Disclaimer: Yeah, all I own is Houghton.
A/N # 1: This is set in the year 2013, but other than Beckett and Castle dating, it really doesn't go with the story line of the show, except for what we know already from past seasons. It has NOTHING to do with Season Six because I'm not a fan of spoilers.
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A/N #2: So I decided y'all have earned two chapters. Castacular right? Not very long but none the less.
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After Jim and Kate had another conversation about his past, Kate learned that Jim had been in contact with her victim a few years back. At first he tried to deny it but she confronted him about her victim having his phone number in her diary. After that Jim told Kate everything that was said. Including the story about how Houghton was named. Which left her with more questions than answers but she found herself back at the 12th after a phone call from Ryan saying that their victim was actually Ava Richardson who had been missing for several years.
As the case progressed and Lanie went back to work, Beckett and her team realized that Houghton's mother being shot had nothing to do with her connection to Kate, which was a relief to everyone. The team was gathered around the murder board, in the bull pen. Castle looked at Kate, "Is Lanie absolutely positive that fingerprint belongs to someone in Michigan?"
Kate leveled him with a stare, "Do you want to call her and triple check Castle?"
"Uh... No... Michigan it is..."
Espo looked up from the file, "How the hell do you even pronounce the city? Allgonac?"
Kate shrugged, "Is there really a city named that?"
Castle looked up from his phone, "A-l-g-o-n-a-c?" Espo nodded some in response which made Castle continue, reading off his phone, "Google says it's Al-go-nac. Weird name for a city I think."
Kate shrugged, "The city name doesn't matter guys. What matters is our suspect lives in a different state in which we have no jurisdiction... And I highly doubt Whatchamacallit Police is going to transfer our suspect for us..."
Castle looked up, "Actually Beckett. It's Sheriff. Not police..."
"Really Castle? That's the important part of the sentence to you?" Castle nodded enthusiastically. Beckett rolled her eyes, "Anyway back to the important topic at hand. Have we located him yet Ryan?"
"No, but I sent a copy of the BOLO out to the sheriff there anyway. Hopefully they have better luck."
Beckett let out a frustrated sigh, "So he gets away with murder?"
Castle looked at Beckett, "What if we went there? Like how we did when Royce was murdered? And we did help in the Hamptons not to long ago."
"I doubt Gates is going to let us fly to Michigan, Castle."
"I can pay? It can be like a mini vacation for us too. Only this time lets get the Sheriff's permission first..."
Captain Gates heard Castle, "Mr. Castle.. You want me to authorize you and Detective Beckett to go on a wild goose chase?"
Castle shrugged, "If you say no, you know we'll go anyway... At least we're asking."
Beckett nudged him and hissed, "Castle!" Castle shrugged some at her.
Gates looked between them, "And you're willing to pay for the whole trip?"
Castle shrugged, "It's just money... Besides.. Kate is all about the victim and getting justice and there is a little girl who deserves to know that the person who took her mom away is gone forever."
Gates nodded a little, "Get me the number to the sheriff. I'll see what I can do so you two aren't going all rouge on me, again."
Castle smiled and wrote down the number and handed it to her. Gates went into her office and Castle turned to grin at Beckett and he quickly wiped it off his face at the look on her face. He raised his hands to cover his ears, "Apples! Apples! Apples!." Beckett just shook her head at him. Espo and Ryan chuckled a little at watching 'Mom' and 'Dad'
Beckett looked at Espo, "Can I have the file on our guy?" Espo nodded and handed over. Kate read it over, "Arrested for GTA, drugs, theft, grand larceny of a house, grand larceny of a store, and oh would you look at that, Mr. Mitchell Wayne has an arrest for domestic violence."
Castle was reading over her shoulder, "I guess he decided to join the big leagues."
Gates came out and looked at Beckett and Castle, "You two better pack up. They're expecting you there as soon as you can be. Mr. Castle I expect you to behave."
Castle nodded, "Yes sir I will!" He was excited about going to some place he's never been before.
Beckett shook her head again, "Ryan, Espo, can you run point from here?"
The boys nodded and responded, "No problem Becks." Castle had all but shoved Beckett's chair out of the way and slid his over to get on the computer, "Stop staring Beckett it's creepy,"
"I'll show you creepy if you don't get off my computer Castle." She growled.
Castle looked at her as he pulled his wallet out, "Uh we need plane tickets." He looked back at the computer and booked their tickets, "First class. We leave at 8 P.M. So we better go pack. Bye guys we'll bring you back something nice!" He jumped up and practically pulled Kate out of the precinct.
Esposito looked at Ryan, "50 bucks says she shoots him by time they get to come back."
Ryan looked at him, "You're on. She won't because then she'll have even more paperwork to do."
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By time the flight had landed at Detroit Metro Airport, it was after 10 P.M. And they still had another hour long car ride just to get to Algonac. Of course that was after taking 25 minutes to get a car. Beckett groaned as she slid into the passenger seat. Castle had said something about him driving since it was his money. Beckett just installed the address into the car's GPS, "Castle, I don't care if you drive or not. I'm tired. I want to find somewhere to sleep and what I was reading on my phone while we were waiting for the damn car is that Allgonac or Algonac, whatever it is, is a small town.. Let's just stay out here for tonight somewhere and head there in the morning."
"Oh we can stay at a Casino."
"No. We're here to work, not play."
"Spoilsport."
"Yeah, yeah. Hotel Castle."
"You're grumpy when you don't get your beauty rest, Beckett." He eased out into traffic and found them a hotel to stay at.
"Don't make me hurt you Castle."
"You love me too much Detective." Kate just rolled her eyes and they went and got a room and got ready for bed, setting the alarm for 7:30 the next morning and then went to bed for the night.