Castle · Season 3
Bad boyfriends and pageant queens? This is like Debbie Winnekar all over again.
You having flashbacks?
It was my own private Vietnam. Our place smelled of hairspray, perfume and cigarettes. I’m surprised that we didn’t spontaneously combust.
I love the smell of hairspray in the morning. Smells like…victory.
[Speaking to Alexis about the possibility of a long-distance relationship with Ashley]
I think that nothing is certain. And that you could be ending something that might’ve worked if you’d just given it a little more time.
What if I’m just cutting my losses on something that was never meant to be?
Then we can be the father-daughter version of Grey Gardens. Life is a journey. And there is no predicting the outcome. The only thing you can control are your choices. And they’ll… They’ll define who you are. I would just hate to see you so focused on the problem right in front of you that you completely miss the entire picture.
[After the killer, Justin, attempts to flee and crashes into a clothing rack]
A word of advice, Justin. When the lady says stop… Stop.
[Beckett smiles]
Justin confessed to everything. His last three clients were losers. Amber was supposed to be his comeback and, if she didn't win, he was through. And, apparently, he found the same naked photos that we did and thought that her ex-boyfriend was trying to exploit her.
He was worried if they called the cops that her secret would get out and they'd both be ruined. So, he decided to handle it on his own. Unfortunately, Jeremy was drunk, he got violent, and Justin ended up killing him.
And he staged it like it was a suicide. Once Amber found out, she threatened to turn him in and he killed her.
That's a whole pageant of bad choices. Good work you two.
[Ryan and Esposito clear their throats in the background.]
Uh, good work, you all.
Thank you.
Mmm, I see a beauty queen worthy of a crown.
Always the charmer, Rick.
Hey, what you doing here? You know I was just coming to swoop you up.
Yeah, well, I know how you lose all sense of time when you're working. I figured I'd meet you here.
Mm-hmm.
Do you guys have any big plans?
Dinner and dancing with the best husband in Manhattan. Especially since he gave me that gift this morning.
Oh, what did you end up giving her?
I followed your advice, Castle. I thought about some of the things Evelyn said she wanted the past couple of years. And my gift to her is next year I'm retiring from the force.
We're going to go traveling. We're going to go to all of the romantic places.
Wait, you serious, Boss?
You really want to retire?
I haven't accomplished everything I wanted to on the job, but I've done enough. It's time for me to move on.
Best gift ever. More Roy.
[The Montgomerys kiss.]
[After Montgomery tell the team he plans on retiring next year]
Mm-hmm. Look, I taught you guys everything I know about doing this job, alright? You're going to be fine without me And for crying out loud, lose the long faces. Smile please? That’s an order.
[All laugh]
Hey, you kids take care, alright? You guys behave now.
You have a good time.
Congratulations you guys. Goodnight.
Thank you.
Bye.
Happy anniversary.
Goodnight.
Goodnight, Captain. [Turns To Castle] What the hell did you say to him?
Nothing. No, I-- I just told him to listen to what his wife wanted.
Damn, Castle.
How can you think-- I didn't-- There's no way--
Castle, let me let you in on a little secret. Captain Montgomery retires all the time, just give it a week or two. He's like the Brett Favre of the NYPD. Trust me. He's not going anywhere.
Not going anywhere.
Ashley. What are you doing here?
Hey, Mr. Castle.
Hey, Dad, guess what?
[Smiling] What?
I’m going to Stanford.
[Blinks in confusion] What?
I’m applying for early admission. And since I’ve been taking extra classes each semester since my freshman year, I have enough credits to graduate in the fall.
[Sitting down, stunned] …What?
Yeah. This way, Ash and I will be together in January, in college!
[In greater confusion] What?
That was actually her idea, sir.
[In disbelief] What?
I don’t know what you think you accomplished, but this doesn’t change a thing. You hear me? Whoever hired you, he can’t hide from me.
No, sweetheart. You’ve got it ass-backwards. You can’t hide from him.
So this third cop wasn’t Lockwood’s target. His third cop was the one who was holding Lockwood’s leash. He’s the one who’s behind this whole thing. Okay, I want us to pull reports with Raglan and McCallister’s name on it.
We did all that already.
Months ago. There’s nothing.
No, no, no. I’m not talking about arrest reports. I’m talking about performance evaluations…
We went through everything. We looked at every cop we could find who could have worked with them. None of them were our third guy.
Well, then check it again. And when you’re done with that, check it again.
Beckett, we want him as bad as you.
The hell you do! Nobody wants him as bad as I do, okay? Nobody. So check it again!
Castle, did Beckett ever tell you how we met?
No.
I was working late one night, went down to archives to locate some old reports, and there she was with a flashlight and a bankers box open on her lap, studying this unsolved. She was a patrol cop then, she wasn’t even authorized to be down there. When I asked her what the hell she was doing, she told me this was her mother’s case. And she’d found some things that didn’t add up. Now, I could’ve written her up right then.
Why didn’t you?
Because I knew it wouldn’t stop her. It was there in her eyes, man. And I thought, “With this kid’s tenacity and some training, I mean, she’d make a hell of a Homicide.”
That tenacity’s gonna get her killed.
I cannot make Beckett stand down, Castle. I never could. And the way I figure, the only one who can is you.
Castle, if you’ve got something to say, just please say it.
Beckett, everyone associated with this case is dead. Everyone. First your mom and her colleagues, then Raglan, then McCallister. You know they’re coming for you next.
Captain Montgomery’s got a protective detail on me. Wasn’t that hard to spot.
That’s not going to be enough to stop Lockwood, you know that. Think about what they’re up against. Professional killers? I’ve been working with you for three years, you know me. I’m the guy who says we can move that rubber tree plant, but you know what, Beckett? I don’t think we’re gonna win this.
Castle, they killed my mother. What do you want me to do here?
Walk away. They’re going to kill you, Kate. If you don’t care about that, at least think about how that’s going to affect the people that love you. You really want to put your dad through that? And what about Josh?
And what about you, Rick?
Well, of course I don’t want anything to happen to you. I’m your partner. I’m your friend.
Is that what we are?
All right, you know what? I don’t know what we are. We kiss, and then we never talk about it. We nearly die frozen in each other’s arms, but we never talk about it. So, no, I got no clue what we are. I know I don’t want to see you throw your life away.
Yeah, well, last time I checked, it was my life, not your personal jungle gym. And for the past three years, I have been running around with the school’s funniest kid. And it’s not enough.
You know what? This isn’t about your mother’s case anymore. This is about you needing a place to hide Because you’ve been chasing this thing so long, you’re afraid to find out who you are without it.
You don’t know me, Castle. You think you do, but you don’t.
I know you crawled inside your mother’s murder and didn’t come out. I know you hide there. The same way you hide in these nowhere relationships with men you don’t love. You could be happy, Kate. You deserve to be happy. But you’re afraid.
You know what we are, Castle? We are over. Now get out.
We speak for the dead. That’s the job. We are all they’ve got once the wicked rob them of their voices. We owe them that. But we don’t owe them our lives.
He said that we can’t win this.
He’s right. I’ve spent most of my life walking behind this badge, and I can tell you this for a fact. There are no victories. There’s only the battle. And the best that you could hope for is that you find some place where you can make your stand. If this is your spot, I will stand with you.
[To Montgomery] Look at it this way, if you and Raglan and McCallister hadn’t sinned so spectacularly, then God wouldn’t have sent a punishment like me.
[After Beckett is shot]
Kate… I love you. I love you, Kate.
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