Castle (TV Series)

Law & Boarder (2014)

Nathan Fillion: Richard Castle

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• Javier Esposito : Hey, man. I've been thinking. You know, Castle likes us both too much to have to make the pick for best man, so we should make the decision for him.

  Kevin Ryan : Um... It's his wedding. How do you propose we decide for him?

  Javier Esposito : Well... one of us is gonna have to drop out. And by one of us, I mean you.

  Kevin Ryan : Me? Why should it be me?

  Javier Esposito : Because... You think Richard Castle wants you planning his bachelor party? Come on, bro.

  Kevin Ryan : Oh, Esposito, see, being a best man is a lot more than just preparing the bachelor party. I'm a family man. I represent a high moral standing.

  Javier Esposito : Oh, please.

  Kevin Ryan : And I photograph better than you.

  Javier Esposito : What?

  [warningly] 

  Javier Esposito : Let me tell you something. You're going down. And just remember that I gave you an opportunity to bow out gracefully. You hear me?

  Kevin Ryan : Okay.

  [Castle and Beckett approach] 

  Javier Esposito : [pleasantly]  Castle! Hey, buddy, how's it going?

  Richard Castle : Don't ask.

  Javier Esposito : Well, as your close friend, now I have to ask.

  Kevin Ryan : Did she beat you at "Scrabble" again?

  Richard Castle : Can we just talk about the case, please?

• Richard Castle : Have you noticed anything odd about Esposito and Ryan lately?

  Kate Beckett : Like what?

  Richard Castle : They're being nice to me. Weird nice.

  Kate Beckett : Well, they probably just feel sorry for you after the beatdown I gave you at "Scrabble" last night.

  Richard Castle : Gloat all you want. I will have my revenge.

• Richard Castle : So, are you ready for another rematch?

  Kate Beckett : Really?

  Richard Castle : You would deny me a chance at redemption?

  Kate Beckett : Well, keep on this path, there's a lot you'll be denied.

• [last lines] 

  [Castle is setting up the "Scrabble" board] 

  Kate Beckett : Hey... So, um... where's your mom?

  Richard Castle : Uh, she and Alexis went to dinner and a midnight sing-along of "Grease". Why?

  Kate Beckett : 'Cause... I'm ready for a rematch.

  [clears the tiles off the table] 

  Richard Castle : Why did you do that?

  Kate Beckett : New game. Poker.

  [Beckett sets a deck of cards on the table] 

  Richard Castle : You want to play poker against me?

  Kate Beckett : Strip poker.

  Richard Castle : I'll deal.

  [a few moments, and a few articles of clothing, later] 

  Richard Castle : Your bet.

  Kate Beckett : I think I'm gonna go all in.

  Richard Castle : Me, too. But... all I have left to bet with is this shirt.

  Kate Beckett : I'll take that bet. What do you got?

  Richard Castle : Who cares?

  [they throw their cards away and kiss] 

  Richard Castle : This is so much better than "Scrabble".

  Kate Beckett : Yeah.

  [they kiss again] 

• [first lines] 

  Richard Castle : H-O-I-V-L... Hoilv... Vlohi... Hovil! No. That's not a word, either.

  Kate Beckett : [entering from bedroom]  Did you seriously stay up staring at this "Scrabble" board all night instead of going to bed?

  Richard Castle : With these five remaining tiles, I have to craft a word scoring nine points. Then I turn defeat into victory.

  Alexis Castle : [coming downstairs]  Oh, my gosh. Did you really beat dad at "Scrabble"?

  Richard Castle : I concede nothing. Except that I need more coffee.

  Martha Rodgers : That is quite an accomplishment, young lady. Nobody beats him, *ever*.

  Kate Beckett : Oh, yeah. He's mentioned that. Repeatedly.

  Martha Rodgers : Ahh, how the mighty have fallen.

  Richard Castle : "Richard Castle. One word short." I cannot allow this to be my epitaph.

  [Alexis and Beckett fist bump] 

  Richard Castle : I saw that.

• Javier Esposito : Hey.

  Kate Beckett : Hey. So, what happened here?

  Javier Esposito : Well, according to our... witness, our victim, one Logan Moore, was hauling ass on a skateboard, with a guy on a motorcycle chasing him.

  Richard Castle : Sounds like a scene from an action movie.

  Javier Esposito : Yeah, I know. Especially when the biker started shooting and Logan crashed through that window right there.

  Kate Beckett : Anything about our victim that'll explain what happened?

  Javier Esposito : Not yet. Just that he's 21, has a California driver's license. That's about all we've got at this point.

  Kate Beckett : So this biker... Was our witness able to give a description?

  Javier Esposito : Our witness is royally wasted. All he knows is that, sometime between 3:00 and 4:00, it was "Death Race 2000" out here. The evidence backs him up, too. CSU found fresh tire tracks in that dirt over there. They're making casts as we speak.

  Richard Castle : So either this is the worst case of road rage ever, or someone was hell-bent on killing Logan Moore. But why?

  Kate Beckett : And why was he out skateboarding between 3:00 and 4:00 am?

• [at the Street Sports Festival to question a person of interest] 

  Kate Beckett : Whoa! Nice tail whip!

  Richard Castle : Oh, so you know the lingo. Any extreme sports in your history I've yet to hear about?

  Kate Beckett : Well, I mean, I think catching killers is pretty extreme. And then there's marrying you.

  Richard Castle : Ah, yes. I admit I am extreme... Extremely handsome.

  Kate Beckett : Yeah. With a high degree of difficulty.

• Manny Castro : When Logan didn't show up for the event, I-I- I didn't know what to think, but I sure as hell didn't kill him.

  Kate Beckett : Manny, you repeatedly swore to do just that after he beat you in L.A.

  Richard Castle : And in Austin. And Tampa.

  Manny Castro : I talk a lot of trash. The fans go nuts for it. It's all part of the show.

  Kate Beckett : We talked to the front desk at your hotel. They said that you left at 10 p.m. last night and you didn't come back until 5 a.m.

  Manny Castro : I hooked up with a girl! She'll tell you I was with her all night.

  Kate Beckett : Yeah, I'm sure she will. But that video of you threatening Logan yesterday, that's gonna be a *lot* harder to explain away.

  Manny Castro : No. That's not what it looks like.

  Richard Castle : Really? Because it looks like it is what it looks like.

• [Castle has challenged Beckett to a "Scrabble" rematch] 

  Richard Castle : D for "dyad". Which means two people talking. As we are now.

  Kate Beckett : Well, actually, it's been mostly you talking. Well, bragging to be specific.

  Richard Castle : Okay, a word scores a nine, plus the double word score brings it to eighteen, plus the five from the "A-Y", that's a total of 23. Bringing my score to 312, versus your paltry 175.

  Kate Beckett : Castle, aren't there more important things than winning?

  Richard Castle : Oh... that's a notion created to comfort those who lose.

  Kate Beckett : Well, I was thinking that we could be doing something more interesting with our time.

  Richard Castle : Well, in that case, let's hurry up and finish this game.

  Kate Beckett : Okay, how about I concede?

  Richard Castle : And steal my moment of triumph? No. It doesn't count if it's not official. Now just take your turn and feel the bitter sting of defeat.

  Kate Beckett : Fine.

  [Beckett plays "quixotic" on a triple word score] 

  Richard Castle : "Quixotic"?

  Kate Beckett : Yeah. So, that's a triple word score with the "Q" and the "C," plus a double letter score with the "X," and another fifty-point bonus for using all of my letters. How many points is that?

  Richard Castle : [crestfallen]  Three hundred and fourteen.

  Kate Beckett : I'm sorry, Castle.

  Richard Castle : I think I need to be alone.

• Richard Castle : So our killer could be connected to the games.

  Javier Esposito : Yeah, and I'm laying money it was Manny Castro.

  Kate Beckett : And who is Manny Castro?

  Javier Esposito : A top pro who had beef with Logan. Six months ago, Logan showed him up in an event in Los Angeles, then beat him two more times after that. Tension got super high between the two of 'em.

  Kate Beckett : Oh. A reigning champion unable to cope with defeat.

  [to Castle] 

  Kate Beckett : That sounds familiar.

• Kate Beckett : I can place you at the scene of a six-year-old unsolved murder. I also have circumstantial evidence that you killed Logan in order to cover it up. Now, how much more do you think a jury is gonna need in order to connect those dots?

  Tommy Fulton : I can explain.

  Brett Zaretsky : Do-Don't explain anything, Tommy.

  Kate Beckett : You think you can hide behind attorney-client privilege if you concealed evidence of a child's murder? I will have you disbarred! And then you will stand trial alongside your client.

  Richard Castle : Maybe you'd like to call your lawyer.

  Brett Zaretsky : Don't say another word.

  Tommy Fulton : Brett, what's the point? I mean, the whole plan is screwed, anyway.

  Brett Zaretsky : Would you stop digging our graves?

  Tommy Fulton : I'm not going down for murders that someone else did.

  Brett Zaretsky : For God's sake, shut your mouth, Tommy.

  Tommy Fulton : No. Not this time.

  Kate Beckett : I think you should leave now.

  Brett Zaretsky : Well, you can't kick me out of here. This man is my client.

  Tommy Fulton : You're fired.

  Kate Beckett : Either you leave on your own or I will have you forcibly removed.

• Ross De Koning : Hey, Detective. Stoked to see you. Like my new company logo?

  Kate Beckett : Yeah. I'd say it's killer. In fact, Ross De Koning, you're under arrest for the murder of Logan Moore.

  Richard Castle : And the murder of Jay Dixon.

  Ross De Koning : What are you talking about?

  Kate Beckett : Tommy Fulton told us everything.

  Richard Castle : Sorry to ruin your birthday, DK. But look on the bright side. The good news is you're twenty-one now. You have control of your trust fund, so you'll have plenty of money to spend on your defense.

  Ross De Koning : Well, I won't have to, brah. 'Cause you got no proof.

  Kate Beckett : I think we will, brah, after we take a look at that motocross bike in your garage and match it to the tire treads at the crime scene.

  Richard Castle : We have officers searching your loft right now. What are the odds they find the nine millimeter you used to kill Logan?