Title: Neon Terror
By: greygoose70
Chapter 3
10:35 AM, WNYW
With the warrants in hand Beckett, Shaw and Castle pushed through the double glass doors of TV News Station WNYW just as the news director, Eve Nevers came out of her office shouting, "Okay people whatta think we should name this guy."
"Naming the killer is a mistake." Shaw began while showing the woman her shield. "It romanticizes the suspect in the public's mind and in turn gives a sense of power and control he or she desperately craves."
"Wow, I've never had a visit from the FBI before. What's this all about?"
"This," Beckett replied handing over the warrant.
"Well I'm afraid this warrant will not do you any good, you see those photos came from a protected source."
"We were afraid you'd say something along those lines, in which case we will be placing you and Jason Strong under arrest."
"Won't matter neither Jason or I will give up our sources name."
"Oh this has nothing to do with your source," Castle said. "These charges are for Murder and Accessory to a Murder."
"WHAAAT, I DIDN'T MURDER ANYBODY!" Screamed Jason Strong from the other side of the room.
"Then where did you get the pictures, Jason?" Beckett shouted back at him while swinging her handcuffs out in front of her.
"There were emailed to me."
"Show us." Beckett growled her being in full interrogation mode now.
Strong went to his desk, flipped up the cover on his laptop causing it to open to his home screen. He accessed his email program then the email that had been sent to him by 'anonymous'.
As Strong was slowly scrolling the pictures Castle instructed him to stop. "See there at the bottom, this picture was taken at 10:42 PM which is right around the time Mary Croce was killed. Which means…."
"These pictures were taken by the killer." Beckett finishing Castle's sentence something they both did quite often.
"Okay Strong your coming with us and bring your computer," Beckett ordered.
"Am I still under arrest detective?" He asked meekly. "No, but don't give me a reason, now come on." She replied.
As they were walking out Castle took notice of all the pictures, plaques and awards that Eve Nevers had accumulated and had mentioned something about it to Beckett. She in returned told him how Ms. Nevers made her name to which Castle commented it seems the accolades stopped coming and this case just might put her back on top.
The Precinct
Beckett had just pulled into her space in the precincts underground parking garage when her phone rang. Seeing it was Espo she hit 'answer' and 'speaker' almost at the same time saying, "Whats up Espo?"
"Got another one," she heard him respond back.
"I'm down in the garage with a witness, let me get him situated…"
"I'll take care of that, you and Shaw go on," Castle interrupting her while opening his door and sliding out pulling Strong along with him then watching Beckett go speeding out into the street.
The Capland House
By the time Beckett and Shaw got to the crime scene, the home of Sally and Jeremy Capland, it had already become a media circus. They made their way through the hoard of reporters and cameramen finally getting to where the yellow barricade tape was strung and a half dozen of the twelfth finest keeping them at bay.
"Who found the body?" Shaw asked once she reached the vehicle containing the body of Sally Capland.
"Stephanie Seymore, a neighbor," Ryan replied. "Said she was on her run, saw the garage door up and the car door open. Came in to see if Sally needed any help, that's when she saw her. Immediately dialed 911.
"Where's she at now?"
Looking around Ryan spotted Ms. Seymore being accompanied by Officer Hastings and pointed Shaw in that direction. As she headed over to talk with Ms. Seymore she put in a call to Castle. "Hey Rick," she said when he answered then asked, "Has Strong received any pictures of our latest victim?"
"Better than that," Castle answered. "She sent a video."
"Rick, you just said 'SHE'."
Jordan saw Kate on her way towards her so she switched her phone to speaker mode just as Rick was saying, "Yeah I did. I believe the killers a woman."
"Why do you think that, Castle?" Kate asked upon her approach.
"You'll need to see this video to understand why I believe that so you and Jordan get back here. I can't really explain it. You just need to see it."
"Okay were on the way, see you soon." Beckett replied as her and Jordan slipped into her cruiser and headed back to the precinct.
TBC