The group sitting in the conference room continue to look in silence at the door to the captain's office that has remained closed wondering how badly the conversation is going

They are all listening in silence wondering when they will hear a gunshot

It is several minutes before Jake finally looks around the room "You all know Beckett better than me. What do you think they are doing inside there right now" he points his thumb in the general direction of the captain's door

"Ryan comments first "Nothing good I can assure you"

Esposito continues the thought "I am sure she is giving him both barrels fully loaded. He will be lucky if they are still be married when he comes back out"

"Yeah. Now that she knows about his involvement with LockStat, then he is being told exactly how the balance of his life will be spent. Mostly in pain and as far away from Beckett that he can get" Ryan comments

"We have seen her mad at him before but the look on her face when she told him to go with her…I have never seen that look" Esposito adds

Ryan finishes "He is not going to be the same when they come out

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Feeling her lips trying to devour him takes his mind off her hand wrapped around his neck.

And the other hand holding on to his shoulder

And her other hand cupping his face

And her other hand around his waist

And her other hand wrapped in his hair

And the moans that are filling the room distract him from any possible sensible thought from ever being made in his head.

He finally pulls back enough to catch his breath "Kate" she is still trying to kiss him "Kate!"

"Hum?" she finally responds

"What is happening here? Don't get me wrong, but I thought you would be drawing up divorce papers along with a warrant for my arrest after hearing about LocSat., I never thought I would be standing here being kiss attacked by my own lovely wife"

He sees the smile radiate from her face that tells him there is a lot going on inside her head

"At first, that is exactly what I thought about. How could my own husband be a part of this? How could the man I love be a criminal and a murderer?"

He feels his heart begin to sink

"Then I thought about everything we have been through together. Just like you said to me that night we had the fight in my apartment and you told me we were done and you stormed out"

She takes a breath "But Rick you took care of me. You were always bedside me. You had always protected me. You always had my back. You saved my life more times than I can remember…"

"I remember exactly. That number would be…" she puts her fingers on his lips to stop him from talking

"You have protected me from Bracken's men several times, sometimes putting your own life in danger, proving you were not part of that and by default LocSat. If you were with them then you would have just let them win and kill me a long time ago. That would have been the easy out"

She locks her eyes onto his

"We have been to hell and back together more than once Rick yet, together, we have still been amazing"

She reaches out to his face again "and I am sure we will continue to be amazing and I cannot imagine us not continuing that together"

"That is exactly what I want, Kate, you and I together fighting crime as a team. I love you Kate Beckett"

"I love you too, Richard Castle"

They pause a brief moment "So, Mr. Castle, shall we go out there" she points to her door "and see what plans we can arrive at?"

"He kisses the top of her head then they turn toward the entry

Beckett stops before opening her door "And Rick, do you still believe we have a mole in the department?"

"Yes! I have a pretty good idea we do?"

"Do you have any thoughts about who it is?"

"Working on that"

She pulls him into her arms again

"And we will make sure they can overhear this conversation?" she states

Beckett opens her door and Castle and her walk briskly toward the conference room.

It is evident by the look on everyone's faces that no one expected to see Castle in an upright position or even with all his l limbs still attached, let alone looking pleased with himself and walking very close beside Beckett.

When they enter the conference room and close the door Beckett begins "So what do we really know about LocSat and the members? And who are these members?"

The team is obviously wondering what took place inside her office, but they decide it is best to not hit this beehive and ask any questions just yet

"We are only positive that LocSat is persons, not a single person" Jake states "but the only person in the room that would have that information is Rick"

Beckett responds "Yes, but his memory had been blanked by them" she looks at her husband "How could they do that? How would they kidnap you and you go willingly?"

Agent Gray answers that question "They would use a code word or most likely a code phrase"

Jake completes the thought "They have implanted that into Castle's head. When he hears that, he has been programmed to follow the instructions of the person leading him. Without question"

Agent Gray finishes the thought "Even if he thought he was retired, Castle could be called back in by just using the activation phrase"

Kate begins her questions "So when Rick was kidnapped from our wedding he was just given the activation…"

"And he would comply without question and without knowledge he was off the books"

"So how do we find the people inside this?" Beckett asks

"We get the activation code, use it on me and then see where I go and who I talk to" Castle responds

"And just where do you suggest we get the code?" Esposito wonders out loud

"The two men we are holding" Jake answers "They were probably given the code in case they needed Castle's compliance"

"Will this be harmful to Rick?" Beckett asks with a tone of concern in her voice

Agent Gray answers her question "No. It should be fine. They have the ability to turn him on and off at will. We just need to have the activation code but we really need to make sure we have the deactivation code as well"

"OK" Jake comments "We will have the phrase from the prisoners as soon as my men can get it from them"

Castle looks at his old friend "Just be sure they have the deactivation code as well"

They all hear the sound of the elevator bell. As the doors open Vikrim steps into the bullpen and motions for Beckett to meet him in her office

I have to say that I am feeling better about the show after the break. The episodes 8x09, 8x10, and 8x11 have restored my desire to watch

I just hope they keep the better stories going and give the show a chance to wrap up nicely in a season 9