[After escaping from the bomb]
Hey, Castle, listen... Thank you for staying with me.
[they lean in to kiss, but police sirens stop them]
[Ryan, Esposito, and Captain Gates get out of the car and come over to Castle and Beckett]
[to Ryan as they hug] Perfect timing.
RyanDefinitely.
Glad to see you, Detective. Even you, Mr. Castle. I have to say, I don't know too many men who would've done what you did.
Oh, for heaven’s sake, Detective. Just kiss the man.
What? Do you think I’m an idiot? I needed to maintain plausible deniability, which I can continue as long as you two both act professionally at the precinct.
I know I can, but, Captain, she has a long history of coming on to me at work-
I don’t think it’ll be a problem, sir.
Good. Meanwhile, as long as we're on neutral ground here, I'd say, uh... he deserves it, wouldn't you?
Ryan
Let's say Hank did embezzle money and killed 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. [Realizes Ryan and Esposito had stopped walking]
Ryan
You don't need to. Not when you can go directly to the source.
Get Beckett to give us the lowdown.
Ryan
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?
Ryan
Castle, you whole relationship is built on the foundation of your boundary-pushing.
[As Svetlana is being interrogated by Beckett and McCord]
Ryan
[To Esposito] Ha! You mocked Dewey. But not only was he a secret agent, look at that. [Points to Svetlana] He was a stud.
It's Romeo and Juliet. With a nerdy Romeo.
And a smoking hot Russian Juliet.
VMr. Vance
[on the phone] No, I'm having breakfast with the judge
Ryan
Hi, Mr. Vance, I'm detective Ryan...
VMr. Vance
[still on the phone] No, he's a friend of a friend. [Chuckling] Yeah...
Ryan
[Taking the phone out of the hands of Mr. Vance] He's gonna need to call you back.
GCaptain Gates
You ordered Aron Stokes in for questioning? Are you serious?
You told us to build our case, and Mr. Stokes is where it went.
GCaptain Gates
This is a very powerful man who happens to be golfing-buddies with the police Commissioner.
So because he has a standing tee time with your boss, he gets away with murder?
GCaptain Gates
I'm handling the interview
Ryan
What? No, sir, this is our case...
GCaptain Gates
Yes, and it will be your jobs if there's any blowback. I am not gonna have you two risk your careers.
Captain, I don't have a career to risk. How about I back you up in there?
Captain, I too have no career to risk, why don't I ... [Gates sharply looks at him with her arms akimbo] maybe I should ... you know, I'm gonna do is I'm gonna stay here, I think you guys got this handled...
[Glossing over his bulletproof vest] Wow. And to think you boys mocked me when I had this made four years ago. I think I'll have it framed.
Ryan
Hey, what does it say about your writing when your number one fan tries to kill you?
Been one inch high, it would've been a tragedy.
But on the bright side, your autographed copies of Deadly Heat would be worth way more.
[Ryan snaps his fingers as Beckett walks in]
Girl, what are you doing here?
Uh, Captain Gates said that I could come.
That's not what I meant. Shouldn't you be off looking at wedding venues or something?
No, we haven't even set a date. We're just trying to enjoy our engagement. Why is everyone trying to rush us?
Ryan
You think you're being rushed now, wait until after the wedding. About ten minutes from the altar, they'll all be like "When are you two having a baby?"
Well your wife's home alone because she's pregnant. What's your excuse?
Who the hell is Paul Deschile?
Ryan
He's a 21-year old at Hudson getting his post-doc in theoretical physics
Alright, get him into protective custody!
Ryan
He's on leave this semester, the university has no idea where he is, so in turn look for his parents...
[agitated] Detective, it's him! Deschile!
[still agitated] Of course I know him, everyone knows him! Oh man, if he's killed...
Yah, OK, I'll call you back - Doyle, sit down!
No wonder billions of people die...
Hey, who the hell is Paul Deschile?
[getting really agitated] The energy wars I told you about! The other side, a group of fascists, they were worse than the Nazis, the..they were slaughtering people by the ten-thousands, Okay? They were winning, until Deschile! He and his team they, they created an energy shield which was able to stop their weapons and completely turn the tide! Detective, listen to me! Ward is still obviously fighting for the fascists! They're trying to win the war by re-writing history! If he kills Deschile, there will be no energy shield, and without that energy shield, we lose that war! Ward's gonna kill Deschile, and that is why billions of people die!
OK, we don't have time for this - take him to holding, please...
HMr. Hodges
She said this new job was just what she needed.
Ryan
What do you know about this job? Where did she work?
HMr. Hodges
She wouldn't talk about it much. Except to say that it was legit, and that she was being taken care of.
Do you know where she moved to after she left your place?
HMr. Hodges
Well, she and I shared a cab that day, and it dropped her off at a building off the West Side Highway. Well, I'll tell you this, Pam took a big step up.
[Beat; Castle and Beckett enter Pam's apartment]
[Scoffing] A big step up? This is a giant leap. This is a vault into the stratosphere.
Ryan
What if I'm really not ready?
Ryan
What?
Nobody is. Look, being a dad is like being a cop. Doesn't matter what they teach you in the Academy, you learn on the streets. You did okay with that, right?
Ryan
Uh, my first day, I was so nervous, I rear-ended a SWAT van and 10 guys in vests poured out, ready to take me down with extreme prejudice.
Ryan
This is Lieutenant Delia Burton. She's a fire investigator with FDNY. Detective Beckett, Mr. Castle.
Nice to meet you. So this was arson?
LBLt. Burton
Well, it's looking that way. I found miniscule traces of accelerant at the flashpoint.
So the killer set the fire to cover up the murder?
LBLt. Burton
Except there's no accelerant on the body, and the fire's flashpoint is deep in the building. You know, normally when you're disposing of a body, you're gonna make sure it burns.
So maybe our victim surprised the arsonist.
And the arsonist killed him, silencing him as a witness?
LBLt. Burton
Lt. Delia Burton: That's how it looks to me. Then again, homicide's not my specialty.
No. Uh, but fire is. Would you mind keeping me in the loop in case you find anything else?
LBLt. Burton
Sure. As soon as I know what happened, so will you.
[the building creaks]
LBLt. Burton
The building. You guys should probably go.
[turning and hurrying away] Sounds good. See ya!
[embarrassed] I'm marrying him.
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