pull her out quickly. Before it was too late or was it too late. He got up from his desk walk over to his office door and said; "Beckett my office."

Kate got up from her desk, she was wondering if she was on her way to being fired. She would beg, pleaded anything to keep her job. These wasn't going to a pleasant conversation by the look of it. When Roy had closed the door behind her and left his blind up. "Have a seat please." Before her captain could spoke; "Sir, please before you began to either fire me. Just let me say. How sorry I am for my behavior. I know I'm the reason we lost Castle. If I could have done anything different, I would not let my personal life get in the way again."

Montgomery nod his head at her; "I wish that was the only reason why I called you in here. But unfortunately that's not the only reason."

"Sir, what's another reason I'm in here." She asked were worried about her lead spot being taken away from her.

Montgomery was looking at her; "you aren't the only one who isn't guilty. I'm guilty too along with everyone else. Yes, you are guilty for letting your personal life get in the way. I let my friendship with the lead get in the way cause of my friendship. Then we all hurt a good man; forget he was apart of our precinct. We uses the man who wasn't a cop. But he was a very caring person. Kate we are all reasonably for him leaving. I should have punished you; not let it slide. I forgot that I was supposed be your boss and not your friend."

Kate looked at Roy; "you're right Sir, I have been doing a lot of thinking. I know that I shouldn't have use someone to hurt Castle. I don't stop to think about the two other men. Maybe if I had been a better partner and friend instead of a jealous woman none of this would have happened."

Montgomery was looking down at his desk, "listen I hate to tell you this cause I think will both be out of a job. I'm sorry I have to dismount you to junior detective. There will be a new lead detective taking over for you. Until you work hard enough to earn your spot back. I promoted you way too early for the lead detective spot."

Kate had tears in her eyes; she hated to lose her lead spot. "I understand Montgomery. I should have been a better team leader. Thank you. Can I have the rest of the day off? I need a day for myself."

Montgomery nod his head at her; "take today for yourself. But you will need to work even harder. There no more time for mistakes and screw ups. Please don't make me regret my decision to keep you here at the precinct."

Kate was had tears running down her face, she gets out of his office. Turn off her computer, grabs her coat and her purse. She was walking as fast as she could to the elevator without stopping. Kate couldn't look up as the elevator doors closed on her. She was upset with herself more then anyone else. She knew that she had to get her shit together and fast. Cause it all had came down on her head everything was felling apart right in front of her.

Beckett apartment

She was going through a full bottle of tequila. Afterwards she was getting out a full bottle of vodka. She was trying to save her good bottle of wine that Castle had gotten her. Now her career was going down the toilet and more importantly she had a lot of things to fixed in her life.

Kate was walking through her apartment; she wishes that her partner would walk through the door. That he would hug her tightly and tell her "always be there." But the tears were pouring down her face. Kate had turned over on her back; she was staring up at the ceiling. She couldn't keep her eyes opened for very long and passed out on her bed. She don't hear her cellphone going off multiple times well she was out cold.

Early the next morning

Kate was waking up from a long dead sleep; it was Lanie her best friend. With worry in her eyes; she could see that her friend was holding a hot cup of coffee. She could see just how much she really screwed up just by letting everything get too damn personal. Why couldn't she have put a stop to it before it got so out of control.

"Hey girl, come on let's go get you inside the shower." Kate had followed her inside her bathroom. She got into the hot shower was washing off herself. Kate was just sitting on her bathroom floor after her shower feeling so lost in her own thoughts.

Lane got her off the floor; helped her get into some clean fixed her some breakfast and some hot coffee to drink. Both of them are just sitting there eating and not talking to each other.