Chapter 7

Note: I can't believe the response to this story already. I love you guys! Reviews make me happy! Just a reminder that I don't know the cast and crew, no idea how they would actually react in these situations, they are simply pawns in my little puppet show here. Anyway, here's more! Enjoy the show!

Looking around him, Nathan was reminded once more of how much love the Castle cast and crew shared. They had arranged a meeting at the studio, and everyone from the show creator, Andrew Marlowe, to the people from craft services that brought the coffee were there. Nathan had already had a lengthy conversation with Andrew about what her doctor had said. He knew Andrew was a creative genius when it came to writing the show, he just hoped it carried over into real life.

"Hey everyone, since you are all here, I'm assuming you got my message in regards to Stana's injuries and her doctor's recommendations." Andrew said, addressing the crowd.

"We have spent the last 5 years making the Castle universe real for our viewers, now we must do it for one of our own. I have already spoken with ABC, and they have agreed to rearrange the schedule, giving us a short hiatus to take time to take care of our girl. In order for this to work, we are going to need everyone to pitch in in any way they can. Sadly, it will have to be on a volunteer basis, as they, understandably, are not going to give us extra budget for this. If there is anyone who is not able to volunteer, please feel free to leave now."

No one moved, they were all in. Stana was their friend. They all knew she would do it for them. They wouldn't let her down. Even the guest stars from the episode they were currently filming stayed, such was the love that this woman had shown to all she met.

"Ok then, here's what we need to do. The doctor said that we need to let her be Kate Beckett. I know this is a huge undertaking, but if we can build New York in LA, week after week, we can do this."

"First, Art Department, we need to create Beckett's apartment. Fully functioning. We have an apartment type building here on the lot. We need to recreate her entire place in one of the apartments, as exact as possible. That's where she will be staying this week. To keep from having to build all of Castle's loft as well, Nathan has agreed to visit her there. We'll make up excuses for her not to visit as we go."

"Craft services, we will need you guys to fully stock her fridge with food, fresh but in take out containers to pass as leftovers. Also, we may have Nathan bring her meals as well."

"Cast and writers. You guys are about to take on one of the hardest and most important jobs of your life. Your work could make or break this and sadly, her. No pressure."

A chorus of nervous laughs could be heard from the crowd. Seamus and Jon looked nervously at each other. Penny sat with her head bowed as if in prayer. Susan was staring at a spot on the wall as if it may somehow offer her advice. Tamala was comforting Molly as the young girl wiped away a tear. Most of the writers looked a bit pale, some maybe even nauseous. They all knew what was riding on this. There was no room for error.

"So actors, here is the plan. For the next week, we ask that you live in your trailers so that you can be ready to go at a moments notice. If she truly believes she is Kate, we won't be able to keep her down for long. We need you to be in character whenever you are with her. Fortunately, you all have been playing these roles for so long, you know them about as well as I do. I trust your judgement. Choices won't be going into the show anyway, it just has to be believable to her. If you have questions, don't hesitate to call. Keep your cell phones on at all times. We will be using text to keep each other updated as to what is happening and to call you in if you are needed. We need to all be on the same page for this to work."

"Writers, this is going to be a major project. Stana still believes she is a detective, therefore she will be expecting to still go to work. We need to create some cases for her to work on. Every detail has to be accurate. She won't follow our storyline, but Stana is smart and she knows how Beckett thinks. Nathan can use their banter to lead her where we need her, but it's up to us to make it believable. We will have hidden cameras in each location so we can observe and plant evidence and details as her investigation unfolds. The tech crew is setting up our private NYPD database to feed her info as we speak."

"Ok, everyone, lets get to work. We only have 10 hours before she's released and remember, there are no retakes."