Alex musing was shattered when Alexis his pride and joy came barreling though the door of their once quiet loft apt.

She was screaming , "Dad Dad Dad DAD! He ASKED me!"

"Whaa... " Alex looking at his daughter with a bemused face.

"He Asked MEEEEE! Please say YES Please Dad say Yes!"

"Yes?" , Alex said because he never can say No to his little girl especially when she is so excited.

"OOOOOOHHHHHH! Thank You THANK YOU!", Alexis screamed"

"Wait an minute", Alex said, "What am I saying Yes to?"

Alexis hugs her Grandmother and says," The Junior / Senior Prom."

Alex thought What she is neither what is up?

"Whoaaaaaaa , You are not a Junior or a Senior so what gives?"

" But Owen is a Junior", Alexis said coyfully!

"Wait, I thought you said Owen was only 15?"

" Yeah, he is but he skipped a grade Please Please Dad!"

" If I say yes will you promise to stay up past your bed time, Have a good time...

" Yes"

" not that good of time..."

" Dad all we have done is hold hands"

" I do not need the details thank you"

" So I ccan go?"

" Yes, you can go"

Alexis excitedly hugged her father tightly.

" Oh I aam going to need a Dress! A Dress! A DRESS!"

Alexis exited the room and ran toward the stairs leading to her room!

" Thanks Dad!" She yelled back as she climbed the stairs at two at a time. Then disappeared from sight!

Martha asked," Do you know this Owen?"

"I do not know I have never met him!" Alex replied.

"Are you telling me you are letting her go out with someone you have never met? What kind of a father are you?",She asked then walked away .

Alex thought one who trust the judgment of his daughter!

Alex did not think about that long. The Phone rang Duty calls!

Alex got the info from the phone call to where the dead body is located.

Alex hopped into a cab and soon was walking with Det. Kate Beckett of Homicide at the impound lot.

Kate said," I am NOT going to run a background check on your daughter's prom date!"

"Oh come on she says he is quiet an keeps to himself. And he lives with his parents.. Tell me that is not the signs of a serial killer?

"Who's a serial killer? Ryan inquired.

"Castle's daughter Alexis have got invited to the prom..."

"It is her first real date and …" Alex retorted.

"And you are worried he is a serial killer?", asked Ryan skeptically, "You should be more worried he is a teen aged boy!"

" He is only 15 ", Alex commented.

" With satellite TV and the internet 15 is the new 25!",Ryan retorted.

"He is right! If I had a 15 year old daughter! I would never let her out of the house!", Said Esposito as he lifted the crime scene tape.

Alex now wondering if he did the right thing in allowing his pride and joy into the arms of a very unknown person! Alex replied quite dejectedly, "Thanks Guys."

Ryan then started on the information which has been gleaned on the victim.

"He was a white male about 40 years of age and the car was registered to a Dr. Joshua Leeds. He has been in the car for at least 6 days. The victim had a plastic bag over his head and duct taped. He was slumped over the steering wheel when the uni's found him." ,Ryan said.

"Any money in the wallet?" Kate asked.

"Yes, about a couple hundred in cash", said Esposito.

"I guess that rules out robbery." Kate said while observing the car and the dead body in the driver seat.

"The time of death was about a week ago. The victim died of asphyxiation but there is signs of torture. Each finger nail was ripped out plus each finger was broken before death occurred.",Lanie supplied.

"This was personal somebody wanted something or someone", Said Kate grimly,

" Ryan notify next of kin and have CSU sweep the car."

Alex watched as the police detectives did their work efficiently and quickly. He was reminded of another time where Mobsters in Italy used the same MO. This has to be a mob hit but why target a plastic surgeon? Did he get into debt and could not pay it off? But why break each finger a surgeon with broken fingers cannot pay off any debt by working. Hmmm, perhaps it was one of his patients they were after?