"Listen up!" Lieutenant Cavanaugh was addressing the whole homicide unit, but in reality, only Jane, Frost, and Korsak were present. "New York homicide is sending down three of their best detectives to help out with the case. They've had ten similar murders and they're pretty sure it's the same guy. They're coming to help and not get in the way. Take it easy on them."

"God damn! Why do they have to go around and ruin everything?" Jane's outburst went unnoticed by Cavanaugh, but not by her partner and former partner.

"I heard that one Detective Kate Beckett got shot before."

"Yeah, well. Just because she got shot won't make me like that she's getting into my business, Frost."

"I'm just saying that she can relate to what you went through."

"Did she shoot herself?"

Frost was not intimidated by Jane's tone. "No, it says here she was shot by a sniper while at her captain's funeral. She was giving a speech."

"I'm not in the mood for your validation of her Frost."

"Alright… It also says here that the author Rick Castle works as her partner."

Jane was not impressed. "Never heard of him."

"He wrote like, Nikki Heat. He based the character off Beckett."

"What, they dating?"

"It doesn't say. But she's pretty attractive."

Jane laughed. When Frost was attracted to women he called them sexy, not attractive. She got up to go around to Frost's desk and saw a woman, with light-brunette hair. She was smiling, but Jane could tell it was forced. "Yeah, I guess she is."

Frost smirked. "She's no Maura."

"Nope, she's not." Jane patted him on the shoulder and returned to her desk. It was another thirty minutes of no leads when four people walked into the bullpen, one of which Jane recognized as the woman from the photo. Jane couldn't help but notice she was a lot prettier in person, but, as Frost had said, she was no Maura. Jane's eyes followed the quartet as they made their way to the lieutenant's office. A mildly attractive man who Jane noticed wasn't wearing a piece followed behind the three cops, which Jane guessed to be Rick Castle. He turned briefly and their eyes met, and he smiled, in a way that would've made her insides melt, had she been attracted to men.

Jane turned, not returning his smile, and saw that Korsak and Frost were captivated by the four newcomers.

"Guys, they'll be out here in a second, stop staring."

Jane was right. After two minutes, the four of them came over to the detectives' desks. A Hispanic man smiled brightly at her and held out his hand. She took it. After the introductions, Jane had learned all of their names. Detectives Kate Beckett, Javier Esposito, and Kevin Ryan. Richard Castle, writer.

"It's a pleasure to meet all of you." Kate smiled. "What were you all about to do?"

Jane was grateful for the change of subject. "Uh, Korsak and I were about to go down for the autopsy. Would you like to come along?"

"Yes. Perfect. Espo and Ryan you stay up here with… Frost? Yeah, well, see if you can get some leads."

Jane almost laughed. She knew men didn't like being ordered around.

"Detective Rizzoli? Lead the way." Kate gestured for Jane to go in front, and she complied. When they got to the elevator, the four of them piled in and Jane pressed the button for the morgue.

"Say, Rick, what made you want to work with NYPD?" Korsak is always trying to make small talk.

"Well, I met Detective Beckett when I was being interrogated as a suspect. It was all really interesting to me." He paused and laughed. "I'm friends with the mayor, so I asked him to pull a few strings and I got stuck with her."

"Shut up Castle." Kate was smiling. Jane was the first one out of the elevator, wanting to avoid the obvious sexual tension. Her face lit up when she saw Maura, and she trapped the doctor in a hug before the other three people caught up with her. She let go of her girlfriend when they walked in, not wanting to be judged right away by these foreign people.

"Hey," Jane husked sweetly into Maura's ear, standing slightly behind the Medical Examiner.

Maura loved the feel of her detective's breath on the back of her neck. "Hey, yourself."

Korsak was leading Castle and Beckett into the autopsy room, "This is our Medical Examiner Dr. Maura Isles." If Kate noticed Jane's closeness to the doctor, she didn't say anything. Maura held out her hand for the detective.

"Detective."

Kate smiled. "Kate Beckett. And this is Richard Castle."

"The author?" Jane rolled her eyes at Maura's incredulous tone; of course she would know him. She watched with pure jealously as the two shook hands. Castle's hand lingered a little longer than it should have; he was purely entranced with the beautiful woman in front of him.