Chapter 14

Her face had hardened since her trip over from the precinct, and she badged the security officer.

"Hey Beckett." He nodded, her response was the slightest smile, and then she brushed past him.

Beckett weaved in and out of the cars in the compound. And stopped at a black Toyota, it was the one. The one that had put Castle into the coma. Pulling on a pair of latex gloves, she pulled the passenger door open. Even though CSU already checked, she ransacked the car, looking for anything. And coming up empty handed she began cussing to herself. Castle's voice came back, saying, "It wasn't the usual person driving this car."

Beckett heard herself asking how he knew. But his voice never came back. Even the first time he was echoing in her head, it sounded different, not quite full exactly. This time though it barely resembled Castle, and she knew right away that 'Castle' would not help her again. Moving the chair back a little, a thought occurred to her. He would notice the lever that pulled the chair back, and anything on them. Nothing on the passenger side. Walking around the car she pulled the door open, and looked down. Pulling her phone out of her pocket, she dialed Castle's number out of habit. Beckett stared at the phone, and slowly deleted each number, sadly. Turning around she leaned on the car and looked up. Parked in front of her, was the now crashed 'fed mobile'. The randomness and Castle-ness of the word, made her smile. She reached forward and traced the handle. Feeling better, she punched in Esposito's number.

When he answered, she said, "I found something. Get some more CSU forensic guys down here."

"Well. Where are you?" Esposito said, a little amused. Beckett never did this.

"Oh. Uh. The police compound, right downstairs."

"Is that where you've been for last three hours?"

"What? No-," She laughed a little, trying to convince herself it was a joke.

"Uh, yeah." Esposito held back a chuckle. Beckett looked down at her father's old watch. Three thirty. She had wasted vital minutes, feeling sorry for herself.

"Whatever. Just get down here. And don't forget." She ended. In fifteen minutes Esposito had round up a forensic team that wasn't currently working, and brought them downstairs, with Ryan following. Beckett pointed out the sliver of blood, only a day or two old, by the looks of it, on the lever. Esposito saw her looking at Castle's car.

"Wow. Is that Castle's car?" Ryan asked, seeing the dent in the side, shattered windows and scrunched up hood. He had failed to notice, however, Beckett.

"Dude." Esposito whispered to Ryan.

"Yeah." Beckett turned back to the forensic investigators. "Is it enough to match?"

"Barely." Ferguson called over the top of the car.

"How fast can you get that matched and sent to my office?"

"Tomorrow at the earliest."

Beckett nodded, remembering the time, she began heading back to the gates.

"Where you going?" Ryan called after her.

"Dude." Esposito whispered again.

Has anyone noticed that Beckett hasn't really been wearing her mother's ring and her father's watch in season three? I hope they talk a little about that, like, if there's a reason? I don't know.

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