CHAPTER 14

While Ryan, Esposito and three other detectives head over to Jones Fabricating to pick up everyone and bring them back to the station for questioning, Beckett and Castle sit looking at the murder board.

When Ryan and Esposito enter the front door the receptionist greets them with a smile. Ryan tells her that they need to see all the Joneses. She pages and all four, brothers, the sister and the dad all come up front. The dad looks a little worried since there are 5 detectives waiting in the lobby.

"Hello detectives, what can I do for you?"

"Mr. Jones, we need to ask a few more questions. We would like for all of you to come with us down to the station"

The team places all the Joneses into cruisers and they head back to the 12th

While Ryan and Esposito are our retrieving the Jones clan, Castle and Beckett are still going over various pieces of evidence. Ryan's desk phone rings and Beckett answers "12th precinct, detective Beckett. No he is out, can I take a message?" Beckett listens and jots down some notes "OK that is exactly the information we were needing. Thanks" and she hangs up the phone.

Castle looks over to Kate. She has that million watt smile on her face that she normally reserves for him. "we just solved this case"

In a few minutes the group of detectives enters the station and begins disbursing the 4 Jones family members.

Once the dad is taken to interview one and the daughter to room two and the two brothers are sent to wait in the lobby until they are questioned. Beckett pulls Ryan and Esposito to the side and shows them the notes she took from the phone call. They all now have smiles on their faces.

Beckett tells detectives Esposito and Ryan "let's go close this murder"

Beckett and Castle enter the interrogation room one while Ryan and Esposito enter room two to question the daughter.

"Mr. Jones, where were you Friday night and Saturday morning?"

"I told you. I was visiting with my brother and his family in Bridgeport"

"It would not have been too difficult for you to get back to the city. Short flight or even a charter would have brought you back to the city in short order."

"Well I was there with my brother. Several people saw me."

"Yes, you were there Friday afternoon and again Saturday afternoon. But Friday evening you were at the airport in Bridgeport where you chartered a plane. You have a private pilot's license, and you flew to New York. Killed Mr. Dunlop and then took his car, left it at the airport and flew back in the early hours of Saturday morning. How does that sound to you?"

"What do you mean?"

"We have copies of the flight plan you had to file. Copies of the charter contract. It seems you have rented planes from this company many times. They know you on sight. We have confirmation from airport tower that you were there. We know you could not have done this alone. Which one of your kids was involved?'

"I think I want my lawyer"

Castle and Beckett know they have to stop the questions for now, so Beckett closes the file in front of her and they get up to leave. "Mr. Jones. You are under arrest for the brutal murder of Jason Dunlop. We will find out everything that happened. When we get all the details, then the DA will be advised as to who co operated and who did not. You will be spending the rest of your life behind bars"

The two open the door. There is a uniformed officer standing by. He enters and handcuffs the prisoner. Beckett tells the officer to stay with the prisoner and they will be returning.

Outside in the hall, they see Ryan and Esposito standing looking into the room they just exited. "Did you get anything from the daughter?"

Esposito replies "No. She clammed up as soon as we said that we knew the her father flew in from Connecticut"

"OK. Let's get the two brothers into a room and see where they take us"

Ryan goes in and escorts the daughter out while Esposito brings the brothers in.

Castle and Beckett enter the room "We just arrested your father for murder. Who wants to fill in the blanks here?"

Bobby, the older brother jumps up "we didn't want to do this. Dad and sis went all Rambo on the guy. They accused him of extortion and blackmail. I tried to stop it but I was outnumbered"

Gene yells "Shut up. They don't know anything. They are bluffing"

Beckett looks at the pair "Bluffing? You think we are bluffing about the boy named Bobby Dunlop being your brother?"

"Yeah! Yeah! This guy comes into our business and when he sees the picture on the wall of all of us. Our Grandfather, father and the three of us. He goes crazy. Says that our dad fathered his kid and he wants a part of the company. We were not going to let him do that."

Beckett speaks up between the yelling "Bobby Dunlop is your half brother. DNA confirms it. So guess what? I bet there is not a court in the land that will deny his claim"

The two brothers suddenly get very calm. Robert III speaks first "You mean that the boy named Bobby was named for our dad, just like I was?"

"Yes. And now it looks like he may just end up with the entire company, not just a fair share like his dad wanted. Oh and by the way. Three individuals involved in a crime becomes A Rico Act, organized crime. So now we can really throw the book at you. You are all under arrest for the murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Have a nice day!"

Beckett and Castle exit the room while two uniforms enter to handcuff the two brothers.

In the hall, the daughter is already in handcuffs. She is asking why she is under arrest, she was not involved in the murder. "You are an accessory after the fact in lying to us and trying to cover it up"

The three detectives and one writer are all walking out toward the bull pen and smiling, captain Gates exits her office "Well it looks like from your smiles that we are still at 100%"

All four answer at the same time

"YES SIR"