The morning sun is breaking thru the windows of their loft announcing that it is a new day and it's time to get up. Kate reaches toward Rick's side of the bed, but he is not there. She sits up and stretches her arms way over her head. Doing that feels really great. She is completely rested this morning. Looking at the clock she sees that he has let her sleep past the normal time she would be up.
Jumping out of bed she heads to the kitchen where the smell of morning breakfast is in the air. When Castle sees his beautiful bride he reaches out with a cup of her morning kiss from him
"Hey babe"
"Hey yourself! You let me sleep late. Wait a minute, did you just call me Babe?"
"Yeah. What about it?"
"Since when am I BABE?"
"Since right now. Is that OK?"
"No I actually hate that name. Maybe just this one time because you did let me sleep late"
"Not so much late" looking at the clock "Only 30 minutes. I know that little bit helps me. I figured it will help you too. And OK no Babe"
Smiling, Kate takes the cup from his hand and then rises up on her tip toes and gives him a warm good morning kiss. He returns the kiss with all the passion that either one of them can stand right now. They both would prefer to be doing other things, but they know they have to get back to saving the city
Kate sits down at the bar and Castle serves up the morning fare. Kate actually eats very slowly.
"What are you thinking?" Castle asks
"What is our next step? What do we need to do now?"
Castle sets his lap top on the counter opens the lid "I have been researching this separatists group and have found some interesting stuff about them." He is pointing to some pages on the screen "According to their web site, they believe that the IRS is an illegal taxing entity. The National Guard is not the militia that the founders were referring to. We should all have major weapons stashed at our homes for protection and that we should all be prepared for the revolution to overthrow the current illegal group in Washington running the country"
"Wow! So they are against the current occupant of the White House?"
"Actually, they were opposed to the last four occupants. They claim the method of voting for president is wrong and their candidate actually won the last time, but the major political parties swayed the electoral votes their way."
"Rick, that sounds a little crazy"
"It sounds a lot crazy to me. But it also sounds like an explanation for who might be trying to spread a plague throughout the country"
"Rick, let's get dressed and head in and see if this theory of yours fits what's happening"
After getting dressed Castle and Beckett head to the station. Before they can get half way, Beckett gets a call from the doctor treating Angie
"Beckett, Hello doctor. How is Angie? She is? That's great. OK we will head your way then. Bye" She hangs up the call
"The doctor said that the drugs have finally left Angie's system and she seems to be back to normal. I told the doctor we are heading there now. Why don't you let Ryan and Esposito know about what you found and have them to follow up on that info?"
Castle takes his cell phone out and dials the station number. He gets Esposito and tells him about his theory on the group. Esposito takes notes and tells Castle that he will call back when he has some information. Esposito tells Castle that Ryan has new information on the van that came out of the container. They have a partial plate, but there are none stolen reported with that partial tag. But tech was able to get a better image from the side panel of the truck. It appears to say something "Filter Service"
Castle and Beckett arrive back at the hospital and head back up to the 4th floor. When they exit the elevator and walk to the lounge area, they see Angie sitting at the table talking and laughing with one of the staff. When Angie sees Castle and Beckett she gets up and walks toward them
"Rick, Kate. Great to see you" She reaches out and gives Castle a hug then turns to Kate and gives her one as well "Kate, I hope you won't mind if I give your husband a hug do you? You have both been such help in getting me over what happened"
Castle and Beckett look at one another with questions on their faces.
Kate speaks first "Angie. You know who I am?"
"Of course I know who you are. You are Detective Kate Beckett of the New York Police Department and this good looking man is your husband Richard Castle" Angie smiles at Kate then says "Of course if I could convince him I was Kate Beckett, maybe he would take me home and you can stay here and eat this hospital food"
Beckett looks at Castle "Do I need to show my tattoo to you to make sure you know exactly who you are to take home?"
"Not here! But when we get home you can show me again"
"So Angie, you are obviously feeling better?"
"Much better thank you and I really do mean Thank You. Thank You both for getting me and Andrea out of that hell hole we were in. How did we get there anyway?"
"It's a long story, but the short version is that Senator Bracken thought you were me and he needed me out of commission. So he took you and Andrea and locked you up"
"Wow, that explains why they kept trying to convince me that I was you."
"So you are feeling like yourself?" Castle asks
"Yes I am feeling great. The doctors think I might be able to go home in a few days, but I need to get to my work about something very important."
"Yes we know about it. We are involved in the investigation. Homeland Security has activated an incident. So what can you tell us about the threat?"
"You need to talk to my partner, DEA agent Charlie Jackson, he has all the particulars."
"Angie, I hate to tell you but he was murdered" Beckett expresses her condolences
A tear appears in Angie's eye. After a momentary pause "What happened?"
"He evidently was killed in the hotel in Laredo and then placed into a shipping container and shipped here to New York where his body was found"
Angie looks up at Beckett and Castle "The product was already shipped? OH NO! Did anyone get the sample I brought up here? I just remembered it is in my car"
"No where is your car?" Castle asks
"I drove it to the bar where I met with Andrea. I parked it on the lot next door. Someone better not have taken it. The virus is in a containment container in the trunk"
Kate takes her phone out and dials Ryan "Kevin, check for cars towed from the lot next to the bar where the twins were abducted. It contains a sample of the virus." Kate looks at Angie "what kind of a car?"
"It's a Toyota, gold, 2011, Texas Plates. It belonged to Charlie"
Kate repeats the information to Ryan. "Call me if you get anything" She hangs up
"What can you tell me about who is behind this?"
Angie is still in shock about loosing Charlie "UH! It's a separatists group that thinks the government is totally corrupt."
Castle asks "The New Revolution?"
"Yes, that's them. They are a crazy bunch. They think every part of the government is evil and out to get them. They plan to strike first"
Beckett questions "Where are they located?"
"They have two main camps. One is in New, Mexico and the other in the Davis Mountains of West Texas. Both camps have lots of guns and other weapons and the camps are so remote, if you try to go in on the ground, they will see you long before you reach the perimeter fence. No one has been able to get in until Charlie did it about 6 months ago."
From Castle "So what is their plan? I mean what are they trying to do? And why a virus?"
"They have some doctors involved who have somehow generated the smallpox virus and then they grew it in their labs."
Castle is looking at his computer. "There is nothing on this web site to make anyone believe they are doing something so horrible"
"Angie answers quickly "OH they are real serious. The actually were planning this to completely devastate most of the world. They claim they will be the only survivors"
"Where were they going to deploy this and how?"
"They are planning on dispensing it somehow thru the AC system at the UN during a meeting of the General Assembly"
Castle looks over to Kate "If they did that, then the delegates would be infected and not knowing that they were they would return home and spread the disease all over the world"
Beckett responds "There would be no stopping it" then looking at Castle "How would they get it into the AC system?"
"Kate, the truck from the container had a sign on the side that said 'Filters Service' What if they put a coating on the AC filters. They don't actually have to go into the UN, just have contaminated filters delivered to the building maintenance department. The staff does the install for them"
"Rick the next meeting of the General Assembly is day after tomorrow" Kate looks at Angie "You don't know how much help you have been."
"Before you two leave, can you arrange for me to see my twin sister? They told me she is in a coma and I can't see her right now."
"Sure, Angie, I will tell them to let you see her OK?"
"Thank you"
Beckett and Castle head to the nurse's station and Kate asks for the doctor. Doctor Evans steps up Beckett "Yes detective"
"Will you arrange for Angie to see her sister Andrea?"
"Andrea?" the doctor has a questioning look on his face "She was transferred late last night. Two federal agents and another doctor came with orders and took her by ambulance"
"Took her? Where did they take her?"
"I assumed you knew. After they left we discovered that they failed to leave copies of the transfer orders but that this was probably for security reasons. We have no idea where they took her"
Beckett looks at Castle "Now WHO?"
