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Castle (2009)

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Season 4  "The Blue Butterfly"  4x14

Aired 12 years ago - Feb 06, 2012

When Castle and Beckett investigate the killing of a treasure hunter, they discover the case is linked to a mysterious homicide from 1947 involving a hard-boiled private detective. Castle realizes the only way to solve the present-day murder is to solve the murder from the past. The 1947 case comes to life through stylized flashbacks, featuring Castle as the private eye and Beckett as a femme fatale.

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Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 1
Thanks.
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 2
Um, Beckett?
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 3
with a little hair of the dog that bit me."
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 4
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 5
For 15 bucks a day plus expenses.
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 6
"My last stop was the Pennybaker Club.
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 7
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 8
This isn't a request, compadre.
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 9
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 10
with the boss' hardware on.
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 11
Uh, Stan was not there because of his debt.
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 12
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 13
And did Sally go talk to her sister?
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 14
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 15
Did you just say "Kate"?
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 16
Well, then we'll just keep this our little secret.
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 17
What, are you daffy?
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 18
- What happened to Vera? - I don't know.
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 19
A man on parole like myself
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 20
of the puzzle to the blue butterfly.
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 21
was used in an unsolved double homicide
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 22
You know what? I bet you Dempsey caught the two of them
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 23
bought all of Dempsey's firearms, including 2 .38s.
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 24
Huh. Crime scene photo of Vera and the PI.
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 25
and decided to burden me with his preposterous story.
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 26
"attested to bearing witness to the following conversation
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 27
That's when you slip right out the back door,
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 28
Cut the corners, Joe. Who hired you?
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 29
That was the manager of Stan's residency hotel.
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 30
It's DNA, guys. It's not a magic trick.
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 31
I gave him access to all of granddad's old papers,
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 32
No, I did not-- I did not shoot him.
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 33
with a friend of the deceased named Jerry Maddox.
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 34
Yeah. He--he was murdered?
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 35
Now that's back in '46.
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 36
Couple months after, uh,
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 37
So...
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 38
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 39
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 40
and a bullwhip.
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 41
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 42
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 43
- Beckett, I just realized something. - Huh?
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 44
and Joe Flynn, back from the dead.
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 45
Oh, come on, you guys.
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 46
took the blue butterfly for yourself?
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 47
All this time, and it's paste?
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 48
Breaks up the clinch.
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 49
She'd only hired Joe to get me away from Dempsey
 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 50
We needed to disappear.

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Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 2
Um, Beckett?
#2 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 3
with a little hair of the dog that bit me."
#3 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 4 #4 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 5
For 15 bucks a day plus expenses.
#5 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 6
"My last stop was the Pennybaker Club.
#6 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 7 #7 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 8
This isn't a request, compadre.
#8 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 9 #9 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 10
with the boss' hardware on.
#10 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 11
Uh, Stan was not there because of his debt.
#11 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 12 #12 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 13
And did Sally go talk to her sister?
#13 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 14 #14 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 15
Did you just say "Kate"?
#15 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 16
Well, then we'll just keep this our little secret.
#16 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 17
What, are you daffy?
#17 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 18
- What happened to Vera? - I don't know.
#18 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 19
A man on parole like myself
#19 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 20
of the puzzle to the blue butterfly.
#20 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 21
was used in an unsolved double homicide
#21 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 22
You know what? I bet you Dempsey caught the two of them
#22 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 23
bought all of Dempsey's firearms, including 2 .38s.
#23 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 24
Huh. Crime scene photo of Vera and the PI.
#24 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 25
and decided to burden me with his preposterous story.
#25 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 26
"attested to bearing witness to the following conversation
#26 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 27
That's when you slip right out the back door,
#27 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 28
Cut the corners, Joe. Who hired you?
#28 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 29
That was the manager of Stan's residency hotel.
#29 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 30
It's DNA, guys. It's not a magic trick.
#30 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 31
I gave him access to all of granddad's old papers,
#31 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 32
No, I did not-- I did not shoot him.
#32 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 33
with a friend of the deceased named Jerry Maddox.
#33 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 34
Yeah. He--he was murdered?
#34 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 35
Now that's back in '46.
#35 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 36
Couple months after, uh,
#36 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 37
So...
#37 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 38 #38 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 39 #39 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 40
and a bullwhip.
#40 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 41 #41 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 42 #42 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 43
- Beckett, I just realized something. - Huh?
#43 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 44
and Joe Flynn, back from the dead.
#44 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 45
Oh, come on, you guys.
#45 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 46
took the blue butterfly for yourself?
#46 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 47
All this time, and it's paste?
#47 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 48
Breaks up the clinch.
#48 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 49
She'd only hired Joe to get me away from Dempsey
#49 Recap of Castle (2009) Season 4 Episode 14 (S04E14) - 50
We needed to disappear.
#50