Chapter 7:

At the precinct the next morning…

Ryan had not yet looked at the notes on Beckett's desk because of all the chaos so he and Espo went trough what they knew about and what they were reading together.

"Ok so we know Beckett interviewed 5 people. The boss, 3 employees and the father of the victim. Unfortunately, Beckett told me that the father had ties to the drug world so they could be suspects and Mario was a spy so the company would hate him as well. I think we should start with the drugs. Maybe get that done and then move to the company. Beckett noted the names of the drug people that would have wanted revenge. Let's get alibis from all of them. They need to be air tight."

Ryan and Esposito started making phone calls to find out where all of the drug related suspects were during the time of the murder and if they could be involved in the kidnapping.

Esposito and Ryan called everyone and they all had alibis but there was one of the men who hadn't answered their phone call. Not wanting to let anything go, both detectives decided it would be best to visit the last drug man. His name was Leo Dinero.

Both partners grabbed their stuff and left for Leo's address.

In the abandoned building at 12:00 PM…

"Castle, I'm hungry. We need a different plan to get out of here. I'm ready for something crazy. I'll consider anything."

"Alright I have an idea. Remember when we were trapped with that tiger and we wanted to get out? Let's do the same thing. Scream like little girls, and maybe our kidnappers will come see us or someone will hear us. If and when someone comes, we will act dead. When the person comes near us to see, we will fight him off."

"Alright, as I said earlier, I was ready for anything. Let's do this." Beckett said with enthusiasm.

With that idea, they both started screaming.

"HELP! SOMEBODY HELP US!

They screamed for a long time until they were too tired to keep going. A few moments after, the door started to move. They acted as if they were dead.

A big masked man came in and saw them so he went over to them. As soon as he was close enough, Kate and Rick kicked him in various places. He was so big that their efforts didn't do much. In fact, the only thing he did was take out a gun and point it at the detective. He said,

"You want me to kill your wife? If you want her alive, I would stop with the plans. Just give up. You will not get out of here." He gave a short giggle and left the room.

A few moments later, three people came in the room with guns. Their faces were still covered. Their guns were pointed to Castle and Beckett. They tied the detective and the writer's feet to the wall with chains. There was no way they were going to escape now and they knew it. All they could do was appreciate each other's embrace and wait to be saved.

At Leo Dinero's house… 4:00 PM

Ryan knocked on the door to Leo's house. A big Mexican looking man opened the door a few moments later. He said:

"How may I help you detectives?"

"How do you know we are detectives?" Asked Esposito a little confused.

"Are you kidding me? You guys are over confident and have this weak looking air to you."

"Excuse me? I am built like a beast. I'm former Special Forces. I am in great shape no way I look weak. You want to fight me?" Esposito said angrily.

"No. Bro stop it. You look manly don't worry. We are here because of a murder that took place two days ago. We were wondering where you were during the hours of 9:00 and 11:00 PM?"

"I don't know where I was and you won't either." Replied Leo. He followed by punching Ryan in the nose and trying to run past the detectives. He was almost across his yard when Esposito tackled him to the floor. Esposito was very proud of himself. He told Mr. Dinero.

"See, told you I was beast. I am not weak, and I just proved it to you. BAM!" He said with a smile and punched Leo in the face.

The partners put Leo on the back on their car and started to drive back to the precinct.

Beckett and Castle's cell… 6:00 PM

The couple was starving they hadn't eaten all day and were starting to feel weak.

"Kate, I'm not feeling well. I think I'm too hungry."

"I know Castle. I wish someone would bring us some food right now."

As the detective said these words, someone came in with another plate of food and placed it in front of them.

"Beckett I think we just discovered that you are psychic."

"Castle, just shut up and eat." Growled Kate with an eye roll.

They looked down at their plate. The plate was filled with six tacos. They looked delicious and well prepared. The couple dug into their plate. After one taco, Richard said:

"These are delicious!" He was smiling at her with a dirty taco filled face.

"I know eh? It tastes so good in my mouth!" She was staring at him in amazement. Beckett was so happy to be in here with her husband. She doesn't think she could have survived the experience without him. He always helps her stay positive.

When they were both done their meal and their stomach was somewhat satisfied, they laid down into each other's arms. They lay just talking about their wedding and the amazing night they had experienced. Occasionally, they would peck each other's lips to feel the comfort. They fell asleep after about an hour.