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Mini Detective Beckett (Part 2)
I was able to tag along to the hospital this time because I promised to not get into any trouble. We were standing outside Dirk's hospital room and my aunt was conversing with the doctor. Castle was with her and trying to come up with a logical explanation for everything.
I decided to go in and look at the patient. I took out the magnifying glass I still had and snooped around his hospital room. First I checked Dirk for any kind of skin or fibers under the nail or in his hair. I found nothing at all.
Then I decided to check his clothes for anything suspicious. I only found one thing that looked promising which was a long piece of blond hair. That clue got me nowhere it could be anyone. I put the hair back where I found it and went out to the hall.
"Where were you?" my aunt asked.
"No, where," I said.
"Is that a magnifying glass in your hand?" she asked.
"Maybe," I said.
"Give it," she said.
I handed it over reluctantly and she placed it in her jacket pocket.
"Where did you get it anyway," she asked.
"In one of your drawers at the precinct," I said.
"Figures," she said as she shook her head.
"She's a little Sherlock Holmes," Castle said.
"Do you want to be my Watson?" I asked him.
"I'd love too, but I'm kind of taken by this grumpy detective," he said.
"I'm not grumpy," my aunt said.
"Nope, not at all," he said.
I giggled at Castle and my aunt gave us both glares.
"Oh my god, Dirk," a blond woman with blond hair yelled as she ran towards the room.
"Calm, down Mrs. Malone. Dirk is getting the anti-venom injected into his system. Thankfully there was not a lot of venom in his system. He should be okay," my aunt said.
"I just can't lose him. I already lost my husband, I can't lose his brother too," she said.
"He'll be fine. The doctors are on it and they're getting more supplies of the anti-venom later tonight," my aunt said.
"Thank god," Mrs. Malone said.
"Beckett, Castle, come here for a sec," Esposito said.
"Don't move. We'll be right back," my aunt said to me.
I stayed put and watched Mrs. Malone look at Dirk's body crying annoyingly. She eventually stepped out pushing past me roughly. What a jerk I know she just lost her husband and maybe her husband's brother but she didn't have to be mean.
I followed her down the hall and watched her take out her phone and dial a number. Then it hit me her hair was blond like the one I found on Dirk's close. I mean they've could have been comforting each other, but still it's a little suspicious.
"Hey, he's not dead. Someone found him and now he's in the hospital…I need more of that venom… I don't care how much it cost, I'll get the money… If he wakes up I'm going to go to jail… You'll have it by tonight… Great, I'll be able to finish him off before they get the rest of the anti-venom… see you later, and have it ready," she said and hung up.
I hid myself from you and watched her walk away towards an exit. I quickly ran to my Aunt Kate to tell her what I heard. When I got to her I pulled on her arm to get her attention.
"I'm talking, Em. Not right now," she said.
"It's important, I…" I started.
"If it's about this case, I don't want to hear it. I told you not to play your detective game anymore. Just behave like I told you too," she said.
"But it's the killer I know who it is," I said.
"Emily, sit down. You've been a distraction all day. I'm sending you with Castle. You can hang out at his place," she said.
"Come on, Emily. Let's give your aunt a break for the day. We could have some pizza," Castle said.
"Fine," I said sadly.
I finally broke the case and now Dirk could possibly die because my aunts so fed up with me. I guess I'm not as good of a detective as I thought.
Castle and I were eating our pizza quietly at his kitchen counter. I couldn't take my mind off of what I heard and no one wanted to listen to what I had to say. It was getting late and I knew it would be a matter of hours before Dirk was going to die.
"Why so glum, mini Beckett?" Castle asked.
"No one wants to listen to me," I said.
"Hey, your aunt was just trying to figure out the case. Once this is over, it'll be all good. Just give your aunt a break from time to time, she needs it. Plus I'm always opened to listen," Castle said.
"I guess so. Thing is I overheard Mrs. Malone on the phone talking about how she needed more venom and that Dirk wasn't dead like she planned. She said he knows. Which I interpreted that she killed Harold and Dirk knew, so she tried to kill him. She's going to finish him off tonight," I said.
"Wait, Mrs. Malone said all this?" Castle said.
"Yes, and if we don't get to that hospital fast, Dirks going to die," I said.
"Why didn't you say anything?" he said.
"I tried," I said.
"Right, I forgot," he said.
"We have to call Aunt Kate," I said.
"I'm on it," Castle said.
Castle tried dialing my aunt's number numerous times but she never picked up. He left her about a dozen voicemails about what I told him.
"We have to get to the hospital Castle. We have to stop it," I said.
"We shouldn't," he said.
"Come on Watson, if we don't do this Dirk could die," I said.
"Fine, we can do this. Let's go Sherlock," he said.
We headed to the hospital at a zooming pace. It only took us about fifteen minutes to get there. We headed to Dirks room and thankfully he was still resting peacefully and there was no sign of Mrs. Malone.
"You sure your right?" Castle asked.
"I'm positive. I know what I heard. You stay in Dirks room and keep an eye on him. I'll go patrol the hall to see if there is any sign of Mrs. Malone," I said.
"Okay," he said.
He took watch inside Dirks room and I looked up and down the hall to make sure she wasn't coming. A few minutes later I saw her walking down the hall towards the room.
She was wearing a nurse's uniform and holding the syringe in her hand. If she had a patch on her eye and was whistling I'd swear I was in a scene from that crazy movie I saw with my mama called "Kill Bill".
"Don't you come near him! You're under arrest," I said.
"Aren't you cute, but a little girl isn't going to foil my plans," she said.
"I'm not going to let an innocent man die, so if you want him you have to go through me," I said getting close to her.
I heard Castle scream at me to get back. It was too late, when she caught a glimpse of him with me, she stuck the syringe into the corner of my left eye by the nose. I screamed in pain as it plunged deep into my skin tissue. She injected the venom and Castle tried to grab her.
She broke free and ran down the hall trying to get away. I felt my body burn with the venom pulsing through my veins. I felt hot and cold at the same time, my body felt numb and heavy. The syringe was still imbedded into my skin, but I could barely feel it as the numbness spread.
I heard Castle calling my name and telling me to hold on. He picked me up and carried me out to the front desk of the floor we were on, which was the ICU. I heard him screaming that he needed help and that I was injected with venom.
He helped the doctors and nurses place me onto the stretcher. My body felt like a rag doll and I couldn't feel a thing. Doctors were shouting and nurses were running. I heard my Aunt Kates voice come into earshot. She was sobbing uncontrollably and Castle was holding her back because the doctors were trying to take me to a room to get some anti-venom and remove the syringe.
The last thing I saw and heard before I succumbed to the darkness was my aunt Kate on her knees with Castle trying to comfort her.
I groaned as pain flared throughout my body. I think I liked it better when I was numb. I looked around the hospital room and found that I could only see through one eye. I lifted my right hand up to my left eye and felt a gauze patch covering it.
I let out a happy sigh that I wasn't blind I just had a patch over it. I heard footsteps coming towards me and I looked over to see my Aunt Kate with a smile on her face.
"I'm so happy you're awake," my aunt said.
"How long was I out?" I asked with a groggy voice.
"Almost a week," she said sadly.
"A week," I said softly.
"Here," My aunt said handing me a cup of water.
I drank it like a greedily and finished the whole cup within seconds. Guess I was pretty thirsty from being out for a week.
"How does your eye feel?" Aunt Kate asked.
"It hurts a little bit," I said.
"You're pain medication is probably numbing most of the pain, so it'll hurt a little," she said.
"Oh," I said.
"Hey, mini Sherlock is awake," castle said as he came in with some coffee.
He handed my aunt one of the cups of coffee and she gave her thanks.
"Emily," my aunt said.
"Yes," I said.
"I'm sorry for not listening to you. You figured the case out, with some luck, but you did. I'm also proud of you for being brave enough to stop Mrs. Malone," she said.
"It was nothing. Any true detective would have sacrificed themselves to save someone. Did you catch her?" I said.
"Ryan and Esposito found her trying to flee in the parking lot. She's going to be going away for a very long time," Aunt Kate said.
"They couldn't have done it without you. You're a true hero Emily," Castle said with a smile.
"Yes, you are. And Captain Montgomery gave me this to give to you when you woke up, a certificate from the precinct for your bravery and this pendent," my aunt Kate said as she handed it to me.
I looked at the certificate and it said this award is to honor Emily Marie Beckett Roswell for her heroism and bravery in the state of New York. My name was written in bold cursive font on the line provided. It was awesome and the Captain and the mayor even signed it. I looked at the pendant which was a golden color and had the word hero etched into it.
"This is so cool," I said.
"Yes it is," my aunt said.
There was a knock by my door way and we looked over towards it. There was a man in a wheelchair who I recognized was Dirk. He rolled his way over to us and stopped by my bed side.
"I wanted to thank the person who saved me," Dirk said.
"Go ahead," my aunt said smiling.
"Hi there, Emily. I heard you saved me from Georgie finishing me off. Thank you for sacrificing yourself for me. You didn't have to and I appreciate it," he said.
"It's no problem Mr. Malone. I couldn't let an innocent man die, not on my watch," I said.
"You are one brave kid. You have a good kid here detective Beckett, she's going to be very powerful one day. I also would like to offer you a free toy of your choice at my brother and I's toy shop. It's the least I could do for you saving my life," Dirk said.
"Awesome, thanks Mr. Malone," I said.
"It's not a problem. Like I said, it's the least I can do," he said.
"Thank you, Dirk. We really appreciate that," my aunt said.
"It's all right, but I'd also like to ask you out on a date some time for your help also," he said with a small smile.
Castle's eyebrows shot to the top of his head, I think he was just as surprised as me.
My aunt bit her lip with a small smile and said, "I'd like that."
"Great, I'll see you guys later," he said.
"You're going to go out with Dirk?" Castle asked.
"Why not? He seems like a nice guy. I haven't been on a date for almost a year," My aunt said.
"I don't know, I just didn't expect it," he said shrugging his shoulders.
"Why? Are you jealous," my aunt said laughing at him.
"No, I'm not jealous. I'm seeing someone kind of," he said.
"Uh-huh," my aunt said.
"Yep," he said.
It was silent and I broke it by saying, "Um… I hate to break this weird moment, but I'm starving."
"Oh sorry, Em. Guess after being in a coma for a weak you'd be hungry," my aunt said.
I got some food and soon after I fell back to sleep because of the drugs I had in my system.
I stayed in the hospital for about another week to make sure all my body functions were working and my eye was healing. I had to where a patch over my eye after I got out, they said I'd where it for about a month so it doesn't get infected.
Everyone from the precinct praised me for my bravery and called me a little hero, it was awesome. Maybe one day I'll become as good as a detective as my aunt.