Kate and Alex got to the halfway house and interview the manager. Kate identifies herself and Alex.
"So have you seen this man Henry Morgen?"
"Yeah, he checked in awhile ago. He was going to work.
The manager checked the log and looked for his name. Pointing at the name.
That was at 11:00 this morning."
"Where does he work?"
"He is a dishwasher at the Starlight lounge. Over on 48th and 9th."
"Thank you for your time."
Alex followed Kate to the car.
Kate entered the front of the building. Alex was going to stand at the back door in case he ran.
Kate asked the barman where is Henry Morgen. The barman pointed in the direction of the kitchen.
Henry Morgen as pretty scratched up heard Kate identify herself to the barman. He was holding a tray full of clean dished to store behind the bar. He slid the tray onto the counter and rocketed out the back door and into the arm of Alex. The force of the clothes hanging maneuver dropped Henry on the ground in front of Alex knocked out.
"Beckett, he is out here."
Alex picked Henry up with one hand and placed him on a chair which was outside the door. Henry was out cold. Kate exited the door to see the suspect about 5' 6" greasy brown hair and still wearing the hoodie seen in the video. Alex was patting him on the face trying to arouse him.
"What happened?"
"He bolted through the door and was caught on my arm as I reached to open the door. I guess he caught it just right because he landed on the ground by my feet. He was knocked out cold."
Kate looked at Alex suspiciously then looked at the suspect.
Mr. Morgen? Mr. Morgen? I am detective Kate Beckett. Can you understand me? Are you with me?
Kate was trying to get the suspects attention but he seems a bit out of it still.
"Way to go Castle knockout our suspect so we can not question him."
"Yes, but look on his hand the same scratches as the guy on the video this is our guy."
"Ok I need to call a bus here to get this guy looked at."
"Yes, this is Detective Kate Beckett requesting paramedics to the location of Starlight lounge on 48th and 9th in the alley around the back."
"ETA 20 mins thank you."
"Castle you stay with the suspect I want to ask around. I am sure there is more to this story."
Alex stood over the suspect while Kate interviewed the cooking staff and the barman.
The paramedics arrived and started to check out the suspect.
"Yes he has a major swelling on back of his head."
"We are going to need to transport him to the nearest hospital. He has signs of a concussion."
The paramedics left with the suspect on a gurney.
Kate called the hospital and place a uni on him so when entered the hospital there would be a police presence.
"Come on Castle we got to get back to the precinct."
"Er it is lunch why don't we sit here and order something?"
"Sure Castle we can do that. That suspect is going no where."
Kate and Alex entered the lounge and sat down at the table. A waitress came up and took their order.
"Wait, she was not here when I interviewed all the other crew earlier."
"Ok ,when she comes back we can question her maybe she had seen something."
The waitress came back to the table with their food she looked a bit worried,
Kate identified herself and started asking questions.
"Do you know Henry Morgen?"
"Yes he and I work together? Where is he? I was supposed to meet him an hour ago."
"What is your name and address?"
Caroline Carlson. I live at 9th and 35th. Apt 3b
"How long have you been at that address?"
"About 3 years, I moved here from Minnesota. That was where my family was from. They died while I was away. I have been in the foster care system until my 17th birthday when I came here and got a job.
I take classes at Hudson Community College just a few blocks away,"
"So to inform you Mr. Morgen had an accident and is in the hospital under police custody."
He is a suspect in the death of an elderly woman."
"So Can I visit him?"
"No, I am so sorry being in police custody means no visitors. However, I can relay a message if you wish to contact him."
"No, that is ok I will wait until he can have visitors."
"Can I go now? I have other customers waiting."
Caroline left the table and busied herself in getting the orders of the other diners
Alex moved closer and whispered,
"Did you notice that our waitress has the same last name as our victim? Also she lost her family too. Then the most interesting fact is she knew our suspect."
"Yeah, Castle I did but she will not open up yet and we have no cause to bring her in."
Kate opened her phone and dial Esposito.
"Yeah, I need to have you check on a Caroline Carlson at 9th and 35th apt 3b. Yes financials too. Great. See you later."
"Ok lets get done with lunch and get back the precinct there is some new info."
Kate and Alex finished their lunch and headed back to the precinct.
"Ok Espo what do you have for me?"
Ok CSU got more prints definitely Henry Morgen but strangely we found gun oil on the cat."
Buster at that point made himself known to the precinct.
Kate turn and said to Buster.
"Buster! Quiet!"
Buster gave a quick buff noise then was silent. Ryan and Esposito looked amazed at their boss.
"Ok what were you saying?
"Er right um there was also on the clothing of your suspect no gsr on it and it is the same as the one in the video there are cat hairs all over it.
Are you sure? So he is not the shooter but he was in the apt. So what was he doing there before tangling with Buster?
Alex thought for a moment and spoke,
"He was casing the joint! Remember he was caught Breaking and Entering before"
"Yeah, but what was he looking for?"
"A safe and what is kept inside a safe important papers."
"She was an old lady and so what sort of papers would they be which would interest our Mr. Morgen?"
"Stock and bonds? No."
Alex sat in deep thought and then remembered the letters on the casings.
"Wait I got it..."
"A Will!" Both Kate and Alex said in unison!
"So I got it Young Caroline talked to Mr. Morgen to get the will so it could prove she is part of the family and get her inheritance!"
"Ok but how can we prove it?"
"But that does not explain the bullets or the homicide"
"Ok, what if there is another interested party wanting the will too?"
"William Carlson"
"So he would not get his hands dirty so he would hired a professional."
"Right the professional killed the old lady and left without the will because to the ruckus Henry was having with Buster."
"So he left and did not get the will!"
"So the crime scene is being watched by the Uni's"
"So our professional can not get access to the apt nor to the safe!"
"So lets set a trap to see if the professional comes back to finish the job."
"You guys can setup at the loft that way you are not that far away from the crime scene Plus the professional would think nothing of a famous author having a few friends from the precinct over."
"Great Castle, that is good thinking."
"We meet at the loft at 6. have the cameras installed and make sure to pull the uni's then."
"We need to go back and speak with Caroline to verify our theory."
"Are you forgetting about someone?"
"No?"
Alex looked down at the cage then looked back into those delightful green eyes.
"Oh Buster, right we need him. Ryan take him to the loft with you when you leave."
Ryan looked worried when he looked over at the cage and he gulped.
Alex and Kate were back at the Starlight lounge.
Kate pulled Caroline aside and placed her in an empty booth Alex slid in next to her and Kate sat down right in front of her.
Ok Caroline, we know what you tried to do. Now tell us why?
Caroline looked at her hands and said,
"I do not trust my cousin. I was afraid that he meant Great Aunt Helen harm. I was right."
"Ok, so were you in contact with your Great Aunt?"
"No, I just learned of her existence from a person I had do a search on my birth family."
"Is that when you learned your cousin was in town?"
"Yes, I was afraid he was going to substitute the will. I asked Morgen to get the original will for me. He is such a sweet guy. He was supposed to give it to me when you showed up earlier. I do not know if he got it or not. He called me to say he got into a fight with my great Aunt's cat. And left after that. He did not say he had or had not gotten the will."
"Ok Caroline, right now we can only charge you with abetting a theft but since the theft may or may not have taken place we are going to let you stay out of jail. Do not leave town."
Then the phone rang it was the hospital Mr Morgen was awake.
Alex and Kate left the Starlight lounge and headed to the hospital. Kate was stopped by the Uni on the door then let in. Kate sat in the chair. Alex stood next to her. Kate began the interrogation.
"Ok Mr. Morgen, we have you with breaking and entering plus causing a distress to an animal. What do you have to say for yourself? We do have a witness. We have your fingerprints all over the apt. Your blood at the scene."
Ok you got me! I was doing a favor for a friend. The old lady was not home so I was supposed to slip in and get the will and slip out! But that is not what happened.
"What did happen?"
"I got in ok and the safe was so flimsy. I was in it in two seconds. I found the will and placed it in my pocket, I closed the safe and that is when the old lady came home. I ducked into the bedroom and left the door open a crack. That is when I saw the old lady's face then she dropped to the ground. I heard a very faint sound sort of like pfft 5 times. Then I saw a big man all cover in back with just a slit for the eyes. He walked over to the safe and placed something in it then he was walked out. I was staring for a long time wondering what to do."
"What to do? You should have called the police! That is what you should have done!"
"Yeah, I know that now but I was distracted. I heard a growl and this animal jumped on my back and started hissing and scratching. So I ran for it and the animal jumped on my head so I could not see where I was going and so I ran blindly from the apt. I came back to the half way house and called my friend . Somewhere in all that confusion I dropped the will! I know I should have done better but I was being ripped apart by a man eater! In my profession I would rather face a dog than that cat again!"
Alex thought he could definitely agree with the felon on that one. Kate and Alex left the building and headed to the loft. The rest of the crew was there. Kate baited the trap.
Kate called Mr. Carlson.
"Hi Mr. Carlson Yes this is detective Beckett. Thank you sir. Yes, I need to inform you of a break in at your aunt's apt prior to her death. I would need you to come over and meet me to see if there is anything missing? Great see you soon. Thank You."
"Ok I am sure that mysterious person will be coming along soon so keep your eyes peeled."
Both Ryan and Esposito were manning the consoles. So they waited.