S3 E9
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Season 3  "Close Encounters of the Murderous Kind"  3x9

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.

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blasted out of the air-lock of the alien spaceship.
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That is called a hangover.
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Last night. She was still here at her office at 7:00, when I left.
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It's called an altitude chamber.
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Mr. Carter, your keycard was swiped at the Science Center
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It wasn't like that. I quit.
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Make yourself at home.
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Come on, Castle.
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That had to have been the murder weapon.
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I wanted to thoroughly document her condition
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He's an economics professor.
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Wow! Where did that answer come from?
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And I am sure that as soon as we do
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Three years ago, he and Marie were members of the same research team.
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tell us your story?
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And did she?
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between 7:00 and 10:00 p.m.
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Whatever it was, what if she found it?
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From which agency?
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Was her data in her furniture? Because they took that, too.
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Castle.
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a state park with scenic hiking trails and canoeing,
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Coordinates, the image-capture. It's all gone.
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We will continue our investigation and solve this case
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I'll get into this.
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- Yes. - No.
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to get whatever Marie took. So we gotta find it first
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Okay. Just for clarity, so we know later who said what.
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Why are you showing me this?
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You did say that, "She took something that was vital to our security."
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The intercepted transmissions coincided with Marie's tasking
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In the book, I take a bold new look at the linear aggregation of markets.
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Would you excuse me for a moment?
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So that's when she intercepted the weird signals.
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And Chinese handlers who can smuggle him out of the country.
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I know where to start looking.
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So our murder suspect is meeting his handler.
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So you're saying that Vaughn and Kyu
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Wait! Wait, wait, please!

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That is called a hangover.
#3
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Last night. She was still here at her office at 7:00, when I left.
#4
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It's called an altitude chamber.
#5
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Mr. Carter, your keycard was swiped at the Science Center
#6
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It wasn't like that. I quit.
#7
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Make yourself at home.
#8
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Come on, Castle.
#9
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That had to have been the murder weapon.
#10
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I wanted to thoroughly document her condition
#11
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He's an economics professor.
#12
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Wow! Where did that answer come from?
#13
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And I am sure that as soon as we do
#14
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Three years ago, he and Marie were members of the same research team.
#15
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tell us your story?
#16
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And did she?
#18
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between 7:00 and 10:00 p.m.
#19
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Whatever it was, what if she found it?
#20
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From which agency?
#21
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Was her data in her furniture? Because they took that, too.
#22
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Castle.
#23
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a state park with scenic hiking trails and canoeing,
#24
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Coordinates, the image-capture. It's all gone.
#25
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We will continue our investigation and solve this case
#26
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I'll get into this.
#31
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- Yes. - No.
#32
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to get whatever Marie took. So we gotta find it first
#33
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Okay. Just for clarity, so we know later who said what.
#36
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Why are you showing me this?
#38
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You did say that, "She took something that was vital to our security."
#39
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The intercepted transmissions coincided with Marie's tasking
#40
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In the book, I take a bold new look at the linear aggregation of markets.
#41
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Would you excuse me for a moment?
#42
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So that's when she intercepted the weird signals.
#44
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And Chinese handlers who can smuggle him out of the country.
#45
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I know where to start looking.
#46
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So our murder suspect is meeting his handler.
#47
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So you're saying that Vaughn and Kyu
#48
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Wait! Wait, wait, please!
#50