Kate Beckett quotes from Castle

Castle

Whoa. You smell that? Wafting scent of printed pages. Comicadia. Beckett, this place is the premier comic book shop. It's the Vatican to a Catholic. It's Mecca to a pilgrim. Upstream to a...

Beckett

I know, Castle! I bought my first comic here when I was 14. Sin City. Dame to Kill For.

Castle

Hard core! Okay, whoa, okay. If you could be any comic book character in the world, who would you be?

Beckett

Elektra.

Castle

Oh. A ruthless assassin who hides from her emotions.

Beckett

No, maybe it's because she's got badass ninja skills.

Castle

Oh.

Beckett

What about you? Iron Man, Spiderman? No wait, I know, Annoying Man.

Castle

Try billionaire industrialist Bruce Wayne, aka, the Dark Knight. He's brooding, he'd handsome, and he has all the coolest toys.

Beckett

Wow, digging deep on that one.

We just got your Derrick Storm graphic novel, I mean, the art, the writing, it is, in a word, awesome!

Castle

Tell me, what's your favourite part?

Kate

You don't have to answer that question. His ego does not need anymore feeding.

Definitely where Derrick Storm escapes from the two bad guys by crashing the taxi cab.

Castle

Taxi cab!

Oh, I'm sorry, Detective Beckett, I should've said spoiler alert.

Kate

Oh, no, that's okay, I won't be reading it.

Really? I saw your name on our list. You preordered a copy.

Castle

Did she now?

Kate

I was just being supportive.

Castle

Paul is the writer, Lone Vengence is the subject. That's their relationship. It's you and me all over again, but I'm Paul and you're Lone Vengence.

Beckett

Really, Castle? Is that how you see me? Like a sword-wielding killer?

Castle

Depends. Will you be scantily clad?

Beckett

In your dreams.

Gates

What about the victim? Any closer to an ID?

Beckett

Based on blood, Dr. Parish determined that our victim is a male, so we’re looking for missing persons reports of men in that area.

Gates

Men? You’ve narrowed the victim pool down to men?

Castle

Uh, well, in New York City, that actually eliminates over four million women, so…

Gates

Mr. Castle, I don’t know what the mayor sees in you, but I know how you’re alike. He’s term-limited. [walks away]

Castle

Maybe if I sent her flowers-

Beckett

No. No.

Castle

Where do you start when you don’t know who the victim is?

Beckett

You… [frowns] Ah, you know you could… [stops trying and sighs]

Castle

We really need to find the body, don’t we?

Beckett

Yeah, pretty much.

Kevin Ryan

When I started in Narcotics, I was so green. I-I didn't know how things worked. One day, there's this major bust - street gang cooking meth. They're stacking up guys in the bullpen, taking their statements one by one. Place is a zoo. I'm answering phones in the squad. Girl on the line, name of Alisha, asking for my lieutenant. So I call out across the bullpen "Hey lou, Alisha's on the phone for you."

Kevin Ryan

It was her tip that got these guys nailed, and all of them just heard me call out her name. Searched all day and all night, looking for her before the gang could get word back to the street that she was a narc.

Beckett

Well, did you find her?

Kevin Ryan

I did. Got her into witness protection, but... that was the stupidest thing I'd ever done as a cop. Until the day Jerry Tyson got the drop on me and stole my weapon.

Beckett

(While watching Castle making coffee.) Well, I, uh, I think we all ended up with what we wanted.

Yeah?

Beckett

Um, you know, after you and Castle went on that date...

More like a sting.

Beckett

He never thought that you were involved. He believed in you, even when I didn't.

Why are you telling me this?

Beckett

I just... I think that you should know what kind of person you're dealing with.

Castle

Here we are, ladies. (He hands them both a cup of coffee.)

Beckett

Thank you.

Thank you.

Castle

Anything wrong?

Beckett

Uh, no. I should, um, just gonna go and file some stuff. (She leaves.)

(Handing the coffee back.) And I'm going back to my hotel. I would ask you to come, but, it's like I said. I don't steal things that belong to someone else. (She leaves.)

Beckett

(Popping back around the corner.) You guys didn't go out?

Castle

No.

Beckett

Why?

Castle

Because I can't afford it. Museum just slapped me with a bill for the exhibit I broke. (He shows her the bill.)

Beckett

Whoa!

Castle

I know! Think they'd cut me some slack after the whole ‘helping to solve the murder' thing.

Beckett

I guess the least the NYPD can do is take you out for a hamburger.

Castle

I accept.

Beckett

Let's go.

Castle

I could put Alexis through college on this.

Beckett

Yeah, and med school.

Castle

Thank God I'm rich.

Beckett

I'm sure there's a perfect explanation for all of that.

Castle

There is. They're heeeeerrrrre!

Beckett

Alright Castle, I appreciate your work, I do, but, what does it have to do with our case?

Castle

Just getting to that. It seems that in almost all of these killings, the killer claimed there was a - ready for this? - that a demon was responsible.

Beckett

(In a sarcastic tone) A demon? Really?

Castle

I'm not making this up! It's in the books!

Beckett

Fine! A demon killed Jack Sinclair. So what's our next move? Are we gonna steak out the house, wait for the demon to show up and zap him with our proton pack?

Castle

Listen, if you're not scared, just say it.

Beckett

No!

Castle

Come on, I know you want it.

Beckett

I don't wanna say it, Castle...

Castle

For me, please...

Beckett

I ain't afraid of no ghosts... (Ghostbusters theme playing)

Castle

So, if Barry’s not our guy, I think it’s time we revisit the possibility that our killer’s-

Beckett

If you say “ghost,” I’m sending you home.

Castle

[Looks over at Esposito in consideration and then back to Beckett] Apparition American.

Beckett

What do you want Castle?

Castle

Tell me you need me.

Beckett

(A moment of silence) Excuse me?

Castle

I'm stuck in the bank, helping my mother get along with my banker. Please tell me there's a murder somewhere we can be solving.

Beckett

Uh, sorry, there's no dead bodies, just a lot of paperwork, but you're welcome to come and do your share, for once.

Castle

The only thing worse than being here is being there doing paperwork.

Beckett

What do you want Castle?

Castle

Tell me you need me.

Beckett

(A moment of silence) Excuse me?

Castle

I'm stuck in the bank, helping my mother get a loan with my banker. Please tell me there's a murder somewhere we can be solving.

Beckett

Uh, sorry, there's no dead bodies, just a lot of paperwork, but you're welcome to come and do your share, for once.

Castle

The only thing worse than being here is being there doing paperwork. [looks around the bank] I think this bank is about to get robbed.

Beckett

What?

Castle

Two people just came in wearing doctor's scrubs, both with suspicious bulges in their jackets.

Beckett

I think it's just your writer's imagination getting the best of you.

Everybody down now! Everybody on the floor, right now! [Beckett's eyes widen in surprise as she hears this over the phone]

Castle

It's not my imagination! It's not my imagination!

Beckett

Listen to me. So far, nobody has been hurt and nothing has been stolen. So if you just leave the same way that you came in, you can just disappear.

You gonna promise not to come look for me?

Beckett

I don’t look. I hunt. And trust me, you don’t want that.

Castle

Even as a hostage, I help you solve murders. Beckett, I think… I think you have the perfect partner.

Beckett

[chuckles] Yeah, except he doesn’t like doing paperwork.

Castle

Touche.