S8 E1
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Season 8  "XY (1)"  8x1

Aired 9 years ago - Sep 21, 2015

After passing the Captain's exam last season, Beckett was surprised with an offer to run for State Senate. In the action packed season premiere, Castle and Beckett are adjusting to Beckett's career change, when a call from a mysterious stranger sets off an explosive chain of events. There are two sides to every story, and this unique two-parter will explore the same story from each of their perspectives, first from Castle's side as he searches for Beckett.

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Recap of Castle (2009) Season 8 Episode 1 (S08E01) - 2
We are very interested in the man who lives there.
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William Knowles, eh? Should be right up your street.
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Valentine's learned his lesson,
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Sometimes, I think you're trying to pretend it's not happening.
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It's on the left here.
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Right.
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She's expecting a baby.
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I started working there two years into the war.
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Yes, Mr Foyle. Do come in.
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that was crazy to start with.
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My wife was asleep, so was my father - he's an invalid.
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Ain't that the way with you limeys?
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Clayton, I need your help. Oh, what is it, baby?
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He hadn't been here for two months.
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What?
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Are you interrogating me? Well, of course not.
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Do you know where he lived?
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I don't know why they're bothering with a trial.
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Well, she certainly wasn't telling the truth.
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to force women out of work. That's not the reason.
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Not the sort of place MY employers would like to know I frequented,
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Forgive me, but that's crazy.
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You're married to me now. You're expecting our child.
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How did he manage that? They went to the same school in Switzerland.
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Sir, I'd like to contribute. I really do want to.
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That's what impressed us about you when we first met you, Adam.
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But she didn't want to. Look, I told her from the very start
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He was in Italy and he copped it at Anzio.
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All looking to the Russian oil fields.
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they would have done anything to get their hands on our technology.
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What in particular? Oh, anything I can get my hands on, really.
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He has an infection of the heart, he hasn't long to live.
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