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They walked into the bullpen side by side, none of them noticing how close they actually were. She was tense, eager to get to her desk and her murder board, so she could find something to do in order to distract herself from that tickling feeling she was finding too difficult to ignore when he was near.

All by himself, Richard Castle was having serious problems to focus on the main subject. The womanly silhouette walking in front of him drew every bit of his attention, drowning his mind in a deep foggy ocean. Even while walking into the bullpen he was working hard to keep himself from babling or doing anything stupid. He had to focus. On the case.

Beckett - Hey guys! - She shouted over the busy station - Found something?

Esposito - Not yet. I was checking the videos, Ryan's got the Security company records.

The detective nodded and walked towards her other team mate as Esposito turned back to wath the videos in his computer. Castle followed a few steps back. Kevin Ryan had a full pile of sheets in his desk, he supposed that were the ones he hadnt had the time to read yet so he sat next to it and took a creamy folder to help him through. Beckett stood near, her dark green eyes wondering, and she didnt even realize she was taking a deep breath until the writer looked up to her.

Castle - You okay?

Beckett - Yeah, sure.- She tucked a lock of her wavy hair behind her ear - So, anything showed up?

Ryan - Actually, something has.- He lifted his eyes from the document he was just reading, pointing a highlighted line in it.- See here? No entries or departures between 9:00 pm and 3:00 am on Tuesday...- He held on, trying to give enphasis to it.- Except of one at 10:37 pm which is registered to one Mrs. Kingdale, 3rd floor apartment 305.

Castle - Did she know the vics?

Ryan - She didnt. But she remembers having stumbled with a guy earlier that afternoon, just a few metres away from the building. Her card is missing.

Castle - And you believe her?

Ryan - We have nothing to connect her with our vics or their relatives.

Beckett - We need to track down that card.- She put it as a statement, waving away Castles question.- Wait, did you just say someone went in with it but there's no actual register of him leaving?

Ryan - Thats right. The keycard has not been used again. Not once.- He handed her the folder so she was able to look at it closer.- Mrs. Kingdale was pretty upset because she had to use her husbands keycard in order to get her car.

Castle - Then how did our killer get off the building?

Beckett - He had to be there when we found the corpses...- She met Castles eyes without noticing.- Observing us...

Esposito - May not! - He jumped off his chair with a broad smile.- Our doorkeeper left his table for a full 20 minutes at 1:57 am and before he went back, a guy speeded off the building.

The team rushed to gather again around Espositos desk. The detective pressed the play button, and the small timeline was showed again in the screen. The dark figure wrapped up in a long, black leather coat walked in a hurry through the lobby and disappeared through the main door of the enormous building. The lead detective let out a snort when she realized they couldnt see the mans face at any time in the video.

Beckett - Thats everything we have?

Esposito - For now...It is.- He let out a sigh.- At least we know when he left.

Beckett nodded. She turned to face her white murder board, already set up with the vics pictures and a long black line where she was supposed to write down everything they found out in the victims lifes. The detective grabbed the permanent blue marker from the table and noted the time on the board.

Beckett - Guys, Why dont you go pick up Ms. Collins and her boyfriend? She gave me her number at the crime scene.- She handed the creamy typed card to Ryan.- We'll go through their backgrounds to see if we can find something we could actually use.

Both Ryan and Esposito nodded their agreement and started walking to the elevator. Beckett sighed, her eyes fixed on the murder board. They had almost nothing to start on, too many questions without answer, but that was just the beginning. They'll figure it out.

She felt a move at her side, subtle and familiar. The touch of an arm against hers, a sigh, and knew he was there beside her, staring at her. Again. She lifted her eyes to meet his, painfully, amazingly blue eyes of his. And she was holding her breath. Why was she holding her breath?

Esposito and Ryan entered the bullpen escorting a lowersized woman all dressed in black, her hair straight and long, deep black as a ravens feather. Her hand was tucked under the arm of a boyish looking guy, about a head taller than her, identical to their first victim. Beckett greeted them politely. Must be the twin, she guessed, and showed them the way to the interrogation room.

Beckett - Thanks for coming.- She sat on the chair in front of the couple, Castle standing behind her.- So, tell us what you know.

Lyllian - Bout Adam, right?

Beckett - And the girl we found in your apartment.- She slid two pictures on the table for them to see.

Lyllian - I dont know who she is. - She said pointing at the girl.- She seems pretty much like every girlfriend of his. Blond, young, you know...- She looked pale, and her eyes strayed to the young man on her left side. He was glaring at her.- Sorry. Its just...

Erick - Wait.- He took the girls pic.- You do know her.

Lyllian - Do I? - Her nose wrinkled.

Erick - Sure you do. Come, look. Make her brunette. And add her like, dunno, 20 pounds more? She has some surgery done. But's still her. - He covered some parts of the pic with his hand.- See?

The little girl gasped. She took the photo with both hands, her eyes wide open. Beckett cleared her throat to draw their attention.

Beckett - So you do know her, then?

Lyllian - Gosh, yes. She's one of my old school friends. She...she's so different now.

Beckett - Ms. Collins...

Castle - Lily.- He interrupted her, and a scowl made him freeze for a second.- Lily, tell us her name.

Erick - Cristine. Cristine Jennsen. - He sighed and squeezed his girlfriends hand.- She was with us at college, was one of those kids with high grades and little social life. Kind of a dork.- He chuckled sadly.- She wanted to be an actress or something like that. She was a good girl.

Lyllian nodded, leaving the photo back in the table. She took a deep breath, rubbed her arms and leaned over the plain surface cupping her chin in her hands.

Lyllian - She studied theater and performance. She attended some lessons with me sometimes, but we didnt talk too much. Said hi, bye, kind of that.- She swallowed hard.- Se wasnt very good at making friends, so we would let her come along, but I dont actually know much bout her personal life.

Castle - Seems like she changed a lot.- It wasnt a question. The small, black haired woman nodded, still staring at the pictures.

Lyllian - I hadnt seen her since then. Im sorry I cant help.

Beckett - Well, you just gave us her name, that was helpfull.- She smiled, trying to get them more comfortable. She knew that it wouldnt work, though.- We can find her now.

Lily drew a tiny smile on her face, nodded again slightly, and her hand reached out for her boyfriends to squeeze it. The boy was almost as pale as her, staring at his brother picture, driving his honey colored eyes over and over again, maybe trying to find something unusual in it. The little girl seemed concerned, as she pressed her forehead to his cheek.

Lyllian - They'll find whoever did that.- She said softly, her voice so faint it took a great effort to hear her.- You will, wont ya?

Beckett - We're doing everything we can, Ms. Collins.

Lyllian - Lily. Just Lily, please?

Beckett - Okay...- She tucked her hair behind her ear.- So, Lily, why dont you two tell us everything you know about Adam?

The small woman took a deep breath, her eyes finally meeting Becketts. She looked really wounded, but the detective couldnt just throw away a suspect because she looked sad. She felt Castle walk until he was just inches behind her, his hand in the back of her chair. She could feel her own heart beating faster. Why the hell was that keep happening?

Lyllian - The last time I saw him was, dunno, two, three years ago? He ehm... came over here to "visit" us.- She glanced at her boyfriend and made the little bunnies.- We caught him trying to steal a few things from a friends house, during a late night party. They denounced him. We were so upset, they were our friends!

Erick - I usually helped him, you know, trying to pay the bails, he always promised it would be the last time. It never was. And then he did that. And I was so angry I told him I wouldnt pay, that he was going to prison cause he deserved it. I never heard of him again.

Lyllian - Hey, hon... Its okay. Not your fault, ya know?

Erick - Until yesterdays morning.- He sighed, kissed Lilys forehead and closed his eyes for a second before speaking again.- He called. I was at work, sometime between six and seven thirty I think, he sounded nervous and stressed. He said he needed to spend the night, promised he had reformed himself, clean and honest, that he will tell me later, in person.

Castle - Thats why they were on your aparment?

Erick - Aham.- He nodded, running his hand through his hair. He was trembling.- I phoned the buildings doorman when he hung up the phone, ask him to let him in. Dont let him leave before i'm there, I didnt think he was trying to con me again, he really sounded concerned. But hey, he had tried before. So I was not gonna take the risk.

Beckett - That was the last time you talked to him? You have no idea of what kind of trouble your brother was in?

Erick - Sorry.

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