S5 E23
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Season 5  "The Human Factor"  5x23

Aired 11 years ago - May 06, 2013

When Homeland Security inexplicably seals the crime scene of a car bombing, Castle and Beckett find themselves with two mysteries on their hands: who murdered the victim, a government whistleblower, and why are federal agents trying to take over the case? The plot thickens when they discover that the victim wasn't killed by a car bomb but by a missile from a military drone.

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Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 1
(SNIFFLES)
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 2
Probably at his law office in Queens.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 3
Did he work with anyone else that might have known what he was involved in?
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 4
Banks, big oil, dirty politicians.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 5
Bike's registered to a Monica Lane.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 6
You were spying on him. Isn't that what this is really about?
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 7
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 8
Actually, it wasn't planted at all.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 9
CSU found PBXN-112 explosive residue
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 10
(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 11
Did anyone else have access to the drones?
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 12
Now might be the time for wild military-industrial complex theories.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 13
They just met with us to find out where everything was and what we knew.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 14
SEAN: I'm telling you, I don't know him.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 15
Omar? I'm Detective Kate Beckett.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 16
It was just a gig for me. And right now, I'm sorry I ever took it.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 17
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 18
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 19
This is Detective Kate Beckett.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 20
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 21
The military launched an attack against Tanner.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 22
All right, send me a link to that feed. Thanks.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 23
PILOT: No! I'm not doing anything! I don't know what's happening!
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 24
NSA picked up an encrypted signal
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 25
Hey, I agreed to tell you what I knew, which I've done.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 26
A drone army that can think. That possesses awareness.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 27
So we let it happen. Next, there'll be security drones.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 28
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 29
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 30
and I think I've noticed a pattern.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 31
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 32
Warburg is here. I can feel it.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 33
Castle, I don't think so.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 34
Man, that was just like North by Northwest!
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 35
Yeah. Along with yourself.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 36
Oh! Sweet!
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 37
Because the young couple driving down that desert road
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 38
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 39
But Tanner refused to post the program.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 40
Tanner doesn't want it, but Dixon sees an opportunity.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 41
I just thought you might think of something that we hadn't.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 42
(CHUCKLES) Yeah, I'm not doing that.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 43
Speaking of drone-hacking, say hello to our friend Omar Dixon.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 44
STACK: Look at that.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 45
I had an idea, sure.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 46
She went to get groceries. What's up?
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 47
Warburg's drone hack was copied onto a four-gig USB drive.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 48
That was our life.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 49
How about a nice glass of zinfandel when we get back to my place?
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 50
That's not really where my heart is.

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Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 2
Probably at his law office in Queens.
#2
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 3
Did he work with anyone else that might have known what he was involved in?
#3
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 4
Banks, big oil, dirty politicians.
#4
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 5
Bike's registered to a Monica Lane.
#5
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 6
You were spying on him. Isn't that what this is really about?
#6
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 7 #7 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 8
Actually, it wasn't planted at all.
#8
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 9
CSU found PBXN-112 explosive residue
#9
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 10
(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)
#10
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 11
Did anyone else have access to the drones?
#11
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 12
Now might be the time for wild military-industrial complex theories.
#12
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 13
They just met with us to find out where everything was and what we knew.
#13
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 14
SEAN: I'm telling you, I don't know him.
#14
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 15
Omar? I'm Detective Kate Beckett.
#15
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 16
It was just a gig for me. And right now, I'm sorry I ever took it.
#16
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 17 #17 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 18 #18 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 19
This is Detective Kate Beckett.
#19
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 20 #20 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 21
The military launched an attack against Tanner.
#21
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 22
All right, send me a link to that feed. Thanks.
#22
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 23
PILOT: No! I'm not doing anything! I don't know what's happening!
#23
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 24
NSA picked up an encrypted signal
#24
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 25
Hey, I agreed to tell you what I knew, which I've done.
#25
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 26
A drone army that can think. That possesses awareness.
#26
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 27
So we let it happen. Next, there'll be security drones.
#27
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 28 #28 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 29 #29 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 30
and I think I've noticed a pattern.
#30
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 31 #31 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 32
Warburg is here. I can feel it.
#32
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 33
Castle, I don't think so.
#33
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 34
Man, that was just like North by Northwest!
#34
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 35
Yeah. Along with yourself.
#35
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 36
Oh! Sweet!
#36
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 37
Because the young couple driving down that desert road
#37
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 38 #38 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 39
But Tanner refused to post the program.
#39
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 40
Tanner doesn't want it, but Dixon sees an opportunity.
#40
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 41
I just thought you might think of something that we hadn't.
#41
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 42
(CHUCKLES) Yeah, I'm not doing that.
#42
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 43
Speaking of drone-hacking, say hello to our friend Omar Dixon.
#43
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 44
STACK: Look at that.
#44
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 45
I had an idea, sure.
#45
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 46
She went to get groceries. What's up?
#46
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 47
Warburg's drone hack was copied onto a four-gig USB drive.
#47
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 48
That was our life.
#48
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 49
How about a nice glass of zinfandel when we get back to my place?
#49
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 23 (S05E23) - 50
That's not really where my heart is.
#50