Glee/Castle | Red Herring: 5. Brick Wall | Glee, Castle (5 of 7)
Started my daily ficlets to make the hiatus pass, then decided to keep going with a 2nd cycle, and then a 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th , 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, and 25th, 26th and 27th cycle. Now cycle 28!
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RED HERRING - A Glee/Castle Crossover - This week-long story is dedicated to a couple of BAMFs who shall remain nameless (for reasons to be made obvious later) until the day of the final chapter, next Wednesday, which so happens to be both their birthdays ;)
"RED HERRING: 5. BRICK WALL"
Wil, New Directions - Crossover with Castle
“And sometimes we all get together and we have these murder mystery dinners… I always get killed…” the blonde was telling the pair of them, sitting across from her, when the door opened and Esposito peeked his head in. Rather than going into a long explanation, he shook his head with a signal: it wasn’t her. Beckett looked to Castle, then over to the girl and the woman from social services.
“Excuse us for a minute,” she told them before getting up. Castle followed once he realized she had indeed said ‘us’.
“There’s something you need to see,” Esposito told them, leading them to Ryan’s computer so they too could see what they had seen.
“Okay, so now we know… Can’t say I’m disappointed,” Beckett looked back to Castle, recalling their conversation outside the interrogation room earlier. He looked relieved as well.
“Should I go tell them they can go?” Ryan asked.
“Sure,” Beckett nodded, half a second before Castle got a look in his eyes and stood up straighter.
“No,” he cut in, and the other three looked at him. “I was just thinking, it might be a long shot, but we could use them to flush out the real killer.”
As they waited for more news, the club was at least reunited with their missing girl, who was let out of interrogation. The others huddled around her, relieved.
“See, I told them you wouldn’t kill anyone,” Santana told her.
“I was a suspect?” Brittany asked, surprised.
“It doesn’t matter anymore,” Santana gave her a smile.
“Actually, it might.” They looked back to find the detectives and Castle had returned. On instinct, Santana reached for Brittany’s hand, like if she held on to her this time then they couldn’t get her in trouble again. “We sincerely apologize for all this trouble today, and we were hoping you could help.”
“How?” Quinn asked.
“The reason we brought you in is this,” Beckett held up the evidence bag with the red fabric. “This was found tangled up with the victim, Marie Bennett, and it was identified as being part of Miss Pierce’s costume,” she explained.
“I got caught in a door,” Brittany revealed to the others.
“We also caught an image of someone picking up the piece that was torn and left behind, so we have reason to believe it was placed with Miss Bennett in order to throw the scent off the killer and on to you,” this she turned slightly toward Brittany more than the others, and the blonde blinked. “The longer this person is led to believe we still believe this, the better our odds are to catch them.”
“So what do you want us to do?” Will asked.
“Go back to the hotel, act normal but make it clear to everyone that one of your members,” Beckett indicated Brittany, “has been detained in relation to the murder…”
“Two,” Rachel spoke up as the idea came to her.
“Sorry?” Beckett asked, and after a moment of hesitation, Rachel stepped up.
“If I may…” even from behind they could see she was behaving almost like she was addressing royalty of some kind. “Our club is in a position it’s never been, that is, we have thirteen members.”
“And that means…” Castle asked, so Rachel carried on.
“Show choir regulations state we need twelve members to be eligible. In our past competitions we’ve always had a certain problem hanging on to a twelfth member, but this time even if we lose one we’re still set. So if you want us to draw attention to ourselves both subtly and obviously…”
“Then losing your eligibility would do it,” Beckett finished for her, and she looked to the rest of them, to her team. “Any volunteers?” The club looked to one another. Brittany was the first to raise her hand.
“You’re already out,” Santana whispered to her.
“Oh, right,” she put her hand back down.
“I’ll do it,” Puck spoke up, and the others looked at him. “I’ve already my juvie record, they could have held me for that,” he shrugged. Beckett nodded in agreement before speaking again.
“The rest of you go back to the hotel, start putting in the word. No one can know the truth,” she explained. “Miss Pierce and Mr. Puckerman will have to stay behind.”
“Sleep in a cell?” Will spoke up, now not so sure. Castle looked to the two of them standing there, and though part of him felt he could be making a mistake, he stepped up.
“They can stay with me, if that’s alright,” he addressed both Beckett and Mr. Schuester. He got two agreements. Before he could confirm it though, he stepped up to be eye to eye with Puck. “I’ve got a daughter just about your age. I don’t think I need to explain what will happen if you’re not on your best behavior,” he bowed his head.
“Best behavior, got it,” Puck gave a nod.
So the rest of New Directions returned to the hotel, while Castle drove his two house guests back home. Beckett remained watching the board, which had grown somewhat, despite all the focus they’d been made to give to the clubs. Ryan and Esposito joined her there, standing on either side and observing the board as well.
“We could have told them who to look out for,” Ryan pointed out.
“No… It’s better if they don’t know. They might say something that would tip them off otherwise,” Beckett replied, though what she kept herself from saying was that this could also put them in danger. “Make sure everyone is in place, so we don’t lose anyone,” she finally said.
“It’s done,” Esposito confirmed.
Beyond the three clubs and their associated directors, this was what their investigation had turned up. They had three viable suspects. The call Marie Bennett had received, as Artie had rightly seen, had been from her brother, Zack, who was discovered to be not so much the kindly man he’d shown himself to be when they had met him. For all they knew this had nothing to do with his sister but at the moment they couldn’t rule him out yet. Then there was the one she had replaced, Jodi Collins, who’d had to be not so willing to let her job go so easily, judging by the court orders that she wasn’t allowed on the premises. Then there was Bradley Keith, the one the hyperventilating Mr. Matheson had replaced. He had evaded every one of their attempts to reach him, like a ghost, though many had claimed to see him hanging around the hotel. Of everyone they had come across, these were the three that stood out… Still Beckett couldn’t shake the feeling they were missing something… and it was that feeling that made her start to wonder if they were making a mistake to put the kids from McKinley right in the middle of this.
TO BE CONTINUED (TOMORROW)
* IN CONSTRUCTION! *
PREVIOUS DAYS
[Cycle 01] [Cycle 02] [Cycle 03] [Cycle 04] [Cycle 05]
[Cycle 06] [Cycle 07] [Cycle 08] [Cycle 09] [Cycle 10]
[Cycle 11] [Cycle 12] [Cycle 13] [Cycle 14] [Cycle 15]
[Cycle 16] [Cycle 17] [Cycle 18] [Cycle 19] [Cycle 20]
[Cycle 21] [Cycle 22] [Cycle 23] [Cycle 24] [Cycle 25]
[Cycle 26] [Cycle 27]
[Cycle 28]
[568] [569] [570] [571]
Suggestion Drop Off
Title: "Red Herring: 5. Brick Wall"
Pairing: Glee, Castle
Rating: G
Summary: New Directions is in New York for Nationals, when a murder brings in Det. Beckett and Richard Castle themselves.
Spoilers: None really; current seasons on Glee and Castle
if you have things you would like to see get written, pleeease drop by the suggestion box. The link is further down!
RED HERRING - A Glee/Castle Crossover - This week-long story is dedicated to a couple of BAMFs who shall remain nameless (for reasons to be made obvious later) until the day of the final chapter, next Wednesday, which so happens to be both their birthdays ;)
"RED HERRING: 5. BRICK WALL"
Wil, New Directions - Crossover with Castle
“And sometimes we all get together and we have these murder mystery dinners… I always get killed…” the blonde was telling the pair of them, sitting across from her, when the door opened and Esposito peeked his head in. Rather than going into a long explanation, he shook his head with a signal: it wasn’t her. Beckett looked to Castle, then over to the girl and the woman from social services.
“Excuse us for a minute,” she told them before getting up. Castle followed once he realized she had indeed said ‘us’.
“There’s something you need to see,” Esposito told them, leading them to Ryan’s computer so they too could see what they had seen.
“Okay, so now we know… Can’t say I’m disappointed,” Beckett looked back to Castle, recalling their conversation outside the interrogation room earlier. He looked relieved as well.
“Should I go tell them they can go?” Ryan asked.
“Sure,” Beckett nodded, half a second before Castle got a look in his eyes and stood up straighter.
“No,” he cut in, and the other three looked at him. “I was just thinking, it might be a long shot, but we could use them to flush out the real killer.”
As they waited for more news, the club was at least reunited with their missing girl, who was let out of interrogation. The others huddled around her, relieved.
“See, I told them you wouldn’t kill anyone,” Santana told her.
“I was a suspect?” Brittany asked, surprised.
“It doesn’t matter anymore,” Santana gave her a smile.
“Actually, it might.” They looked back to find the detectives and Castle had returned. On instinct, Santana reached for Brittany’s hand, like if she held on to her this time then they couldn’t get her in trouble again. “We sincerely apologize for all this trouble today, and we were hoping you could help.”
“How?” Quinn asked.
“The reason we brought you in is this,” Beckett held up the evidence bag with the red fabric. “This was found tangled up with the victim, Marie Bennett, and it was identified as being part of Miss Pierce’s costume,” she explained.
“I got caught in a door,” Brittany revealed to the others.
“We also caught an image of someone picking up the piece that was torn and left behind, so we have reason to believe it was placed with Miss Bennett in order to throw the scent off the killer and on to you,” this she turned slightly toward Brittany more than the others, and the blonde blinked. “The longer this person is led to believe we still believe this, the better our odds are to catch them.”
“So what do you want us to do?” Will asked.
“Go back to the hotel, act normal but make it clear to everyone that one of your members,” Beckett indicated Brittany, “has been detained in relation to the murder…”
“Two,” Rachel spoke up as the idea came to her.
“Sorry?” Beckett asked, and after a moment of hesitation, Rachel stepped up.
“If I may…” even from behind they could see she was behaving almost like she was addressing royalty of some kind. “Our club is in a position it’s never been, that is, we have thirteen members.”
“And that means…” Castle asked, so Rachel carried on.
“Show choir regulations state we need twelve members to be eligible. In our past competitions we’ve always had a certain problem hanging on to a twelfth member, but this time even if we lose one we’re still set. So if you want us to draw attention to ourselves both subtly and obviously…”
“Then losing your eligibility would do it,” Beckett finished for her, and she looked to the rest of them, to her team. “Any volunteers?” The club looked to one another. Brittany was the first to raise her hand.
“You’re already out,” Santana whispered to her.
“Oh, right,” she put her hand back down.
“I’ll do it,” Puck spoke up, and the others looked at him. “I’ve already my juvie record, they could have held me for that,” he shrugged. Beckett nodded in agreement before speaking again.
“The rest of you go back to the hotel, start putting in the word. No one can know the truth,” she explained. “Miss Pierce and Mr. Puckerman will have to stay behind.”
“Sleep in a cell?” Will spoke up, now not so sure. Castle looked to the two of them standing there, and though part of him felt he could be making a mistake, he stepped up.
“They can stay with me, if that’s alright,” he addressed both Beckett and Mr. Schuester. He got two agreements. Before he could confirm it though, he stepped up to be eye to eye with Puck. “I’ve got a daughter just about your age. I don’t think I need to explain what will happen if you’re not on your best behavior,” he bowed his head.
“Best behavior, got it,” Puck gave a nod.
So the rest of New Directions returned to the hotel, while Castle drove his two house guests back home. Beckett remained watching the board, which had grown somewhat, despite all the focus they’d been made to give to the clubs. Ryan and Esposito joined her there, standing on either side and observing the board as well.
“We could have told them who to look out for,” Ryan pointed out.
“No… It’s better if they don’t know. They might say something that would tip them off otherwise,” Beckett replied, though what she kept herself from saying was that this could also put them in danger. “Make sure everyone is in place, so we don’t lose anyone,” she finally said.
“It’s done,” Esposito confirmed.
Beyond the three clubs and their associated directors, this was what their investigation had turned up. They had three viable suspects. The call Marie Bennett had received, as Artie had rightly seen, had been from her brother, Zack, who was discovered to be not so much the kindly man he’d shown himself to be when they had met him. For all they knew this had nothing to do with his sister but at the moment they couldn’t rule him out yet. Then there was the one she had replaced, Jodi Collins, who’d had to be not so willing to let her job go so easily, judging by the court orders that she wasn’t allowed on the premises. Then there was Bradley Keith, the one the hyperventilating Mr. Matheson had replaced. He had evaded every one of their attempts to reach him, like a ghost, though many had claimed to see him hanging around the hotel. Of everyone they had come across, these were the three that stood out… Still Beckett couldn’t shake the feeling they were missing something… and it was that feeling that made her start to wonder if they were making a mistake to put the kids from McKinley right in the middle of this.
TO BE CONTINUED (TOMORROW)
* IN CONSTRUCTION! *
PREVIOUS DAYS
[Cycle 01] [Cycle 02] [Cycle 03] [Cycle 04] [Cycle 05]
[Cycle 06] [Cycle 07] [Cycle 08] [Cycle 09] [Cycle 10]
[Cycle 11] [Cycle 12] [Cycle 13] [Cycle 14] [Cycle 15]
[Cycle 16] [Cycle 17] [Cycle 18] [Cycle 19] [Cycle 20]
[Cycle 21] [Cycle 22] [Cycle 23] [Cycle 24] [Cycle 25]
[Cycle 26] [Cycle 27]
[Cycle 28]
[568] [569] [570] [571]
Suggestion Drop Off
Title: "Red Herring: 5. Brick Wall"
Pairing: Glee, Castle
Rating: G
Summary: New Directions is in New York for Nationals, when a murder brings in Det. Beckett and Richard Castle themselves.
Spoilers: None really; current seasons on Glee and Castle