Castle

Haven't we met somewhere before?

Really? That's your line?

It's not a line.

I saw you this morning at the coffee bean,

and then this afternoon at the gym, and now here.

Why are you following me?

Shh. Shh, shh, shh. It's okay.

Your aorta's been severed, so this will all be over very soon.

Don't fight it.

Just look into these pretty brown eyes and drift away.

Babe, did you set your hair on fire again?

That was one time. And no. No, no.

I'm just, uh, so good-looking, I'm literally smoking hot.

Okay, what do you have?

That... is just, uh... Let me see.

Just a little... wait a second.

All right. Okay.

Ah!

Ha!

Oh, my god.

First day. How are you feeling?

Um... exhilarated and frightened and everything in between.

I wish that you were coming with me.

Oh, sweetie, we talked about this. What am I gonna do?

Sit outside your office and fetch you coffee?

Yeah, you're great at fetching. I've trained you well.

This is a good change for us.

Is it?

Yes. Absolutely.

And besides, with all the money I spent

on the remodeling of my p.I. Office,

I got to take some cases so I can write that place off.

Now, come on. Dig in.

No, I'm so nervous I couldn't eat.

Who said anything about eating? I said, "dig in."

Okay.

Like "dig" dig in, right?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. All right. Um...

Full on.

Keep going.

Like that.

Wow.

What?

That was supposed to be a decoder ring.

Oh, my god. This is so beautiful.

Um, would you mind getting that?

Yeah, yeah. Here.

Thanks.

Oh, my god.

Captain Beckett's phone.

Man: Uh... Katherine Beckett, please.

Of course. Please wait just one moment.

Trade you. Thank you. Here you go.

Yeah, this is Beckett.

Uh-huh.

Okay. Understood.

Yeah. You know what?

I'm not interested, so why don't you take me off the list?

Thanks.

Telemarketers.

I swear there should be tougher laws against them.

Well, if you hadn't turned down the chance

to run for State Senate, you could have passed some.

Wow. I love this. I'm gonna Cherish this.

Thank you.

Mm.

Okay, I have got a meeting at 1pp.

Knock 'em dead. Thanks.

Bro, what are you doing?

You know I got dibs on Beckett's desk.

I will play you knife, gun, kevlar for it.

Let's do this.

Knife. Gun.

You fool, you brought a knife to a gun fight?

Blam.

Two out of three. No way. Kick rocks.

Javi, we're pathetic.

No, you're pathetic. You're the one who got the crappy desk.

No, look, I mean, here we are moving desks.

Everyone else is moving up.

Gates, she's the new deputy chief,

Beckett, she's the new captain.

So?

So when's it gonna be our turn?

Get promoted, make more money?

Bro, where's this coming from?

Jenny's pregnant again. We found out last night.

Oh, wow! That's great! Congratulations!

That is great, right?

Yeah! Yeah, yeah, yeah. It's wonderful.

But it's also another mouth to feed,

another body to clothe,

and don't get me started on college tuition.

Kevin, ca-can't you just for one second...

Celebrate before you start stressing about money again?

Sometimes it's good to just breathe... yes!

Got ourselves a homicide.

Fingers crossed for overtime pay.

Bro, there's something wrong with you.

Can I help you?

You sure as hell can, buddy.

I'm Franco Mancini!

Nice to finally meet you. Bring it on in.

Come here.

Great news, huh, Ricky?

My wife's sleeping with my brother,

not my personal chef... what a relief.

Uh, I'm sorry. Y-Y-Your wife is having an affair

with your brother and you're happy about it?

Hell, I got four other brothers,

but my chef is one in a million.

His spicy clams are to die for.

Thanks again for solving my case, Ricky.

You and your associate.

Associate?

Could you wait out in reception? I'll be with you in a sec.

Uh, Alexis, I don't want to say

you have some explaining to do, but I think

you have some explaining to do.

Wait, did I forget to tell you

I've been working p.I. Cases for you?

Must have slipped your mind.

Hey, didn't the guys do a fantastic job

remodeling the place?

I know, right?!

But you're changing the subject.

I know. But check it out.

Pull on "the complete works of Edgar Allan poe," and...

Oh, my god!

This turned out so much cooler than I thought it would!

Wait, did they do the thing on the desk with the...?

Mm-hmm.

Obviously the spring has a trajectory...

I'll make the... okay, back to you.

Why... why are you working my cases?

Truth is, it's all your fault.

You set up shop in my office behind my back,

and it's my fault? Exactly.

A month ago, when you sent me here to open the place

for your foreman, a potential client came by.

I was intrigued, so I sort of said I was your associate,

and then I kind of solved the case.

Since then, I've closed three others.

Alexis, you can't just... you closed four cases?

That's more than I have.

I know. Step your game up.

W-What about your college courses?

Oh, please. I've got that handled.

Plus, I forged your signature

to make sure I got school credit for being an intern.

Okay, that's esposito. I have to take this.

But we are not done talking.

Good, we need to discuss

my profit participation in the company.

Esposito: Castle? Uh, e-esposito.

How you doing, buddy? How's the new boss lady treating you?

She's ignoring me.

Just like every other woman in his life.

Shut up.

So, your wife is not answering her cell,

and we need her authorization for more officers down here.

Is she with you?

Oh, I'm sorry. She's at a meeting at 1pp. What's going on?

We're working on a case. You interested?

I'd love to, but I'm a little busy

with my thriving p.I. Business.

Not really. I closed all the cases.

But since you're desperate, I'll rearrange my hectic schedule...

...And, uh, lend you my expertise.

Come on.

Whoa!

Looks like a Tarantino film came to life in here.

Yeah. Now meet our stars. This is Greg minoso.

Over here, we got Jake Fitz.

And finally, we come to Dustin chambers.

And check this out. They were each packing identical .40 cals.