S3 E16
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Season 3  "Setup (1)"  3x16

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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Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 1
Actually, he didn't do that.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 2
Please excuse me.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 3
VIN number on the parts matches our cab.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 4
Your witness must've done it. That's it.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 5
Not now, Ryan.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 6
In this cab. Driving a drunk bond trader to the Upper West. Why?
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 7
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 8
Maybe it's like in The Conversation, and he overheard a murder plot.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 9
Well, I suppose...
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 10
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 11
I logged into Amir's GPS account to track where he drove the day he died.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 12
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 13
Do you have any idea what it was?
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 14
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 15
Did you kill him?
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 16
Are you sure? Because that would ruin a perfectly good theory.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 17
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 18
No, think of all the amazing things
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 19
What is going on? What is that thing, Kate?
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 20
Now our murder victim had a key to this storage unit.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 21
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 22
Yo, Cap. ICE just sent over the immigration papers for Amir Alhabi.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 23
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 24
You can't. No. No one can.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 25
We found residual traces of cobalt 60 in the storage unit.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 26
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 27
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 28
Yeah, I did the same thing with Lanie.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 29
Well, my friend, the governor, will be very disappointed to hear it.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 30
If I go over the line, you just reel me back in.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 31
Hopefully that's when somebody stopped by.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 32
Could you be a terrorist without Jenny knowing?
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 33
No. Go ahead. Kiss your daughter goodbye.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 34
I have to be sure you're telling the truth.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 35
It's important that she believes I think she's telling the truth.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 36
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 37
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 38
Yeah, but the evidence is, Castle.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 39
What if they were left there for us to find?
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 40
And the log says Jamal checked it out 12 hours ago,
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 41
It's my business to stay informed.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 42
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 43
then he couldn't have been paid to build that bomb.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 44
Do you have any idea how many laws you've broken?
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 45
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 46
His guilt is predicated on Amir being a terrorist.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 47
Only, they found out and they killed him.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 48
Besides, he alibi-ed out.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 49
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Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 2
Please excuse me.
#2
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 3
VIN number on the parts matches our cab.
#3
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 4
Your witness must've done it. That's it.
#4
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 5
Not now, Ryan.
#5
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 6
In this cab. Driving a drunk bond trader to the Upper West. Why?
#6
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 7 #7 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 8
Maybe it's like in The Conversation, and he overheard a murder plot.
#8
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 9
Well, I suppose...
#9
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 10 #10 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 11
I logged into Amir's GPS account to track where he drove the day he died.
#11
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Do you have any idea what it was?
#13
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Did you kill him?
#15
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 16
Are you sure? Because that would ruin a perfectly good theory.
#16
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No, think of all the amazing things
#18
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 19
What is going on? What is that thing, Kate?
#19
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 20
Now our murder victim had a key to this storage unit.
#20
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 21 #21 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 22
Yo, Cap. ICE just sent over the immigration papers for Amir Alhabi.
#22
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 23 #23 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 24
You can't. No. No one can.
#24
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 25
We found residual traces of cobalt 60 in the storage unit.
#25
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Yeah, I did the same thing with Lanie.
#28
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 29
Well, my friend, the governor, will be very disappointed to hear it.
#29
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 30
If I go over the line, you just reel me back in.
#30
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 31
Hopefully that's when somebody stopped by.
#31
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 32
Could you be a terrorist without Jenny knowing?
#32
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 33
No. Go ahead. Kiss your daughter goodbye.
#33
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 34
I have to be sure you're telling the truth.
#34
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 35
It's important that she believes I think she's telling the truth.
#35
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Yeah, but the evidence is, Castle.
#38
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 39
What if they were left there for us to find?
#39
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 40
And the log says Jamal checked it out 12 hours ago,
#40
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 41
It's my business to stay informed.
#41
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 42 #42 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 43
then he couldn't have been paid to build that bomb.
#43
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 44
Do you have any idea how many laws you've broken?
#44
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 45 #45 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 46
His guilt is predicated on Amir being a terrorist.
#46
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 47
Only, they found out and they killed him.
#47
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 48
Besides, he alibi-ed out.
#48
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 49 #49 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 3 Episode 16 (S03E16) - 50 #50