Alex was momentarily distracted by the obviously enhanced chest of the woman walking past.

Kate asked," What is it with Men and Breast which are obviously not real?"

Alex thought for awhile then answered," It is totally biological... Santa is not real but we love opening his presents!"

Alex followed Kate into the doctor's office. It looked any of a hundred similar offices scattered in the city. Kate introduced herself to the staff and asked them all to be present while she asked some questions.

The head Nurse was answered the first question. "We all knew something was wrong. It was not like him to disappear."

Kate asked,"Do you remember if he was agitated at all?"

She replied,"No, it was pretty much business as usual."

"Except for the wedding we were trying to clear his schedule for the honey moon", a new voice added.

The voice belonged to a male orderly about 25 years old fairly short with brown hair.

"When was the last time you saw him?", asked Kate.

"Tuesday he was fine leaving the office" supplied the head Nurse.

"What time did he leave?", Alex asked.

" Around 5-5:30PM ", answered the orderly.

"When I called at 6:00PM he said he was at the tunnel" added the scrub Nurse.

Kate talking to Alex said," he had left Manhattan by then."

Alex asked looking at Kate,"Why would he come back?"

Kate turn back to the group and asked," Did the doctor have any enemies or disgruntled patients?"

"There were never any complications in any of the surgeries. However.. Plastic Surgery is about self image and with some people sometimes it is never enough" ,replied the Head nurse.

"Did any of his patients ever threaten him?", Kate asked.

"One did JC Goldberg...she wanted a face lift after having the procedure done already 3 other times. The doctor refused and she sued him", The Head nurse moved to the medical files and pulled out hers then handed it to Kate. "It was thrown out of court of course."

"That is when the threats started", the scrub Nurse added.

Alex almost gagged when he saw the face of JC Goldberg in the folder Kate opened!

What demon possess people to do that to their face Alex wondered.

Kate and Alex thanked the assembled group and headed back to the precinct.

In the car Alex asked, "About your mother's case... have you ever thought of reopening it?"

Kate visibly shaken gripped the steering wheel tightly and answered," Yes, I have spent over 3 years searching for clues which someone else missed or ignored. It took me 1 year of therapy to learn to let it go."

Alex listened to the ferocity in Kate's voice. "

Ok I am sorry I brought it up"

"Listen Castle, if you touch my mother's case... We are through!" with that statement they had arrived back at the precinct.

Alex was deep in thought something she spent 3 years looking at but she does not have my resources she will thank me later.

Pinning the picture of JC Goldberg on the Murder board as a possible suspect.

The captain walking by looked at the picture and said,

"She should be arrested for crimes against Nature."

"Check this out... JC Goldberg husband Jack had her committed to Bellview for psychiatric treatment for her obsession." Said Esposito.

"Guess who testified in her competency hearing? You guess it the good doctor", Added Ryan," a mandatory one month treatment program. She was released last week."

"Three days before the doctor went missing", Chimed in Esposito.

"Mentally unstable Plastic Surgery Chick that is way better than harvesting organs!" Exclaimed Alex.

The Captain ordered," Get her in here!"

The boys sent out a few unis to escort Ms. Goldberg to the precinct. She was plaqce in the interrogation room 3. The boys and Alex were viewing the person if you could call all the plastic surgery done on that person as human anymore. She looked like a parody of a human face with duck bill like lips and sunkened cheeks and exaggerated check bones.

"Look at that How can anyone do that to themselves" Esposito said disgustingly.

"She looked like she escaped from the Island of Dr. Moreau", Alex added.

"Look guys she is not an animal but a human being", Kate walking in said.

"Wait are you being sincere or quoting the Elephant Man?" queried Alex.

Kate pushed open the door to the interrogation room followed by Alex he closed the door and sat down next to Kate. Kate looked over the table at Ms. Goldberg and her lawyer. Kate made the introductions.

"Ms. Goldberg are you familiar with a Plastic Surgeon called Dr. Joshua Leeds?"

"Yes"

"You recently sued him for malpractice?"

"That is correct"

The counts were failure to perform a face lift, cheek implants and liposuction?"

"Yes each procedure was medically necessary"

"Dr, Leeds did not think so", added Alex.

"That arrogant bastard thought he could play god."

" If you wanted the surgery so badly why not see another lips...doctor."

Alex momentarily got distracted by the person sitting in front of him enormous lips.

"Because I wanted the best. Who is he to deny me the best?"

"So you threatened to ruin him?"

"Why does he get to tell me what I can and can not do? Why does he get to decide what I look like?"

Alex pondering her answers and it does not fit with what I know. She is not a mob person. She is not involved. Kate is wasting her time on this one.

"It that why you killed him?" Kate asked as she was closing in on the kill.

"What the doctor is dead?"

"Dr Leeds was murdered 3 days after you were released from the place he committed you for psychiatric treatment. That is motive and opportunity councilor",Kate directed her look at the lawyer.

"Wait I said I would ruin him not kill him a big difference"

"I suppose you do not mind to tell us where you were on Tuesday last week?"

She answered Kate and Alex were stunned at the answer.

Kate left the interrogation room and said she was free to go.

Kate at the murderboard removed JC Goldberg picture from the suspect list.

The captain asked," what was her alibi?

She was in the hospital getting another surgery.

There was nothing left they could do?

Kate cleared here throat and look downward met the captain's eyes and repeated.

"Oh no"

"Oh yes"

"Seriously?"

"Yes they seem to be quite creative down there."

The captain shuddered.

Kate then filled him in on the rest of the investigation.

Alex left the precinct he had his guys keep an eye on the detective and they would alert him if she came out to go somewhere. Alex hopped into a cab a message came back from Max he wanted to meet. Alex arranged to meet some time later that week. First he needs to accompany his daughter to find a prom dress.

Alex was lounging in the dress shop waiting for his daughter to model the dresses which Martha was picking out for her.

Alexis came out in a hot pink dress with a bow between the breasts and asked,"What do you think?"

Alex stunned by the beauty which is his daughter replied, "You look beautiful"

Alexis looked exasperated at her father and said," You have said that to everything I have worn. You are no help at all. Does this color make me look pasty?"

Martha walking up with another dress this one a blue gray charcoal in color said," you look hideous"

Alexis satisfied with her grandmother's answer said,"Finally, I got a good answer!"

"Mother what are you doing? Are you tying to give her body image issues?"

"Ah Newsflash she already has body image issues! It is an intrinsic part of being a woman. Every woman has some part of their body which displease them. But with the right dress, makeup and shoes that flaw can be hidden then we feel beautiful."

"It used to be to make her feel beautiful was a pink tutu and a plastic tiara."

"We spend our whole lives to feel that way again".

Alexis came out to present the latest dress. "What do you think?"

Alex eyes lit up seeing the right dress on his daughter and said,"I think it is you!"