Aired 13 years ago - May 16, 2011
Beckett's investigation into her mother's death is reactivated when Hal Lockwood - a professional hitman with knowledge of Beckett's mother's murder - stages a spectacular escape during a court hearing. As police launch a manhunt for Lockwood,
Castle and the team uncover evidence of a deeper conspiracy involving a mysterious figure with law enforcement connections who is linked to both Lockwood's escape and the killing of Johanna Beckett.
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the signature used on
the transfer order was forged.
You're a real badass, Lockwood,
shanking an old man in his bunk.
Counsel, for the record,
and who you represent, please.
checking every small airfield
in the Tri-State Area.
He was just a means to escape.
The man that
Joe Pulgatti saw in the alley
Unfortunately, real life isn't that easy.
This man she's chasing.
Look, she cares about you, Rick.
And guess who didn't show up
for work today?
Ryker had no idea
who he was dealing with.
All the other corrections officers
liked him.
So, basically,
we've got nothing still, right?
We went through everything.
Keep checking.
so he's not our third cop.
Let's show Captain.
Take her off the case.
I cannot make Beckett
stand down, Castle.
Castle, if you've got something
to say, just please say it.
If you don't care about that,
You know what? This isn't about
your mother's case anymore.
There are no victories,
Says he ran it right up until he retired.
What do you want?
Just get her there
and we'll handle the rest.
Apparently, Yanavich didn't care
too much for the sun and sand.
And 40 other guys.
Listen, I read the papers.
Hey, what the hell's the matter
with you?
Then McCallister pulled me
into the van.
I don't know how, but somehow
he figured out what we had done.
Captain, please, just listen to me.
You don't have to do this.
Aired 13 years ago - May 09, 2011
During rehearsal for "Baron's All-American Beauty Pageant," the contestants are shocked to discover the body of Miss Illinois - strangled, but by whom? As Castle and Beckett delve into the cut-throat competition of the pageant world, they learn that
a number suspects had motive for murder, including jealous fellow contestants, the pageant's larger-than-life millionaire sponsor, Victor Baron, and the show's host -- hedonistic TV personality, Bobby Stark.
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Did your daughter have any enemies
that you know of?
But she must've left her room and
come down here for some reason.
She was a sweet girl.
A hell of a violinist.
You get the glamour,
but you also get the underbelly.
That is the voice of experience.
Oh, my God! You were a beauty queen!
It was coming from the dressing room.
it was Justin Hankel,
Amber's pageant consultant.
But like I told that other detective,
something was going on.
It still doesn't explain
who she was arguing with.
They said that Bobby Stark had started
paying quite a lot of attention to Amber.
Recruit her? For what?
this broken sequin from your jacket
on her body?
great fatherly advice on TV
could be guilty of murder.
Things you'd buy a woman!
And that's how you trend on Twitter.
If these got out, it would've ruined her.
Just got off with Amber's father.
That was a tough conversation.
Only in so far as it pertains
to the investigation.
I'll have to check my calendar.
On top of headshots, he also
freelances for adult magazines.
A pretty girl like that,
alone here with you in the studio?
The dad thinks that the boyfriend
is still in Illinois.
but Alexis established
a no-calls, no-contact policy.
This is a classic murder-suicide.
Yes! Before!
It can't be about naked pictures.
Something else must've been going on.
And there is no predicting the outcome.
We were so focused on Amber,
we almost missed the entire picture.
Shut the cameras off. Go! Now!
I can explain.
She told me that she had her boyfriend
come and take them while I was away.
I got home at 1:00 a.m.
Kayla was with me, weren't you, babe?
You noticed. Seventeen flawless years.
he doesn't even remember.
if she had to cheat to do it.
I don't even know
what you two are talking about.
Baby, what are you doing here?
Aired 13 years ago - May 02, 2011
While investigating the shooting death of her ex-partner in New York, Beckett comes to believe the suspect has fled to Los Angeles. Against orders, she travels to L.A., going renegade to track down the killer, with Castle unexpectedly along for the
ride. As they dig deeper into the motives, they uncover a trail that leads from a rooftop pool in Hollywood to the sandy beach of Santa Monica. Along the way, they visit the set of the "Heat Wave" movie (based on Castle's book) and enlist the cast to help break the case. But as they get closer to apprehending the killer, Castle begins to wonder whether Beckett is out for justice or revenge.
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Shooter took the time to empty
the ammo before he dumped it.
Because our killer
followed Royce from LA
Well, if it is, you're going to need
to get on a plane.
Okay, look. If we do this together,
No. I am not staying with you.
The last time I was here,
I brought this Parisian supermodel,
If you give me a chance I'll go find it.
Black guy. Ebony to our killer's ivory.
Rick Castle! I cannot believe
we finally got you out here.
Yeah, that's what I said.
This is your creator, Richard Castle.
Yeah. They're dissolving.
I know who you are, Detective.
Unless there's something else,
I think we should go now.
Her head shot lists
an acting school in New York.
No. The mystery man from the photo
in Violet's place.
Unfortunately, it rendered
the bullets useless to the military.
Looks like we're not the only ones
hunting for Violet.
I just hung on his every word.
Exactly.
So I called the security company.
Seeger, if you're here to drive us
to the airport, we're not packed yet.
What we need to do
is question that guard, Reggie Walsh.
I am going to let you
cover up with my jacket.
All right.
including the theft of military-grade
circuit boards in 2009.
Mr. Ganz is well known
within my network.
I'm afraid you got me confused
with someone else.
But you're a little too eager.
A little green.
Gentlemen, where are we
with Violet Young?
- Hey, Detective...
- Hey.
Mannis wasn't pulling his weight.
You shot him and you left him
in an alley like a piece of garbage.
Aired 13 years ago - Apr 11, 2011
When a champion swimmer and Olympic hopeful is found dead in a training pool, Castle and Beckett dive in to investigate his murder, and uncover myriad secrets that might have led to his death.
Now that I'm retired,
I don't do enough time in the water.
We partied till dawn.
Zack knew what trouble was.
He wanted no part of it.
It says here she's 5'2".
"Sorry, Bridge, I can't have
any other voices in my head."
Is this the face of an innocent man?
and the only evidence we have
You think plaque
slows you down in the water?
Given how great
everyone says Zack was,
Let me tell you something
about Zack Lindsey.
I have read Heat Wave and Naked Heat
so many times, I feel like I know you.
So we should get going.
Alex Conrad?
Maybe you should give him a chance.
Guess you two got together last night.
on an underground website a while ago.
assault, assault with a deadly weapon.
Round up the others,
call Burglaryl Auto.
Those steroids we found
at Zack's apartment?
I don't know. Maybe I was scared.
You didn't want police to recover it
in case they found more of these.
I was at the practice pool
at my parents' house.
Pampered, protected,
dominated by his father.
We just searched
Thomas Marcone's place.
if he got blackmailed
by some anonymous mook.
Almost like it's on steroids.
Run it.
That's confidential as well.
"Hypothetically,"
that came to New York
from a lab in Romania.
Three, two, one.
Michael had Lincoln Lawyer,
I had Shutter Island,
I shut up and I wrote 23 more.
My wife's family is from Bucharest.
Every coach knows
he has to hitch his wagon to a star.
Coach Rome told us about how he gave
you rocket fuel back in Wilmington
Where you're going,
I don't think they have pools.
Aired 13 years ago - Apr 04, 2011
When a reporter is found dead inside a restaurant's pizza oven, Beckett and Castle go to work on solving the case. They must figure out if his story "The Pizza Wars" is what got him killed or if there's something more to the story.
Yeah, sure.
A few weeks ago, one of them snuck
a gallon of soap into my secret sauce.
We also started a canvass to see
if anybody saw anything last night.
He was reduced to ashes
in a matter of hours.
He was a reporter.
I used to love his work.
Why's that?
Big enough to kill for.
This has to be about something
bigger than who has the best pizza.
Well, whatever he was working on,
someone didn't want us to find it.
there's a chance
we can still find his notes.
who was flipping his "terrific" dough
on Mott Street the very day he arrived.
Till closing, okay? It was
dart night. I took third place.
Did he threaten to expose you?
That guy is guilty of something.
Did you get a description?
I was with Angie last night.
You can ask her.
Okay, got it.
Or what got him killed.
And if she met with him last night,
God, this had to be three years ago.
How did he seem?
Worried? Distressed?
Yeah, something odd.
And I take it that
the party crashing didn't go so well?
It's a nightmare.
- Alexis very upset.
- Hmm.
- Hmm. Hey, Ryan?
- Yep.
Maybe pizza
has nothing to do with it.
that sets up shop
inside legitimate businesses.
And eventually,
he put a bullet to his boss' head,
Okay, "S" or a five.
You get her back, she gets you back,
The trace heroin
from the processing house?
that a seasoned war correspondent
Monica!
He said that I could end this.
And that we both could be free.
Monica, Gordon was right.
We can end this.
No, but Gordon said
they were from his favorite film.
Look, my place was struggling.
I never signed up
for cremation services.
And put a patrol car outside her
building for the next few nights.
But all of the other ones
can only be previewed online.
Aired 13 years ago - Mar 28, 2011
When a juror dies during the high profile trial of a murdered socialite, Castle and Beckett discover that the juror wasn't really as perfect as he appeared to be.
The defendant, Otis Williams.
I'll get with security,
Not yet. The building
has a lot of cameras.
Did you know that he was assigned
the Addison trial?
No. Joe had a way with folks.
It said show up at this time,
at this place.
roughly 14 minutes before his death,
right in our kill zone.
Including kill a juror
on his murder trial.
So obviously you must be the bad cop.
Guess that makes you the good cop.
Does she know that you're doing this?
According to his physician,
- Hmm?
- Statistically speaking,
Until you were kicked out
when Joe denied your extension.
Okay. If you were there
on the up and up,
My roommate moved out two months
ago, I needed the extra cash for rent.
or even taking notes on the trial.
No, I'm not.
Mr. Addison, is it at all possible
that your daughter knew this man?
Keep me in the loop.
So, then why the hell did he want to
get on that jury so bad?
Okay, so we know that Joe was a juror
with a hidden agenda.
Yeah, he said he had evidence
that would exonerate Otis Williams
My team just followed the evidence
where it led them.
Sir, I'm sorry. I was...
Neither are we. We're here
to talk about Joe McUsic's murder.
but I don't know how to help y'all.
Okay. What happened next?
A seat back button.
Of course.
of Lyla Addison's car seat controls,
Well, considering your other choice
is murder one, I would roll the dice.
But Stephen threatened to point
the finger at me if I told the truth.
and got Stephen's bloody clothes
as insurance.
Used my key to the city.
Come on! You're gonna sing
Kumbaya for Otis Williams?
Aired 13 years ago - Mar 21, 2011
Castle and Beckett investigate the axe murder of the head writer for a long time New York soap opera. Everyone is suspect when it's discovered that the action behind the scenes plays out as good as the on-air storylines.
Upon contact, her lungs filled
with blood, causing her to drown.
An insider, perhaps.
She really understood Joseph Fox.
More like a torture scene
I'm used to it.
Sarah's the head writer.
Exactly. But when she gets here,
she loses it, goes crazy.
You better, or I will sue the entire
city for every nickel it's worth.
One of her passions
was helping young writers.
You bought the set visit
to get closer to Sarah.
Where were you last night
between 7:00 and 11:00?
What?
So far all their alibis checked out.
Look, I knew if I told you
that my marriage was in trouble,
Like "FoxCan."
We can call them "Esplanie."
she was kidnapped, buried alive,
trapped in a cave with bears,
It's a script
for an upcoming episode.
I used to watch it growing up
with my grandmother.
She wrote those particular pages
the night that she was murdered.
I did what any industrious actress
would do.
summarize every Soap Digest article
praising her performance.
because Angela Cannon
is the heart and soul of this show.
Yes, I hope so.
Do you recognize this woman?
Gloria Chambers
isn't her real birth mom.
We've put out an APB.
Her apartment's empty,
Good to know.
You heard an interview
where she mentioned being adopted.
Here's your problem.
OTB receipts in Gloria's purse
put her betting on races until 10:00 p.m.
she seeks comfort in
the arms of this mystery man.
Wow, Castle. That's a
refreshingly down-to-earth theory.
He's with my mother.
You know, the actor's version
of "show me your golf swing."
Is that what you think
is going on here?
and she seemed upset.
Yeah, but even if Sarah decided
And the shoes. Oh!
Well, then it could be anybody,
darling,
No, no, no, wait. This scene
is going to expose the killer.
Nothing I haven't seen before.
There must be some mistake.
Look, I...
The late nights, the weekends,
no vacation.
Yeah, I'm down, bro.
How about you, Castle?
Aired 13 years ago - Feb 28, 2011
With time running out, Castle and Beckett must put aside their differences with Agent Fallon to avert a city-wide catastrophe.
Fine? I could literally feel
your anxiety level rising
It's late, darling. Come on.
We'll ask him in the morning.
But what makes this
such an effective terror weapon
What's happening at the U. N?
You were right. We found the bomb.
until we found the light
from the storage container.
I'll have my team pull surveillance tape
- No, it was dark.
- And they were shooting.
we'd like to request to be reinstated
on the task force.
- No, I'm gonna give it to you.
- Thank you.
Okay? You can't tell anybody.
I mean, that must be some kind of hell
Military's stretched pretty thin
these days.
Patrol units just found it
in a dumpster, it's been wiped clean.
we tracked it back to Afghanistan.
Yeah, I know him.
No.
the bomb was assembled
in the warehouse.
do you think they're
going to be looking at me?
because anything more would be an
inconvenience to their self-serving,
You violated his rights.
Okay, I need backpack detectors
spread out to the 10 most likely targets.
Uniforms are canvassing neighbors,
but none of them saw the abduction.
I don't think you're gonna like it.
But you should know, there's
a camera on the driver's side.
it was in your business to stay informed.
we thought it would be appropriate
to send our condolences.
He knows we're on a deadline, right?
Castle, would you please
stop telling me how to drive.
No, you should've seen his face.
Aired 13 years ago - Feb 21, 2011
Castle and Beckett investigate the apparent robbery-homicide of a New York cab driver, only to discover that the victim was involved in a mysterious conspiracy with unimaginable consequences. As the stakes continue to rise, hard-charging federal
agent Mark Fallon takes over the investigation. Together, Fallon, Beckett and Castle must race to unmask the truth about the victim before it's too late.
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Actually, he didn't do that.
Please excuse me.
VIN number on the parts
matches our cab.
Your witness must've done it. That's it.
Not now, Ryan.
In this cab. Driving a drunk bond
trader to the Upper West. Why?
Maybe it's like in The Conversation,
and he overheard a murder plot.
Well, I suppose...
I logged into Amir's GPS account to
track where he drove the day he died.
Do you have any idea what it was?
Did you kill him?
Are you sure? Because that would ruin
a perfectly good theory.
No, think of all the amazing things
What is going on?
What is that thing, Kate?
Now our murder victim
had a key to this storage unit.
Yo, Cap. ICE just sent over the
immigration papers for Amir Alhabi.
You can't. No. No one can.
We found residual traces of cobalt 60
in the storage unit.
Yeah, I did the same thing with Lanie.
Well, my friend, the governor,
will be very disappointed to hear it.
If I go over the line,
you just reel me back in.
Hopefully that's when
somebody stopped by.
Could you be a terrorist
without Jenny knowing?
No.
Go ahead. Kiss your daughter goodbye.
I have to be sure you're telling the truth.
It's important that she believes
I think she's telling the truth.
Yeah, but the evidence is, Castle.
What if they were left there
for us to find?
And the log says
Jamal checked it out 12 hours ago,
It's my business to stay informed.
then he couldn't have been paid
to build that bomb.
Do you have any idea
how many laws you've broken?
His guilt is predicated
on Amir being a terrorist.
Only, they found out
and they killed him.
Besides, he alibi-ed out.
Aired 13 years ago - Feb 14, 2011
Castle and Beckett find themselves on opposite sides of the case when Castle's old school friend emerges as the prime suspect in his own wife's murder. As they work to solve the crime, Castle comes to realize that one of two terrible things must be
true... Either Detective Beckett is about to arrest an innocent man for murder, or his old friend is a cold-blooded killer.
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Okay. Why would you need to ask him
about the murder weapon?
Hey! Why are you mad at me?
I'm just looking out for my friend.
Damian was unusually
tense and aggressive.
She fired the carpenter, Morris Hasberg.
It turns out the Westlakes' carpenter
learned his trade at Sing Sing,
She say come see her.
Castle, bad guys breaking into houses
bring their own weapons.
I wasn't hiding it.
I just didn't think it mattered.
Your father's murder.
I was the one that told them
to give you a chance.
or gazing fondly at some new bauble
he'd gotten her.
are both murdered in home invasions
but he had nothing to do with them?
the engagement ring,
a tennis bracelet, diamond earrings.
The gang unit ID'ed the tag
on the back wall of the Westlakes'.
NYPD! Stop the truck!
You make this vandalism charge
go away,
which is in the opposite direction
of the Westlakes' townhouse.
What's in a playroom?
We're not supposed to get
involved with members.
And what did he say?
Maybe it's time to let him go.
Isn't it funny how you keep finding
yourself in the same situation,
But there was just one problem.
Once again, you were out of gold.
Oh, yeah, she wanted to window-shop
before her violin lesson.
- Hello! Hello!
Castle?
I said "hello." They said "hello" back.
then he hired someone else
to do it for him.
- Well? Do we?
- All the evidence points to Damian.
Meanwhile, you guys
look into Simon Campbell.
To hire a gunman you need cash.
Here's the sketch.
Over a period of several weeks,
he exchanged 26 diamonds,
All right, so, Ray,
Michael Rutherford was a scholarship
kid at Edgewyck Academy
You guys, I hate admitting it,
but Castle might be right.
At 4:37 p.m. on Wednesday,
the front door opens.
This'll be quick. I didn't realize
that the two of you were a couple.
Amber, you called for a company car
at 4:15 on Wednesday afternoon.
I love you so much. She could never
love you the way that I do.
I don't understand.
Aired 13 years ago - Feb 07, 2011
The brutal murder of a lottery winner has Castle and Beckett up to their eyeballs in suspects, envious and angered by the victim's sudden move from the poorhouse to the penthouse. As the precinct buzzes with fantasies of what our cops would do if
they won the lottery, Martha struggles with the reality of such a decision when she suddenly inherits money she feels she doesn't deserve.
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That's the odd thing, miss.
He found this soup kitchen on
the Bowery that was in dire straits.
It was a pretty rough crowd.
Why?
waits for Hixton,
and then takes him where?
There's no way he could've gotten
downstairs from the 20th floor
two deep-sea rods
hanging off the stern.
But then you got greedy and you
followed him to his apartment.
Where were you last night at midnight?
Well, if he spent any money
the night he was killed, it was cash.
When the Earth is a desiccated husk,
you will be begging
Yeah, right here.
What? Wait. I didn't kill anybody.
Okay, look. Hang on a minute now.
came across two sets of fingerprints
that were in the system.
I'm gonna give back the money.
It's the right thing to do.
So we watch the car
until someone shows up.
One who likes, you know,
private jets, five star everything.
Three armed cops
and a writer makes four.
Problem wasn't the drugs,
it was her dealer.
Yeah, we told the man,
"Better stay away from Nicole
He said he wanted me back.
and then attempts to barbecue
the Page brothers
Oh. No. We're just doing
a little undercover work.
That is a lovely thought.
Said that you know how to keep
a party going all night long.
You should, you killed him.
You were hot to straighten Hixton
out, and you changed your mind?
I mean, what's the butler's motive?
What on Earth makes you think that?
I'd like to say it was
because his turn to philanthropy
Hixton believed it was because
he stole the ticket.
You said Hixton told Meech "his past
was coming back to get him."
I mean, the fact is
Hixton won the lottery a year ago.
- For real?
- Yeah.
is his birthday four, 19, 79?
if he didn't do right by you.
He freaked out.
I am beat. I'll see you tomorrow.
Aired 13 years ago - Jan 24, 2011
When the detective who investigated Beckett's mother's murder is shot before Beckett's eyes before he can give her new evidence in the case, Beckett's old wounds are reopened. The investigation of the detective's death leads the team to an old scheme which may provide the answer to why Beckett's mother was murdered and who ordered it.
"I made it link by link."
back before I ever knew
who Johanna Beckett was.
Dispatch to One Lincoln 40.
One Lincoln 40, are you there?
The hell am I gonna do with you?
Yeah, it's right over here.
When I saw the blood on your shirt,
I thought you'd been shot.
A week ago.
I'm trying to find his murderer.
I'd take a hard look
at Vulcan Simmons.
So Simmons hires Coonan
to kill them all,
Couldn't pick a winner
to save his life.
Johanna Beckett was murdered
along with two of her colleagues.
If they had,
she might not have gotten eaten.
You want to help her?
Find that shooter.
And don't you dare ask me
where this is coming from.
I figured he had
to disassemble his rifle, right?
You know,
I was thinking on the way over here.
My mom requested a court file
just before she was murdered.
- Unbelievable.
I know, right?
I always thought it was just a
convenient place for the killer to attack.
Someone like Vulcan Simmons.
You're here because you sold these
You talk to Montgomery?
Somehow, the mob got on to Armen
and used the old family remedy.
Said they wanted
to take me on a tour of the city.
There was a lawyer named
Johanna Beckett.
So they hired Dick Coonan
to kill all of them.
were up to your necks
in murder and kidnappings.
You don't understand, Detective.
I want to congratulate you both.
You don't,
Aired 13 years ago - Jan 10, 2011
Castle and Beckett investigate the murder of the owner of a historic magic shop found dead in a Houdini's water torture tank. Meanwhile, Lanie and Esposito are trying to keep their relationship secret and Castle ends his relationship with Gina.
He didn't say.
All he'd say was
that he was working on something.
What about his next of kin?
Apparently, he and ex-wife-slash-
girlfriend-slash-publisher, Gina,
levitation
at this chi-chi charity ball.
Why is she asking me that?
Like this?
According to the lab, there were
fingerprints all over that suicide note.
That's a baggie and that's a letter.
Next.
You provided him with enough C-4
to blow up half a city block.
Okay, guys. Hold Chuck on
an explosives trafficking charge
Of course I was upset,
but I never doubted his discretion.
You tell me about what's going on
between you and Gina
You found it? How?
Yes, to nowhere.
You know, you would have
liked my grandfather.
Like he didn't want anyone to know
what he was working on.
So am I.
I knew something was wrong when
he called me a couple of days ago.
Look, Detective,
I don't know what he got mixed up in.
You were right.
They are from a wheelchair.
More like a successful murder.
Maybe you borrowed a set of legs.
The people who hired him
probably figured it was safer to kill him
- I want...
- Magic?
Saturday afternoon intending to set
a transatlantic speed record in his jet.
It matches the outline on the wall
in Zalman's workshop.
Apparently, a month ago,
Christian caught her having an affair,
You and your husband had
an airtight prenuptial agreement.
You don't need a magician for that.
See? Zalman puts the box in the van.
Unless...
But you never planned
on paying him, did you, Mr. Dahl?
Aired 13 years ago - Jan 03, 2011
When Castle's novel "Heat Wave" is turned into a movie, actress Natalie Rhodes, shows up at Beckett's invitation to better understand the character she's going to play. Meanwhile, the threesome investigate the murder of a high-class matchmaker.
Okay, well, observe and note away.
I'm already used to it.
Right.
And if anyone wants a picture
and autograph, just come on over.
Yes, actually.
Yes, I can, when it's my book.
Oh, my God! What happened?
No. I mean, especially not lately.
Business is way down.
Not that we noticed.
I think I heard him say he wanted her
to give him something back.
Yeah. Not the script.
I called her a liar.
It's the bar where Jenny and I met.
in such a
testosterone-fueled profession.
Anyone else notice that "two months"
has been a recurring theme?
Detective Beckett, NYPD.
She made a bad call on one of them
Yeah, I need you to look into
a couple of Stacey's clients.
So according to Stacey's assistant,
the business barely had any money,
The owner of this bag
is Tonya Wellington.
That was a great Beckett.
and I believe that that bag and money
are at the heart of this case.
She did this great emotional scene
in Knife 3-D.
She knew Tonya would be left
with nothing.
costing him $ 100 million.
What's my motive?
No Chloe Graves matching
her description in the Tri-State area.
Yeah, just by the elevator.
You know,
given how much Tonya paid Stacey
What? But it's still early.
Am I everything
you imagined Nikki would be?
I gotta feel that heat.
And now she thinks
that last night that we...
A corporate card belonging to
a Stacey Collins, our victim.
You're Nikki Heat. He's Jameson Rook.
Well, a fictional character
that I wrote
these women were in relationships
with bad men.
Scott's wife confirmed that the two
of them went straight home as well.
Yes, but you didn't tell us where
you were when she was murdered.
What does it matter?
It's all over for me.
Aired 14 years ago - Dec 06, 2010
Castle and Beckett investigate the murder of a dockworker turned bar owner who's body is found floating in the East River. In the process of the investigation they uncover a secret buried since the days of Prohibition.
Relapsed gambler gets in too deep
with his bookie,
who have a problem with you
killing Donny for his union card.
And he just left them in there?
Donny's account shows
that he deposited
Oh, so an ex-gambler
Tap the brakes, sweetie.
And where do I find Leo?
I was gonna sell it to him
and then Donny outbid him.
Okay, well that explains a lot.
you don't, by any chance,
carry a liqueur.
Think about it, folks.
I'll be back in a second.
You pretend to ring up a drink,
you stuff the money in the till
I had just done my cash drop
down in the basement safe
That was the last time we talked
about it. Until last night.
The Old Haunt just reminded me of
how vital tavern culture is in this town.
Congratulations, Pete, you're our
drunkest murder suspect this year.
The Old Haunt!
That's where I was last night.
Why don't you guys go back to
The Old Haunt
And yet he was.
Now here's a place that honors
history and values craftsmanship.
We understand that he put an item
up here for auction.
How did you say this guy
made his millions?
Tasty.
Which means that Donny came across
a second bottle.
She's really defensive and she makes
fun of everything that's important to me.
And you.
and bootleggers, the lawless,
When Billy Pitt decided to sell the bar,
Yeah, until Donny got at it.
There's our murder weapon.
Secret scotch vault, private murder
nook, convenient sewage disposal.
and somehow our killer finds
another way in. How?
Lower East Side, 1920.
Yo. We figured out how Heisler
disappeared on you in the tunnel.
Gracie took me shopping at this place
I never even knew existed
Aired 14 years ago - Nov 15, 2010
Castle's latest theory is alien abduction after an astrophysicist's death is found to be from explosive decompression. A well know alien abduction expert gets involved in the case. To complicate things more, a government agent wants to shut down their investigation.
blasted out of the air-lock
of the alien spaceship.
That is called a hangover.
Last night. She was still here
at her office at 7:00, when I left.
It's called an altitude chamber.
Mr. Carter, your keycard was
swiped at the Science Center
It wasn't like that. I quit.
Make yourself at home.
Come on, Castle.
That had to have been
the murder weapon.
I wanted to thoroughly
document her condition
He's an economics professor.
Wow! Where did that
answer come from?
And I am sure that as soon as we do
Three years ago, he and Marie were
members of the same research team.
tell us your story?
And did she?
between 7:00 and 10:00 p.m.
Whatever it was, what if she found it?
From which agency?
Was her data in her furniture?
Because they took that, too.
Castle.
a state park with
scenic hiking trails and canoeing,
Coordinates, the image-capture.
It's all gone.
We will continue our investigation
and solve this case
I'll get into this.
- Yes.
- No.
to get whatever Marie took.
So we gotta find it first
Okay. Just for clarity,
so we know later who said what.
Why are you showing me this?
You did say that, "She took something
that was vital to our security."
The intercepted transmissions
coincided with Marie's tasking
In the book, I take a bold new look
at the linear aggregation of markets.
Would you excuse me for a moment?
So that's when she intercepted
the weird signals.
And Chinese handlers who can
smuggle him out of the country.
I know where to start looking.
So our murder suspect
is meeting his handler.
So you're saying that Vaughn and Kyu
Wait! Wait, wait, please!
Aired 14 years ago - Nov 08, 2010
Castle and Beckett investigate the murder of an NYC subway worker found shot in Central Park. But, while investigating the murder they uncover the abduction of a young boy as well. The team must determine the motives behind the high stakes kidnapping in order to save the young boy's life.
no convictions for solicitations.
No nothing.
It didn't make sense to me either,
And it looks like
that someone found him.
I figured something was wrong.
I'm sorry,
I thought he changed light bulbs.
because it took a visionary
like Len Levitt to design it
That makes some guy in a suit
at the old bulb factory very unhappy.
Must "rat" always be used
in the pejorative?
Because he filed a report against you
with the Transit Authority
When you found out Len was onto you,
to pack up a shipment of light bulbs.
on the side of the parabolic
microphone we found in his apartment.
The two of them,
together in the park,
What are you talking about?
But about the hawks, and I want this
on the official record.
I must not have closed
the cage door all the way.
You see him?
Oh, jeez, Castle.
I haven't even had my coffee yet.
Or he fell from a tree.
He has brown hair, hazel eyes.
They might not know.
Or the driver's face.
No, because I would've yelled
at the driver if there was.
Detective. Enhanced and enlarged.
he might be a part
of an organized team or a league.
She says she has no idea
that her son is missing.
Yeah, but why do you need a gun
to kidnap your own son?
Does he own a gun?
Mrs. Lefcourt, does Dean have a place
that he likes to take Tyler?
to think of all
the worst case scenarios.
- I covered for him.
- Why?
it looks like there hasn't been
anybody there in months.
Why were you going to Indianapolis?
"Contact the police and Tyler dies.
Are you kidding? I'm 40 grand
in debt after my divorce.
Okay.
There's a video attached.
It is way too dangerous.
They say if you do what they ask,
everything will be fine.
Underground. Ace!
If it were me, I'd keep close enough
to hook up with my partners,
Thirty-seven was just a staging area.
in order to get on secure floors.
Aired 14 years ago - Nov 01, 2010
An "Officer Down" call turns out to be a male stripper dressed like a cop. Castle and Beckett explore the world of male strip clubs and struggling actors, all people in pursuit of fame. They need to determine if the murder was because of the victim's dreams of stardom or something more sinister.
though I can understand
how you'd make that mistake.
I called this place that I found online,
All right, run it. I'll talk to Camille.
Okay, why don't we just
go over the facts?
My instinct says it's not her.
Billy Grimm is the leader
of the Visi Goths motorcycle gang.
We have some questions
about Derek Brookner.
Anyone he didn't get along with?
Well, there's one surefire way
to find out.
"Let's go to the strip club
and get this dirt bag."
Just trying to make ends meet
Yeah.
and play rehearsals that.
Do you really think
I'll kill somebody over that?
well, then, no one could.
I had some of my best memories
happen in these pants.
And then... Oh, no.
The worst job I ever had.
I'm Ms. Dalton's attorney,
Michael Grant.
that right after you've split up,
he's found dead.
He was a good kid from Michigan.
That's the same guy as the mug shot.
When Grimm was arrested,
a reporter asked him
Aren't you forgetting the part
about the extortion?
Derek was dyeing his hair gray,
we could purchase a loft for $400,000.
And that must be the showroom.
and he insisted it be on a Sunday,
so, I gave him the lockbox codes.
I don't understand why Derek
was still working as a stripper
that Derek used to withdraw the money.
that initially led us in circles.
That's why your businesses failed.
Aired 14 years ago - Oct 25, 2010
When a beautiful woman is found dead in an alley, all clues point to her being a victim of the notorious Triple Killer. The Triple Killer, or 3XK, terrorized New York City four years ago, then mysteriously disappeared. Now he's back. In a deadly battle of wits, Castle and Beckett race against time to stop 3XK before he claims his next victims.
and she is certainly his type.
She didn't say.
I found the exact same
green and white fibers.
And then he strangled them
Or at least he was,
until he quit yesterday.
As a matter of fact,
So Sweaty-Von-Sweats-A-Lot,
his alibi's holding.
Her name's Kim Foster,
28, an interior designer.
Kim Foster's an interior designer.
Cal, we got leads. We got good leads
Except he wasn't a cable guy.
Forty-two, six-foot-tall, 180 pounds,
with light-brown hair.
We know he's out there
targeting his third victim.
I'm just not sure it's smart
to go wearing some flower
So nothing?
I remember him talking about
some strip clubs
Put your hands up! NYPD!
I just wanted to bring in literary
flair to the moment, you know?
And have you ever taken any
of these uniforms home?
That's not giving him a peek,
that's showing him our whole hand!
Unless she can catches him in a lie,
that gives her cause to keep him.
Well then, he slipped out the back
and went to Kim's.
No, you're not going.
But, the point is,
you indulged my paranoia.
I got nothing.
Right now, you and I need to go over
everything Gates ever said to you,
Gates would've had access to wigs
and disguises from the prop house.
His car's gone and he is, too.
There's no witnesses,
How costly?
And I'm gonna get him
to testify against you.
A valve replacement.
It's no big deal. My dad had one.
To your girlfriend, Donna.
for the Triple Killer murders.
When you were, what, 12,
I'm guessing, she died suddenly.
How close to death
Richard?
Aired 14 years ago - Oct 18, 2010
An unknown woman falls out of a casket along with the original deceased when pallbearers lose control of the casket at a funeral and the investigation takes Beckett and Castle into the world of amorous, bed-hopping physicians.
If it wasn't for the pallbearers' fumble,
- They're for Alexis.
- Oh.
Air embolism.
And by "it," I mean...
Made waffles.
Personal situation with a nurse.
You thinking what I'm thinking?
It's just, she thought I was
too flirty with her female residents.
No, wait. At that time,
I was with Rhonda. Dr. Chimes.
and none of them are sleeping with him.
So someone was making payments
on her behalf.
Turns out it's right next
to the Faircross Hotel.
Revenge from a rival cartel?
A drug deal gone wrong?
Richard Castle?
- No.
- Oh, you should.
The hotel staff can attest to that.
They don't know his name.
County Hospital.
One, gorgeous countrysides.
And it's gonna take a little bribery.
And it was a battle
deciding which one she would keep.
How goes the haystack? Any needles?
So I was right.
Greg was working an angle.
every woman in the Galaxy of Greg
helped him with his escape plan.
When he escorted Amy into the MRI,
it'd be a pretty romantic story.
These people are baring their souls
in these letters.
"Make a new life with someone else.
Just be happy.
I don't know. Someplace romantic.
Apparently Greg pulled all of his money
out of his bank account a week ago.
No. You said it was stupid.
And it looks like you were wrong.
Right. And Doctor Monroe really
pulled you into that meeting
What do you mean, you distracted her?
Oh, look.
You see, unlike you, I don't take
long romantic drives with my doctor.
Someone removed it.
That's your car, Mr. Calderon.
I can see it in your eyes, Manolo.
It was you.
Leaving no blood evidence,
Aired 14 years ago - Oct 11, 2010
Castle and Beckett look into the murder of a young mathematician gunned down with a 200-year-old bullet, sparking some wild theories by Castle about a time-traveling killer. When their investigation uncovers a tricked-out DeLorean and a suspect in Victorian clothing, is it possible Castle's crazy idea has some validity?
Aired 14 years ago - Oct 04, 2010
With the latest case of a murdered bail bondsman, Beckett discovers that Castle's wild imagination and theories may be on the mark. Beckett's ex-partner makes a surprise arrival and Castle is forced to watch the two reminisce and engage in a little romance.
Aired 14 years ago - Sep 27, 2010
Beckett and Castle look for the killer of a famous psychic while debating whether extrasensory abilities are real or not. When a letter arrives from the victim predicting her death they must determine who actually wrote the letter – the victim or the killer.
She's in full rigor.
I'd say yesterday afternoon
and mediums are con artists
and charlatans.
Around 1:00.
That's when they started
looking at him as a suspect.
Even at our first session,
Vivien...
a New Jersey real estate deal,
true happiness would be his.
This house
is a Tuscan jewel,
No. But I was mad.
We broke up in '82, but we
never got over each other.
Unicorns, fairies,
double rainbows?
Internet searches, even got
ahold of some autopsy files.
It's called
being a cop, bro.
Now... it is back
with a vengeance.
She exaggerated her involvement
in these cases
between 5:00 and 7:00 P.M.
on Monday evening.
Okay, how about this?
Actually, I talked to
Penny Marchand about that.
Monday afternoon.
Cody donnelly told me
he had proof that Vivien
When she finally came out,
I confronted her.
You got it.
(Voice breaking)
I mean, God, I...
Mm.
And he will be
extremely important to you.
Is that your smoking-hot
silhouette on the posters then?
And when was this confrontation
gonna take place?
I can't believe
this is happening.
I mean, my mind
was totally blown.
He's dead. That's why
we stopped seeing each other.
Which means what,
exactly?
Mm-hmm.
And he poisons him.
then she'd call Cody Donnelly,
have him bring his camera crew.
She also wrote this.
at the Casillases'
vitamin factory
And what did you do
when you got there?
(Normal voice) And what happened?
He said no.
Because I really don't know
any Alexander.
That's the only way
you'll get closure."
We have had a very long day.
Please answer the question.
She was gone about 20 minutes.
And what time was that?
or did he tell you?
And she said she was going to
spend the evening
That would've been
Nick Johnston.
Because my middle name
is Alexander.
Aired 14 years ago - Sep 20, 2010
Beckett and her team burst into an apartment on a murderer's trail, just to be surprised when they see Castle, who they haven't heard or seen in months, standing over a dead woman's body holding a gun. Beckett, has no other choice but to arrest Castle until he proves his innocence.
Nice of him to call.
round goes through her
and breaks the glass.
The worst thing I ever saw her do
was jaywalk.
- 417?
- Yeah, right there.
Then why did we find you
in our victim's apartment?
That's when you, Esposito and Annie
Oakley come bursting through the door.
Beckett? A word?
You're a witness, Castle.
I can't have you involved.
Oh! You look as if
someone smacked you into an ice hole.
He's the one who went away.
It may be nothing, but I found this
on Miss Whitman's hand.
He's got priors, including robbery
and domestic assault.
I was following up a lead. Same as you.
but the entry wounds
are the same size as our other vics'.
is because you were at
the wrong place at the wrong time.
CSU found some of McCutchin's blood
on Maya's shoe.
Only what?
Look, Detective, first off,
I missed you, too.
I talked to the credit card companies.
Although Maya and Chloe did come to
the shop once to get tattoos.
I guess he thought
she was screwing someone else.
So he admits to the fights
and the threats,
Xander Doyle. Weapons charges,
conspiracy to distribute,
(SOFTLY) That's why she was armed.
until our high school chemistry
teacher cracks a smile and says,
That "something doesn't add up" look.
(CHUCKLES) Yeah.
Only we don't have a punch line.
So, plates, paper.