People I know I promised some Caskett but this chapter was necessary I didn't want to stall or forget any part of the investigation and I'm warning next chapter is gonna be fluffy ;)

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Missing piece found

Back to the 12th, Annabelle was put out of ear-shot, happily drawing with Beckett's all colors Stabilo pens, the ones she used to use to study her files. The team was all reunited in front of the board, filling the missing pieces on the story to each other.

"Where the hell is this woman?" asked Esposito. Beckett agreed with her eyes, which later drifted to the girl. She reflected that Annabelle hadn't, not even once, missed or asked for her mother.

Ryan shared that Grayson, just like his dead brother, was clean. They were going through his finances, trying to find out about his whereabouts, same with his missing wife.

"What if Grayson is out there looking for Annabelle?" Suggested Castle, who had been pensive up till then

"That's a possibility, sure, but wouldn't he have alerted the police. This is not adding up"

"Can I talk to the kid?"

"Sure Espo, you come with me" She sat at her table as they heard the fax machine print something before Ryan raised the warrant in the air "Castle, wanna join me then?"

"Yeah, as long as you promise not to seduce me" He followed the detective, squeezing Kate's knee on the way out, making her heart beat fasten and her cheeks blush.

Esposito closed the door to the reception room, followed by Kate and James, the psychologist who had just arrived. Belle looked up from her scrawled paper and glared suspiciously to the new grown man in the room, the first one who spoke "Hello, Annabelle. My name is James. How are you today?" She remained quiet "This is a really pretty drawing. Did you make it?" She nodded and sat by Kate's side, opposite to the guy and Javi, who began the interrogation

"Okay kitten, I need to ask you some question, is that okay with you?"

"Okay."

"Great" He showed her Diana's picture first and then Grayson's "Mommy and daddy!"

"Those are your parents, Belle? Do you live with them?"

"Yes, they are my mommy and daddy; I hafta live with 'em"

"And were they nice to you? Did they ever did something mean to you?" Espo was careful with his words, caring.

"I guess not, they always buy me new clothes and chocolate and daddy gives me lots of kisses"
"And what about Danny, girl?"

"He's my uncle. Mommy told me he's daddy's brother. I wish I had a brother or a sister, but I'd like a baby sister best because I could change her and brush her hair" She was starting to lose her defensive attitude, which eased James. Kate smirked at her side, remembering saying pretty much the same words to her mom.

"A big brother would be cooler, though"

"Why?"

"Because he would always cover up for you and protect you from the bad boys of the world" Beckett whispered

"And Danny? Was he always good to you?"

"Yes, just once he squeezed my arm real bad and it hurt and he was screaming and it scared me, but he said he was really really sorry and that he loved me sooo much"

"That's why you have a bruise in your arm?"

"Yes, this one" She pointed to her upper arm "But this one" She extended her little leg and pointed to a purple bruise on her knee "is from when I fell down my bike. It's pink and it has a basket, did you know?"

"I bet it's beautiful"

"And Belle, why was he so angry?"

"Oh he said I had to call him daddy…"
Beckett looked up to Esposito, alarmed. What was that now? He continued, even though discomfort was evident on her baby face

"When was this, Belle, do you remember?"

"Some days ago, I think. When we went to that house"

"Oh that's a pretty cool house right?" She shook her head "It's really scary and dark"

"So why did Uncle Danny took you there?" James was about to make his move and they would be again without answers. They had to choose the right questions to ask

"Hey, you know it's okay to talk, right? Javi and I are here" Kate remarked, trying to make her open up as fast as possible

"Uncle Danny said he loved me and mommy said it we had to play hide and seek till we went to our new house and there in the new house she was gonna take me to see a real princess" At least England was explained now.

"So your mom gave you to your uncle the same night she left with a bag, do you remember that?" Nod. "And do you know where she is?" "No. Uncle Danny said he would take me to a beautiful place and that me and mommy and him would be very happy there and I could win my little sister"

"But what about your daddy? You're gonna just leave him behind" She piped down.

"Belle, honey. What about yesterday night. What happened" Kate meddled. Her round eyes were teary and James was about to raise his voice and cut the interview short but Esposito pressed her

"I need you to tell me what happened"

"We were sleeping and…and Uncle Danny woke me up and told me to rush into that door because he said he was going to heaven"

"Annabelle, you don't need to answer anything now" Esposito wanted to make this intruder shut up

"What else?" She clung closer to Kate

"Someone was shouting inside the house so he told me hide and never come out"

"Do you know who was yelling? Who broke into the house?" James was red and sprung to his feet. "This is over, Detective Esposito"

"Annabelle" It was when she started to cry and hid her face on Kate's lap. And it was also the moment everyone knew she knew the killer and way more than she was letting go. The detective ran her fingers through the toddler's soft hair "Espo, that's enough. There, sweetie, it's over now"

"It was Gaston who killed my Uncle Danny"
"I know, shorty, but you know what happened in the end. He never gets away with it"

After hearing James' crap, Esposito called Annabelle and put her on his lap

"Hey, I'm sorry I pushed you in there, okay? Here, I have something for you" And handed her a chocolate bar from the vending machine "Friends again?" She threw her arms around his neck "Thanks Javi"

"You're welcome, girl, but don't show it to Kate or she'll eat it all" From her desk, the Detective looked up from her computer screen "I heard that". But the truth was he shouldn't have given her the candy; that was a true kid on a sugar rush. She was running around, ducking under tables, armed with a dangerous pink pen

"I don't want kids running around my precinct, do you hear me Detective Beckett?"

"Yes sir"

"Just send her to a foster care as soon as possible, we're done with her here" Kate's cellphone rang and Gates dismissed her. It was Lanie, giving her the details from the autopsy. Kate had asked her to do that because she didn't want to go down there while Annabelle was still around. Lanie said there was nothing unusual. She explained the first stab had cut through his left lung and the second had been fatal, reaching the aorta. The other 7 had been a result of sheer anger. There were some defensive wounds, but not enough for DNA analysis.

You could hear Castle's laugh through the bullpen when he arrived and saw smiley faces on the cheeks of every wanted face they had around the place. He sat next to Kate

"Sugar rush?" She nodded

"Gates wants her to leave now. To a foster care" He looked to her

"Let's stall her a little bit just so we have all this figured out. They day is almost done, anyway. We brought a bag with some of her stuff, that must calm her down for now" And with that he started his mission, luring Annabelle with her stuffed giraffe. Ryan shared the news

"We brought in their computer and are going through their mail right now; Also, we got Diana's cell number"

"Great. I also asked the hospital to send me the DNA tests when they come out later tonight"

Diana picked up her phone on the second ring and Kate decided to handle her

"Hello Diana. We have your daughter" That settled her

"Annabelle? Where is my daughter? WHO ARE YOU? I'm calling the police"

"If you are so worried about her daughter, why are you not looking for her, this is what I wonder"

"She was with her father in NY, I'm in England. They are getting here tomorrow"

"Mrs. Bernard. This is the NYPD, homicide. Daniel Bernard was murdered and we found your daughter with him, do you want to explain this now or do you want me to get you deported and arrested for abandonment of a minor"

"No!" She could hear her trying to muffle her sobs "Oh God, why, my Danny…"

"Or we could just call her dad, Grayson"

"Oh my god, please don't. I'll tell you everything"

Beckett practically became the woman's shrink in the next hour. The lady was a freak. It wasn't that she was a bad person, she was just denatured. She had left for England where she had a bank account and an old family apartment to set things up before Danny came with Belle. However, Grayson, who had hired a PI, was already aware of the affair. He had yelled at her and slapped her across the face. She begged Danny to spend their last couple nights in the country on the house, she thought they would be safer there than on his apartment.

She said she was sure of it. Grayson had killed Annabelle's biological father, his own brother.

"I don't know what he's capable anymore; please take care of my baby"

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