Castle

Man: Sorry, I'm gonna be a while.

Excuse me, do you know where there's another...

Ah, thank you. Thank you.

Stop!

Oh, my god.

Sadie.

Call 911!

call 911!

Now, rick, be charming but not too charming.

That's like asking superman not to be too super.

What's wrong with being too charming?

Nothing, except when you are testifying in a murder trial.

Look, being charming tells the jury that you're confident,

But being too charming tells them that you're trying to be manipulative.

Oh, I see. This is why you never had me testify

In any of our cases.

You're jealous of my charm.

I'm serious, okay? Don't get cocky.

This is the first time you'll be testifying in court,

And it can get nerve-racking.

I'll be fine, especially since word on the street

Is the defense lawyer is a total hack.

Oh, yeah? Who is it?

Stan novak.

"short attention span" stan?

That guy gets lost in his own cross examinations.

yeah. You will be fine.

Too bad you won't be there to see me in action.

No, but I will. Is that wise?

I mean, publicly, aren't we still supposed to be separated?

This is the sadie beakman murder trial we're talking about.

Her reporting from iraq

Shaped the way many americans saw the war.

Plus it gave her the profile to launch her own news website.

And as captain of the precinct that closed her murder case,

It would be odd if I didn't show.

Then we should come up with a secret signal.

A little thing just between the two of us that says,

"I love you."

Oh, you know, I think that would be a little...

Do you need a tissue? No, this is my... that's the secret "I love you" signal.

Do you like it? Rubbing your nose?

Yeah. Yeah, that's really romantic.

Anyway, I got to go.

I'm meeting vikram. I'll see you at the court.

Yes, I love you, too.

Beckett: Hey. Hey.

Where are we on surveilling caleb brown

And connecting him to loksat?

Exactly where we were last week

And the week before that and the week before that.

So nowhere?

Our target at the public defender's office

Is like a super villain... No weaknesses.

Oh, come on. That's not possible.

Sure about that? 'cause cee cee and I have tried every pos...

Wait, what? Who's cee cee? No one.

Did you give your computer a girl's name?

You don't know my life.

Huh. I've never been happier about that until this moment.

Look, I am tired of lying to everyone.

I want my life back,

And given your new relationship with your computer,

It's time you get yours back, too.

So let's figure this out. What is caleb brown's weakness?

This is gonna be the easiest case I have ever tried.

How can you be so sure?

The defendant has a history of arrest

For robbing high-end houses while working as a cater waiter.

Sadie beakman caught her in the act

And the defendant killed her in order to get away.

Isn't that all circumstantial?

Yes, which is why it's a good thing I have you...

An eyewitness.

The defendant really should've taken that plea deal I offered.

Yeah. Why didn't she?

What do you think their defense is gonna be?

Don't concern yourself with that.

No matter how he tries to spin the facts,

You stick with what you saw.

Nina o'keefe killed sadie beakman.

The victim's family.

Oh, yes, I remember.

Hi. Nice to see you again.

Sorry it's under such terrible circumstances.

Yeah. Us, too.

So, how are you holding up?

Some good days, more bad.

We can't seem to get over it.

You know, my wife spent two years embedded

With troops in iraq and not a scratch.

And then a party in manhattan. Doesn't make sense.

Well, we're gonna get her justice.

Marcus. Hey. Glad you could make it, captain.

So, um, what is this I hear about you asking lanie out?

No, no, no, no. You got that wrong.

Lanie asked me.

Really? That's what I...

Brown: Nina.

My name is caleb brown from the public defender's office.

I'll be representing you today.

What is caleb brown doing here?

That's a good question.

All rise! This court is now in session.

The honorable judge gloria wollcott presiding.

Be seated.

Well, well, well, mr. Caleb brown.

As lovely as it is to see you in my courtroom, where's mr. Novak?

Your honor,

Mr. Novak's wife went into premature labor last night.

Oh, no.

The baby's fine, as is the mother,

But obviously mr. Novak is unavailable,

So the public defender's office asked me to take over.

And you're up to speed on the case? Yes, your honor.

Plus I did a little work on my own this morning.

Any objections, mr. Weller? None, your honor.

Then let's proceed, shall we? Bailiff, bring in the jury.

Weller: The people call roger masters, your honor.

Sadie was kind, thoughtful. She was generous.

I would know. We were friends for over 20 years.

I was her cameraman back when she was still

A news correspondent before she started her website.

Thank you, mr. Masters. No further questions.

So, the murder took place at your townhouse, is that correct?

I'm afraid so.

My wife and I hosted the cocktail party

Where your client killed sadie.

Did you see my client kill her?

No. No, I did not.

Lanie: The fireplace poker punctured the ribcage

And nicked mrs. Beakman's aorta,

Causing massive blood loss and her eventual death.

Did mrs. Beakman die immediately?

It would've taken 5 to 10 minutes

For her to succumb to her wounds.

Dr. Parish, would mrs. Beakman have been in much pain?

Yes. Excruciating pain.

No further questions, your honor.

The defendant was on the run until me and my partner...

Until my partner and I caught up with her at grand central terminal.

And... and did my client confess?

No. She didn't make a statement.

The only thing she said... The only thing she said

Was that she wanted to speak with a lawyer.

The people call richard castle.

Raise your right hand.

Oh, sorry. This is the right hand.

bailiff: Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth,

And nothing but the truth? I do.

Mr. Castle, what is it that you do for a living?

I'm a murder-mystery novelist.

Have you held any other jobs?

Yeah, six years as a civilian investigator

Working with the nypd, homicides for the 12th precinct.

So, you're a bit of an expert

When it comes to solving murders?

Yes, and I use that expertise

To lend authenticity to my novels.

Now, what brought you to the home of roger and joanna masters

On the evening of September 14th five months ago?

Joanna masters won a charity auction

To have me come to her home and do a private reading

Of "driving heat," my latest novel,

Due to come out the following day.

oh, my!

Richard castle... In my home.

It is a pleasure to meet you.

Oh, I just adore your books.

I mean, nikki heat is, like, my role model.

I love her. Me, too. You are too kind.

And you are too cute. Keep talking.

please come in, come in.

oh.

Like you to meet my husband, roger.

Richard. Nice to meet you.

Welcome. Thank you.

And, uh... These are the beakmans.

Castle: That's when I met sadie beakman.

Sadie, lloyd, and their lovely daughter, annie.

Richard. Nice to meet you. Nice to meet you.

I'm sure you recognize sadie

From her iraq war news reports,

After meeting the soon-to-be victim,

I met the soon-to-be killer.

Champagne?

Thank you so much for being here.

Thank you for having me.

Sorry about the small poster. I ran out of the big ones.

"driving heat," written by... This guy.

"the last thing nikki heat expected

When she received her promotion up to captain of the nypd..."

After the reading, I needed to use the restroom.

Man: Sorry, I'm gonna be a while.

So I went to use the facilities upstairs.

Stop!

That's when I saw the defendant kill sadie beakman.

Let the record reflect the witness has identified

The defendant, nina o'keefe, as the woman in question.

Nothing further, your honor.