An AU story. Richard Castle is a bookkeeper living in Queens with his daughter Alexis. He works in Manhattan. An elderly woman rides the same subway line to work each day, she and Castle become friends. She introduces him to a detective, Kate Beckett, who is stumped on a cold case. The pair end up working together. Fate intervenes in this multi-chapter story.

My entry into the "Summer 2014 Ficathon." Based on 6X5, Katherine Beckett is a US Senator, as predicted by Simon Doyle. She lives between New York and Washington DC, Richard Castle and their three children have remained in New York City. As before, DC brings new and greater challenges. A story of angst. The unanswered question is, can they survive?

Caskett continues in the dance. Set in Season 7, A one-shot.