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Welcome to the Hotel Cal-nia
The hotel manager listens to the phone for a moment then after he hangs up he steps up to the desk "Hello I am Larry Hudson. I am the manager of this facility. Did I understand you would like to see the Cactus Ballroom?"
"Yes we would. My name is Kate Beckett and this is my fiancé, Richard Castle and we would like to arrange to have our wedding reception there at your hotel. We have been told that the Cactus Ball room is the place to be"
"Very well, Ms. Beckett, Mr. Castle? If you will follow me, I will be glad to give you the tour" He leads Beckett and Castle down a corridor toward the elevators. He presses both the up and down buttons at the same time "So when are you getting married?"
Taken back by the question and not sure if this is part of the entry codes Castle answers "We have not set a firm date yet. We are waiting to see about arranging the reception hall first. We are thinking about the late spring."
Kate continues the conversation "Yes the flowers are in bloom and the air is warm but not yet too hot. We are even thinking about an outside wedding" She looks over at Rick with true love in her eyes, thinking about the real ceremony that is being planned by Lanie.
"My best friend is arranging the wedding location and such. We just wanted to check into a reception location inside where we could dance and entertain our guests"
"Very good. We have many days open and can probably accommodate you any time that you are in need of the room" He points to the elevator that has just arrived and the doors have opened. The trio get in
After the doors close he turns toward the pair and removes a 9mm from beneath his jacket. "OK! We don't know who you are or think you are but we will be finding out very soon."
The ride down several levels is in total silence. When the doors open there stands two more men holding weapons. Hudson directs the two to exit on the floor
"Who are you really and how do you know about this place and how did you know the password?"
Beckett stares directly at the manager "We are federal agents and are here to expedite the release of two women that are being detained illegally in this facility"
Castle and Beckett both try to reach inside their jackets and present their credentials
"I am Commander Kate Beckett and this is Mr. Richard Castle and we are with Homeland Security. So put your weapons down"
"I am afraid that those badges are worthless you have no authority here. This is a facility operating way above your pay grade" then Hudson turns to the other two guards, "search them and take whatever they have into my office. I will look thru their stuff later"
The two men take Beckett's bag and then search Castle. One of the men looks at Beckett and she says "If you touch me there will be repercussions later"
This man decides to disregard the fact that she is a woman and starts to frisk her. At which point Castle goes after the guard and Beckett lands a right fist into the man's nose.
Hudson yells "OK stop this. We will get a woman guard down here later to do a strip search of her. Take them both to intake and I will be back and question them later"
Looking at Beckett "We will be forced to keep you here until we find out exactly who you are and who sent you. This might just be an indefinite stay for you two or at least until our command tells us otherwise"
"Beckett looks directly into Hudson's eyes "You are the one operating outside your pay grade. My authority comes from way above you and your bosses. Now I said put down your weapons, NOW! And I want to see the two women you are holding here against their will. These are the two who look like me"
"Lady! I said I don't know who you think you are, but I can assure you that I am in control here and you are going to find yourselves here for a very, very long time."
Castle looks over to Hudson "You have no idea who you are dealing with mister. We do have the authority and we will use it"
"You, Mr. Castle, if that is your real name, are the one operating with under false hopes. You will disappear for a good long time down here" motioning to the guards, one who now has a bloody nose, "take these two away".
After the guards walk off with Beckett and Castle, Hudson's phone rings. He enters the elevator as he answers the call
"Hudson! Yes sir I have them. They claim to be Federal agents, but I recognize the male. He is a mystery book writer named Richard Castle." Hudson listens for a moment "Yes sir, I'm sure that this is the writer Castle. I have read several of his books and I recognize his picture from the dust covers of his books. He has written about the CIA and he was very accurate in his details"
After listening for a moment he continues "Yes sir, he got to do research with a now deceased CIA operative named Turner, I believe. She got him inside the company"
Hudson listens again "Well I think that the woman he brought with him is related to the two other recent women brought in. She may be an agent herself. In fact, this woman he brought called herself the Kate Beckett name. That means she knows about the other two in some manor. I think he somehow was able to get the password and is trying to do research into our little hotel for his next book."
Another pause listening "Yes I believe we need to change the password immediately. Yes sir I will do that as soon as I get back upstairs"
He listens briefly "Very well, sir. I was planning on holding them anyway, but I will process them into detention just as you say. Right away sir. These two will never see the light of day ever again"