1 00:00:03,555 --> 00:00:05,121 Let's keep this going, people! 2 00:00:05,122 --> 00:00:07,084 This is a big night for us. 3 00:00:08,128 --> 00:00:11,078 You! Get it together, man. Focus! 4 00:00:11,079 --> 00:00:11,909 Yes, Chef. 5 00:00:12,364 --> 00:00:14,529 Table 21. Order in. Appetizer. 6 00:00:14,530 --> 00:00:16,466 One tuna crudo. One pork belly. 7 00:00:16,467 --> 00:00:19,115 Two salmons. One squab. One quail. 8 00:00:21,163 --> 00:00:22,143 Lovely. 9 00:00:22,220 --> 00:00:23,269 Off it goes. 10 00:00:39,527 --> 00:00:40,477 Here you are. 11 00:00:42,438 --> 00:00:43,928 Excuse me. There you go. 12 00:00:44,916 --> 00:00:45,934 Enjoy. 13 00:00:46,670 --> 00:00:49,050 Well, bon appetit, everyone. 14 00:00:50,488 --> 00:00:53,749 So, Eric, how would another $20 million 15 00:00:53,750 --> 00:00:55,924 for Mexisolar sit with you? 16 00:00:55,925 --> 00:00:57,832 Once I've seen that factory. 17 00:00:57,919 --> 00:01:00,066 Enough business. Eat. Drink. 18 00:01:00,067 --> 00:01:01,940 Be merry for once in your life. 19 00:01:04,623 --> 00:01:06,958 My God, this food is sublime. 20 00:01:06,959 --> 00:01:08,232 I should hope so. 21 00:01:08,233 --> 00:01:10,482 This is the toughest reservation in the city. 22 00:01:18,423 --> 00:01:19,408 Arthur? 23 00:01:21,637 --> 00:01:22,958 Someone call 9-1-1. 24 00:01:24,334 --> 00:01:26,323 Now you're dead so you can suck it. 25 00:01:27,552 --> 00:01:28,479 Oh, you want more? 26 00:01:28,923 --> 00:01:30,194 Come get it, buddy. 27 00:01:30,451 --> 00:01:32,734 'Cause I got something special for you. 28 00:01:34,705 --> 00:01:37,142 And I got something special for you... 29 00:01:37,452 --> 00:01:38,610 too. 30 00:01:40,999 --> 00:01:42,590 Well, that's not lookin' too good. 31 00:01:42,636 --> 00:01:44,466 What? Castle... 32 00:01:45,361 --> 00:01:46,755 Well, then stick your head out, Patel, 33 00:01:46,756 --> 00:01:48,689 and get pwned like a real man. 34 00:01:49,319 --> 00:01:50,472 Who is Patel? 35 00:01:50,510 --> 00:01:51,644 He's this kid from India. 36 00:01:51,645 --> 00:01:53,449 He's been thrashing me for weeks, but not tonight. 37 00:01:53,450 --> 00:01:55,318 Tonight I am bringing it. 38 00:01:55,453 --> 00:01:56,905 It stings, doesn't it? 39 00:01:56,906 --> 00:01:57,916 Yeah, it kinda does. 40 00:01:57,917 --> 00:01:59,156 - Castle. - What? 41 00:01:59,274 --> 00:02:02,100 Would you rather play with a kid in an imaginary world 42 00:02:02,496 --> 00:02:03,595 or with... 43 00:02:04,784 --> 00:02:06,233 in the real world. 44 00:02:07,158 --> 00:02:08,982 I w-- 45 00:02:09,996 --> 00:02:12,445 I, uh, uh... 46 00:02:12,765 --> 00:02:14,507 - Oh, my God. - What? 47 00:02:14,508 --> 00:02:17,244 Oh, my God. You actually have to think about this? 48 00:02:17,275 --> 00:02:18,056 No. 49 00:02:21,599 --> 00:02:23,384 No. I don't have to think about it. 50 00:02:23,515 --> 00:02:24,533 Come on over here. 51 00:02:25,274 --> 00:02:26,641 - Are you kidding me? - What? 52 00:02:26,642 --> 00:02:27,924 You know what? Forget it. 53 00:02:27,992 --> 00:02:29,842 - Seriously, I died on purpose for you. - Whatever. 54 00:02:29,843 --> 00:02:31,134 Come on. What. 55 00:02:31,997 --> 00:02:34,399 No, I-- it's not my mom. 56 00:02:34,447 --> 00:02:35,378 It's worse. 57 00:02:35,379 --> 00:02:36,693 Yeah, see you Thursday. 58 00:02:37,579 --> 00:02:39,924 I'm sorry. You know how I get when I'm gaming. 59 00:02:39,925 --> 00:02:41,870 I was--I was in the zone. I was like Gretzky. 60 00:02:41,871 --> 00:02:43,833 Well, at least Gretzky knew how to score. 61 00:02:43,834 --> 00:02:45,272 Ouch. Okay. 62 00:02:45,273 --> 00:02:47,669 Look, I'm--again, I'm very, very sorry. 63 00:02:47,670 --> 00:02:48,680 Do you forgive me? 64 00:02:49,109 --> 00:02:50,743 You know, Castle, it wasn't too long ago 65 00:02:50,744 --> 00:02:53,069 when me wearing a sexy outfit would get... 66 00:02:53,382 --> 00:02:55,606 an immediate response from you. 67 00:02:56,615 --> 00:02:57,265 What are you saying, 68 00:02:57,266 --> 00:02:58,352 that I'm taking you for granted? 69 00:02:58,353 --> 00:02:59,906 I don't know, Castle. Are you? 70 00:03:00,115 --> 00:03:01,839 Hey, guys. Victim's over here. 71 00:03:03,149 --> 00:03:05,507 Name is Arthur Felder, 54. 72 00:03:05,508 --> 00:03:07,581 He's a wealthy venture capitalist. 73 00:03:07,588 --> 00:03:10,504 Witness said that he took one bite of his squab 74 00:03:10,505 --> 00:03:12,379 and did a nose dive into his plate. 75 00:03:12,437 --> 00:03:14,621 Okay, so this was not an allergic reaction? 76 00:03:14,622 --> 00:03:16,094 There's no sign of anaphylaxis, 77 00:03:16,095 --> 00:03:18,537 but his enlarged pupils and excessive saliva 78 00:03:18,538 --> 00:03:20,327 suggest a foreign substance. 79 00:03:20,457 --> 00:03:21,891 - He was poisoned. - It looks that way, 80 00:03:21,892 --> 00:03:24,029 but I won't know for sure until I run a tox screen. 81 00:03:24,030 --> 00:03:25,573 So how many people had access to the food 82 00:03:25,574 --> 00:03:26,518 before it was delivered? 83 00:03:26,519 --> 00:03:28,399 Esposito's checking on that right... now. 84 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:29,521 Is that Eric Vaughn? 85 00:03:29,522 --> 00:03:32,554 Uh, yeah. He was part of the victim's dinner party. 86 00:03:32,555 --> 00:03:34,061 He's that billionaire inventor, right? 87 00:03:34,077 --> 00:03:34,624 Yeah. 88 00:03:34,635 --> 00:03:37,356 Inventor, innovator, and number eight on my LSL. 89 00:03:37,402 --> 00:03:39,146 - LSL? - Last Supper List. 90 00:03:39,517 --> 00:03:41,898 You and a table of 12, anyone from history. 91 00:03:41,899 --> 00:03:43,558 What is mine, you ask? I'm glad you did. 92 00:03:43,559 --> 00:03:46,888 In order, it is Lincoln, Einstein, Ian Fleming, 93 00:03:46,889 --> 00:03:48,174 John Lennon, Joan Of Arc, 94 00:03:48,175 --> 00:03:49,166 Sinatra... 95 00:03:50,746 --> 00:03:52,381 And you, of course. 96 00:03:52,382 --> 00:03:53,518 Too late, Castle. 97 00:03:56,827 --> 00:03:58,282 So who made the reservation? 98 00:03:58,283 --> 00:04:00,171 I did, about a week ago. 99 00:04:00,172 --> 00:04:00,976 Did anyone else know 100 00:04:00,977 --> 00:04:02,572 that Mr. Felder would be here tonight? 101 00:04:02,573 --> 00:04:03,700 Uh, his office, 102 00:04:03,701 --> 00:04:05,916 but I have no idea who they might have told. 103 00:04:06,546 --> 00:04:07,745 Uh, Mr. Vaughn? 104 00:04:09,327 --> 00:04:11,221 - Okay... - Excuse me? 105 00:04:11,222 --> 00:04:12,355 - As you can. - Hey. 106 00:04:12,356 --> 00:04:14,301 Fantastic. Thank you. All right. 107 00:04:14,604 --> 00:04:16,282 This is a murder investigation. 108 00:04:16,283 --> 00:04:18,076 I'm gonna need your full attention. 109 00:04:18,077 --> 00:04:20,397 I'm so sorry. That was my pilot. 110 00:04:20,398 --> 00:04:21,970 Arthur's family's in the Caribbean. 111 00:04:21,971 --> 00:04:24,198 I was arranging for my plane to bring them home. 112 00:04:25,334 --> 00:04:26,373 Oh. Yeah. 113 00:04:26,754 --> 00:04:29,047 Well, that's very generous of you, Mr. Vaughn. 114 00:04:29,048 --> 00:04:30,975 No, please, call me Eric. And you are? 115 00:04:30,976 --> 00:04:32,521 Uh, I'm Detective Kate Beckett. 116 00:04:32,522 --> 00:04:34,311 And I am Richard Castle. 117 00:04:34,312 --> 00:04:35,897 - Oh, the writer? - Yeah. 118 00:04:35,898 --> 00:04:37,191 My mother loves your novels. 119 00:04:37,192 --> 00:04:38,703 Oh, I'll get her an autographed copy. 120 00:04:38,704 --> 00:04:40,646 So how well did you know our victim? 121 00:04:40,948 --> 00:04:42,846 We'd been doing business for many years. 122 00:04:42,847 --> 00:04:44,541 But, uh, we weren't close, I'm afraid. 123 00:04:44,542 --> 00:04:45,957 Any idea who would want him dead? 124 00:04:45,958 --> 00:04:49,207 None. Uh, this-- this whole thing is terrible. 125 00:04:49,208 --> 00:04:50,447 Hey, Beckett. 126 00:04:50,572 --> 00:04:51,781 - Excuse me. - Of course. 127 00:04:51,782 --> 00:04:53,411 So normally only a handful of waitstaff 128 00:04:53,412 --> 00:04:55,267 handle each entree, but in this case, 129 00:04:55,268 --> 00:04:56,917 it could've been somebody from the outside. 130 00:04:56,918 --> 00:04:58,455 There was a kitchen door propped open, 131 00:04:58,456 --> 00:05:00,328 and CSU found this waiter's vest 132 00:05:00,329 --> 00:05:01,566 stashed in a dumpster. 133 00:05:01,706 --> 00:05:03,434 Okay, have unis canvass the area, 134 00:05:03,435 --> 00:05:04,503 and I'm gonna want to interview 135 00:05:04,504 --> 00:05:05,811 all of the kitchen staff as well. 136 00:05:05,812 --> 00:05:06,715 Right. 137 00:05:11,630 --> 00:05:12,574 Yes. 138 00:05:19,718 --> 00:05:20,661 What? 139 00:05:21,108 --> 00:05:23,400 Looks as though Vaughn is on your list as well. 140 00:05:23,422 --> 00:05:25,150 Oh. The things you notice 141 00:05:25,151 --> 00:05:27,030 when you're paying attention, Castle. 142 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:31,354 Yeah, I've been a busboy there for two years. 143 00:05:31,355 --> 00:05:32,750 So where were you at 8:20? 144 00:05:32,751 --> 00:05:35,714 8:20? Um, I was at a back sink scraping dishes. 145 00:05:36,574 --> 00:05:37,936 All right. Um, did you happen to see 146 00:05:37,937 --> 00:05:39,662 anyone in the kitchen that you didn't recognize? 147 00:05:39,663 --> 00:05:41,737 Yeah, you know, someone brushed past me. 148 00:05:41,738 --> 00:05:42,801 Uh, I didn't get a good look, 149 00:05:42,802 --> 00:05:44,776 but I remember thinking that he wasn't familiar. 150 00:05:44,777 --> 00:05:45,744 Can you describe him? 151 00:05:45,745 --> 00:05:49,302 Not really. He was short, dark hair, maybe. 152 00:05:49,687 --> 00:05:51,507 Uh, things move fast in the kitchen, 153 00:05:51,508 --> 00:05:53,851 so I only caught him out of the corner of my eye. 154 00:05:53,895 --> 00:05:55,815 Tell me about that back door. Is it always open? 155 00:05:55,816 --> 00:05:57,386 - I-it shouldn't be. - Hey. 156 00:05:57,931 --> 00:05:59,510 So it looks like our victim-- Arthur Felder-- 157 00:05:59,511 --> 00:06:01,495 wasn't the most fuzziest of guys. 158 00:06:01,506 --> 00:06:03,529 He made his fortune in hostile takeovers. 159 00:06:03,530 --> 00:06:04,397 A couple of weeks ago, 160 00:06:04,398 --> 00:06:05,929 he shut down a chemical plant in Newark 161 00:06:05,930 --> 00:06:07,160 and sold it off for parts. 162 00:06:07,161 --> 00:06:09,423 It says here that 200 people lost their jobs. 163 00:06:09,424 --> 00:06:11,057 Yeah, and according to his assistant, 164 00:06:11,058 --> 00:06:12,612 they got quite a few death threats 165 00:06:12,613 --> 00:06:13,876 after they announced the closing. 166 00:06:14,056 --> 00:06:16,399 Corporate raider shutters a chemical plant 167 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:19,908 and ends up eating crow, or in this case, poisoned squab. 168 00:06:20,272 --> 00:06:22,727 It's poetic, diabolically speaking. 169 00:06:23,090 --> 00:06:24,694 Okay, Castle and I will talk to Lanie 170 00:06:24,695 --> 00:06:25,715 to see if there's any connection 171 00:06:25,716 --> 00:06:27,378 between the poison and the plant. 172 00:06:27,379 --> 00:06:28,356 In the meantime, why don't you guys 173 00:06:28,357 --> 00:06:30,325 go through the list of people that made threats 174 00:06:30,326 --> 00:06:32,103 and see if anyone was in the vicinity 175 00:06:32,104 --> 00:06:33,076 of the restaurant? 176 00:06:33,077 --> 00:06:33,933 Right on. 177 00:06:35,158 --> 00:06:37,363 Sorry. It's not a match for any of the chemicals 178 00:06:37,364 --> 00:06:38,967 manufactured by that plant. 179 00:06:38,968 --> 00:06:40,199 So what was he poisoned with? 180 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,769 Something exotic enough not to show up on a chem 181 00:06:42,770 --> 00:06:44,882 and unknown toxin evaluation. 182 00:06:44,883 --> 00:06:47,039 I'm running further tests, but all I can say for sure 183 00:06:47,040 --> 00:06:49,454 is that it was some sort of paralyzing agent. 184 00:06:49,698 --> 00:06:52,403 Speaking of paralyzing agent... 185 00:06:52,482 --> 00:06:55,324 Can I just say, Eric Vaughn?! 186 00:06:55,325 --> 00:06:56,261 See, Castle? 187 00:06:56,262 --> 00:06:57,879 Look, he's on everybody's list. 188 00:06:57,880 --> 00:06:59,780 Yes, yes, he's quite impressive. 189 00:06:59,781 --> 00:07:00,514 And handsome. 190 00:07:00,515 --> 00:07:02,666 And don't forget rich. And that accent? 191 00:07:02,667 --> 00:07:04,452 - Ooh, honey. - Oh, I know. 192 00:07:04,453 --> 00:07:05,604 All right! Okay. 193 00:07:05,865 --> 00:07:07,820 I admit, all right, 194 00:07:07,821 --> 00:07:10,097 just as lesser men aspire to be me, 195 00:07:10,098 --> 00:07:12,409 he's who the mes of the world aspire to be, okay? 196 00:07:12,410 --> 00:07:15,300 But that is not gonna help us solve Arthur Felder's murder. 197 00:07:15,301 --> 00:07:17,065 Finding out what he was poisoned with will. 198 00:07:17,066 --> 00:07:18,958 Well, I can tell you this, 199 00:07:18,959 --> 00:07:21,900 whatever the poison was, was chemically synthesized 200 00:07:21,901 --> 00:07:23,627 and incredibly fast-acting. 201 00:07:23,628 --> 00:07:25,115 The mushrooms he was eating 202 00:07:25,116 --> 00:07:26,730 never even made it to his stomach. 203 00:07:26,731 --> 00:07:28,961 Thank you. Wait. Mushrooms? 204 00:07:29,218 --> 00:07:30,124 I saw the menu. 205 00:07:30,125 --> 00:07:32,813 The mushrooms were served with the quail, not the squab. 206 00:07:32,814 --> 00:07:33,854 You're right. 207 00:07:34,681 --> 00:07:36,886 But Ryan said that Felder had the squab. 208 00:07:37,623 --> 00:07:38,589 Yeah, it's my handwriting. 209 00:07:38,590 --> 00:07:39,736 And it's right here on the ticket. 210 00:07:39,737 --> 00:07:41,134 Mr. Felder ordered the squab. 211 00:07:41,135 --> 00:07:42,182 Well, we have reason to believe 212 00:07:42,183 --> 00:07:43,869 that he actually ate the quail. 213 00:07:43,870 --> 00:07:46,042 The poisoned quail, Lucas. 214 00:07:46,043 --> 00:07:47,462 How did he end up with it? 215 00:07:48,734 --> 00:07:51,362 Oh, no. I-I must have made a mistake. 216 00:07:51,390 --> 00:07:52,746 I'm still learning the spring menu, 217 00:07:52,747 --> 00:07:54,304 and the quail with the mushrooms 218 00:07:54,305 --> 00:07:56,489 looks a lot like the squab with the artichoke hearts. 219 00:07:56,490 --> 00:07:57,776 And chef was screaming. 220 00:07:57,777 --> 00:07:59,292 So you mixed up the orders. 221 00:08:00,074 --> 00:08:01,017 Oh, God. 222 00:08:01,811 --> 00:08:03,512 Okay, if Felder ordered the squab, 223 00:08:03,513 --> 00:08:04,924 then who ordered the quail? 224 00:08:06,322 --> 00:08:07,046 Yeah, here it is. 225 00:08:07,047 --> 00:08:09,561 The quail was supposed to go to Eric Vaughn. 226 00:08:11,207 --> 00:08:13,012 Felder wasn't the intended target. 227 00:08:14,420 --> 00:08:15,732 They were trying to kill Vaughn. 228 00:08:18,647 --> 00:08:23,678 Sync by YYeTs.com Corrections by Alex1969 www.addic7ed.com 229 00:08:30,832 --> 00:08:32,889 You mean to say, that poison was meant for me? 230 00:08:33,059 --> 00:08:34,282 It seems that way. 231 00:08:34,594 --> 00:08:35,761 Oh, good God. 232 00:08:36,259 --> 00:08:37,892 What am I gonna tell Arthur's wife? 233 00:08:38,169 --> 00:08:38,930 Mr. Vaughn-- 234 00:08:38,931 --> 00:08:40,509 Eric, please. 235 00:08:40,870 --> 00:08:44,207 Eric. Um, look, I understand your concern, 236 00:08:44,208 --> 00:08:46,351 but right now, I think we need to focus on you. 237 00:08:46,352 --> 00:08:48,403 Now do you know of anyone that would want you dead? 238 00:08:48,493 --> 00:08:50,853 No, but you don't get to where I am 239 00:08:50,854 --> 00:08:52,373 without making enemies, 240 00:08:52,410 --> 00:08:54,297 when one of my innovations succeeds, 241 00:08:54,298 --> 00:08:56,089 it often means that someone else's fails. 242 00:08:56,249 --> 00:08:57,414 And being high profile, 243 00:08:57,415 --> 00:08:58,990 people tend to want things from me 244 00:08:58,991 --> 00:09:01,014 or get angry for things that I can't control. 245 00:09:01,015 --> 00:09:03,040 Well, it sounds like being Eric Vaughn 246 00:09:03,041 --> 00:09:04,244 has its price. 247 00:09:04,988 --> 00:09:06,969 Don't get me wrong. I'm not complaining. 248 00:09:06,989 --> 00:09:09,643 I'm sure you face much tougher situations every day. 249 00:09:11,072 --> 00:09:13,055 Well, you know, when someone is trying to kill you, 250 00:09:13,056 --> 00:09:14,964 I think that you have every right to complain. 251 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:19,340 So what about recently? 252 00:09:19,933 --> 00:09:21,570 Have you received any threats? 253 00:09:21,721 --> 00:09:23,103 Not that I'm aware of. 254 00:09:23,104 --> 00:09:24,975 But if my people don't think it's serious, 255 00:09:24,976 --> 00:09:26,830 they often don't bother to tell me. 256 00:09:26,831 --> 00:09:28,857 My assistant Petra can get you the file. 257 00:09:28,971 --> 00:09:30,794 We'll need as much background as she can give us-- 258 00:09:30,795 --> 00:09:33,051 disgruntled employees, angry competitors, 259 00:09:33,052 --> 00:09:34,482 lawsuits, things like that. 260 00:09:34,483 --> 00:09:36,121 Uh, whatever you need. 261 00:09:37,099 --> 00:09:38,214 Detective, 262 00:09:39,075 --> 00:09:40,923 whoever did this is still out there. 263 00:09:41,149 --> 00:09:43,976 It wouldn't be crazy to assume they might try again. 264 00:09:44,862 --> 00:09:46,812 No. Uh, no, it wouldn't. 265 00:09:46,813 --> 00:09:50,430 Um, look, I can assign some uniformed officers to you, 266 00:09:50,431 --> 00:09:52,862 but I think, until we figure out who's behind this, 267 00:09:52,863 --> 00:09:55,230 you might consider hiring private security. 268 00:09:58,481 --> 00:09:59,688 And there you go. 269 00:10:00,240 --> 00:10:01,157 What is this? 270 00:10:01,158 --> 00:10:03,301 It's just me not taking you for granted. 271 00:10:03,302 --> 00:10:04,149 Oh. 272 00:10:04,231 --> 00:10:06,417 So what did you talk about there, you and Vaughn? 273 00:10:06,418 --> 00:10:08,138 Oh, we were just going over the investigation, 274 00:10:08,139 --> 00:10:10,359 talking out the next few s-- 275 00:10:12,147 --> 00:10:13,148 Wait a minute. Is this-- 276 00:10:13,149 --> 00:10:14,015 Are you... 277 00:10:14,850 --> 00:10:16,278 Is this you being jealous? 278 00:10:17,603 --> 00:10:18,633 Jealous? 279 00:10:20,292 --> 00:10:21,161 Yes. 280 00:10:21,162 --> 00:10:23,717 The guy won a Macarthur Genius Award. 281 00:10:23,718 --> 00:10:25,280 Do you know who they give those awards to? 282 00:10:25,296 --> 00:10:26,865 Geniuses. Okay? 283 00:10:26,866 --> 00:10:28,833 He's got one company bringing clean water to Africa 284 00:10:28,834 --> 00:10:31,468 and another one that might actually cure cancer. 285 00:10:31,469 --> 00:10:33,884 So, yes, when you're in a room with him alone, 286 00:10:34,062 --> 00:10:35,352 I'm a little jealous. 287 00:10:35,353 --> 00:10:37,086 I saw--I saw how you looked at him. 288 00:10:37,087 --> 00:10:39,557 Oh, my gosh. Castle. It's Eric Vaughn. 289 00:10:39,558 --> 00:10:41,468 He was voted one of the hundred 290 00:10:41,469 --> 00:10:43,304 most interesting people on the planet. 291 00:10:43,305 --> 00:10:45,228 Of course I'm gonna swoon a little, 292 00:10:45,538 --> 00:10:46,202 just like you would 293 00:10:46,203 --> 00:10:47,737 if Bar Refaeli walked through the door. 294 00:10:47,738 --> 00:10:49,016 But it's meaningless. 295 00:10:49,290 --> 00:10:51,059 Yeah, you're right. It's just... 296 00:10:51,724 --> 00:10:53,043 The guy's so impressive. 297 00:10:53,949 --> 00:10:55,175 But he's not you. 298 00:10:56,141 --> 00:10:58,066 Besides, the guy could get any woman he wants. 299 00:10:58,067 --> 00:10:59,534 He's not interested in me. 300 00:11:00,690 --> 00:11:02,286 Right? I know. 301 00:11:03,678 --> 00:11:04,241 Okay. 302 00:11:04,242 --> 00:11:05,579 I spoke with the commissioner, 303 00:11:05,580 --> 00:11:08,379 and he's agreed to provide Vaughn with a protective detail. 304 00:11:08,380 --> 00:11:10,918 Uh, great. I actually have a few uniforms 305 00:11:10,919 --> 00:11:12,081 that I'd like to recommend for duty. 306 00:11:12,082 --> 00:11:14,600 No. Mr. Vaughn has requested you. 307 00:11:15,264 --> 00:11:16,154 He what now? 308 00:11:16,155 --> 00:11:19,117 Sir, I'm a homicide detective, not some bodyguard. 309 00:11:19,118 --> 00:11:20,475 Trust me, I know. 310 00:11:20,476 --> 00:11:22,930 But this comes directly from the commissioner. 311 00:11:22,931 --> 00:11:25,406 Why doesn't Vaughn just hire a private army? 312 00:11:25,407 --> 00:11:26,173 He can afford that. 313 00:11:26,174 --> 00:11:27,961 I don't know why, Mr. Castle. 314 00:11:27,962 --> 00:11:29,655 I just know what my orders are. 315 00:11:29,656 --> 00:11:33,319 He wants Detective Beckett and only Beckett. 316 00:11:34,680 --> 00:11:35,996 Can he even do that? 317 00:11:36,358 --> 00:11:37,701 I think he just did. 318 00:11:40,990 --> 00:11:42,280 Beckett's hanging with Vaughn? 319 00:11:42,281 --> 00:11:44,445 Oh, hell, yeah, you should be worried. 320 00:11:44,538 --> 00:11:47,031 His hit list includes half of "Maxim's" hot 100. 321 00:11:47,032 --> 00:11:48,077 Oh, and unlike you, 322 00:11:48,078 --> 00:11:49,769 his helicopter doesn't need a remote control. 323 00:11:49,770 --> 00:11:52,317 Don't listen to him, Castle. Beckett's loyal to you. 324 00:11:52,318 --> 00:11:54,167 She's not gonna be seduced by his charms. 325 00:11:54,168 --> 00:11:56,180 Really? So you'd let Jenny hang with him then? 326 00:11:56,181 --> 00:11:58,135 Hell, no. I wouldn't let Jenny near that guy. 327 00:11:58,136 --> 00:11:58,941 Thanks. 328 00:11:58,942 --> 00:12:01,304 Okay, but... I'm not worried. 329 00:12:01,874 --> 00:12:03,795 I'm not. Okay? I just-- 330 00:12:03,796 --> 00:12:05,250 I can't believe that the department 331 00:12:05,251 --> 00:12:07,424 is forcing her to hang out with some womanizing rich guy 332 00:12:07,425 --> 00:12:08,559 against her will. 333 00:12:09,546 --> 00:12:10,669 Yeah. Unbelievable. 334 00:12:10,670 --> 00:12:11,894 Yeah, she's never done that. 335 00:12:11,895 --> 00:12:13,078 You know what we need to do? 336 00:12:13,329 --> 00:12:15,159 We need to solve this case, and fast. 337 00:12:15,160 --> 00:12:16,860 Okay? The sooner we catch this killer, 338 00:12:16,861 --> 00:12:18,484 the sooner we get her away from Vaughn. 339 00:12:18,485 --> 00:12:20,398 Where are we on that waiter vest we found in the alley? 340 00:12:20,399 --> 00:12:22,530 CSU was checking for trace evidence. No fibers. 341 00:12:22,531 --> 00:12:24,059 And they couldn't pull any prints off the buttons. 342 00:12:24,060 --> 00:12:25,588 No. Have 'em do it again. 343 00:12:25,589 --> 00:12:27,398 Whoever wore that vest is our killer. 344 00:12:27,399 --> 00:12:28,902 - I know. We have done this before. - Have you? 345 00:12:28,903 --> 00:12:30,395 Castle! Chill. 346 00:12:30,648 --> 00:12:31,933 We may have another lead. 347 00:12:31,934 --> 00:12:33,357 Uniforms picked up a homeless guy 348 00:12:33,358 --> 00:12:35,376 in the same alley right where that vest was found. 349 00:12:35,377 --> 00:12:36,255 He may have seen something. 350 00:12:36,256 --> 00:12:37,888 Well, then why aren't we talking to him? 351 00:12:37,889 --> 00:12:40,548 Because at the moment, he is stupid drunk. Seeing double. 352 00:12:40,549 --> 00:12:42,984 We'll have a better chance of a description once he sobers up. 353 00:12:43,341 --> 00:12:45,272 - I'm on it. - What do you mean, you're on it? 354 00:12:45,273 --> 00:12:45,953 - Where are you going? - To make 355 00:12:45,954 --> 00:12:48,247 him the best damn cup of coffee he's ever had. 356 00:12:50,219 --> 00:12:51,595 This is a big mistake. 357 00:12:51,596 --> 00:12:53,626 The best way for me to keep you alive 358 00:12:53,627 --> 00:12:55,723 is to get out there and catch the guy 359 00:12:55,724 --> 00:12:56,791 that's behind this. 360 00:12:56,792 --> 00:12:58,373 You underestimate yourself, Detective. 361 00:12:58,374 --> 00:12:59,705 I'm quite sure you can do both. 362 00:12:59,706 --> 00:13:01,522 And are you willing to bet your life on that? 363 00:13:01,858 --> 00:13:03,025 You don't even know me. 364 00:13:03,026 --> 00:13:04,107 I know enough. 365 00:13:04,418 --> 00:13:06,354 You graduated at the top of your class. 366 00:13:06,537 --> 00:13:07,486 You're the youngest woman 367 00:13:07,487 --> 00:13:09,723 in the history of the NYPD to make detective. 368 00:13:09,724 --> 00:13:11,002 You have the highest closure rate 369 00:13:11,003 --> 00:13:12,218 of anyone in the department. 370 00:13:12,219 --> 00:13:13,049 And earlier this year, 371 00:13:13,050 --> 00:13:15,640 you bucked every protocol to save a senator's life. 372 00:13:16,346 --> 00:13:18,304 Do you have any idea how remarkable you are? 373 00:13:20,803 --> 00:13:22,077 You don't, do you? 374 00:13:23,271 --> 00:13:25,509 If anyone can keep me safe, it's you. 375 00:13:26,768 --> 00:13:27,937 Good afternoon, Eric. 376 00:13:28,273 --> 00:13:29,794 We've put extra security in place, 377 00:13:29,795 --> 00:13:31,656 but we have to talk about Mexisolar. 378 00:13:31,805 --> 00:13:32,817 Detective Beckett, 379 00:13:32,818 --> 00:13:34,372 David Anderson, my attorney. 380 00:13:34,389 --> 00:13:35,781 The detective is looking after me, 381 00:13:35,782 --> 00:13:37,248 so make sure she has everything she needs. 382 00:13:37,249 --> 00:13:38,223 If he gives you any trouble, 383 00:13:38,224 --> 00:13:40,431 we can put him on investor conference calls all day. 384 00:13:40,432 --> 00:13:41,716 I might take you up on that. 385 00:13:43,065 --> 00:13:46,680 Eric, it's important to keep Mexisolar R&D moving 386 00:13:46,681 --> 00:13:48,001 - if we want to launch Q-3. - Detective. 387 00:13:48,002 --> 00:13:50,635 I put together summaries of our entire portfolio of companies... 388 00:13:50,636 --> 00:13:51,602 per your request, 389 00:13:51,603 --> 00:13:54,333 along with any complaints against them or Mr. Vaughn. 390 00:13:54,334 --> 00:13:55,292 Briefing in an hour? 391 00:13:55,293 --> 00:13:56,653 Yeah, that would be great. Thanks. 392 00:13:58,794 --> 00:13:59,886 Hey, Lanie. What's up? 393 00:13:59,903 --> 00:14:01,176 Your cause of death. 394 00:14:01,177 --> 00:14:03,941 The poison was a chemically synthesized, 395 00:14:03,942 --> 00:14:05,228 weaponized agent, 396 00:14:05,229 --> 00:14:08,228 similar to the organic compound saxitoxin. 397 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:09,816 Saxitoxin? 398 00:14:10,508 --> 00:14:11,373 It usually occurs 399 00:14:11,374 --> 00:14:13,330 in shellfish, but not this version. 400 00:14:13,331 --> 00:14:17,715 Whoever created this had access to a pretty sophisticated lab, 401 00:14:17,716 --> 00:14:19,588 and this one's been supercharged. 402 00:14:19,817 --> 00:14:21,950 - Thanks. - Speaking of supercharged, 403 00:14:21,951 --> 00:14:24,575 is it true that you're with Eric Vaughn? 404 00:14:24,576 --> 00:14:25,663 I mean, Kate I know 405 00:14:25,664 --> 00:14:28,338 you love Castle and all, but, girlfriend-- 406 00:14:28,339 --> 00:14:29,430 Bye, Lanie. 407 00:14:30,317 --> 00:14:31,376 Bye. 408 00:14:31,422 --> 00:14:32,898 Hello there, Lanie. 409 00:14:32,899 --> 00:14:34,451 I'm Eric Vaughn. 410 00:14:34,452 --> 00:14:37,724 Ah, and I think you're absolutely ravishing. 411 00:14:37,927 --> 00:14:39,033 Saxitoxin? 412 00:14:39,034 --> 00:14:40,279 Yeah, are you familiar with it? 413 00:14:40,280 --> 00:14:42,696 The Vaughn alliance partnered with a university lab 414 00:14:42,697 --> 00:14:45,289 to develop a next-generation antidote 415 00:14:45,290 --> 00:14:47,834 to that entire class of neurotoxins. 416 00:14:48,046 --> 00:14:48,903 And have you had troubles 417 00:14:48,904 --> 00:14:50,790 with anyone associated with the lab? 418 00:14:52,414 --> 00:14:53,464 Cindy. 419 00:14:54,627 --> 00:14:55,740 Who's Cindy? 420 00:14:56,447 --> 00:14:59,018 Cindy Paralti. She's our lead researcher. 421 00:15:01,007 --> 00:15:01,990 A few months ago, 422 00:15:01,991 --> 00:15:03,975 we were presenting at a conference in Singapore. 423 00:15:04,010 --> 00:15:05,176 We had a few drinks, and-- 424 00:15:05,211 --> 00:15:07,407 And it ended badly. I get it. 425 00:15:07,408 --> 00:15:09,294 Actually, it started badly. 426 00:15:09,295 --> 00:15:11,268 She expressed some deep-seated feelings for me, 427 00:15:11,269 --> 00:15:12,807 ones that I didn't share, 428 00:15:12,985 --> 00:15:15,697 so when I declined, she took it hard. 429 00:15:15,698 --> 00:15:16,834 He is being polite. 430 00:15:16,835 --> 00:15:19,031 She went "Fatal Attraction" for a couple of weeks. 431 00:15:19,032 --> 00:15:20,458 And you still work with her? 432 00:15:21,399 --> 00:15:23,260 She's a very talented researcher. 433 00:15:23,544 --> 00:15:28,135 Detective, we're all misled by our hearts sometimes. 434 00:15:28,910 --> 00:15:30,268 It shouldn't end a career. 435 00:15:31,376 --> 00:15:33,114 It shouldn't end a life, either. 436 00:15:33,923 --> 00:15:35,118 So where does Cindy live? 437 00:15:35,119 --> 00:15:37,440 By the university labs in Lower Manhattan. 438 00:15:38,221 --> 00:15:40,872 So in the city... near the restaurant. 439 00:15:40,873 --> 00:15:42,944 And with access to saxitoxin. 440 00:15:44,123 --> 00:15:46,724 I have a PhD in chemistry from MIT. 441 00:15:46,759 --> 00:15:48,763 Of course I've heard of saxitoxin. 442 00:15:48,764 --> 00:15:49,794 Pretty dangerous stuff, Cindy. 443 00:15:49,829 --> 00:15:51,162 You ever work with any of it? 444 00:15:51,197 --> 00:15:53,131 We do, as do a lot of other labs. 445 00:15:53,165 --> 00:15:55,105 Ms. Paralti, we understand that you and Eric Vaughn 446 00:15:55,106 --> 00:15:57,257 had a personal falling out. 447 00:15:57,710 --> 00:15:59,190 Yeah. So? 448 00:15:59,191 --> 00:16:00,718 So any hard feelings? 449 00:16:01,550 --> 00:16:04,278 It was painful, but I got over it. 450 00:16:04,279 --> 00:16:06,828 Did you? Because that hasn't been your pattern. 451 00:16:06,829 --> 00:16:08,646 You've had restraining orders filed against you 452 00:16:08,681 --> 00:16:10,843 by three ex-boyfriends. 453 00:16:10,844 --> 00:16:13,036 You've keyed cars, slashed tires. 454 00:16:13,037 --> 00:16:14,881 Straight out of a Carrie Underwood song. 455 00:16:14,882 --> 00:16:15,957 Yeah, but you know what 456 00:16:15,958 --> 00:16:17,690 - Carrie Underwood never sang about? - What's that? 457 00:16:17,691 --> 00:16:18,890 Using a chemically enhanced neurotoxin 458 00:16:18,924 --> 00:16:21,379 to poison a guy in a restaurant. 459 00:16:21,659 --> 00:16:23,125 See, Eric Vaughn, he survived. 460 00:16:23,126 --> 00:16:25,366 But one of the other people he was with wasn't so lucky. 461 00:16:25,866 --> 00:16:27,701 Someone tried to kill Eric? 462 00:16:29,976 --> 00:16:31,499 No. I would never. 463 00:16:31,500 --> 00:16:32,449 Ms. Paralti, 464 00:16:32,450 --> 00:16:34,140 you had access to the toxin. 465 00:16:34,141 --> 00:16:35,589 Where were you last night, Cindy? 466 00:16:35,590 --> 00:16:37,982 At the opera. "Madame Butterfly." 467 00:16:38,390 --> 00:16:39,570 You can check. 468 00:16:43,870 --> 00:16:44,570 I got something. 469 00:16:48,408 --> 00:16:50,375 Okay, so after two cups of coffee, a latte, 470 00:16:50,410 --> 00:16:51,648 and three espressos, our homeless friend-- 471 00:16:51,649 --> 00:16:53,545 Mr. Hazelton over there-- finally sobered up. 472 00:16:53,579 --> 00:16:55,747 He said he saw who stashed the vest in the dumpster. 473 00:16:55,782 --> 00:16:57,582 He said the fellow was dressed in a busboy uniform. 474 00:16:57,651 --> 00:16:58,535 Wait a minute. 475 00:16:58,536 --> 00:17:00,007 Are you saying it wasn't someone from the outside? 476 00:17:00,008 --> 00:17:01,400 It was someone who worked at Iago? 477 00:17:01,401 --> 00:17:03,797 Right. So I showed him photos of all the Iago employees, 478 00:17:03,798 --> 00:17:05,046 and he fingered this guy. 479 00:17:06,161 --> 00:17:07,159 Cory Harrison. 480 00:17:07,352 --> 00:17:09,616 Wait a second. I spoke with this guy. 481 00:17:09,617 --> 00:17:10,851 He tried to pin it on somebody else. 482 00:17:10,852 --> 00:17:12,290 Well, then he's lying, trying to make it look like 483 00:17:12,291 --> 00:17:13,764 it was someone from the outside when it was him all along. 484 00:17:13,865 --> 00:17:16,063 - Why would he want to poison Vaughn? - Let's ask him. 485 00:17:16,064 --> 00:17:17,330 - Coffee? - No. 486 00:17:17,331 --> 00:17:18,878 I should probably stop, too. 487 00:17:19,272 --> 00:17:19,957 One more. 488 00:17:39,393 --> 00:17:40,461 NYPD! 489 00:17:41,141 --> 00:17:41,895 Police! 490 00:17:48,547 --> 00:17:49,344 Over here. 491 00:17:54,154 --> 00:17:55,574 Looks like someone got here first. 492 00:18:08,713 --> 00:18:10,676 Ooh. Goose down allergy? 493 00:18:10,677 --> 00:18:13,056 I'll live, unlike Cory Harrison. 494 00:18:13,350 --> 00:18:16,358 Killer clearly used a pillow as a poor-man's silencer. 495 00:18:16,490 --> 00:18:18,232 No sign of forced entry, either. 496 00:18:18,543 --> 00:18:19,804 Maybe he knew his killer. 497 00:18:19,904 --> 00:18:21,631 He also knew what was coming. 498 00:18:21,838 --> 00:18:24,864 I found defensive wounds on Mr. Harrison's wrists. 499 00:18:24,865 --> 00:18:26,511 But that's all I'm gonna find. 500 00:18:26,512 --> 00:18:28,730 Someone washed his hands with bleach. 501 00:18:28,832 --> 00:18:30,850 Disposing of DNA and trace evidence? 502 00:18:31,081 --> 00:18:32,419 Shooter sounds like a pro. 503 00:18:32,420 --> 00:18:34,727 Yep, and I think I know why he was here. 504 00:18:36,201 --> 00:18:37,325 The lab confirms it. 505 00:18:37,326 --> 00:18:39,448 The bottle in Cory Harrison's apartment 506 00:18:39,449 --> 00:18:41,536 contains the toxin that killed Felder. 507 00:18:41,585 --> 00:18:44,025 So someone was using him to spike Vaughn's food, 508 00:18:44,026 --> 00:18:44,761 and then got rid of him. 509 00:18:44,762 --> 00:18:46,211 Which means somewhere in Harrison's life-- 510 00:18:46,212 --> 00:18:47,784 his family, financials, or work-- 511 00:18:47,785 --> 00:18:49,557 there's the key to whoever's behind all of this. 512 00:18:49,558 --> 00:18:51,635 Maybe someone at the restaurant knew what he was up to. 513 00:18:51,636 --> 00:18:52,544 - We should go back there. - Mm-hmm. 514 00:18:52,545 --> 00:18:55,011 No, you and the boys can go back there, Mr. Castle. 515 00:18:55,012 --> 00:18:56,820 Beckett's going to the Fairwyck Hotel. 516 00:18:56,821 --> 00:18:57,822 What's at the Fairwyck? 517 00:18:58,003 --> 00:18:59,230 Eric Vaughn. 518 00:18:59,315 --> 00:19:01,336 As long as we have a killer running around, 519 00:19:01,337 --> 00:19:02,614 I need him somewhere safe. 520 00:19:02,615 --> 00:19:04,642 He booked the presidential suite, 521 00:19:04,643 --> 00:19:06,915 and from now until the time we catch 522 00:19:06,916 --> 00:19:07,961 whoever's behind all this, 523 00:19:07,962 --> 00:19:09,131 you're staying there with him. 524 00:19:09,132 --> 00:19:10,534 In the presidential suite? 525 00:19:10,639 --> 00:19:13,344 Uh, Sir, are you s-serious? 526 00:19:13,345 --> 00:19:14,817 You want me to babysit this guy? 527 00:19:14,818 --> 00:19:15,852 He's insisting. 528 00:19:15,853 --> 00:19:18,182 Apparently, you made quite an impression. 529 00:19:18,183 --> 00:19:19,795 Uh, Sir, I-- 530 00:19:19,796 --> 00:19:21,809 Detective, I know how you feel, 531 00:19:22,009 --> 00:19:24,770 but whoever killed that busboy was a pro, 532 00:19:24,771 --> 00:19:26,316 which means he may strike again, 533 00:19:26,317 --> 00:19:27,878 and I am not going to lose 534 00:19:27,879 --> 00:19:30,898 one of the world's most influential men on my watch. 535 00:19:42,669 --> 00:19:44,470 You know, it's one thing to follow him around, 536 00:19:44,504 --> 00:19:46,510 but quite another to be shacking up with him. 537 00:19:46,511 --> 00:19:48,899 Castle, I am not shacking up with him. 538 00:19:48,900 --> 00:19:50,603 I'm just doing my job. 539 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:51,947 Right. 540 00:19:54,287 --> 00:19:55,737 You don't trust me. 541 00:19:55,956 --> 00:19:57,902 Oh, no. Of course I trust you. 542 00:19:58,024 --> 00:19:59,558 No, you don't. That's what this is all about. 543 00:19:59,593 --> 00:20:00,993 Otherwise, this wouldn't be an issue. 544 00:20:01,027 --> 00:20:01,897 Shall we? 545 00:20:06,543 --> 00:20:07,535 Yes. 546 00:20:16,009 --> 00:20:17,942 A coffee break at a time like this? 547 00:20:17,943 --> 00:20:18,753 Really, guys? 548 00:20:19,258 --> 00:20:20,087 What's your problem, bro? 549 00:20:20,088 --> 00:20:21,133 Look, you need to call Jenny, 550 00:20:21,134 --> 00:20:22,514 and you need to call whoever it is you call, 551 00:20:22,549 --> 00:20:24,820 because we are not going home until we solve this murder. 552 00:20:24,973 --> 00:20:25,555 All right? 553 00:20:25,834 --> 00:20:27,661 Let's get to that restaurant and get some answers. 554 00:20:31,421 --> 00:20:32,740 Seriously, guys. I mean it. 555 00:20:42,254 --> 00:20:44,905 This is the nicest safe house I've ever seen. 556 00:20:45,458 --> 00:20:46,591 Well, if someone's trying to kill you, 557 00:20:46,592 --> 00:20:48,128 you might as well make the most of it, eh? 558 00:20:55,619 --> 00:20:56,654 I should get to work. 559 00:21:05,858 --> 00:21:08,125 Apologies to Novatech, 560 00:21:08,126 --> 00:21:10,897 and let's cancel the Mexisolar trip until summer. 561 00:21:10,988 --> 00:21:11,925 Thanks, Petra. 562 00:21:11,968 --> 00:21:15,030 When were you last in contact with Jeff Sussman? 563 00:21:15,250 --> 00:21:16,322 It's not Sussman. 564 00:21:16,838 --> 00:21:18,161 But you fired him, 565 00:21:18,162 --> 00:21:20,068 and he was convicted of embezzling. 566 00:21:20,069 --> 00:21:21,746 That sounds like a suspect to me. 567 00:21:21,747 --> 00:21:24,806 Look, the guy screwed up and paid for it. 568 00:21:24,809 --> 00:21:27,605 But I set his mother up in an assisted-living facility. 569 00:21:28,160 --> 00:21:29,518 Jeff was very grateful. 570 00:21:29,519 --> 00:21:30,549 It's not him. 571 00:21:33,779 --> 00:21:34,755 Are you expecting anyone? 572 00:21:34,756 --> 00:21:36,826 I took the liberty of ordering some room service. 573 00:21:44,656 --> 00:21:46,544 Good evening, ma'am. May I come in? 574 00:21:46,545 --> 00:21:48,401 Uh, actually, no. Sorry. 575 00:21:48,995 --> 00:21:49,604 Hey. 576 00:21:50,343 --> 00:21:52,346 Listen, given the way that Felder was killed, 577 00:21:52,347 --> 00:21:55,784 I would prefer if my people oversaw the food preparation. 578 00:21:55,785 --> 00:21:57,608 May I at least grab the champagne? 579 00:21:57,825 --> 00:21:58,965 It is sealed. 580 00:21:59,856 --> 00:22:01,838 Yeah. Okay, fine. 581 00:22:03,586 --> 00:22:04,264 Excuse me. 582 00:22:04,347 --> 00:22:05,022 Here. 583 00:22:07,431 --> 00:22:08,532 Thank you, sir. 584 00:22:12,365 --> 00:22:14,266 I'll make sure that we get you some food up here. 585 00:22:14,300 --> 00:22:16,524 That's okay. We have the essentials. 586 00:22:17,603 --> 00:22:18,620 Pour you a glass? 587 00:22:18,779 --> 00:22:20,649 Oh, no, thank you. I'm on duty. 588 00:22:22,341 --> 00:22:23,911 You take your work seriously. 589 00:22:24,572 --> 00:22:25,826 I like that about you. 590 00:22:26,569 --> 00:22:28,155 It makes me feel safe. 591 00:22:29,605 --> 00:22:31,048 Oh, my God! 592 00:22:32,568 --> 00:22:33,170 No. 593 00:22:33,747 --> 00:22:34,572 Are you okay? 594 00:22:34,573 --> 00:22:37,015 Yes. I think you're gonna have to protect me from myself. 595 00:22:38,337 --> 00:22:41,312 Okay. Um, I'm gonna go and get you some ice, okay? 596 00:22:44,128 --> 00:22:45,528 You know what? I'm glad Cory's dead. 597 00:22:45,529 --> 00:22:48,029 After what happened, the bloody health department shut me down. 598 00:22:48,209 --> 00:22:50,259 I mean, if I'd known what he did, I'd have killed him myself. 599 00:22:50,294 --> 00:22:52,162 Yeah, except we think 600 00:22:52,163 --> 00:22:53,926 whoever put him up to poisoning your food 601 00:22:53,927 --> 00:22:55,090 was the one who killed him. 602 00:22:55,091 --> 00:22:58,190 You want revenge? Help us find his killer. 603 00:22:58,757 --> 00:22:59,703 What do you want to know? 604 00:22:59,704 --> 00:23:01,506 Did you notice anything unusual about Cory 605 00:23:01,507 --> 00:23:02,389 the day of the poisoning? 606 00:23:02,390 --> 00:23:04,249 Yeah. The son of a bitch was late. 607 00:23:04,297 --> 00:23:05,304 I'm sorry. That's it? 608 00:23:05,305 --> 00:23:07,767 You don't understand. No one's late, ever. 609 00:23:08,358 --> 00:23:09,299 It's one of my rules. 610 00:23:09,479 --> 00:23:10,885 I mean, I should've fired him on the spot. 611 00:23:11,005 --> 00:23:11,893 Why didn't you? 612 00:23:12,585 --> 00:23:13,851 The look in his eyes. 613 00:23:14,738 --> 00:23:16,126 It was like he'd seen a ghost. 614 00:23:16,875 --> 00:23:18,454 Something happened to him that day. 615 00:23:19,069 --> 00:23:20,149 Something bad. 616 00:23:24,048 --> 00:23:24,722 Here. 617 00:23:25,316 --> 00:23:26,232 That should help with the swelling. 618 00:23:26,233 --> 00:23:29,163 Yes, but, uh, not my pride. 619 00:23:30,415 --> 00:23:31,710 You know, with your bedside manner, 620 00:23:31,711 --> 00:23:32,914 you could've been a doctor. 621 00:23:32,915 --> 00:23:34,378 Me? No, no. 622 00:23:34,733 --> 00:23:37,226 A lawyer, maybe. I was, uh, in pre-law. 623 00:23:38,541 --> 00:23:39,540 I could've represented you 624 00:23:39,541 --> 00:23:40,929 in your case against the cork. 625 00:23:43,899 --> 00:23:45,483 But instead, you became a cop. 626 00:23:46,299 --> 00:23:46,988 Why? 627 00:23:48,932 --> 00:23:51,045 Uh, someone close to me was killed, 628 00:23:51,046 --> 00:23:52,389 and that just... 629 00:23:53,213 --> 00:23:54,987 changed things and changed me. 630 00:23:57,932 --> 00:23:59,645 You know, I was supposed to be an architect. 631 00:24:00,347 --> 00:24:01,311 No, seriously. 632 00:24:01,504 --> 00:24:03,473 But my sister died when I was in college-- 633 00:24:03,706 --> 00:24:05,062 heart defect. 634 00:24:05,063 --> 00:24:05,996 So I dropped out 635 00:24:05,997 --> 00:24:08,372 and invented a new heart valve. 636 00:24:09,110 --> 00:24:10,619 That was my first patent. 637 00:24:11,911 --> 00:24:15,227 It's amazing how fate changes lives, isn't it? 638 00:24:19,919 --> 00:24:21,040 I should get back to work. 639 00:24:21,539 --> 00:24:23,200 At least have a glass of champagne. 640 00:24:23,607 --> 00:24:25,595 I mean, I have suffered for it, after all. 641 00:24:26,777 --> 00:24:28,610 Okay, fine. 642 00:24:28,611 --> 00:24:30,399 You know what? You put it that way... 643 00:24:30,614 --> 00:24:31,882 But just half a glass, okay? 644 00:24:32,037 --> 00:24:33,677 Go on. Three-quarters. 645 00:24:34,313 --> 00:24:35,259 Yeah. 646 00:24:39,437 --> 00:24:40,874 We talked to Cory Harrison's girlfriend. 647 00:24:40,875 --> 00:24:42,306 According to her, he was in a good mood 648 00:24:42,340 --> 00:24:43,903 when he left her apartment yesterday morning. 649 00:24:43,904 --> 00:24:45,113 Then something must have happened 650 00:24:45,114 --> 00:24:46,725 between home and the restaurant. 651 00:24:46,767 --> 00:24:48,137 In fact, something did. 652 00:24:48,665 --> 00:24:50,457 We took a look at Cory's routine. 653 00:24:50,458 --> 00:24:52,156 Pretty much every morning, he left his apartment, 654 00:24:52,157 --> 00:24:53,751 picked up his daughter, took her to preschool. 655 00:24:53,785 --> 00:24:55,753 Then he'd walk to the bus stop, where he'd catch the 10-X 656 00:24:55,787 --> 00:24:57,621 from Staten Island into the city. 657 00:24:57,655 --> 00:24:59,089 Ah. Great, Captain, you're here. Did you tell her? 658 00:24:59,124 --> 00:24:59,952 I did tell her. 659 00:25:00,258 --> 00:25:02,159 Okay, this is the security video footage 660 00:25:02,193 --> 00:25:03,894 from the bus shelter yesterday. 661 00:25:03,928 --> 00:25:05,028 - Show her the... - Yeah. 662 00:25:05,063 --> 00:25:06,230 Show her the... 663 00:25:06,264 --> 00:25:07,431 Thank you. 664 00:25:07,465 --> 00:25:09,809 There's our busboy Cory talking to some guy. 665 00:25:09,868 --> 00:25:11,861 And that is the 10-X bus, 666 00:25:11,862 --> 00:25:14,160 but Cory does not get on. 667 00:25:14,161 --> 00:25:14,872 He is late for work. 668 00:25:14,906 --> 00:25:17,953 He risks getting fired just to talk to this guy. 669 00:25:17,954 --> 00:25:19,123 Well, what do we know about him? 670 00:25:19,124 --> 00:25:20,874 Nothing. We can't get a good look at him. 671 00:25:20,875 --> 00:25:22,205 It's like he knows where the camera is. 672 00:25:22,206 --> 00:25:24,072 Right, but this is where it gets interesting. 673 00:25:24,073 --> 00:25:25,453 - How do I... - That one. 674 00:25:25,454 --> 00:25:26,123 That one? 675 00:25:30,083 --> 00:25:31,984 Wait. That's the bottle of poison. 676 00:25:31,985 --> 00:25:34,565 Right, and after he used it to poison the food, 677 00:25:34,566 --> 00:25:36,700 I'm betting this guy came back and shot him 678 00:25:36,701 --> 00:25:37,951 to tie up loose ends. 679 00:25:41,412 --> 00:25:42,503 He's your killer. 680 00:25:51,887 --> 00:25:52,838 Look, I wish I could help you, 681 00:25:52,839 --> 00:25:55,604 but, uh, I simply just don't know him. 682 00:25:55,821 --> 00:25:57,430 Ryan, we gotta go over that video again. 683 00:25:57,431 --> 00:25:59,438 There's gotta be something in it that'll help us figure out 684 00:25:59,439 --> 00:26:00,336 who he is. 685 00:26:05,061 --> 00:26:06,298 Uh, excuse me. 686 00:26:15,221 --> 00:26:17,486 Looks as though you two were enjoying yourselves. 687 00:26:18,517 --> 00:26:19,148 Castle-- 688 00:26:19,149 --> 00:26:20,917 What about pajamas-- 689 00:26:21,108 --> 00:26:23,033 homely flannel or skimpy sleep shorts? 690 00:26:23,034 --> 00:26:24,435 Oh, my gosh. You're sounding like my dad 691 00:26:24,469 --> 00:26:26,271 dropping me off at summer camp. 692 00:26:26,608 --> 00:26:29,153 Did they serve champagne at your summer camp? 693 00:26:29,154 --> 00:26:30,762 I was being polite. 694 00:26:30,763 --> 00:26:32,201 Castle, do you think I want this? 695 00:26:32,240 --> 00:26:33,914 Do you think I asked to be here? 696 00:26:33,915 --> 00:26:35,139 I think you're making the best of it. 697 00:26:35,140 --> 00:26:36,870 You know I would rather be with you. 698 00:26:36,871 --> 00:26:38,710 Well, then maybe I should stay 699 00:26:38,711 --> 00:26:39,679 and we can protect him together. 700 00:26:39,680 --> 00:26:41,050 No, I am not letting you do this. 701 00:26:41,051 --> 00:26:42,647 I'm not letting you turn this investigation 702 00:26:42,648 --> 00:26:45,465 into some kind of a twisted competition. 703 00:26:46,001 --> 00:26:46,714 Look... 704 00:26:46,718 --> 00:26:48,301 Don't make this harder than it needs to be. 705 00:26:48,302 --> 00:26:50,777 - Please. - Okay. 706 00:26:50,778 --> 00:26:52,454 But only because you said please. 707 00:26:57,870 --> 00:26:59,798 Since we can't get a clean look at this guy's face, 708 00:26:59,799 --> 00:27:00,721 I'm hoping there's some other way 709 00:27:00,722 --> 00:27:01,829 we might be able to ID him. 710 00:27:02,042 --> 00:27:03,300 Fortunately, we're all much more 711 00:27:03,301 --> 00:27:05,043 than our faces, Detective. 712 00:27:05,936 --> 00:27:08,735 Harrison's driver's license lists him at 5'10". 713 00:27:08,780 --> 00:27:11,171 That other guy looks like he's 6'2". 714 00:27:11,172 --> 00:27:13,337 Posture is an indication of spine curvature. 715 00:27:13,338 --> 00:27:15,546 I'd say it puts him in his early 40s. 716 00:27:16,208 --> 00:27:17,413 Watch his hand. 717 00:27:17,422 --> 00:27:19,093 He makes two distinct movements. 718 00:27:19,094 --> 00:27:20,983 First he grabs Mr. Harrison's arm, 719 00:27:20,984 --> 00:27:23,183 then he passes him the poison spray. 720 00:27:23,732 --> 00:27:24,742 He's left-handed. 721 00:27:26,201 --> 00:27:27,620 And look at his neck. 722 00:27:28,843 --> 00:27:29,696 That's a bandage. 723 00:27:29,697 --> 00:27:31,362 Maybe covering up a recent injury 724 00:27:31,363 --> 00:27:32,544 or a tattoo. 725 00:27:32,790 --> 00:27:33,525 - Yeah. - Hey. 726 00:27:33,526 --> 00:27:35,596 So I think I know how this guy 727 00:27:35,597 --> 00:27:36,910 got Cory to poison the food. 728 00:27:36,911 --> 00:27:38,511 Don't say money. I've been through his financials. 729 00:27:38,512 --> 00:27:39,442 There's nothing there. 730 00:27:39,476 --> 00:27:41,184 Might be something a lot more personal. 731 00:27:41,186 --> 00:27:43,641 I canvassed the preschool that Cory's daughter attends. 732 00:27:43,642 --> 00:27:45,168 A teacher recognized him 733 00:27:45,169 --> 00:27:46,696 when I showed her the screengrab. 734 00:27:46,697 --> 00:27:47,568 Remembers seeing him 735 00:27:47,569 --> 00:27:48,824 hanging around the school the day before. 736 00:27:48,825 --> 00:27:50,529 So you think he threatened to hurt the daughter 737 00:27:50,530 --> 00:27:51,902 if Cory didn't poison the food? 738 00:27:51,903 --> 00:27:53,483 It might explain why he was so upset 739 00:27:53,517 --> 00:27:54,756 when he got to the restaurant. 740 00:27:54,757 --> 00:27:55,918 Where are we on ballistics? 741 00:27:55,953 --> 00:27:57,520 Slug from the crime scene is pretty mangled, 742 00:27:57,554 --> 00:27:59,489 but it's a possible match to another one in the system. 743 00:27:59,523 --> 00:28:00,990 We should know more in a few hours. 744 00:28:03,624 --> 00:28:04,487 Okay, dad. 745 00:28:04,632 --> 00:28:05,728 The box said something about 746 00:28:05,763 --> 00:28:08,615 a soothing infusion of calming herbs. 747 00:28:10,067 --> 00:28:12,369 Anyway, it's a calm tea, and you need to calm down. 748 00:28:12,370 --> 00:28:14,098 How am I supposed to calm down? 749 00:28:14,099 --> 00:28:15,717 It's Eric Vaughn. 750 00:28:15,718 --> 00:28:17,579 Dad, Beckett is over the moon for you. 751 00:28:18,019 --> 00:28:19,498 So give her a little credit, huh? 752 00:28:19,915 --> 00:28:22,393 It's no different than when she was protecting Senator Bracken. 753 00:28:22,394 --> 00:28:23,641 Yeah, you're right. 754 00:28:23,696 --> 00:28:26,154 Oh! Except for the fact that when it was Bracken, 755 00:28:26,155 --> 00:28:27,910 they weren't having a slumber party 756 00:28:27,911 --> 00:28:28,732 at a fancy hotel. 757 00:28:28,733 --> 00:28:29,817 And let's face it. 758 00:28:29,851 --> 00:28:32,832 Compared to Bracken, Eric Vaughn is like George Clooney. 759 00:28:32,833 --> 00:28:33,728 Oh, no. 760 00:28:33,729 --> 00:28:35,801 Eric Vaughn's way sexier than Clooney. 761 00:28:37,850 --> 00:28:39,383 What? He is. 762 00:28:39,418 --> 00:28:41,651 Yes, and Beckett is protecting him 763 00:28:41,652 --> 00:28:42,880 at the Fairwyck as we speak. 764 00:28:42,881 --> 00:28:43,680 Oops. 765 00:28:43,886 --> 00:28:46,632 I was just reminding dad that Beckett is a professional 766 00:28:46,633 --> 00:28:48,192 and totally committed to their relationship. 767 00:28:48,227 --> 00:28:50,131 Eh, well... 768 00:28:50,696 --> 00:28:52,217 Not totally committed. 769 00:28:52,218 --> 00:28:53,252 What do you mean? 770 00:28:53,804 --> 00:28:56,790 Well, there isn't a ring on her finger, is there? 771 00:28:57,043 --> 00:28:58,168 - I... - Technically, 772 00:28:58,207 --> 00:29:00,619 she's not really committed at all. 773 00:29:01,129 --> 00:29:01,951 Ta. 774 00:29:07,004 --> 00:29:08,391 I'm gonna need more of that tea. 775 00:29:09,030 --> 00:29:11,317 Hey, Beckett, ballistics got multiple matches 776 00:29:11,318 --> 00:29:13,540 on the gun used in Cory Harrison's murder, 777 00:29:13,541 --> 00:29:14,428 connecting the weapon 778 00:29:14,429 --> 00:29:16,345 to four killings outside the state. 779 00:29:16,346 --> 00:29:18,211 Okay, so where were those other murders? 780 00:29:18,212 --> 00:29:20,787 Detroit, Chicago, Las Vegas, and Memphis. 781 00:29:20,788 --> 00:29:22,950 There was never enough evidence, but a name did come up. 782 00:29:22,951 --> 00:29:24,545 - Who? - Thomas Barber. 783 00:29:24,546 --> 00:29:27,041 42. Used to be a button man with links 784 00:29:27,042 --> 00:29:28,426 to organized crime in Chicago. 785 00:29:28,427 --> 00:29:30,771 According to his file, he's a freelancer now. 786 00:29:30,772 --> 00:29:32,072 I'll text you his photo. 787 00:29:32,073 --> 00:29:34,593 So is this the same guy that we saw on the bus stop video? 788 00:29:34,594 --> 00:29:36,783 Yep. He's a match for height, age, 789 00:29:36,784 --> 00:29:39,303 - and placement of a creepy neck tattoo. - All right. 790 00:29:39,304 --> 00:29:40,647 Put an APB out for him 791 00:29:40,648 --> 00:29:42,731 and start checking plane and train manifests, 792 00:29:42,732 --> 00:29:44,960 along with any other transportation systems 793 00:29:44,961 --> 00:29:46,149 into the city, and keep in mind, 794 00:29:46,150 --> 00:29:49,308 this guy is a gun for hire, so we find him, 795 00:29:49,309 --> 00:29:51,164 we're gonna find whoever put him up to this. 796 00:29:51,165 --> 00:29:53,113 - On it. Keep you posted. - Okay. 797 00:29:55,246 --> 00:29:56,284 It's gonna be fine. 798 00:29:56,538 --> 00:29:57,414 I know it is. 799 00:29:57,864 --> 00:29:59,042 I've worked with the best, 800 00:29:59,043 --> 00:30:00,976 and you'd run circles around any of them 801 00:30:00,977 --> 00:30:02,648 before your first cup of coffee. 802 00:30:02,980 --> 00:30:04,505 I feel completely safe in your care. 803 00:30:04,506 --> 00:30:06,630 After knowing me for just two days? 804 00:30:07,063 --> 00:30:09,459 No, after knowing you for two minutes. 805 00:30:13,746 --> 00:30:16,404 So you think you got me figured out, huh? 806 00:30:17,265 --> 00:30:19,208 Except for one thing. 807 00:30:19,490 --> 00:30:21,460 Are you and Castle... 808 00:30:28,048 --> 00:30:29,203 Yes. 809 00:30:30,402 --> 00:30:31,934 Is it serious? 810 00:30:34,130 --> 00:30:36,966 Yes. Yeah, you could say it's serious. 811 00:30:36,967 --> 00:30:39,340 But the truth is, you don't really know. 812 00:30:39,825 --> 00:30:41,570 Otherwise, you wouldn't have hesitated. 813 00:30:41,571 --> 00:30:42,975 No, it's just, uh... 814 00:30:42,976 --> 00:30:46,182 We've never really talked about it. That's all. 815 00:30:46,259 --> 00:30:47,672 Why not? 816 00:30:48,967 --> 00:30:50,462 We just haven't. 817 00:30:50,463 --> 00:30:51,843 Then he's a fool. 818 00:30:51,844 --> 00:30:53,681 No, it's, uh... 819 00:30:55,984 --> 00:30:58,153 It's just, it's--it's complicated. 820 00:30:58,154 --> 00:30:59,555 Kate, 821 00:30:59,566 --> 00:31:01,911 there's nothing complicated about meeting a woman like you 822 00:31:01,912 --> 00:31:03,825 and knowing what to do. 823 00:31:11,794 --> 00:31:12,721 No. 824 00:31:13,997 --> 00:31:15,551 Aah! Get down! 825 00:31:29,509 --> 00:31:30,126 Okay why? 826 00:31:30,127 --> 00:31:31,504 Hey, Beckett. 827 00:31:31,505 --> 00:31:33,291 Hey, Castle. I'm fine. 828 00:31:33,515 --> 00:31:34,622 Okay. 829 00:31:34,648 --> 00:31:36,220 All right. Thanks, Captain. 830 00:31:36,748 --> 00:31:38,283 Vaughn's already back at the precinct. 831 00:31:38,284 --> 00:31:40,906 Gates wants to keep him there until we find a new safe house. 832 00:31:40,907 --> 00:31:42,297 Yeah, preferably one without windows 833 00:31:42,298 --> 00:31:44,003 that snipers can shoot through. 834 00:31:44,004 --> 00:31:46,736 It looks like the shot came from the hotel across the street. 835 00:31:46,737 --> 00:31:49,470 Uniforms are canvassing for Barber, but so far, nothing. 836 00:31:49,471 --> 00:31:50,064 I don't understand. 837 00:31:50,065 --> 00:31:51,753 How did he even know you and Vaughn were here? 838 00:31:51,754 --> 00:31:52,961 Well, maybe he's been watching us 839 00:31:52,962 --> 00:31:54,875 since Vaughn survived the attempt at the restaurant. 840 00:31:54,876 --> 00:31:56,709 Hey, Beckett, I hate to do this to you, 841 00:31:56,741 --> 00:31:58,218 but I need to take your statement. 842 00:31:58,219 --> 00:31:59,143 No, that's fine. 843 00:31:59,144 --> 00:32:02,263 All right, uh, where were you standing when the first shot came? 844 00:32:03,873 --> 00:32:04,601 Uh... 845 00:32:04,602 --> 00:32:06,017 I was... 846 00:32:07,095 --> 00:32:08,622 right over here. 847 00:32:10,393 --> 00:32:12,164 Okay, and, um, 848 00:32:12,165 --> 00:32:13,454 where was Vaughn? 849 00:32:14,797 --> 00:32:16,077 Right there. 850 00:32:16,136 --> 00:32:18,753 Right, uh... here? 851 00:32:19,023 --> 00:32:20,517 Yeah. 852 00:32:20,907 --> 00:32:23,076 Why was he standing so close? 853 00:32:23,865 --> 00:32:25,820 I don't understand. That would... 854 00:32:26,067 --> 00:32:28,789 Wait a minute. If he was standing there... 855 00:32:29,712 --> 00:32:31,845 then the bullet would've gone 856 00:32:31,846 --> 00:32:33,845 right through his head. 857 00:32:34,834 --> 00:32:36,445 How did Barber miss? 858 00:32:36,446 --> 00:32:39,495 Well, before the first shot, Vaughn stumbled. 859 00:32:41,766 --> 00:32:43,086 Stumbled? 860 00:32:43,823 --> 00:32:47,267 Kids and old people stumble. How did he stumble? 861 00:32:47,268 --> 00:32:48,571 I don't know. He just did. 862 00:32:48,572 --> 00:32:51,075 So he ate the wrong entree 863 00:32:51,076 --> 00:32:52,724 and avoided being poisoned, 864 00:32:52,725 --> 00:32:55,493 and then he stumbled at just the right moment 865 00:32:55,494 --> 00:32:58,652 to avoid being shot by an assassin through a window. 866 00:32:59,537 --> 00:33:01,399 Nobody's that lucky. 867 00:33:01,670 --> 00:33:03,409 What's going on here, Kate? 868 00:33:04,026 --> 00:33:06,421 He kissed me. Okay, Castle? 869 00:33:07,003 --> 00:33:08,241 He what? 870 00:33:08,243 --> 00:33:10,013 I think I have all I need here. 871 00:33:11,543 --> 00:33:12,847 Look, I'm not gonna lie to you. 872 00:33:12,848 --> 00:33:13,760 We were talking about you, 873 00:33:13,761 --> 00:33:14,966 we were talking about relationships, 874 00:33:14,967 --> 00:33:16,614 and then he kissed me. 875 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:18,658 But it didn't mean anything, 876 00:33:18,659 --> 00:33:20,078 at least not to me. 877 00:33:20,602 --> 00:33:21,579 Well, if he kissed you, 878 00:33:21,580 --> 00:33:24,248 why wouldn't you just push him away? 879 00:33:26,850 --> 00:33:28,113 Oh. 880 00:33:29,466 --> 00:33:30,697 Which is... 881 00:33:31,295 --> 00:33:33,196 why he's not dead. 882 00:33:33,378 --> 00:33:34,508 Yo. 883 00:33:34,509 --> 00:33:36,184 The front desk clerk from the hotel across the street 884 00:33:36,185 --> 00:33:38,055 positively identified Thomas Barber. 885 00:33:38,056 --> 00:33:39,854 Said he was staying under an assumed name. 886 00:33:39,855 --> 00:33:40,847 Any sign of him? 887 00:33:40,848 --> 00:33:42,495 No, but the phone records from his room 888 00:33:42,496 --> 00:33:45,196 show that he made several calls to a single number. 889 00:33:45,197 --> 00:33:47,465 You'll never guess who Barber was calling. 890 00:33:48,707 --> 00:33:49,234 Ms. Paralti, 891 00:33:49,235 --> 00:33:51,371 some additional information has come to light 892 00:33:51,372 --> 00:33:53,110 since you were last here. 893 00:33:53,930 --> 00:33:56,443 Like the fact that your father 894 00:33:56,444 --> 00:33:58,252 was in financial dire straights 895 00:33:58,253 --> 00:34:00,570 to the tune of $75,000. 896 00:34:00,571 --> 00:34:03,347 He nearly lost the family farm, and then suddenly... 897 00:34:04,087 --> 00:34:05,533 he didn't. 898 00:34:05,844 --> 00:34:07,481 What does that have to do with anything? 899 00:34:07,482 --> 00:34:08,337 Well, it may explain 900 00:34:08,338 --> 00:34:10,498 why you did something you otherwise wouldn't. 901 00:34:10,499 --> 00:34:13,244 Like turn over a lethal dose of neurotoxin 902 00:34:13,508 --> 00:34:16,400 in exchange for the money to pay off that debt. 903 00:34:16,848 --> 00:34:19,023 I don't know what you're talking about. 904 00:34:25,704 --> 00:34:26,688 What's this? 905 00:34:26,689 --> 00:34:29,527 The records of phone calls made by Thomas Barber, 906 00:34:29,640 --> 00:34:31,127 a contract killer. 907 00:34:31,955 --> 00:34:33,714 Phone calls that he made to you. 908 00:34:37,931 --> 00:34:39,623 Look, please, I... 909 00:34:39,624 --> 00:34:42,013 I didn't know he was gonna hurt anyone. 910 00:34:42,014 --> 00:34:43,666 He told me he was from a rival lab, 911 00:34:43,667 --> 00:34:45,997 that they wanted the patent first. 912 00:34:46,188 --> 00:34:49,261 I was mad at Eric, a-- 913 00:34:49,533 --> 00:34:51,032 and I needed the money. 914 00:34:51,033 --> 00:34:53,307 - Where did you meet? - We didn't. 915 00:34:53,666 --> 00:34:55,107 We talked on the phone, 916 00:34:55,108 --> 00:34:58,245 and I dropped the vial at a prearranged place. 917 00:34:58,246 --> 00:34:59,858 How did you get paid? 918 00:34:59,859 --> 00:35:01,842 He told me to set up an offshore account. 919 00:35:01,843 --> 00:35:04,894 The day after the drop, the money just appeared. 920 00:35:07,453 --> 00:35:09,670 Hey, guys, check it out. 921 00:35:09,714 --> 00:35:11,671 The money arrived via a wire transfer. 922 00:35:11,672 --> 00:35:13,225 With Cindy's cooperation, 923 00:35:13,226 --> 00:35:15,361 we were able to track it to a Mexican energy company 924 00:35:15,362 --> 00:35:17,048 called Mexisolar. 925 00:35:17,049 --> 00:35:18,857 I heard Eric talk about this. 926 00:35:18,858 --> 00:35:21,186 What does a Mexican solar company have to do with Eric Vaughn? 927 00:35:21,187 --> 00:35:22,135 He owns it. 928 00:35:22,136 --> 00:35:24,081 In fact, the night that Arthur Felder was poisoned, 929 00:35:24,082 --> 00:35:27,230 he and Eric Vaughn were arranging a site visit to the company 930 00:35:27,231 --> 00:35:29,086 because Felder wanted to double-up his investment. 931 00:35:29,087 --> 00:35:30,136 So whatever's going on, 932 00:35:30,137 --> 00:35:31,722 it has to involve this company. 933 00:35:31,723 --> 00:35:32,947 Yeah, but, Beckett, there's more. 934 00:35:32,948 --> 00:35:34,510 The person who authorized the wire transfer 935 00:35:34,511 --> 00:35:36,745 into Cindy's account was Eric Vaughn. 936 00:35:36,746 --> 00:35:39,086 It looks like he's behind this whole thing. 937 00:35:39,096 --> 00:35:40,499 That can't be right. 938 00:35:40,500 --> 00:35:42,260 Yo. I just got off the phone 939 00:35:42,261 --> 00:35:43,973 with the consulate in Tijuana. 940 00:35:43,974 --> 00:35:45,573 This company--Mexisolar-- 941 00:35:45,574 --> 00:35:46,854 it doesn't exist. 942 00:35:46,855 --> 00:35:49,387 They shut down the factory in Mexicali months ago. 943 00:35:49,388 --> 00:35:51,734 What? This is making no sense. 944 00:35:51,735 --> 00:35:54,040 Au contraire, my friends. 945 00:35:54,041 --> 00:35:57,132 For the first time, this is making perfect sense. 946 00:35:57,133 --> 00:35:58,791 Mexisolar... 947 00:35:59,008 --> 00:36:00,330 is a scam. 948 00:36:00,331 --> 00:36:02,491 Eric Vaughn's been using it to fleece his investors. 949 00:36:02,492 --> 00:36:04,877 Castle, Vaughn is worth a billion dollars. 950 00:36:04,878 --> 00:36:06,477 He's not gonna be running scams. 951 00:36:06,478 --> 00:36:08,218 Oh, Beckett. 952 00:36:08,219 --> 00:36:10,221 That's what they said about Bernie Madoff. 953 00:36:10,222 --> 00:36:11,944 And like Madoff, it's quite possible 954 00:36:11,945 --> 00:36:14,935 Vaughn's entire empire is a house of cards. 955 00:36:14,936 --> 00:36:18,127 If Felder was going to visit the Mexisolar factory, 956 00:36:18,128 --> 00:36:19,713 he'd have found out about the scam. 957 00:36:19,714 --> 00:36:21,102 The house of cards would collapse. 958 00:36:21,103 --> 00:36:22,127 Eric Vaughn couldn't have that. 959 00:36:22,128 --> 00:36:24,137 And what better way to get away with murder 960 00:36:24,138 --> 00:36:27,167 than by making yourself look to be the intended target? 961 00:36:27,168 --> 00:36:28,186 Don't you see? 962 00:36:28,187 --> 00:36:31,462 This entire thing is a charade. 963 00:36:34,227 --> 00:36:35,780 He's our killer. 964 00:36:36,482 --> 00:36:37,894 He played us. 965 00:36:38,088 --> 00:36:40,039 Well, mostly you. 966 00:36:53,236 --> 00:36:55,987 Of all the confessions over all the years, 967 00:36:55,988 --> 00:36:57,201 this one... 968 00:36:57,202 --> 00:37:00,204 is going to hold a special place in my heart. 969 00:37:03,015 --> 00:37:05,706 Castle, I'm going in there... 970 00:37:05,707 --> 00:37:07,057 Alone. 971 00:37:07,058 --> 00:37:07,848 But we're a team, 972 00:37:07,849 --> 00:37:10,592 and the universe demands that I see him crumble. 973 00:37:10,593 --> 00:37:13,427 No, this one has to be about putting Vaughn away 974 00:37:13,428 --> 00:37:14,785 and nothing else. 975 00:37:14,786 --> 00:37:17,207 And don't worry. He will crumble. 976 00:37:19,763 --> 00:37:21,358 Leave the blinds open. 977 00:37:25,546 --> 00:37:28,210 I'm not sure which I should be more disturbed about, 978 00:37:28,467 --> 00:37:29,869 that someone tried to shoot my head off 979 00:37:29,870 --> 00:37:32,083 or that you pushed me away when I kissed you. 980 00:37:32,084 --> 00:37:34,751 Uh, yeah, let's-- let's talk about that, 981 00:37:34,752 --> 00:37:36,383 about these attempts on your life, 982 00:37:36,384 --> 00:37:38,367 about Mexisolar. 983 00:37:38,467 --> 00:37:40,406 - Mexisolar? - Your company. 984 00:37:40,407 --> 00:37:41,879 The one that doesn't exist. 985 00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:43,057 Of course it exists. 986 00:37:43,058 --> 00:37:45,310 I should know, I founded it and invested millions. 987 00:37:45,311 --> 00:37:48,930 Right, so did Arthur Felder. $30 million, to be exact. 988 00:37:48,931 --> 00:37:51,118 And now it's all gone. 989 00:37:54,122 --> 00:37:55,228 What is this, a joke? 990 00:37:55,229 --> 00:37:57,264 It's not a joke. That's Mexisolar. 991 00:37:57,265 --> 00:37:58,574 No, no, this is crazy. 992 00:37:58,575 --> 00:37:59,991 The company's completely solvent. 993 00:37:59,992 --> 00:38:01,265 Our factory is state-of-the-art. 994 00:38:01,266 --> 00:38:03,944 I've seen cash flow reports, signed contracts. 995 00:38:04,791 --> 00:38:06,091 You mean like these? 996 00:38:06,092 --> 00:38:07,641 They're fraudulent. 997 00:38:07,971 --> 00:38:08,796 That's not possible. 998 00:38:08,797 --> 00:38:11,280 How is it not possible? You signed them. 999 00:38:11,591 --> 00:38:13,369 Look, my staff give me dozens of documents 1000 00:38:13,370 --> 00:38:14,343 to sign every day. 1001 00:38:14,344 --> 00:38:16,798 - It's your company. - Yes. 1002 00:38:16,799 --> 00:38:19,393 But I don't oversee the day to day. 1003 00:38:20,539 --> 00:38:21,950 Then who does? 1004 00:38:24,374 --> 00:38:26,477 That is quite a story, Detective. 1005 00:38:26,478 --> 00:38:28,530 Oh, it is. It's got everything-- 1006 00:38:28,531 --> 00:38:30,849 larceny, betrayal, murder, 1007 00:38:30,850 --> 00:38:33,810 and you looting millions from Mexisolar. 1008 00:38:33,811 --> 00:38:36,749 But since you had Eric Vaughn signing off on all of the reports, 1009 00:38:36,750 --> 00:38:38,675 no one took a hard look at the company. 1010 00:38:38,676 --> 00:38:41,023 Until Arthur Felder wanted to see where his money was going. 1011 00:38:41,024 --> 00:38:42,461 And you couldn't have that, could you? 1012 00:38:43,582 --> 00:38:45,177 Uh, you think I killed Arthur Felder? 1013 00:38:45,178 --> 00:38:47,686 Yes, but it was Vaughn that you wanted dead. 1014 00:38:47,687 --> 00:38:49,353 You knew that the paper trail would make it look like 1015 00:38:49,354 --> 00:38:50,969 he had embezzled money from the company. 1016 00:38:50,970 --> 00:38:52,418 So you hired a hit man, 1017 00:38:52,419 --> 00:38:54,896 - except he killed the wrong guy. - Oops. 1018 00:38:55,363 --> 00:38:57,361 You have no proof of any of this. 1019 00:38:57,362 --> 00:38:58,777 Don't be so sure. 1020 00:38:58,778 --> 00:39:00,789 The bank that transferred the money to Cindy Paralti 1021 00:39:00,790 --> 00:39:02,646 captured an IP address, 1022 00:39:02,647 --> 00:39:05,585 and they traced it back to your computer. 1023 00:39:06,964 --> 00:39:08,949 It's over, David. 1024 00:39:11,902 --> 00:39:14,752 Look, I didn't steal that money. 1025 00:39:15,790 --> 00:39:19,679 I just made some bets with it that underperformed. 1026 00:39:19,865 --> 00:39:22,803 I-I-I took the new Mexisolar funding, and I doubled down. 1027 00:39:22,804 --> 00:39:25,210 I mean, that's what Eric would have done. 1028 00:39:26,941 --> 00:39:28,178 Damn it. 1029 00:39:29,546 --> 00:39:31,372 The hole just getting deeper and deeper. 1030 00:39:33,399 --> 00:39:35,898 It all would've come out, and it would've meant prison. 1031 00:39:39,096 --> 00:39:40,635 I had no choice. 1032 00:39:47,047 --> 00:39:49,219 It's amazing how you can know someone for ten years 1033 00:39:49,220 --> 00:39:51,074 and never really know them at all... 1034 00:39:51,579 --> 00:39:53,575 And know someone for a few days, and... 1035 00:39:53,576 --> 00:39:55,463 feel like you know them so well. 1036 00:39:58,638 --> 00:40:00,335 Well, you will be happy to know 1037 00:40:00,336 --> 00:40:01,935 that the feds caught Thomas Barber 1038 00:40:01,936 --> 00:40:04,521 trying to cross the Canadian border, so... 1039 00:40:05,730 --> 00:40:07,242 it's over. 1040 00:40:08,722 --> 00:40:11,764 Yeah. I suppose it is. 1041 00:40:14,246 --> 00:40:16,175 Take care, Eric. 1042 00:40:16,309 --> 00:40:17,795 You, too, Kate. 1043 00:40:29,532 --> 00:40:30,793 Leaving? 1044 00:40:35,421 --> 00:40:37,038 You know... 1045 00:40:37,356 --> 00:40:39,750 That's an extraordinary woman you have there. 1046 00:40:41,641 --> 00:40:42,925 I know. 1047 00:40:43,893 --> 00:40:45,206 Do you? 1048 00:40:56,437 --> 00:40:57,621 What is it, Castle? 1049 00:40:57,622 --> 00:41:00,173 I was really comfortable on that couch. 1050 00:41:00,852 --> 00:41:01,875 There's something I need to do, 1051 00:41:01,876 --> 00:41:04,674 something that... you need to see. 1052 00:41:05,537 --> 00:41:06,288 Wait. 1053 00:41:06,289 --> 00:41:08,217 No, Ca-- I didn't say 1054 00:41:08,218 --> 00:41:10,955 that I never want you to play your game again. 1055 00:41:10,956 --> 00:41:12,629 No, I know. Don't worry. I have more cords. 1056 00:41:12,630 --> 00:41:15,365 This is just symbolic. But you're right. 1057 00:41:15,366 --> 00:41:16,892 I've been taking you for granted. 1058 00:41:16,893 --> 00:41:18,864 But no longer. Tonight... 1059 00:41:19,058 --> 00:41:20,436 it's all about me. 1060 00:41:21,513 --> 00:41:23,618 - Shouldn't it be about me? - Nope. 1061 00:41:23,660 --> 00:41:25,791 'Cause tonight it's all about me... 1062 00:41:26,470 --> 00:41:28,128 giving you... 1063 00:41:29,637 --> 00:41:32,367 a romantic full-body massage. 1064 00:41:41,267 --> 00:41:42,295 Castle. 1065 00:41:42,296 --> 00:41:43,591 Yeah? 1066 00:41:46,300 --> 00:41:48,173 Where are we goin'? 1067 00:41:49,110 --> 00:41:50,695 To the bedroom. 1068 00:41:50,696 --> 00:41:52,846 Come on. You're gonna love this. 1069 00:42:02,186 --> 00:42:08,045 Sync by YYeTs.com Corrections by Alex1969 www.addic7ed.com