S5 E9
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Season 5  "Secret Santa"  5x9

Aired 11 years ago - Dec 03, 2012

When a bearded, rotund man in a red Santa suit with an ID reading Kris Kringle falls from the sky in Central Park, Castle and Beckett are on the hunt to find the person who killed Santa. But everything isn't holiday cheer, as they discover St. Nick may have been more naughty than nice. Meanwhile, Castle and Beckett prepare for their first Christmas together.

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Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 1
How is that even possible?
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Oh, Lord, I hate the holidays.
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I think Jenny has other plans this year.
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Got his ID from that boot shop.
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Javi. Let's not be one of those sad, desperate holiday hook-ups.
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Yeah, can't wait.
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This is crazy. I did not kill Edmund.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 10
and went over to his place and popped off.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 11
Turn his life around? Was he in trouble of some sort?
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 12
he didn't go all Santa for the money.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 13
He hasn't called her for at least three years.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 14
and afterwards we stayed up to watch It's a Wonderful Life.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 15
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How does a guy on a motorcycle connect to Edmund landing in the park?
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 17
Anyway, it's a class-action suit, representing 43 families,
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 18
or some other kind of marathon that makes life wonderful.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 19
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Well, according to the airfield manager, Mr. Mudge,
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 22
Now, is there any way to know where the chopper flew last night?
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 23
this will be the first Christmas Eve in 18 years we haven't spent together.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 24
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to have tea and eat those tiny freakin' sandwiches.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 26
So that leaves helipads at Bankcorp building,
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 27
So you didn't happen to have a Santa working your party, did you?
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I had it appraised at 30,000.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 29
That's a little more than the Cabots needed for their lawsuit.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 30
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 31
And then he gets thrown out of a helicopter
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he enters through the heart.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 35
Yeah, about that. We checked the photos from the Harlem Youth Club.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 36
you decided you wanted it all for yourself.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 37
Hell, yeah!
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 38
The neighbor kid? Tim Cabot?
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 39
The Christmas that Edmund walked out on his life.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 40
Hell, yeah, I was angry.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 41
They were the evidence he needed to set things right.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 42
Like you telling me that you didn't know Edmund?
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 43
Who are the Cabots?
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It's too bad his past caught up with him.
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 47
I thought, if she can do that in our tiny apartment
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 48
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 49
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so we both decided to cancel our plans.

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Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 2
Oh, Lord, I hate the holidays.
#2
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 3
I think Jenny has other plans this year.
#3
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Got his ID from that boot shop.
#4
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Javi. Let's not be one of those sad, desperate holiday hook-ups.
#5
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Yeah, can't wait.
#8
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This is crazy. I did not kill Edmund.
#9
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 10
and went over to his place and popped off.
#10
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 11
Turn his life around? Was he in trouble of some sort?
#11
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 12
he didn't go all Santa for the money.
#12
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 13
He hasn't called her for at least three years.
#13
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 14
and afterwards we stayed up to watch It's a Wonderful Life.
#14
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How does a guy on a motorcycle connect to Edmund landing in the park?
#16
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Anyway, it's a class-action suit, representing 43 families,
#17
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or some other kind of marathon that makes life wonderful.
#18
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Well, according to the airfield manager, Mr. Mudge,
#21
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Now, is there any way to know where the chopper flew last night?
#22
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this will be the first Christmas Eve in 18 years we haven't spent together.
#23
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to have tea and eat those tiny freakin' sandwiches.
#25
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So that leaves helipads at Bankcorp building,
#26
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So you didn't happen to have a Santa working your party, did you?
#27
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 28
I had it appraised at 30,000.
#28
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That's a little more than the Cabots needed for their lawsuit.
#29
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And then he gets thrown out of a helicopter
#31
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he enters through the heart.
#34
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Yeah, about that. We checked the photos from the Harlem Youth Club.
#35
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you decided you wanted it all for yourself.
#36
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Hell, yeah!
#37
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 38
The neighbor kid? Tim Cabot?
#38
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 39
The Christmas that Edmund walked out on his life.
#39
Recap of Castle (2009) Season 5 Episode 9 (S05E09) - 40
Hell, yeah, I was angry.
#40
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They were the evidence he needed to set things right.
#41
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Like you telling me that you didn't know Edmund?
#42
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Who are the Cabots?
#43
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It's too bad his past caught up with him.
#46
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I thought, if she can do that in our tiny apartment
#47
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so we both decided to cancel our plans.
#50