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She was really concentrated on her computer when he came closer with her coffee. He put the mug on the desk, and then slightly touched the hand that was resting beside the keyboard, his warm fingertips startling her. They shared looks as he grinned, pleased with her reaction, and she said thank you, also smiling.

Esposito interrupted the moment by coming to her desk with a file.

"Found him!" he said with his strong voice, startling both of them. Again, he narrowed his eyes, feeling that there was something weird going on.

"Yeah… Espo?" She said, taking him back from his moment train of thought. He just continued.

"He is Adam Baker. 27, married. His wife is coming as we speak."

"Ah, great. His wife." Beckett said, more as a sad comment than an ironic one. She didn't like to deal with grieving wives, and she had hoped that geeky boy with the Iron Man t-shirt would have a mother, tops. She could deal with mothers, friends. But not wives or husbands.

The woman arrived about 10 minutes later, and both Beckett and Castle went into the waiting room to talk to her. She was already crying a lot, holding a box of napkins on her lap. She followed them with her eyes as they sat, and then asked, even before Kate could introduce herself and Castle.

"Where did you find him? How was he? Do you know who did this?"

"Mrs. Baker, please, calm down. I understand you are extremely shaken and desperate for answers, but we need to go slow."

The woman nod in agreement, and whispered a 'sorry'.

"I'm Detective Kate Beckett, and this is my partner, Richard Castle. We found Adam in an abandoned house, but it seems that he wasn't killed there. Do you know if he had any interest in the place, or knew someone who did?"

"No, not at all" she replied, trying to remember if her husband had mentioned that place before.

"Do you know of anyone who would want to harm Adam in any way, Mrs. Baker?" Asked Castle.

"No! Adam was great! He had few friends, but all of them would die for us." She noticed the bad comment. "Oh, sorry." She gasped. "And he was a very enclosed person, didn't go out much. He used to work from home."

"He was a programmer, right?" confirmed Beckett, remembering the information she read from his file.

"Yeah. He was creating a new game. He was really close to a deal with Marvel, so he could use their characters on it. It would be great!"

Beckett and Castle shared looks, both knowing what that could mean. A very good motive.

"was there anyone helping him, like a partner, or assistant? Someone who knew about this deal?"
"He worked alone. From home. No one knew. Only me."

"And did he mention to you where was he going the night he was murdered?" Castle tried. Maybe, if she knew, they could find the real crime scene.

"No! I didn't even know he was out! I went to bed early, because I was too tired. I'm a teacher, and the kids yesterday were really excited, there wore me off. I left him there, where he always used to be, at his computer."

They started to give up on getting information from the woman when she remembered.
"Oh! He sometimes would consult on the internet, some programming forums. He said he knew some people, friends, somehow, and that they were checking if he was on the right path. Maybe he told about the deal to one of those people."

"Thank you, Mrs. Baker. This is very useful!" Kate was already about to get up, eager to go ask Ryan to look up for the man's computer for all the users he kept contact on those forums, when Mrs. Baker just started talking again, and she had to sit.

"You know, it's funny how life can be. We grew up together, Adam and I. I was his neighbor since I was 5. Our mothers became very close, and so did we. When we became teenagers, he stayed as a geek, loving those comic books and sci-fi films, but I went away from that, looking to be part of the 'queen bees' at school. But even then, I could never go away from him. I would do my best to defend him when the girls picked on him. We kept close, even then. He saw me go through boyfriends and heartbreaks, and never told me." Her voice weakened. "It was only 7 months ago that he told me that he loved me. And Oh, I loved to hear that. If only he knew he could've had me so long ago! We got married 3 days after! Crazy! But we figured we already knew each other well enough. A lifetime! I love to cook for him, clean his things, watch him as he worked, so excited showing me some progress on the game." The woman was sobbing, and Kate couldn't help having a tear running through her face. She reached for Castle's hand, and held it tight, and he squeezed her hand back as a response.

They said good bye and watched while Mrs. Baker went to the elevator. They were still holding hands, breathing deep, the beautiful story of those childhood lovers and their sad ending. Ryan came behind them, and he surely noticed their hands held tight. He smirked before startling them.

"So, any luck with the wife?" he spoke, really close to them, and they parted, scared.

"Uh.. yeah. Yeah. She said he was close to having a very good deal with one of his projects, a good motive, and he might've shared this on internet forums. I want you to go through his computer to see whom he kept contact with."

"On it!" he uttered, observing Castle's eyes still wide open from his scare, and pat him on the back before going to his desk.

"What does that mean?" Castle said. "Do you think he…"

"Ryan is smart." Kate whispered. "But not that smart. Just go on"

"You know, it's been quite hard to be around you today, Detective" He whispered to her ears, using their proximity while walking back to her desk to disguise the teasing. She smiled, and just said "ditto", turning her attentions to the murder board while he sat on his chair.