Richard Castle quotes from Castle

Beckett

Castle, never underestimate the power of a woman on a mission.

Castle

No, I don’t. And I have the alimony checks to prove it.

Beckett

Are you arresting us?

Much worse. Somebody wants to have a word with you. [pulls out his phone] You're on speaker sir.

Montgomery

[via phone] Breaking into people's houses, that's your idea of a vacation, Beckett?

Beckett

Sir, I can explain, I was...

Montgomery

No you cannot. What you can do is get your ass on the next flight out.

Castle

Uh, we have a dinner reservation at Sebago, is the morning ok?

Montgomery

Oh this is all a big joke to you, isn't it Castle? But when Beckett is working mall security, I guess following her around isn't going to have quite the same allure. Both of you, come home now.

Castle

So what happened? [Beckett stomps up and pokes him hard in the chest] Ow!

Beckett

I was trying to keep him from seeing you, and so I pushed too hard and he made me. He called me green Castle, what the hell were you doing?!

Castle

I saw his phone in the cabana, I thought it was worth the risk.

Beckett

You took his phone?

Castle

No! No, I took a picture of his recent call list.

Beckett

What? Where is it?

Castle

Don't...don't poke me.

Beckett

Poke you? I want to kiss you.

Esposito

[over phone] Yo.

Beckett

Esposito?!

Esposito

Beckett?

Beckett

Are you with Mannis?

Esposito

Ya I just shot him. Why are you calling him?

Beckett

Look, we need to know where and when Gans is selling those bullets.

Esposito

Done. Where's the deal going down?

I'm hit, man. Call an ambulance.

Esposito

Oh, my partner's on that.

Ryan

Nine. One. What-- what comes after that one?

I'm in pain here, man!

Esposito

It's over, Mannis. You give us the meet location, I'll tell the D.A. in L.A. that you cooperated.

Ah!!! Santa Monica pier! Six o'clock! Now call an ambulance!

Ryan

Who shot Royce?

It was Ganz.

Esposito

You get that?

Beckett

Yeah, we got it. Thanks. Got to get to Santa Monica pier.

Castle

It's quarter after six now.

Beckett

This is gonna be our last chance to get Ganz.

Okay, let's roll.

Beckett

I’d like to start the investigation.

Castle

We haven’t even ordered room service yet.

Beckett

Castle, I’m not here for room service. I’m here for justice. [Walks past him and out the door.]

Castle

Wow. In L.A. for all of a minute and already she’s sprouting cheesy movie dialogue. Must be something in the air.

Castle

This is so weird.

Beckett

What?

Castle

I’ve dressed up as him for Halloween.

Beckett

[scratching the back of her head] I did, too.

Castle

Would Montgomery really fire you?

Beckett

Yeah.

Castle

So we’re going back to New York.

Beckett

Hell no.

Castle

You know what I thought when I first met you?

Beckett

Hm?

Castle

That you were a mystery I was never going to solve. Even now, after spending all this time with you, I'm still amazed at the depth of your strength and your heart... and your hotness.

Beckett

You're not so bad yourself, Castle.

Montgomery

It’s my 30th anniversary

Beckett

Oh, sir, congratulations.

Castle

Thirty years of marriage and you don’t know what to buy her?

Montgomery

If you stayed married long enough, you’d know it’s hard to stay original after the first 10.

Castle

That’s fair.

Castle

Still no luck on the gift?

Montgomery

I keep coming up empty.

Castle

The best thing to give a woman is something she said she wanted when she didn’t think you were listening.

Montgomery

What if I wasn’t listening?

Castle

Gift certificate?

Beckett

Bad boyfriends and pageant queens? This is like Debbie Winnekar all over again.

Castle

You having flashbacks?

Beckett

It was my own private Vietnam. Our place smelled of hairspray, perfume and cigarettes. I’m surprised that we didn’t spontaneously combust.

Castle

I love the smell of hairspray in the morning. Smells like…victory.

I think that nothing is certain. And that you could be ending something that might’ve worked if you’d just given it a little more time.

Alexis

What if I’m just cutting my losses on something that was never meant to be?

Then we can be the father-daughter version of Grey Gardens. Life is a journey. And there is no predicting the outcome. The only thing you can control are your choices. And they’ll… They’ll define who you are. I would just hate to see you so focused on the problem right in front of you that you completely miss the entire picture.

Beckett

Justin confessed to everything. His last three clients were losers. Amber was supposed to be his comeback and, if she didn't win, he was through. And, apparently, he found the same naked photos that we did and thought that her ex-boyfriend was trying to exploit her.

Castle

He was worried if they called the cops that her secret would get out and they'd both be ruined. So, he decided to handle it on his own. Unfortunately, Jeremy was drunk, he got violent, and Justin ended up killing him.

Beckett

And he staged it like it was a suicide. Once Amber found out, she threatened to turn him in and he killed her.

Montgomery

That's a whole pageant of bad choices. Good work you two.

Montgomery

Uh, good work, you all.

Esposito

Thank you.

Castle

Mmm, I see a beauty queen worthy of a crown.

Always the charmer, Rick.

Montgomery

Hey, what you doing here? You know I was just coming to swoop you up.

Yeah, well, I know how you lose all sense of time when you're working. I figured I'd meet you here.

Montgomery

Mm-hmm.

Beckett

Do you guys have any big plans?

Dinner and dancing with the best husband in Manhattan. Especially since he gave me that gift this morning.

Castle

Oh, what did you end up giving her?

Montgomery

I followed your advice, Castle. I thought about some of the things Evelyn said she wanted the past couple of years. And my gift to her is next year I'm retiring from the force.

We're going to go traveling. We're going to go to all of the romantic places.

Ryan

Wait, you serious, Boss?

Esposito

You really want to retire?

Montgomery

I haven't accomplished everything I wanted to on the job, but I've done enough. It's time for me to move on.

Best gift ever. More Roy.

Montgomery

Mm-hmm. Look, I taught you guys everything I know about doing this job, alright? You're going to be fine without me And for crying out loud, lose the long faces. Smile please? That’s an order.

Montgomery

Hey, you kids take care, alright? You guys behave now.

Esposito

You have a good time.

Beckett

Congratulations you guys. Goodnight.

Montgomery

Thank you.

Bye.

Castle

Happy anniversary.

Montgomery

Goodnight.

Ryan

Goodnight, Captain. [Turns To Castle] What the hell did you say to him?

Castle

Nothing. No, I-- I just told him to listen to what his wife wanted.

Esposito

Damn, Castle.

Castle

How can you think-- I didn't-- There's no way--

Beckett

Castle, let me let you in on a little secret. Captain Montgomery retires all the time, just give it a week or two. He's like the Brett Favre of the NYPD. Trust me. He's not going anywhere.

Castle

Not going anywhere.

Ashley. What are you doing here?

Hey, Mr. Castle.

Alexis

Hey, Dad, guess what?

[Smiling] What?

Alexis

I’m going to Stanford.

[Blinks in confusion] What?

Alexis

I’m applying for early admission. And since I’ve been taking extra classes each semester since my freshman year, I have enough credits to graduate in the fall.

[Sitting down, stunned] …What?

Alexis

Yeah. This way, Ash and I will be together in January, in college!

[In greater confusion] What?

That was actually her idea, sir.

[In disbelief] What?

Montgomery

Castle, did Beckett ever tell you how we met?

Castle

No.

Montgomery

I was working late one night, went down to archives to locate some old reports, and there she was with a flashlight and a bankers box open on her lap, studying this unsolved. She was a patrol cop then, she wasn’t even authorized to be down there. When I asked her what the hell she was doing, she told me this was her mother’s case. And she’d found some things that didn’t add up. Now, I could’ve written her up right then.

Castle

Why didn’t you?

Montgomery

Because I knew it wouldn’t stop her. It was there in her eyes, man. And I thought, “With this kid’s tenacity and some training, I mean, she’d make a hell of a Homicide.”

Castle

That tenacity’s gonna get her killed.

Montgomery

I cannot make Beckett stand down, Castle. I never could. And the way I figure, the only one who can is you.