Castle · Season 5
It's gonna be fine.
I know it is. I've worked with the best and you'd run circles around any of them. Before your first cup of coffee... I feel completely safe in your care.
After knowing me for just two days?
No, after knowing you for two minutes.
[As Eric is leaving on the elevator]
You know, that’s an extraordinary woman you have there.
I know.
Do you?
[answers phone] Hey, Lanie. What's up?
[on phone] Your cause of death. The poison was a chemically synthesized weaponized agent, similar to the organic compound saxitoxin.
Saxitoxin?
Mm-hmm. It usually occurs in shellfish, but not this version. Whoever created this had access to a pretty sophisticated lab. And this one's been supercharged. Speaking of supercharged, is it true that you're with Eric Vaughn? I mean, Kate, I know you love Castle and all, but girlfriend...
Bye, Lanie. [hangs up]
Okay, I spoke with the Commissioner, and he's agreed to provide Vaughn with a protective detail.
Uh, great. I actually have a few uniforms that I'd like to recommend for duty.
No. Mr. Vaughn has requested you.
He what now?
Sir, I'm a homicide detective, not some bodyguard.
Trust me, I know. But this comes directly from the Commissioner.
Then why doesn't Vaughn just hire a private army? He can afford that.
I don't know why, Mr. Castle. I just know what my orders are. He wants Detective Beckett, and only Beckett. [turns and leaves]
Can he even do that?
I think he just did.
We don’t know that you’re standing on a bomb. It could be nothing.
Didn’t feel like nothing. Something gave way under my feet. Felt like a trigger plate.
Could be wonky floorboard.
With a metallic click?
Loose nail. That’s how floorboards get wonky.
What if we replaced Beckett with something of equal weight, you know? Just the old Indiana Jones bag-of-sand-golden-idol trick.
Remember how that turned out?
[After escaping from the bomb]
Hey, Castle, listen... Thank you for staying with me.
Always.
[they lean in to kiss, but police sirens stop them]
That's...
[Ryan, Esposito, and Captain Gates get out of the car and come over to Castle and Beckett]
[to Ryan as they hug] Perfect timing.
Definitely.
[to Beckett] You good?
Yeah, did she see it?
No.
Glad to see you, Detective. Even you, Mr. Castle. I have to say, I don't know too many men who would've done what you did.
Neither do I.
Oh, for heaven’s sake, Detective. Just kiss the man.
Sir, you know?
What? Do you think I’m an idiot? I needed to maintain plausible deniability, which I can continue as long as you two both act professionally at the precinct.
I know I can, but, Captain, she has a long history of coming on to me at work-
I don’t think it’ll be a problem, sir.
Good. Meanwhile, as long as we're on neutral ground here, I'd say, uh... he deserves it, wouldn't you?
Yes, sir, I would.
Well, we don’t have a body, we don’t have a crime scene, we don’t have any witnesses, but-
At least we have each other.
We still have a homicide to solve.
And that.
Do you think the military took him out?
I don’t see how they could.
Because they wouldn’t cross that line?
Because in my experience, huge bureaucracies don’t act with that kind of efficiency.
That’s comforting.
How many drones were in the air this morning?
That information is classified.
Colonel Fortis, was there a drone flying over New York City at 8:15 a.m.?
That’s classified.
Okay, how about this? Did anyone else have access to the drones? Any federal agencies? Corporations?
That’s classified
Okay, then I’d like to take a look at your flight logs-
This meeting is over.
Keep in mind, the waivers you signed prohibits you from discussing what was said here.
Nothing was said here.
Well, then we shouldn’t have a problem.
Touche.
[noticing a man in the next room] That man over there, he was at the crime scene. Who is he? Does he work for you?
Don’t bother. It’s classified.
So what do you want to know?
Why don’t we start with who are you?
Jared Stack. Special Investigator for the Attorney General’s office.
I’ve never heard of it.
[whispering] You’re not supposed to.
And what’s your connection to Dale Tanner?
Tanner was under scrutiny by the FBI, DHS and the Pentagon, not to mention the NYPD Counter-Terrorism Unit. Somebody objective needed to look into his death, so they picked me.
When did you realize that he was killed by a drone and not a car bomb?
Once our people examined the wreckage.
Why the fake ID?
I didn’t know where this was headed. The AG needs deniability.
“The secretary will disavow all knowledge of your actions.” It’s Mission: Impossible.
Pretty much. I’m even wearing a mask.
Really?
[whispering] No.
The fact is, we’ve lost a number of drones, some of them have fallen into enemy hands.
So one of our enemies killed Tanner? With a drone?
That theory is highly improbable. And coming from me, that’s saying something
That’s Warburg? I was expecting-
Dr. Evil?
Or someone a little less nerdy.
Warburg is here. I can feel it.
Castle, you’ve said that about every place we’ve been to so far.
Yeah, but this time I mean it. The Force is stronger with this one.
I don’t understand what a car driving through the desert has to do with Dale Tanner.
[holding the photo up] Intelligence reports said there were three high-ranking Afghan militants in this car. It was the right make and model, traveling at a high rate of speed. So the drone pilot was given the green light to strike. But then, he saw those red dots on the trunk, and he had a feeling. So he aborted the mission. There were no militants in that car. The red dots were roses; because the young couple driving down that desert road had just gotten married. That’s when I knew I could no longer be a part of the drone program.
But I don’t understand why. The pilot didn’t fire.
Because the next generation of drones won’t have pilots. The new AI software will give drones decision-making capability. They’ll assess the data and take lethal action all on their own.
Really will be rise of the machines.
Those new drones would turn that car to ash without hesitation. That’s why, when lives are at stake, we need a man who sees roses. We need the human factor.
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