A/N: Sorry for the delay everyone. Work and family life has been keeping really busy these past couple weeks and trying to finish up chapters in my fictions have been difficult, but hopefully now more of a daily update. Sonogram is coming and if you want to guess the sex please feel free to do so. Enjoy the update and please feel free to leave reviews. Thank you.

Chapter 6

One Police Plaza

Manhattan, New York

Kate sat nervously in the chair outside Chief Miller's office. She was tired, sore and not in the greatest of moods ever since Castle awoke her near midnight with the phone call about Chief Miller's stepson. She didn't let her husband have an earful, and he apologized for even waking her many times, yet she did have him put her on speaker and let Russell and Ryan have it about passing this news late in the evening. Castle told her he would crash at the precinct to let her have a quiet night, but after the phone call she couldn't go back to sleep.

"Damn it, I want it coffee." Kate said aloud causing the few heads that were already in the office to rise up. She waved them off.

"Captain Beckett, how you like your coffee?" Chief Miller's assistant who was a detective herself asked.

"It's ok Laura, just a water." Kate replied to the question. She giggled at the thought of her first cup of real coffee after the pregnancy was over. "Not doing this again too soon."

"You sound like my wife captain, come on in." Chief Miller said with a small laugh as he walked by her. She stood and followed him into the office. "I got your message early this morning and since I have a few minutes before I have to go to…"

"Chief Miller, I'll get right to the point sir." Kate said cutting off her superior who looked at her in surprise. She took a deep breath. "During the course of the investigation in abduction of Miss Sierra Potter, your stepson James Sanderson appeared several times on the surveillance footage at the jousting club talking to Miss Potter, and following our victim."

"Well it can't be James captain, your people must be mistaken." Chief Miller denied the accusation made by Kate. "I know the lab is down, and maybe Detective Ryan enhance the video wrong….."

Kate shifted on her feet. She wished he would have offered her a seat. "Sir the lab had its connection restored, and his fingerprints were found on the business card that our victim had, and even a couple of the witness from jousting club confirmed it was your stepson that was talking to Ms. Potter."

Before Chief Miller could answer, Kate slide the copies of the printouts over to him that arrived for her from Ryan through a departmental runner. "Sir, we need to talk to him, because right now he is the main suspect in both cases, and we don't have an address. If you bring him in it might be easier."

Chief Miller studied the photos for a moment. "I raised him as my own after his own father died in the line of duty did you know that?"

Kate shook her head no, and Chief Miller smiled. He took a deep breath. "He has a hard time reading people, and made a mistake with a girlfriend that he had, but he's a good kid, that had a hard time after high school."

"I understand sir, but he is a suspect, and if we get to him and he fights, it may end badly." Kate warned him. She walked over and sat down in the chair. "Contact him sir, and have him come in to talk us."

Chief Miller looked up from the photos to study her. He saw her concern and honesty. He smiled weakly and nodded. "You'll make a great mother Captain. Ok I'll bring him in to talk. But not to your detectives, Captain Beckett. I want you and your husband to interrogate him and he has a lawyer present."

"Yes sir." Kate replied getting up to her feet. She turned to leave the office.

"Captain Beckett?" Chief Miller called out to her.

Kate turned around. "Yes sir?"

"Thank you for the concern about him." Chief Miller told her.

"It's my job as a Captain and a mother sir." Kate replied with smile and walked out of the office. She took the water offered to her and made her way to the elevator. She placed a call. "He's coming in Jennifer. Get me everything what we know so far."

12th Precinct

Manhattan, New York

Russell, Ryan and Castle were tired and operating on barely any sleep. Castle had stretched out on one of the bunks that was used in high profile cases when all hands were needed, while Russell and Ryan both sacked out either on couches or benches somewhere in the precinct. Russell sipped at her coffee. "Oh I must be caffeine out. This is not doing anything."

Castle shook his head. "I hear you. Having Kate near me has actually helped me sleep better."

Ryan nodded in agreement. "Same here with Jenny."

"It makes a triple then with Maria, but the Captain is on her way in so I rather now have her bite my head off again." Russell remarked as she set her cup down and moved to the board. "Ryan where are we on the surveillance footage from the Potter's building."

"Still going through it, but I didn't find James anywhere on the footage." Ryan replied as he went back to his computer. He looked up at the board. "Doesn't mean he didn't do it."

"Ryan any chance the footage was tampered with?" Castle asked moving away from the board and towards Ryan.

"None, close system." Ryan replied as he sat down at his desk and picked up where he left off. "They don't have it connected to a central location, but saved to a hard drive, so we just burned copies."

"Well keep at it." Russell stated as she turned around to stare at the murder board. She saw Castle looking at board a little closer. "What?"

"It just doesn't make sense. You kill Manuel, then kidnap Sierra Potter who is paying you for information." Castle stated as he continued to stare at the board. He saw Russell come on over. "I mean more often than not you don't have it like in my books, but why kidnap her, unless she is in on it."

"To what end Castle, a bigger story. She be charged with a crime if that were the case." Russell stated as she came over near the board. "It's a good theory, how do we find out?"

"Me and Castle will find out." Kate stated as she walked over to the board. She gave Castle a kiss on the cheek and a squeeze of his hands. She saw Ryan and Russell looking at her. "Chief Miller is bringing him in so Castle and I can interrogate him. Russell you observe, and Ryan you keep digging into Sierra Potter and James Sanderson and check on that hotel that Sierra paid for with the cash."

Ryan nodded as Russell looked at Kate. "Captain, we are on a clock and how do we…."

"Chief Miller may have been an ass to begin with, but he loves his family, so I expect him to come through." Kate replied with a smile on her face. She looked at her watch. "When is the husband due to land?"

"Sometime around 12." Russell replied to the question. She turned and looked at the wall clock. "Esposito is still about another seven and half hours from landing in DC."

"Don't expect him back before too long." Kate replied kind of sharply. She felt a little dizzy so she sat down in a chair but bracing herself more than usual. She saw Castle's face. "I'm alright, just a little dizzy."

"Kate, should I call the doctor?" Castle asked kneeling down next to her. He placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. He saw her shake her head. "Are you sure?"

"Yeah, it's going away, I'll be alright." Kate replied with a smile to reassure him. She took his hand. "It's ok."

Castle nodded still unconvinced, so he decided not to press the subject. An hour later, Chief Miller, the family lawyer and James Sanderson arrived in the bullpen and were escorted to the interrogation room. In observation, Russell, Ryan, Castle and Kate observed as they walked into the room. Kate studied the case file for a minute. "Ryan, access to the shift schedules down at 1PP?"

"We have it for everyone that worked with Manuel, and Jameson did work the second shift." Ryan replied to the question. "I'm checking with security to see if he clocked in."

Kate nodded and took a breath. She was still just a bit dizzy but not as bad as before. She moved towards the door. "Come on Castle."

Castle nodded and followed his wife into the interrogation room. Chief Miller and the lawyer sat on opposite sides of James. Kate pulled out her chair. "James, thank you for coming in today. My name is Captain Beckett, and this is…"

"Your husband Richard Castle. I read the news captain." James said in disgust.

"James you promised to cooperate to clear your name." The lawyer leaned in and whispered.

"It's alright counselor, I know how he feels. I get that feeling somedays." Kate replied to the statement made. She pulled out a notebook. "James you were seen on surveillance cameras at the underground jousting event that the department busted up, and following my teams murder victim. You are also seen talking to this women on multiple occasion according to witnesses."

Kate slide the photos forward of James and Sierra talking. Chief Miller looked at surprised at his stepson as well as the lawyer. Kate consulted her notes. "Now what will I find out when I check the security logs at 1PP there James?"

"Captain, he has a job as part of the custodial staff there, that's hardly incriminating." The lawyer argued.

"Not when he worked the same shift as our victim." Castle interjected into the conversation. He leaned forward a bit in his chair. "You're the leak aren't you?"

"Mr. Castle I am sure you are well aware that any accusations made by you can come back…" The lawyer started to say but the Kate jumped in.

"You and Manuel are the only ones on that shift that have all access all floor badges to headquarters." Kate stated as she pushed the crime scene photo of Manuel towards James. "Did Manuel find out you were selling secrets to the Potters for money to support your kid?"

"Also maybe you were lead on thinking you had a relationship and kidnapped Sierra to be with her?" Castle also asked leaning more forward in his chair.

"Captain, Mr. Castle may I remind you that my client is the second in command to the police…" The lawyer again started to say.

"This is what we do Jeremy, now shut it." Chief Miller snapped at the lawyer who leaned back and sulked. Chief Miller laid a soft hand on his stepson's shoulders. "Please James, just tell them what you know?"

James looked at his stepfather who had tears in his eyes and nodded. "She hounded after me just shortly after she did the same thing to Manuel. Yet unlike Manuel I fold after she offered to pay me a thousand a month for information."

"So during your shifts you would copy information and pass it to her?" Kate asked getting a nod from him. "Where?"

"Before we…" The lawyer again started to say.

"Shut it Jeremey. I lost my job anyway." James snapped at the lawyer. He turned back to the pair sitting in front of him. "I would originally pass them to her after my shift when she would wait for me near my subway stop, then we moved the dead drop after Manuel took me to his jousting one day to show me what it was like."

"Perfect place, crowded and less likely to be seen." Castle said to Kate who nodded in agreement. He turned back towards James. "How did Manuel find out about this?"

"I dropped her card one day while I was trying to copy something, and he confronted me about it, but he didn't turn me in, because he felt bad for me and my situation." James told them as he sat back in his seat. "He promised to get me out of this after the holidays, so he arranged for us to meet in the park the morning he was killed. I didn't kill him I swear."

"What situation was he referring to James?" Kate now asked.

"He and his ex-girlfriend had a kid together and while they are not together, James tries to support his daughter." Chief Miller said to the pair of them.

James shifted in his seat. "She and her boyfriend are understanding so I pay them what I can when I can."

Castle nodded and looked at the Chief. "Where were you when Manuel was killed?"

"He said he would call me when he confronted Sierra but when I didn't hear from him, I check on him and found him lying there." James answered the question as he again shifted in his seat. "I took his badge and destroyed it at home, but he held on to the card."

"So when we see you arguing with Sierra potter in the video….?" Kate started too asked.

"I was telling her I was out." James answered.

"Where were you between 7pm and midnight?" Castle asked.

"I was at a friend's house trying to stay low." James replied as Kate slid the pad toward him to write down the information.

"Any other questions for my client Captain?" The lawyer asked.

"What was Sierra writing about this time do you know?" Kate asked accepting the notepad back from him. She looked at him with concern. "It might help us find her."

James shook his head. "No, but she did ask me a weak ago to get some information from the office of police contracts."

"What did you pass to her James?" Chief Miller asked now leaning back.

"It was a contract on a new hand to hand combat instructor for the academy." James stated looking down at the table. "Didn't seem like a bad guy from what I read."

"Well what was the name on the contract? Castle asked shifting himself now.

"Jeffery Martinez, Manuel's martial art instructor." James replied looking up.

"Why would she be interested in him?" Chief Miller asked in shock.

James looked at his step-father then to Kate and Rick. "All she said was that the department looked like fools to be taken in by the man who ran the game in Brazil."

Castle shook off his shock. "Are you saying that…?"

Kate added in. "That Jeffery Martinez was a….."

"Drug dealing murdering psychopath in Brazil. No but Sierra was." James answered as he shifted in his chair.

Castle and Kate looked at each other in shock.