Castle

Previously on "Castle"...

That's Sara El-Masri. She was abducted.

I will pay anything.

She's my only child.

They took Alexis, too.

She was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.

If there is a lead, we are gonna find it.

Go! Go!

The farmhouse was empty.

We searched top to bottom. They're gone.

Roger Henson... he was tortured at length

by someone who knew what they were doing.

Henson was working for the kidnappers.

Why would they torture him?

You're going to get out of here.

Daddy!

Alexis. Where are you?

They're coming. They found out we're gone.

Get out of there now.

Can you tell where the call is coming from?

The call originated from a cell tower

in Paris, France.

Help!

No! No!

Get off me!

They're in another country. How is that possible?

We don't know, but clearly

the kidnappers were working for outside interests.

The voices on the call have been identified as Egyptian.

This isn't a kidnapping for ransom,

is it?

Why are they in Paris?

I don't know.

They took your daughter there,

and my daughter along with her. There must be a reason.

I don't know!

They are covering their tracks. Why?

Please.

They have our daughter, too.

Show them the sketch.

A neighbor spotted this man

coming out of the farmhouse driveway

after the girls were taken.

Do either of you recognize him?

No, he's not familiar.

So what's our next step?

The Skype call was made

over a cellular data network,

so we have isolated the signal

to a 30-square-kilometer area.

30-square kilometers is the whole city.

I know.

Will give us a clue as to where they're being held.

In the meantime, we're reaching out to the embassy to estab...

reaching out? What does that mean?

There are certain protocols we have to follow

before we can move forward, permissions we have to get.

And how long will that take?

A day or two at the most.

A day or...

Our daughters are out there right now.

They need our help right now.

If you want to help your daughter,

you're gonna have to be patient.

Hey.

She sounded so scared.

I could hear it in her voice,

just like when she was a little girl.

And there was nothing I could do.

She wasn't hurt, Castle.

That's what matters.

That's what we hold on to.

I just want her home.

We're not giving up yet.

Hey.

They just called El-Masri with terms.

It's too soon. We can't be in position in time.

I don't care. I'm getting her back.

What did they say? It was a ransom demand.

$15 million euro... from anti-Mubarak dissidents.

They set an exchange three hours from now.

Where?

In Paris down by The Seine.

Mr. El-Masri, you have to let me contact

the local authorities. No!

They were clear.

They see police, my daughter dies.

We'll pay to get her back.

Did they...

Did they say anything about Alexis?

And they've agreed to release both our daughters.

If there is anything I owe you...

You owe me nothing.

If the police aren't involved, then who's making the drop?

My wife has a sister living in Paris.

Her husband will do the exchange.

Now if you'll excuse us, we have many calls to make.

Thank you.

Just pray these men are honorable.

There are security cameras

covering that portion of The Seine.

At the very least, maybe we can get a tap in,

see who these guys are.

Sir, we're live.

Any activity?

It looks deserted so far.

There.

Can you get any closer?

That's him. That's Ahmed.

This doesn't even seem real.

It's like some kind of show.

Ahmed!

Get the Paris police on the phone. Now.

No, no, no, no! Wait. Wait.

No. No!

Where... where are they? Where are the girls?

He has her. She's safe.

Where's Alexis?

Agent Harris just spoke with Sara.

She and Alexis were separated after the escape attempt.

And that was the last time that she saw her.

They got what they wanted. She's of no value anymore.

You don't know that.

Yes, I do.

Where you going?

To tell my mother. She doesn't know yet.

I'll go with.

No.

I need to do this alone.

Castle may be right.

Sara was the objective.

Alexis is just a liability now.

Then why didn't they bring her to the exchange?

The same reason they took her... a bargaining chip,

insurance in case something went wrong.

Insurance they don't need anymore.

We'll keep moving forward.

But we have to manage expectations now.

Agent Harris, I'm not gonna manage expectations.

I'll be solving a murder.

The girls' kidnapper Roger Henson

was tortured and killed,

most likely be the people that hired him.

We find those people, we will find Alexis.

Castle, it's me again.

Can you just call me when you get this?

He still not answering?

No.

Thanks.

You're welcome. Any luck on the dead guy?

Henson's been... Completely off the grid.

I can't even find a known address.

All right, here's what I don't get...

how does a mid-level narcotics smuggler

get hooked up with a bunch of Middle-Eastern radicals?

Espo, I can't find a connection

if I don't even know where to start.

How are you guys doing on the planes?

Ryan and I have been through every flight plan

of every private jet that's departed from here to Albany,

and only a couple of 'em filed flight plans for France.

So far,

they all seem legit.

So Ryan and I are gonna expand our search in the morning.

Kate.

What?

You should go.

He needs you.

Kate.

Thank God. Is there any news?

No, not yet, but we are doing everything that we can.

Well, where's Richard?

I thought that he was with you.

No. He told me he was gonna be with you,

Martha, I haven't seen him all day.

No.

What?

No.

It's gone.

It's so stupid. It's just stupid.

Pick up. Pick up. Pick up. Pick up.

Castle.

Richard, where are you?

I'm at the precinct with Beckett. Why?

Don't lie to me, Richard.

Beckett is here. Your passport is gone.

Now what the hell do you think you're doing?

Getting my daughter back.

Castle S05E16 Hunt Corrections by Wally73

Paris? What the hell is he doing in Paris?

He thinks that he can find her.

Liam Neeson? The dude's barely Ashley Judd.

Look, in the state that he's in,

who knows what he's capable of?

But he says that he knows someone that can help.

You gonna go after him?

And a lose a day flying out there

in a place that I don't have jurisdiction or authority?

No.

Look, he's...