A New Adventure

Ch.1

Strangers

Kate Beckett was finishing up the paperwork from her latest case when a young girl, about 14 came up to her desk.

"Hi." She said.

"Hi, Can I help you sweetie?"

"I spent the past few weeks with a friend in Chicago and when I got home my doorman said my dad wasn't there and then he called a cab and told me to talk to a Kate Beckett. Is that you?"

"Yea, who was your dad?"

"James Thomas."

Kate realized that the man whose murder she had just solved had a daughter and here she was.

"What's your name?"

"Alexandra Thomas, but you can just call me Alex."

"Alex, there's no easy way to say this. Sweetie, your dad was murdered a few weeks ago."

The little girl stood there in shock, putting things together in her head.

"He...He's what?" Alex said crying

"I'm so sorry."

"Who killed him?"

"James Marshell."

"That explains it. The spontaneous trip with his family but not him. The trip with the wife who's a prissy little barbie and the daughter who is not that bad, except, for the fact that she is incredibly boring and only cares about fashion and becoming a barbie like her mom."

Do you have any other family you can go with?"

"No,both sets of grandparents are dead and my parents were only children. Did you know, my dad started getting into the drugs and alcohol because of the death of my mom? Yep, that's what he told me one night while he She lived two years with the tumor and refused the opportunity to get it removed. It was horrible but it was her decision. They were the hardest years and wow I'm pouring out my heart to a stranger."

"It's okay, I'm going to go do something real quick" Kate said

Kate walked over to Esposito and said, "Do me a favor, call social services."

He nodded in response and happen to look over and see Castle standing near the elevators.

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"Yo, you got a guy in social services?" He asked knowing how difficult the case was.

"When are you guys going to learn and admit it, I've got a guy everywhere." Castle replied just seeing the scene that had taken place between Beckett and the young girl.

"Yeah, yeah, just call them up man." Esposito responded

So Castle got out his phone and dialed the number. "Hey Cathy, long time no see maybe lunch later, anyway. that's not why I called, I could get you to come up to homicide. Great thanks."

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Kate walked back to her desk as Castle walked up.

"Castle, we don't have a case what brings you in?" She asked

"The usual, avoiding the publisher."

Kate rolled her eyes and said, "This is Alex, the daughter of James from the last case."

"Ah yes, nice to meet you Alex."

"Oh my gosh, your Richard Castle. I can't believe it my mom was a huge fan." Alex said tears beginning to form in her eyes.

Just then the social worker came up to Kate's desk.

"Ah, Cathy, good to see you." Castle said to her.

"Castle, long time no see. You must be Dectective Beckett or should I say Heat?"

"Beckett would be great thanks. This is Alex, her dad was my latest victim and her mom died earlier."

"Okay, let me talk to her and we'll see where to go from there." Cathy said.