Best of Castle Part 17
SEASON 3 EPISODES 16 & 17 Revisited
Back in season three, Kate and Castle were investigating a murder of a cab driver. They found out he was killed by a group of guys who were planning on detonating a dirty bomb in New York City.
Once the Fed, Agent Fallon found out, they brought in a specialist to take over the investigation. During the manhunt, the Agent Fallon found out that Castle had contacted one of the secret police from Syria to try and track down the culprits. He threw both of them off the case, but they continued to investigate on their own.
They found the van, but a gunfight ensued and they were locked in a freezer container. They were saved by Alexis who contacted Javi and Kevin. They reported to Agent Fallon what they found and were put back on the case.
With time running out, Castle was given the okay to contact the Syrian again and they found the group, but the van was already on the way to the destination for detonation.
The group scattered around town to track it down and Kate and Rick found it. They opened the back of the van and saw the timer running down. Fallon is contacted, but there isn't enough time to defuse the bomb. In desperation, Castle grabs hold of all of the wires and pulls hard. They come undone and the timer stops at one second. He stopped the dirty bomb from exploding.
As he recapped what happened to Montgomery, Esposito and Ryan, Fallon came in and asks to talk to the two of them in private. They left the room and he pulled them aside, "I just want you two to know the US Attorney's Office is gonna be charging them with multiple counts of conspiracy to commit terror. But thanks to you two, we won't have to add the murder of innocent New Yorkers to that allegation."
Kate nodded, "Well, we were just doping our job. Actually, I was doing my job. I don't know what the hell Castle was doing."
He turned to her, "Hey, but that's true."
Fallon continued, "Listen, what I do... is not who I am. It's just how I have to be. I hope you both understand that."
Kate replied, "Why don't we just say it was a pleasure, and that we hope that we don't have to do it again."
Fallon nodded, "Fair enough. The Attorney General, the President, mayor and the police commissioner want to give their thanks."
Castle scoffed, "Do you think the president could put a blurb thanking me in my next book?" He shook his head, "I don't think so, but the police commissioner will be giving you both an award. He just won't be explaining what it is for."
Kate nodded, "We understand and we don't need an award. Just knowing we stopped a terrorist attack is enough reward."
He shrugged, "Regardless, he is going to give you both one. I'll be seeing you."
Kate chuckled, "Hopefully not."
A couple days later, Castle was seated beside Kate at her desk. She answered her phone, "Detective Beckett. Yes, I'll hold for the Commissioner."
Castle bolted up and tried to listen in.
"Yes, hello Commissioner Reagan, how can i help you." She listened and replied, "That isn't necessary Commissioner." Again she listen, a lot longer this time, "Okay, we'll be waiting for the invite, thank you and have a nice day." She hung up and groaned, "I just told the commissioner to have a nice day, how lame."
Castle stared at her, "What did he want, what did he say."
"Just sit and listen."
He did, but at the edge of his chair, "Well?"
She chuckled, "He said regardless of what we want, I are receiving the highest award in the NYPD and you for the civilian medal too. He just can't elaborate why we are receiving it. The next award ceremony isn't for a few months and doesn't want to have a separate award ceremony for us. It would leave the press asking too many questions. He'll be calling when the next award ceremony is."
He chuckled, "Patterson is going to shit bricks when he hears about this."
They waited and waited, but the call didn't come too soon.
SEASON 5 EPISODE 6
Castle returned to his loft in New York City and Kate hurried back to the precinct. Upon returning, she was confronted by Javi, "So tell us Beckett, who did you spend your weekend with? Are you going to tell us?"
Kevin came over, "Leave her be, Javi. She's allowed a private life."
She looked to Kevin and she saw something suspicious in his face, "Thank you, Ryan, it's nice to see someone here isn't still in middle school."
After settling in, she went to the coffee room to get a cup and she found Kevin there, "Thanks for getting Esposito off my back."
He smiled, "Not a problem, Kate. So tell me, we solved the Lerner case and found out who killed the guy who fell in Castle's swimming pool. Do you have any idea who he was consulting with?"
She looked at him, "Not a clue. I wasn't even aware there was a murder in the Hamptons last week-end."
He tried to cross her up, but she was too good for that. "Huh, that's funny, because Lerner told me that his consultant friend was a tall, slender brunette and he also said her name was KATE!" He glared at her and watched the color drain from her face.
She licked her lips, "So, you know, huh? Please, please don't tell Esposito. He can't keep a secret and if he knows, Lanie will know and before long, Gates will find out and we won't be able to work together any more."
He nodded, "I was going to tell Javi, but Jenny told me not to."
"Oh I love that woman, tell her thank you."
He snickered, "You can tell her yourself. She wants to get together with you and Castle. What do you think about that, Kate?"
She nodded slowly, "Yeah, I think we could have dinner and maybe some drinks together, sounds good."
He shook his head, "Not just drinks and dinner. I found out that, Castle is on Jenny's bucket list, you know the five guys she would love to sleep with, if she got the chance. Now do you see where I'm going with this?"
Her jaw dropped, "You have got to be kidding, are the two of you blackmailing him to sleep with your wife?" He shook his head, "No, you got it wrong, Beckett, not just her, but me too. You see, after Natalie Rhodes, you are on my list of five women I'd love to sleep with if I got the chance. Seems like we both have the chance now, so what do you say?"
She glared at him, "I'm not saying it is out of the realm of possibilities, but I'm gonna have to talk to Castle and see what he thinks?"
He nodded, "Well, it isn't like either of us are repulsive. I'm not a bad looking guy and you have to say, Jenny is easy on the eyes, too. Oh as a matter of fact, she mentioned she wouldn't mind starting things off with the two of you. I know I'd love to see you and Jenny together and I bet Castle wouldn't mind either."
"You know, if you brought this up to the two of us, without the blackmail, we would most likely jump at the chance. Now seeing you are trying to do this via blackmail, it is sort of repulsive. You are not the man I thought you were."
He shrugged, "Listen, I was all for telling Esposito, but Jenny was the one who changed my mind."
Esposito walked into the coffee room, "Tell me what?"
Luckily her phone went off. she checked it, "We caught a murder, let's go. I'll call Castle." She turned and gave Ryan a dirty look and left to call Rick.