Beckett, Castle and others in “Kill the Messenger”

Beckett

[arriving on the scene of the crime] So, what do we got?

Castle

May I?

Esposito

Be my guest.

Castle

Thank you. Our victim’s name is Caleb Shimky…

Esposito

Shimansky.

Castle

Is that an A?

Esposito

Yeah, it's an A.

Castle

And he was pulling a Kevin Bacon in Quicksilver when all of-

Beckett

I'm sorry, what?

Castle

Quicksilver. [Beckett shakes her head] Kevin Bacon is a bike messenger who failed as a-

Beckett

[turns to Esposito] Esposito, take him to school.

Esposito

The victim is Caleb Shimansky, an on-duty bike messenger. Masked suspect in a black 4-door plows into him, killing him instantly. The suspect steals the messenger bag, jumps in his ride and jets off.

Beckett

[looking back at Castle] See, that wasn't so hard.

Castle

No, no, it's good, if you like the dull, non-best-seller version.

Esposito

I thought I gave it some flair.