1 00:00:00,329 --> 00:00:01,308 There are two kinds of folks 2 00:00:01,335 --> 00:00:02,935 who sit around thinking about how to kill people: 3 00:00:03,269 --> 00:00:04,995 Psychopaths and mystery writers. 4 00:00:05,233 --> 00:00:06,255 I'm the kind that pays better. 5 00:00:06,656 --> 00:00:07,256 Who am I? 6 00:00:07,345 --> 00:00:08,484 I'm Rick Castle. 7 00:00:08,485 --> 00:00:08,885 Castle. 8 00:00:08,919 --> 00:00:09,579 Castle. 9 00:00:09,580 --> 00:00:11,580 I really am ruggedly handsome, aren't I? 10 00:00:11,726 --> 00:00:13,916 Every writer needs inspiration. And I found mine. 11 00:00:14,126 --> 00:00:14,945 Detective Kate Beckett. 12 00:00:14,980 --> 00:00:16,000 - Beckett. - Beckett. 13 00:00:16,035 --> 00:00:17,941 - Nikki heat? - The character he's basing on you. 14 00:00:17,987 --> 00:00:19,473 And thanks to my friendship with the mayor, 15 00:00:19,474 --> 00:00:20,474 I get to be on her case. 16 00:00:20,508 --> 00:00:22,451 I would be happy to let you spank me. 17 00:00:22,486 --> 00:00:23,362 And together, we catch killers 18 00:00:24,310 --> 00:00:25,298 we make a pretty good team, you know? 19 00:00:25,299 --> 00:00:26,299 Like Starsky and Hutch. 20 00:00:26,433 --> 00:00:27,127 Turner and Hooch. 21 00:00:27,490 --> 00:00:29,090 You do remind me a little of Hooch. 22 00:00:37,810 --> 00:00:39,639 (Siren wailing) 23 00:00:39,673 --> 00:00:42,801 � 24 00:00:51,127 --> 00:00:53,190 (man shouts indistinctly) 25 00:00:53,224 --> 00:00:54,122 (Horn honks, brakes squeal) 26 00:00:54,127 --> 00:00:56,993 Sorry. Sorry. I'm sorry. What the hell is wrong with you?! 27 00:00:57,028 --> 00:01:00,091 Can't you see I'm driving here? 28 00:01:03,292 --> 00:01:08,650 � 29 00:01:08,685 --> 00:01:11,012 (gravel rustles) 30 00:01:11,079 --> 00:01:14,478 � 31 00:01:19,012 --> 00:01:21,445 (gravel rustles) 32 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:22,846 (Squish) 33 00:01:22,880 --> 00:01:25,373 Hmm. Initial impact size is... 34 00:01:25,408 --> 00:01:27,808 14 inches. 35 00:01:27,842 --> 00:01:30,407 What are you doing? 36 00:01:30,442 --> 00:01:31,842 We're studying 37 00:01:31,876 --> 00:01:32,742 the practical application of science at school. 38 00:01:32,781 --> 00:01:34,779 I'm focusing on forensics, 39 00:01:34,814 --> 00:01:37,246 specifically the physics of spatter patterns. 40 00:01:38,256 --> 00:01:40,276 Oh. What's wrong? 41 00:01:40,946 --> 00:01:42,778 Well, we usually do all your science projects together. 42 00:01:42,863 --> 00:01:44,729 You remember the volcano we made, 43 00:01:45,079 --> 00:01:47,078 the flatulent robot? 44 00:01:47,112 --> 00:01:48,511 Ew. I'm sorry, dad. 45 00:01:48,545 --> 00:01:50,344 I just got excited about it... 46 00:01:50,379 --> 00:01:52,345 (Camera beeps, shutter clicks) And you weren't here. 47 00:01:52,379 --> 00:01:55,177 Oh, that's okay. I can help you finish. Yeah-- 48 00:01:55,212 --> 00:01:56,679 (cell phone rings) 49 00:01:56,713 --> 00:01:57,612 (Ring) 50 00:01:57,647 --> 00:01:59,213 Beckett? (Beep) 51 00:01:59,248 --> 00:02:00,881 Yeah. Um... 52 00:02:00,916 --> 00:02:03,749 I can stay home. 53 00:02:03,784 --> 00:02:07,617 Go ahead. I'll be fine without you. (Grunts) Ooh. 54 00:02:07,652 --> 00:02:09,485 .5... 55 00:02:09,519 --> 00:02:11,518 Severe concussion... 56 00:02:11,553 --> 00:02:13,918 (Camera shutter clicking) 57 00:02:13,952 --> 00:02:16,618 I guess I don't have to ask about cause of death. 58 00:02:16,652 --> 00:02:19,351 He's not even my first death by fallen object this month. 59 00:02:19,385 --> 00:02:21,351 Two weeks ago, an investment banker 60 00:02:21,385 --> 00:02:23,385 took a frozen sausage to the head 61 00:02:23,419 --> 00:02:24,487 from a tenth-floor window ledge. 62 00:02:24,497 --> 00:02:26,597 Well, it's a pretty old building. Maybe it just fell. 63 00:02:26,921 --> 00:02:29,454 Maybe it got a little help from someone. 64 00:02:29,488 --> 00:02:30,222 There's markings here on the stone. 65 00:02:30,232 --> 00:02:32,052 What, a chisel? Or a crowbar. 66 00:02:32,834 --> 00:02:34,334 I found marks up on the parapet as well. 67 00:02:34,740 --> 00:02:36,839 I got C.S.U. dusting it for prints. 68 00:02:36,874 --> 00:02:37,907 That's a long way to go for a murder. 69 00:02:38,042 --> 00:02:39,610 Who'd want to drop a gargoyle on someone? 70 00:02:39,620 --> 00:02:41,720 Well, someone who wants to make it look like an accident. 71 00:02:41,986 --> 00:02:44,419 He'd have to make sure our victim stood there long enough. 72 00:02:44,454 --> 00:02:45,985 Had someone tampered with the front door lock 73 00:02:46,020 --> 00:02:47,620 when you guys arrived? Give that man a prize. 74 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:49,572 Yeah, we had to pop the lock to get in the building. 75 00:02:49,607 --> 00:02:53,106 Super says our victim's name is Will Medina. 76 00:02:53,224 --> 00:02:55,123 He's got an apartment up on four, 77 00:02:55,158 --> 00:02:57,191 and guess who's got the keys. 78 00:02:57,225 --> 00:02:59,158 I do. 79 00:02:59,193 --> 00:03:00,592 (Police radio chatter) 80 00:03:00,626 --> 00:03:02,726 This place looks like a museum. 81 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:05,995 Well, that's because Mr. Medina was the associate curator... (Ryan speaking indistinctly) 82 00:03:06,029 --> 00:03:07,762 at the New York History Mseum. 83 00:03:07,796 --> 00:03:09,530 Well, that would explain this. 84 00:03:09,564 --> 00:03:11,530 and I thought a 100-inch flat screen 85 00:03:11,564 --> 00:03:12,865 would be the ultimate bachelor accessory. 86 00:03:12,990 --> 00:03:14,124 Well, he wasn't a total bachelor. 87 00:03:14,134 --> 00:03:15,334 What makes you think that? 88 00:03:15,558 --> 00:03:18,858 The... second toothbrush in the bathroom. 89 00:03:18,893 --> 00:03:21,493 The scented candle on the tub. The pair of high heels under his bed, 90 00:03:21,527 --> 00:03:23,427 all suggesting that he was in a casual 91 00:03:23,462 --> 00:03:24,995 but steady relationship. 92 00:03:25,029 --> 00:03:26,529 Hmm. 93 00:03:26,563 --> 00:03:27,963 Nicely played. 94 00:03:28,031 --> 00:03:29,998 However I do think you misjudged the relationship 95 00:03:30,032 --> 00:03:31,432 only slightly. 96 00:03:31,466 --> 00:03:33,400 "Eat, pray, love." 97 00:03:33,434 --> 00:03:35,301 Judging from the condition, 98 00:03:35,336 --> 00:03:37,269 I'd say she's read it more than once, 99 00:03:37,304 --> 00:03:39,271 meaning that she's a woman on the other side 100 00:03:39,305 --> 00:03:41,239 of a search for identity-- a romantic, 101 00:03:41,273 --> 00:03:43,006 someone who wouldn't be satisfied 102 00:03:43,041 --> 00:03:44,874 with just a casual relationship. 103 00:03:44,909 --> 00:03:48,077 And who's to say that that book isn't his? 104 00:03:48,111 --> 00:03:50,879 Oh, I love that book. Neighbor on two 105 00:03:50,913 --> 00:03:53,013 says the front door worked just fine at 7:00. 106 00:03:53,048 --> 00:03:55,315 (Beckett) Which means that the killer must have 107 00:03:55,349 --> 00:03:58,050 tampered with it after then. (Esposito) Beckett, calendar. 108 00:03:58,085 --> 00:04:00,385 Check out today's date. 109 00:04:00,419 --> 00:04:04,221 (Beckett) "C.T. 5:30. 1127 Avenue of the Americas." 110 00:04:04,456 --> 00:04:06,090 5:30. That's two hours before the murder. 111 00:04:06,100 --> 00:04:07,700 (Ryan) It's an office building downtown. 112 00:04:07,839 --> 00:04:10,607 Let's check it out after we finish our sweep. Okay. 113 00:04:10,641 --> 00:04:13,075 You know, we might want to swing down by the museum, 114 00:04:13,109 --> 00:04:15,010 see if any of his colleagues can shed some light 115 00:04:15,044 --> 00:04:16,046 on who might want to drop a gargoyle on Mr. Medina's head. 116 00:04:17,303 --> 00:04:19,203 Either you're being a good cop, 117 00:04:19,237 --> 00:04:20,039 or you just want to go to the museum. 118 00:04:20,049 --> 00:04:21,549 They have dinosaurs there. 119 00:04:21,773 --> 00:04:24,374 (Laughs) Let's go. 120 00:04:26,344 --> 00:04:28,278 Oh, man. I love this place! 121 00:04:28,312 --> 00:04:29,713 When Alexis was little, 122 00:04:29,747 --> 00:04:31,647 used to come here every Sunday. 123 00:04:31,682 --> 00:04:33,616 We would run around here for hours 124 00:04:33,650 --> 00:04:35,584 pretding like we were on safari in Africa 125 00:04:35,618 --> 00:04:37,485 or looking for dinosaurs in China. 126 00:04:37,519 --> 00:04:39,986 You know, Castle, sometimes I forget that you have 127 00:04:40,020 --> 00:04:42,455 such a capacity for pure innocence in your life. 128 00:04:42,489 --> 00:04:44,790 Yeah. Plus, it was a great place to pick up chicks. 129 00:04:44,824 --> 00:04:47,759 And then you open your mouth and you ruin it. 130 00:04:47,794 --> 00:04:50,795 Hi. I need to speak with someone about Will Medina. 131 00:04:50,830 --> 00:04:52,796 I just can't believe Will's dead. 132 00:04:52,830 --> 00:04:55,497 Dr. Raynes, how long did you and Mr. Medina know each other? 133 00:04:55,532 --> 00:04:57,498 Two years. The first thing I did 134 00:04:57,532 --> 00:04:59,465 when I got the job as museum curator 135 00:04:59,499 --> 00:05:01,399 was to hire him away from the U.S. Geographic Institute 136 00:05:01,434 --> 00:05:03,401 to lead the Kan-Xul expedition. 137 00:05:03,435 --> 00:05:05,637 Kan-Xul? The legendary Mayan king. 138 00:05:05,671 --> 00:05:09,306 What you see here represents the single most important 139 00:05:09,341 --> 00:05:11,272 archeological find in Mayan history-- 140 00:05:11,306 --> 00:05:14,105 his burial chamber--where he was entombed with a dozen 141 00:05:14,139 --> 00:05:15,873 of his mummified slaves. 142 00:05:15,907 --> 00:05:18,640 So kind of like a Mayan King Tut? Exactly. 143 00:05:18,674 --> 00:05:21,106 You know, the exhibit opens in less than a month. 144 00:05:21,141 --> 00:05:22,677 I-I can't imagine having to do it without Will. 145 00:05:22,679 --> 00:05:24,079 He's the one that discovered the site. 146 00:05:24,089 --> 00:05:26,289 When was the last time you saw Mr. Medina? 147 00:05:26,786 --> 00:05:28,053 4:30 today. 148 00:05:28,063 --> 00:05:30,063 And how well did the two of you know each other? 149 00:05:30,332 --> 00:05:33,300 Why? I'm gonna have to contact his next of kin. 150 00:05:33,434 --> 00:05:34,468 His parents are both dead, 151 00:05:34,503 --> 00:05:36,105 and I believe he was an only child. 152 00:05:36,115 --> 00:05:37,715 And what about his girlfriend? 153 00:05:38,855 --> 00:05:40,023 Last I heard, he was single. 154 00:05:40,077 --> 00:05:43,045 (Dramatic music playing) 155 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:45,014 (Lightning crackles) 156 00:05:49,853 --> 00:05:52,889 (Music continues) 157 00:05:52,923 --> 00:05:56,092 (Rumbling) 158 00:05:58,862 --> 00:06:01,764 (Birds squawking) 159 00:06:01,799 --> 00:06:05,405 (Music continues) 160 00:06:05,492 --> 00:06:08,525 (Squawking continues) 161 00:06:15,434 --> 00:06:17,034 (Click) 162 00:06:17,068 --> 00:06:19,068 (Motor whirring) 163 00:06:19,102 --> 00:06:21,803 (Dramatic music plays) 164 00:06:21,837 --> 00:06:23,872 (Music stops) (Coughs and spits) 165 00:06:25,312 --> 00:06:28,014 What are you doing?! This mummy's over 2,000 years old. 166 00:06:28,049 --> 00:06:30,749 (Motor whirs) Exposure to air in an unfiltered environment 167 00:06:30,783 --> 00:06:33,651 could be catastrophic. Sorry. I-I didn't-- I didn't know. This-- 168 00:06:33,685 --> 00:06:36,153 Rachel. It's okay. He's with the police. (Glass shatters) 169 00:06:36,310 --> 00:06:38,577 Rachel Walters is our mummification expert. 170 00:06:38,612 --> 00:06:41,213 She worked with Will. Did something happen to him? 171 00:06:41,247 --> 00:06:42,314 Uh... 172 00:06:42,348 --> 00:06:44,450 He was killed earlier tonight. 173 00:06:44,484 --> 00:06:47,319 That--that's not possible. 174 00:06:47,354 --> 00:06:49,722 Were the two of you close? Only professionally. 175 00:06:49,756 --> 00:06:51,957 Stanford-- it doesn't mean anything. 176 00:06:51,992 --> 00:06:53,893 It's just a terrible accident. 177 00:06:53,927 --> 00:06:55,928 Actually, we believe he was murdered. 178 00:06:55,963 --> 00:06:58,531 (Man) It wasn't murder. 179 00:06:58,565 --> 00:07:00,500 It was the curse. 180 00:07:01,633 --> 00:07:03,433 Detective Beckett, Mr. Castle, 181 00:07:03,445 --> 00:07:04,911 Rupert Bentley, our co-financier... 182 00:07:04,946 --> 00:07:06,779 Pleasure. Of the expedition. 183 00:07:06,813 --> 00:07:08,546 I'm sorry, did you say "curse"? 184 00:07:09,180 --> 00:07:10,347 Tell them, Stanford. 185 00:07:10,782 --> 00:07:11,582 Tell them what was written 186 00:07:11,617 --> 00:07:13,051 at the entrance to the burial chamber. 187 00:07:14,599 --> 00:07:17,268 "All who gaze on the face of the Mayan king 188 00:07:17,302 --> 00:07:18,836 shall be struck down by his wrath." 189 00:07:18,927 --> 00:07:22,363 Mayan king? This Mayan king? 190 00:07:22,397 --> 00:07:24,632 That very one. They all looked inside, 191 00:07:24,666 --> 00:07:27,768 and they're all dead. There were other incidents? 192 00:07:27,802 --> 00:07:29,403 All easily explainable. 193 00:07:29,437 --> 00:07:31,371 One of our grad students, Nicole Graham, 194 00:07:31,406 --> 00:07:33,673 was mauled to death by a Jaguar outside the dig site. 195 00:07:33,707 --> 00:07:36,308 And Professor Fisher died of dengue fever. 196 00:07:36,343 --> 00:07:37,843 Which is common in that region, 197 00:07:37,877 --> 00:07:39,644 as are curses written above grave sites. 198 00:07:39,679 --> 00:07:41,746 It's how they kept people from robbing them 199 00:07:41,781 --> 00:07:44,048 for thousands of years. Well, I can assure you 200 00:07:44,083 --> 00:07:46,116 that whatever killed Mr. Medina was very human. 201 00:07:46,151 --> 00:07:47,919 Do you know if he had any enemies? 202 00:07:47,929 --> 00:07:49,349 Will was passionate. 203 00:07:49,554 --> 00:07:52,154 Nothing could stop him from getting what he wanted. 204 00:07:52,189 --> 00:07:54,056 It's what made him such a great archeologist, 205 00:07:54,090 --> 00:07:56,825 but it also rubbed some people the wrong way. 206 00:07:56,859 --> 00:07:59,227 What do you mean? The indigenous Mayans he worked with 207 00:07:59,262 --> 00:08:01,229 claimed that he tricked them into revealing 208 00:08:01,263 --> 00:08:02,430 the location of the burial site. 209 00:08:02,660 --> 00:08:05,494 He'd received death threats. And how do you know that? 210 00:08:05,529 --> 00:08:07,363 I'd received one, too. 211 00:08:10,939 --> 00:08:12,339 It's written in ancient Mayan. 212 00:08:15,484 --> 00:08:17,785 This is just like the one that we found in Medina's apartment. 213 00:08:18,015 --> 00:08:19,348 What does it say? 214 00:08:19,382 --> 00:08:22,515 "Death awaits the robber of graves." 215 00:08:26,016 --> 00:08:29,416 � Castle 2x19 � Wrapped Up in Death Original Air Date on April 5, 2010 216 00:08:29,450 --> 00:08:32,015 -- Sync, corrected by elderman -- -- for www.addic7ed.com -- 217 00:08:35,110 --> 00:08:37,011 Great. Thanks. That was the lab. 218 00:08:37,014 --> 00:08:37,981 They didn't find any fingerprints 219 00:08:38,033 --> 00:08:40,634 on either one of the death threats, 220 00:08:40,668 --> 00:08:42,535 which means all we've got to go on is the postmark. 221 00:08:42,570 --> 00:08:44,203 So we're looking for an angry Mayan 222 00:08:45,227 --> 00:08:47,995 who mailed a death threat from Spanish Harlem three days ago. 223 00:08:48,030 --> 00:08:48,765 How tough can that be? 224 00:08:48,775 --> 00:08:49,975 Well, I called the Mexican Embassy 225 00:08:50,099 --> 00:08:50,666 and asked them 226 00:08:50,701 --> 00:08:53,105 to put their feelers out to the indigenous rights community. 227 00:08:53,498 --> 00:08:55,000 You never know. You might get a decent tip. 228 00:08:55,010 --> 00:08:56,310 You know, this guy Medina-- 229 00:08:56,938 --> 00:08:59,742 when he was a grad student, he walked into the Amazon 230 00:08:59,776 --> 00:09:01,878 with nothing but a backpack and some satellite images. 231 00:09:01,912 --> 00:09:05,417 He walked out a month later with the golden head of Yax Pac. 232 00:09:06,027 --> 00:09:09,495 This guy is like Indiana Jones, but with space-age technology. 233 00:09:09,830 --> 00:09:11,665 Ooh! Which would've been such a better movie than that last one. 234 00:09:11,675 --> 00:09:12,295 (Ryan) Hey, Beckett. 235 00:09:12,300 --> 00:09:14,635 Hey, did you guys get lucky with the mysterious "C.T."? 236 00:09:14,919 --> 00:09:16,286 Eight people with the initials C.T. 237 00:09:16,466 --> 00:09:18,602 work out of 1127 Avenue of the Americas. 238 00:09:18,859 --> 00:09:20,194 None of 'em have heard of Medina. 239 00:09:20,204 --> 00:09:22,004 (Ryan) And there's a coffee shop on the ground floor. 240 00:09:22,039 --> 00:09:23,439 Maybe he met C.T. there, 241 00:09:23,473 --> 00:09:25,374 but none of the waitresses recognized Medina's photograph. 242 00:09:25,408 --> 00:09:27,476 Anything on the girlfriend? No one from the museum 243 00:09:27,510 --> 00:09:30,145 can even verify that Medina had a girlfriend. 244 00:09:30,179 --> 00:09:32,748 And that second set of prints that we found at his apartment 245 00:09:32,782 --> 00:09:34,716 doesn't match anything in our system. 246 00:09:34,750 --> 00:09:36,851 So far this case is nothing but dead ends. 247 00:09:36,885 --> 00:09:38,786 Mm. You know why? Why? 248 00:09:38,820 --> 00:09:41,388 Because Castle's cursed. 249 00:09:45,174 --> 00:09:46,142 You had to tell them, did you? 250 00:09:46,350 --> 00:09:48,483 Yes. Yes, I did. 251 00:09:48,518 --> 00:09:50,518 Well, gentlemen, you'll be happy to know, 252 00:09:50,552 --> 00:09:52,653 I don't believe in curses. 253 00:09:52,687 --> 00:09:54,421 Seriously, bro, 254 00:09:54,455 --> 00:09:56,355 I saw a special on tv. 255 00:09:56,389 --> 00:09:58,524 Bunch of the guys who found King Tut's tomb 256 00:09:58,558 --> 00:10:00,393 ended up dying under weird circumstances. 257 00:10:00,529 --> 00:10:01,963 Yes, and there's an explanation for that. 258 00:10:02,433 --> 00:10:04,900 Evidence shows that some toxins were released 259 00:10:04,934 --> 00:10:06,169 when they opened the sarcophagus. 260 00:10:06,179 --> 00:10:08,579 Well, didn't you say that that mummy smelled kinda funny? 261 00:10:08,729 --> 00:10:10,897 Well, yes, but there was-- 262 00:10:10,931 --> 00:10:13,633 and you did gaze upon the face of the mummy? 263 00:10:18,059 --> 00:10:19,994 You guys, there is no curse. 264 00:10:20,019 --> 00:10:23,155 Ow. (Lips smack) Paper cut. 265 00:10:23,189 --> 00:10:24,090 Mm-hmm. 266 00:10:24,124 --> 00:10:27,727 Yes, the curse gave me a paper cut. 267 00:10:27,761 --> 00:10:30,396 These things start small. Then they snowball. 268 00:10:30,430 --> 00:10:31,300 Mm. Yep. 269 00:10:31,310 --> 00:10:32,310 My abuela always said... 270 00:10:32,513 --> 00:10:34,415 (Speaks Spanish) (Ryan) Mm-hmm. 271 00:10:35,883 --> 00:10:37,718 Bad luck always comes in threes. 272 00:10:37,752 --> 00:10:39,987 Threes, like celebrities. They always die in threes. 273 00:10:40,021 --> 00:10:42,991 (Lips smack) I'm living in the dark ages here. 274 00:10:43,025 --> 00:10:44,660 Why don't you guys check with Lanie 275 00:10:44,773 --> 00:10:47,442 and see if she found anything, okay? (Esposito) Mm-hmm. 276 00:10:52,749 --> 00:10:55,748 Medina's cell phone. It was in his jacket pocket. 277 00:10:55,782 --> 00:10:59,215 I doubt gargoyle attack is covered under his warranty. 278 00:10:59,249 --> 00:11:01,350 Get it--phone, warranty? 279 00:11:01,384 --> 00:11:03,218 I'll have tech pull the SIM card. 280 00:11:03,228 --> 00:11:06,028 Speaking of gargoyles, we found trace amounts 281 00:11:06,117 --> 00:11:08,084 of a substance by the chisel markings. 282 00:11:08,118 --> 00:11:10,651 It was probably on the killer's clothes and was transferred 283 00:11:10,686 --> 00:11:11,986 to the statue when he pushed it over. 284 00:11:12,016 --> 00:11:12,952 What is it? 285 00:11:12,962 --> 00:11:14,862 The lab says they've never seen anything like it. 286 00:11:14,987 --> 00:11:17,389 It's a mixture of mostly organic compounds, 287 00:11:17,423 --> 00:11:20,391 including trace amounts of pollen. 288 00:11:20,426 --> 00:11:21,693 Medina's apartment's not far from the park. 289 00:11:21,756 --> 00:11:23,891 Maybe our killer cut through there on his way to do the deed. 290 00:11:23,925 --> 00:11:27,760 Nice idea, but this pollen is from a particular kind of calabash 291 00:11:27,932 --> 00:11:30,667 that only grows in the lowlands of the Yucatán Peninsula 292 00:11:30,702 --> 00:11:32,602 where the dig site was. Oh, it gets better. 293 00:11:32,637 --> 00:11:36,038 We found trace amounts of the same pollen 294 00:11:36,073 --> 00:11:38,107 on both death threats. 295 00:11:38,643 --> 00:11:39,476 There's a good chance, 296 00:11:39,597 --> 00:11:41,564 whoever sent this is your killer. 297 00:11:41,598 --> 00:11:43,098 And it's unlikely 298 00:11:43,132 --> 00:11:45,300 he would still have trace amounts of pollen on him 299 00:11:45,334 --> 00:11:47,302 unless he had been in the Yucatán 300 00:11:47,336 --> 00:11:49,337 sometime in the last few days. 301 00:11:49,371 --> 00:11:51,772 (Beckett) Uh, yes, we'll hold. 302 00:11:51,807 --> 00:11:54,175 Why is this taking so long? 303 00:11:54,209 --> 00:11:56,343 How many Mayans from the Yucatán lowlands 304 00:11:56,378 --> 00:11:57,412 could possibly have flown into the New York area 305 00:11:57,564 --> 00:11:59,965 in the last few days? T.S.A. computers are down. 306 00:11:59,999 --> 00:12:02,066 Oh. Well, that's reassuring. 307 00:12:02,241 --> 00:12:05,342 You know, Castle, this Kan-Xul was no joke. Legend has, 308 00:12:05,377 --> 00:12:07,778 he personally conducted hundreds of human sacrifices. 309 00:12:08,113 --> 00:12:10,513 You know why his burial chamber was so hard to find, right? 310 00:12:10,547 --> 00:12:12,415 Because his own people buried it so that he couldn't 311 00:12:12,449 --> 00:12:13,483 come back from the grave and get them. 312 00:12:13,518 --> 00:12:16,586 Yes, yes, yes. Scary mummy, I get it. Thank you. 313 00:12:17,219 --> 00:12:19,254 (Metal clanks and thuds) 314 00:12:21,670 --> 00:12:22,538 You okay? 315 00:12:22,548 --> 00:12:24,848 (Whispers) Yeah, yeah. It's an old chair, that's all. 316 00:12:24,872 --> 00:12:27,740 Just, uh, keep telling yourself that. (Groans) 317 00:12:27,775 --> 00:12:29,377 Yes. 318 00:12:29,411 --> 00:12:32,480 Okay. Uh, great. Could you fax it over right away? 319 00:12:32,514 --> 00:12:34,415 Thanks. 320 00:12:34,449 --> 00:12:36,684 T.S.A. reports that a Mayan named Cacaw Te 321 00:12:36,719 --> 00:12:39,320 arrived in J.F.K. four days ago on a tourist visa. 322 00:12:39,355 --> 00:12:41,155 Cacaw Te? Cacaw Te? C.T.! 323 00:12:41,190 --> 00:12:43,090 His visa application puts his home address 324 00:12:43,125 --> 00:12:46,293 right in the middle of our pollen zone. (Fax machine beeps) 325 00:12:47,929 --> 00:12:50,630 I'm guessing that guy was not class clown in High School. 326 00:12:50,665 --> 00:12:53,500 This is a local address. Let's go get him. 327 00:12:53,534 --> 00:12:57,003 (Ryan) Ooh, can I drive? (Esposito) No. 328 00:12:57,038 --> 00:13:00,174 Can we call you Mr. T.? 329 00:13:00,208 --> 00:13:03,077 It's Te. Cacaw Te. 330 00:13:03,111 --> 00:13:05,313 (Beckett) You've got quite a résumé, Mr. Te. 331 00:13:05,347 --> 00:13:07,282 According to the Mexican Embassy, 332 00:13:07,316 --> 00:13:11,186 you were arrested in 2007 for assaulting a group of tourists. 333 00:13:11,221 --> 00:13:14,156 They were trespassing on sacred Mayan soil. 334 00:13:14,191 --> 00:13:15,826 You sent two of them to the hospital. 335 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:18,695 Things got out of hand, but that's not why I'm here, is it? 336 00:13:18,850 --> 00:13:21,752 Sending death threats through the U.S. mail is a felony. 337 00:13:21,786 --> 00:13:24,988 Oh, and so is murder, or as your ancestors like to call it, 338 00:13:25,023 --> 00:13:26,457 human sacrifice. 339 00:13:27,689 --> 00:13:30,258 I don't know what you're talkin' about. 340 00:13:30,292 --> 00:13:32,626 Does this jog your memory? 341 00:13:34,062 --> 00:13:37,097 (Sighs) Medina refused to see me when I went to the museum. 342 00:13:37,132 --> 00:13:39,367 I sent that because he left me no other choice. 343 00:13:39,906 --> 00:13:42,010 And he needed to be told 344 00:13:42,044 --> 00:13:43,978 that the museum must return the artifacts 345 00:13:44,013 --> 00:13:45,114 that they stole from my people. 346 00:13:45,328 --> 00:13:46,728 Those items weren't stolen. 347 00:13:46,763 --> 00:13:48,732 Your government made a deal with the museum. 348 00:13:48,766 --> 00:13:51,967 But not with us. The Mayans are not a dead race. 349 00:13:52,371 --> 00:13:55,273 There are seven million of us in Mexico and Central America- 350 00:13:55,307 --> 00:13:57,275 the direct descendants of Kan-Xul. 351 00:13:57,309 --> 00:14:00,645 His remains and all that was buried with him belong to us. 352 00:14:00,680 --> 00:14:02,948 Is that why you sent the death threat to Medina? 353 00:14:02,982 --> 00:14:04,984 It wasn't a threat. It was a reminder 354 00:14:05,018 --> 00:14:06,886 of the fate that awaited him 355 00:14:06,920 --> 00:14:09,088 if he did not return what he stole. 356 00:14:09,122 --> 00:14:11,624 Where were you last night between 7:00 and 8:00? 357 00:14:11,658 --> 00:14:14,928 I didn't kill him. I didn't need to. 358 00:14:14,962 --> 00:14:17,964 Because all who suffer from the mummy's curse 359 00:14:17,998 --> 00:14:20,033 are doomed to die. 360 00:14:23,500 --> 00:14:24,268 (Ryan) Hey, Beckett. 361 00:14:24,545 --> 00:14:27,346 Looks like Cacaw Te isn't our C.T. after all. 362 00:14:27,381 --> 00:14:29,314 He was uptown meeting with a Telemundo reporter 363 00:14:29,348 --> 00:14:32,148 about the, uh, injustice of the exhibit at 5:30. 364 00:14:32,182 --> 00:14:34,514 He didn't finish until after 8:00. 365 00:14:34,549 --> 00:14:37,015 Well, what about the pollen? Turns out the area where the expedition was camped 366 00:14:37,049 --> 00:14:38,815 would've been covered with the stuff. 367 00:14:38,849 --> 00:14:40,880 Lanie says it's a safe bet 368 00:14:40,915 --> 00:14:41,845 that there's traces of it all over the exhibit. 369 00:14:41,855 --> 00:14:43,455 Okay, but let's hold him on the death threats. 370 00:14:43,555 --> 00:14:45,489 I got a feeling he knows more than he's letting on. 371 00:14:45,499 --> 00:14:47,099 Contents of Medina's phone. 372 00:14:47,529 --> 00:14:49,329 There was nothing interesting in the call list or the calendar. 373 00:14:49,461 --> 00:14:51,863 But we hit the girlfriend jackpot with the photos. 374 00:14:52,673 --> 00:14:53,873 He's sleeping with a mummy? 375 00:14:54,053 --> 00:14:56,455 Ye--what? No. 376 00:14:56,490 --> 00:14:58,561 Oh, sorry. You have to flip to the last one. 377 00:14:59,281 --> 00:15:00,948 Bam. 378 00:15:00,983 --> 00:15:02,051 That's Rachel Walters. 379 00:15:02,061 --> 00:15:03,961 No one at the museum knew they were seeing each other? 380 00:15:03,985 --> 00:15:06,620 Maybe she's got something to hide. 381 00:15:06,655 --> 00:15:09,324 Like murder? 382 00:15:12,333 --> 00:15:14,101 It started after we got back from Mexico. 383 00:15:14,941 --> 00:15:16,041 Why did you lie to everyone? 384 00:15:16,051 --> 00:15:17,651 I didn't want to get fired. 385 00:15:17,762 --> 00:15:19,062 Why would Stanford fire you? 386 00:15:19,187 --> 00:15:21,021 Because he and Will hated each other. 387 00:15:21,897 --> 00:15:22,997 Why? 388 00:15:23,031 --> 00:15:25,032 Stanford blamed Will for Nicole's death. 389 00:15:25,066 --> 00:15:26,369 The girl who was killed in Mexico? 390 00:15:26,779 --> 00:15:28,779 Stanford put Will in charge of all the grad students. 391 00:15:29,304 --> 00:15:30,371 He wanted Will to teach them 392 00:15:30,533 --> 00:15:32,600 how to survive in such a hostile environment. 393 00:15:32,635 --> 00:15:35,302 When Nicole died, Stanford was devastated. 394 00:15:36,427 --> 00:15:37,661 He felt Will had betrayed his trust, 395 00:15:37,993 --> 00:15:40,061 letting her go alone into the jungle at night. 396 00:15:40,409 --> 00:15:41,342 And ever since we got back, 397 00:15:41,377 --> 00:15:44,078 Stanford's been trying to get rid of Will, but he can't, 398 00:15:44,487 --> 00:15:46,888 because Will's the one who discovered the burial chamber. 399 00:15:46,923 --> 00:15:49,456 Do you think he would've gone as far as murder 400 00:15:49,491 --> 00:15:51,959 to get rid of Will? 401 00:15:53,694 --> 00:15:55,061 Stanford told me 402 00:15:55,096 --> 00:15:57,597 that Will is the one that should've died that night, 403 00:15:57,631 --> 00:15:59,298 not Nicole. 404 00:15:59,332 --> 00:16:01,600 The fact that Will and I didn't get along 405 00:16:01,635 --> 00:16:04,036 doesn't mean I killed him. Not getting along with someone is a lot different 406 00:16:04,070 --> 00:16:06,204 than blaming him for a girl's death. 407 00:16:06,238 --> 00:16:08,106 You thought he should've done a better job watching over her. 408 00:16:08,116 --> 00:16:09,316 No, I thought he shouldn't be 409 00:16:09,340 --> 00:16:11,507 sneaking into the jungle to have sex with her. 410 00:16:11,842 --> 00:16:14,409 That's why she was out there the night she died. 411 00:16:14,444 --> 00:16:16,312 Only Will stood her up, and she paid the price. 412 00:16:16,322 --> 00:16:17,422 And how do you know this? 413 00:16:17,746 --> 00:16:20,681 I caught them together two days before she died. 414 00:16:20,716 --> 00:16:23,184 I told him to break it off-- he was her boss-- 415 00:16:23,218 --> 00:16:24,585 but he refused. 416 00:16:24,619 --> 00:16:27,387 That girl had a bright future. 417 00:16:27,422 --> 00:16:28,857 And his carelessness took it from her. 418 00:16:28,867 --> 00:16:30,867 Where were you when Medina was killed? 419 00:16:30,891 --> 00:16:32,258 Right here, working. 420 00:16:32,292 --> 00:16:34,292 You can check with security, ask the staff. 421 00:16:34,327 --> 00:16:36,597 I'm basically living here until the exhibit launches. 422 00:16:36,607 --> 00:16:37,427 Great. Then we'll know 423 00:16:37,650 --> 00:16:39,219 where to find you in case your alibi doesn't check out. 424 00:16:39,253 --> 00:16:40,620 Thank you. 425 00:16:41,854 --> 00:16:44,256 What happened to Will wasn't the curse. 426 00:16:44,290 --> 00:16:47,592 It was karma. 427 00:16:49,961 --> 00:16:52,396 Do you believe that people get what they deserve? 428 00:16:52,430 --> 00:16:54,431 Well, if they do, then I must have done 429 00:16:54,465 --> 00:16:56,800 something pretty terrible to be punished with you. 430 00:16:56,834 --> 00:16:58,667 Funny. 431 00:16:58,702 --> 00:17:00,436 Mr. Castle, Detective. 432 00:17:00,470 --> 00:17:02,404 Seen our new ad campaign? 433 00:17:02,439 --> 00:17:04,640 "Do you dare see... 434 00:17:04,674 --> 00:17:07,075 The mummy of the Mayan king." 435 00:17:07,109 --> 00:17:08,776 Tasteful. 436 00:17:08,811 --> 00:17:11,879 Come on, Detective. You gotta give people what they want. 437 00:17:11,913 --> 00:17:14,581 They are eating the curse up. 438 00:17:14,616 --> 00:17:16,518 Ever since the story broke, 439 00:17:16,553 --> 00:17:18,520 ticket presales have jumped 20%. (Laughs) 440 00:17:18,554 --> 00:17:21,559 Yeah, but what about when people come and see the mummy 441 00:17:21,593 --> 00:17:25,168 and then they get hit by a car or slip on a banana peel? 442 00:17:25,202 --> 00:17:27,872 Then they're gonna Sue you. I have to make a call. 443 00:17:31,609 --> 00:17:32,644 Okay. Thanks, Bill. 444 00:17:33,378 --> 00:17:34,279 Hey, did you get a confirmation 445 00:17:34,313 --> 00:17:36,215 on Stanford's and Rachel's alibis? 446 00:17:36,225 --> 00:17:38,125 Museum security has them both logged in, 447 00:17:38,149 --> 00:17:40,050 but I haven't been able to find anyone 448 00:17:40,084 --> 00:17:42,185 who could definitively state that Stanford or Rachel 449 00:17:42,220 --> 00:17:44,621 were there during the hour it would've taken to kill Will 450 00:17:44,655 --> 00:17:45,391 and get back to the museum. 451 00:17:45,401 --> 00:17:47,501 Yo. I think I found something. 452 00:17:47,526 --> 00:17:50,261 Turns out our victim deposited 10 grand into his bank account 453 00:17:50,295 --> 00:17:51,298 four days before he was killed. 454 00:17:51,308 --> 00:17:52,408 Where'd he get that kind of money? 455 00:17:52,503 --> 00:17:54,371 Unknown, but he withdrew the same amount 456 00:17:54,405 --> 00:17:56,173 the morning he died. $10,000 in, $10,000 out. 457 00:17:56,208 --> 00:17:58,143 Sounds like he's laundering money to me. 458 00:17:58,153 --> 00:17:59,153 Okay, you guys check with the bank 459 00:17:59,267 --> 00:18:00,034 first thing in the morning. 460 00:18:00,069 --> 00:18:01,905 Let's see where that money came from. (Loud bang) 461 00:18:02,039 --> 00:18:04,342 (Dish shatters, screams indistinctly) (Esposito) Ow! 462 00:18:05,976 --> 00:18:08,278 Ow! (Steam hisses) 463 00:18:09,039 --> 00:18:10,439 What happened? 464 00:18:10,474 --> 00:18:13,373 I don't know. I was just gonna make a coffee, 465 00:18:13,408 --> 00:18:15,740 and... the cappuccino machine started shaking. 466 00:18:15,774 --> 00:18:18,141 And just as I hit the deck, it exploded. 467 00:18:18,175 --> 00:18:21,309 You could've been killed. I know! 468 00:18:21,343 --> 00:18:23,878 (Cappuccino machine squeals) Mm. 469 00:18:23,912 --> 00:18:26,447 (Snickers) 470 00:18:26,481 --> 00:18:28,215 (Esposito giggles) 471 00:18:28,249 --> 00:18:29,383 (Ryan, Beckett and Esposito stifling laughter) 472 00:18:29,488 --> 00:18:31,489 Oh, very--okay. Very funny. 473 00:18:31,523 --> 00:18:33,357 Yes, you got me. 474 00:18:33,391 --> 00:18:36,091 Ooh. I'm Castle. I don't believe in curses. 475 00:18:36,126 --> 00:18:37,961 (Ryan, Beckett and Esposito laugh) 476 00:18:37,971 --> 00:18:39,971 What, did you get bomb disposal to rig something up? 477 00:18:40,220 --> 00:18:41,922 Yeah, it was all flash and no damage. 478 00:18:41,932 --> 00:18:43,232 And the chair? 479 00:18:43,371 --> 00:18:46,239 I just pulled a couple of screws and let gravity do the rest. 480 00:18:46,674 --> 00:18:48,942 Night, Castle. (Laughs) (Laughs) 481 00:18:48,976 --> 00:18:50,310 (Snickers and laughs) 482 00:18:51,236 --> 00:18:53,303 I'm not cleaning this up! 483 00:18:53,338 --> 00:18:55,472 (Cup piece clatters) 484 00:18:55,506 --> 00:18:58,341 I better clean this up. 485 00:18:59,876 --> 00:19:02,644 That was so mean. Oh, I knew the whole time. 486 00:19:02,678 --> 00:19:05,312 Oh, sure you did. You know, there are some mysteries 487 00:19:05,347 --> 00:19:06,780 that science can't explain, 488 00:19:06,815 --> 00:19:08,883 like Stonehenge and Déjà Vu. 489 00:19:08,917 --> 00:19:11,653 And some curses are real, like the scottish play. 490 00:19:11,687 --> 00:19:13,621 Oh, here we go. 491 00:19:13,655 --> 00:19:16,125 There's no one more superstitious than an actor. 492 00:19:16,160 --> 00:19:17,962 (Sighs) The "scottish play"? Are you talking about "Macbeth"? 493 00:19:18,054 --> 00:19:20,389 No, darling. You never say the name. 494 00:19:20,423 --> 00:19:22,358 "MacBeth." No. (Spits) 495 00:19:22,392 --> 00:19:24,093 To do so... 496 00:19:24,127 --> 00:19:26,796 Is to invite grave misfortune. No, I am serious. 497 00:19:26,830 --> 00:19:29,398 You know, I didn't-- I didn't know it at the time-- 498 00:19:29,433 --> 00:19:31,367 I was in my High School drama class, 499 00:19:31,401 --> 00:19:33,369 I said the name, I wasn't thinking. 500 00:19:33,403 --> 00:19:35,304 For the next two days, nothing went right. 501 00:19:35,339 --> 00:19:37,273 I mean, lady MacBeth twisted her ankle, 502 00:19:37,307 --> 00:19:38,841 the three witches caught pneumonia. 503 00:19:38,875 --> 00:19:40,276 Finally the director said, 504 00:19:40,310 --> 00:19:42,578 "all right, this is what you have to do." 505 00:19:42,613 --> 00:19:44,013 I had to run around 506 00:19:44,047 --> 00:19:46,515 the outside of the theater building counterclockwise, 507 00:19:46,549 --> 00:19:48,951 knock on the door till someone let me in. Mm-hmm. 508 00:19:48,985 --> 00:19:50,820 Well, I'd love to stand around 509 00:19:50,854 --> 00:19:54,690 and tell scary stories all day 'cause I'm really good at it... (Alexis laughs) 510 00:19:54,725 --> 00:19:57,360 But I have a date with a murder investigation. Mm. 511 00:19:57,394 --> 00:20:00,129 It's lucky your father doesn't believe in the curse. 512 00:20:00,163 --> 00:20:02,465 Why? Because he's going into a building... 513 00:20:02,499 --> 00:20:05,302 (Whispers) Full of guns. I heard that. 514 00:20:05,336 --> 00:20:08,373 Hey, guys. What'd you find out at Medina's bank? 515 00:20:08,383 --> 00:20:09,483 Well, it turns out the deposit 516 00:20:09,485 --> 00:20:11,119 and the withdrawal were both made in cash. 517 00:20:11,356 --> 00:20:12,524 The bank manager remembers the withdrawal 518 00:20:12,558 --> 00:20:14,359 because he had to personally authorize it. 519 00:20:14,369 --> 00:20:15,269 The bank manager was pretty sure 520 00:20:15,293 --> 00:20:16,557 Medina with somebody at the time, 521 00:20:16,558 --> 00:20:18,926 so he pulled the surveillance video, 522 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:20,395 revealing this shining example of thuggery. 523 00:20:20,405 --> 00:20:21,525 Any idea who he is? 524 00:20:21,629 --> 00:20:24,898 Do you wanna? You sure? No, bro, you caught it. Yeah, it's yours. Go ahead. 525 00:20:24,933 --> 00:20:26,402 You know, whenever you guys are done being cute. 526 00:20:26,412 --> 00:20:29,012 (Clears throat and makes beeping sounds) 527 00:20:31,212 --> 00:20:32,412 No, he didn't. (Esposito) Yeah, he did. 528 00:20:32,617 --> 00:20:33,885 Aruba is nice this time of year. 529 00:20:33,895 --> 00:20:35,315 Meet Mr. Norton Grimes. 530 00:20:35,472 --> 00:20:37,373 He recently had the privilege of doing two years 531 00:20:37,407 --> 00:20:39,308 for drug trafficking at Franklin correctional. 532 00:20:39,342 --> 00:20:41,610 That's what the money was for. Mexico is cocaine central. 533 00:20:41,644 --> 00:20:44,313 What better way to sneak drugs into the country 534 00:20:44,347 --> 00:20:45,848 other than inside an archeological shipment? 535 00:20:46,050 --> 00:20:48,251 Medina was in bed with a drug trafficker, got him killed. 536 00:20:48,284 --> 00:20:49,818 You know, there's a current address here. 537 00:20:50,052 --> 00:20:52,720 What's say we go see if he's awake? Let's do it. 538 00:20:54,452 --> 00:20:56,254 Come on, Castle. Let's go. Can I drive? 539 00:20:56,372 --> 00:20:59,474 Are you kidding? You're cursed. (Laughs) 540 00:21:06,534 --> 00:21:08,069 I got two uniforms posted out in back 541 00:21:08,257 --> 00:21:09,291 in case he decides to rabbit. 542 00:21:09,582 --> 00:21:11,050 Castle, you sure you don't want to stay in the car? 543 00:21:11,566 --> 00:21:12,667 We don't want the curse to get you. 544 00:21:12,977 --> 00:21:14,097 I'm good to go. 545 00:21:14,102 --> 00:21:15,502 (Beckett) Okay. Ready? 546 00:21:15,736 --> 00:21:17,604 (Exhales deeply) (Whispers) Go. 547 00:21:19,804 --> 00:21:20,924 NYPD. 548 00:21:21,038 --> 00:21:22,940 (Beckett) Norton Grimes. Police. Show me your hands. 549 00:21:22,970 --> 00:21:24,338 (Dog growling) (Ryan) Dog! 550 00:21:24,772 --> 00:21:26,740 (Esposito) Castle. (Castle) Nice doggy. Good doggy. 551 00:21:26,774 --> 00:21:28,143 Castle, look o! Ah! He got me! He got me! 552 00:21:28,178 --> 00:21:30,313 (Beckett) Castle, run! Aah! 553 00:21:30,550 --> 00:21:33,852 Oh! (Growling and barking) 554 00:21:37,123 --> 00:21:40,158 (Growling and barking continue) 555 00:21:44,128 --> 00:21:46,529 Right this way, Mr. Grimes. I could've been killed. 556 00:21:46,770 --> 00:21:48,203 (Singsong voice) But you weren't. 557 00:21:48,237 --> 00:21:49,905 (Normal voice) Look, you go through enough doors, 558 00:21:50,040 --> 00:21:51,942 at some point, you're gonna find a dog on the other side. 559 00:21:51,952 --> 00:21:53,852 Yes, but it didn't happen at some point, did it? 560 00:21:54,021 --> 00:21:54,656 It happened today... (Cell phone ringing) 561 00:21:54,775 --> 00:21:56,443 Right after I gazed into the face of the mummy. 562 00:21:56,453 --> 00:21:58,634 Okay, I admit that the timing was a little troublesome, 563 00:21:58,635 --> 00:22:00,570 but I promise you, there is no curse. 564 00:22:00,604 --> 00:22:03,473 Beckett. Oh, hey. (Lowered voice) It's Lanie. 565 00:22:03,507 --> 00:22:05,741 (Normal voice) Okay. 566 00:22:08,130 --> 00:22:10,598 Right. 567 00:22:10,632 --> 00:22:13,067 Well, what does that mean? 568 00:22:13,102 --> 00:22:15,003 What? Are you sure? 569 00:22:15,037 --> 00:22:16,604 What? Thanks. 570 00:22:16,638 --> 00:22:17,240 (Cell phone beeps) What? What'd she say? 571 00:22:17,441 --> 00:22:20,310 Nothing. That was not nothing. 572 00:22:21,820 --> 00:22:23,253 Okay. Fine. 573 00:22:23,288 --> 00:22:26,189 The lab identified the substance found on the gargoyle, 574 00:22:26,223 --> 00:22:29,125 and it was a combination of sodium nitrate, iron oxide, 575 00:22:29,159 --> 00:22:30,762 decomposed hemp fibers and... (Mumbles) Tissue. 576 00:22:31,379 --> 00:22:33,680 I'm s--I'm sorry. What? 577 00:22:33,714 --> 00:22:35,816 Ancient human tissue. 578 00:22:35,850 --> 00:22:37,484 Mummified tissue? 579 00:22:37,519 --> 00:22:39,053 Like mummy flesh? 580 00:22:39,087 --> 00:22:40,488 Which means at some point, 581 00:22:40,522 --> 00:22:42,956 our killer came into contact with the mummies 582 00:22:42,991 --> 00:22:44,958 and somehow transferred the substance 583 00:22:44,992 --> 00:22:48,060 onto his or her clothing before killing Medina. 584 00:22:48,094 --> 00:22:49,461 Or maybe... 585 00:22:49,496 --> 00:22:51,430 The mummy himself has risen from the grave 586 00:22:51,464 --> 00:22:54,666 and is roaming New York seeking vengeance. 587 00:22:54,701 --> 00:22:56,301 I'm kidding. 588 00:22:58,637 --> 00:23:00,672 Sort of. 589 00:23:00,706 --> 00:23:03,942 You know, if Medina was trafficking drugs for Grimes 590 00:23:03,976 --> 00:23:05,911 through the sarcophagus, 591 00:23:05,945 --> 00:23:08,180 then maybe Grimes got the substance on himself 592 00:23:08,214 --> 00:23:09,682 when he went to get the drugs out. 593 00:23:09,815 --> 00:23:11,215 (Wolf whistles) 594 00:23:11,250 --> 00:23:13,450 (Police radio chatter) 595 00:23:14,765 --> 00:23:17,666 You mind flying solo on this one 596 00:23:17,700 --> 00:23:20,202 while I head home and change my clothes? 597 00:23:20,236 --> 00:23:21,871 I think I can manage. 598 00:23:21,906 --> 00:23:23,140 Hey, Castle. 599 00:23:24,475 --> 00:23:25,642 Watch out for the mummy. 600 00:23:26,264 --> 00:23:27,831 Really? 601 00:23:32,503 --> 00:23:34,572 Dog attack? Icing on the cake. 602 00:23:34,582 --> 00:23:36,282 Yeah, it was sort of like a little bonus, wasn't it? 603 00:23:36,631 --> 00:23:39,169 You had to mess with the curse, didn't you? Trying to be funny. 604 00:23:39,259 --> 00:23:40,396 You know what kind of hell I'd catch if Castle got eaten 605 00:23:40,430 --> 00:23:41,565 in the line of duty? 606 00:23:41,575 --> 00:23:43,375 Don't tell me you really believe in that stuff, sir. 607 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:45,734 You know what I believe in, Detective? There's no upside 608 00:23:45,907 --> 00:23:47,908 in screwing with things that you can't explain. 609 00:23:48,143 --> 00:23:50,912 First year of homicide, right, my partner tackles a suspect 610 00:23:50,946 --> 00:23:53,214 through the window of a gypsy smoke shop. 611 00:23:53,248 --> 00:23:55,717 Owner's furious, threatens all kinds of hexes on our houses 612 00:23:55,751 --> 00:23:57,652 if we don't personally go and clean it up, 613 00:23:57,687 --> 00:24:00,088 and we tell her, "yeah, take it up with the city." 614 00:24:00,123 --> 00:24:03,125 Two hours later, my partner drops dead--heart attack. 615 00:24:03,160 --> 00:24:05,061 And you think it was the hexes? 616 00:24:06,363 --> 00:24:09,432 No. The man ate bacon with every meal. (Snickers) 617 00:24:09,467 --> 00:24:11,502 But the next morning, I went over there, 618 00:24:11,536 --> 00:24:14,072 fixed that window, and you know why? 619 00:24:14,106 --> 00:24:15,740 (Both) Because there's no upside 620 00:24:15,775 --> 00:24:16,310 in screwing with things you can't explain? 621 00:24:16,320 --> 00:24:18,120 And don't you ever forget it. 622 00:24:18,645 --> 00:24:20,446 Okay. 623 00:24:21,951 --> 00:24:23,653 You know, if our boy Grimes saw the face of the mummy, 624 00:24:23,687 --> 00:24:24,956 it's likely he's cursed, too. 625 00:24:24,966 --> 00:24:26,666 Yeah, well, I'd rather suffer a thousand curses 626 00:24:26,793 --> 00:24:28,595 than go up against Beckett in the box. 627 00:24:28,738 --> 00:24:30,607 Lady, you got the wrong guy. 628 00:24:30,641 --> 00:24:33,576 I dropped outta the drug game after I left the joint. 629 00:24:33,611 --> 00:24:34,978 That's funny, 630 00:24:35,012 --> 00:24:36,947 because I've got surveillance photos 631 00:24:36,981 --> 00:24:40,284 showing you taking $10,000 in cash from Will Medina 632 00:24:40,318 --> 00:24:42,386 the day that he was murdered. 633 00:24:42,420 --> 00:24:44,790 And given your rap sheet, 634 00:24:44,824 --> 00:24:46,658 I don't think it would be too difficult 635 00:24:46,693 --> 00:24:47,862 to convince a jury that you were involved. 636 00:24:47,872 --> 00:24:49,172 Okay, okay, hold on. 637 00:24:49,796 --> 00:24:53,199 I didn't murder anyone, and I don't smuggle drugs anymore. 638 00:24:53,233 --> 00:24:55,534 I used my connections to get a new gig-- 639 00:24:55,569 --> 00:24:57,703 antiquities. 640 00:24:57,738 --> 00:24:59,138 Really? 641 00:24:59,172 --> 00:25:01,040 And why would Will Medina 642 00:25:01,074 --> 00:25:03,610 be buying antiquities from you? 643 00:25:03,644 --> 00:25:05,712 Hmm. Not buying. Selling. 644 00:25:05,746 --> 00:25:08,014 I met him at a museum fund-raiser last year. 645 00:25:08,048 --> 00:25:10,082 I gave him my card. I told him I'm always interested 646 00:25:10,116 --> 00:25:12,050 in rare items that may need a new home. 647 00:25:12,085 --> 00:25:13,919 He gave me a call a few weeks later. 648 00:25:13,953 --> 00:25:15,321 He said he had a box of Incan arrowheads 649 00:25:15,449 --> 00:25:17,885 that had just been sitting on a shelf since the 1940s. 650 00:25:17,919 --> 00:25:20,325 I found him a buyer, and we made a nice a little profit. 651 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:23,127 And what were you buying this time? 652 00:25:23,162 --> 00:25:25,496 A mummy. A mummy? 653 00:25:26,814 --> 00:25:28,714 Who would want a mummy? 654 00:25:28,749 --> 00:25:31,451 A collector in Taipei. So I stop by the museum. 655 00:25:31,486 --> 00:25:33,288 You know, I thought he would say no. 656 00:25:33,322 --> 00:25:34,490 But he jumped at the opportunity. 657 00:25:34,858 --> 00:25:37,225 Didn't he ever think that somebody would notice this missing mummy? 658 00:25:37,260 --> 00:25:39,129 He said all the attention was being paid 659 00:25:39,295 --> 00:25:42,430 to the mummy of the Mayan king, not to slave girl number six. 660 00:25:42,465 --> 00:25:45,100 She was destined for the storage room in the basement. 661 00:25:45,487 --> 00:25:47,489 So it'd be years before anyone went looking for her. 662 00:25:47,523 --> 00:25:49,458 At which point, her disappearance, 663 00:25:49,492 --> 00:25:52,094 it could never be linked to him. 664 00:25:52,128 --> 00:25:53,798 And this $10,000 was a down payment? 665 00:25:53,808 --> 00:25:55,708 Of a quarter-million-dollar payout. 666 00:25:55,865 --> 00:25:58,267 But then you showed up and you took it back. Why? 667 00:25:58,301 --> 00:26:00,203 My client changed their mind. 668 00:26:00,237 --> 00:26:02,237 Guess they didn't like the mummy. 669 00:26:02,272 --> 00:26:03,705 Why not? 670 00:26:03,739 --> 00:26:06,073 I don't know. All I know is, 671 00:26:06,107 --> 00:26:08,074 they sent someone down to the museum to take a look. 672 00:26:08,084 --> 00:26:08,904 Who did he send? 673 00:26:09,250 --> 00:26:11,250 I have no idea. I swear. 674 00:26:11,922 --> 00:26:14,490 Whatever they told him turned my client off. 675 00:26:14,524 --> 00:26:16,157 Maybe the mummy was too short. 676 00:26:16,191 --> 00:26:18,092 Maybe it didn't have enough teeth. 677 00:26:18,126 --> 00:26:20,493 These private collectors, they're very particular. 678 00:26:20,527 --> 00:26:22,627 They want exactly what they want 679 00:26:22,661 --> 00:26:24,193 and nothing else. 680 00:26:24,227 --> 00:26:26,430 Selling mummies? How stupid does he think we are? 681 00:26:26,605 --> 00:26:28,807 I know. The drug story is a hell of a lot more plausible. 682 00:26:28,841 --> 00:26:30,810 But it just doesn't seem to be Medina's style. 683 00:26:30,820 --> 00:26:31,920 There's one way to find out. 684 00:26:32,675 --> 00:26:34,376 Take samples from this mummy's sarcophagus. 685 00:26:34,533 --> 00:26:36,533 If it tests positive for drugs, Grimes is lying 686 00:26:36,978 --> 00:26:39,177 and most likely our murderer. Great. Thanks. 687 00:26:44,214 --> 00:26:46,215 (Footsteps approach) 688 00:26:46,249 --> 00:26:49,118 Hey. What are you doing home? 689 00:26:49,152 --> 00:26:50,851 Facing my mortality. 690 00:26:52,037 --> 00:26:54,336 All this curse stuff has got me thinking-- 691 00:26:54,504 --> 00:26:55,469 if something were to happen to me, 692 00:26:55,603 --> 00:26:56,733 you'd take good care of Alexis, right? 693 00:26:56,743 --> 00:26:57,943 Oh, of course. 694 00:26:58,122 --> 00:26:59,286 Better than you took care of me? 695 00:26:59,380 --> 00:27:01,712 Oh, please. You turned out fine. 696 00:27:01,947 --> 00:27:04,146 Look, look, look, the chances of this curse being real 697 00:27:04,180 --> 00:27:06,113 are almost nonexistent. You know that. 698 00:27:07,242 --> 00:27:08,641 Maybe. 699 00:27:08,675 --> 00:27:11,610 What kind of father would I be if I didn't do 700 00:27:11,644 --> 00:27:14,745 everything I could to make sure I stick around? 701 00:27:14,779 --> 00:27:16,680 Well, then I think maybe we should try 702 00:27:16,715 --> 00:27:19,116 to figure out a way to, uh, reverse the curse-- 703 00:27:19,150 --> 00:27:20,784 you know, the mummy equivalent 704 00:27:20,819 --> 00:27:22,753 of my running around the theater. 705 00:27:22,787 --> 00:27:25,155 Someone at the museum must know that. 706 00:27:27,058 --> 00:27:29,894 You have become very wise in your old age. 707 00:27:29,929 --> 00:27:32,731 (Sighs) Watch it, Buster. 708 00:27:32,765 --> 00:27:35,467 No, I'm afraid there's nothing in the literature 709 00:27:35,502 --> 00:27:37,403 about reversing the curse. (Sighs) Hey. 710 00:27:37,437 --> 00:27:39,438 Castle. What are you doing here? 711 00:27:39,473 --> 00:27:41,408 Oh, nothing. Just waiting for you. Huh. 712 00:27:41,656 --> 00:27:43,057 Detectives, are you here 713 00:27:43,091 --> 00:27:44,391 to talk about reversing the curse as well? 714 00:27:44,545 --> 00:27:47,013 No, I'm here to see a man about a mummy. 715 00:27:47,023 --> 00:27:48,523 So no luck with the curse, huh? 716 00:27:48,671 --> 00:27:49,571 Look on the bright side, Castle. 717 00:27:49,745 --> 00:27:51,178 You die, your book sales skyrocket. 718 00:27:51,312 --> 00:27:53,579 Great..What did Beckett mean, "see a man about a mummy"? 719 00:27:53,757 --> 00:27:57,025 Which mummy? The one Grimes said Medina was trying to sell. 720 00:27:57,060 --> 00:27:58,994 Fill me in. Spare no detail. 721 00:27:59,028 --> 00:28:01,461 Well, in some ancient cultures, instead of burying-- fast-forward a little bit. 722 00:28:01,496 --> 00:28:04,698 Detective, this is a significant archeological find. 723 00:28:04,732 --> 00:28:06,401 You can't just walk in here and open it up. 724 00:28:06,411 --> 00:28:08,411 I've got a warrant that says otherwise. 725 00:28:08,554 --> 00:28:11,222 This is preposterous. Tell that to the drug dealer in my lockup 726 00:28:11,418 --> 00:28:13,719 who was doing business with your associate curator. 727 00:28:14,054 --> 00:28:17,788 Please. I just have to reiterate how fragile these mummies are. 728 00:28:18,123 --> 00:28:20,490 They should only be handled in a controlled environment. 729 00:28:20,524 --> 00:28:22,925 Don't worry. It's just a simple swab test. 730 00:28:22,959 --> 00:28:25,327 I promise. I won't damage anything. 731 00:28:25,362 --> 00:28:28,396 (Motor whirring) 732 00:28:32,567 --> 00:28:34,034 (Whirring stops) 733 00:28:34,069 --> 00:28:36,603 Oh, my God. It's gone. 734 00:28:37,483 --> 00:28:41,686 I'm not saying I believe... 735 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:43,621 But where's the mummy? 736 00:28:49,177 --> 00:28:50,810 (Siren whoops, camera shutter clicks) 737 00:28:52,707 --> 00:28:54,641 (Esposito) C.S.U. field test shows 738 00:28:54,675 --> 00:28:55,843 that there's no drug residue inside the sarcophagus. 739 00:28:56,351 --> 00:28:57,652 And all the other mummies are accounted for. 740 00:28:57,830 --> 00:28:59,697 No drugs in them either. Well, if it wasn't the drugs, 741 00:28:59,932 --> 00:29:01,534 then what's so special about the missing mummy 742 00:29:01,544 --> 00:29:02,467 (Castle) Well, maybe Grimes was telling the truth. 743 00:29:02,468 --> 00:29:04,936 Maybe Medina was trying to sell it. 744 00:29:05,056 --> 00:29:06,756 And then when Grimes wouldn't buy it, 745 00:29:06,872 --> 00:29:07,939 he sold it to someone else? 746 00:29:07,949 --> 00:29:09,649 Except that one of the researchers swears 747 00:29:09,822 --> 00:29:12,123 it was in its sarcophagus the day after Medina was killed. 748 00:29:12,457 --> 00:29:13,559 Well, that could only mean one thing. 749 00:29:13,693 --> 00:29:16,161 Please don't say that it's walking among us seeking revenge. 750 00:29:16,171 --> 00:29:17,671 Okay. Don't say I didn't warn you. 751 00:29:18,196 --> 00:29:19,562 This place is gigantic. 752 00:29:19,597 --> 00:29:22,164 They have over 30 million specimens down here. 753 00:29:22,198 --> 00:29:24,366 We got a canine unit coming in to help, 754 00:29:24,400 --> 00:29:27,669 but finding this mummy might be like finding the lost ark. 755 00:29:27,703 --> 00:29:30,172 If it is even still here. All right, have C.S.U. Sweep the area, 756 00:29:30,206 --> 00:29:32,607 and see if they can get any prints off of the sarcophagus. 757 00:29:32,814 --> 00:29:35,882 Whoever stole the mummy must have left some evidence behind. 758 00:29:35,917 --> 00:29:38,084 Disaster! P.R. Disaster! 759 00:29:38,119 --> 00:29:40,720 I only hope the press doesn't hear about this. 760 00:29:40,754 --> 00:29:42,655 10 bucks says he calls the press 761 00:29:42,689 --> 00:29:44,823 just as soon as we're out the front door. 762 00:29:44,857 --> 00:29:47,258 Hey, you don't think he could've orchestrated this whole thing 763 00:29:47,292 --> 00:29:49,360 just to generate interest in the exhibit, do you? 764 00:29:49,394 --> 00:29:51,495 Murdered Medina just to boost ticket sales? No. 765 00:29:51,529 --> 00:29:54,464 That would make this "Scooby-Doo," and I'm not Velma. 766 00:29:54,498 --> 00:29:56,999 Velma? Are you kidding? You're Daphne. 767 00:29:57,033 --> 00:29:59,434 You're hot, smart but not aggressively brainy 768 00:29:59,469 --> 00:30:01,236 with long legs, short skirt-- stop. 769 00:30:01,270 --> 00:30:02,569 Fine. Now. 770 00:30:02,604 --> 00:30:04,138 Got it. 771 00:30:06,298 --> 00:30:09,200 No. He didn't know anything about how to reverse the curse. 772 00:30:09,234 --> 00:30:12,270 But I've decided, it's okay. I was just overreacting. 773 00:30:12,305 --> 00:30:15,174 It's like you said, the chances of there actually being a curse 774 00:30:15,208 --> 00:30:17,176 are--are virtually nonexistent. (Motor stops) 775 00:30:17,211 --> 00:30:19,212 (Elevator rattles) 776 00:30:19,246 --> 00:30:21,548 (Clattering) 777 00:30:21,582 --> 00:30:23,684 That was weird. The elevator just stopped. 778 00:30:24,219 --> 00:30:25,686 (Cell phone line clicks) 779 00:30:25,720 --> 00:30:27,388 Mother? 780 00:30:28,790 --> 00:30:30,892 Okay. 781 00:30:30,926 --> 00:30:33,161 No reason to panic. 782 00:30:33,195 --> 00:30:34,863 (Electricity powers down) 783 00:30:34,897 --> 00:30:36,898 Small reason to panic. 784 00:30:36,933 --> 00:30:38,901 (Emergency lights click) 785 00:30:38,935 --> 00:30:41,203 Hello? 786 00:30:44,408 --> 00:30:46,910 (Creaking) 787 00:30:46,944 --> 00:30:49,079 (Laughs) 788 00:30:49,113 --> 00:30:51,515 There is no curse. There is no curse. 789 00:30:51,550 --> 00:30:52,984 There is no curse. 790 00:30:53,018 --> 00:30:54,552 (Clattering) 791 00:30:54,586 --> 00:30:57,055 What do I do? What do I do if the elevator falls? 792 00:30:57,089 --> 00:31:00,024 Okay. I, um, I think I'm supposed to jump in the air? 793 00:31:00,059 --> 00:31:02,861 No! Lay on the ground. (Thuds) 794 00:31:02,895 --> 00:31:05,264 (Elevator bell dings) 795 00:31:05,298 --> 00:31:06,366 (Beckett) Castle? 796 00:31:06,753 --> 00:31:08,588 What are you doing? 797 00:31:08,622 --> 00:31:11,925 (Mutters) That was-- that whole thing-- 798 00:31:11,959 --> 00:31:14,294 then the light--the light, and then the whole thing went-- 799 00:31:14,328 --> 00:31:16,430 I thought--I thought the elevator was gonna fall. 800 00:31:16,464 --> 00:31:18,432 That wasn't you, was it? Because that wasn't funny. 801 00:31:18,466 --> 00:31:22,236 No, no. I'm not that cruel. It's an old elevator. 802 00:31:22,270 --> 00:31:24,338 You know what? Let's get maintenance up here 803 00:31:24,372 --> 00:31:27,841 and tell 'em not to let anyone on here before it's fixed. 804 00:31:27,876 --> 00:31:29,808 Are you okay? Yeah. No. Yeah. I'm--I'm-- 805 00:31:29,843 --> 00:31:31,775 I'm gonna splash some w-water on my face 806 00:31:31,809 --> 00:31:33,472 and then... Throw up a little bit. 807 00:31:38,306 --> 00:31:40,439 (Creaks) 808 00:31:40,473 --> 00:31:42,973 (Beckett) Rogue archeologists, Mayan death threats 809 00:31:43,008 --> 00:31:45,441 drug dealers claiming to deal in antiquities 810 00:31:45,476 --> 00:31:46,875 and missing mummies? 811 00:31:47,410 --> 00:31:52,212 There's gotta be a story that makes all of this make sense. 812 00:31:52,247 --> 00:31:55,079 (Indistinct conversations) 813 00:31:55,113 --> 00:31:56,847 What? 814 00:31:56,881 --> 00:31:58,215 (Whispers) Nothing. 815 00:31:58,249 --> 00:32:00,350 Castle. If something were to happen to me, 816 00:32:00,384 --> 00:32:03,285 I want you to watch out for Alexis. 817 00:32:03,319 --> 00:32:04,685 She looks up to you, 818 00:32:04,719 --> 00:32:06,686 and if her boyfriends get frisky, 819 00:32:06,720 --> 00:32:08,654 you can shoot them. 820 00:32:08,688 --> 00:32:10,188 Nothing's gonna happen to you. 821 00:32:10,223 --> 00:32:13,459 But if it does... 822 00:32:15,427 --> 00:32:17,294 Okay. 823 00:32:18,896 --> 00:32:20,830 And would you also go into my closet 824 00:32:20,864 --> 00:32:21,865 and get rid of my porn collection before she finds it? 825 00:32:22,521 --> 00:32:24,389 Don't worry, bro. I got you covered on that. 826 00:32:24,399 --> 00:32:25,419 We hit a home run 827 00:32:25,551 --> 00:32:27,052 with the prints from the sarcophagus. 828 00:32:27,213 --> 00:32:28,082 One popped that doesn't belong 829 00:32:28,211 --> 00:32:29,779 to anyone who works at the museum. 830 00:32:30,113 --> 00:32:32,081 But according to the background check, 831 00:32:32,115 --> 00:32:33,982 he does work at 1127 Avenue of the Americas-- 832 00:32:34,017 --> 00:32:36,484 the address on Medina's calendar. At a company called Bio inc. 833 00:32:36,519 --> 00:32:40,385 And here is the best part-- his name is Charles Taylor. 834 00:32:40,883 --> 00:32:41,884 (Beckett and Castle) C.T.? 835 00:32:41,894 --> 00:32:43,194 Spoke to the guy two days ago, 836 00:32:43,291 --> 00:32:45,291 and he insisted he'd never met Medina. 837 00:32:45,326 --> 00:32:46,959 Lied right to my face. 838 00:32:46,993 --> 00:32:50,194 No, no. I didn't lie. I swear to you, I don't know Will Medina. 839 00:32:50,229 --> 00:32:52,296 You didn't see him two days ago at 5:30? 840 00:32:52,331 --> 00:32:55,066 No. You got the wrong guy. But you admit 841 00:32:55,100 --> 00:32:56,305 that you were in the basement of the New York History Museum. 842 00:32:57,900 --> 00:32:58,820 No. 843 00:32:59,133 --> 00:33:01,701 Charles, we have your fingerprints on a sarcophagus. 844 00:33:01,736 --> 00:33:02,936 So you can either start telling us the truth now 845 00:33:02,971 --> 00:33:05,006 or after spending an afternoon in the holding cell 846 00:33:05,040 --> 00:33:07,108 entertaining a meth addict through the violent phase 847 00:33:07,143 --> 00:33:07,845 of his withdrawal. 848 00:33:09,721 --> 00:33:11,021 I might have been down there. 849 00:33:11,431 --> 00:33:13,499 When? (Sighs) 850 00:33:13,533 --> 00:33:15,467 Okay. Holding cell it is. 851 00:33:15,502 --> 00:33:18,571 Five days ago. 852 00:33:19,161 --> 00:33:20,096 And Medina? 853 00:33:20,254 --> 00:33:21,221 Look, I heard he was dead. 854 00:33:21,255 --> 00:33:22,555 I didn't want to get mixed up in that. 855 00:33:23,638 --> 00:33:25,139 I-I was only sent there to check out the mummy. 856 00:33:25,600 --> 00:33:26,300 The mummy? 857 00:33:26,371 --> 00:33:29,039 Yeah. I was sent by a private collector to examine it. 858 00:33:29,713 --> 00:33:31,114 (Lowered voice) Grimes was telling the truth. 859 00:33:31,533 --> 00:33:32,801 Medina was trying to sell the mummy. 860 00:33:32,835 --> 00:33:33,736 This is getting good. 861 00:33:33,860 --> 00:33:35,095 This collector, where is he from? 862 00:33:35,105 --> 00:33:37,505 Taipei. I've done testing for him before-- 863 00:33:37,817 --> 00:33:40,385 uh, uh, hominid skulls, a mammoth tusk. 864 00:33:40,419 --> 00:33:42,254 He asked me to carbon date them, 865 00:33:42,288 --> 00:33:43,257 wanted me to make sure it was real. 866 00:33:43,267 --> 00:33:44,667 And was it? 867 00:33:45,897 --> 00:33:47,999 It's complicated. We'll try and keep up. 868 00:33:48,170 --> 00:33:51,139 As soon as an organism dies, it stops taking in new carbon. 869 00:33:51,173 --> 00:33:53,107 Specifically, we focus on carbon 14, 870 00:33:53,142 --> 00:33:55,310 which starts to decay in the body as soon as it dies, 871 00:33:55,344 --> 00:33:57,412 and by examining the rate of decay, we can actually date 872 00:33:57,446 --> 00:33:59,248 the age of the dead organism with incredible accuracy. 873 00:33:59,433 --> 00:34:02,335 When I tested the mummy, I took samples from the sarcophagus 874 00:34:02,369 --> 00:34:04,204 the cloth the mummy was wrapped in and a small piece of bone, 875 00:34:04,426 --> 00:34:06,495 and then I ran them through a mass spectrometer and... 876 00:34:06,626 --> 00:34:09,761 That's when things got weird. 877 00:34:10,939 --> 00:34:12,540 Define "weird." 878 00:34:12,575 --> 00:34:14,609 The samples from the sarcophagus and the cloth 879 00:34:14,643 --> 00:34:16,511 dated at over 2,000 years old, 880 00:34:16,545 --> 00:34:19,580 but the piece of bone... Was too young to date, 881 00:34:19,615 --> 00:34:22,549 meaning that it was less than 500 years old. 882 00:34:22,583 --> 00:34:24,651 How much less? I have no idea. 883 00:34:24,685 --> 00:34:27,053 500 years is as low as the test goes. 884 00:34:27,087 --> 00:34:29,555 Are you saying that the mummy Medina was trying to sell 885 00:34:29,589 --> 00:34:30,989 was a fake? 886 00:34:31,024 --> 00:34:33,392 Well, all I know is that there was a discrepancy 887 00:34:33,426 --> 00:34:35,427 and I called him and I told him that, 888 00:34:35,461 --> 00:34:36,861 and he didn't believe me. 889 00:34:36,895 --> 00:34:39,897 He insisted on coming to the office to see me... 890 00:34:39,931 --> 00:34:42,099 The night that he died. 891 00:34:42,133 --> 00:34:43,133 Beckett. 892 00:34:43,167 --> 00:34:45,402 Uniforms just found your mummy. 893 00:34:45,436 --> 00:34:48,337 Where? In a dark corner of the museum basement. 894 00:34:48,372 --> 00:34:50,440 Someone was doing their best to make sure it was never found. 895 00:34:50,450 --> 00:34:52,050 Medina's buyer rejected the mummy 896 00:34:52,188 --> 00:34:53,622 because it wasn't real. 897 00:34:53,656 --> 00:34:55,990 And then when Medina started asking questions, he was killed. 898 00:34:56,250 --> 00:34:59,185 And now someone's trying to make it disappear? 899 00:34:59,219 --> 00:35:01,387 I think we need to take a closer look at that mummy. 900 00:35:01,573 --> 00:35:03,506 (Lanie) Your carbon dater was right. 901 00:35:03,541 --> 00:35:06,142 This girl's body is definitely less than 500-years dead. 902 00:35:06,277 --> 00:35:07,677 How much less? 903 00:35:08,211 --> 00:35:10,979 She died four months ago. If she's been dead for four months, 904 00:35:11,013 --> 00:35:12,049 why does she look just like the other mummies? 905 00:35:12,059 --> 00:35:14,859 Because whoever mummified her knew what they were doing. 906 00:35:15,383 --> 00:35:16,984 Her blood's been drained, there's an incision 907 00:35:17,018 --> 00:35:19,553 on her left side, which her killer used to remove her organs 908 00:35:19,588 --> 00:35:21,489 before starting the desiccation process. 909 00:35:21,499 --> 00:35:22,719 How did she die? 910 00:35:22,795 --> 00:35:25,497 Blunt force trauma. Someone hit her in the back of the head. 911 00:35:25,531 --> 00:35:26,402 She never saw it coming. 912 00:35:26,412 --> 00:35:27,912 And then do you have any idea who she is? 913 00:35:28,632 --> 00:35:31,371 No, and I was unable to get a usable fingerprint. 914 00:35:31,405 --> 00:35:34,245 We don't need them. 915 00:35:34,279 --> 00:35:36,081 She died four months ago. 916 00:35:36,115 --> 00:35:38,387 I know exactly who this is. 917 00:35:48,409 --> 00:35:49,676 Dental records confirm 918 00:35:49,710 --> 00:35:53,012 that the body is Nicole Graham, the first victim of the curse. 919 00:35:53,183 --> 00:35:54,853 I thought this girl was killed by an animal in the jungle. 920 00:35:54,863 --> 00:35:56,986 Turns out they never actually found the body. 921 00:35:56,987 --> 00:35:59,355 Just her bloody clothes and a piece of scalp. 922 00:35:59,525 --> 00:36:01,760 It seemed obvious to the Mexican authorities what had happened. 923 00:36:01,937 --> 00:36:03,805 Instead somebody killed her and turned her into a mummy? 924 00:36:03,815 --> 00:36:05,215 Hell of a way to get rid of a body-- 925 00:36:05,480 --> 00:36:07,715 hide it in plain sight, ship it out with the other artifacts. 926 00:36:07,869 --> 00:36:09,103 And no one would've ever found out 927 00:36:09,292 --> 00:36:11,460 if Medina hadn't decided to sell the wrong mummy. 928 00:36:11,494 --> 00:36:13,895 When the collector refused it, Medina must have decided 929 00:36:13,930 --> 00:36:16,765 to take a closer look. And then that suspicion must have tipped off our killer, 930 00:36:16,799 --> 00:36:20,102 who had to murder Medina in order to keep the secret safe. 931 00:36:20,112 --> 00:36:22,012 It makes sense, but who's our killer? 932 00:36:22,171 --> 00:36:24,907 The only person with the skill to mummify a body. 933 00:36:26,843 --> 00:36:28,443 What's going on? 934 00:36:28,478 --> 00:36:29,945 Four words-- 935 00:36:29,979 --> 00:36:32,748 eat, pray, love, kill. 936 00:36:33,964 --> 00:36:34,998 Little friendly advice-- 937 00:36:35,152 --> 00:36:37,787 next time you kill someone, skip the part 938 00:36:37,821 --> 00:36:38,922 where you prove only you could've covered it up. 939 00:36:39,128 --> 00:36:40,797 Kill someone? What are you talking about? 940 00:36:40,807 --> 00:36:42,107 We're talking about Nicole Graham. 941 00:36:42,131 --> 00:36:43,432 You killed her in Mexico, 942 00:36:43,525 --> 00:36:45,826 and then you mummified her body in order to cover it up. 943 00:36:45,861 --> 00:36:48,395 What? No, Nicole was killed in a Jaguar attack. 944 00:36:48,430 --> 00:36:50,798 Except they never found her body. But we did. 945 00:36:51,071 --> 00:36:54,240 And so did Medina when he discovered the discrepancy in the carbon dating. 946 00:36:54,443 --> 00:36:56,479 And that's when you knew that you had to kill him. 947 00:36:57,847 --> 00:36:58,647 That's insane. 948 00:36:58,743 --> 00:37:00,310 What happened, Rachel? 949 00:37:00,344 --> 00:37:03,246 Did you find her in the jungle making time with your man? 950 00:37:03,280 --> 00:37:06,416 A little "Girls Gone Wild" jealousy turned deadly? 951 00:37:06,451 --> 00:37:08,352 No, Nicole and I were friends. 952 00:37:08,386 --> 00:37:11,289 And whoever told you she was sleeping with Will was lying. 953 00:37:11,323 --> 00:37:13,825 Sure, she had a crush on him. Okay? We all did. 954 00:37:13,859 --> 00:37:15,761 But she backed off when she realized 955 00:37:15,795 --> 00:37:17,796 that Will was interested in me. 956 00:37:17,831 --> 00:37:19,598 But Stanford... 957 00:37:19,633 --> 00:37:21,000 Stanford. 958 00:37:21,034 --> 00:37:22,769 Stanford was the one who was jealous. 959 00:37:23,930 --> 00:37:25,131 Ask any of the women down there. 960 00:37:25,566 --> 00:37:27,668 He had a thing for Nicole ever since she joined the program. 961 00:37:28,327 --> 00:37:29,995 You'd always see him standing around watching her. 962 00:37:30,073 --> 00:37:31,607 It was creepy. You were the expert, Rachel. 963 00:37:32,550 --> 00:37:34,419 You were the only one who knew how to do it. 964 00:37:34,429 --> 00:37:35,629 No, I wasn't. 965 00:37:36,281 --> 00:37:37,715 Everything I know about mummification, 966 00:37:37,947 --> 00:37:39,516 I learned from Stanford Raynes. 967 00:37:39,724 --> 00:37:42,359 Look, Detective, mummifying a body is hands-on process. 968 00:37:42,607 --> 00:37:43,474 I promise you, 969 00:37:43,645 --> 00:37:45,779 whoever did that to Nicole left behind some D.N.A. 970 00:37:46,114 --> 00:37:48,348 I'm happy to provide a sample. 971 00:37:48,383 --> 00:37:50,951 Why don't you see if Stanford wants to do the same? 972 00:37:54,119 --> 00:37:55,154 (Beckett) Stanford Raynes. 973 00:37:55,423 --> 00:37:56,757 Yes. 974 00:37:56,791 --> 00:37:58,726 You're under arrest for the murder of Nicole Graham. 975 00:37:59,027 --> 00:38:01,597 And don't forget Will Medina. You had to kill him, too, 976 00:38:01,631 --> 00:38:03,231 when you caught him sniffing around her mummy. 977 00:38:03,506 --> 00:38:05,675 Only way to protect your secret. You can't be serious. 978 00:38:05,736 --> 00:38:08,172 Serious enough to get a warrant for your D.N.A. 979 00:38:09,777 --> 00:38:11,145 This is the part where you say, 980 00:38:11,274 --> 00:38:12,708 "and I would've gotten away with it, too, 981 00:38:12,917 --> 00:38:14,651 if it weren't for you meddling kids." 982 00:38:15,886 --> 00:38:17,987 (Gasps) 983 00:38:18,021 --> 00:38:19,655 (Panting) 984 00:38:20,999 --> 00:38:23,833 Is he actually... Running away? 985 00:38:23,867 --> 00:38:26,431 Yeah, it's primal instinct-- 986 00:38:26,465 --> 00:38:27,931 fight or flight. 987 00:38:27,965 --> 00:38:29,729 Should we run after him? 988 00:38:29,764 --> 00:38:31,495 Eh, no need. 989 00:38:32,896 --> 00:38:35,294 (Pants) 990 00:38:37,529 --> 00:38:38,762 (Grunts) 991 00:38:38,797 --> 00:38:40,199 (Panting) 992 00:38:40,233 --> 00:38:42,067 (Grunts) Oh! Ohh! 993 00:38:42,102 --> 00:38:44,036 (Rumbles and thuds) 994 00:38:44,070 --> 00:38:45,636 (Footsteps approach) 995 00:38:45,671 --> 00:38:48,973 (Stanford groans) 996 00:38:49,007 --> 00:38:51,808 Ohh. Oh. 997 00:38:51,842 --> 00:38:53,176 (Stanford) Ohh. 998 00:38:53,281 --> 00:38:54,916 Still say there's no curse? 999 00:38:55,450 --> 00:38:57,885 (Stanford moans) Ohh. 1000 00:38:57,919 --> 00:38:59,686 Ruh-roh. 1001 00:39:01,047 --> 00:39:02,649 (Castle) Once Stanford got out of surgery, 1002 00:39:02,749 --> 00:39:03,883 he confessed to everything-- 1003 00:39:04,034 --> 00:39:05,968 how he lured Nicole into the burial chamber 1004 00:39:06,003 --> 00:39:08,971 and how they fought when she refused to celebrate with him. 1005 00:39:09,006 --> 00:39:11,174 So what happened to the mummy he swapped for Nicole's body? 1006 00:39:11,208 --> 00:39:13,944 The body was so fragile that all Stanford had to do 1007 00:39:13,978 --> 00:39:16,446 was strip off the wrapping and stomp it into dust. 1008 00:39:16,480 --> 00:39:18,281 And then he rewrapped Nicole's body, 1009 00:39:18,316 --> 00:39:19,951 stuffed it in the sarcophagus, sealed it up tight, 1010 00:39:20,146 --> 00:39:22,414 and by the time it got to the U.S. months later, 1011 00:39:22,448 --> 00:39:24,051 mummification process was complete. 1012 00:39:24,061 --> 00:39:26,661 And when Stanford decided to kill Medina, 1013 00:39:26,864 --> 00:39:27,832 he just used one of the pry bars 1014 00:39:27,988 --> 00:39:29,323 from the museum to tip the gargoyle 1015 00:39:29,404 --> 00:39:32,039 and hoped that Medina's death would be blamed on the curse. 1016 00:39:32,049 --> 00:39:33,649 Three members of the expedition dead, 1017 00:39:33,987 --> 00:39:36,855 one on the way to jail--sounds like the curse is real to me. 1018 00:39:37,930 --> 00:39:40,030 Speaking of which... 1019 00:39:41,182 --> 00:39:44,084 (Beckett) I have a deal to propose. 1020 00:39:44,878 --> 00:39:46,278 I spoke to the D.A., 1021 00:39:46,312 --> 00:39:48,081 and he's agreed to drop the felony threat charges 1022 00:39:48,115 --> 00:39:49,616 based on your cooperation. 1023 00:39:50,721 --> 00:39:55,525 What kind of cooperation? 1024 00:39:56,860 --> 00:39:59,662 Tell him how to reverse the curse. 1025 00:39:59,696 --> 00:40:01,530 Why should I? 1026 00:40:01,565 --> 00:40:03,566 Because thanks to us, Mr. Bentley has agreed 1027 00:40:03,600 --> 00:40:05,401 to send the entire collection 1028 00:40:05,435 --> 00:40:07,704 back to the Mexican Museum after the exhibit ends. 1029 00:40:08,768 --> 00:40:10,136 And why would he agree to that? 1030 00:40:10,793 --> 00:40:11,328 Well, let's just say he's got 1031 00:40:11,463 --> 00:40:13,431 a little public relations problem right now, 1032 00:40:13,715 --> 00:40:17,085 and he could use all the good publicity he can get. 1033 00:40:21,498 --> 00:40:26,268 (Whispering indistinctly) 1034 00:40:26,302 --> 00:40:27,404 That's all I have to do? 1035 00:40:27,438 --> 00:40:28,405 Mm-hmm. 1036 00:40:29,939 --> 00:40:31,107 And one more thing. Hmm? 1037 00:40:31,691 --> 00:40:33,491 I wouldn't say no to a ride to the airport. 1038 00:40:34,807 --> 00:40:36,208 Let's go. 1039 00:40:36,242 --> 00:40:37,843 (Whistling) 1040 00:40:39,029 --> 00:40:40,230 You're in a good mood. 1041 00:40:40,265 --> 00:40:43,101 The curse has officially been lifted. 1042 00:40:43,135 --> 00:40:45,536 How'd you manage that? You don't want to know. 1043 00:40:45,571 --> 00:40:47,706 (Laughs) But I tempted fate all the way home 1044 00:40:47,937 --> 00:40:49,404 just to make sure. Jaywalking? 1045 00:40:49,438 --> 00:40:52,405 Mm-hmm. Even walked under a ladder. 1046 00:40:52,440 --> 00:40:54,406 What murderous experiments are you performing on tomatoes now-- 1047 00:40:54,441 --> 00:40:56,809 stabbing, filleting? Dicing for a salad. 1048 00:40:58,067 --> 00:40:59,868 Want to help? 1049 00:41:00,983 --> 00:41:02,118 I would love to. 1050 00:41:02,830 --> 00:41:04,798 So I was thinking, maybe this weekend 1051 00:41:04,832 --> 00:41:06,599 we could go to the museum. 1052 00:41:06,633 --> 00:41:08,200 It's been a while. 1053 00:41:08,234 --> 00:41:10,235 Yeah. 1054 00:41:10,269 --> 00:41:11,537 How about the zoo? 1055 00:41:12,152 --> 00:41:12,919 That sounds great. 1056 00:41:12,942 --> 00:41:15,710 Thank you. (Squishes) 1057 00:41:17,547 --> 00:41:21,015 What's the difference between cursed and clumsy? 1058 00:41:21,049 --> 00:41:21,750 I'll get a band-aid. 1059 00:41:21,784 --> 00:41:23,985 (Strained voice) Get two. 1060 00:41:23,995 --> 00:41:26,595 -- Sync, corrected by elderman -- -- for www.addic7ed.com --