You’re rather upbeat, considering you said this was your last case with Beckett.
CCastle
That’s because I am going out with a bang. I have one word for you, Mother. Zombie.
CCastle
You look lovely. I’m referring to our victim being killed by one of he walking undead. And I mean that literally. A zombie. Security camera caught him in all his putrefying glory.
Whoo. I don’t suppose you downloaded this video, by chance?
CCastle
Absolutely not. That video is police property. It would be very, very wrong of me to get a screen grab of it and e-mail it to myself.
Well, it’ll be our little secret, darling.
[Both move over to the tablet on the nearby table]
CCastle
I’m actually surprised at your interest in this case, Mother.
Well, I really do know the difference between a first-rate makeup job and actual decay. You wanna see some real zombies, check out the red carpet at the Tony Awards.
[Notices the chest piece to his Laser-Tag and picks it up]
CCastle
I thought I… I thought I put this away.
[Martha steps away from him. Castle notices and immediately realizes he’s been set up]
CCastle
[Looking around] Where is she? Where is she?
[The chest piece beeps and Alexis swoops down on a hook-rope in her Laser Tag suit, cackling manically]
[Speaking villainously] You were a fool to buy my act yesterday, and now you’ve fallen right into my trap.
CCastle
[Dramatically] You will pay dearly for your treachery. [To Martha] Et tu, Mother? For luring me here?
Why, whatever do you mean?
CCastle
Mmm. [Back to Alexis] That’s my girl.
[Unhooking herself from the rope] So what’s this about a zombie?
Charlie’s pretty convinced about this whole zombie thing.
Yeah, but that’s just… That’s ridiculous.
Or is it? Charlie has not been wrong yet. Maybe our killer is Patient Zero, out there right now in the streets of New York, building an army of the undead.
Castle, what we are looking for is not a zombie, but a very smart criminal who murdered David Lock and is now making our only witness look crazy. And he also dressed up in makeup and a costume to hide his identity.
Unless that’s not costume or makeup.
I mean, he does look like a real zombie.
A real zombie? I’m embarrassed for you, bro.
Okay, then explain this. Why would a zombie go after a currency trader at 4:00 am in a garage?
This one’s easy. The more intelligent the victim, the more delicious the brains.
I’m telling you, that guy was dead.
Remind me never to choke on a chicken bone in front of you.
Hey, you checked that guy! So did the paramedics.
Whoa, you guys! I’m sure that there’s a medical explanation for it.
Oh, there’s an explanation, alright.
Come on, you were there, you saw it. He rose from the dead.
He didn’t rise from the dead, Castle. He wasn’t dead in the first place.
He’s not a zombie, Castle. He’s just a murderer.
Well, then, what was his motive for murder, Detective Esposito? Kyle sold insurance. He had no criminal record. There’s no evidence he even knew our victim.
He’s a human killer, with a human motive
Or he’s a zombie killer, with a zombie motive
How does somebody put something like that behind them? He’s gonna need therapy.
It helps. First he won’t even be able to deal with it. It’s gonna take everything that he’s got to just put one foot in front of the other and get through the day.
I didn’t know you were seeing a therapist.
Yeah, well, I didn’t wanna make any excuses, I just wanted to put in the time, do the work. But I think I’m almost where I want to be now.
In a place where I can finally accept everything that happened that day. Everything.
And, um, that wall that I was telling you about... I think it’s coming down.
Well, I’d like to be there when it does.
Yeah, I’d like you to be there too.
Only, without the zombie makeup.
I don’t know. I kinda think that the zombie makeup suits you, Castle.
Of course you don’t understand why she’s taking her graduation speech. You were probably the guy that had nothing on but boxers underneath his gown.
That is so insulting. If you must know, I was naked underneath.
Oh, I’m sorry. I stand corrected. So, how is the father of the graduate taking it?
I already have a plan to drown my sorrows after the ceremony. My mother goes off to the Hamptons, Alexis will be doing her all nighter. I will be distracting myself with a double feature of The Killer and Hardboiled.
Wow. That is a double feature.
(He stops walking.) You wouldn’t wanna... join me, would you?
Actually, I’d love to. (She keeps walking, then stops to look at him again.) You coming, Castle?
Yeah. (He follows, smiling to himself.)
[Castle is at Beckett's apartment telling her to stop with her mother's murder investigation]
You, um, You have to stop. This investigation, you--you have to stop.
Castle, we already talked about this. I'm fine. I'm in control.
No, you're not. They are. And if you don't stop, they will kill you, Kate.
What are you talking about?
Before Montgomery went into that hangar, he sent a package to someone, someone...he trusted. It contained information damaging to the person behind all this. Montgomery was trying to protect you. But the package didn't arrive until after you'd been shot. Montgomery's friend struck a deal with them. If they left you alone, the package and the information inside would never see the light of day. But they made one condition-- you had to back off. And that's the reason you are alive, Kate, because you stopped.
In order for the deal to work, someone had to make sure yo weren't pursuing it.
I was just trying to keep you safe.
[Beckett is shocked and in disbelief]
By lying to me about the most important thing in my life?
That lie was the only thing that was protecting you.
Castle, I didn't need protection. I needed a lead, and you sat on it for a year. Now who is this person? How do I find him?
He's a-a voice on the phone. He's a shadow in a parking garage.
You met with him? How do you know that he's not behind my mom's murder? How do you know that he's not involved? And how the hell could you this?
Because I love you. But you already know that, don,t you? You've known for about a year.
Are you kidding me? You're actually bringing this up right now, after you told me that you just betrayed me?
Listen to you? Why should I listen to you? How am I even supposed to trust anything that you say
How are you s-- Because of everything that we have been through together! Four years, I've been right here! Four years just waiting for you to just open your eyes and see that I am right here. And that I'm more than a partner. Every morning, I-I bring you a cup of coffee, just so I can see a smile on your face. Because I think you are the most remarkable... maddening... challenging... frustrating person I've ever met. And I love you Kate, and if that means anything to you, if you care about me at all, just don't do this.
If I care about you? Castle, you cut a deal for my life like I was some kind of a child. My life. Mine. You don't get to decide.
You keep going with this. They're gonna decide. They're gonna come for you Kate.
Let them come. They sent Coonan and he's dead. They sent Lockwood and he's dead. And I am still here Castle. And I am Ready.
Ready for what. To-To die for your cause? This isn't a murder investigation anymore, Kate. They've turned it into a war.
If they want a war, then I will bring them a war, straight to their doorsteps.
Well, I guess there's just nothing I can say is there?... O.K. Um. Yeah, You're right Kate. It's your life. You can throw it away if you want to, but I'm not gonna stick around to watch you. So, this is, uh, over. I'm done.
CCastle
How’s your speech coming?
I have watched or read every graduation address ever written and compiled all the best advice into one speech. And then I read it out loud, and guess what I sounded like? A pompous ass. I’m 18 years old. What the hell do I know?
CCastle
[Embraces her] Hey, look, everything you know, everything you will know is what’s true for you.
And I know everything’s changing. Everything’s going to be different. And I’m so scared.
CCastle
Write about that. [Kisses her forehead] That feels true.
