“Reckoning” quotes from Castle

Please don't scream. It's tiresome. And no-one can hear you.

Gates

You know, when I first got here, I couldn't figure out what Beckett saw in you. But you know what she said? "He sees the story. I see the evidence, where it leads, but he sees the story." That man got inside your head, and you let him. You wanna help her, you gotta get inside his. What's his story? What's his next move gonna be? Now you figure that out, and we'll find her.

...And I am stuck here for life without the possibility of parole. So what the hell do you think you could give me that would be worth a damn?

Castle

Revenge.

Castle

This isn't about me, is it? No, it's about so much more than that. This is about you, your inadequacy. All the games, all the manipulation. After I screwed up your plans, you needed to prove you were smarter than me. You needed to know you could control me.

[Shrugs] Well, you're here.

Castle

You know, I've written characters like you. Cunning psychopaths so narcissistic they believe they can't be caught because they're smarter than everyone, and they need to prove it. That's your story, Jerry. Why you did everything. You needed to prove it. So I let you.

What do you mean?

Castle

I let you bring me here. It was the only way to find you. I needed to find you so I could find her. But the truth, Jerry... the truth is, I lured you here, to watch you die. [In a deeper voice] Are we clear?

Clear about what?

Castle

Then take the shot.

Beckett

Every time I close my eyes, I see her face.

Castle

I see his too, since that night on the bridge. You know how I deal with it?

Beckett

No.

Castle

I open my eyes and look at you.

Beckett

[smiles] Thanks for coming to get me.

Castle

Always.