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She stared at her reflection in the mirror. Once again, she knocked her face so that the water would wash away her tears. She didn't want to show how much it all cost her. Not now that she was under the magnifying glass not only of the entire boss, but also of the press. She took three deep breaths to calm down and master the cloud that appeared in her head. It wasn't easy.

When she left the precinct, it was already grayish. However, she did not get in the car. She allowed her legs to lead. She didn't even realize when she got to the forensic building. She didn't expect such a group of journalists there. . She would most like to quietly withdraw. Too late. She has already been spotted. In an instant, they circled her and started asking questions that she couldn't and didn't want to answer.

"Is it true that the suspects have already been arrested?"

"Has the body been stolen?"

"Who is responsible for this?"

"Why doesn't the police do anything about it?" They outshouted.

"Unfortunately, I cannot answer these questions during the ongoing investigation." She answered for every question.

"Is it true that one of the suspect is a famous writer, Richard Castle, and privately your husband?"

This question surprised her. She had no idea where the press had learned about it. They made arrests at the police station, where the journalists were not allowed in. In addition, everyone involved was prohibited from speaking to the media. There was no way they could have learned about it other than … There was one conclusion. They had a leak.

"As I said, I can't…" She began to say.

"But you don't deny it" said the same man who asked the question.

"Do you cover your husband back?"

"Why did he do it?"

"Is it for your sake?" More questions were sprinkled.

Kate started to lose patient. Not only is Kevin already blaming her for obstructing the investigation, it's now also strangers to her people who are looking for a cheap sensation. When she wanted to shout a few words of bitter truth intheir faces, she felt like someone cover her arm and lead her inside the building. "No comment" Lanie by hand paved the way for them to move between journalists.

Eventually they found themselves safely in the building.

"What are you doing here?" The doctor asked. "I don't have anything new to add. As you know the body is gone…" "I don't know. Maybe I just didn't want to be alone…" Kate seemed thoughtful. "What happened, sweetheart?" In her voice you could hear the concern. Beckett told her everything what was on her heart. From arrests to unfounded accusations by Ryan. The doctor listened to her intently nodding. "Can just sit here for a while?" Kate ended her story. "Of course you can. You don't even have to ask. But you know what would be better for you? Go home. Get some sleep, get rest. Tomorrow you'll look at it with a fresh head and see that you'll come up with something. And I give my head that Kevin will apologize to you tomorrow … You are overtired. No wonder that's how it ended…" Beckett sat down with a friend for a while and then went home. Before that, however she had to take her stuff from precinct. The building was almost empty. Kevin was nowhere to be seen. Maybe it's better. In fact, there were only on-call staff and a couple of night owls who were working on a new case. She took her keys and already wanted to leave the police station.

"Detective Beckett" the victim's wife stopped her. "I'm glad I've found you again. I hope you remember me..."

"Yes, of course, Mrs. Whitemore. Can I help you? Something happened?" She asked, smiling. "Nothing… I just heard that you have already arrested a suspect… Is that true?" "We made arrests, but no one heard the allegations. As soon as this happens, I will inform you personally. As I promise…"

Kate looked at the woman's swollen eyes from crying. She offered to drive her home. Mrs. Whitemore reluctantly agreed to the proposal It was clear that she did not want to go back to the place that she so much associated with her late husband. When they were about to enter the elevator stopped them, or rather victim's wife, a voice from a TV. The evening news began, and the journalist claimed to have the latest information about Ian's case.

Beckett reluctantly approached the TV with the woman. The journalist said that after speaking to a credible witness, who prefers to remain anonymous, he learned that three people had been arrested. What happened next exceeded Kate's wildest expectations. "These people are the captain of a 12th precinct – Victoria Gates, detective Javier Esposito and bestseller writer and husband of detective leading the investigation – Richard Castle." Photos of suspects appeared on the screen. "All we have to do is ask whether this investigation is being conducted properly. From what you can see, however, there are quite a few reservations."

She didn't hear the rest of the speech anymore. It shook her head and she seemed to be about to fall to the ground. All her work to keep it all a secret was in vain, because someone couldn't keep the tongue behind teeth. She looked at Ian's wife. In one moment grief in her eyes changed to anger. It didn't take long for the woman to explode. She literally went hysterical. She started screaming that police do everything they could to cover up this murder. She also demanded a change in the detectives leading the investigation. Her voice echoed from empty rooms. She was so angry that she almost threw her fists at Kate. The surprised detective retreated only to avoid blows.

"What's going on here?" The chief of detectives came between women.

He shouldered the victim's wife and ensured that he was watching over everything and led her to the conference room. He left her there with one of the on-call staff and approached the detective.

"Go home…" "But what…"

"Don't worry. I will take care of everything. . If I have already sat here with your partner, we can sit for a while."

"But… I didn't know that we have a meeting…" Kate was still confused by what had just happened. "I had to know what happened to the body, because I received disturbing information. Your partner has already explained everything to me. And you go home because at first glance you can see that you barely hold on to the poop."

Kate was left with nothing but to leave the police station. Finally. She was fed up with accusations, which seemed to tighten her noose around her neck. She saw Kevin's accusatory gaze. She got in the car and drove home.