She grew up so fast.
Well, what do you expect? Her to live here forever?
Well, her, yes. You...
Watch it.
S4 E3Head Case
How do you do it, dad?
CCastle
Do what?
Well, that letter that you have framed in your office.
CCastle
[fondly] My first manuscript rejection.
Yeah. How can you stand having it there?
CCastle
Because it drives me. And I got twenty more of those before Black Pawn ever agreed to publish In a Hail of Bullets. That letter... that letter reminds me of what I've overcome. Rejection isn't failure.
It sure feels like failure.
CCastle
No, failure is giving up. Everybody gets rejected. It's how you handle it that determines where you'll end up.
My whole life has been about making sure I could get into any college I wanted. What's it about now?
CCastle
Give it time. You'll figure it out.
Yo, Ryan, 'sup man, where you been?
Down at the college running down that break-in in Hamilton's office. So listen to this- (looks down at the desk) What the hell is this?
That, my friend, is Beau Randolph's alibi.
A dead pigeon?
CSU found it on the roof of his building with a slug on his belly from his .45.
Seriously? Randolph really did come up there, huh?
Just writing him up for animal cruelty right now.
Maybe there's still time to cryogenically freeze the little guy…
What about the victim? Any closer to an ID?
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.
Men? You’ve narrowed the victim pool down to men?
[Beckett tries to respond, but can’t]
Uh, well, in New York City, that actually eliminates over four million women, so…
[Gates glares stonily at him]
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]
Maybe if I sent her flowers-
No. No.
Where do you start when you don’t know who the victim is?
You… [frowns] Ah, you know you could… [stops trying and sighs]
We really need to find the body, don’t we?
Yeah, pretty much.
S4 E4Kick the Ballistics
You know, Ryan, none of this is your fault. The fact that he used your gun...
That weapon was issued to me by the city of New York. I let it out of my hand, and now a girl is dead. So please do not tell me that it's not my fault.
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."
[Beckett snorts with laughter]
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.
Well, did you find her?
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.
S4 E5Eye of the Beholder
(While watching Castle making coffee.) Well, I, uh, I think we all ended up with what we wanted.
SSerena
Yeah?
Um, you know, after you and Castle went on that date...
SSerena
More like a sting.
He never thought that you were involved. He believed in you, even when I didn't.
SSerena
Why are you telling me this?
I just... I think that you should know what kind of person you're dealing with.
Here we are, ladies. (He hands them both a cup of coffee.)
Thank you.
SSerena
Thank you.
Anything wrong?
Uh, no. I should, um, just gonna go and file some stuff. (She leaves.)
SSerena
(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.)
(Popping back around the corner.) You guys didn't go out?
No.
Why?
Because I can't afford it. Museum just slapped me with a bill for the exhibit I broke. (He shows her the bill.)
Whoa!
I know! Think they'd cut me some slack after the whole ‘helping to solve the murder' thing.
I guess the least the NYPD can do is take you out for a hamburger.
I accept.
Let's go.
I could put Alexis through college on this.
Yeah, and med school.
Thank God I'm rich.
S4 E6Demons
I'm sure there's a perfect explanation for all of that.
There is. They're heeeeerrrrre!
Alright Castle, I appreciate your work, I do, but, what does it have to do with our case?
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.
(In a sarcastic tone) A demon? Really?
I'm not making this up! It's in the books!
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?
(Esposito laughs and Beckett goes away)
Listen, if you're not scared, just say it.
No!
Come on, I know you want it.
I don't wanna say it, Castle...
For me, please...
I ain't afraid of no ghosts... (Ghostbusters theme playing)
So, if Barry’s not our guy, I think it’s time we revisit the possibility that our killer’s-
If you say “ghost,” I’m sending you home.
[Looks over at Esposito in consideration and then back to Beckett] Apparition American.
CCastle
I can tell you this: Any relationship that lasts longer than a breath mint is gonna have challenges, but if a relationship doesn’t work out, it’s usually not because of the challenges, it’s usually because the relationship wasn’t strong enough to begin with. Does this help?
Not really. (Snuggles close to Castle) But this always does.
CCastle
I promise you this: if two people believe in something, really believe, anything even the impossible, is possible.
S4 E7Cops & Robbers
(Beckett's on the precinct, her phone rings)
What do you want Castle?
Tell me you need me.
(A moment of silence) Excuse me?
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.
Uh, sorry, there's no dead bodies, just a lot of paperwork, but you're welcome to come and do your share, for once.
The only thing worse than being here is being there doing paperwork.
[Beckett's on the precinct, her phone rings]
What do you want Castle?
Tell me you need me.
(A moment of silence) Excuse me?
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.
Uh, sorry, there's no dead bodies, just a lot of paperwork, but you're welcome to come and do your share, for once.
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.
What?
Two people just came in wearing doctor's scrubs, both with suspicious bulges in their jackets.
I think it's just your writer's imagination getting the best of you.
[a third person in scrubs walks in and jams the front door with a U-lock, all 3 "doctors" pull out guns]
Everybody down now! Everybody on the floor, right now! [Beckett's eyes widen in surprise as she hears this over the phone]
It's not my imagination! It's not my imagination!
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