Beckett steps aside to allow the visitor entry and points toward the table for him to sit down

"Mr. Murphy, I am Detective Kate Beckett and I am with the New York Police Department" then pointing toward her husband "And this is my associate Mr. Castle. We are assisting the local police on a murder that occurred here in the hotel"

"Yes, I heard about that. One of the employees I understand"

"Yes one of the maintaince personnel was found slain in his room this morning".

"That's intense" is the man's response "Do you know who killed him?"

"That is what we are trying to determine. I understand you came in yesterday afternoon. I think on the last shuttle bus from the airport before the storm hit"

"Yes. It was a full bus"

Beckett now wonders exactly how many there were "So the bus was fully loaded?"

"Oh yeah. We were almost sitting on top of each other on the ride back here and that was over an hour"

Beckett looks at the log book. "It only contained the names of 14 guests. The bus was capable of carrying 15 passengers counting the driver"

"I don't know what to tell you, there were more than 15 people in the bus or luggage was taking up a lot of space" Murphy replies

"Did you recognize any of the other passengers?" Castle asks

"No. I have not been here before and, I was planning to meet someone. I did not know any of the others on the bus"

"Do you think there were more than 15 people on the bus?" Beckett asks

"I didn't count the people but I just know we were packed with no room to spare"

Beckett is looking at the paperwork in front of her "So who were you meeting here this weekend?"

"My girlfriend. I was at a convention in Las Vegas and she was flying in from Chicago and we were planning on meeting up. But the snowstorm prevented her flight from leaving Chicago"

"Have you spoken to her?"

"Oh yeah. She had already boarded the plane when the flight was cancelled"

"What do you do in Chicago?" Castle asks

"I am known as a detail man. I work for the drug company" He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a business card and passes it across the table to Beckett "My job is to call on doctors and medical practices and show them our products and convince them to prescribe our medicine for their patients"

Beckett looks over the business card. It seems authentic and has all the normal information you would expect for a sales rep. She then looks up and follows with her next question "And you girlfriend? What does she do?"

"She is a corporate lawyer. She is with one of the city's largest corporate firms. She and I were planning on spending the weekend shopping in Vail and had hopes to get some time on the slopes"

Castle seems to have a question in his head "Did you bring your own skis or were you planning on renting them when you arrived at the slopes?"

"Rent them of course. I wasn't sure if there would be snow…I was obviously wrong. There is plenty of powder to make the trip worth it"

Beckett adds to her husband's inquiry "Were there other travelers carrying their skis?"

"As a matter of fact, there was. There were several pairs of skis in the van"

Rick looks at Kate "That explains why the bus was so crowded…"

"There was a lot of luggage along with the passengers" She looks back to Murphy "Is there anything else you can think of that might help us investigate this case?"

He looks down at the table like he is considering a response "No. I did not know the victim or anyone else on the bus or here for that matter. Sorry"

"What prompted you to select this lodge for your get away?" Beckett questions

"The man actually chuckles "A Google search"

"What?"

"We were doing a Google search. We put in several criteria we were looking for and this place came up first on the list"

"I see" Beckett comments "Thank you Mr. Murphy. If we need any more information we will be in touch. Thank you"

The man stands and exits the room

Kate looks at her husband "Rick, what do you think?"

"He seems legitimate"

Beckett comments "Yeah but I will wait for a report from Ryan before we cross him off the list. I will call ask Ryan to do a background search"

In the mean time, Castle has taken his phone and started a search for Murphy's employer. Once the page loads, he flips through then comes to a particular page

"Look here Beckett" He turns the phone toward Kate "The list of sales representatives and their pictures"

The very top line lists Reagan Murphy as West Regional Sale Manager along with a photograph

"I would venture to say Mr. Murphy is not going to be our suspect much longer"

Kate shakes her head "No! Probably not. I just sent the request to Ryan, He said to give him until tomorrow. He has already gone home. It is after 6 in New York"

Castle looks at his watch "OH! I almost forgot. We have a wedding to attend. We better go get ready" He stands and pulls his wife up and they head back toward their room

While walking down the corridor Castle brings up a question "If Kirk were still alive, before yesterday, then is Sara legally eligible to remarry?"

Beckett responds "He was declared legally dead back in New York. That event released her even if he turned up alive like he did"

"Really?" Rick asks almost unbelieving

"Yes, I checked with the local police, who contacted a judge. Everything is legal and I don't think Sara or Brett is involved"

"You still think it is connected to his history and involvement with the Irish mob back in the city?"

As the two enter the elevator and the door closes "Yeah I do" she responds

After the doors close a soft moan can be heard from Castle "Kate, if you keep that up, we are going to be late"

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The wedding is arranged up in the front of the main ballroom of the hotel with the reception set up in the rear. Since some of the scheduled attendees could not arrive due to the weather, all the current hotel guests were all told they were welcome to attend the services and reception following.

When Castle and Beckett enter the room several sets of eyes immediately lock on Kate. She in turn sees her old friend Maddie near the cake table.

She looks at her husband "Rick, I am going to go talk to Maddie for a few minutes then I will join you in the foyer so we are ready to enter on cue"

Rick leans down and gives Kate a kiss "Don't lose track of time" She smiles then turns to go see her old high school friend

With this arrangement several attendees had never even met the couple so Castle decides to walk around the room and meet as many new friends as he can before the ceremony gets started.

As he movers around the room very much like he once did at his book release parties in the past. He notices the hotel owners standing near the main entrance. He walks over to them

"Hello Mr. Castle" Barry Blankenship speaks as Castle steps up

"Hello Robin" he looks at the lady first then toward her husband "Barry. This is a nice little shindig you have set up for my friends"

"Robin responds "This was easy. We just did the decorations. The bride and groom brought their own caterer and she has been amazing. She was able to make some of the most interesting dishes for the wedding that we have ever seen"

Castle looks over at his wife and her high school friend chatting like two teenage girls planning to skip school to meet up with boys "Yeah. Kate has known Maddie for years not to mention her dishes are amazing. We have been to her restaurant in New York and it is really great"

Barry Blankenship comments ""we might just have to keep her here for our dining pleasure"

At this moment they hear the prelude music begin indicating it is time for the attendants to stage for their entrance.

Kate has returned to stand next to her husband so they may enter together. While they are waiting Castle tells Kate that the Blankenship's were so impressed with Maddie's food selections and how they wanted to keep her here

"Well Maddie also had some information on our hosts and their hotel"

"Oh really?" Castle asks "What did she say?"

Before Kate can answer they get their cue to enter the ceremony.

Any more conversations intended between the Castles gets delayed for a wedding, photographs, reception dinner with champagne toasts for the new couple and first dances

Rick and Kate finish their respective toasts to the couple and return to their table "You know Kate, they are very much in love. It is written all over both of them. It is so easy for other people to see that when a couple are in love with one another"

She looks at her husband "You know that is what everyone said about you and me"

He looks at Kate "Really? After we got together?"

She twines their fingers together "No. Long before that. Lanie started up on me about 6 months after you began shadowing me. She said it was written all over both of our faces when we were together working. She laughed each time we came up with the same idea or when we finished each others thoughts"

"I do love you Katherine Beckett Castle"

Her face lights up "Back at ya"

During the course of the evening Kate and Rick have been almost inseparable. An outsider would think that these two were newlyweds themselves. When the chance arrives he finally takes Kate on the dance floor and during a particularly soft slow dance.

"So Kate you said that Maddie told you something about our hosts?"

She is leaning into his ear "Just she said watched the lady from the spa, Lillian Woodley, arguing with a man that looked like the hotel owner Barry Blankenship in the hallway earlier today. She said she heard something being said about now he had told her to stay away from someone and she said she would go out with whoever she wanted to and for him to leave her alone"

As he is holding her tight to him Castle asks "So do we need to go find her and ask what the fight was about?"

Kate is pulling Rick toward a hidden alcove off the side where they will not be seen "It can wait until tomorrow. It is not like anyone here is going anywhere"

"True"

"I say we encourage the couple to depart for their honeymoon and we begin our own celebration"

"Katherine Beckett-Castle, are you trying to kill me?"

She kisses her husband gently then pulls him back against her chest "I'm just a girl looking for someone to knock her up"