Castle got home and Martha looked like she was in hysterics. "Oh, thank god you're home."

"I was," He paused choosing what he said next wisely. "I'm fine." She gave him as look as she hugged him. She let him go and proceeded to walk towards the kitchen. Alexis came running down the stairs and stopped in front of him.

"I heard you were taking care of a baby." She said her hair expressing her excitement. Her hands were by her face in tight fists and her eyes were full of wonder.

"You can say that."

"Aw what's her name? Why are you taking care of her? Where is she? Can she come here sometime?" He was bombarded and started with the first one.

"Angelica, her mom was the one who was murdered, at Beckett's, and I don't know." Alexis's eyes only got bigger.

"Awww such a beautiful name, and that's so sad, did she volunteer, I hope she can." She practically bounced towards the kitchen. Martha put a hand on her shoulder and that simple touch seemed to calm her down. She spoke to Alexis softly.

"Just wait they are not all rolly polly cute you think they are. Just look at your father." They both snickered and he waved it off.

"Ha Ha." He said with no real humor.

"Cheer up darling, it was a joke. Where was the snide remark, the quickness with words? Who are you, and what have you done with my Richard?"

"I'm just a little worn out that's all." Both Martha and Alexis looked at each other. He shook his head."From Angelica. Not – is that all you two think about?" They nodded in sequence.

"You did say you came from Beckett's." Alexis said putting holding her head with fists planted on the counter.

"You heard that? You were in your room."

"Ninja ears." She said pulling them so they could be seen.

"Uh hu. Okay. You two need a life."

"Why when we can meddle in yours." Martha said 'meddle' with a dangle of fingers in front of her. Like some mad scientist laughing manically at its own creation.

"I am going to go get ready now and head back out. Knowing Beckett she might have already given Angelica to Lanie so soon in the morning. Bad mix." He waved to them behind his head and walked to his room.

Beckett showed up at the precinct and walked to her desk with Angelica on one arm and a bag on the other. Esposito and Ryan both gave her a look of how do you do that. She set the bag Castle had left on her desk and looked over at the murder board and then at Ryan and Esposito. "Anything new?" Ryan stood up and walked over to her.

"Well we found out that she had just recently talked on the phone before she died. She called a Mr. Hart." Ryan looked pleased with himself as he said it.

"Dad?" He nodded. "Where is he?"

"Brooklyn." She nodded and jerked her chin to both of them. Esposito got up and Ryan twitched his fingers behind him to motion to Esposito that they could go. As they were leaving Lanie came up and the steps and stormed into the bullpen. Ryan and Esposito just barely managed to dodge her as they were leaving.

"Lanie, you okay?" Lanie stood next to her tapping her foot.

"Yea, I just want to catch this bastard. Or whoever the hell did this." By the description she was using in her speech Beckett knew she really did. Beckett handed her Angelica and that seemed to calm her down. About ten notches.

"Feel better?"

"Mostly, how are you dealing?" She shrugged her shoulders and put her hands on her desk leaning back.

"I didn't think I could do this. But it looks like I can take care of her." She looked over at Lanie.

"Yea I know whatcha mean." She hummed a sigh and looked down. "Who gave you supplies?"

"Castle."

"Oh and how is it you seemed to have acquired these?"

"I called him because I couldn't get little one to fall asleep." She said without any real emotion. Not wanting to reveal anything.

"Uh hu." She said looking Beckett up and down.

"Truth." She leaned forwards so she wouldn't put too much strain on one hand as she waved her free hand. Lanie looked over quickly as she heard the ding of the elevator. She nudged Beckett's arm and mouthed we'll talk later. Beckett was mouthed no we won't back, but Lanie was already walking down the stairs Angelica in her arms. Castle walked up to her with her coffee and she took it. "Thanks." She smirked and held the cup with both hands.

"Where are Ryan and Esposito?"

"Heading to Brooklyn." He nodded and looked at the murder board again. Beckett set her coffee down and added the phone call to the timeline. Castle took a sip of his coffee. Beckett capped the pen and stood back.

"Was Ms. Hart's phone on her when she died?" Beckett walked to her desk and looked through some papers until she found it.

"No put found near the body. Should be in an evidence locker."

"Can we get it?" She nodded and called down and they would have it there in five.

"Be here soon." He nodded and looked at the murder board again.

"Did they get a hit on Stalky Stalker over here?" He motioned his coffee hand to the sketch.

"Not yet, but if we don't have a name it's harder."

"Maybe Mr. Hart will know."

"Let's hope." She sat in her chair and leaned back. She looked at the stacks of paper on her desk and decided to get some of that done while she was waiting for Ryan and Espo to come back. Castle looked at her and took another sip of his coffee, she looked up. "What?" He shook his head and looked over at the murder board again. Her phone rang and she picked it up. "Beckett." It was Ryan.

"Yea Mr. Hart and Mrs. Hart aren't home." There was a rustling noise in the background. "Looks like they skipped town. Yesterday. Around 8:30." Beckett nodded then replied.

"Sounds like someone's guilty."

"Yes and very, very afraid they didn't take anything they just left. As though they just went out to dinner or something."

"Anything else Ryan?" She asked. "Any plane tickets or anything just lying around?"

"No but we got the next best thing. I got into their laptop and the first thing that popped up on their history, the website in which they bought their hotels."

"And this would be?"

"L.A. if they were planning on running that would be the place to go."

"Are they there now?" Sounds of clicking from the other line.

"No they were delayed in Oklahoma City due to ice storms." This soon into fall well I've heard stranger things.

"Thanks Ryan." There was a bye from the other side of the line and she hung up. She looked over at Castle and explained to him the conversation. He nodded and drank some more of his coffee. When she was finished talking she did the same.

"Think they did it?"

"Maybe, any one could have done it." She sighed and felt suddenly sick. What kind of parent's would kill their own daughter, frame it as robbery gone wrong, and leave their grandchild to be taken to an orphanage? Why some people do what they do baffles her still. She looked and saw Castle was talking to her. "What?"

"Did you hear anything I just said?" She shook her head. "I said what is the motive for this robber, if a thief did do this, to come into a house murder a single mom and leave? Seems unlikely."

"I've heard people kill for far less."