DAY 2

Detective Esposito returned to Burns’ home and his neighbor had told him that Burns was spotted having an argument with Authentic Terrific Nick who stated that if he printed the article he would kill Burns. During the interrogation, he said that it was only an argument and lied about being at home. His wife however, stated that he went to see another woman. Authentic Terrific Nick said that he was with the other woman and stated that Burns had found out that his pizza is made of real cheese and it was not really low-fat.  However, Burns had called him the previous night and told him that he would not print the article if Authentic Terrific Nick would do him an unknown favor. Apparently, the victim made a phone call to him which the NYPD task force managed to discover that it originated from the Hotel Beta in mid town. 

Detective Beckett and Castle immediately head towards the victim’s hotel room which was booked under a false name where they find the victim’s computer on the bed. They then discover a notepad which contains a phone number indicating that he was planning on meeting someone the night he died along with a pair of mysterious names; Johnny Farell and Swede Anderson. Detective Beckett immediately key in the number on her NYPD application and discover that the number belongs to the mysterious girl who was not identified in the photo found in the victim’s wallet. Her name is Monica Wyatt and both of them conclude that she might have been the last person to have seen the victim alive before heading off to look for her. 

Victim's notepad with phone number

Wyatt said that she had only seen the victim once or twice a year after his daughter’s accident adding that last night’s meeting was supposed to be a date but the victim failed to turn up. She added that the victim did not seem out of the ordinary and explained that the names Johnny Farell and Swede Anderson did not mean anything to her.