So guys, thanks for all the likes and reviews. Please keep them coming! This chapter came out shorter than I wanted, but it's probably because that's my first try on writing a case. If you got any ideas to help to develop the case, please let me know!
Beckett easily recognized the place she should go. A small crowd of curious people was gathered in front of an abandoned house on the corner, held by a police line. She saw Ryan trying to keep them away. He saw her and they nod their heads as a 'good morning'. He then held the tape up for her to duck under.
'so, what've we got?'
'male, Caucasian, approximately 27." he pointed to a couple sitting on the ack of an ambulance. The girl didn't look older than 18, and was wearing one of those blankets that scream 'hey! I'm in shock! See? I've got a blanket!', and was apparently trying to ignore the guy's attempts to console her.
'They broke in looking for privacy. This place has been abandoned for years now. She tripped and fell onto the body. She was still screaming when we got here.'
'That's what a call a mood killer!' they both chuckled, and she went inside.
She found ME Lanie Parish already by the corpse, examining it.
'Hey Lanie!' she said, and then noticed it sounded a bit more excited than normal. Her friend noticed also. 'So, what can you say?'
'Well, based on lividity, I'd say he's been dead for about 10 hours, what put TOD at around 1am this morning. Cute couple found him around 6. Preliminary exam shows that COD is a knock on the head' she pointed to a nasty wound on the left side of the head, ' but apparently he suffered a lot of violence before dying.' she held up the t-shirt to show bruises on the side of his body.
'Do you think he was beaten to death?'
'Possibly. These bruises could be kicks with a heavy shoe, maybe boots, but the knock on the head seems to be some sort of weapon, maybe a baseball bat. I'll know more after I take him back to the lab. Oh, hey Castle!'
Beckett got up at the exact moment Castle stopped right behind her, and she felt his breath on her neck when he replied to Lanie. A chill went down her spine. She turned her head to look at him, and all she wanted was to give him a kiss. He took a deep breath, showing that he wanted the same, and then he kneeled by the corpse, running away from the feeling.
"Oh look! Iron man!" Castle noticed on the man's t-shirt. He must've been one of those die-hard geeks!"
"What, Castle, you don't approve of grown men liking comic books?" she said ironically, since she knew he has a vast collection. And so did she, by the way.
"I didn't say that. At least I don't go around wearing geeky t-shirts, like a kid."
"Ok. Maybe this can help us identify him, actually. Maybe he's part of a forum or something on the internet. Lanie, anything else?"
"No. I'll take geek here with me to the morgue." And she got up. It was now time for castle to freeze at the feeling of Beckett's proximity when he got up. Lanie gave them a suspicious look, but then only signaled to one of her assistants that he could come pick up the body. "If I find something else, I'll let you know". She said to her friend,and left.
Beckett then moved to talk to Esposito, who was checking with of of the CSU guys.
"Hey Espo."
"Hey. Well, CSU found nothing yet, and when I say nothing, I mean nothing." He turned to her and Castle while the other man walked away. "No prints, blood, nothing. There's no sign of blood spatter, and if he died with a bang to the head, there would be blood everywhere. Apparently he was killed elsewhere, and then dumped here. And by very expert hands, or at least smart. But they are not done yet."
"Ok. Let's go to the precinct to ID him, so we can get started"
"Deal." Espo said. She then turned around and bumped into Castle. That didn't go unnoticed by Esposito, but he just walked away.
"Castle!" she said between her teeth. He couldn't hold a laugh.
"What?"
She squinted and frowned, but said nothing else. When she walked away, she didn't avoid bumping into him again, but now she used this to hold his hand for a few seconds.