Lanie Parish quotes from Castle

Beckett

Okay. That is really…

Castle

Well done.

Lanie

Another couple of hours, maybe. But luckily for me he’s only half-baked.

Castle

You know, the man owned a casino. A guy like that, you’d think he’d have a driver.

Esposito

Especially since he was expecting trouble. He came heavy. [Holds up a bagged gun] It’s a .357 Magnum with all six still asleep in the cylinder.

Ryan

He didn’t even pull it out of the glove box. If he did, we’d be standing over the other guy.

Castle

Yeah well, you got to know when to hold them. And, when to fold them.

Esposito

Know when to walk away. Know when the run.

Lanie

[giving Esposito an irritated glance] Detective Esposito, a little respect, please. I mean, there is a dead body here.

Esposito

What’d I do?

Castle

You broke up with her.

Esposito

We broke up with each other. That’s different.

Castle

Yeah, you would think it would be different. But, no.

Lanie

I told you, it's none of your business.

Castle

Of course it's none of my business, that's why I want to know.

Kate

Know what?

Castle

What she and Esposito were fighting about.

Kate

That's none of your business.

Castle

That's the point.

Lanie

No ID, but lots of causes of death.

Castle

You mean other than gravity.

Lanie

Oh, yeah. See that bullet wound?

Beckett

So he was shot before he fell?

Lanie

And stabbed.

Beckett

Shot and stabbed?

Lanie

And choked and has a pencil jammed in the side of his neck.

Castle

Gives new meaning to the term “overkill.”

Alexis

Just so you know, I’m not letting this victim out of my sight.

Lanie

Crazy.

Alexis

What is?

Lanie

The fact that Richard Castle, a man unburdened by regret and guilt, has a child that carries the weight of the world.

How could they get a court order that fast?

Beckett

I don’t know. Maybe you should ask your girlfriend.

Lanie

Girlfriend?

Yes. Okay? We slept together. It was a long time ago. What’s the big deal?

Beckett

There is no ‘big deal’, sleep with whoever you want. The more the merrier!

Alexis

(Clearing her throat.) I have those, uh, toxicology reports you wanted.

Lanie

Oh, yes, just set them there, sweetie. Thank you.

Alexis

Based on my reading of the coroner's report, I can see why Graham Morton's death was ruled natural causes. However...

Ooh! There's a "however."

Lanie

A very big however. [to Alexis] Tell them.

Alexis

There were some anomalies I found suspicious. Evidence of petechiae in both eyes. Fresh bruising on the right side of Mr. Morton's nose, which could have happened if, say, someone was holding a pillow over his face. All in all, I think there is ample evidence that Mr. Morton was murdered.

[to Lanie] Ample? [Lanie nods] Murdered. [grabs Alexis and hugs her] I am just so proud.

Alexis

Dad. Work. Boundaries.

Right.

Beckett

I’m telling you, something happened. Something changed. It’s been weird between us lately.

Lanie

Lately? Kate, it’s been weird for four years.

Beckett

No, this is different. He’s different. It’s like he’s pulling away.

Lanie

Well, can you blame him? He’s probably tired of waiting.

Beckett

Waiting for what?

Lanie

What do you think? The guy is crazy about you, and despite your little act, you’re crazy about him. (Kate looks at her.) Oh, what, was that supposed to be some big secret?

Beckett

Yes. No. Do you think he knows?

Lanie

You remember how he used to be? Girl on either arm. You really don’t see that guy too much anymore. Why do you think that is? He’s waiting for you.

Beckett

Yeah, but Lanie...

Lanie

I know. You’re dealing with stuff. But you cannot ask him to wait forever. Unless, of course, you’re okay with him pulling away.

Beckett

What if it doesn’t work? What if it ends up like you and Javi?

Lanie

Well, at least we gave it a shot. And so it didn’t work out, so what? Now we can move on, give or take the occasional booty call.

Beckett

I just, I don’t wanna lose what we have, you know?

Lanie

Girl, please. What exactly do you have, really?

Beckett

A friendship.

Lanie

No. what you and I have is a friendship. What you and Castle have is a holding pattern. How long can you circle before the fuel runs out?

Lanie

Don’t think you were saved by the bell, Kate Beckett. As your friend, I’m not gonna let this drop.

Beckett

So, what? You think I should tell him how I feel?

Lanie

Yes. You hunt murderers for a living, you can do this.

Beckett

Okay. Okay. I just, I have to find the right time.

Lanie

No time like the present.

Lanie

What the? On second thought, maybe you should wait a bit. What’s that? Ryan’s calling, I gotta go.

Beckett

[Examining the victim’s body] Hey Lanie, how does it look?

Lanie

Like you waited too long.

Beckett

[Pointedly] The vic.

Lanie

She was strangled. But she went down with a fight. Prelim suggests a sign of a struggle. She took one to the face.

Beckett

Well-dressed, attractive woman in a seedy motel and a guy who flees the crime scene. This might have been a one-night stand gone wrong.

Lanie

Are we talking about the victim or Castle?

Lanie

Where's Castle?

Beckett

He took off for a lunch date.

Lanie

In a Ferrari full of flight attendant?

Beckett

Yeah, he's probably trying to rack up his frequent flyer miles.

Lanie

I'm sorry. But you know she's just a passing thing.

Beckett

Do I? I mean, the guy has been divorced twice, and he's still chasing bimbos. Maybe that's just who he is.

Lanie

Look, maybe it's the wrong time or maybe he's even the wrong guy, but if he is, how long are you gonna wait to find out? Ten years, I've been keeping them [referring to the dead bodies in the morgue] company while they spend a night or two here on their way to where we're all going. They all had plans, Kate, things they were gonna do when they got around to it Go on a cruise, lose 10 pounds, fall in love. They thought they had all the time in the world. But nobody does.

Lanie

Welcome back.

Beckett

Thank you.

Lanie

What are you... you doing something different?

Beckett

No. why?

Lanie

I don’t know. Something’s changed.

Lanie

I figured out what’s different. You’re having sex.

Beckett

Excuse me?

Lanie

Oh, don’t try to deny it. There’s a glow. I know that glow. So, who’s the guy?

Castle

Yeah, Beckett, who’s the guy?

Beckett

Nobody that you would know, okay?

Castle

Are you sure? I know a lot of guys.

Beckett

I’m sure.

Ryan

We’re thinking the most likely scenario is that it was the last guy that she was with.

Esposito

Doctor Joshua Davidson.

Ryan

Mm-hm.

Esposito

It’s him, isn’t it?

Lanie

Okay, I get that you don’t have a life, Javi, but you’re married, Kevin, so what’s your excuse?

Ryan

I-

Lanie

Whoever Beckett’s boyfriend is, is none of your business.

Esposito

Come on, Lanie. You must know who it is. She went back to Josh, didn’t she?

Lanie

Is this how you interrogate people? ‘Cause you ain’t doing nothing but pissing me off.

Ryan

Hey, Castle. Yeah, I’m gonna put you on speakerphone so you can weigh in on this.

Castle

Weigh in on what?

Esposito

Well, we’re in the morgue with Lanie trying to figure out who Beckett’s boyfriend is.

Lanie

I have nothing to do with this nonsense. [walks away]

Castle

Yeah, until you’re bagging their mangled bodies when Beckett finds out.

Esposito

Pfft! Like we’re afraid of Beckett. [Chuckles]

Ryan

Besides, how’s she gonna find out?