1 00:00:08,139 --> 00:00:09,605 Customer service. May I help you? 2 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:11,707 Yes. I'm here. Alan Masters. 3 00:00:11,742 --> 00:00:15,444 It's account number 34697721. 4 00:00:15,479 --> 00:00:17,813 You guys recently added the Adventure Channel, 5 00:00:17,848 --> 00:00:19,014 and I paid to get it, 6 00:00:19,049 --> 00:00:21,717 - but my screen is all wavy, so... - Wrong department, sir. 7 00:00:21,752 --> 00:00:23,185 No, what do you mean, wrong department? 8 00:00:23,220 --> 00:00:24,320 - I pressed 3. - Please hold. 9 00:00:24,355 --> 00:00:27,322 Don't you put me on hold. I've been on hold for 45 min... 10 00:00:28,758 --> 00:00:29,524 Wow. 11 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:37,074 12 00:00:38,335 --> 00:00:39,968 Mm-mm! 13 00:00:42,372 --> 00:00:44,305 Your call is very important to us. 14 00:00:44,341 --> 00:00:47,208 - Please continue holding. - Hello, hello, hello, hello! 15 00:00:58,722 --> 00:01:00,154 Sorry about that, sir. 16 00:01:00,189 --> 00:01:03,157 I can connect you to the correct department now. 17 00:01:03,192 --> 00:01:04,591 Sir? 18 00:01:04,626 --> 00:01:07,094 Are you okay? Hello? 19 00:01:14,737 --> 00:01:16,102 What are you doing? 20 00:01:16,137 --> 00:01:17,838 Watching you sleep. 21 00:01:17,873 --> 00:01:19,172 Is that creepy? 22 00:01:19,207 --> 00:01:21,207 Mnh-mnh. I think it's sweet. 23 00:01:21,243 --> 00:01:23,009 I took some pictures. 24 00:01:23,044 --> 00:01:24,578 Less sweet. 25 00:01:24,613 --> 00:01:26,780 They're part of a series. Usually you don't wake up. 26 00:01:26,815 --> 00:01:28,214 And now it's creepy. 27 00:01:28,250 --> 00:01:30,183 Hey. I've been thinking... 28 00:01:30,218 --> 00:01:31,017 Oh, no. 29 00:01:31,052 --> 00:01:31,885 Oh, relax. 30 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:33,786 I'm over that whole sex-in-zero-g thing. 31 00:01:33,821 --> 00:01:36,256 Good, 'cause that was just an accident waiting to happen. 32 00:01:36,291 --> 00:01:37,156 Seriously, though. 33 00:01:37,192 --> 00:01:39,125 I think it's time we shake things up. 34 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:41,094 Move to Paris, you know, 35 00:01:41,129 --> 00:01:43,296 search for buried treasure in Nepal. 36 00:01:43,331 --> 00:01:46,032 We could fly a hot air balloon across the Sahara. 37 00:01:46,067 --> 00:01:48,234 You know what? I love all of those ideas, 38 00:01:48,270 --> 00:01:51,570 but I just became captain, and you have your P.I. business. 39 00:01:51,606 --> 00:01:53,138 And then there's LokSat. 40 00:01:53,173 --> 00:01:54,874 Exactly. 41 00:01:54,909 --> 00:01:56,475 We have responsibilities, right? 42 00:01:56,511 --> 00:02:00,279 But what if we didn't? 43 00:02:00,314 --> 00:02:01,280 Hold, please. 44 00:02:01,315 --> 00:02:03,315 Um, I might need that. That might be a homicide. 45 00:02:03,350 --> 00:02:05,317 The victim's not gonna get any deader. 46 00:02:05,352 --> 00:02:06,285 Listen. 47 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:09,587 Let's say we find LokSat and take him down... 48 00:02:09,623 --> 00:02:10,655 Without getting killed. 49 00:02:10,690 --> 00:02:11,656 Mm-hmm. 50 00:02:11,691 --> 00:02:12,925 What then? 51 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,660 You're not gonna be captain of the 12th Precinct for very long. 52 00:02:15,695 --> 00:02:18,163 You're on a rocket. Sky's the limit. 53 00:02:18,198 --> 00:02:20,498 So you know what happens then? 54 00:02:20,534 --> 00:02:21,599 Mnh-mnh. 55 00:02:21,635 --> 00:02:23,768 We become normal. 56 00:02:23,804 --> 00:02:27,138 No, Castle, you're never gonna be normal. 57 00:02:27,173 --> 00:02:28,406 I'm serious. 58 00:02:29,736 --> 00:02:31,743 - Think about it. - I will. 59 00:02:33,713 --> 00:02:34,813 What do you got? 60 00:02:34,848 --> 00:02:36,147 Alan Masters. 61 00:02:36,182 --> 00:02:37,949 All signs point to poison... 62 00:02:37,984 --> 00:02:41,085 Dilated pupils, bluish discoloration around the lips. 63 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:42,286 That's a giveaway, 64 00:02:42,322 --> 00:02:43,921 but I'll know for sure after the autopsy. 65 00:02:43,957 --> 00:02:44,922 Who called it in? 66 00:02:44,958 --> 00:02:45,957 Customer-service operator for his cable company. 67 00:02:45,992 --> 00:02:48,326 She was on the phone with him when it happened. 68 00:02:48,361 --> 00:02:49,927 What a way to go. 69 00:02:49,963 --> 00:02:51,996 Poisoned or on the phone with the cable company? 70 00:02:52,031 --> 00:02:53,764 Well, at least the poison was quick. 71 00:02:53,799 --> 00:02:55,866 Looks like our killer jimmied that window open. 72 00:02:55,901 --> 00:02:58,335 Neighbor thought she heard somebody on the fire escape 73 00:02:58,370 --> 00:02:59,369 last night around 8:00. 74 00:02:59,404 --> 00:03:00,838 How was he poisoned? 75 00:03:00,873 --> 00:03:01,705 In his water. 76 00:03:01,740 --> 00:03:03,173 The filter underneath the kitchen sink 77 00:03:03,208 --> 00:03:04,374 was tampered with. 78 00:03:04,409 --> 00:03:06,844 Ironically, he works for the city as a safety inspector. 79 00:03:06,879 --> 00:03:08,011 Mm. 80 00:03:08,046 --> 00:03:12,148 You know, if I were an expert on character, which I am, 81 00:03:12,184 --> 00:03:15,285 I would say that Alan was a bit of a dreamer, 82 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:18,188 spending his days on the ground inspecting things 83 00:03:18,223 --> 00:03:19,889 but his nights in the clouds, 84 00:03:19,924 --> 00:03:21,824 fantasizing of adventure. 85 00:03:21,860 --> 00:03:24,560 Tragically, his life was cut short 86 00:03:24,596 --> 00:03:26,696 before he ever truly lived. 87 00:03:26,731 --> 00:03:27,563 Hey. 88 00:03:27,599 --> 00:03:30,399 What's going on? 89 00:03:31,703 --> 00:03:32,535 Or not. 90 00:03:32,570 --> 00:03:34,670 What are you all doing in my apartment? 91 00:03:34,706 --> 00:03:36,372 Um, Lanie. 92 00:03:36,407 --> 00:03:39,475 Don't "Um, Lanie" me. That man was dead! 93 00:03:39,511 --> 00:03:41,744 Well, he's very much alive now. 94 00:03:41,779 --> 00:03:44,213 He had no pulse, no breath sounds, 95 00:03:44,248 --> 00:03:46,415 and his pupils were dilated and fixed. 96 00:03:46,450 --> 00:03:48,350 Was there rigor mortis, lividity? 97 00:03:48,386 --> 00:03:50,486 No, but he'd been dead less than an hour. 98 00:03:50,521 --> 00:03:52,354 Lanie, hey. Is it true that our victim was... 99 00:03:52,390 --> 00:03:54,689 He was dead, okay? I know how to do my job. 100 00:03:54,725 --> 00:03:57,192 Okay, calm down. It's all good. I just... 101 00:03:57,228 --> 00:03:59,028 No, no, no. It's not all good. 102 00:03:59,063 --> 00:04:01,262 I almost stuck a thermometer in his liver. 103 00:04:01,297 --> 00:04:02,931 Uh, so is he stable? 104 00:04:02,966 --> 00:04:04,666 Well, I'm still running tests, 105 00:04:04,701 --> 00:04:06,401 but he seems completely healthy 106 00:04:06,436 --> 00:04:09,237 despite having ingested a deadly dose of tetrodotoxin. 107 00:04:09,272 --> 00:04:10,271 Hm? 108 00:04:10,306 --> 00:04:11,406 TTX. 109 00:04:11,441 --> 00:04:13,608 It's a neurotoxin found in several species of fish. 110 00:04:13,644 --> 00:04:15,076 It's extremely potent. 111 00:04:15,111 --> 00:04:18,779 And yet he survived, so do you have an explanation. 112 00:04:18,814 --> 00:04:21,449 No, but your husband sure does. 113 00:04:21,484 --> 00:04:22,616 You are a modern-day Lazarus, 114 00:04:22,652 --> 00:04:25,686 risen from the grave to answer the eternal question... 115 00:04:25,721 --> 00:04:28,189 What's on the other side? 116 00:04:28,224 --> 00:04:30,358 I'm sorry. Who are you again? 117 00:04:30,393 --> 00:04:32,527 You'll have to forgive him, Mr. Masters. 118 00:04:32,562 --> 00:04:33,594 He's very excitable. 119 00:04:33,629 --> 00:04:35,696 Well, excuse me if I find pulling back the curtain 120 00:04:35,731 --> 00:04:37,998 on what happens when we die just a tad exciting. 121 00:04:38,034 --> 00:04:40,834 Was there a white light or is it more of a tunnel thing? 122 00:04:40,870 --> 00:04:42,369 The last thing I remember, 123 00:04:42,404 --> 00:04:45,180 I was taking my pills, trying to get my cable fixed, 124 00:04:45,307 --> 00:04:47,975 and then I woke up to an apartment full of police. 125 00:04:48,010 --> 00:04:50,277 So, no out-of-body experience? 126 00:04:50,312 --> 00:04:51,811 Do you have any enemies? 127 00:04:51,847 --> 00:04:53,580 Me? No. I'm an average guy. 128 00:04:53,615 --> 00:04:55,249 I go to work, I come home. 129 00:04:55,284 --> 00:04:57,851 But you dream of so much more, don't you? 130 00:04:57,887 --> 00:04:59,987 How do you know that? 131 00:05:00,022 --> 00:05:02,322 Did you read my diary? 132 00:05:02,358 --> 00:05:03,823 No, I saw your pictures on your... 133 00:05:03,859 --> 00:05:05,259 Wait, you keep a diary? 134 00:05:05,294 --> 00:05:07,660 As a grown man, call it a journal. 135 00:05:07,696 --> 00:05:08,528 What about work? 136 00:05:08,563 --> 00:05:10,830 Have you upset anyone there recently? 137 00:05:10,866 --> 00:05:11,731 Yeah. 138 00:05:11,767 --> 00:05:13,533 There is this guy that works for me... 139 00:05:13,568 --> 00:05:16,102 Well, used to work for me... Dave Barton. 140 00:05:16,137 --> 00:05:18,337 I had to fire him because he was letting 141 00:05:18,373 --> 00:05:21,173 serious infractions slide with just a warning. 142 00:05:21,209 --> 00:05:22,275 Was it for money? 143 00:05:22,310 --> 00:05:23,342 That was the rumor. 144 00:05:23,378 --> 00:05:26,946 And he did seem a little miffed when I let him go. 145 00:05:26,981 --> 00:05:29,648 I'll play you the message that he left me. 146 00:05:29,683 --> 00:05:32,018 You slimy little maggot. 147 00:05:32,053 --> 00:05:34,720 I'm gonna stab you with a rusty spoon 148 00:05:34,755 --> 00:05:36,622 and strangle you with your own intestines. 149 00:05:36,657 --> 00:05:37,723 Or better yet, 150 00:05:37,758 --> 00:05:39,358 I'm gonna force-feed you your toes one by one, 151 00:05:39,394 --> 00:05:41,293 and then I'm gonna light you on fire. 152 00:05:41,328 --> 00:05:43,462 First, I'm gonna paralyze you with a claw hammer 153 00:05:43,497 --> 00:05:45,898 and then cover you with ants, you son of a bitch! 154 00:05:45,933 --> 00:05:47,900 And it goes on and on like that for a while. 155 00:05:47,935 --> 00:05:49,468 And you never thought to call the police? 156 00:05:49,503 --> 00:05:51,372 On Dave? No! 157 00:05:51,784 --> 00:05:54,306 He's just got a big personality. 158 00:05:54,341 --> 00:05:57,575 What can I say? I have anger issues. 159 00:05:57,610 --> 00:06:00,178 And a gift for murderous creativity. 160 00:06:00,213 --> 00:06:03,415 Threatening to "nail Alan to the ceiling by his feet 161 00:06:03,450 --> 00:06:07,018 and piñata the hell out of his face with a Fungo bat." 162 00:06:07,054 --> 00:06:09,066 It's all just talk. 163 00:06:09,198 --> 00:06:11,423 I actually get nauseous at the sight of blood. 164 00:06:11,458 --> 00:06:14,258 Oh, is that why you decided to poison Alan last night? 165 00:06:14,293 --> 00:06:15,893 Hey, I was home last night 166 00:06:15,929 --> 00:06:17,995 with my wife and my mother-in-law, 167 00:06:18,030 --> 00:06:20,397 which, believe you me, is no good for my anger issues. 168 00:06:20,433 --> 00:06:22,232 I mean, that woman drives me crazy. 169 00:06:22,268 --> 00:06:23,868 Sometimes I just think about getting 170 00:06:23,903 --> 00:06:25,369 a blender and a trowel and... 171 00:06:27,907 --> 00:06:29,273 Kidding. 172 00:06:29,308 --> 00:06:31,208 Well, you better hope your alibi holds up, 173 00:06:31,243 --> 00:06:32,909 'cause you had all the motive in the world. 174 00:06:32,945 --> 00:06:34,011 You want motive? 175 00:06:34,046 --> 00:06:35,279 We're safety inspectors. 176 00:06:35,314 --> 00:06:37,247 You think we're making friends 177 00:06:37,283 --> 00:06:39,450 handing out millions in fines? 178 00:06:39,485 --> 00:06:41,051 We're not getting any Christmas cards. 179 00:06:41,087 --> 00:06:42,786 Especially Alan. 180 00:06:42,821 --> 00:06:44,288 What do you mean, especially Alan? 181 00:06:44,323 --> 00:06:46,623 The guy's got a rep for being a real stickler. 182 00:06:46,658 --> 00:06:47,724 He doesn't let anything slide. 183 00:06:47,759 --> 00:06:49,092 Oh, is that what you did... 184 00:06:49,127 --> 00:06:51,227 Let things slide in exchange for a payday? 185 00:06:51,262 --> 00:06:53,396 Maybe I did, maybe I didn't. 186 00:06:53,431 --> 00:06:54,965 Doesn't make me a killer. 187 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:58,201 The point is that Alan refuses to play the game. 188 00:06:58,236 --> 00:07:00,637 And that pisses off a lot of people. 189 00:07:01,809 --> 00:07:02,605 Hey. 190 00:07:02,640 --> 00:07:04,374 Did Lanie really declare a live guy dead? 191 00:07:04,409 --> 00:07:05,441 No. 192 00:07:05,477 --> 00:07:06,476 Well, yeah, 193 00:07:06,511 --> 00:07:08,311 But do yourself a favor... Don't mention it to her. 194 00:07:08,346 --> 00:07:09,745 So, you got something? 195 00:07:09,780 --> 00:07:11,481 I might have broken open LokSat. 196 00:07:11,516 --> 00:07:12,482 You found them? 197 00:07:12,517 --> 00:07:15,218 Unfortunately, no, but I did find someone else. 198 00:07:15,253 --> 00:07:17,820 Based on Castle's discovery of the exact time and date 199 00:07:17,855 --> 00:07:19,054 LokSat flew into L.A., 200 00:07:19,089 --> 00:07:20,489 I've been scrubbing footage 201 00:07:20,525 --> 00:07:22,324 from all the Los Angeles area airports. 202 00:07:22,359 --> 00:07:24,092 Look who showed up. 203 00:07:25,383 --> 00:07:26,595 Caleb Brown? 204 00:07:26,631 --> 00:07:29,732 But he was traveling under an alias... Peter McCaffery. 205 00:07:29,767 --> 00:07:32,267 So, Caleb must have gone to L.A. to meet with LokSat. 206 00:07:32,302 --> 00:07:33,602 But who's driving the S.U.V.? 207 00:07:33,638 --> 00:07:34,436 I don't know. 208 00:07:34,471 --> 00:07:36,004 I can only read part of the plate, 209 00:07:36,040 --> 00:07:38,173 but I'm generating a list of possible matches. 210 00:07:38,208 --> 00:07:39,841 Captain. 211 00:07:39,876 --> 00:07:41,609 Dave Barton alibied out, 212 00:07:41,645 --> 00:07:43,611 but we're getting a list of all the companies 213 00:07:43,647 --> 00:07:45,480 that Alan has either fined or shut down 214 00:07:45,516 --> 00:07:46,415 for violations recently. 215 00:07:46,450 --> 00:07:48,150 Then we're gonna run the list past Alan. 216 00:07:48,185 --> 00:07:49,617 Whose would-be killer is still out there, 217 00:07:49,653 --> 00:07:51,086 so what precautions are you taking? 218 00:07:51,121 --> 00:07:52,536 Squad car just brought him home from the hospital. 219 00:07:52,619 --> 00:07:54,155 We got a uniform posted outside his door, 220 00:07:54,190 --> 00:07:58,326 which makes his only real concern your husband. 221 00:07:58,362 --> 00:07:59,927 Yeah. 222 00:07:59,963 --> 00:08:01,896 So, you have died and been reborn. 223 00:08:01,931 --> 00:08:03,297 What are you gonna do now? 224 00:08:03,333 --> 00:08:04,232 Going to bed. 225 00:08:04,267 --> 00:08:06,401 I have a full day of inspections tomorrow. 226 00:08:06,436 --> 00:08:07,469 I need to be focused. 227 00:08:07,504 --> 00:08:09,837 You can't just go back to work like nothing happened. 228 00:08:09,873 --> 00:08:12,139 You had a near-death experience. That's a wake-up call. 229 00:08:12,175 --> 00:08:13,040 Get out there. 230 00:08:13,076 --> 00:08:15,009 Live this life you've always dreamed about. 231 00:08:15,044 --> 00:08:17,245 Just because I have a few pictures on my wall 232 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:19,180 doesn't mean I'm not happy with my life. 233 00:08:19,215 --> 00:08:21,349 Right. Your drab, solitary life. 234 00:08:21,384 --> 00:08:23,484 It's not solitary. 235 00:08:23,519 --> 00:08:25,318 So there's a Ms. Safety Inspector? 236 00:08:26,584 --> 00:08:27,921 Not exactly. 237 00:08:27,956 --> 00:08:30,357 But there is a woman I have my eye on. 238 00:08:30,393 --> 00:08:31,958 She's funny and smart. 239 00:08:31,994 --> 00:08:33,360 Doesn't know you exist? 240 00:08:33,396 --> 00:08:34,160 No. 241 00:08:34,196 --> 00:08:35,161 All clear. 242 00:08:35,197 --> 00:08:37,330 I'll be right outside if you need anything. 243 00:08:37,366 --> 00:08:38,164 Great, thanks. 244 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:40,166 You should really call this woman. 245 00:08:40,202 --> 00:08:41,334 Okay, I will. 246 00:08:41,370 --> 00:08:43,669 And you honestly don't remember anything about being dead? 247 00:08:43,705 --> 00:08:45,138 Really don't. 248 00:08:53,382 --> 00:08:54,147 Who does that? 249 00:08:54,182 --> 00:08:55,648 Who gets a second chance like that 250 00:08:55,683 --> 00:08:56,707 and just goes to work the next morning? 251 00:08:56,723 --> 00:08:58,484 I would. I like work. 252 00:09:05,493 --> 00:09:07,226 Whoa! 253 00:09:07,261 --> 00:09:08,861 Alan! 254 00:09:16,814 --> 00:09:19,504 Someone rigged the bed to electrocute him. 255 00:09:20,112 --> 00:09:21,679 Is he dead? 256 00:09:25,571 --> 00:09:30,249 Sorry, Castle, but this time, he really is dead. 257 00:09:30,284 --> 00:09:31,483 What a waste. 258 00:09:31,518 --> 00:09:33,184 To be given a second chance 259 00:09:33,219 --> 00:09:34,986 and have it taken away like this. 260 00:09:35,021 --> 00:09:37,088 He was just gonna go back to work like nothing happened. 261 00:09:37,123 --> 00:09:38,089 What? 262 00:09:38,124 --> 00:09:40,759 If I hadn't been so focused on his rebirth, 263 00:09:40,794 --> 00:09:42,727 I might have noticed that wire. 264 00:09:42,763 --> 00:09:44,195 I could have saved him. 265 00:09:44,230 --> 00:09:46,164 You can't beat yourself up, Castle. 266 00:09:46,199 --> 00:09:49,267 I was starting to think he was some kind of medical miracle. 267 00:09:49,302 --> 00:09:50,901 Turns out, he was just lucky. 268 00:09:50,937 --> 00:09:52,770 And in the end, his luck ran out. 269 00:10:01,814 --> 00:10:03,848 Forget lucky. 270 00:10:03,883 --> 00:10:05,415 Somebody cooking barbecue? 271 00:10:08,588 --> 00:10:09,587 He's immortal. 272 00:10:09,622 --> 00:10:12,389 S08E19 Dead Again 273 00:10:12,417 --> 00:10:15,386 sync and corrected by ninh www.addic7ed.com 274 00:10:16,363 --> 00:10:19,327 - He was definitely dead. - That's what you said last time. 275 00:10:19,598 --> 00:10:21,832 He was dead the last time, too. 276 00:10:21,867 --> 00:10:22,999 Uh, sorry. 277 00:10:23,035 --> 00:10:24,535 Um, can we have a minute, please? 278 00:10:24,570 --> 00:10:25,536 - Of course. - Thanks. 279 00:10:25,571 --> 00:10:27,170 I'm sorry. I'm just rattled. 280 00:10:27,206 --> 00:10:29,739 You know, people can come back from being poisoned 281 00:10:29,774 --> 00:10:32,741 and from being electrocuted, but both in the same day? 282 00:10:32,844 --> 00:10:34,644 So, is there an explanation? 283 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:35,778 I can think of two. 284 00:10:35,813 --> 00:10:37,247 Either I'm really bad at my job 285 00:10:37,282 --> 00:10:39,315 or Castle's right and this guy is immortal. 286 00:10:39,351 --> 00:10:40,383 He is not immortal, 287 00:10:40,419 --> 00:10:42,085 and you are a genius at your job. 288 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:44,220 We just got to keep looking for answers, 289 00:10:44,256 --> 00:10:46,822 starting with who wants to kill this guy so badly. 290 00:10:46,858 --> 00:10:48,624 Is there any forensics on the second attempt? 291 00:10:48,660 --> 00:10:50,325 No. The bed must have been wired 292 00:10:50,361 --> 00:10:52,828 after the apartment was already released 293 00:10:52,864 --> 00:10:53,863 from being a crime scene, 294 00:10:53,898 --> 00:10:57,066 which means the killer had about a two-hour window 295 00:10:57,101 --> 00:10:59,134 before Alan and Castle got there. 296 00:10:59,170 --> 00:11:00,570 Hey. 297 00:11:00,605 --> 00:11:03,439 So, the toxin that should have killed Alan, TTX, 298 00:11:03,474 --> 00:11:04,540 is a controlled substance, 299 00:11:04,575 --> 00:11:07,276 available through only a few pharma supply companies. 300 00:11:07,311 --> 00:11:09,445 CDC is sending us over a list right. 301 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:12,013 So, finding the buyer might lead to the killer. 302 00:11:12,049 --> 00:11:15,817 Any idea how our boy Alan is still with us? 303 00:11:15,852 --> 00:11:18,853 Uh, no. But Castle has a theory. 304 00:11:18,889 --> 00:11:21,489 You are a superhero. 305 00:11:21,524 --> 00:11:24,192 No, I'm really not. I'm just an ordinary guy. 306 00:11:24,227 --> 00:11:26,260 You were an ordinary guy, Alan. 307 00:11:26,296 --> 00:11:28,863 That's how most superheroes start out... 308 00:11:28,899 --> 00:11:31,265 Mild-mannered weaklings, and that's you! 309 00:11:31,301 --> 00:11:32,701 Wow, thanks. 310 00:11:32,736 --> 00:11:33,668 Relax. 311 00:11:33,704 --> 00:11:36,604 It's all to maximize your transformative arc. 312 00:11:36,639 --> 00:11:39,673 If I agree with you, will you leave me alone? 313 00:11:39,709 --> 00:11:42,610 Don't be silly. We're just getting started! 314 00:11:42,645 --> 00:11:44,011 First, we need to figure out 315 00:11:44,046 --> 00:11:45,779 what triggered your transformation, 316 00:11:45,815 --> 00:11:47,615 your origin story, if you will. 317 00:11:47,650 --> 00:11:48,483 Why? 318 00:11:48,518 --> 00:11:50,451 Because the origin story is everything! 319 00:11:50,487 --> 00:11:52,853 What, there's, what, nine Spider-Man movies about it? 320 00:11:52,888 --> 00:11:53,854 Yo. 321 00:11:53,889 --> 00:11:54,922 We got a lead. 322 00:11:54,957 --> 00:11:57,557 We need to come up with a superhero name for Alan. 323 00:11:57,593 --> 00:11:59,159 No. No, we really don't. 324 00:11:59,194 --> 00:12:01,199 How about... Safety Man? 325 00:12:01,831 --> 00:12:03,330 No, that's terrible. 326 00:12:03,365 --> 00:12:04,698 Well, does he have any other powers? 327 00:12:04,734 --> 00:12:06,700 I don't know. We should really run some tests. 328 00:12:06,736 --> 00:12:07,934 Um, you said something about a lead... 329 00:12:07,969 --> 00:12:10,837 Right. Yeah, we've been checking into your inspection history 330 00:12:10,872 --> 00:12:12,872 to see if there's somebody you might have pissed off. 331 00:12:12,907 --> 00:12:14,741 I think we have a winner... Zantium Labs. 332 00:12:14,776 --> 00:12:16,876 You just hit them with a six-figure fine. 333 00:12:16,911 --> 00:12:18,811 Yeah, they're a biopharmaceutical company. 334 00:12:18,847 --> 00:12:20,547 I threatened to shut them down 335 00:12:20,582 --> 00:12:23,183 after they had a bad chemical spill two days ago. 336 00:12:23,218 --> 00:12:24,751 Whoa. A chemical spill? 337 00:12:24,786 --> 00:12:25,818 Mystery solved. 338 00:12:25,854 --> 00:12:28,855 Exposure to dangerous materials is the most common 339 00:12:28,890 --> 00:12:30,757 superhero origin story there is. 340 00:12:30,792 --> 00:12:32,525 Sorry. The spill was L.A.H. 341 00:12:32,560 --> 00:12:34,761 It's an inorganic compound used as a catalyst 342 00:12:34,796 --> 00:12:36,863 to make other chemicals, which... 343 00:12:36,898 --> 00:12:38,731 The point is, it can be explosive, 344 00:12:38,767 --> 00:12:41,600 but there's nothing about it that would ever turn anyone 345 00:12:41,636 --> 00:12:42,901 into a, I don't know... 346 00:12:42,936 --> 00:12:44,170 Captain Cool? 347 00:12:44,205 --> 00:12:46,772 No. But keep trying. 348 00:12:46,807 --> 00:12:48,840 Hey, who's on the hook for that spill? 349 00:12:48,876 --> 00:12:50,776 The lab manager, Frank Patchett. 350 00:12:50,811 --> 00:12:52,678 He begged me not to fine him. 351 00:12:52,713 --> 00:12:54,880 He said the lab was hemorrhaging money. 352 00:12:54,915 --> 00:12:55,847 That sounds like motive. 353 00:12:55,883 --> 00:12:57,182 Come on, Castle. Let's go talk to this guy. 354 00:12:57,217 --> 00:12:58,950 Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. 355 00:12:58,986 --> 00:13:00,552 Maybe I should come with you. 356 00:13:00,587 --> 00:13:01,920 Why? 357 00:13:01,955 --> 00:13:03,254 No reason. 358 00:13:04,992 --> 00:13:05,757 The girl. 359 00:13:05,793 --> 00:13:07,859 The one who doesn't know you exist. 360 00:13:07,895 --> 00:13:09,227 She works there, doesn't she? 361 00:13:09,262 --> 00:13:10,062 No. 362 00:13:11,098 --> 00:13:11,963 Yes. 363 00:13:11,999 --> 00:13:13,731 Her name is Gwen. She's in marketing. 364 00:13:13,766 --> 00:13:15,433 Sorry, Alan. You got to stay here. 365 00:13:15,468 --> 00:13:17,935 If there's someone at Zantium Labs trying to kill you, 366 00:13:17,970 --> 00:13:20,538 I'd be the worst cop on the force if I took you there. 367 00:13:20,574 --> 00:13:21,606 Don't worry, Alan. 368 00:13:21,641 --> 00:13:23,374 I'll put in a good for you with Gwen! 369 00:13:23,410 --> 00:13:25,810 No, no! Please... Please don't! 370 00:13:25,845 --> 00:13:28,913 I can't believe someone would try and do that to poor Alan. 371 00:13:28,948 --> 00:13:30,280 He's such a sweet man. 372 00:13:30,316 --> 00:13:32,249 - So you do know him? - Of course. 373 00:13:32,284 --> 00:13:34,218 People around here kind of hate him, 374 00:13:34,253 --> 00:13:36,620 but, I don't know, I think he's really funny. 375 00:13:36,655 --> 00:13:38,388 Oh, I'll tell him you said that. 376 00:13:38,424 --> 00:13:39,824 Oh, that's Frank. Hey, Frank. 377 00:13:39,859 --> 00:13:41,491 Thank you. 378 00:13:41,527 --> 00:13:43,627 Mr. Patchett. I'm Detective Esposito. 379 00:13:43,662 --> 00:13:46,430 I need to ask you a few questions about Alan Masters. 380 00:13:46,465 --> 00:13:47,264 Is he doing okay? 381 00:13:47,299 --> 00:13:48,932 I heard someone tried to kill him. 382 00:13:48,967 --> 00:13:49,833 Twice. 383 00:13:49,868 --> 00:13:51,167 How's the cleanup going? 384 00:13:51,203 --> 00:13:52,969 Oh, well, we're almost done here. 385 00:13:53,004 --> 00:13:55,305 Accidents happen. Luckily, nobody was hurt. 386 00:13:55,341 --> 00:13:57,274 Nobody except Alan. 387 00:13:57,309 --> 00:14:00,009 You think what happened to him is connected to the spill? 388 00:14:00,045 --> 00:14:01,211 Maybe. 389 00:14:01,247 --> 00:14:03,279 So why don't you get changed, and we can go talk about it. 390 00:14:03,314 --> 00:14:04,914 Okay. Locker room's over there. 391 00:14:04,950 --> 00:14:05,882 We'll go with you. 392 00:14:05,917 --> 00:14:07,951 Actually, I'm gonna go take a look around. 393 00:14:07,986 --> 00:14:09,619 Origin story. 394 00:14:21,299 --> 00:14:23,766 Oh, wow! 395 00:14:23,801 --> 00:14:24,800 Hey. 396 00:14:27,004 --> 00:14:28,137 Oh. 397 00:14:36,881 --> 00:14:38,013 - Excuse me. - Yes. 398 00:14:38,048 --> 00:14:38,981 Can I help you with something? 399 00:14:39,016 --> 00:14:41,549 Yes, as a matter of fact, you can, uh, Mike. 400 00:14:41,585 --> 00:14:43,118 Look, um, if you had to pick 401 00:14:43,154 --> 00:14:44,052 something in this lab 402 00:14:44,088 --> 00:14:46,521 that would turn somebody into a superhero, 403 00:14:46,556 --> 00:14:47,489 what would it be? 404 00:14:47,524 --> 00:14:48,891 I'm... I'm sorry. What? 405 00:14:48,926 --> 00:14:50,959 Radioactive spider, secret alien technology, 406 00:14:50,995 --> 00:14:52,263 super-soldier serum... 407 00:14:52,362 --> 00:14:53,615 Yeah, we don't have anything like that here. 408 00:14:53,697 --> 00:14:55,129 Then what is... What about this? 409 00:14:55,165 --> 00:14:56,998 What are you working on right here? 410 00:14:57,033 --> 00:14:58,633 We've discovered an accelerated method 411 00:14:58,669 --> 00:15:00,168 for growing hair cells in the mice. 412 00:15:00,203 --> 00:15:02,304 Accelerated cell regeneration? 413 00:15:02,339 --> 00:15:05,072 That could be the key to immortality. 414 00:15:05,108 --> 00:15:07,141 I've been supervising this cleanup 415 00:15:07,177 --> 00:15:08,242 for the last 48 hours. 416 00:15:08,278 --> 00:15:09,977 Even if I wanted to kill Alan, 417 00:15:10,013 --> 00:15:11,913 I didn't have the opportunity or the energy. 418 00:15:11,948 --> 00:15:13,547 But you did have the motive. 419 00:15:13,582 --> 00:15:15,917 You begged him not to fine you, and he did anyway. 420 00:15:15,952 --> 00:15:17,051 Yeah. 421 00:15:17,086 --> 00:15:19,153 He's a pain in the ass, but the damage was already done. 422 00:15:19,189 --> 00:15:21,422 Killing him would have accomplished nothing. 423 00:15:21,457 --> 00:15:22,890 You know, something odd did happen 424 00:15:22,926 --> 00:15:24,892 when I walked him out to the parking lot. 425 00:15:24,928 --> 00:15:25,826 Odd how? 426 00:15:25,861 --> 00:15:26,694 There was someone hanging out at Alan's car, 427 00:15:26,729 --> 00:15:28,995 but he took off when he saw us coming. 428 00:15:29,031 --> 00:15:30,931 I didn't think much of it at the time, but... 429 00:15:30,966 --> 00:15:32,833 Does your parking lot have security cameras? 430 00:15:32,868 --> 00:15:33,767 - Yeah. - Let me see him. 431 00:15:33,803 --> 00:15:36,236 Mr. Hume, so you're an operations manager 432 00:15:36,271 --> 00:15:39,005 at a plastics factory that Alan recently shut down. 433 00:15:39,041 --> 00:15:40,006 Is that correct? 434 00:15:40,042 --> 00:15:42,108 I didn't do anything to Alan. I'm innocent. 435 00:15:42,144 --> 00:15:44,510 Innocent men don't usually stalk their victims in parking lots. 436 00:15:44,546 --> 00:15:48,081 I just wanted to talk to Alan. That's all. 437 00:15:48,116 --> 00:15:50,283 I needed to find the right moment. 438 00:15:50,319 --> 00:15:51,684 We had to be alone. 439 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:52,552 Okay. 440 00:15:52,587 --> 00:15:54,257 What did you want to talk to him about? 441 00:15:55,131 --> 00:15:57,057 Mr. Hume, if all you wanted to do 442 00:15:57,092 --> 00:15:59,592 was talk to him, then why did UNis find you 443 00:15:59,627 --> 00:16:01,927 with two suitcases and a ticket to Mexico? 444 00:16:01,963 --> 00:16:04,230 Because I don't want to die. 445 00:16:04,265 --> 00:16:06,098 They came after Alan and I'm next. 446 00:16:06,968 --> 00:16:09,535 Who's "they"? 447 00:16:09,571 --> 00:16:12,538 If you know who went after Alan, you need to tell us. 448 00:16:12,574 --> 00:16:14,039 Was it someone from your company? 449 00:16:14,075 --> 00:16:15,640 Are you a whistle-blower, Glen? 450 00:16:15,676 --> 00:16:17,609 Is there something you're trying to expose? 451 00:16:17,644 --> 00:16:19,378 Is that why you wanted to talk to Alan? 452 00:16:19,413 --> 00:16:20,946 The NYPD can protect you, 453 00:16:20,982 --> 00:16:23,082 and if someone really is trying to kill you, 454 00:16:23,117 --> 00:16:25,150 you're a lot safer in here with us 455 00:16:25,186 --> 00:16:26,651 than out there, on your own. 456 00:16:26,687 --> 00:16:27,486 Okay. 457 00:16:27,521 --> 00:16:30,389 But it's not someone from my company. 458 00:16:30,424 --> 00:16:32,357 It's the mob. 459 00:16:33,528 --> 00:16:36,428 What would organized crime want with Alan? 460 00:16:38,365 --> 00:16:39,398 Waste management. 461 00:16:39,433 --> 00:16:40,465 Yeah. 462 00:16:40,501 --> 00:16:42,634 They strong-armed me into giving them the contract 463 00:16:42,669 --> 00:16:45,136 for my factory's hazardous-waste disposal. 464 00:16:45,171 --> 00:16:47,739 They've been doing the same thing all over town. 465 00:16:47,775 --> 00:16:50,241 And they just dump the stuff into the landfill. 466 00:16:50,277 --> 00:16:52,743 So, why would they target Alan before you? 467 00:16:52,779 --> 00:16:54,578 Because Alan fired Dave Barton, 468 00:16:54,614 --> 00:16:56,847 the only inspector that they could buy. 469 00:16:56,883 --> 00:16:58,816 So Alan was becoming a big problem, 470 00:16:58,851 --> 00:17:01,286 and their only solution was to kill him. 471 00:17:01,953 --> 00:17:04,206 The mob is trying to kill me? 472 00:17:04,256 --> 00:17:06,828 Trying and failing. But do you know why? 473 00:17:06,894 --> 00:17:09,038 Because I'm... I'm, what, Rogaine Man? 474 00:17:09,158 --> 00:17:10,224 Yuck. Worst name yet. 475 00:17:10,259 --> 00:17:13,260 But it does explain why you keep coming back to life. 476 00:17:13,296 --> 00:17:15,563 Your cells regenerate at an amazing rate. 477 00:17:15,598 --> 00:17:17,731 Except they don't. 478 00:17:17,766 --> 00:17:18,332 What? 479 00:17:18,367 --> 00:17:19,967 Just got the test back. 480 00:17:20,002 --> 00:17:22,269 No sign of abnormal regenerative activity 481 00:17:22,305 --> 00:17:23,870 in blood or tissue cells. 482 00:17:23,906 --> 00:17:27,107 In fact, no sign of anything abnormal at all. 483 00:17:27,143 --> 00:17:29,043 Told you. I'm Boring Man. 484 00:17:29,078 --> 00:17:31,378 Except for the contract out on my life. 485 00:17:31,414 --> 00:17:32,813 Just to be sure, maybe we should 486 00:17:32,848 --> 00:17:34,748 cut off one of his fingers, see if it grows back. 487 00:17:34,783 --> 00:17:35,549 What? 488 00:17:35,584 --> 00:17:36,650 Just the tip. 489 00:17:36,685 --> 00:17:37,918 Okay, I'm done. 490 00:17:37,953 --> 00:17:39,553 Whoa, whoa. Where you gonna go? 491 00:17:39,588 --> 00:17:40,754 Home. Or not home. 492 00:17:40,789 --> 00:17:41,721 Somewhere safe. 493 00:17:41,757 --> 00:17:42,589 Where is that? 494 00:17:42,624 --> 00:17:43,657 My place. 495 00:17:43,692 --> 00:17:46,493 We have yet to unlock the secrets of your powers. 496 00:17:46,528 --> 00:17:47,393 Lanie's a doctor. 497 00:17:47,429 --> 00:17:49,295 She can strip you down and check you out. 498 00:17:49,331 --> 00:17:50,096 No! 499 00:17:50,131 --> 00:17:51,331 Forget it! 500 00:17:51,366 --> 00:17:52,832 Come on! You owe him! 501 00:17:52,867 --> 00:17:53,899 No. No, she doesn't! 502 00:17:53,935 --> 00:17:57,070 Castle, it's been a long day. I am very overwhelmed. 503 00:17:57,105 --> 00:17:59,172 I just want to go back to my life. 504 00:17:59,207 --> 00:18:00,974 That's too bad. You can't. 505 00:18:01,009 --> 00:18:03,276 Spidey couldn't go back after the bite. 506 00:18:03,311 --> 00:18:05,678 Hulk couldn't go back after the bomb. 507 00:18:05,713 --> 00:18:08,113 The Ant-Man couldn't go back after... 508 00:18:08,148 --> 00:18:09,314 I can't remember. 509 00:18:09,350 --> 00:18:12,084 Point is, you have an obligation. 510 00:18:12,119 --> 00:18:15,153 With great power comes great responsibility. 511 00:18:15,189 --> 00:18:17,756 Let's go to my place and get some pizza on the way. 512 00:18:17,792 --> 00:18:19,992 There is no way I'm going back to your place 513 00:18:20,027 --> 00:18:21,994 to eat pizza and explore my superpowers. 514 00:18:22,029 --> 00:18:24,029 I'll tell you what Gwen said about you. 515 00:18:24,064 --> 00:18:26,031 Okay. 516 00:18:26,066 --> 00:18:28,166 Hey. Where are we on the waste-management company? 517 00:18:28,202 --> 00:18:30,035 It's a new entity called Bullseye. 518 00:18:30,070 --> 00:18:31,536 We're not sure who's running it, 519 00:18:31,571 --> 00:18:33,638 but rumor is it's a new player on the scene. 520 00:18:33,673 --> 00:18:34,839 I don't know. 521 00:18:34,875 --> 00:18:36,496 Electrocution and poisoning doesn't sound like the mob. 522 00:18:36,579 --> 00:18:36,975 No. 523 00:18:37,024 --> 00:18:38,475 Unless they're trying to keep a low profile. 524 00:18:38,492 --> 00:18:40,619 The best way to stay off our radar is to fly under it. 525 00:18:40,652 --> 00:18:42,313 Yeah, true. 526 00:18:42,348 --> 00:18:44,215 Why don't you guys head down to the second floor, 527 00:18:44,250 --> 00:18:46,050 see if Organized Crime has any insight? 528 00:18:46,085 --> 00:18:47,151 Okay. 529 00:18:47,186 --> 00:18:50,221 We know you can survive poisoning and electrocution. 530 00:18:50,256 --> 00:18:53,725 Now it's time to see if you can survive penetrative wounds. 531 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:55,628 How about if we start with some smaller, 532 00:18:55,694 --> 00:18:57,228 like a paper cut? 533 00:18:57,263 --> 00:18:59,330 Okay, this is all a little overwhelming. 534 00:18:59,365 --> 00:19:00,797 I understand. All right. 535 00:19:00,833 --> 00:19:03,234 Let's... Let's test for some other powers first. 536 00:19:03,269 --> 00:19:04,135 Telekinesis. 537 00:19:04,170 --> 00:19:06,670 Try to move the piano with your mind. 538 00:19:06,705 --> 00:19:09,467 Oh. If I try this, will you tell me about Gwen? 539 00:19:09,550 --> 00:19:11,008 Deal. 540 00:19:14,346 --> 00:19:15,245 Ow! 541 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:16,346 What the hell? 542 00:19:16,381 --> 00:19:17,247 That was a trick. 543 00:19:17,282 --> 00:19:20,350 I was actually testing for Spidey-sense. 544 00:19:20,385 --> 00:19:21,585 I don't have it! 545 00:19:21,620 --> 00:19:22,285 Clearly. 546 00:19:22,320 --> 00:19:24,220 Can we take a break, please? 547 00:19:24,256 --> 00:19:26,122 Fine. 548 00:19:27,595 --> 00:19:29,887 Ah, no, no. I don't drink. 549 00:19:30,003 --> 00:19:31,694 All right. 550 00:19:31,729 --> 00:19:33,329 Do you want to know what Gwen said? 551 00:19:33,365 --> 00:19:34,653 Yes. Finally. 552 00:19:34,736 --> 00:19:37,325 All right. I'll tell you. 553 00:19:42,074 --> 00:19:43,039 Well? 554 00:19:43,075 --> 00:19:44,907 I'm telling you with my mind. 555 00:19:47,211 --> 00:19:49,011 - You're not getting it? - No. 556 00:19:49,046 --> 00:19:50,480 Okay. 557 00:19:50,515 --> 00:19:52,248 Well, bad news is no telepathy. 558 00:19:52,283 --> 00:19:54,417 Good news is I think Gwen is into you. 559 00:19:54,452 --> 00:19:56,218 She told me she thinks you're funny. 560 00:19:56,254 --> 00:19:56,986 Really? 561 00:19:57,021 --> 00:19:59,021 Funny ha-ha, not funny strange? 562 00:19:59,056 --> 00:19:59,622 Yeah. 563 00:19:59,657 --> 00:20:01,023 - Yeah, what? - Exactly. 564 00:20:01,058 --> 00:20:02,824 So are you gonna use your double death 565 00:20:02,860 --> 00:20:04,760 as a wake-up call and finally ask her out? 566 00:20:04,795 --> 00:20:05,861 What if she says no? 567 00:20:05,897 --> 00:20:07,565 What if she says yes? 568 00:20:08,720 --> 00:20:10,099 Okay, I'll do it. 569 00:20:10,134 --> 00:20:11,400 That is the spirit, Alan. 570 00:20:11,435 --> 00:20:13,903 Well, I didn't think you meant right now! 571 00:20:13,938 --> 00:20:16,171 Alan, there is no time like the present. 572 00:20:19,743 --> 00:20:21,142 Mm! It's ringing. 573 00:20:22,479 --> 00:20:23,211 This is very exciting. 574 00:20:23,246 --> 00:20:25,079 Oh, my God. I'm gonna be sick. 575 00:20:25,115 --> 00:20:26,180 I don't know what to say. 576 00:20:26,216 --> 00:20:27,749 - Just be yourself. - Be myself. 577 00:20:27,785 --> 00:20:28,617 So, something like, 578 00:20:28,652 --> 00:20:29,584 "Hi, this is Alan Masters 579 00:20:29,620 --> 00:20:31,920 from the City Department of Safety Inspection, 580 00:20:31,955 --> 00:20:34,188 - badge number 62475... - New plan, new plan. 581 00:20:34,224 --> 00:20:35,589 Do not be yourself. Say this... 582 00:20:35,625 --> 00:20:36,757 Hi, Gwen. Hello. 583 00:20:36,793 --> 00:20:39,027 This is Alan Masters of... 584 00:20:39,062 --> 00:20:40,361 Yes, that's right. 585 00:20:40,397 --> 00:20:42,964 I'm much better, thanks. You? 586 00:20:42,999 --> 00:20:44,265 Oh, nothing. 587 00:20:44,301 --> 00:20:46,935 I was just calling to see 588 00:20:46,970 --> 00:20:50,771 if you wanted to have dinner with me. 589 00:20:50,807 --> 00:20:51,439 Oh. 590 00:20:51,474 --> 00:20:54,575 Okay. I'll see you there. 591 00:20:54,610 --> 00:20:55,609 Bye. 592 00:20:57,279 --> 00:20:58,312 She said yes. 593 00:20:58,347 --> 00:20:59,747 Well done, Alan! 594 00:20:59,782 --> 00:21:01,882 Now all we have to do is plan the perfect date. 595 00:21:01,918 --> 00:21:02,950 How much time do we have? 596 00:21:02,985 --> 00:21:05,218 Well, we're meeting at Botticelli's in 30 minutes? 597 00:21:05,254 --> 00:21:07,787 Tonight? You said yourself it's time to start living. 598 00:21:07,823 --> 00:21:09,389 Yes, I just thought it would be after we apprehended 599 00:21:09,425 --> 00:21:10,257 your would-be murderer. 600 00:21:10,292 --> 00:21:14,261 I know. I will just embrace my powers. 601 00:21:14,296 --> 00:21:16,096 Maybe this is my origin story, 602 00:21:16,131 --> 00:21:17,164 and my dinner with Gwen 603 00:21:17,199 --> 00:21:19,833 will be the beginning of something really terrific! 604 00:21:19,868 --> 00:21:21,768 That's the spirit, Alan. And I'm going with you. 605 00:21:21,803 --> 00:21:22,602 Please don't. 606 00:21:22,637 --> 00:21:23,937 The first two attempts on your life 607 00:21:23,972 --> 00:21:25,104 were meant to be anonymous, quiet. 608 00:21:25,139 --> 00:21:27,640 It's very unlikely they'd try something in a public place. 609 00:21:27,676 --> 00:21:28,575 Exactly. 610 00:21:28,610 --> 00:21:29,742 Well, they did fail twice. 611 00:21:29,778 --> 00:21:31,277 They may try to kick it up a notch. 612 00:21:31,312 --> 00:21:33,079 What are you saying? 613 00:21:33,114 --> 00:21:34,781 Don't order an appetizer. 614 00:21:40,654 --> 00:21:42,254 You found something. 615 00:21:42,290 --> 00:21:43,255 Yeah. 616 00:21:43,291 --> 00:21:44,123 I ran the partial plate 617 00:21:44,158 --> 00:21:46,592 from that S.U.V. Caleb Brown got into, 618 00:21:46,627 --> 00:21:48,327 generated a list of names. 619 00:21:48,363 --> 00:21:49,328 Guess who's on it. 620 00:21:49,364 --> 00:21:50,329 Brooks. 621 00:21:50,365 --> 00:21:52,298 Guy with the bag of spiders 622 00:21:52,333 --> 00:21:54,133 who tried to take down Castle and me. 623 00:21:54,168 --> 00:21:56,168 If Brooks picked up Caleb at the airport, 624 00:21:56,204 --> 00:21:58,169 then this ties Caleb directly to LokSat. 625 00:21:58,205 --> 00:21:59,971 Well, look, it's a start anyway. 626 00:22:00,006 --> 00:22:01,873 A start? It's photographic evidence. 627 00:22:01,908 --> 00:22:04,375 Of what? That he got into a car with a bad guy? 628 00:22:04,410 --> 00:22:07,211 Caleb's a public defender. He represents bad guys. 629 00:22:07,246 --> 00:22:08,379 He was using an alias. 630 00:22:08,414 --> 00:22:10,314 We can use this to go at Caleb, 631 00:22:10,349 --> 00:22:12,282 get him to reveal LokSat's identity. 632 00:22:12,318 --> 00:22:14,519 Until he alerts LokSat that we're onto him, 633 00:22:14,554 --> 00:22:16,168 and then we're all dead. 634 00:22:16,729 --> 00:22:19,323 No, we got to wait until we have something more concrete. 635 00:22:19,358 --> 00:22:20,124 Fine. 636 00:22:20,159 --> 00:22:21,291 Caleb's alias... Peter McCaffery. 637 00:22:21,327 --> 00:22:22,259 I'll look into and see 638 00:22:22,294 --> 00:22:24,694 what other trips he's taken under that name, 639 00:22:24,730 --> 00:22:26,863 see if it leads somewhere more definitive. 640 00:22:26,899 --> 00:22:28,965 Look, I know this is frustrating. 641 00:22:29,001 --> 00:22:30,234 But we're getting close. 642 00:22:30,269 --> 00:22:32,602 We just have to tread carefully. 643 00:22:38,427 --> 00:22:39,726 There she is. 644 00:22:39,762 --> 00:22:41,728 She looks nice. 645 00:22:44,132 --> 00:22:47,501 This is a huge mistake. I'm a safety inspector. 646 00:22:47,536 --> 00:22:49,936 That's not even a little sexy. 647 00:22:49,971 --> 00:22:52,538 This is so much scarier than dying. 648 00:22:52,573 --> 00:22:55,108 You are Alan Masters, superhero. 649 00:22:55,143 --> 00:22:56,742 Chicks dig superheroes. 650 00:22:56,778 --> 00:22:58,878 Should I tell her I'm a superhero? 651 00:22:58,914 --> 00:23:00,880 I wouldn't open with that. 652 00:23:00,916 --> 00:23:01,948 Okay. 653 00:23:01,983 --> 00:23:03,349 I'm going in. 654 00:23:03,385 --> 00:23:04,951 Wish me luck. 655 00:23:04,986 --> 00:23:06,051 Good luck. 656 00:23:07,288 --> 00:23:08,521 Hi, Gwen. 657 00:23:08,556 --> 00:23:09,254 Hi. 658 00:23:09,290 --> 00:23:11,123 - Wow, you... - Good to see you. 659 00:23:11,158 --> 00:23:12,391 - Oh. - You look... 660 00:23:12,427 --> 00:23:13,893 - Oh! - You look great. 661 00:23:13,928 --> 00:23:15,795 Thanks for having dinner with me. 662 00:23:15,830 --> 00:23:18,230 I was surprised that you called, after the day you've had. 663 00:23:18,265 --> 00:23:20,098 - What a day, right? Crazy. - Yeah. 664 00:23:20,134 --> 00:23:22,200 Just nuts. I... 665 00:23:22,236 --> 00:23:24,636 I-I-I'm a superhero. 666 00:23:24,671 --> 00:23:26,238 What? 667 00:23:26,273 --> 00:23:28,373 Nothing. I sneezed. 668 00:23:28,409 --> 00:23:30,409 You... You sneezed, "I'm a superhero"? 669 00:23:30,444 --> 00:23:31,643 Yeah. Allergies. 670 00:23:31,678 --> 00:23:33,312 Superhero! Excuse me. 671 00:23:41,187 --> 00:23:42,887 Hey, Ryan. 672 00:23:42,923 --> 00:23:44,989 We I.D.'d the owner of Bullseye Waste Management. 673 00:23:45,024 --> 00:23:46,324 He's a guy named Horatio Spate. 674 00:23:46,359 --> 00:23:47,959 That's a good supervillain name. 675 00:23:47,994 --> 00:23:49,093 This is not a joke. 676 00:23:49,128 --> 00:23:51,128 Spate is suspected of executing over a dozen people. 677 00:23:51,164 --> 00:23:53,297 I texted you his picture just to put him on your radar. 678 00:23:53,333 --> 00:23:55,232 Whatever you do, don't leave the loft. 679 00:23:55,268 --> 00:23:56,600 Don't leave the loft. Got it. 680 00:23:56,635 --> 00:23:58,269 Wait, what's that noise? 681 00:23:58,304 --> 00:24:00,104 Uh... 682 00:24:10,683 --> 00:24:12,282 Crap. 683 00:24:13,668 --> 00:24:16,081 - Hello, Alan. - Do I know you? 684 00:24:16,169 --> 00:24:18,470 Sorry to interrupt your romantic dinner. 685 00:24:18,505 --> 00:24:20,505 Careful, Alan. He's your archnemesis. 686 00:24:20,540 --> 00:24:23,608 Seriously? I have an archnemesis? 687 00:24:23,643 --> 00:24:25,943 Is that how they dress? 688 00:24:25,979 --> 00:24:28,479 Alan, you're cute and I like you, 689 00:24:28,514 --> 00:24:30,314 but this is all a bit much. 690 00:24:30,350 --> 00:24:34,352 You say that you're a superhero, and he's a supervillain. 691 00:24:34,387 --> 00:24:37,088 So does that make you his sidekick? 692 00:24:37,123 --> 00:24:39,656 Sidekick? Please. I'm the mentor. 693 00:24:39,692 --> 00:24:40,691 And I'm his date. 694 00:24:40,726 --> 00:24:42,693 Or at least I was. 695 00:24:42,728 --> 00:24:45,462 I'm sorry. This is just weird. 696 00:24:45,498 --> 00:24:48,632 And she thinks I'm crazy. Thank you so much. 697 00:24:48,667 --> 00:24:50,534 This is all your fault. 698 00:24:50,569 --> 00:24:51,968 Actually, it's his. 699 00:24:52,004 --> 00:24:53,804 Alan, meet Horatio Spate. 700 00:24:53,839 --> 00:24:56,973 He's the new owner of Bullseye Waste Management. 701 00:24:57,009 --> 00:24:59,142 So, you're the one who's trying to kill me? 702 00:24:59,177 --> 00:25:01,444 Hardly. If I wanted you dead, you'd be dead already. 703 00:25:01,479 --> 00:25:04,014 Well, what do you want? 704 00:25:04,049 --> 00:25:05,282 An arrangement. 705 00:25:05,317 --> 00:25:07,717 One that would benefit both of us. 706 00:25:07,752 --> 00:25:09,652 Twice someone's tried to kill you. 707 00:25:09,687 --> 00:25:11,121 And you're still with us. 708 00:25:11,156 --> 00:25:13,323 How long before Lady Luck abandons you? 709 00:25:13,358 --> 00:25:14,190 Oh, let me guess. 710 00:25:14,226 --> 00:25:17,027 A man like you can offer protection. 711 00:25:17,062 --> 00:25:19,061 More than offer. I can guarantee it. 712 00:25:19,096 --> 00:25:22,398 In return, all I ask is that you adopt a more 713 00:25:22,434 --> 00:25:26,402 laissez-faire interpretation of your inspection policies. 714 00:25:26,438 --> 00:25:27,403 This is a moral test. 715 00:25:27,439 --> 00:25:31,006 Every superhero is presented with a moral dilemma 716 00:25:31,042 --> 00:25:32,542 by the villain, trying to corrupt him. 717 00:25:32,577 --> 00:25:36,545 Horatio Spate, my answer is no. 718 00:25:36,580 --> 00:25:38,580 Gun, gun. 719 00:25:38,615 --> 00:25:40,916 Relax, boys. 720 00:25:40,952 --> 00:25:41,984 It's ginkgo. 721 00:25:42,019 --> 00:25:43,552 Just started taking it. 722 00:25:43,587 --> 00:25:45,054 Here's what it does. 723 00:25:45,089 --> 00:25:48,257 It improves memory, it sharpens brain function, 724 00:25:48,292 --> 00:25:51,927 and it helps a person make really, really good decisions. 725 00:25:51,962 --> 00:25:53,695 Perhaps you should try one, 726 00:25:53,730 --> 00:25:56,164 then you can rethink your answer. 727 00:25:56,199 --> 00:25:58,500 Careful. 728 00:25:58,535 --> 00:26:01,235 Dangerous out there. 729 00:26:01,271 --> 00:26:04,038 It's as if he stepped off the pages of a graphic novel. 730 00:26:04,074 --> 00:26:06,407 You should have been there to see him in person. 731 00:26:06,443 --> 00:26:07,842 Yes. They should have. 732 00:26:07,877 --> 00:26:09,510 Not you, and definitely not Alan. 733 00:26:09,545 --> 00:26:11,579 Now, tell me how dangerous it was for you 734 00:26:11,614 --> 00:26:14,415 to take him out in public, 'cause I know that you knew. 735 00:26:14,451 --> 00:26:17,385 He's in love, Beckett. And I love love. 736 00:26:17,420 --> 00:26:20,355 And I'm sorry, and I won't do it again. 737 00:26:20,390 --> 00:26:21,922 No, you won't, and you know why? 738 00:26:21,958 --> 00:26:24,191 Because I've had him sent to a real safe house 739 00:26:24,226 --> 00:26:25,392 until we track down Horatio. 740 00:26:25,427 --> 00:26:27,928 Boss, I know we were talking about flying under the radar, 741 00:26:27,964 --> 00:26:30,130 but that really doesn't seem to be Horatio's style. 742 00:26:30,165 --> 00:26:31,866 I mean, he solves problems with bullets, 743 00:26:31,901 --> 00:26:34,468 not poisons and elaborate electrocution traps. 744 00:26:34,504 --> 00:26:36,804 So why would he guarantee protection? 745 00:26:36,839 --> 00:26:40,273 Oh, maybe he knows the actual identity of our would-be killer. 746 00:26:40,309 --> 00:26:42,075 And stopping the hit could benefit 747 00:26:42,111 --> 00:26:44,878 his waste-disposal company by giving him leverage on Alan. 748 00:26:44,913 --> 00:26:47,614 Are any of Horatio's associates recent buyers of TTX? 749 00:26:47,649 --> 00:26:50,484 'Cause that could help us narrow down who's trying to kill Alan. 750 00:26:50,519 --> 00:26:52,519 We've got the list right here. 751 00:26:54,656 --> 00:26:56,623 Wait a minute. Lucky Dragon Herbologists? 752 00:26:56,658 --> 00:27:00,693 Horatio had a pillbox with a dragon logo on it. 753 00:27:03,264 --> 00:27:04,898 That's it. That's the same logo. 754 00:27:04,933 --> 00:27:07,767 It says here that it's a front 755 00:27:07,802 --> 00:27:09,636 for the White Lotus Chinese Triad. 756 00:27:09,671 --> 00:27:11,771 Okay, so how does an international gang 757 00:27:11,806 --> 00:27:13,506 get cleared to possess TTX? 758 00:27:13,541 --> 00:27:15,741 Because Lucky Dragon is a legitimate business 759 00:27:15,776 --> 00:27:18,644 and there are small doses of TTX in Eastern medicine. 760 00:27:18,679 --> 00:27:20,479 Hold up. This doesn't make sense. 761 00:27:20,515 --> 00:27:21,647 According to Intel, 762 00:27:21,682 --> 00:27:24,750 the Triad sees Horatio as a threat to their territory. 763 00:27:24,785 --> 00:27:26,485 They're gearing up for war. 764 00:27:26,521 --> 00:27:29,522 So, no way is Horatio guaranteeing Alan's safety 765 00:27:29,557 --> 00:27:30,689 with the Triads. 766 00:27:30,724 --> 00:27:31,657 Unless... 767 00:27:31,692 --> 00:27:34,693 Horatio said he just started taking ginkgo. 768 00:27:34,728 --> 00:27:36,662 What if the two empires are hammering out 769 00:27:36,697 --> 00:27:37,729 some kind of an alliance? 770 00:27:37,765 --> 00:27:39,865 An alliance that Alan unknowingly stumbled onto 771 00:27:39,900 --> 00:27:41,934 and put him right in the cross hairs of the Triad. 772 00:27:41,969 --> 00:27:44,937 But what could bring two warring gangs together to join forces? 773 00:27:44,972 --> 00:27:47,539 Well, get a search warrant for Lucky Dragon Herbologists 774 00:27:47,574 --> 00:27:49,006 and find out. 775 00:27:50,510 --> 00:27:51,276 Hey. 776 00:27:51,311 --> 00:27:52,510 Uh, Caleb. 777 00:27:52,546 --> 00:27:53,611 What are you doing here? 778 00:27:53,646 --> 00:27:54,579 I hate to bother you, 779 00:27:54,614 --> 00:27:55,947 but I could really use your help with a client. 780 00:27:55,982 --> 00:27:57,382 Can I borrow you for a quick minute? 781 00:27:57,417 --> 00:27:59,817 Yeah, sure. 782 00:28:02,189 --> 00:28:03,520 So, who is this client? 783 00:28:03,556 --> 00:28:06,123 I think you're familiar with him... 784 00:28:06,158 --> 00:28:07,357 Peter McCaffery. 785 00:28:07,393 --> 00:28:10,962 Uh, no, it... It doesn't sound familiar. 786 00:28:10,997 --> 00:28:11,963 No? 787 00:28:11,998 --> 00:28:13,397 Let me fill you in. 788 00:28:13,432 --> 00:28:15,633 So, there's this overzealous cop. 789 00:28:15,668 --> 00:28:18,469 You know the type. She never knows when to give up. 790 00:28:18,504 --> 00:28:19,403 And she has her tech guy 791 00:28:19,438 --> 00:28:21,871 look into Peter McCaffery's recent travel. 792 00:28:21,907 --> 00:28:22,939 Okay. 793 00:28:22,975 --> 00:28:26,009 Yeah, well, Mr. McCaffery's a very private person, 794 00:28:26,044 --> 00:28:29,480 so he set up some unexpected digital trip wires. 795 00:28:29,515 --> 00:28:32,149 That's bad news for the tech guy and his boss. 796 00:28:32,184 --> 00:28:33,049 And so this cop, 797 00:28:33,085 --> 00:28:35,752 she keeps marching toward this kill zone, 798 00:28:35,787 --> 00:28:37,721 and unless she makes an about-face, 799 00:28:37,756 --> 00:28:39,555 it is not going to end well. 800 00:28:41,259 --> 00:28:42,491 I don't get it. 801 00:28:42,526 --> 00:28:45,560 You served a full term in the Peace Corps. 802 00:28:45,596 --> 00:28:47,162 You worked for the EPA. 803 00:28:47,197 --> 00:28:49,865 You brought legal action against corrupt corporations. 804 00:28:49,900 --> 00:28:50,733 What's your point, Kate? 805 00:28:50,768 --> 00:28:51,800 What happened? 806 00:28:51,836 --> 00:28:54,239 You used to make a difference. Why did you sell out? 807 00:28:56,073 --> 00:28:57,305 Look. 808 00:28:57,341 --> 00:29:01,376 My client is forced to work for a man that he cannot fight. 809 00:29:01,411 --> 00:29:04,579 And take my word for it. Neither can you. 810 00:29:04,615 --> 00:29:07,415 Let's help each other out here. 811 00:29:07,451 --> 00:29:09,417 We can bring down LokSat. 812 00:29:09,453 --> 00:29:12,354 I'm giving you a second chance to make a difference. 813 00:29:14,270 --> 00:29:16,791 Captain, just do yourself a favor, hmm? 814 00:29:16,826 --> 00:29:19,093 Heed my warning. 815 00:29:19,129 --> 00:29:21,863 No, you heed mine. 816 00:29:21,898 --> 00:29:24,699 You have until 8:00 tomorrow night. 817 00:29:24,734 --> 00:29:25,566 Then what? 818 00:29:25,601 --> 00:29:27,468 I'll expose you. 819 00:29:27,503 --> 00:29:29,971 And then we'll both be looking over our shoulders, 820 00:29:30,006 --> 00:29:32,139 waiting for LokSat to tie up loose ends. 821 00:29:32,175 --> 00:29:34,708 Because once they find out that your cover is blown 822 00:29:34,743 --> 00:29:35,576 and I'm onto you, 823 00:29:35,611 --> 00:29:37,711 then you're gonna be as dead as I am. 824 00:29:37,746 --> 00:29:39,780 Seven minutes, Kate. 825 00:29:39,815 --> 00:29:40,847 Seven minutes. 826 00:29:40,883 --> 00:29:43,284 That's how long the brain continues to function 827 00:29:43,319 --> 00:29:44,385 after the body dies, 828 00:29:44,420 --> 00:29:47,087 and as all of those synapses slowly stop firing off, 829 00:29:47,122 --> 00:29:49,056 that's when they say that our lives 830 00:29:49,091 --> 00:29:50,290 flash before our eyes. 831 00:29:50,325 --> 00:29:52,726 Now, when your seven minutes come, 832 00:29:52,761 --> 00:29:55,962 I sincerely hope that you do not flash to this moment, 833 00:29:55,998 --> 00:29:59,299 when you had a chance to live and you chose not to. 834 00:30:04,272 --> 00:30:06,405 Hey. 835 00:30:06,441 --> 00:30:07,773 Hey. 836 00:30:07,808 --> 00:30:09,442 Do you want me to handle that? 837 00:30:09,477 --> 00:30:11,010 You're on edge this morning. 838 00:30:11,045 --> 00:30:12,778 On edge? Why would I be on edge? 839 00:30:12,813 --> 00:30:15,348 Because LokSat's henchman knows we're onto him 840 00:30:15,383 --> 00:30:17,583 and assassins could come through the door at any second. 841 00:30:17,619 --> 00:30:19,240 I mean, why aren't you on edge? 842 00:30:19,306 --> 00:30:21,754 Well, Caleb is a lot of things, but he's not suicidal, 843 00:30:21,789 --> 00:30:23,722 and working with us is his only recourse. 844 00:30:23,758 --> 00:30:25,412 He threatened your life. 845 00:30:25,478 --> 00:30:26,483 Because he was scared. 846 00:30:26,582 --> 00:30:28,149 Trust me, Castle. I turned him. 847 00:30:28,330 --> 00:30:29,963 I'm positive he's gonna come in today. 848 00:30:30,012 --> 00:30:31,315 Oh, yeah, I think he's coming in, too. 849 00:30:31,398 --> 00:30:32,931 Well, either him or LokSat's kill squads. 850 00:30:32,967 --> 00:30:33,766 - Hey. - Hey! 851 00:30:33,801 --> 00:30:34,933 Geez. 852 00:30:34,969 --> 00:30:37,536 So, Judge Kober just denied our search warrant request 853 00:30:37,571 --> 00:30:39,263 for The Lucky Dragon. 854 00:30:39,395 --> 00:30:40,863 A suspected Triad front. 855 00:30:40,929 --> 00:30:43,963 Does she know that we like them for two attempts on Alan's life? 856 00:30:44,079 --> 00:30:45,644 Says we still need probable cause. 857 00:30:45,679 --> 00:30:48,234 Okay, we got to go at this a different way. 858 00:30:48,531 --> 00:30:49,814 You know, if Horatio and the Triads 859 00:30:49,849 --> 00:30:52,390 are working together, this is something big. 860 00:30:52,588 --> 00:30:54,052 Guys. 861 00:30:54,087 --> 00:30:55,820 I know how to get in. 862 00:30:55,855 --> 00:30:57,254 Stick to the plan. 863 00:30:57,290 --> 00:30:59,757 Relax. I totally got this. 864 00:30:59,793 --> 00:31:03,094 Welcome to Lucky Dragon herbs and remedies. 865 00:31:03,129 --> 00:31:04,495 Can I help you? 866 00:31:04,530 --> 00:31:07,832 Surprise safety inspection. 867 00:31:09,393 --> 00:31:11,502 FYI, sir, he's holding out a badge 868 00:31:11,537 --> 00:31:13,571 that says Department of Safety and Health 869 00:31:13,606 --> 00:31:15,573 and he's got a serious look on his face. 870 00:31:15,608 --> 00:31:17,174 Very serious look. 871 00:31:17,210 --> 00:31:19,910 Okay. But why two inspectors? 872 00:31:21,678 --> 00:31:24,348 Uh, because he is my trainee... 873 00:31:24,383 --> 00:31:25,382 Trainee. 874 00:31:25,418 --> 00:31:28,418 And it helps to have a second set of eyes. 875 00:31:28,453 --> 00:31:30,120 Not that one set of eyes 876 00:31:30,155 --> 00:31:32,856 or no sets of eyes is a bad thing. 877 00:31:32,891 --> 00:31:34,858 Bring all the eyes you would like. 878 00:31:34,893 --> 00:31:36,793 I'm sure you'll find my medicines 879 00:31:36,829 --> 00:31:39,091 violate none of your Western laws. 880 00:31:39,420 --> 00:31:41,497 We'll be the judge of that. 881 00:31:45,903 --> 00:31:47,470 I ask we stay together 882 00:31:47,505 --> 00:31:50,673 so I may address your inspection concerns. 883 00:31:50,709 --> 00:31:53,251 Of course. 884 00:31:54,027 --> 00:31:57,113 I'll cause a distraction. You slip to the back room. 885 00:31:57,148 --> 00:31:59,682 Here are some of my most precious herbs. 886 00:31:59,718 --> 00:32:02,451 Impossible to grow in this country. 887 00:32:02,486 --> 00:32:04,646 Oh, you mean these herbs right here? 888 00:32:11,395 --> 00:32:12,828 Your assistant's very clumsy. 889 00:32:12,864 --> 00:32:14,063 Yes, he is. 890 00:32:14,098 --> 00:32:17,199 Which is why the sooner we get out of your way, the better. 891 00:32:17,235 --> 00:32:19,200 Take us to your back room now, please. 892 00:32:19,236 --> 00:32:21,002 But of course. 893 00:32:22,005 --> 00:32:24,506 Wait. I sense something. 894 00:32:25,721 --> 00:32:26,841 Something powerful. 895 00:32:26,877 --> 00:32:29,578 An unnatural presence in the order of things. 896 00:32:29,613 --> 00:32:30,845 What kind of presence? 897 00:32:30,881 --> 00:32:32,080 What kind, indeed? 898 00:32:32,115 --> 00:32:33,649 When is a man not a man? 899 00:32:33,684 --> 00:32:36,084 When his life-force cannot be extinguished, 900 00:32:36,119 --> 00:32:38,419 when he cannot die. 901 00:32:38,454 --> 00:32:40,521 Then he is a god. 902 00:32:40,556 --> 00:32:42,190 I think he senses your powers. 903 00:32:42,225 --> 00:32:43,158 Yeah? You do? 904 00:32:43,193 --> 00:32:44,759 Either that or he's buying time while his guys 905 00:32:44,795 --> 00:32:47,228 get the contraband out the back door. 906 00:32:48,799 --> 00:32:49,831 You guys drop the cases. 907 00:32:49,866 --> 00:32:52,500 NYPD. On your knees, fellas. 908 00:33:03,946 --> 00:33:04,878 What the hell is this? 909 00:33:04,914 --> 00:33:05,879 Heroin. 910 00:33:05,915 --> 00:33:08,182 Since when does heroin look like that? 911 00:33:08,217 --> 00:33:09,917 Since it's synthetic heroin, 912 00:33:09,952 --> 00:33:12,752 an opioid manufactured to replicate a heroin high. 913 00:33:12,788 --> 00:33:15,122 In fact, this stuff actually improves on it 914 00:33:15,157 --> 00:33:17,691 because, according to the analysis I ran, 915 00:33:17,726 --> 00:33:18,926 it's laced with TTX. 916 00:33:18,961 --> 00:33:21,061 The same poison that almost killed me? 917 00:33:21,096 --> 00:33:23,263 What, heroin isn't dangerous enough? 918 00:33:23,299 --> 00:33:26,098 Because that poison works by blocking synapses. 919 00:33:26,134 --> 00:33:28,802 In small doses, it's a powerful analgesic 920 00:33:28,837 --> 00:33:31,971 specifically used for the pain of heroin withdrawal. 921 00:33:32,006 --> 00:33:33,440 So it makes the drug more addictive 922 00:33:33,475 --> 00:33:34,974 by reducing the painful side effects. 923 00:33:35,009 --> 00:33:36,209 So more addictive heroin 924 00:33:36,244 --> 00:33:38,611 that doesn't have to be smuggled into the country because... 925 00:33:38,647 --> 00:33:41,214 Because it can be made right here in the good old U.S. of A. 926 00:33:41,249 --> 00:33:42,715 That explains why the Triads and Horatio 927 00:33:42,750 --> 00:33:44,483 are willing to put their difference aside, 928 00:33:44,518 --> 00:33:47,086 because synthetic heroin could be worth billions. 929 00:33:47,121 --> 00:33:48,921 What does this have to do with me? 930 00:33:48,957 --> 00:33:50,056 Why would anybody want me dead? 931 00:33:50,091 --> 00:33:52,892 Well, clearly this stuff is made in a lab somewhere, 932 00:33:52,927 --> 00:33:55,328 and your job is to inspect laboratories, so... 933 00:33:55,363 --> 00:33:57,996 You know, this shade of yellow looks very familiar. 934 00:33:58,031 --> 00:33:59,998 What is it that gives it this color? 935 00:34:00,033 --> 00:34:03,068 An inorganic catalyst commonly referred to as L.A.H. 936 00:34:03,103 --> 00:34:05,303 Lithium aluminum hydride? 937 00:34:05,339 --> 00:34:07,806 That is the same chemical that spilled 938 00:34:07,842 --> 00:34:09,908 when I was inspecting Zantium Labs. 939 00:34:10,553 --> 00:34:12,010 This is why they wanted you dead. 940 00:34:12,045 --> 00:34:14,246 When the synthetic heroin hits the streets, 941 00:34:14,281 --> 00:34:16,681 it'll come out that it was made with L.A.H. 942 00:34:16,716 --> 00:34:18,449 And since you knew the lab had purchased 943 00:34:18,485 --> 00:34:19,617 large amounts of L.A.H... 944 00:34:19,652 --> 00:34:20,818 They couldn't take the risk 945 00:34:20,854 --> 00:34:22,120 that I might see something on the news, 946 00:34:22,155 --> 00:34:23,621 put the pieces together, 947 00:34:23,656 --> 00:34:25,590 - and report it to the authorities. - Which means... 948 00:34:25,625 --> 00:34:26,686 Someone at Zantium Labs is trying to kill me! 949 00:34:26,768 --> 00:34:28,747 Someone at Zantium Labs is trying to kill you! 950 00:34:28,828 --> 00:34:30,094 Oh, my God. Is that what we sound like? 951 00:34:30,129 --> 00:34:31,028 Certainly hope not. 952 00:34:31,063 --> 00:34:33,163 I mean, it was cute but just overly cute. 953 00:34:33,199 --> 00:34:33,964 Alan. 954 00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:35,032 Huh? 955 00:34:35,067 --> 00:34:37,034 Do you know who ordered the L.A.H. for Zantium? 956 00:34:37,069 --> 00:34:38,770 I do. Mike Lin, the lead chemist. 957 00:34:38,805 --> 00:34:41,005 I remember seeing his name on the purchase order. 958 00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:42,840 He's probably the guy who's trying to kill me. 959 00:34:42,876 --> 00:34:43,875 He could be very dangerous. 960 00:34:43,910 --> 00:34:46,543 We need to get down there and figure something out 961 00:34:46,578 --> 00:34:47,978 before he hurts someone else. 962 00:34:48,014 --> 00:34:49,947 No. We have to be very smart about this. 963 00:34:49,982 --> 00:34:51,882 There is no way that Mike, a chemist, 964 00:34:51,918 --> 00:34:53,150 would be working alone here, 965 00:34:53,185 --> 00:34:56,553 so we have to get a court order to impound the entire laboratory 966 00:34:56,588 --> 00:34:59,523 and make sure that nobody destroys any of the evidence. 967 00:34:59,558 --> 00:35:00,891 Well, how long will that take? 968 00:35:00,927 --> 00:35:02,559 Don't worry. We'll get this guy. 969 00:35:05,764 --> 00:35:06,963 Oh, Castle. There you are. 970 00:35:06,998 --> 00:35:07,964 We got the warrant. Let's go. 971 00:35:07,999 --> 00:35:09,553 Yeah. Where's Alan? 972 00:35:09,751 --> 00:35:10,933 I thought he was with you guys. 973 00:35:12,703 --> 00:35:14,002 Oh, no. 974 00:35:23,273 --> 00:35:24,212 Gwen! 975 00:35:25,153 --> 00:35:26,514 Alan. What are you doing here? 976 00:35:26,550 --> 00:35:29,017 Come with me if you want to live. 977 00:35:35,625 --> 00:35:36,724 Alan, what is going on? 978 00:35:36,760 --> 00:35:39,928 Mike Lin is secretly making synthetic heroin in the lab. 979 00:35:39,964 --> 00:35:42,063 He's the one who's trying to kill me. 980 00:35:42,098 --> 00:35:44,098 Oh, my God. Alan, are you sure? 981 00:35:44,133 --> 00:35:45,600 Yeah. But don't worry. 982 00:35:45,635 --> 00:35:46,935 The cops are on the way, 983 00:35:46,970 --> 00:35:49,170 and until then, I'll protect you. 984 00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:52,106 This'll work. 985 00:35:52,141 --> 00:35:55,877 Yeah, if that old blind guy could use it, so could I. 986 00:35:56,770 --> 00:35:59,613 Or... Or that's actually better. 987 00:35:59,648 --> 00:36:02,049 Wait. Why do you have a gun? 988 00:36:02,085 --> 00:36:03,884 - I'm gonna kill Mike. - No. 989 00:36:03,919 --> 00:36:05,453 No, no, no. The cops will arrest him. 990 00:36:05,488 --> 00:36:06,954 That's what I'm afraid of. 991 00:36:06,990 --> 00:36:07,989 Mike is the only person here 992 00:36:08,024 --> 00:36:09,690 who knows that I'm running this drug operation. 993 00:36:09,725 --> 00:36:11,225 What? 994 00:36:11,260 --> 00:36:14,887 Wait, you're the one who poisoned me? 995 00:36:14,936 --> 00:36:16,630 And electrocuted you, yeah. 996 00:36:16,665 --> 00:36:18,031 I was trying to be discreet. 997 00:36:18,066 --> 00:36:19,432 I mean, my boyfriend Horatio 998 00:36:19,468 --> 00:36:21,869 said I should just shoot you in the head, but... 999 00:36:21,904 --> 00:36:23,069 Hold on! Stop everything! 1000 00:36:23,105 --> 00:36:24,137 Wha... 1001 00:36:24,172 --> 00:36:26,172 Horatio is your boyfriend? 1002 00:36:27,610 --> 00:36:30,410 So I guess a second date is out of the question? 1003 00:36:30,445 --> 00:36:32,047 Aww, Alan. 1004 00:36:32,344 --> 00:36:34,881 You seriously thought a guy like you had a shot with me? 1005 00:36:34,916 --> 00:36:35,681 Ow. 1006 00:36:36,186 --> 00:36:38,751 I thought dying twice was painful. 1007 00:36:38,786 --> 00:36:41,054 Well, maybe it won't be so bad the third time. 1008 00:36:44,065 --> 00:36:46,692 - Police! - Nobody move! NYPD! 1009 00:36:46,799 --> 00:36:47,865 Right now! Put up your hands! 1010 00:36:47,900 --> 00:36:49,799 Get 'em up! Get your hands where we can see 'em! 1011 00:36:50,188 --> 00:36:52,101 Hands. Hands. 1012 00:36:55,874 --> 00:36:57,274 Any sign of Alan? 1013 00:36:57,309 --> 00:36:58,408 No, not yet. 1014 00:36:58,443 --> 00:36:59,643 I'm sure he came here. 1015 00:36:59,678 --> 00:37:01,720 See if you can find Gwen's office. 1016 00:37:13,391 --> 00:37:14,490 Alan! 1017 00:37:21,032 --> 00:37:22,825 Oh, no. 1018 00:37:27,838 --> 00:37:29,838 This is my fault. 1019 00:37:31,542 --> 00:37:34,478 I forced the superhero mantle onto him. 1020 00:37:34,692 --> 00:37:37,179 I filled his head with crazy ideas of being invulnerable, 1021 00:37:37,215 --> 00:37:39,514 and then, like some superhero Icarus, 1022 00:37:39,549 --> 00:37:41,316 he flew too close to the sun. 1023 00:37:41,351 --> 00:37:44,352 Alan, I'm sorry. I am so sorry. 1024 00:37:44,387 --> 00:37:45,721 I let you down! 1025 00:37:45,756 --> 00:37:46,888 Thank you. 1026 00:37:46,924 --> 00:37:48,023 Don't mention it. 1027 00:37:48,058 --> 00:37:49,657 Alan! You're alive? 1028 00:37:49,693 --> 00:37:50,792 Shh! Not so loud. 1029 00:37:50,828 --> 00:37:52,360 I've got a splitting headache. 1030 00:37:52,395 --> 00:37:54,729 I'll, uh, call an ambulance? 1031 00:37:54,764 --> 00:37:56,464 Relax. I'm fine. 1032 00:37:56,499 --> 00:37:58,833 I just need a couple of Advil. 1033 00:37:58,868 --> 00:38:00,167 What? What is it, Castle? 1034 00:38:00,203 --> 00:38:02,036 You... 1035 00:38:02,071 --> 00:38:04,038 Did I get shot in the head? 1036 00:38:04,073 --> 00:38:05,840 Right in the middle! I mean, how did you even... 1037 00:38:05,875 --> 00:38:07,575 Wait, that means you've seen your killer. 1038 00:38:07,611 --> 00:38:08,209 Who... Who was it? 1039 00:38:08,245 --> 00:38:10,511 You're never gonna guess. 1040 00:38:10,547 --> 00:38:11,578 Yo. I took her down 1041 00:38:11,614 --> 00:38:14,581 just before she put a bullet in Mike the chemist. 1042 00:38:14,617 --> 00:38:17,184 Why the hell won't you die? 1043 00:38:19,388 --> 00:38:20,965 I never thought she was right for you. 1044 00:38:22,859 --> 00:38:25,359 Coolest thing ever. 1045 00:38:26,495 --> 00:38:29,563 As you can see, the slug pierced but didn't penetrate 1046 00:38:29,598 --> 00:38:31,732 the vertical plate of Alan's skull. 1047 00:38:31,767 --> 00:38:32,766 - Really? - Mm-hmm. 1048 00:38:32,801 --> 00:38:35,602 I realize it was only a .22-caliber revolver, 1049 00:38:35,638 --> 00:38:37,937 but it was fired at point-blank range. 1050 00:38:37,973 --> 00:38:40,874 Hey, you sound a little upset that I'm still alive. 1051 00:38:40,909 --> 00:38:43,410 No. It's just... Oh, come on. 1052 00:38:43,445 --> 00:38:45,845 I don't suppose you have an explanation this time. 1053 00:38:45,881 --> 00:38:49,582 Well, considering he's already died three times in 48 hours, 1054 00:38:49,617 --> 00:38:51,084 does it even matter? 1055 00:38:51,119 --> 00:38:52,518 Welcome to the club. 1056 00:38:52,553 --> 00:38:55,188 Alan, it's my professional medical opinion 1057 00:38:55,223 --> 00:38:58,124 that you're the luckiest man who's ever lived 1058 00:38:58,160 --> 00:39:00,593 and kept living even after he died. 1059 00:39:00,628 --> 00:39:01,460 Thanks, Doc. 1060 00:39:01,496 --> 00:39:02,861 How you feeling? 1061 00:39:02,897 --> 00:39:04,797 You know, I'm grateful. 1062 00:39:04,832 --> 00:39:07,199 Especially for the new friend I made. 1063 00:39:08,107 --> 00:39:10,770 I sure hope we could stay in touch. 1064 00:39:10,805 --> 00:39:12,571 Are you kidding? You and me? 1065 00:39:12,607 --> 00:39:14,774 This is the start of a beautiful... 1066 00:39:14,809 --> 00:39:16,642 I don't think he's talking to you. 1067 00:39:16,678 --> 00:39:18,610 Hey, maybe you have a few 1068 00:39:18,645 --> 00:39:20,478 secret powers we haven't seen yet. 1069 00:39:20,514 --> 00:39:22,114 Which is what I've been saying all along. 1070 00:39:22,149 --> 00:39:24,582 But perhaps discovery of those abilities 1071 00:39:24,618 --> 00:39:26,584 is best left to a medical expert. 1072 00:39:26,620 --> 00:39:28,120 Buh-bye, Castle. 1073 00:39:28,155 --> 00:39:29,454 - Get to stepping. - Thank you. 1074 00:39:32,693 --> 00:39:34,659 Okay, yeah, thanks. 1075 00:39:34,695 --> 00:39:35,893 That was Vikram. 1076 00:39:35,929 --> 00:39:38,996 The DEA just arrested Horatio and a few members of the Triad. 1077 00:39:39,032 --> 00:39:39,831 So, what's wrong? 1078 00:39:39,866 --> 00:39:42,233 Caleb's deadline has come and gone 1079 00:39:42,268 --> 00:39:44,402 and Vikram's said that he's disappeared. 1080 00:39:44,438 --> 00:39:45,303 He gone off-grid. 1081 00:39:45,339 --> 00:39:46,471 He's running. 1082 00:39:46,506 --> 00:39:48,740 Too scared to face LokSat, too scared to work with us. 1083 00:39:48,775 --> 00:39:50,774 Which means we just lost our only lead. 1084 00:39:50,810 --> 00:39:52,509 So, what do we do? 1085 00:39:52,545 --> 00:39:55,679 I don't know. Maybe you're right. 1086 00:39:55,715 --> 00:39:58,349 Maybe it is time for a change. 1087 00:39:58,384 --> 00:40:01,518 I hear Paris is nice this time of year. 1088 00:40:01,554 --> 00:40:05,289 So long as I'm with you, I'll go anywhere. 1089 00:40:09,362 --> 00:40:11,094 Oh, don't... Don't shoot me. 1090 00:40:11,129 --> 00:40:12,796 I might spill my Scotch. 1091 00:40:12,832 --> 00:40:14,765 I think you mean my Scotch. 1092 00:40:14,800 --> 00:40:17,835 And my most expensive Scotch. 1093 00:40:17,870 --> 00:40:19,519 It's worth it. 1094 00:40:20,541 --> 00:40:22,223 You had a change of heart, Caleb? 1095 00:40:22,388 --> 00:40:24,274 You know, every morning we wake up 1096 00:40:24,309 --> 00:40:26,642 and we choose who we want to be. 1097 00:40:26,678 --> 00:40:30,981 I wake up and I ask myself, "Why are you choosing this?" 1098 00:40:31,016 --> 00:40:34,817 Because you're right, Kate. I was a good guy once. 1099 00:40:34,853 --> 00:40:36,619 And you still can be. 1100 00:40:37,923 --> 00:40:39,489 Who is LokSat? 1101 00:40:39,927 --> 00:40:42,458 - I don't know. - Oh, come on. You work for him. 1102 00:40:42,494 --> 00:40:43,393 Yes. 1103 00:40:43,428 --> 00:40:45,628 But I started out working for his partner. 1104 00:40:45,663 --> 00:40:47,663 - Senator William Bracken? - Mm-hmm. 1105 00:40:47,699 --> 00:40:50,366 So, what, LokSat inherited you? 1106 00:40:50,402 --> 00:40:51,667 It was more like drafted. 1107 00:40:51,703 --> 00:40:53,068 After Bracken's murder, 1108 00:40:53,104 --> 00:40:55,705 I received this on my doorstep with a note. 1109 00:40:55,740 --> 00:40:58,240 And I quote, "Mr. Brown, you now work for me. 1110 00:40:58,276 --> 00:41:01,643 This cellphone is enabled with GPS and will only function 1111 00:41:01,678 --> 00:41:03,812 at the northernmost end of Astor Park. 1112 00:41:03,847 --> 00:41:07,249 Be there every third Monday of the month at 8:00 a.m. 1113 00:41:07,285 --> 00:41:08,683 to receive your orders. 1114 00:41:08,719 --> 00:41:10,485 Kate, it's yours. 1115 00:41:10,521 --> 00:41:12,554 And hopefully you can trace LokSat's next call. 1116 00:41:12,589 --> 00:41:14,355 Mnh-mnh. They're gonna know I'm not you. 1117 00:41:14,391 --> 00:41:16,658 We don't have a conversation. The phone rings, I answer. 1118 00:41:16,693 --> 00:41:19,093 An electronically modified voice gives me instructions. 1119 00:41:19,129 --> 00:41:21,563 It lasts no more than 60 seconds, 1120 00:41:21,598 --> 00:41:23,665 so have your best people ready. 1121 00:41:31,741 --> 00:41:32,606 Where are you going? 1122 00:41:32,642 --> 00:41:33,874 Um... 1123 00:41:33,910 --> 00:41:37,178 I'm gonna go to the same places that I always go... work, home. 1124 00:41:37,213 --> 00:41:39,414 I'm gonna act as if nothing has changed. 1125 00:41:39,449 --> 00:41:41,715 Yeah, but it has. And we can protect you. 1126 00:41:41,751 --> 00:41:43,684 All I want from you is your promise 1127 00:41:43,719 --> 00:41:45,753 that you will see this thing through. 1128 00:41:45,788 --> 00:41:48,522 And remember who I chose to be today 1129 00:41:48,558 --> 00:41:50,357 because nobody else will. 1130 00:41:50,392 --> 00:41:52,926 That's a damn fine Scotch, Rick. 1131 00:41:57,899 --> 00:42:01,435 This is it. It's our one shot at LokSat. 1132 00:42:01,470 --> 00:42:02,535 Yeah. 1133 00:42:02,571 --> 00:42:05,905 And when the time comes, we're gonna make it count. 1134 00:42:10,117 --> 00:42:13,976 sync and corrected by ninh www.addic7ed.com 1135 00:42:14,305 --> 00:42:20,383 Please rate this subtitle at www.osdb.link/7jass Help other users to choose the best subtitles