1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 2 00:00:25,831 --> 00:00:28,061 Honey, what is that? 3 00:00:39,102 --> 00:00:40,003 Found it. 4 00:00:40,004 --> 00:00:42,010 Dad, you should toss that. It's getting kind of gross. 5 00:00:42,011 --> 00:00:44,433 Toss cookie angel? No way. 6 00:00:44,434 --> 00:00:46,417 You made this for me in first grade... 7 00:00:46,418 --> 00:00:48,527 with your chubby little hands. 8 00:00:48,528 --> 00:00:50,220 Darling, could you pick me up 9 00:00:50,221 --> 00:00:52,842 an extra bottle of Aquavit for our glogg? 10 00:00:52,843 --> 00:00:53,958 An extra bottle of 100 proof? 11 00:00:53,959 --> 00:00:55,729 You're not tampering with our sacred holiday recipe? 12 00:00:55,730 --> 00:00:57,803 No, no, no. I'm just gonna make an extra-large batch 13 00:00:57,804 --> 00:00:59,815 to take with me Christmas Eve caroling. 14 00:00:59,816 --> 00:01:01,648 Oh, it'll be after our Christmas dinner. 15 00:01:01,649 --> 00:01:02,760 You don't mind, do you? 16 00:01:02,761 --> 00:01:05,616 But it's Christmas Eve. That's when we open the gifts. 17 00:01:05,617 --> 00:01:07,769 Well, maybe we can open them in the morning. 18 00:01:07,770 --> 00:01:10,271 In the morning? Mornings are for stockings. 19 00:01:10,272 --> 00:01:11,314 Well, I-I think-- 20 00:01:11,315 --> 00:01:12,831 I think what Alexis is trying to say 21 00:01:12,832 --> 00:01:15,246 is that she has other plans, too. 22 00:01:15,247 --> 00:01:17,371 Just with a couple of friends. It's... 23 00:01:17,521 --> 00:01:19,765 What friends? What plans? 24 00:01:19,766 --> 00:01:22,158 What is happening to our family tradition? 25 00:01:22,799 --> 00:01:25,182 Dad, I think you're kind of overreacting. 26 00:01:29,493 --> 00:01:30,989 I am not overreacting. 27 00:01:30,990 --> 00:01:32,873 It's--its one night out of the year. 28 00:01:32,874 --> 00:01:35,313 Is it too much to ask to stick to the program? 29 00:01:35,314 --> 00:01:37,441 Maybe your program should evolve a little. 30 00:01:37,442 --> 00:01:39,541 It is evolving. I invited you, didn't I? 31 00:01:39,542 --> 00:01:40,395 You are still coming, right? 32 00:01:40,396 --> 00:01:42,812 Uh, ye--I mean, if I don't have to work. 33 00:01:42,813 --> 00:01:45,580 But look, okay. No presents, remember? 34 00:01:45,581 --> 00:01:47,246 We promised. It's just-- 35 00:01:47,247 --> 00:01:48,697 it's a little too stressful this first year. 36 00:01:48,698 --> 00:01:49,507 No presents. 37 00:01:49,508 --> 00:01:50,536 I'm flexible. 38 00:01:50,537 --> 00:01:53,245 There are certain aspects to this that are time honored-- 39 00:01:53,246 --> 00:01:54,396 the--the heart-- 40 00:01:54,397 --> 00:01:56,677 the beating heart behind the Christmas holidays. 41 00:01:56,678 --> 00:01:58,811 And now Santa is dead? 42 00:01:58,812 --> 00:01:59,960 When will it end? 43 00:01:59,961 --> 00:02:02,089 Hate to break it to you, Castle, but there is no Santa. 44 00:02:02,090 --> 00:02:02,940 Well, not anymore. 45 00:02:02,941 --> 00:02:05,792 You gotta admit, with that beard and that belly, 46 00:02:05,793 --> 00:02:07,107 he looks like the real deal. 47 00:02:07,108 --> 00:02:08,739 If by "the real deal," you mean 48 00:02:08,740 --> 00:02:10,513 an overweight man in a red suit 49 00:02:10,514 --> 00:02:12,531 who was hopefully carrying ID. 50 00:02:12,532 --> 00:02:13,534 Yeah. 51 00:02:13,535 --> 00:02:16,114 Along with lots of candy canes wrappers. 52 00:02:16,115 --> 00:02:18,274 Though I don't think that ID of his 53 00:02:18,275 --> 00:02:20,335 is gonna do you much good. 54 00:02:20,523 --> 00:02:23,127 "Kris Kringle." Address--North Pole? 55 00:02:23,128 --> 00:02:24,083 That's cute. 56 00:02:24,084 --> 00:02:25,839 Maybe he's the real Santa, 57 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:27,367 like in "Miracle On 34th Street." 58 00:02:27,368 --> 00:02:29,407 Yeah, but with no happy ending. 59 00:02:29,408 --> 00:02:32,144 This Santa fell out of the sky around 9:30. 60 00:02:32,145 --> 00:02:33,220 From an aircraft? 61 00:02:33,221 --> 00:02:35,144 Maybe, but it wasn't a commercial plane, 62 00:02:35,145 --> 00:02:36,324 I can tell you that. 63 00:02:36,325 --> 00:02:37,941 With a fall from high altitude, 64 00:02:37,942 --> 00:02:41,396 we'd see severe frostbite on his eyes and his face. 65 00:02:41,449 --> 00:02:43,009 Hey. So I just talked with the family. 66 00:02:43,010 --> 00:02:44,917 They didn't see or hear any planes overhead. 67 00:02:44,918 --> 00:02:46,161 That doesn't make any sense. 68 00:02:46,162 --> 00:02:48,052 He had to have fallen from somewhere. 69 00:02:48,053 --> 00:02:49,005 I'm sorry. 70 00:02:49,006 --> 00:02:51,245 Are we overlooking the obvious here? 71 00:02:51,246 --> 00:02:52,886 He hit some turbulence, slipped out of his sleigh, 72 00:02:52,887 --> 00:02:54,173 and fell to his doom. 73 00:02:54,174 --> 00:02:56,126 Santa... lying there dead. 74 00:02:56,127 --> 00:02:57,541 You gotta ask yourself, what kind of world do we live in? 75 00:02:57,542 --> 00:02:59,407 A world in which there is no Santa 76 00:02:59,408 --> 00:03:01,515 and people don't fall out of nowhere. 77 00:03:01,516 --> 00:03:03,121 Can you check with Air Traffic Control 78 00:03:03,122 --> 00:03:05,206 and find out what flights were in the area? 79 00:03:05,207 --> 00:03:07,039 Sure. Bah humbug. 80 00:03:08,896 --> 00:03:10,386 So was the fall cause of death? 81 00:03:10,387 --> 00:03:11,907 It looks like it, but I won't know for sure 82 00:03:11,908 --> 00:03:13,562 until I get him back to the morgue. 83 00:03:13,563 --> 00:03:16,024 Well, Santa or no, he sure is committed. 84 00:03:16,025 --> 00:03:18,010 And you're saying there's nothing in his wallet 85 00:03:18,011 --> 00:03:20,778 - that indicates a break in character? - Nope. 86 00:03:20,779 --> 00:03:22,276 Except for these boots. 87 00:03:22,277 --> 00:03:24,526 They are definitely not from the North Pole. 88 00:03:24,527 --> 00:03:27,331 They're custom made from a leather shop in Queens. 89 00:03:27,332 --> 00:03:29,748 Got a pair of motorcycle boots there. 90 00:03:30,205 --> 00:03:32,336 Hopefully they'll have a record of who this man is. 91 00:03:34,802 --> 00:03:37,125 Hey. So I heard from Air Traffic Control 92 00:03:37,126 --> 00:03:38,852 but you're not gonna like the news. 93 00:03:38,853 --> 00:03:40,482 They have no record of anyone flying over the park 94 00:03:40,483 --> 00:03:42,148 during the time our guy hit the ground. 95 00:03:42,149 --> 00:03:43,652 How is that even possible? 96 00:03:43,653 --> 00:03:45,132 Santa had his sleigh in stealth mode. 97 00:03:45,133 --> 00:03:47,278 No. I mean, after 9/11, how is it possible 98 00:03:47,279 --> 00:03:49,708 that someone can just fly over Manhattan? 99 00:03:49,709 --> 00:03:51,797 Sightseeing choppers do it all the time. 100 00:03:51,798 --> 00:03:53,500 There was this one time, I took a midnight loop 101 00:03:53,501 --> 00:03:55,737 around the Statue Of Liberty with this Latin... 102 00:03:58,545 --> 00:03:59,788 publisher. 103 00:03:59,842 --> 00:04:01,019 No, he's right. 104 00:04:01,020 --> 00:04:02,505 There's a Manhattan flight corridor 105 00:04:02,506 --> 00:04:04,254 which doesn't require you to radio in 106 00:04:04,255 --> 00:04:06,497 if you stay under 1,300 feet. 107 00:04:06,513 --> 00:04:08,538 My mother-in-law is a licensed pilot, 108 00:04:08,539 --> 00:04:10,051 as she keeps reminding me. 109 00:04:10,052 --> 00:04:12,996 Part of a larger effort to make me feel inferior. 110 00:04:15,322 --> 00:04:18,130 I'm sorry. Did I just say that out loud? 111 00:04:18,131 --> 00:04:20,091 Sounds like she's staying with you, Captain? 112 00:04:20,092 --> 00:04:22,638 One day soon, your in-laws will visit, too, 113 00:04:22,639 --> 00:04:24,207 and when they do, 114 00:04:24,208 --> 00:04:25,908 think hotel. 115 00:04:26,174 --> 00:04:28,372 Lord, I hate the holidays. 116 00:04:29,062 --> 00:04:31,653 Yet another quality she has in common with the Grinch. 117 00:04:31,654 --> 00:04:33,224 So if we don't know where our Santa fell from, 118 00:04:33,225 --> 00:04:34,745 do we at least know who he is? 119 00:04:34,746 --> 00:04:35,896 Well, hopefully we will soon. 120 00:04:35,897 --> 00:04:37,923 Unis rousted the owner of that boot store in Queens. 121 00:04:37,924 --> 00:04:40,075 They're getting him to open up the shop and check his invoices. 122 00:04:40,076 --> 00:04:41,050 Lanie's got something for us. 123 00:04:41,051 --> 00:04:43,469 - Can you keep us posted on the boots? - Yeah. 124 00:04:49,532 --> 00:04:51,380 You're taking this one kinda hard, bro. 125 00:04:51,381 --> 00:04:53,479 He's a symbol of childhood innocence. 126 00:04:53,825 --> 00:04:56,133 Makes me wonder what this means for the future. 127 00:04:56,134 --> 00:04:58,923 It means there's gonna be one less guy dressed up as Santa. 128 00:05:00,383 --> 00:05:03,009 Hey, so, uh, we're coming up on Christmas Eve. 129 00:05:03,010 --> 00:05:04,561 We gonna keep the tradition going? 130 00:05:04,562 --> 00:05:08,503 You, me, a six-pack, Madden on the big screen? 131 00:05:08,504 --> 00:05:10,177 You know, I, um... 132 00:05:10,682 --> 00:05:13,700 I think Jenny has other plans this year. 133 00:05:17,706 --> 00:05:18,812 Yeah. 134 00:05:20,370 --> 00:05:23,247 Remember how you asked if that fall is what killed him? 135 00:05:23,248 --> 00:05:24,362 Well, it wasn't. 136 00:05:24,363 --> 00:05:26,390 I pulled this out of his back. 137 00:05:26,391 --> 00:05:27,926 And that is a .38. 138 00:05:27,927 --> 00:05:29,472 Do you still think he fell off his sleigh, Castle? 139 00:05:29,473 --> 00:05:32,190 No. Clearly, he was shot out of it. 140 00:05:32,191 --> 00:05:33,625 Talk about a war on Christmas. 141 00:05:33,626 --> 00:05:35,938 Or he was just shot in an aircraft and pushed out. 142 00:05:35,939 --> 00:05:37,013 So we have anything else? 143 00:05:37,014 --> 00:05:39,858 Just this... embedded in his suit. 144 00:05:39,859 --> 00:05:41,089 A chip of paint 145 00:05:41,090 --> 00:05:43,425 or some kind of enamel, cherry red. 146 00:05:43,426 --> 00:05:44,519 From a sleigh. 147 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:45,530 I don't know yet. 148 00:05:45,531 --> 00:05:47,745 I'm sending it down to the lab for analysis. 149 00:05:47,746 --> 00:05:48,928 Probably from a sleigh. 150 00:05:48,929 --> 00:05:50,938 Are we any closer to figuring out who he is? 151 00:05:50,939 --> 00:05:52,111 We are now. 152 00:05:52,112 --> 00:05:54,801 Name's Edmund Smith. Lives in the Bronx. 153 00:05:54,802 --> 00:05:56,769 I got his ID from that boot shop. 154 00:05:56,770 --> 00:05:59,915 I'm sorry. You just came all the way down here to give me this? 155 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:02,986 Yeah. I mean, you told me to keep you posted. 156 00:06:02,987 --> 00:06:04,775 You did say that, right? 157 00:06:05,413 --> 00:06:07,858 You know what? Uh, Castle and I are gonna go and check out 158 00:06:07,859 --> 00:06:10,709 the place and see what there is to see. 159 00:06:10,753 --> 00:06:12,468 Okay. 160 00:06:15,793 --> 00:06:18,875 Javi, since when did you start wearing cologne to work? 161 00:06:18,876 --> 00:06:21,116 Oh, you know, well, it's the holidays, 162 00:06:21,117 --> 00:06:24,312 and I've got places to be, people to see. 163 00:06:24,613 --> 00:06:25,374 How about you? 164 00:06:25,375 --> 00:06:27,640 Okay. I see where this is going. 165 00:06:27,641 --> 00:06:29,322 I'm gonna stop you right there. 166 00:06:29,323 --> 00:06:31,999 I already have plans for Christmas Eve. 167 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:33,724 I'm hanging out with my girlfriends. 168 00:06:33,725 --> 00:06:36,259 Oh. That's cool. 169 00:06:36,919 --> 00:06:38,411 Maybe afterwards, you and I can-- 170 00:06:38,412 --> 00:06:43,400 Javi, let's not be one of those sad, desperate holiday hookups. 171 00:06:43,583 --> 00:06:45,209 But when all this dies down, 172 00:06:45,210 --> 00:06:47,490 if you still want to get together, 173 00:06:47,491 --> 00:06:49,602 just give me a call. 174 00:06:58,828 --> 00:07:01,078 Um, I-I don't think he's home. 175 00:07:01,079 --> 00:07:02,993 NYPD. Is there a super or someone 176 00:07:02,994 --> 00:07:04,101 that can let us into this apartment? 177 00:07:04,102 --> 00:07:05,622 Yeah, um, we have a key. 178 00:07:05,623 --> 00:07:07,439 Tim, can you grab Ed's key? 179 00:07:08,151 --> 00:07:10,366 Did, uh, something happen to Edmund? 180 00:07:13,311 --> 00:07:15,354 So when was the last time you saw him? 181 00:07:15,355 --> 00:07:17,930 Well, it must have been last night around 5:00. 182 00:07:17,931 --> 00:07:19,598 Uh, I saw him leave with his costume bag. 183 00:07:19,599 --> 00:07:21,665 I figured he was going on a job. 184 00:07:21,666 --> 00:07:23,917 Ed was a professional Santa. 185 00:07:31,299 --> 00:07:32,967 Looks like he took his job pretty seriously. 186 00:07:32,968 --> 00:07:34,342 Oh, he lived it, really. 187 00:07:34,343 --> 00:07:37,627 I mean, volunteering at the rec center and the shelter. 188 00:07:37,628 --> 00:07:39,564 He was always here for Tim and the kids. 189 00:07:39,565 --> 00:07:41,616 He--he even helped with our lawsuit. 190 00:07:41,617 --> 00:07:43,092 He was a Santa and a lawyer? 191 00:07:43,093 --> 00:07:44,994 No, um, we lost our house, 192 00:07:44,995 --> 00:07:46,744 and he was just trying to help us out. 193 00:07:46,745 --> 00:07:48,071 He was like that. 194 00:07:48,072 --> 00:07:50,147 Sounds like he got involved in a lot of people's lives. 195 00:07:50,148 --> 00:07:52,684 Do you think he made any enemies along the way? 196 00:07:52,742 --> 00:07:54,601 I didn't think so, but then last week, 197 00:07:54,602 --> 00:07:56,299 I heard this man pounding on Ed's door, 198 00:07:56,300 --> 00:07:57,960 shouting cuss words. 199 00:07:57,961 --> 00:07:59,202 Did you see who it was? 200 00:07:59,203 --> 00:08:01,365 I did. I-I looked out. 201 00:08:01,448 --> 00:08:04,291 It was an--an older, tough-looking dude. 202 00:08:04,292 --> 00:08:05,321 When he saw me, he said, 203 00:08:05,322 --> 00:08:07,912 "You tell Ed if I see him again, I'll kill him." 204 00:08:07,934 --> 00:08:09,582 So I-I told Ed. 205 00:08:09,583 --> 00:08:11,092 How did he react? 206 00:08:11,093 --> 00:08:12,318 Well, he told us not to worry, 207 00:08:12,319 --> 00:08:14,302 but you could tell he was pretty shaken up. 208 00:08:14,303 --> 00:08:15,532 You think you could describe him? 209 00:08:15,533 --> 00:08:18,369 You know what? I-I don't have to. That's him. 210 00:08:21,478 --> 00:08:23,390 Well, whoever he is, he's a pilot. 211 00:08:23,391 --> 00:08:24,866 According to the tail number on that Cessna... 212 00:08:24,867 --> 00:08:27,732 the plane is registered to a David Dunne. 213 00:08:28,136 --> 00:08:29,353 Guy's got priors, too-- 214 00:08:29,354 --> 00:08:31,271 drunk and disorderly, assault. 215 00:08:31,272 --> 00:08:32,334 Where do we find him? 216 00:08:32,335 --> 00:08:33,818 Well, this just lists his place of employment. 217 00:08:33,819 --> 00:08:36,031 1215 Canal Street, second floor. 218 00:08:38,963 --> 00:08:41,499 Wow. Someone takes Christmas seriously. 219 00:08:41,500 --> 00:08:42,879 Oh, you should see our place. 220 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:45,037 Our tree is a 15-foot noble fir, 221 00:08:45,038 --> 00:08:46,572 we have our garland shipped in 222 00:08:46,573 --> 00:08:49,490 from some lake I can't pronounce by the Canadian border, 223 00:08:49,491 --> 00:08:51,898 and wait till you see my train set. 224 00:08:51,899 --> 00:08:53,718 Yeah. Can't wait. 225 00:08:54,372 --> 00:08:56,285 - Hi. - Merry Christmas. 226 00:08:56,286 --> 00:08:57,572 We're looking for David Dunne. 227 00:08:57,573 --> 00:08:58,760 Oh, Dave's in the big room 228 00:08:58,761 --> 00:08:59,978 teaching a class. 229 00:08:59,979 --> 00:09:02,167 Uh, what is it you do here exactly? 230 00:09:02,168 --> 00:09:03,979 We make magic. 231 00:09:07,853 --> 00:09:09,425 Ho! Ho! Ho! 232 00:09:09,426 --> 00:09:10,248 Again! 233 00:09:10,249 --> 00:09:11,880 Ho! Ho! Ho! 234 00:09:11,881 --> 00:09:12,594 Again! 235 00:09:12,595 --> 00:09:14,414 Ho! Ho! Ho! 236 00:09:14,415 --> 00:09:16,704 Once again from the diaphragm. 237 00:09:16,705 --> 00:09:18,781 Ho! Ho! Ho! 238 00:09:18,782 --> 00:09:20,436 Outstanding! 239 00:09:20,437 --> 00:09:21,884 Santa school? 240 00:09:22,051 --> 00:09:24,476 And I bet you one Santa is missing. 241 00:09:24,809 --> 00:09:27,201 Ho! Ho! Ho! 242 00:09:27,650 --> 00:09:32,462 Sync by YYeTs.com Corrections by Alex1969 www.addic7ed.com 243 00:09:38,615 --> 00:09:41,079 This is crazy. I did not kill Edmund. 244 00:09:41,080 --> 00:09:41,844 Trust me. You're gonna have to do 245 00:09:41,845 --> 00:09:43,341 a lot better than that to convince her. 246 00:09:43,342 --> 00:09:45,701 You can start by telling us when you last flew your plane. 247 00:09:45,702 --> 00:09:47,425 Not for weeks. You can check. 248 00:09:47,426 --> 00:09:49,719 We intend to. Now where were you at 9:30 last night? 249 00:09:49,720 --> 00:09:51,410 I was at the Harlem Youth Center 250 00:09:51,411 --> 00:09:53,107 handing out gifts to kids. 251 00:09:53,108 --> 00:09:54,702 I wasn't anywhere near Edmund. 252 00:09:54,703 --> 00:09:59,442 But you did engage in some un-Santa-like behavior at his apartment. 253 00:10:00,751 --> 00:10:02,205 That what this is about? 254 00:10:02,206 --> 00:10:03,887 That was nothing. 255 00:10:04,099 --> 00:10:06,264 You threatened to kill him, and now he's dead. 256 00:10:06,265 --> 00:10:07,687 I wouldn't call that nothing. 257 00:10:07,688 --> 00:10:09,268 I can explain that, okay? 258 00:10:09,269 --> 00:10:10,941 See, Edmund took one of my best gigs. 259 00:10:10,942 --> 00:10:12,924 It was a print ad for Cartier. 260 00:10:12,925 --> 00:10:14,850 I was their go-to Santa. 261 00:10:14,851 --> 00:10:17,698 You know, this year they wanted to go more warm and cuddly. 262 00:10:17,699 --> 00:10:19,640 Well, look at me. I-I'm warm. I'm cuddly. 263 00:10:19,641 --> 00:10:20,886 But, no. They chose Edmund. 264 00:10:20,887 --> 00:10:23,419 So, yeah, I drank too much peppermint schnapps 265 00:10:23,420 --> 00:10:25,381 and went over to his place and popped off. 266 00:10:25,382 --> 00:10:26,691 I'm not proud of it, 267 00:10:26,692 --> 00:10:28,584 but that was all I did. 268 00:10:28,585 --> 00:10:29,756 Did you see him again after that? 269 00:10:29,757 --> 00:10:31,414 No. You have to understand, 270 00:10:31,415 --> 00:10:33,239 when I first met Edmund five years ago, 271 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:35,024 he was at a low point in life. 272 00:10:35,025 --> 00:10:37,384 I raised him up. I taught him everything I knew. 273 00:10:37,385 --> 00:10:39,868 I turned him into a world-class Santa, 274 00:10:39,869 --> 00:10:42,225 and now I'm losing gigs to him? 275 00:10:42,226 --> 00:10:43,216 Well, maybe that's it. 276 00:10:43,217 --> 00:10:46,384 Maybe it's time to hang up the fluffy red jockstrap. 277 00:10:47,060 --> 00:10:49,417 Is... is that a metaphor or do you really-- 278 00:10:49,418 --> 00:10:50,961 Uh, when Edmund was killed, 279 00:10:50,962 --> 00:10:52,437 he was wearing his Santa suit. 280 00:10:52,438 --> 00:10:54,241 Do you know if he had a job last night? 281 00:10:54,242 --> 00:10:55,848 You'd have to ask his agent. 282 00:10:55,849 --> 00:10:57,005 Santas have agents? 283 00:10:57,006 --> 00:10:59,355 Yeah. Mostly we use the Bells & Holly Agency. 284 00:10:59,356 --> 00:11:01,956 You said Edmund was at a low point in his life. 285 00:11:01,957 --> 00:11:03,435 What did you mean by that? 286 00:11:04,053 --> 00:11:06,887 I just think he became a Santa to turn his life around. 287 00:11:06,888 --> 00:11:08,201 And it worked, too. 288 00:11:08,202 --> 00:11:09,483 Turn his life around? 289 00:11:09,484 --> 00:11:10,584 Was he in trouble of some sort? 290 00:11:10,585 --> 00:11:12,568 All I know is, back when I met him, 291 00:11:12,569 --> 00:11:15,099 Edmund was a totally different guy. 292 00:11:15,289 --> 00:11:17,191 David Dunne's alibi checked out. 293 00:11:17,192 --> 00:11:19,591 Harlem Youth Club said that he was there last night. 294 00:11:19,592 --> 00:11:21,884 And the Cessna has been parked in a hangar for over a month. 295 00:11:21,885 --> 00:11:23,756 Did you find out what Santa job Edmund was doing? 296 00:11:23,757 --> 00:11:25,886 His agency said he wasn't booked on any gigs last night. 297 00:11:25,887 --> 00:11:27,247 So then why was he wearing his Santa suit 298 00:11:27,248 --> 00:11:28,353 and how'd he end up dead? 299 00:11:28,354 --> 00:11:29,261 Well, if this was a story, 300 00:11:29,262 --> 00:11:30,983 it would all come back to Edmund's character-- 301 00:11:30,984 --> 00:11:32,883 why he became a Santa in the first place. 302 00:11:32,884 --> 00:11:35,137 Turns out, that's a mystery all by itself. 303 00:11:35,138 --> 00:11:37,431 I've been looking into this guy, and check it-- 304 00:11:37,988 --> 00:11:39,996 that is Santa five years ago. 305 00:11:39,997 --> 00:11:41,882 Meet James Edmund Smith. 306 00:11:41,883 --> 00:11:44,253 He was a private equity manager at some big firm. 307 00:11:44,254 --> 00:11:46,030 - That's the same guy? - Yeah. 308 00:11:46,123 --> 00:11:46,866 What happened? 309 00:11:46,867 --> 00:11:48,554 Dedication to his craft. 310 00:11:48,555 --> 00:11:50,019 Like De Niro in "Raging Bull." 311 00:11:50,020 --> 00:11:50,877 To be a Santa? 312 00:11:50,878 --> 00:11:52,789 It's pretty extreme, I know, and I'll tell you this much, 313 00:11:52,790 --> 00:11:54,446 he didn't go all Santa for the money. 314 00:11:54,447 --> 00:11:56,909 Back in the day, he used to pull down a half a mil a year. 315 00:11:56,910 --> 00:11:58,813 As Santa, he made a tenth of that. 316 00:11:58,814 --> 00:12:01,123 You make that much as a Santa? Maybe I should switch jobs, huh? 317 00:12:01,124 --> 00:12:03,128 What, gain 200 pounds and have a bunch of rug rats 318 00:12:03,129 --> 00:12:04,739 sitting on your lap with dirty diapers? 319 00:12:04,740 --> 00:12:05,927 Yeah, thanks for that visual. 320 00:12:05,928 --> 00:12:07,344 Oh, here's another thing. 321 00:12:07,345 --> 00:12:09,356 I pulled Edmund's financials. 322 00:12:09,371 --> 00:12:12,730 On the night he was killed, he withdrew 2 grand from his ATM. 323 00:12:12,731 --> 00:12:14,533 He didn't have that money on him when we found him. 324 00:12:14,534 --> 00:12:15,585 His wallet was empty. 325 00:12:15,586 --> 00:12:16,962 All right, take a look at the ATM footage 326 00:12:16,963 --> 00:12:18,727 and see if anyone was with him. 327 00:12:18,728 --> 00:12:19,656 He might have been robbed. 328 00:12:19,657 --> 00:12:23,250 Uh, robbed and then launched into space? 329 00:12:23,251 --> 00:12:25,172 And how is that less plausible than your sleigh? 330 00:12:25,173 --> 00:12:27,308 I think you mean less clausible. 331 00:12:27,309 --> 00:12:28,378 What about his phone records? 332 00:12:28,379 --> 00:12:29,978 Made a bunch of calls to some lawyer in Brooklyn. 333 00:12:29,979 --> 00:12:31,270 But here's the interesting one. 334 00:12:31,271 --> 00:12:33,790 Last phone call he ever made was to his ex-wife. 335 00:12:33,791 --> 00:12:35,163 - Mrs. Claus. - Gwenn Harwin. 336 00:12:35,164 --> 00:12:36,772 I went back pretty far in his phone records. 337 00:12:36,773 --> 00:12:38,247 He hasn't called her for at least three years. 338 00:12:38,248 --> 00:12:40,571 So he pulls out 2 grand, calls his ex-wife, 339 00:12:40,572 --> 00:12:42,902 and a couple of hours later, he ends up dead? 340 00:12:42,903 --> 00:12:44,121 Let's bring her in. 341 00:12:44,210 --> 00:12:46,855 He called me to say that he wanted to stop by. 342 00:12:46,856 --> 00:12:48,320 It was the strangest thing. 343 00:12:48,321 --> 00:12:49,660 When he showed up, I didn't recognize him, 344 00:12:49,661 --> 00:12:51,982 and now he's just... gone. 345 00:12:51,983 --> 00:12:53,905 I'm sorry to ask you this, Ms. Harwin, 346 00:12:53,906 --> 00:12:55,852 but where were you last night at 9:30? 347 00:12:55,853 --> 00:12:57,574 That's quite all right. I understand. 348 00:12:57,575 --> 00:13:00,472 I was, uh, hosting a benefit for the food bank. 349 00:13:00,473 --> 00:13:02,394 And why did Edmund come to see you? 350 00:13:02,515 --> 00:13:03,787 To apologize. 351 00:13:03,788 --> 00:13:05,338 Apologize for what? 352 00:13:06,222 --> 00:13:08,500 For the way he walked out on our life. 353 00:13:09,134 --> 00:13:11,761 We were good together. At least, I thought we were. 354 00:13:12,699 --> 00:13:14,330 12 years of marriage, 355 00:13:14,331 --> 00:13:15,767 of building a life together, 356 00:13:15,768 --> 00:13:18,241 and then five years ago Christmas Eve, 357 00:13:18,757 --> 00:13:20,133 we went to a party, and afterwards, 358 00:13:20,134 --> 00:13:22,597 we stayed up to watch "It's A Wonderful Life." 359 00:13:23,362 --> 00:13:25,394 And the next morning, he left 360 00:13:25,628 --> 00:13:27,502 with just the shirt on his back 361 00:13:27,503 --> 00:13:29,114 and no explanation. 362 00:13:29,663 --> 00:13:31,002 But why would he visit you now? 363 00:13:31,003 --> 00:13:33,564 He wanted me to know how sorry he was 364 00:13:33,565 --> 00:13:35,549 for the way he left in case... 365 00:13:35,814 --> 00:13:37,476 anything happened to him. 366 00:13:38,618 --> 00:13:39,587 What did he mean by that? 367 00:13:39,588 --> 00:13:40,624 I don't know what he meant. 368 00:13:40,625 --> 00:13:43,029 I-I didn't even know who this man was. 369 00:13:43,386 --> 00:13:46,609 He seemed very nervous and very on edge. 370 00:13:46,610 --> 00:13:47,610 Did he give you any indication 371 00:13:47,611 --> 00:13:48,932 of what he was afraid of 372 00:13:48,933 --> 00:13:51,094 or who might have been after him? 373 00:13:51,590 --> 00:13:53,030 After he left, I went to the window 374 00:13:53,031 --> 00:13:55,113 to watch him get into the cab. 375 00:13:55,761 --> 00:13:56,633 And as the cab pulled away, 376 00:13:56,634 --> 00:13:59,484 there was a man on a motorcycle who was following him. 377 00:13:59,485 --> 00:14:01,778 We're gonna need you to give us a description of that motorcycle 378 00:14:01,779 --> 00:14:03,424 along with its rider. 379 00:14:06,274 --> 00:14:07,745 Early Christmas present from Jenny? 380 00:14:07,746 --> 00:14:10,380 Something like that. Would you mind not touching it? 381 00:14:10,381 --> 00:14:12,665 Ooh. 382 00:14:12,666 --> 00:14:14,258 Well, well, well. 383 00:14:14,983 --> 00:14:17,162 Now I see what you and Jenny 384 00:14:17,187 --> 00:14:19,310 got planned for Christmas Eve. 385 00:14:20,485 --> 00:14:22,392 Y'all gon' be getting busy. 386 00:14:24,341 --> 00:14:26,021 Ho! Ho! 387 00:14:26,022 --> 00:14:27,895 Ho! 388 00:14:30,199 --> 00:14:33,184 I take it this is your idea of working the Santa case? 389 00:14:33,185 --> 00:14:34,670 Detective Esposito, 390 00:14:34,671 --> 00:14:37,064 you're supposed to be digging up that ATM footage. 391 00:14:37,065 --> 00:14:38,122 And you are? 392 00:14:38,123 --> 00:14:40,482 Chasing down that lawyer that our victim had been calling, Sir. 393 00:14:40,483 --> 00:14:42,894 Okay, then. Let's finish up this hoochie-coochie thing 394 00:14:42,895 --> 00:14:44,274 and get on with it. 395 00:14:44,275 --> 00:14:45,360 Yes, Sir. 396 00:14:45,782 --> 00:14:47,165 So busted. 397 00:14:49,042 --> 00:14:50,558 How does "guy on a motorcycle" 398 00:14:50,559 --> 00:14:52,582 connect to Edmund landing in the park? 399 00:14:52,583 --> 00:14:53,189 Nothing connects. 400 00:14:53,190 --> 00:14:54,424 Why does a man watch a Christmas movie 401 00:14:54,425 --> 00:14:56,699 then walk out on everything to become a Santa? 402 00:14:57,556 --> 00:14:59,853 Unless the key to Edmund's story 403 00:14:59,854 --> 00:15:01,100 is "It's A Wonderful Life." 404 00:15:01,101 --> 00:15:02,054 You remember, in the movie, 405 00:15:02,055 --> 00:15:04,154 George Bailey tried to commit suicide on Christmas Eve 406 00:15:04,155 --> 00:15:05,214 and was saved by an angel? 407 00:15:05,215 --> 00:15:06,952 Which in our story is David Dunne. 408 00:15:06,953 --> 00:15:08,574 Weird casting choice, I know, 409 00:15:08,575 --> 00:15:11,557 but what if Edmund was trying to jump off a metaphoric bridge, 410 00:15:11,558 --> 00:15:12,880 you know, to start over? 411 00:15:12,881 --> 00:15:13,677 As a Santa? 412 00:15:13,678 --> 00:15:14,801 Yes. 413 00:15:15,209 --> 00:15:17,447 Yeah, that's where it falls apart. 414 00:15:17,448 --> 00:15:19,604 Actually, it looks like Edmund was way more 415 00:15:19,605 --> 00:15:21,084 than just a Santa. 416 00:15:21,085 --> 00:15:22,466 I finally got ahold of that lawyer 417 00:15:22,467 --> 00:15:23,631 - that he'd been calling. - Mm-hmm. 418 00:15:23,632 --> 00:15:25,815 She'd actually filed a suit on behalf of his neighbors, 419 00:15:25,816 --> 00:15:28,489 the Cabots, who'd lost their home to a predatory lender, 420 00:15:28,490 --> 00:15:29,831 Suncove Funding. 421 00:15:29,832 --> 00:15:31,770 Something about illegal practices 422 00:15:31,771 --> 00:15:32,696 and forged documents. 423 00:15:32,697 --> 00:15:33,941 Anyway, it's a class-action suit 424 00:15:33,942 --> 00:15:36,776 representing 43 families with millions of dollars at stake. 425 00:15:36,777 --> 00:15:38,634 But why was Edmund calling the lawyer? 426 00:15:38,635 --> 00:15:40,376 She had been working on contingency. 427 00:15:40,377 --> 00:15:41,847 She's already lost tons of money 428 00:15:41,848 --> 00:15:43,561 pressing the case, so she wanted to drop the suit. 429 00:15:43,562 --> 00:15:45,102 But Edmund begged her not to. 430 00:15:45,103 --> 00:15:47,723 In fact, he asked her to hold off just a few days, 431 00:15:47,724 --> 00:15:49,696 maybe he could turn things around. 432 00:15:49,697 --> 00:15:50,360 How? 433 00:15:50,361 --> 00:15:51,547 Well, he didn't say, but she told him 434 00:15:51,548 --> 00:15:52,962 the only thing that would turn things around 435 00:15:52,963 --> 00:15:54,345 was a check for 25 grand. 436 00:15:54,346 --> 00:15:55,722 What do we know about this company 437 00:15:55,723 --> 00:15:57,085 that Edmund was up against? 438 00:15:57,086 --> 00:15:58,937 Suncove? It's a fly-by-night. 439 00:15:58,938 --> 00:16:00,487 They made their money, then they folded. 440 00:16:00,488 --> 00:16:02,288 Gates actually has a friend at the SEC 441 00:16:02,289 --> 00:16:03,772 trying to dig up some information on them. 442 00:16:03,773 --> 00:16:05,188 Can you check with the Fraud Division? 443 00:16:05,189 --> 00:16:06,414 See what they know about Suncove? 444 00:16:06,415 --> 00:16:07,780 - Yeah. You got it. - Thanks. 445 00:16:08,453 --> 00:16:10,614 Speaking of "It's A Wonderful Life," 446 00:16:10,615 --> 00:16:11,868 I was thinking, tomorrow night, 447 00:16:11,869 --> 00:16:16,769 perhaps we should have a Christmas movie marathon or... 448 00:16:16,770 --> 00:16:19,844 some other kind of marathon that makes life wonderful. 449 00:16:21,361 --> 00:16:23,377 - Um... - What? 450 00:16:23,378 --> 00:16:26,761 Castle, look, I know how much the holidays mean to you 451 00:16:26,762 --> 00:16:28,274 and I know that you love Christmas, 452 00:16:28,275 --> 00:16:30,193 but I can't make it tomorrow. 453 00:16:30,783 --> 00:16:31,616 What? 454 00:16:31,617 --> 00:16:33,127 The precinct is short staffed, 455 00:16:33,128 --> 00:16:34,596 so I'm gonna have to work. 456 00:16:34,597 --> 00:16:36,787 How--to--what--don't-- 457 00:16:36,788 --> 00:16:38,481 don't--don't you have seniority? 458 00:16:38,482 --> 00:16:40,437 Don't--how-- how can this happen? 459 00:16:41,412 --> 00:16:42,478 Look, I-- 460 00:16:42,479 --> 00:16:43,901 I couldn't tell Gates. 461 00:16:43,902 --> 00:16:45,787 She doesn't know about us, okay? 462 00:16:45,788 --> 00:16:48,586 So... look, I'm sorry. I know that you're disappointed. 463 00:16:48,587 --> 00:16:50,039 No. Ah... no. 464 00:16:50,040 --> 00:16:51,852 I--it's not your fault. I know. 465 00:16:51,853 --> 00:16:54,208 It's all--it's okay. I'm... 466 00:16:55,670 --> 00:16:57,635 I gotta get outta here anyway. I got a date with Alexis. 467 00:16:57,636 --> 00:16:59,350 Gonna do some Christmas shopping. 468 00:16:59,511 --> 00:17:00,853 - Okay, have fun. - Okay. 469 00:17:00,854 --> 00:17:02,778 - And don't get me anything. - Right. 470 00:17:08,212 --> 00:17:08,962 Hey. 471 00:17:09,339 --> 00:17:12,195 So, uh, I pulled this from the ATM footage. 472 00:17:12,196 --> 00:17:14,140 Edmund was alone when he took out the cash, 473 00:17:14,141 --> 00:17:15,775 but he did get into a cab. 474 00:17:16,073 --> 00:17:17,229 Any idea where he was going? 475 00:17:17,230 --> 00:17:19,192 Yeah, I traced the taxi he used from the medallion. 476 00:17:19,193 --> 00:17:21,624 Cabbie said that he took Edmund to Ho-Ho-Kus Field. 477 00:17:21,625 --> 00:17:22,913 It's a small airfield out in Jersey. 478 00:17:22,914 --> 00:17:24,073 Is that where he got on the plane? 479 00:17:24,074 --> 00:17:25,172 You'd think, but no. 480 00:17:25,173 --> 00:17:25,944 The cabbie said that 481 00:17:25,945 --> 00:17:27,714 Edmund had him wait so he could go meet somebody, 482 00:17:27,715 --> 00:17:29,724 then he got back in the cab, they left the airfield, 483 00:17:29,725 --> 00:17:31,787 and the cabbie dropped him off in Long Island City. 484 00:17:31,788 --> 00:17:32,759 That doesn't make any sense. 485 00:17:32,760 --> 00:17:34,914 How'd he end up in the air if he went to Long Island City? 486 00:17:34,915 --> 00:17:36,007 I have no idea, 487 00:17:36,008 --> 00:17:38,715 but the person he met with at the airfield might. 488 00:17:38,716 --> 00:17:39,663 So... 489 00:17:40,006 --> 00:17:42,871 You, uh, pulled the Christmas shift again? 490 00:17:42,872 --> 00:17:45,532 You know, you shouldn't be eavesdropping, buddy. 491 00:17:48,216 --> 00:17:50,731 Espo, does that look cherry red to you? 492 00:17:50,732 --> 00:17:51,880 It does. 493 00:17:51,881 --> 00:17:54,390 Just like the paint chip we found on Edmund. 494 00:17:57,234 --> 00:17:59,269 This lock's been tampered with. 495 00:18:00,431 --> 00:18:02,105 Looks like it was forced open. 496 00:18:07,653 --> 00:18:09,227 There's fresh blood here. 497 00:18:09,994 --> 00:18:11,033 And lots of it. 498 00:18:11,034 --> 00:18:12,607 Looks like we just found our crime scene. 499 00:18:12,608 --> 00:18:13,404 Yeah. 500 00:18:20,784 --> 00:18:22,642 Well, it looks like the blood is a match to Edmund, 501 00:18:22,643 --> 00:18:24,082 but so far, there are no prints. 502 00:18:24,083 --> 00:18:25,643 Looks like the cockpit's been wiped. 503 00:18:25,644 --> 00:18:26,897 If Edmund came down here 504 00:18:26,898 --> 00:18:28,300 and then he went back to Long Island City, 505 00:18:28,301 --> 00:18:30,513 then how the hell did he end up in this chopper? 506 00:18:30,514 --> 00:18:32,310 Well, whoever was with him has gotta have the answer to that. 507 00:18:32,311 --> 00:18:33,662 Let's start with who owns this thing. 508 00:18:33,663 --> 00:18:36,697 Well, according to the airfield manager, Mr. Mudge, 509 00:18:36,698 --> 00:18:38,405 it belongs to a Chuck Ames, 510 00:18:38,406 --> 00:18:40,126 but he's on vacation in Hawaii. 511 00:18:40,127 --> 00:18:41,449 Hi, Mr. Mudge. 512 00:18:41,450 --> 00:18:43,107 I'm Detective Kate Beckett. 513 00:18:43,108 --> 00:18:45,536 Now is anyone else authorized to fly that bird? 514 00:18:45,537 --> 00:18:46,698 Not that I'm aware of. 515 00:18:46,699 --> 00:18:47,612 Looks like just about anybody 516 00:18:47,613 --> 00:18:49,214 can have access to this airfield. 517 00:18:49,215 --> 00:18:50,569 There's no checkpoints, no cameras. 518 00:18:50,570 --> 00:18:51,860 We never needed any till now. 519 00:18:51,861 --> 00:18:54,154 The point is, if someone did get on to this property, 520 00:18:54,155 --> 00:18:56,135 how hard would it be for them to fly that chopper outta here? 521 00:18:56,136 --> 00:18:58,084 Anybody with a helicopter rating could take it up. 522 00:18:58,085 --> 00:18:59,302 R-44 is easy. 523 00:18:59,303 --> 00:19:00,847 You don't even need a key to start it. 524 00:19:00,848 --> 00:19:01,922 So then we're looking for someone 525 00:19:01,923 --> 00:19:03,630 that knew the ins and outs of this airport 526 00:19:03,631 --> 00:19:05,648 along with the fact that that chopper was gonna be here. 527 00:19:05,649 --> 00:19:06,696 Maybe even someone who knew 528 00:19:06,697 --> 00:19:08,264 that Chuck Ames was gonna be in Hawaii. 529 00:19:08,265 --> 00:19:10,652 We're gonna need Mr. Ames' contact info 530 00:19:10,653 --> 00:19:12,302 along with the names of all of your employees 531 00:19:12,303 --> 00:19:14,878 and everyone who's flown through here in the past year. 532 00:19:14,879 --> 00:19:17,150 Hey, I-I got Christmas lights to hang. 533 00:19:17,151 --> 00:19:18,752 Yeah, and we have a murder to solve. 534 00:19:18,753 --> 00:19:20,199 Now is there any way to know 535 00:19:20,200 --> 00:19:21,824 where the chopper flew last night? 536 00:19:21,825 --> 00:19:23,839 Is there a flight recorder, GPS system? 537 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:25,978 Again, she's a low-tech bird. 538 00:19:25,979 --> 00:19:28,465 Do you have a record of the fuel that was in the tank? 539 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:31,853 Fuel log says it was full. 540 00:19:32,040 --> 00:19:34,074 We can figure out how far the chopper flew 541 00:19:34,075 --> 00:19:35,639 by how much fuel was used. 542 00:19:35,640 --> 00:19:36,947 It was down about a fifth of a tank. 543 00:19:36,948 --> 00:19:39,278 The R-44 burns about 544 00:19:39,279 --> 00:19:41,567 4 or 5 miles per gallon, 545 00:19:41,568 --> 00:19:43,454 so it flew about 45 miles. 546 00:19:43,455 --> 00:19:44,408 That's almost exactly 547 00:19:44,409 --> 00:19:46,546 how far it is to Long Island City and back. 548 00:19:46,547 --> 00:19:47,457 Edmund took the cab there 549 00:19:47,458 --> 00:19:48,829 and must have gotten in that chopper. 550 00:19:48,999 --> 00:19:50,275 Okay, let's check all the heliports 551 00:19:50,276 --> 00:19:52,011 in Long Island City and find out where. 552 00:19:56,818 --> 00:19:59,681 I mean, it's bad enough Santa has been murdered. 553 00:19:59,682 --> 00:20:01,375 This will be the first Christmas Eve 554 00:20:01,376 --> 00:20:03,453 in 18 years we haven't spent together. 555 00:20:03,454 --> 00:20:05,201 I mean, it sets a grim precedent. 556 00:20:05,202 --> 00:20:06,400 Dad, you're being dramatic. 557 00:20:06,401 --> 00:20:08,739 Well, you can see your friends anytime. 558 00:20:09,477 --> 00:20:11,798 Well... what if it's just one person, 559 00:20:11,799 --> 00:20:14,572 and he's not really a friend? 560 00:20:15,149 --> 00:20:16,171 Oh. 561 00:20:16,765 --> 00:20:18,536 Oh, a new guy. Okay. 562 00:20:18,537 --> 00:20:20,250 Well, does this, uh, 563 00:20:20,251 --> 00:20:22,190 non-plural non-friend have a name? 564 00:20:22,191 --> 00:20:23,574 - It's Max. - Max. 565 00:20:23,575 --> 00:20:26,365 I met him at the annual Bad Poetry Contest 566 00:20:26,366 --> 00:20:27,500 right before Thanksgiving. 567 00:20:27,501 --> 00:20:28,570 I see. 568 00:20:28,883 --> 00:20:31,692 Well, bring him along. I would love to meet this bad poet. 569 00:20:31,693 --> 00:20:33,996 - Uh, y--meet my dad on Christmas Eve? - Yeah. 570 00:20:33,997 --> 00:20:35,245 Tha-that's way too much pressure. 571 00:20:35,246 --> 00:20:37,714 What pr--pressure to what, eat, drink, and be merry? 572 00:20:37,715 --> 00:20:38,272 It'll be-- 573 00:20:38,273 --> 00:20:40,699 Max is going to London with his family on Christmas day. 574 00:20:40,700 --> 00:20:42,850 I won't get to see him till after break. 575 00:20:42,851 --> 00:20:44,776 We just want to go ice skating in the park. 576 00:20:44,777 --> 00:20:46,395 Yeah. Of course. Of course. Go. 577 00:20:46,396 --> 00:20:47,847 Have a great time. 578 00:20:48,998 --> 00:20:51,163 Besides, you'll be with Beckett. 579 00:20:51,579 --> 00:20:52,698 Right. 580 00:20:52,877 --> 00:20:54,306 Oh, and don't worry. 581 00:20:54,307 --> 00:20:56,635 I'll be home in bed before Santa comes. 582 00:21:00,697 --> 00:21:01,734 Right. 583 00:21:08,483 --> 00:21:09,861 Oh, Captain Gates. 584 00:21:09,862 --> 00:21:11,310 Y-yes, what is it? 585 00:21:11,311 --> 00:21:13,291 I just wanted to make sure that you got this 586 00:21:13,292 --> 00:21:14,789 before you took off for the holidays. 587 00:21:15,073 --> 00:21:17,763 Oh. Well, thank you, Mr. Castle. 588 00:21:17,764 --> 00:21:18,741 Oh, I-I'm sorry. 589 00:21:18,742 --> 00:21:19,929 I don't have anything for you. 590 00:21:19,930 --> 00:21:22,361 Please. Just being here each day is gift. 591 00:21:22,362 --> 00:21:24,842 I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate 592 00:21:24,843 --> 00:21:25,740 all that you do, 593 00:21:25,741 --> 00:21:27,619 you and Detective Beckett. 594 00:21:27,620 --> 00:21:30,097 Mr. Castle, I am on my way uptown 595 00:21:30,098 --> 00:21:31,335 to meet my mother-in-law 596 00:21:31,336 --> 00:21:33,980 to have tea and eat those tiny freakin' sandwiches. 597 00:21:33,981 --> 00:21:35,909 So why don't you just say what's on your mind? 598 00:21:35,910 --> 00:21:38,374 I'm just so worried about Detective Beckett. 599 00:21:38,375 --> 00:21:40,199 I mean, she works so hard. 600 00:21:40,200 --> 00:21:42,166 Don't you think she deserves a little holiday? 601 00:21:42,167 --> 00:21:43,427 Isn't there someone else who could take 602 00:21:43,428 --> 00:21:44,394 that Christmas Eve shift? 603 00:21:44,395 --> 00:21:46,722 First of all, how I schedule my people 604 00:21:46,723 --> 00:21:48,109 is not your concern. 605 00:21:48,110 --> 00:21:49,164 And having said that, 606 00:21:49,165 --> 00:21:51,793 Detective Beckett volunteered to take the shift. 607 00:21:54,089 --> 00:21:55,477 Oh. When did she do that? 608 00:21:55,478 --> 00:21:56,276 Earlier today. 609 00:21:56,277 --> 00:21:59,639 She came to me and asked to take Detective Eldin's shift. 610 00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:02,041 He has a family, and she doesn't. 611 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:03,494 Okay, then. 612 00:22:04,151 --> 00:22:05,588 Problem solved. 613 00:22:08,759 --> 00:22:10,777 Okay, so that narrows it down to five heliports 614 00:22:10,778 --> 00:22:12,086 in Long Island City. 615 00:22:12,087 --> 00:22:14,433 One is a police station. One's a hospital. 616 00:22:14,434 --> 00:22:17,499 They'd both be monitored, so that leaves helipads at 617 00:22:17,500 --> 00:22:18,867 Bankcorp Building, 618 00:22:18,868 --> 00:22:21,900 One West Hotel, and Case Commerce Building. 619 00:22:21,901 --> 00:22:24,563 Case Commerce... CC. 620 00:22:27,871 --> 00:22:29,282 Case Commerce. CC. 621 00:22:29,283 --> 00:22:30,990 That's where Edmund was. 622 00:22:30,991 --> 00:22:32,564 Let's find out why. 623 00:22:33,939 --> 00:22:35,064 Hey, Castle. 624 00:22:35,065 --> 00:22:36,005 You coming? 625 00:22:36,795 --> 00:22:37,868 Yeah, sure. 626 00:22:38,884 --> 00:22:40,624 Oh, you can't escape it. 627 00:22:40,625 --> 00:22:42,501 Christmas is everywhere. 628 00:22:42,502 --> 00:22:44,258 So much pressure to have a good time. 629 00:22:44,259 --> 00:22:45,513 Are you okay? 630 00:22:45,710 --> 00:22:46,514 Why wouldn't I be? 631 00:22:46,515 --> 00:22:48,286 Case Commerce. There it is. 632 00:22:48,831 --> 00:22:51,481 Hi. Wait, uh, what's going on here? 633 00:22:51,482 --> 00:22:53,251 Looks like a heist occurred at the office Christmas party 634 00:22:53,252 --> 00:22:54,860 - last night. - A heist? 635 00:22:54,861 --> 00:22:56,066 Well, I-I didn't notice 636 00:22:56,067 --> 00:22:57,792 anything was missing until this morning. 637 00:22:57,793 --> 00:22:59,638 - And that's when I called you people. - You didn't happen to have 638 00:22:59,639 --> 00:23:01,575 a Santa working your party, did you? 639 00:23:01,576 --> 00:23:02,519 Yes, we did. 640 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:04,324 Did he look like this? 641 00:23:05,173 --> 00:23:05,772 Yes. 642 00:23:05,773 --> 00:23:07,690 He was our Santa. Why? 643 00:23:07,691 --> 00:23:10,766 Looks like our Santa was a little more naughty than nice. 644 00:23:16,697 --> 00:23:18,860 No, I never saw him before last night. 645 00:23:18,861 --> 00:23:20,813 And I wasn't aware he'd stolen anything. 646 00:23:21,149 --> 00:23:22,386 But given what we do here, 647 00:23:22,387 --> 00:23:23,661 I suppose it could've been a lot worse. 648 00:23:23,662 --> 00:23:26,174 And what is it that your company does, Mr. Case? 649 00:23:26,175 --> 00:23:28,869 Investment services. Asset management mostly. 650 00:23:28,870 --> 00:23:31,439 Given the amount of client and account information, 651 00:23:31,440 --> 00:23:33,792 we'd be a gold mine for identity thieves. 652 00:23:33,793 --> 00:23:35,656 None of those systems were touched. 653 00:23:35,874 --> 00:23:37,040 So what did they steal? 654 00:23:37,041 --> 00:23:38,609 A clock from his office in back. 655 00:23:38,610 --> 00:23:40,689 I'm sorry. Did you just say "clock"? 656 00:23:40,690 --> 00:23:43,157 Not just any clock, Detective. An early Tomas Tilledge. 657 00:23:43,158 --> 00:23:43,978 Oh. 658 00:23:44,547 --> 00:23:46,501 Legendary clockmaker from the Restoration Period. 659 00:23:46,502 --> 00:23:47,751 That must have been worth a great deal. 660 00:23:47,752 --> 00:23:49,227 I had it appraised at $30,000. 661 00:23:49,228 --> 00:23:50,837 Wow. How big was it? 662 00:23:50,838 --> 00:23:52,297 It's about this size. 663 00:23:52,298 --> 00:23:53,841 Small enough to fit in his sack. 664 00:23:53,842 --> 00:23:54,915 You know, it's hard enough imagining 665 00:23:54,916 --> 00:23:57,630 one of my guests being a thief, but Santa? 666 00:23:57,631 --> 00:23:59,367 Are you sure that nothing else is missing? 667 00:23:59,368 --> 00:24:00,352 Positive. Why? 668 00:24:00,353 --> 00:24:02,706 Well, because our evidence suggests that your Santa 669 00:24:02,707 --> 00:24:05,587 left by helicopter, which was waiting on your helipad. 670 00:24:05,588 --> 00:24:06,963 Why would he take a helicopter? 671 00:24:06,964 --> 00:24:08,600 You didn't hear anything from the party? 672 00:24:08,601 --> 00:24:10,082 No, but the music was loud, 673 00:24:10,083 --> 00:24:11,565 and the back wall is soundproofed. 674 00:24:11,566 --> 00:24:13,800 Was there anything else that was special about this clock? 675 00:24:13,801 --> 00:24:15,213 Not that I'm aware of. 676 00:24:15,214 --> 00:24:16,536 Okay, I'm gonna get one of my detectives 677 00:24:16,537 --> 00:24:18,268 to come down and interview your staff. 678 00:24:18,269 --> 00:24:19,931 In the meantime, could I have a list 679 00:24:19,932 --> 00:24:21,342 of all of the party attendees? 680 00:24:21,343 --> 00:24:22,768 - Sure. - Of course. 681 00:24:22,769 --> 00:24:24,199 We'll also pull elevator footage 682 00:24:24,200 --> 00:24:27,212 to make sure that there weren't any uninvited guests. 683 00:24:27,631 --> 00:24:29,434 $30,000. 684 00:24:29,435 --> 00:24:30,227 That's a little more 685 00:24:30,228 --> 00:24:32,669 than the Cabots needed for their lawsuit. 686 00:24:32,896 --> 00:24:34,348 Maybe our Santa is Robin Hood, 687 00:24:34,349 --> 00:24:36,215 stealing from the rich to give to the poor? 688 00:24:36,216 --> 00:24:39,128 Yeah, but why would he use a helicopter to steal this? 689 00:24:39,129 --> 00:24:41,481 I mean, he could've just stuffed it in his sack 690 00:24:41,482 --> 00:24:43,183 and ho-ho-ho'ed outta there. 691 00:24:43,341 --> 00:24:45,409 It has to be about more than just the clock. 692 00:24:45,410 --> 00:24:48,618 Well, there were a couple more clocks on his workbench. 693 00:24:48,619 --> 00:24:50,098 Maybe this one's significant somehow. 694 00:24:50,099 --> 00:24:51,700 Okay. What's your theory? 695 00:24:51,701 --> 00:24:54,698 Uh... treasure map inside. 696 00:24:54,699 --> 00:24:55,618 No. 697 00:24:55,619 --> 00:24:57,999 No. The clock was commissioned by a secret society 698 00:24:58,000 --> 00:24:59,730 to count down the end of days-- 699 00:24:59,731 --> 00:25:02,633 a secret society of Santas, 700 00:25:02,634 --> 00:25:04,136 who are the guardians of time. 701 00:25:04,137 --> 00:25:06,440 Oh-ho! Oh, that's good. 702 00:25:06,441 --> 00:25:09,054 Okay, putting aside the mystery of the helicopter, 703 00:25:09,055 --> 00:25:10,981 let's say it is about the clock. 704 00:25:10,982 --> 00:25:12,255 How did Edmund know about it? 705 00:25:12,256 --> 00:25:13,887 Nobody from the office recognized him. 706 00:25:13,888 --> 00:25:15,344 Well, maybe he had worked the party before. 707 00:25:15,345 --> 00:25:17,061 Sorry, bro. I checked. 708 00:25:17,062 --> 00:25:17,756 He hasn't, 709 00:25:17,757 --> 00:25:20,241 but he sure was determined to work it this year. 710 00:25:20,242 --> 00:25:22,363 The agency had booked another Santa to work that party, 711 00:25:22,364 --> 00:25:24,260 but someone from Case Commerce 712 00:25:24,261 --> 00:25:25,850 called about a week ago to cancel. 713 00:25:25,851 --> 00:25:27,799 Let me guess. No one actually called from Case. 714 00:25:27,800 --> 00:25:29,399 - Ding ding. - And when he arrived, 715 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:31,622 they assumed he was the Santa they'd hired. 716 00:25:31,623 --> 00:25:33,408 Kind of a brilliant scam, really. 717 00:25:33,409 --> 00:25:35,748 You have access to high-end homes and businesses, 718 00:25:35,749 --> 00:25:37,273 and who's gonna distrust Santa? 719 00:25:37,274 --> 00:25:39,994 Uh, his partners, apparently. 720 00:25:39,995 --> 00:25:42,287 No honor among thieves, even Santa thieves. 721 00:25:42,288 --> 00:25:44,508 All right. Have Robbery send that photo to pawnshops 722 00:25:44,509 --> 00:25:45,501 and auction houses. 723 00:25:45,502 --> 00:25:47,676 If his partners try to cash in, I want to know. 724 00:25:47,677 --> 00:25:48,896 Absolutely. 725 00:25:51,571 --> 00:25:52,480 A man leaves his life 726 00:25:52,481 --> 00:25:54,757 and a high-paying job to become the neighborhood saint 727 00:25:54,758 --> 00:25:57,544 only to get shot dead after stealing a clock 728 00:25:57,545 --> 00:26:00,084 that's worth less than your average car, 729 00:26:00,271 --> 00:26:02,196 and then he gets thrown out of a helicopter 730 00:26:02,197 --> 00:26:03,995 that he didn't even need to be in in the first place. 731 00:26:03,996 --> 00:26:05,109 It makes no sense. 732 00:26:05,110 --> 00:26:07,217 Given everything that we know about this guy, 733 00:26:07,218 --> 00:26:09,251 this is completely out of character. 734 00:26:09,252 --> 00:26:11,789 Well, sometimes people do inexplicable things. 735 00:26:16,396 --> 00:26:18,455 There's an explanation for everything. 736 00:26:18,456 --> 00:26:19,884 Is there? 737 00:26:20,805 --> 00:26:23,685 You volunteered to take Eldin's shift. 738 00:26:23,717 --> 00:26:25,328 Don't pretend. 739 00:26:25,329 --> 00:26:28,688 If you aren't ready, why not just tell me? 740 00:26:29,395 --> 00:26:30,831 I'm sorry, Castle. I didn't mean to-- 741 00:26:30,832 --> 00:26:32,661 You didn't mean to what? 742 00:26:33,382 --> 00:26:34,969 Christmas means something different to me 743 00:26:34,970 --> 00:26:36,124 than it does to you. 744 00:26:36,125 --> 00:26:38,743 It's Christmas. I mean, how can it be different? 745 00:26:40,095 --> 00:26:42,783 Castle, every winter, as soon as that chill rolls in, 746 00:26:42,784 --> 00:26:45,197 I am right back there in that alley. 747 00:26:45,307 --> 00:26:46,910 January 9th, and we still haven't taken 748 00:26:46,911 --> 00:26:49,073 our Christmas decorations down. 749 00:26:49,074 --> 00:26:50,741 And by the time my dad and I did, 750 00:26:50,742 --> 00:26:53,771 it was like we were putting Christmas away forever. 751 00:26:56,878 --> 00:26:59,377 We haven't opened those boxes since. 752 00:26:59,834 --> 00:27:00,742 I didn't know. 753 00:27:00,743 --> 00:27:01,814 That's why, every year, 754 00:27:01,815 --> 00:27:04,138 my dad goes up to his cabin, 755 00:27:04,492 --> 00:27:06,159 and ever since I became a rookie, 756 00:27:06,160 --> 00:27:08,364 I have taken the Christmas shift, 757 00:27:08,365 --> 00:27:10,372 because I know that there are families out there 758 00:27:10,373 --> 00:27:12,357 that are celebrating together in their homes, 759 00:27:12,358 --> 00:27:15,247 and I am keeping watch, and that is my tradition. 760 00:27:15,248 --> 00:27:17,748 And that is important to me. 761 00:27:17,943 --> 00:27:20,384 It's as important as your tradition is to you. 762 00:27:20,385 --> 00:27:22,483 And I'm sorry, Castle. 763 00:27:23,180 --> 00:27:24,585 I thought I could let that go, 764 00:27:24,586 --> 00:27:25,829 but I... 765 00:27:26,039 --> 00:27:27,842 I understand. 766 00:27:36,896 --> 00:27:37,625 Beckett. 767 00:27:37,626 --> 00:27:39,034 Yeah, so I got a custodian 768 00:27:39,035 --> 00:27:41,151 who was up on the roof last night for a smoke. 769 00:27:41,152 --> 00:27:42,360 Did he see anything? 770 00:27:42,361 --> 00:27:44,389 Well, it's not what he saw. It's what he found. 771 00:27:44,390 --> 00:27:45,651 The place was cleaned earlier in the day, 772 00:27:45,652 --> 00:27:47,098 but when he got up there, there was trash 773 00:27:47,099 --> 00:27:48,227 blown all over the helipad, 774 00:27:48,228 --> 00:27:50,340 probably from the rotor wash when it took off. 775 00:27:50,341 --> 00:27:52,423 - What kind of trash? - The kind that looked like someone 776 00:27:52,424 --> 00:27:54,043 had been waiting for someone-- 777 00:27:54,044 --> 00:27:56,702 soda can, candy wrappers, 778 00:27:56,703 --> 00:27:59,088 and an empty pouch of pipe tobacco. 779 00:27:59,089 --> 00:28:01,138 Pipe tobacco? 780 00:28:01,255 --> 00:28:02,950 Now who do we know 781 00:28:02,951 --> 00:28:05,404 that smokes a pipe and flies? 782 00:28:05,405 --> 00:28:06,663 And remember, 783 00:28:06,664 --> 00:28:08,801 when you go out there, 784 00:28:08,802 --> 00:28:12,422 Santa does not enter through the chimney. 785 00:28:12,423 --> 00:28:14,893 He enters through the heart. 786 00:28:14,894 --> 00:28:16,949 What about through a helicopter? 787 00:28:19,114 --> 00:28:20,193 Hmm? 788 00:28:20,963 --> 00:28:21,895 What are you doing? 789 00:28:21,896 --> 00:28:23,290 - Ho! - Put that down. 790 00:28:24,289 --> 00:28:25,101 - Ho! - Are you crazy? 791 00:28:25,102 --> 00:28:25,948 - Ho! - Hey! 792 00:28:29,447 --> 00:28:30,023 Ho! 793 00:28:30,306 --> 00:28:31,216 Ho! 794 00:28:35,916 --> 00:28:36,739 Ohh! 795 00:28:42,625 --> 00:28:44,523 Merry Christmas to all... 796 00:28:46,961 --> 00:28:48,690 And to all a good night. 797 00:28:57,382 --> 00:28:59,189 I already told you where I was, 798 00:28:59,190 --> 00:29:00,858 and it wasn't in any helicopter. 799 00:29:00,859 --> 00:29:01,913 Yeah, about that. 800 00:29:01,914 --> 00:29:04,305 We checked the photos from the Harlem Youth Club. 801 00:29:04,306 --> 00:29:06,455 The Santa that was there was not you. 802 00:29:06,456 --> 00:29:08,458 Where were you that night, really? 803 00:29:08,692 --> 00:29:09,674 Let me help you. 804 00:29:09,675 --> 00:29:11,730 I just got off of the phone with Chuck Ames, 805 00:29:11,731 --> 00:29:13,208 the guy that owns that helicopter, 806 00:29:13,209 --> 00:29:15,834 and he said that you've rented it from him before. 807 00:29:15,835 --> 00:29:17,522 So I know the guy. So what? 808 00:29:17,523 --> 00:29:20,085 You got no proof that I was in that helicopter that night. 809 00:29:20,086 --> 00:29:22,198 That's because you wiped it down when you brought it back. 810 00:29:22,199 --> 00:29:24,759 But you took something with you, didn't you? 811 00:29:26,849 --> 00:29:29,004 We found this in your apartment. 812 00:29:31,809 --> 00:29:33,429 Care to revise your statement? 813 00:29:34,214 --> 00:29:35,601 Let me help you again. 814 00:29:35,602 --> 00:29:37,727 Edmund figured out a way to make a quick score 815 00:29:37,728 --> 00:29:38,475 for you both. 816 00:29:38,476 --> 00:29:39,963 He worked the party, 817 00:29:39,964 --> 00:29:41,895 and you were the getaway flier. 818 00:29:42,370 --> 00:29:44,355 And then when he got back into the chopper, 819 00:29:44,356 --> 00:29:46,248 you decided you wanted it all for yourself. 820 00:29:46,249 --> 00:29:49,689 All what? All he had was that damn clock. 821 00:29:49,899 --> 00:29:51,664 Not just any clock. 822 00:29:51,841 --> 00:29:54,723 A Tomas Tilledge worth $30,000. 823 00:29:54,724 --> 00:29:57,478 That crap is worth 30 grand? 824 00:29:57,745 --> 00:29:58,743 You didn't know that? 825 00:29:58,744 --> 00:30:00,808 No, I-- and I didn't kill him. 826 00:30:00,809 --> 00:30:03,828 Come on, Dave. You just admitted to being there. 827 00:30:04,713 --> 00:30:06,362 All right! I was there. 828 00:30:07,728 --> 00:30:08,942 Ed said he'd pay me 2 grand 829 00:30:08,943 --> 00:30:10,508 to fly the chopper to that building, 830 00:30:10,509 --> 00:30:12,881 wait while he loaded something on, and take off, 831 00:30:12,882 --> 00:30:14,795 and it wasn't no clock. 832 00:30:14,796 --> 00:30:16,322 He wanted to know how much extra weight 833 00:30:16,323 --> 00:30:17,971 the chopper could handle. 834 00:30:17,972 --> 00:30:19,191 What was he planning on taking? 835 00:30:19,192 --> 00:30:20,386 For 2 grand, I didn't ask. 836 00:30:20,387 --> 00:30:22,122 I just flew to the helipad and waited. 837 00:30:22,123 --> 00:30:23,272 Then all of a sudden, here comes Edmund, 838 00:30:23,273 --> 00:30:25,395 running out on the roof with the clock, 839 00:30:25,396 --> 00:30:26,774 yelling, "Go! Go! Go!" 840 00:30:26,775 --> 00:30:28,257 Next thing I know, we're taking fire. 841 00:30:28,258 --> 00:30:30,043 - Someone was shooting at you? - Hell, yeah. 842 00:30:30,044 --> 00:30:32,551 They nailed Edmund just as he boarded the chopper. 843 00:30:32,552 --> 00:30:33,659 Did you see who it was? 844 00:30:33,660 --> 00:30:34,432 No, it was dark. 845 00:30:34,433 --> 00:30:36,383 I just cowboyed the hell out of there. 846 00:30:37,814 --> 00:30:38,418 But poor Ed. 847 00:30:38,419 --> 00:30:40,711 I kept yelling to him to close the damn door, 848 00:30:40,712 --> 00:30:43,739 but when I turned back, he was already dead. 849 00:30:45,088 --> 00:30:47,166 The chopper banked hard. Before I knew it, 850 00:30:47,541 --> 00:30:48,465 he was gone. 851 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:51,928 Well, if Dave is telling the truth, 852 00:30:51,929 --> 00:30:53,502 the shooter was in that building. 853 00:30:53,503 --> 00:30:54,957 Not just in the building. 854 00:30:54,958 --> 00:30:57,536 The only access to the helipad is through Case Commerce, 855 00:30:57,537 --> 00:30:59,540 which means our killer was at the party. 856 00:30:59,541 --> 00:31:01,391 Okay, but what was Edmund doing? 857 00:31:01,392 --> 00:31:03,204 What was he planning on stealing that weighed so much? 858 00:31:03,205 --> 00:31:05,386 And why would he take that stupid clock? 859 00:31:05,387 --> 00:31:06,387 It makes no sense. 860 00:31:06,388 --> 00:31:07,710 It makes even less sense now. 861 00:31:07,711 --> 00:31:09,602 We were running through elevator security footage 862 00:31:09,603 --> 00:31:11,440 and we found one person who went up to the party 863 00:31:11,441 --> 00:31:13,398 who wasn't on the guest list. 864 00:31:13,399 --> 00:31:15,218 The neighbor kid-- Tim Cabot? 865 00:31:15,219 --> 00:31:16,762 And look what he's holding. 866 00:31:17,581 --> 00:31:18,716 A motorcycle helmet. 867 00:31:18,717 --> 00:31:20,488 So he was the one that followed Edmund 868 00:31:20,489 --> 00:31:21,868 on the motorcycle that night. 869 00:31:21,869 --> 00:31:24,938 Kid's got a record, too-- B&E, assault, possession. 870 00:31:24,939 --> 00:31:26,639 Yeah, but what the hell was he doing there? 871 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:28,310 I think I may have an answer. 872 00:31:28,311 --> 00:31:30,859 Remember that class-action suit against Suncove Funding? 873 00:31:30,860 --> 00:31:31,402 Yeah. 874 00:31:31,403 --> 00:31:33,960 My contact at the SEC dug these up. 875 00:31:33,961 --> 00:31:36,381 Suncove's original articles of incorporation, 876 00:31:36,382 --> 00:31:38,276 showing the name of the account signatory. 877 00:31:38,277 --> 00:31:39,759 Look familiar? 878 00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:42,442 "James Edmund Smith," the victim. 879 00:31:43,079 --> 00:31:44,559 Santa is the shark 880 00:31:44,560 --> 00:31:46,346 who bilked those people out of their homes? 881 00:31:46,347 --> 00:31:48,456 He has more blood on his hands than that. 882 00:31:48,457 --> 00:31:50,592 Tim Cabot's father died in a car crash. 883 00:31:50,593 --> 00:31:52,936 Fell asleep at the wheel working three jobs 884 00:31:52,937 --> 00:31:56,199 to pay his inflated mortgage, courtesy of Edmund Smith. 885 00:31:56,200 --> 00:31:57,936 That was Christmas Eve, five years ago. 886 00:31:57,937 --> 00:32:00,845 The Christmas that Edmund walked out on his life. 887 00:32:00,846 --> 00:32:01,670 So... 888 00:32:01,671 --> 00:32:03,499 It's a tale of redemption. 889 00:32:04,180 --> 00:32:05,362 Edmund moves next door 890 00:32:05,363 --> 00:32:07,178 to the family whose lives he destroyed, 891 00:32:07,179 --> 00:32:09,510 dedicating his life to repairing theirs, 892 00:32:09,511 --> 00:32:12,178 never telling them who he really is. 893 00:32:12,574 --> 00:32:14,193 But what if Tim found out? 894 00:32:15,716 --> 00:32:17,046 Then it's a very different tale. 895 00:32:20,376 --> 00:32:21,754 I'm sorry, Mrs. Cabot, 896 00:32:21,755 --> 00:32:23,223 but we need to speak to your son. 897 00:32:25,139 --> 00:32:26,971 Your mom doesn't know, does she? 898 00:32:26,972 --> 00:32:27,856 But you do. 899 00:32:28,184 --> 00:32:29,321 You knew who he was, 900 00:32:29,322 --> 00:32:30,842 and how he ruined your lives. 901 00:32:32,666 --> 00:32:33,420 Yeah. 902 00:32:33,421 --> 00:32:34,843 Yeah, I-I knew. 903 00:32:34,844 --> 00:32:35,477 Tim, wh-- 904 00:32:35,478 --> 00:32:36,830 It was, Ed, mom. 905 00:32:36,831 --> 00:32:38,922 He was Suncove. He's the one who bled us dry. 906 00:32:38,923 --> 00:32:40,088 Ed? Our Ed? 907 00:32:40,089 --> 00:32:42,047 You must have been pretty angry when you found out. 908 00:32:42,048 --> 00:32:43,316 Hell, yeah, I was angry. 909 00:32:43,962 --> 00:32:46,052 When he told me, I wanted to kill him. 910 00:32:46,675 --> 00:32:47,622 But I didn't. 911 00:32:47,623 --> 00:32:48,550 Wait. 912 00:32:48,551 --> 00:32:49,688 He told you? 913 00:32:49,958 --> 00:32:51,631 Yeah. Last week. 914 00:32:51,632 --> 00:32:52,647 He asked for my forgiveness 915 00:32:52,648 --> 00:32:54,807 and he said he wanted to make things right. 916 00:32:54,808 --> 00:32:56,101 The lawyer was gonna drop the lawsuit, 917 00:32:56,102 --> 00:32:57,654 but Ed said he couldn't sit by anymore. 918 00:32:57,655 --> 00:33:00,033 He knew where there was evidence that could win our case, 919 00:33:00,034 --> 00:33:01,015 but he needed my help. 920 00:33:01,016 --> 00:33:02,078 What kind of help? 921 00:33:05,837 --> 00:33:07,786 I'm good with locks, all right? 922 00:33:07,787 --> 00:33:09,820 He needed me to slip in to the party with the waitstaff 923 00:33:09,821 --> 00:33:11,547 and Jimmy open the storage room door in back. 924 00:33:11,548 --> 00:33:12,985 And why didn't you tell us this before? 925 00:33:12,986 --> 00:33:14,307 Because I couldn't get in trouble again. 926 00:33:14,308 --> 00:33:15,705 I need to be here for my mom. 927 00:33:15,706 --> 00:33:17,299 What was in the storage room? 928 00:33:17,644 --> 00:33:20,157 Files. Boxes of 'em. 929 00:33:20,158 --> 00:33:22,037 Edmund said that they were the original, 930 00:33:22,038 --> 00:33:24,372 unaltered loan docs from Suncove. 931 00:33:24,373 --> 00:33:27,039 They were the evidence he needed to set things right. 932 00:33:27,757 --> 00:33:29,767 One of his old partners must be at Case Commerce. 933 00:33:29,768 --> 00:33:31,137 He recognized Edmund, 934 00:33:31,138 --> 00:33:32,941 realized he was going after those files. 935 00:33:32,942 --> 00:33:34,672 And that's why he needed the helicopter. 936 00:33:34,673 --> 00:33:36,510 He couldn't exactly cart them out the front door. 937 00:33:36,511 --> 00:33:38,127 And with the cops all over the building, 938 00:33:38,128 --> 00:33:40,283 it would've been risky for the killer to destroy them. 939 00:33:40,284 --> 00:33:41,804 Which means they're still there. 940 00:33:42,142 --> 00:33:43,169 Along with our killer. 941 00:33:51,679 --> 00:33:53,590 I tried to stop them, but they had a warrant. 942 00:33:53,591 --> 00:33:55,282 What the hell is this all about? 943 00:33:55,899 --> 00:33:57,627 We were about to ask you the same thing. 944 00:34:00,396 --> 00:34:00,999 I'm telling you, 945 00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:03,035 I've never seen those files in my life. 946 00:34:03,036 --> 00:34:04,024 So then what were they doing 947 00:34:04,025 --> 00:34:06,205 in your office storage space, Mr. Ccase? 948 00:34:06,206 --> 00:34:08,211 I don't have the slightest idea. 949 00:34:09,011 --> 00:34:10,742 Are we really gonna play this game, 950 00:34:10,743 --> 00:34:14,226 where you deny things that you and I both know are true? 951 00:34:14,601 --> 00:34:15,313 Like you telling me 952 00:34:15,314 --> 00:34:17,585 that you didn't know Edmund? 953 00:34:18,175 --> 00:34:19,786 We ran a background check. 954 00:34:19,787 --> 00:34:22,006 You and Edmund were business associates. 955 00:34:22,007 --> 00:34:24,199 So why would you claim that you didn't know him 956 00:34:24,200 --> 00:34:25,948 unless you were hiding something, 957 00:34:25,949 --> 00:34:28,206 like your involvement with Suncove Funding? 958 00:34:28,728 --> 00:34:30,818 Did the two of you talk about how much money you could make 959 00:34:30,819 --> 00:34:32,521 if you could just bend the rules, 960 00:34:32,929 --> 00:34:35,191 how easy it would be to forge documents 961 00:34:35,192 --> 00:34:37,947 to put people into mortgages that they couldn't afford, 962 00:34:37,948 --> 00:34:39,553 and how you could make a quick buck 963 00:34:39,554 --> 00:34:41,155 by selling them off to investors? 964 00:34:41,156 --> 00:34:44,127 There's nothing in those files that can implicate me, 965 00:34:44,128 --> 00:34:46,739 and nothing to tie me to Suncove Funding 966 00:34:46,740 --> 00:34:48,537 or to that man's death. 967 00:34:50,006 --> 00:34:52,592 That clock that was stolen, where did it come from? 968 00:34:52,593 --> 00:34:54,324 I'm not sure. I'll have to ask my decorator. 969 00:34:54,325 --> 00:34:55,680 Don't bother. We already have documents 970 00:34:55,681 --> 00:34:57,962 that prove it belonged to the Cabots. 971 00:34:57,963 --> 00:34:59,142 Who are the Cabots? 972 00:34:59,143 --> 00:35:01,605 One of the families whose house you stole. 973 00:35:01,606 --> 00:35:04,489 They put that clock up as collateral against a loan, 974 00:35:04,490 --> 00:35:06,152 and when they couldn't make the payments, 975 00:35:06,153 --> 00:35:07,973 Suncove Funding kept it, 976 00:35:07,974 --> 00:35:08,920 and that... 977 00:35:09,341 --> 00:35:11,396 connects you to Suncove. 978 00:35:16,778 --> 00:35:18,550 When you saw Edmund that night, 979 00:35:18,551 --> 00:35:20,874 you realized that he was going after the files 980 00:35:20,875 --> 00:35:23,179 because he was gonna blow the whistle on Suncove. 981 00:35:23,180 --> 00:35:25,021 You knew that Edmund could implicate you, 982 00:35:25,022 --> 00:35:26,454 so you killed him. 983 00:35:26,455 --> 00:35:27,575 No. You're wrong. 984 00:35:27,576 --> 00:35:30,734 The US Attorneys' Office would freeze your assets. 985 00:35:30,735 --> 00:35:32,863 They would seize all of your money. 986 00:35:32,864 --> 00:35:34,807 You were gonna lose everything. 987 00:35:34,808 --> 00:35:37,506 Now that is motive, that is opportunity, 988 00:35:37,513 --> 00:35:40,130 and that is enough for any jury to convict you. 989 00:35:40,131 --> 00:35:42,828 I did not kill Edmund. 990 00:35:44,915 --> 00:35:46,100 But I know who did. 991 00:35:48,519 --> 00:35:49,508 She was here. 992 00:35:50,368 --> 00:35:51,731 She stopped by the party. 993 00:35:52,601 --> 00:35:54,709 You must be kidding me? Why would I kill him? 994 00:35:54,710 --> 00:35:56,531 Because he couldn't live with himself any longer, 995 00:35:56,532 --> 00:35:57,920 with what he had done, 996 00:35:58,293 --> 00:35:59,636 which meant that he was gonna take away 997 00:35:59,637 --> 00:36:02,138 the one thing that he left you after the divorce-- 998 00:36:02,139 --> 00:36:03,110 your lifestyle, 999 00:36:03,111 --> 00:36:05,405 paid for by Suncove profits. 1000 00:36:05,406 --> 00:36:08,470 He didn't come to you to apologize that night, did he? 1001 00:36:09,028 --> 00:36:11,056 He came to warn you, because he knew 1002 00:36:11,057 --> 00:36:12,739 that if he blew the whistle on Suncove, 1003 00:36:12,740 --> 00:36:13,954 you stood to lose everything. 1004 00:36:13,955 --> 00:36:14,574 This is absurd. 1005 00:36:14,575 --> 00:36:16,599 You knew where he was going and you knew why. 1006 00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:18,262 So you followed him to the rooftop, 1007 00:36:18,263 --> 00:36:19,651 and then you shot him. 1008 00:36:19,652 --> 00:36:20,532 I was at the benefit. 1009 00:36:20,533 --> 00:36:22,269 We know you were at Case Commerce. 1010 00:36:22,270 --> 00:36:25,262 We have a witness. You killed Edmund. 1011 00:36:37,822 --> 00:36:40,405 When he left me, he told me, he never wanted to hurt me. 1012 00:36:41,033 --> 00:36:42,345 That's what people always say 1013 00:36:42,346 --> 00:36:43,663 right before they hurt you. 1014 00:36:46,618 --> 00:36:49,119 Yes, he left me my lifestyle. 1015 00:36:49,120 --> 00:36:51,195 Five years later, he shows up on my doorstep, 1016 00:36:51,196 --> 00:36:54,023 telling me again how he doesn't want to hurt me. 1017 00:36:58,399 --> 00:36:59,791 You know what the worst part is? 1018 00:37:00,749 --> 00:37:02,243 Just for a moment, when he stood there that night, 1019 00:37:02,244 --> 00:37:03,693 I was happy to see him. 1020 00:37:06,120 --> 00:37:07,390 You got to admire the guy. 1021 00:37:07,937 --> 00:37:10,430 Sacrificed everything to redeem himself. 1022 00:37:10,431 --> 00:37:12,262 It's too bad his past caught up with him. 1023 00:37:12,263 --> 00:37:13,747 Still, those files are on their way 1024 00:37:13,748 --> 00:37:15,303 to the US Attorneys' Office. 1025 00:37:15,304 --> 00:37:18,287 Now the Cabots have a real shot at getting back what they lost. 1026 00:37:18,288 --> 00:37:19,911 Along with the 42 other families, 1027 00:37:19,912 --> 00:37:21,302 all because of Edmund. 1028 00:37:24,900 --> 00:37:27,249 Speaking of people having their homes stolen... 1029 00:37:27,250 --> 00:37:28,879 Is that your mother-in-law again, Sir? 1030 00:37:28,880 --> 00:37:31,408 Detective, if you happen to receive a report 1031 00:37:31,409 --> 00:37:33,126 of a homicide tonight at my address, 1032 00:37:33,127 --> 00:37:34,142 do me a favor. 1033 00:37:34,143 --> 00:37:36,301 - Ignore it. - Yes, Sir. 1034 00:37:37,122 --> 00:37:39,716 Well, Castle. Looks like you might have been right. 1035 00:37:39,717 --> 00:37:41,521 Maybe there is a Santa Claus after all. 1036 00:37:41,522 --> 00:37:43,563 Whether there's a Santa Claus or not, 1037 00:37:43,564 --> 00:37:45,398 that's not why I love Christmas. 1038 00:37:45,399 --> 00:37:45,983 When I was a kid, 1039 00:37:45,984 --> 00:37:48,244 no matter how bad things got, 1040 00:37:48,245 --> 00:37:51,258 my mother always managed to make Christmas Eve magical. 1041 00:37:51,259 --> 00:37:54,802 Every year she would put on "The Nutcracker Suite." 1042 00:37:55,247 --> 00:37:57,309 And I thought, if she can do that in our tiny apartment 1043 00:37:57,310 --> 00:37:59,535 when money was tight and we were alone, 1044 00:37:59,536 --> 00:38:01,383 it gave me hope that things could get better. 1045 00:38:02,877 --> 00:38:04,936 I love that feeling, that sense of hope. 1046 00:38:05,783 --> 00:38:07,208 It's crazy, you know? 1047 00:38:07,507 --> 00:38:09,636 On the shortest, darkest days of the year, 1048 00:38:09,637 --> 00:38:11,762 people of all faiths celebrate the light. 1049 00:38:12,424 --> 00:38:14,122 Plus, who doesn't love presents? 1050 00:38:25,455 --> 00:38:26,344 Merry Christmas. 1051 00:38:26,561 --> 00:38:27,407 You, too. 1052 00:38:43,782 --> 00:38:45,014 What you still doing here? 1053 00:38:45,015 --> 00:38:46,217 Shouldn't you be at home, 1054 00:38:46,218 --> 00:38:47,680 stuffing your wife's stocking? 1055 00:38:49,892 --> 00:38:51,248 I don't think I'm ready, Javi. 1056 00:38:51,249 --> 00:38:52,847 For what, sex? 1057 00:38:52,848 --> 00:38:55,632 No, for what sex leads to. 1058 00:38:55,633 --> 00:38:57,495 We're putting up the tree the other day, 1059 00:38:57,496 --> 00:38:58,932 Jenny says to me, 1060 00:38:59,890 --> 00:39:02,568 "It just doesn't feel like Christmas without kids." 1061 00:39:03,721 --> 00:39:05,058 She wants to try. 1062 00:39:05,597 --> 00:39:06,686 But I come to work, 1063 00:39:06,968 --> 00:39:08,788 I watch the news every day... 1064 00:39:09,272 --> 00:39:11,293 It seems like the world's falling apart. 1065 00:39:12,393 --> 00:39:14,081 How am I supposed to bring a kid into that? 1066 00:39:14,082 --> 00:39:15,895 The world's always falling apart, bro, 1067 00:39:16,550 --> 00:39:17,975 since the beginning of time. 1068 00:39:18,860 --> 00:39:21,289 But having kids, making a family, 1069 00:39:21,991 --> 00:39:23,320 that's what keeps it together. 1070 00:39:24,665 --> 00:39:25,419 So go home. 1071 00:39:26,620 --> 00:39:27,517 Make a baby. 1072 00:39:28,792 --> 00:39:29,635 You're ready. 1073 00:39:30,388 --> 00:39:31,078 Yeah. 1074 00:39:32,497 --> 00:39:33,318 Thanks, bro. 1075 00:39:35,197 --> 00:39:36,026 Merry Christmas. 1076 00:39:36,027 --> 00:39:37,870 Yeah. Merry Christmas. 1077 00:39:50,647 --> 00:39:52,598 Mother, the glogg is excellent. 1078 00:39:52,599 --> 00:39:53,834 - And... - Thank you. 1079 00:39:53,835 --> 00:39:56,306 Everything looks excellent. 1080 00:39:57,300 --> 00:39:58,406 Just like always. 1081 00:40:01,169 --> 00:40:02,838 Oh, Richard, Richard, darling, 1082 00:40:02,839 --> 00:40:04,524 you don't have to look so miserable. 1083 00:40:04,525 --> 00:40:05,833 Oh-- she's right, dad. 1084 00:40:05,834 --> 00:40:07,950 We know how much this tradition means to you. 1085 00:40:07,951 --> 00:40:10,929 So we both decided to cancel our plans. 1086 00:40:12,096 --> 00:40:13,489 We're here all night, 1087 00:40:13,490 --> 00:40:14,567 like always. 1088 00:40:19,300 --> 00:40:21,948 I love you both so much that you would do that for me. 1089 00:40:23,135 --> 00:40:25,428 But I was wrong about tonight. 1090 00:40:27,149 --> 00:40:28,986 There's someplace I need to be. 1091 00:40:31,167 --> 00:40:32,381 - Dad, I-- - Go. 1092 00:40:32,979 --> 00:40:34,100 Go, go, go. 1093 00:40:42,586 --> 00:40:43,358 I... 1094 00:40:44,809 --> 00:40:46,500 Uh... I was just coming to see you. 1095 00:40:46,501 --> 00:40:47,948 I was coming to see you. 1096 00:40:48,600 --> 00:40:49,539 What about your shift? 1097 00:40:49,540 --> 00:40:50,849 I got Karpowski to cover. 1098 00:40:50,850 --> 00:40:52,819 What about your family tradition? 1099 00:40:55,060 --> 00:40:57,004 I was just thinking, it's time for a new tradition. 1100 00:40:57,534 --> 00:40:58,341 Me, too. 1101 00:40:59,292 --> 00:41:00,356 Oh, for God sakes, 1102 00:41:00,357 --> 00:41:03,154 Richard, invite the girl in. 1103 00:41:03,155 --> 00:41:04,113 Right. Would you... 1104 00:41:04,114 --> 00:41:04,876 Yeah. 1105 00:41:11,313 --> 00:41:12,597 It's beautiful. 1106 00:41:26,225 --> 00:41:27,384 Merry Christmas. 1107 00:41:30,170 --> 00:41:31,859 I didn't get you anything. 1108 00:41:31,860 --> 00:41:32,715 What? 1109 00:41:37,857 --> 00:41:38,686 Mrs. Cabot? 1110 00:41:39,499 --> 00:41:41,134 I'm Detective Esposito. 1111 00:41:41,743 --> 00:41:43,409 I have something that I think 1112 00:41:43,410 --> 00:41:44,482 belongs to you. 1113 00:41:50,593 --> 00:41:52,737 We found out that your husband put that up for collateral 1114 00:41:52,738 --> 00:41:54,527 against the mortgage on your house. 1115 00:41:54,528 --> 00:41:56,855 I haven't seen this for so long. 1116 00:41:56,856 --> 00:42:00,107 It was handed down through his family for generations. 1117 00:42:00,108 --> 00:42:01,789 I think that's why Edmund took it. 1118 00:42:01,790 --> 00:42:03,153 He wanted you to have it back. 1119 00:42:06,780 --> 00:42:07,694 Thank you. 1120 00:42:10,516 --> 00:42:11,406 Wait. 1121 00:42:12,502 --> 00:42:15,417 Why don't you come inside? We're just having dinner. 1122 00:42:20,577 --> 00:42:21,381 Okay. 1123 00:42:33,289 --> 00:42:37,922 Sync by YYeTs.com Corrections by Alex1969 www.addic7ed.com 1124 00:42:38,305 --> 00:42:44,914 Please rate this subtitle at www.osdb.link/4tbux Help other users to choose the best subtitles