06x03 - Need to Know

Episode transcripts for the TV show "Castle". Aired: March 9, 2009 –; May 16, 2016.*
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Bored with his success, celebrated mystery novelist Rick Castle teams with NYPD Detective Kate Beckett to solve the case of a copycat k*ller who re-creates m*rder scenes from Rick's novels.
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06x03 - Need to Know

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Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Hey, pal, you can't cut through here.

It's private property.

Sorry about that.

Oh, my God.

Oh, Castle, I wish
we could stay like this all morning.

Yeah. Among other positions.

Do you know
what my favorite position is?

In person.

(INHALES AND SIGHS)

Yeah. Mine, too.

Oh, you know what? Maybe I can fly up
this weekend if there's no new cases.

I would so make it worth your while.

(CELL PHONE CHIMES)

(GROANS) Oh, no.

It's the office. I have to call in.

And there goes our weekend tryst.

No, maybe not. Maybe it's not a case.

Oh, it's always a case.

Hey, maybe... Don't you wanna
take a quick shower before work?

Maybe you could
take the phone in with you?

It is waterproof.

Maybe later.

- I'll hold you to that.
- Okay. (KISSES)

- (SIGHS)
- (CELL PHONE BEEPS)

(WHIRRING SOUND)

(PI LAUGHING)

Pl: Stems are fine!

Pi.

- (LAUGHING)
- (WHIRRING CONTINUES)

Morning, Dad.
I hope Pi and I didn't wake you.

We're making smoothies.

And yet, for me, not so smooth.

Pl: I'll whip one up for you.

- Good morning, all.
- ALEXIS: Morning.

Ah! Pi, I'll have my usual. Anti-aging.

You got it, Mrs. R.

Thank you.

(SIGHS LOUDLY)

Darling, couldn't you just pretend
to appreciate Pi's efforts?

What efforts?

Half the time, I don't know
if I'm smelling our new compost bin

or my daughter's rotting ambition.

Oh, Richard, she's 19 years old,
and that boy is just...

Look, it's good
she'll get it out of her system.

I just wish she would
get it out of her system faster.

And out of my house.

Maybe I should just put my foot down.
Show her my stern disapproval.

Please. Alexis will just rebel and
she'll wanna be with him even more.

- So then I should approve?
- No, no, no.

That'll just cement the relationship.

She'll be sleeping
on the couch with him. (LAUGHS)

So what am I supposed to do?

Drink your kale blast,
and just ride it out, kiddo.

Is that Charlie Reynolds? Turn that up.

FEMALE REPORTER:
Police are currently investigating.

Reynolds was an actor,

best known as the star of the '90s
TV comedy, 2 Cool for School,

where he played lovable nerd,
Dewey Hancock.

Oh, how awful.

I did a guest spot on that show.

CASTLE: It was a simpler time,

when Dewey's catchphrase, "Hubba-
hubba," passed as sparkling dialogue.

In a bizarre twist,
the body was found hanging

from the hook of a construction crane.

Oh, gruesome.

Yes. If by "gruesome,"
you mean "awesome." Look!

That's Esposito and Ryan.

This is exactly what I need.
(DIALING)

Former child star
literally getting the hook.

Hoisted on his own petard.
Hung out to dry.

- Okay, I get it.
- (CHUCKLES)

(CLICKS)

Did you see that?
He just declined my call.

Looks like Charlie
isn't the only one hung out to dry.

- (SPECTATORS MURMURING)
- (MUMBLING INDISTINCTLY)

Hey, I was...

(SPEAKING INAUDIBLY)

(WHISTLES, CLICKS TONGUE)

Sorry. Only NYPD past this point.

You must be new here. I'm actually...

I know exactly who you are.

But like I said,
only NYPD past this point.

That's... Right there.
Those are my people right here.

- Hey, guys!
- It's okay, Sully, we got it.

- All right.
- Thanks.

- Hey, Castle.
- (LAUGHS)

Who's that guy, Ryan?

That is Detective Grant Sullivan.

As much as we miss Beckett,

it's nice to have
a new guy to boss around.

Nice.

What are you doing here, bro?

Well, you would know
if you would've answered my call.

I must not have heard it ring.

You rejected it. On live television.

Okay, guys, look,
I am big enough to overlook that

and still offer to help you guys out.

Help us out?

This is a high-profile case,

and I am willing
to let you guys exclusively benefit

from my out-of-the-box,
crime-solving mind.

And what do you get?

Escape from the life in the loft.

Ah! Sorry, Castle.
If Gates were to find out...

- Yeah.
- She won't. She won't find out.

I happen to know
she's at a conference in Florida.

So you won't even know I'm here.

(SHUTTER CLICKS)

(CHUCKLES) A washed-up sitcom star
dangling from a hook?

Does it get any better?

I grew up watching that show.

Charlie Reynolds
is highly underrated as an actor.

2 Cool for School is a timeless gem.

I seriously doubt that.
Not that I've ever watched it.

Mr. Castle, you're back.
But not by popular demand.

Good to see you, too, Perlmutter.

Do you have a time of death for us?

Between 7:00 p.m. And 2:00 a.m.

The cause is obvious.

He plummeted off the roof
and landed on the hook.

Possible su1c1de.

Based on the crane's distance
from the building

and signs of struggle on the roof,

he was pushed.

What was Charlie Reynolds
doing on the roof in the first place?

Good question. He actually owns
an apartment in the building,

but he wasn't living here.

Every unit's
been stripped down to the studs,

so he was staying in a sublet.

Any family or next of kin?

On the TV show, yes.
In real life, not so much.

Well, whatever he was
doing here, we've got unis

canvassing to see if anyone saw him
or anyone else last night in the area.

Hmm.

I wonder what this means. Nine digits.

Well, given he was pushed off a roof
and landed on a hook,

I'm saying that is not his lucky number.

- Yo, Sully.
- Yeah.

(CELL PHONE BEEPS)

Check out this number
and see how it connects with our victim.

And let's start piecing together
where he was before he wound up here.

I'm on it.
Meantime, I checked his voicemail,

and he had a bunch of angry messages
yesterday from some chick.

Said she would k*ll him
if he didn't call her back.

Said she would not be ignored.

Aha! A classic rabbit boiler.

Stalker, gentlemen. An obsessed fan.

Do we know who the caller is?

I traced the number
to an address downtown.

- Her name is...
- Geraldine Powers.

Geraldine Powers. Yeah.

CASTLE: I bet she
even has a creepy shrine to him.

I did not k*ll Charlie Reynolds.

- But you did thr*aten to k*ll him.
- Repeatedly.

And you do seem to have
more than a casual interest in him.

(SCOFFS) Well, of course I do.

I'm the one who kept his show on the air
for six seasons.

Are you taking any medication?

I am not delusional.
I am Charlie's agent, nitwit!

His agent?

Yeah. I've been running the shows
non-stop since I got the news.

I signed Charlie back in '92
when he was on 2 Cool for School.

What do I do?

Play it cool. Chicks dig mystery.

- Mystery.
- Oh, here she comes!

After the show was canceled,
the phone stopped ringing.

Most agents would've dumped his ass.
But me? I stuck with him.

Oh, this is the scene.
This is where history was made.

Hey, Lisa.

(SQUEAKS)

Hubba-hubba!

- (LAUGHING)
- (LAUGHING)

A timeless gem? Really?

That was a very nuanced performance.

(REMOTE CONTROL CLICKS)

Nothing you're telling me is explaining
why you threatened Charlie Reynolds.

Charlie moved into a sublet
while his building was being rehabbed,

and a few days ago, some of his mail
got forwarded here by mistake.

His bank statement showed

that he had just made a deposit
for 125 grand.

Charlie could barely cover his rent
with the jobs I booked.

So where'd he get the cash?

Only thing that makes sense
is that he booked a gig on the side

and cut me out of my commission.

Do you have any idea what that gig was?

No, but for him
to pull in that kind of money,

(LAUGHS) it had to be something big.

The key here is that mystery gig.

A down-on-his-luck actor,
barely scraping by.

Maybe he got involved in some
shady deal that cost him his life.

Or someone recognized his
true acting talent and gave him a job.

Like some C-list,
where-are-they-now reality show

where he has to mud-wrestle
Danny Bonaduce and Webster

just to get a job with Donald Tr*mp.

What happened to Beckett's desk?

That's Sully's desk now.

Oh, uh...

Mr. Castle, sorry if I came on
a little strong back at the scene.

I'm still trying
to get the lay of the land here.

Detective Beckett
left some big shoes to fill.

Yeah, she did. I see you filled her desk.

Mr. Castle, what are you doing here?

(STAMMERING) Captain Gates.
I thought you were at a conference.

It ended a day early.

But you wouldn't even know that
unless you were checking up on me.

Oh, I see what's happened here.

This man has insinuated himself

into the Charlie Reynolds investigation,
hasn't he? And you let him?

Well, news for you, Mr. Castle.

- You are not NYPD.
- (ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)

And you no longer have
a reason for being here.

- (ELEVATOR DOORS CLOSE)
- This is our m*rder case.

BECKETT: Not anymore.

Beckett!

This is our case now.

I have a letter from the Attorney General

authorizing our taking point on this case.

May I see that, please?

(LOWERED VOICE)
What are you doing here?

(CHUCKLING) Me? What am I doing?
What are you doing here?

Why didn't you tell me
you were coming to town?

- I was gonna surprise you.
- (NORMAL VOICE) Well done.

Then perhaps you should brief the team.

Good morning, I am Agent McCord.
Of course, you know Agent Beckett.

We are joining this investigation,

so we need access to all information
regarding Charlie Reynolds' death.

Which is fed-speak
for you're pushing us out.

No, you'll continue to work the case,
you'll just be reporting to us.

Uh, why is the m*rder
of an ex-sitcom star a federal case?

We're not at liberty to say.

No, wait, let me get this straight.

You want us to continue investigating,
report everything to you,

but you're not going to tell us
why you're here?

It's need-to-know.

We'll be setting up
in the conference room.

We'll need any preliminary reports,

and all of Reynolds' personal
electronics, phones, iPads, computers.

Thank you for your cooperation.

We'll use the victim's phone
and computer data

to reconstruct what he was up to
in his last 24 hours.

And by the way, D.C. Made it clear
that they want us to send it to them.

- Why do they want the data?
- (TYPING)

They didn't say. They rarely do.

(SIGHS) That's got to bother you.

We don't always get the whole picture.
Comes with the territory.

CASTLE: Maybe we should
go over there

and just invite them in
for some coffee, you know?

We are not serving them coffee.

You bought this espresso machine
for the NYPD.

This is NYPD coffee only.

Come on, guys. That's a little harsh.

Harsh? Beckett's a Judas.

Her and her partner
just h*jacked our case.

Whose side are you on?

Your side. Look, guys, I'm on your side.

Hey, Ryan, isn't it a little weird

that Castle shows up the same day
that Agent Beckett takes over?

Yes. It's quite a coincidence.

(CHUCKLES) No. It's not a... That...

Yeah, well...
No, actually, yes, it's a coincidence.

Maybe you and Beckett
are in on this together.

Maybe you are her inside man.
You are Judas' Judas!

No. Guys, no, I swear!
Come on, you know me.

- I'm watching you, Castle.
- (CELL PHONE CHIMES, BEEPS)

Perlmutter's got something for us.

- Let's go.
- Yeah.

After a complete examination,
I was able to narrow time of death

to between 11:30 and 1:30.

And perimortem bruising
on the arm and shoulder

is consistent with signs of a struggle.

So Charlie fought back
before he was thrown off the roof.

Yes,

but the most fascinating discovery
resides in here.

Which is?

An unusually large quantity
of fresh bird excrement

that I extracted
from the tread of the victim's shoes.

No. I'll take your word for it.

Okay, so he stepped in some pigeon...

Sure! Only it didn't come from pigeons.

Now, painstaking analysis proves that
this is none other than chicken poop.

Not a lot of that in Manhattan.

Maybe Charlie's mystery job
had something to do with chickens?

Well, after 2 Cool for School,
almost anything is a step up.

Hey, now...

What else you got for us?

I'm afraid that's all I'm
authorized to tell you at this time.

(ELEVATOR BELL DINGS)

I can't believe it. Even Perlmutter's
answering to the feds now.

We're being iced out of our own case.

Guys, maybe there's
a perfectly reasonable explanation

for all the secrecy.

That's... You guys are right.
This is outrageous!

Yo, Sully,
any leads on Charlie's mystery job?

Nothing that explains that 125 grand.

The only thing
I've been able to dig up so far

is some personal appearance trips
to Russia over the last few years.

- Russia?
- Oh, yeah.

2 Cool for School is huge over there.

Dewey is to Russia
what David Hasselhoff is to Germany.

I did catch a break off his credit card.

I got a line on a cab that
picked Charlie up the day he got k*lled.

- Where'd it take him?
- His sublet. But here's the kicker.

Another dude hopped in the backseat
and the two of them got in a huge fight.

RYAN: Did you get a description?

Uh, no. Better. I got a name.
His former co-star, Ramon Russo.

Oh, yeah.
He played the jock, Marco, right?

- Yeah.
- Oh.

So you have seen the show?

I just caught it by accident once.
It was...

Well, then, as you might know,
not only did Ramon play Marco,

but word is they hated each other.

Maybe that feud led to m*rder.

It was an accident.
(BREATHING HEAVILY)

I tried to walk away,
but he pushed me first.

I didn't mean to k*ll him, I swear.

Ramon Russo?

(LAUGHS)

My apologies, you guys.

I'm telling you,
this happens to me all the time,

whether I'm out there on the street,
or here teaching class.

So, how can I help you fellas?

You want an autographed picture?
What?

How about some of your time?

Maybe even decades of it.

I'm telling you, Charlie's death
is a personal tragedy for me

and a huge loss
for the acting community.

And I'll do anything I can
to help you find whoever did this to him.

We understand you shared
a cab ride with him yesterday?

That's right. We left work together.

Oh. You worked with him? On what?
And did it involve chickens?

Chickens?
No, we were doing 2 Cool for School.

But that show's been off the air
for 20 years.

No, man. We're doing a reunion movie.

- You are?
- (LAUGHS) Yeah.

I mean, this is just the
first we're hearing of it.

It's on the down-low, you know.

We all had to sign those
confidentiality agreements?

But to be honest,

(CHUCKLES)
I had a lot of other projects in the works.

Charlie begged me to do it.

He said it'd be fun to get
the old g*ng back together, you know?

Even with all the bad blood
between you two?

I mean, wasn't your character, Marco,

originally supposed to be
the star of the show,

and then Dewey caught fire,
stole the spotlight?

Stole your spotlight?

We were kids back then.

I mean, the show did
a lot of great things for all of us.

Whatever issues we had,
we buried the hatchet a long time ago.

Not according to your cabbie.

He said
the two of you got into a big fight.

(SIGHS) Yeah, I lost my temper
because he was wasting my time.

He was disrespecting the craft.
Charlie didn't know any of the lines.

I mean, I'm telling you,
he was never like that.

He was always real good
with that kind of stuff, you know?

You're saying there was something
going on with Charlie?

Definitely.
It started a couple of days ago.

He started showing up
anxious and tired.

And I asked him what was wrong,
but he wouldn't say.

Where were you last night
between 11:30 and 1:30?

So Ramon's girlfriend, Yasmine,
confirms his story.

He was home all night
running lines with her.

Lines like, "I'm the biggest deal
to ever walk these halls."

Ramon slipped me a signed copy
of the script.

2 Cool for School:
Those Who Can't, Teach.

Really? Well, what's the storyline?

Dewey and Marco
are back at Bayview High as faculty.

Dewey is the brainy science teacher,

while Marco's reliving his glory days
as the football coach.

Oh, no. When Dewey runs into the sexy
German teacher, Mrs. Pozman,

in the break room, he says...

BOTH: Hubba-hubba.

Hubba-hubba.

Anyway, I talked to the office staff
at the movie set,

and not only has Charlie been acting
weird lately, but two days ago,

he sweet-talked the accountant
into letting him look over the books.

Why would the star
care about the budget of the show?

I don't know, but the accountant told me

that Charlie said
he'd found irregularities.

And get this, he made her swear not to
tell the film's producer, Hank Harper,

that he'd been poking around.

Hank Harper? I've heard of him.

Rumor was he chased a director
off set with a baseball bat.

Check this out.
Though he's never been convicted,

Hank Harper has faced numerous
charges of embezzling money

from the films that he's worked on.

If Charlie would've found out that Hank
was skimming money from the movie...

Then maybe Hank
gave Charlie the hook.

According to the production office,

Hank Harper's somewhere here
on the set.

What can they even be filming
if their star is dead?

Probably the scenes without Dewey.

Or scenes that explain
why he's not in the whole movie.

Or he's back from the dead.

The zombie apocalypse version.
Now that I would watch.

No, look, right there.

There's another one.

(CASTLE LAUGHS)

They must be recasting the part.

What?
There's only one Dewey Hancock.

Yeah? Tell him that.

MAN: Action!

(RUSSIAN ACCENT) Dewey,
thanks for giving up a Friday night

to chaperone the dance with me.
I'll see you there.

(WEAKLY) Hubba-hubba.

No, no, no.

"Hubba-hubba"
is not just a catchphrase,

it is the essence of your character.

"Hubba-hubba" comes from here,
not here.

And, Svetlana,
make him work for the hubba-hubba.

No, no. Forget it, please.

Come on, you tried this before.
The answer's no.

Hank Harper?

(LAUGHS) It's too late, pretty boy.

We already cast the muscular
P.E. Teacher.

NYPD.
We're here about Charlie Reynolds.

I'm gonna have to call you back.

- Charlie was a great kid, a real pro.
- (DOOR CLOSES)

Working with him reminded me
of the pictures I did with Pacino.

You worked with Al Pacino?

Barry Pacino. No relation.
Every bit as talented. And taller.

If you have
such a high opinion of Charlie,

how come you're already replacing him?

Look, you gotta understand,
there's a lot of money at stake here.

The show must go on.

Ah! I've been there.

My book, Naked Heat,
got made into a movie a few years back.

Didn't that go straight to DVD?

There were script issues.

And casting issues and directing issues.

Did Charlie have any problems
with anyone on set?

Not that I'm aware of.
(CHUCKLES)

Everybody loved him.

What's not to love?
(CHUCKLES)

He took a look at the accounting books
recently. Any idea why?

Can't imagine.
Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa, easy.

But we might. Maybe Charlie thought
somebody was skimming money.

Yes, we heard about your penchant
for creative bookkeeping.

Wait, you think I k*lled him?

Well, if Charlie found out
that you were up to your old tricks,

it would be motive.

First of all, I was here all night
doing script changes.

And plus, I may have been caught with
my hand in the cookie jar in the past,

but I'm not stupid enough
to steal from the Russians.

The Russians?

Yeah, they're financing this picture.
They wanna make this into a franchise.

This is my meal ticket!

So if there's anything hinky
with the books, it's not 'cause of me.

Yeah, we're not gonna
take your word for that.

We're gonna need to see those books.

Oh, yeah. They're all yours.

Thanks.

We're gonna need
one of these hats, too.

You know what I don't get?

You're wearing that hat.
There's a lot you don't get.

Let's say Hank did embezzle money
and k*lled Charlie to silence him.

Why are the feds involved?

Well, maybe it has something to do
with the Russians.

Well, if we knew the feds' angle,
we'd have a leg up on solving this.

Sorry, guys. I've yet to come up
with a crazy, genius theory yet.

You don't need to.

Not when you can go
directly to the source.

Get Beckett to give us the lowdown.

Okay, wait a minute.

We get much-needed case information,

you get to clear up
any lingering doubts about your loyalty.

Everybody wins.

Okay, guys, no, I can't do that, all right?
After D.C., we promised we wouldn't...

We did you a solid
getting you on this case, Castle.

It's time to pay up.

Guys, this is my fiancée, okay?

What does it say about our future
if I keep pushing the boundaries?

Castle, your whole relationship is built

on a foundation
of your boundary-pushing.

Good point.

Mmm.

Hey, I got your text.

Hey. I just wanted to check in with you.

You know, it must be weird for you,

being back here at the precinct,
working a case.

Yeah. Yeah, it is.

Yeah, especially
since McCord's little gag order

prevents you from accessing your
most effective investigative tool. Me.

(LAUGHS) Yeah, you are a tool, all right.

- Wow.
- So, uh, she's not here right now,

so what's the harm
in giving me a little tidbit?

This is a bribe.
Castle, you're bribing me with a latte?

No, I am not.
Come on. Don't be ridiculous.

This is low, even for you.

(WHISPERS) Look, I can solve this.
I just need a little more to go on.

Castle, you're not gonna "Castle" me
on this one.

Okay, she's coming.

Just nod once if it's about the Russians,
twice if it's about something else.

Twice. About something else.

Three times.
(STAMMERING) What does that mean?

I don't know what that means.

Beckett, we got a lead. Let's go.

See you, Castle.

What does three nods mean?

Well?

I tried, but she wouldn't talk to me
about the case.

Where did the two of them go just now?

- Yeah, she wouldn't tell me that either.
- (SCOFFS)

Hey, I was just...

I can't even look at you right now.

Hey, guys, I think we found something
in these books Charlie was looking into.

I went over them and there's no signs
of any financial shenanigans.

The balance sheet seems kosher,
but check out this ledger entry.

That is the number that we found
in Charlie's pocket.

This must be that "irregularity"
that Charlie was talking about.

But what does it mean?

Well, it corresponds
to an invoice number

for a shipment of camera equipment
for the movie sent over from Russia.

What makes that an irregularity?

Well, for one thing, it'd be a lot cheaper
just to rent cameras here.

Not only that, but the shipment
was sent to a warehouse in Brooklyn.

Which happens to be right next to
a chicken processing plant.

Which explains the poop
on Charlie's shoes.

Charlie went to that warehouse
right before he was k*lled.

Maybe whoever k*lled him
came from there.

ESPOSITO: Looks deserted.

CASTLE: Yeah, it doesn't mean that it is.

This place could be teeming
with bloodthirsty Cossacks.

- Do you have an extra g*n?
- Not for you.

At least we know we're in the right place.

I definitely stepped in something.

(BEEPS)

Hey, guys, I found it.

I found the shipment.
Same invoice number.

It is just camera gear.

Wait a minute. It's a false bottom.

CASTLE: Oh!

My mother always said
that the film business was tough.

That's why the Russians
are financing that dumb-ass movie.

They're using the production
to smuggle in illegal weapons.

It's like Argo, but with g*ns.

BECKETT: Put the g*n down
and show me your hands!

Now turn around slowly.

What the hell are you guys doing here?

We're finding the g*ns
you're looking for.

What g*ns?

You didn't know about the g*ns?

(SIGHS)

We came here to observe and report.

We don't know
any more about this case than you do.

Well, then how did you guys get here?

By retracing our victim's movements.

He came here the day he d*ed.

He must've come across these g*ns.

I'll contact the A*F,
have them secure the weapons.

Not so fast, Clarice.
We're the ones who found them.

So NYPD's gonna be the one
booking these into evidence.

That's where you're both wrong.
Those g*ns aren't going anywhere.

Put your w*apon down, now.

You're the jogger.
The guy who found the body.

Just put the g*n down.
We're federal agents.

I'm a federal agent, too.
Name's Ethan Wright. I'm CIA.

Have Mario Lopez here make the call.

Assuming you are who you say you are,
why would the CIA be involved?

Charlie Reynolds was working for us.
I recruited him two years ago.

Dewey was a spy?

We used him to infiltrate
the family of Anton Renkov.

Anton Renkov? I know that name.

He's the most notorious gangster
in all Russia.

He's also a major fan
of 2 Cool for School.

That's why Charlie was taking
all those trips to Russia.

WRIGHT: That's right.
They loved him there.

So I approached him about
using those trips to gather intel

on Renkov and his organization.


Charlie didn't hesitate.
And he was good.

Turned out he was a better actor
than most people gave him credit for.

That's what I've been saying.

Yo, this guy checks out.

RYAN: (WHISPERS)
Oh, thank God. My arm.

So Anton Renkov
was using the movie as a front

to smuggle arms
into the U.S. For the Russian mob?

And Charlie's job
was to find those g*ns?

More or less.

He contacted me a couple of days ago.

He told me that he'd located
the shipment.

We set up a meet so we could get him
a GPS tracker to attach to the g*ns.

When he didn't call,
I started looking for him.

Would've been nice
if you told us sooner.

What can I say? It was need-to-know.

We needed you
to monitor the investigation,

so NYPD didn't get too close to the
Russians to compromise our operation.

We also figured you might lead us
to the weapons, which you did.

So what happens how?

We hope that Renkov sends the g*ns
on to wherever they're going,

so we can track them.

And you guys walk away.

RYAN: I can't believe Charlie was spying
on Anton Renkov and his organization.

Any of them look familiar?

Yeah. I saw about three of those
Russians on the movie set.

- RYAN: Mmm-hmm.
- And according to Interpol,

all of them got criminal records
back in the motherland.

as*ault, m*rder, all kinds of bad stuff.

I bet one of them found out that
Charlie was a spy and they k*lled him.

Especially since we know that
Charlie was followed to the warehouse.

Based on what?

We tracked Charlie's movements

by triangulating the cell towers
that his phone pinged off.

And then we used that time stamp

to pull satellite footage
of the warehouse.

How'd you guys get there?

Chicken poop.

Oh.

Well, whatever works.

Point is that someone was following him,

that's what I'd investigate.

Actually, we need to hit pause
on the investigation.

- Word just came down from D.C.
- Why?

CIA doesn't believe
Renkov knows Charlie was a mole.

They think the Russians would've
moved the weapons if they knew.

But we're not interested in the weapons.
We just wanna solve his m*rder.

And D.C. Has a problem with that.

You talk to these Russians,
it could kick up some dust,

set off their alarms
about Charlie Reynolds,

and jeopardize the CIA operation.

Okay. So by "pause,"
what you really mean is "stop."

I know how you feel,

but this case intersects
with national security issues.

I'm sorry, but it's over.

Hey. Got your text.
What time is your flight?

Tomorrow morning.

So listen,
I'm sorry about that whole bribe thing.

I should've known
you were incorruptible.

- Yeah, I wouldn't say that.
- Hmm.

Well, then allow me to try
and corrupt you a little later at my place,

where we can finally
have some alone time.

And by alone time, I mean you and me,

and my mother, and Alexis and Pi.

That...

That sounds crowded.

Yeah.

You know what?
Why don't you just give me a call

after you guys have solved the case?

Didn't you hear McCord?
The case is wrapped.

Is it?

(ELEVATOR DOOR OPENS)

RYAN: This whole
"greater good" thing blows.

Charlie d*ed serving his country.
He deserves justice.

What happened to Beckett?
She used to understand that.

I think she still does.

This must be the satellite footage
Beckett was talking about.

And there's Charlie,
entering the warehouse.

Uh, gentlemen, I take it
you're finishing up paperwork

on the case
that you are no longer investigating?

- You bet.
- Absolutely.

- Yes, sir.
- Good. Carry on.

Okay. You see him?
Beckett was right. Charlie was followed.

And look, he's wearing a baseball cap
to be incognito.

Not incognito enough.
Check out the design on that hat.

Just like the 2 Cool for School
crew hat that I got.

The one you made fun of.

So whoever followed Charlie
came from the movie set.

Mmm-hmm.

Thanks for your time.

Guys, nobody at the production office
saw Charlie being followed.

But as soon as he was
done filming for the day,

a PA gave him a ride
to a bodega in Brooklyn.

And that bodega?
Five blocks from the warehouse.

This is the security cam footage
from outside the bodega.

And based on the time stamp, this
is when the PA dropped Charlie off.

That's him. There he is.

Okay, and there's our guy
in the crew hat.

Can't quite make out his face.

Try a different angle.

Ah, I'm gonna try zooming in.

That's the actress from the movie.

Wait a minute. She's not just an actress.

She's also Svetlana Renkov.
She's Anton's niece.

Hubba-hubba.

So basically, your people did
exactly what I told them not to do.

You put us in a difficult spot
when you decided

that the CIA's agenda was
more important than solving a m*rder.

I didn't decide anything.
Orders came down.

This is not my first rodeo
dealing with the folks down in D.C.

Soon enough,
the name Charlie Reynolds

will be a distant memory for you.

But not for us.

He may not have had a grieving mother
or a wife waiting for him,

but his k*ller should not go unpunished.

Regardless, I can't let you take a run
at Svetlana Renkov.

Look, the whole reason
the CIA is shutting this case down

is because they are convinced

that the Russians didn't realize
that Charlie was a spy.

But Anton's niece following Charlie
seems to contradict that.

And if the Russians
did get on to Charlie,

wouldn't the CIA wanna know
that their mission is compromised?

Okay. In the spirit of containment,

let's talk to Svetlana.

You followed him.
You followed him to the warehouse.

Yes.

Why did he go there?

He was looking for g*ns.

And that was when you realized
he was about to betray your family,

and so, you told them.

I told no one.

You didn't even tell your Uncle Anton,
or your other relatives?

No. I knew Charlie was a spy,

but I never said so to my family.
I would die first.

We were in love.

I'm sorry, what?

I can show you our love letters.

Ha!

You mocked Dewey.

But not only was he a secret agent,
look at that.

He was a stud.

It's Romeo and Juliet.
With a nerdy Romeo.

And a smoking hot Russian Juliet.

SVETLANA: We fell in love
the moment we met.

But for two years I only saw Charlie

when he came to Anton's parties
in Russia.

He knew I wanted to get away,
away from that life.

So when Anton paid for the movie,

Charlie said it was a perfect chance
for me to come here,

for us to be together.

Okay, if all of that's true, then
why did you trail him to the warehouse?

To beg him not to look for those g*ns.
I was afraid my family would find out.

- And did they?
- No.

If they knew, I would be dead, too.

I told him to stop,
but Charlie wouldn't listen to me.

He said he had to finish this one
last mission before we disappeared.

McCORD: What do you mean
"disappeared"?

We were going to run away
and start over.

We were supposed to leave today.

Get away from my family.
Get a fresh start.

Charlie wanted to leave
everything behind.

The spying, the acting,
the stupid character of Dewey.

McCORD: What about his apartment?

He just spent a lot of money
renovating it.

He was leaving that, too.

(SIGHS) I mean, he could've
gone to the roof

for one last look at the place,
say goodbye.

He didn't have to.
He knew it was in good hands.

He was giving it to a friend.
That's why he was there that night.

McCORD: Who's the friend?

(BUZZER SOUNDS)

I can't believe it.

(SPEAKING RUSSIAN)

It's not who I would've expected.

He was hiding in plain sight
this whole time.

(GRUNTS)

Ramon.

You're under arrest.

Now, Ramon, you told us that
you had other projects in the works.

That you did the reunion movie
as a favor to Charlie.

For old times' sake.
That's what friends are for.

That doesn't make me a k*ller.

Yeah. Well, we looked into
these other projects,

and, well, this is what we found.

You've been working the graveyard
at Global East Security for four years.

Yeah.

Well, you know, acting has
its ups and downs, you know?

I knew I'd be back in the game
soon enough.

Yeah, especially if playing the
football coach on 2 Cool for School

turned out to be a recurring gig.

The plan was to make sequels,

but if Charlie bailed,

- there wouldn't be any.
- Yeah.

You'd be back to working security.

I didn't hurt Charlie. I have an alibi.

Well, yeah, not anymore.

See, your girlfriend admitted to us
that she lied for you.

She also mentioned that
you borrowed her credit card that night.

And it turns out
that you used it to charge a cab ride.

To Charlie's building.

You never told us that Charlie
was gonna let you stay at his apartment

because you knew
it connected you to the crime scene.

I can explain, okay?
I can explain everything, all right?

- It's over, Ramon.
- No, no, no, look.

He was doing his scene, and after that,
he told me he was leaving.

And I don't mean just for the day.

He was leaving for good.

He wanted a fresh start.
He had been out of work as long as me.

Now we had a sh*t
at doing these movies.

You don't walk away from that kind of
opportunity, that kind of money!

How did you end up on the roof?

'Cause he asked me to meet him there!

So I thought
maybe he changed his mind. So I went.

So there we were,
looking at the great view,

and he's saying to me that
I could stay at his place for free.

I don't want no charity!
I don't wanna be house-sitting.

I wanted my career back!
And he ruined it!

So you just snapped.

You know, when I was on the show,
I had money.

For girls, for cars, for clothes,
for whatever.

And then, bam, all of it's gone.

And nobody tells you
how it feels when it's gone, you know?

Plenty of people around you
to help you spend it, though.

I just wanted my old life back.

(DOOR OPENS)

We're getting a full confession,
thanks to you in large part.

Don't be a stranger, Agent Beckett.
Drop by and see us sometime.

Thank you, sir. I will.

(DOOR OPENS)

Why is Svetlana still here?

(DOOR CLOSES)

The CIA asked us to hold her.

(CLICKS SWITCH)

Svetlana, this is your opportunity
to honor Charlie's memory.

To carry on his work.

You are asking me to spy on my family?

You have unprecedented access to
Anton Renkov and his organization.

That is extremely valuable to us.

Do you know what they will do to me
when they learn of this?

They could learn of this right now.

If word somehow got out
that Charlie was CIA,

your family would ask
some pretty tough questions.

You would do this to me?

Not if you help us.

(SCOFFS)

He's bluffing. The CIA's
not gonna just expose her like that.

Yeah, well, I wouldn't bet on it.

The man that she loved was m*rder*d

and he's gonna send her
on a su1c1de mission?

Like I said,
we don't always see the whole picture.

I think this one's pretty clear.

Yeah, looks good. Well done.

Hey, yo, Sully, nostalgia file.

- Hey. I'm off.
- Thanks, Ryan.

- Hey.
- Just wanted to see you and say bye.

- Good to see you.
- Yeah. (EXHALES)

You think McCord is gonna miss us?

(SIGHS) Oh, yeah, desperately.
But I'll be there to pick up the pieces.

Is that CIA spook really forcing
Svetlana to take Charlie's place?

That's not right.

Yeah, but, you know, there's
not much that we can do about it,

I mean, what...

Oh, uh...

I'm gonna clean that up, I swear.

- No, you know what?
- (RUSTLING)

This is your desk now.

And from what I can tell, you earned it.

Thanks.
That means a lot coming from you.

Check this out.

WOMAN ON TV: Police have arrested
2 Cool for School star, Ramon Russo,

for the m*rder of Charlie Reynolds.

Sources close to the case
say Russo's motive may be tied

to Reynolds' relationship
with co-star Svetlana Renkov,

who is currently under investigation

for her alleged ties
to Russian organized crime.

Whoa, whoa, where'd they get that?
Svetlana's not under investigation.

Maybe someone fed them a bad tip.

You know,
once that news hits her family,

they're gonna cut ties with her.

She'll be no good to the CIA?

- (RYAN SNICKERS)
- Too bad.

CASTLE: Playing the
anonymous source card?

I mean, that is pure genius.

It actually makes me love you more.

Well, she's filing for asylum,

and the State Department's
gonna help relocate her.

So, hopefully that'll keep her safe.

Yeah, but even working for the feds,

you found the ultimate way
to honor the victim.

Charlie d*ed trying to get Svetlana
away from her dangerous family.

You completed his mission.

Yeah, but you would've
done the same thing, Castle.

Yes. Yes, and I would love me more
for doing it, too.

Um...

Hey,

listen.

Um...

We really have to talk about something.

Okay.

We've been doing this
long distance thing for months,

and, honey, I mean,
we never see each other.

And when we do, it's a day here,
it's a weekend there,

and let's face it, it's not working.

(SIGHS)

I know, Castle, but I don't...

I don't know how to fix this.

I do.

(EXHALES) What is that?

That's a key to our D.C. Apartment.

I mean, the truth is,
I can write from anywhere.

So I found a place
with a little home office.

(EXHALES SHARPLY)

Listen, if you don't like it
when you see it, we can always...

No! I don't need to see it. I love this!

Hmm. (LAUGHS)

- (CHUCKLES)
- (DOORBELL BUZZES)

- Hold that thought.
- Okay.

I bought Mother, Alexis and Pi
an overnight yoga retreat.

They should not be home early.

Oh.

Hey.

Hey, I thought our flight
was at 8:00 in the morning.

McCORD: It is.

They know it was you
that tipped off the press.

A part of me really admires you
for the choice that you made,

maybe because I'd like to think
there was a time that I would've done it.

But the people we answer to
don't feel that way.

Rachel, I...

Kate, you're one of the best agents
I've ever worked with,

but I'm here to tell you you're fired.
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