Montgomery, Ryan and others in “Wrapped Up In Death”

Montgomery

You had to mess with the curse, didn’t you? Trying to be funny. You know what kind of hell I’d catch if Castle got eaten in the line of duty?

Ryan

Don’t tell me you really believe in that stuff, sir.

Montgomery

You know what I believe in, Detective? That there’s no upside in screwing with things that you can’t explain. First year in homicide, right? My partner tackles a suspect through the window of a gypsy smoke shop. Owner’s furious. Threatens all kind of hexes on our houses if we don’t personally go and clean it up. And we tell her, “Yeah, take it up with the city.” Two hours later, my partner drops dead. Heart attack.

Esposito

And you think it was the hexes?

Montgomery

No. The man ate bacon with every meal. But, next morning, I went over there, fixed that window. And you know why?

[look at each other for a moment and then back] Because there’s no upside in screwing with things you can’t explain?

Montgomery

And don’t you ever forget it.