Castle (TV Series)

And Justice for All (2016)

Stana Katic: Kate Beckett

Quotes 

• Richard Castle : Stop it. Stop it! Stop!

  Kate Beckett : Uh... who are you yelling at?

  Richard Castle : No one. I just... still have writer's block. That's all.

  Kate Beckett : So, you're taking it out on your laptop?

  Richard Castle : No, not the laptop. The... The cursor. I mean, just look at it there taunting me. Just blinking on-off, on-off, like it's so easy writing a best-selling novel. 'Cause I'd like to see you try it, Mr. Cursor! I'd like to see you try it! So why don't we...

  Kate Beckett : [closing the laptop]  Why don't we just say goodbye to Mr. Cursor?

• Kate Beckett : So, Alonzo alibied out. Looks like we were wrong about Judge Caldwell's involvement.

  Richard Castle : No. We're missing something. Eddie confronted the judge and the next day he was killed.

  Kate Beckett : Well, we know it wasn't the judge. He was under 24-hour surveillance. And besides, he thought that Alonzo was gonna take care of it.

  Richard Castle : Eddie confronts the judge. Twelve hours later, Alonzo's on a plane with an approved visa. How did the judge even know about Alonzo? Who told him?

  Kate Beckett : No, you're right. We didn't even know about Alonzo. How did the judge find out so quickly?

  Richard Castle : There has to be someone else involved in this conspiracy. Someone close to Eddie.

  Kate Beckett : The only people that are close to him are in the ESL class. So, who would kill him?

  Richard Castle : I think I know. And you know what this means, Beckett? After all these years, I finally get to say... "J'accuse".

• Kate Beckett : Someone sent the victim a text yesterday.

  [reading] 

  Kate Beckett : "Where go my money, Eddie? Yous owe huge. Paybacks time. I got ways for to get you dead..." It was sent by a blocked number. I'll see if Vikram can trace it.

  Richard Castle : "I got ways for to get you dead"? That's a particular syntax. Unique grammatical structure. Perhaps denoting a cultural significance.

  Kate Beckett : Or maybe bad auto-correct.

  Richard Castle : No, Beckett. This was no error. This was a *specific* choice. It was a methodical decision. Dialectology 101. And I, being an expert in the English language, would be happy to help you solve this linguistic mystery.

  Kate Beckett : Castle, you're not gonna work the case. So, why don't you just, uh, go back home, and I will see you tonight.

  [she moves in to kiss him, but he puts his fingers on her lips to stop her] 

  Richard Castle : Oh. While I do love kissing you, Beckett, it's just a little creepy when you do it in front of a dead body. It's... inappropriate.

• [Castle is playing on his drum kit when his phone rings] 

  Richard Castle : [answering phone]  Hey.

  Kate Beckett : Hey, what are you doing?

  Richard Castle : Nothing. Just reading a book.

  Kate Beckett : Uh, do you really think you can figure out who sent that text based on linguistics?

  Richard Castle : Yeah, I can do that. All I have to do is hear them speak and I can match the syntax. Why?

  Kate Beckett : Well, you might be able to work this case after all. At least... in an undercover capacity.

  [in his excitement, he accidentally bumps into his crash cymbals] 

  Richard Castle : Really? How?

• Kate Beckett : What is this, fan mail?

  Richard Castle : Oh, not exactly. Remember I went on "Good Morning America" a while back and offered a reward for proof of anyone who knew what happened to me during those eight weeks I disappeared?

  Kate Beckett : But Castle, those letters are over a year old, and we've already proven that all the theories were ridiculous. Why are you re-reading them?

  Richard Castle : Looking to spark my imagination. I do but, honestly, these letters are not very inventive. They all either claim I was a victim of a government conspiracy, or abducted by aliens and probed. This guy even drew a diagram of me being violated by E.T.

  Kate Beckett : [looking at drawing]  Oh. Hmm.

  Richard Castle : I need inspiration, Beckett. And although Lester's knowledge of alien anatomy is commendable, it- it's just not enough.

• Kate Beckett : You know that I would love to take you, but...

  Richard Castle : We have to maintain the ruse of our separation until you capture LokSat. I know, I know, I just- What am I supposed to write about without my muse, Beckett? I need you. I- I'm Sherlock without Watson.

  Kate Beckett : No, you probably mean Watson without your Sherlock, because after all, my darling, you're the writer.

• Kate Beckett : [answers phone]  Hey.

  Richard Castle : I've figured out who sent the text. Guy's name is Alistair Durcoyne.

  Kate Beckett : Are you sure it's him?

  Richard Castle : Yeah. The grammatical structure in the text "I got ways for to make you dead" is a direct match to his homework assignment where he wrote,

  [reading] 

  Richard Castle : "I went for to get some beer."

  Kate Beckett : Good job, Castle. I'll have Ryan and Espo take it from here.

  Richard Castle : Are you gonna tell them about my involvement?

  Kate Beckett : I have to. I mean, I'll say you found out about the ESL class on your own, and that I had no idea that you were going undercover.

  Richard Castle : You think they'll buy it?

  Kate Beckett : Oh, I don't know. I mean, when have you ever gone against my wishes and interfered with an investigation?

  Richard Castle : No need for sarcasm. All you had to say was "yes."

• Kate Beckett : Uh, what's going on?

  Richard Castle : Hey. Where's your passport? We've got to go to Korea.

  Kate Beckett : Why?

  Richard Castle : Because I finally figured it out. My missing time? I- It- It- Now it all makes sense. It mostly makes sense.

  Kate Beckett : Wait a minute. Is this about what happened in your classroom?

  Richard Castle : [sighs]  I ate a dish today. It- It triggered a memory. I was in Korea, surrounded by locals, and I could see that temple.

  [shows a picture] 

  Kate Beckett : Tongdosa Temple.

  Richard Castle : It's in the South Gyeongsang province.

  Kate Beckett : Okay, well, we know that you were in Thailand, so Korea's not a stretch.

  Richard Castle : Yeah, I must have gone there right after.

  Kate Beckett : But why?

  Richard Castle : I have no idea. I- I ordered more food in hopes of jogging another memory. It didn't work. But that's okay. When we get to Korea, all the food is...

  Kate Beckett : No, no, no, Castle, I'm not going to Korea.

  Richard Castle : Yeah, you're right. I should go first. That way...

  Kate Beckett : And neither are you. We don't have enough information yet. It's too dangerous. You almost got killed in Thailand.

  Richard Castle : Yeah... Yes, you're right. I'll just try to keep triggering more memories loose. Are you in the mood for some kimchi? 'Cause I bought, like, $400-worth and... that stuff goes right through me.

• Kate Beckett : It's too bad your plane got rerouted, Alonzo. On the bright side, I spoke to the airline and you're still gonna get the miles.

• Kate Beckett : Is that a snake hook?

  Javier Esposito : Yep. Looks like our victim was bludgeoned to death with it.

  Kate Beckett : Okay. Who's the victim?

  Javier Esposito : Uh, we're not a hundred percent sure yet.

  Kevin Ryan : The zoo supervisor *thinks* that it's Eddie Ramirez, the nighttime animal caretaker. If it is, then he's an El Salvador native who's lived in the States for the past few years...

  Kate Beckett : Yeah, um, I'm sorry. I, uh, can we go back? Why are you having trouble ID'ing the victim?

  Javier Esposito : We can't positively ID the victim yet, because... the killer tossed his body into...

  M.E. Perlmutter : A pit filled with deadly snakes.

  Kate Beckett : Okay. Well that's a... first.

• Kate Beckett : Hey.

  M.E. Perlmutter : Well, hello, Captain. I'm- I'm glad you're around. I've been meaning to say how proud I am of you.

  Kate Beckett : Oh.

  [chuckles] 

  Kate Beckett : For what?

  M.E. Perlmutter : For breaking up with Mr. Castle, of course. Now you're free to meet a man who can *really* appreciate you.

  Kate Beckett : Um...

  M.E. Perlmutter : Like my brother, Edgar.

  Kate Beckett : Your, uh, brother?

  M.E. Perlmutter : My identical twin.

  Kate Beckett : Oh. There's two of you?

  M.E. Perlmutter : I'd be happy to introduce you...

  Kate Beckett : Yeah, no. Uh, no. But, uh, thank you, Perlmutter. It's just that I'm- I'm not quite ready to date right now.

• M.E. Perlmutter : Mr. Castle, what the hell are you doing here?

  Richard Castle : It's nice to see you, too, Perlmutter.

  M.E. Perlmutter : Can't you see the lady doesn't love you anymore? Be a man. Walk away. See, it's because of nitwit, pretty boys like you that good men like my brother, Edgar, struggle to find...

  Kate Beckett : Uh, Perlmutter, can- would you mind giving us the room just for a moment?

  M.E. Perlmutter : There's a scalpel and a rib spreader if you need them.

  [leaves] 

  Richard Castle : Wow! Perlmutter really doesn't like me.

  Kate Beckett : [sighs]  Neither do I right now.

  Richard Castle : I know, I know. I just wanted to see the snakes.

  Kate Beckett : Help yourself, Castle. They're all at the zoo.

  Richard Castle : Really? They're not here? I thought they would be evidence or something.

• Javier Esposito : So, so far there's no physical evidence linking Marco to Eddie's murder. Do you have any insight from your federal contacts?

  Kate Beckett : Only that Agent Napier specializes in fraud and financial crimes.

  Javier Esposito : Well, since when does financial crimes trump homicide?

  Kate Beckett : Never, as far as I'm concerned.

• Richard Castle : I- I don't get it. The financial upside to extorting immigrants cannot be that high. Why would a judge, who makes six figures a year, get involved?

  Vikram Singh : My assumption is Marco kept the extortion money for himself.

  Kate Beckett : What would the judge get out of it?

  Vikram Singh : Huge kickbacks from a private prison in Texas. According to Judge Caldwell's financials, he's got a sweetheart deal with a company that runs a detention center in El Paso. He literally gets paid for every bed he fills.

  Hayley Shipton : So, Marco shakes down the immigrants for money. Sooner or later, they run out of cash, and then Caldwell ships them to Texas.

  Kate Beckett : And gets paid.

  Richard Castle : I hate this guy.

• Javier Esposito : This text was sent yesterday during class. Any idea who might've written that?

  John Emerson : [reading]  "Where go my money, Eddie? Yous owe huge. Paybacks time." I don't know. It's- It's hard to say. All my students are still learning English.

  Kevin Ryan : Well, then we're gonna need to talk to all your students one by one.

  John Emerson : That's gonna be harder than you think, Detective. Most of my students come from countries where the cops are corrupt, so, they're not gonna want to talk to you.

  Kevin Ryan : Look, Teach, we don't tell you how to conjugate a verb. Don't tell us how to interview a suspect.

  Javier Esposito : Yeah, we're gonna get them to talk.

  [cut to Ryan and Esposito in Beckett's office at the precinct] 

  Kate Beckett : And you couldn't get *any* of them to talk?

• FBI Agent Napier : That's great work, Captain. Do you know how long the FBI's been on this case? Two years! Before Crockett and Tubbs here T-boned my stakeout.

  Kate Beckett : Detectives Ryan and Esposito are investigating a homicide, Agent Napier. And no FBI alert came across my desk about your precious little stakeout. So, why don't you drop the attitude.

• FBI Agent Napier : Captain Beckett. Do you have any idea what you've done?

  Kate Beckett : I have a feeling you're about to tell me.

  [cut to them entering her office] 

  FBI Agent Napier : We lose eyes on Judge Caldwell for all of ten minutes and the next thing you know he's canceled court, and he's holed up with his lawyer.

  Kate Beckett : I'm sorry. Who is this judge exactly?

  FBI Agent Napier : Knock it off, Captain. We know you were on to Caldwell this morning. We pulled surveillance video from the courthouse. Your husband and his band of immigrant misfits are all over the footage.

  Kate Beckett : Okay, then I will make sure my guys question them.

  FBI Agent Napier : Well, you'd better move fast, 'cause I plan on having each and every one of them deported for this.

  Kate Beckett : No, you want to go after someone, you go after me. But leave those people alone.

  FBI Agent Napier : They interfered with a federal investigation.

  Kate Beckett : Their friend was murdered. They wanted justice. Which includes the ability to live and work in this country without being victimized by a goverment-appointed judge or a power-hungry FBI agent. Eddie's killer was solicited by Judge Caldwell. Which means he's complicit in the murder. So you help me identify his killer, and we will put the good judge away in federal prison for the rest of his life.

• [last lines] 

  [Castle has another flash-back memory while in bed] 

  Kate Beckett : Mmm. What is it?

  Richard Castle : I wasn't in Korea. I was in Koreatown in Los Angeles... Beckett, I've got to go to L.A.