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(woman) J PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES IN YOUR OLD KIT BAG J

J AND SMILE, SMILE, SMILE 7 (truck beeping)

J JUST THINK OF ALL THE LUCKY TIMES WE'LL HAVE 7

J AND SMILE, YEAH, THAT'S THE STYLE J J THAT'S THE STYLE J»

J WHAT'S THE USE OF WORRYING? J

J IT NEVER WAS WORTHWHILE 7 J WORTHWHILE 7

J SO PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES IN YOUR OLD KIT BAG J

J AND SMILE, SMILE, SMILE 7 J SMILE, SMILE, SMILE J

J SMILE, SMILE, SMILE J J SMILE, SMILE, SMILE J

A STABBING, RICK?

ISN'T THAT A LITTLE PEDESTRIAN FOR YOU?

USUALLY WHEN YOU CALL ME, IT'S TO ASK WHAT HAPPENS

IF YOU PUT A HEAD IN A MICROWAVE. WELL, THIS ONE'S A LITTLE LESS MADE-UP.

THE VICTIM IS THE MOTHER

OF THE DETECTIVE I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING AROUND. AH.

THE CASE HAS BEEN COLD TEN YEARS.

I JUST FIGURED, SINCE YOU'RE THE BEST FORENSIC PATHOLOGIST

IN THE CITY,

MAYBE YOU COULD CATCH SOMETHING THEY MISSED.

YOU KNOW REALITY ISN'T FICTION, RIGHT?

THE ODDS OF FINDING ANYONE'S KILLER AFTER TEN YEARS-- ASTRONOMICAL, I KNOW.

BUT I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU TOOK A LOOK.

WELL, I'LL DO WHAT I CAN.

JUST DON'T GO MAKING ANY PROMISES I CAN'T KEEP.

OF COURSE NOT.

THANKS AGAIN. GET BACK TO YOU AS SOON AS I CAN.

I APPRECIATE IT.

WHAT WAS DR. DEATH DOING HERE?

JUST A LITTLE CONSULTING.

IT SOUNDED TO ME LIKE YOU WERE LOOKING INTO

DETECTIVE BECKETT'S MOTHER'S MURDER.

MUST YOU ALWAYS EAVESDROP? I WASN'T EAVESDROPPING.

I HAPPENED TO WALK BY YOUR OFFICE DOOR.

I LIVE HERE, TOO, YOU KNOW. YES. I'M AWARE.

SO DOES SHE KNOW YOU'RE POKING INTO HER MOTHER'S CASE?

WHAT'S THE SENSE IN TELLING HER UNTIL I FIND SOMETHING NEW?

WELL, YOU EVER STOP TO THINK YOU'RE INVADING HER PRIVACY?

I'M NOT POKING THROUGH HER UNDERWEAR DRAWER.

I'M INVESTIGATING HER MOTHER'S MURDER.

YOU ARE DIGGING UP HER PAST, DARLING,

WITHOUT HER PERMISSION.

NOW YOU EITHER TELL HER OR LEAVE IT ALONE. OH, MY GOSH, DAD!

(squealing) DAD, DAD, DAD! WHAT IS IT?

(laughs) DAD, HE ASKED ME! DAD, HE ASKED ME!

WHO ASKED YOU? OWEN. BUT I TOLD HIM I HAD TO ASK YOU.

BUT YOU'LL SAY YES, RIGHT? 'CAUSE I TOLD HIM YES.

BUT YOU HAVE TO SAY YES, SO SAY YES! YES?

YES! (squeals) (laughs)

(laughs) WHAT AM I SAYING YES TO? THE JUNIOR-SENIOR PROM.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. YOU ARE NOT A JUNIOR

NOR A SENIOR. TRUE, BUT OWEN'S A JUNIOR.

OWEN? I THOUGHT YOU SAID HE WAS ONLY 15. YEAH, HE SKIPPED A GRADE. BUT HE'S SO CUTE, DAD.

PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE.

IF I SAY YES,

WILL YOU PROMISE TO STAY UP PAST YOUR BEDTIME,

HAVE A GOOD TIME? YES!

NOT--NOT TOO GOOD A TIME. DAD, ALL WE'VE DONE IS HOLD HANDS.

EW, OKAY, PLEASE. DON'T NEED DETAILS. JUST...

SO I CAN GO?

OF COURSE YOU CAN GO. (gasps) OH! I LOVE YOU.

OH! I'M GONNA NEED A DRESS. OF COURSE.

A BEAUTIFUL DRESS. A DRESS, A DRESS, A DRESS!

THANKS, DAD! SO DO YOU LIKE THIS... OWEN?

I DON'T KNOW. I HAVEN'T MET HIM. YOU ARE LETTING HER GO OUT WITH SOMEONE

THAT YOU'VE NEVER MET--

WHAT KIND OF A FATHER ARE YOU?

I'M NOT RUNNING A BACKGROUND CHECK ON YOUR DAUGHTER'S DATE.

OH, COME ON. SHE SAYS HE'S QUIET,

HE KEEPS TO HIMSELF, AND HE LIVES WITH HIS PARENTS.

TELL ME THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A SERIAL KILLER TO YOU.

WHO'S A SERIAL KILLER? CASTLE'S DAUGHTER ALEXIS GOT INVITED TO PROM.

IT'S HER FIRST REAL DATE. AND YOU'RE WORRIED HE'S A SERIAL KILLER?

YOU SHOULD BE MORE WORRIED HE'S A TEENAGE BOY. AH, HE'S ONLY 15.

BETWEEN SATELLITE TV AND THE INTERNET,

15's THE NEW 25. DUDE'S RIGHT. I WAS 15 ONCE.

STILL ARE. IF I HAD A DAUGHTER HER AGE,

I'D NEVER LET HER OUT OF THE HOUSE. THANKS, GUYS.

(Esposito) MM-HMM. (Ryan) CAR WAS TOWED IN A FEW HOURS AGO--PARKING VIOLATIONS.

WHEN THE ATTENDANT WENT TO LOOK FOR THE VIN NUMBER,

HE FOUND THE VIC SLUMPED OVER WITH A BAG ON HIS HEAD.

SIX PARKING TICKETS AND A TOW STICKER,

AND NO ONE BOTHERS TO LOOK INSIDE?

TINTED WINDOWS, SUNSHADE ON THE WINDSHIELD.

YOU'D THINK SOMEONE WOULD TRY TO AT LEAST LOOK INSIDE.

YEAH, WELCOME TO NEW YORK. YOU GOT AN I.D.?

YEAH, DR. JOSHUA LEEDS, 37.

ACCORDING TO THE BUSINESS CARDS IN HIS WALLET,

HE'S A PLASTIC SURGEON.

THE CAR IS ALSO REGISTERED TO HIM AS WELL.

ANY MONEY IN THE WALLET? YEAH, COUPLE OF HUNDRED BUCKS.

WELL, I GUESS WE CAN RULE OUT ROBBERY.

(Castle) A PLASTIC BAG AND DUCT TAPE--

NOT A VERY EFFICIENT WAY TO KILL SOMEONE.

NO, BUT IT'S VERY PERSONAL.

ALL RIGHT, FIND AND NOTIFY NEXT OF KIN.

LET'S SEE HOW LONG HE'S BEEN MISSING. FROM THE STATE OF DECAY, I'D SAY ABOUT A WEEK.

THAT MATCHES THE DATE ON THE FIRST PARKING TICKET.

PRELIMINARY CAUSE OF DEATH INDICATES ASPHYXIATION,

BUT I'LL RUN TOXICOLOGY JUST IN CASE.

THAT BAG'S PRETTY THIN. WHY WOULDN'T HE JUST RIP IT OFF?

HE MUST'VE BEEN RESTRAINED. (Lanie) THAT'S ONLY HALF THE STORY.

HIS FINGERNAILS WERE REMOVED.

AND EACH FINGER PRESENTS SIGNS

OF HAVING BEEN BROKEN PREMORTEM.

BROKEN?

IF I HAD TO GUESS, I'D SAY OUR DOCTOR WAS TORTURED

BEFORE HE WAS KILLED.

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(sobs)

(Esposito) HIS FIANCEE COURTNEY MORANT/Z.

SHE REPORTED HIM MISSING A WEEK AGO.

C.S.U. HAVE ANY LUCK WITH THE CAR? THEY'RE RUNNING PRINTS, TESTING FIBERS.

WE SHOULD HAVE RESULTS BY TOMORROW.

ALL RIGHT, THANKS.

MM-HMM.

MS. MORANT/, I'M KATE BECKETT.

I'M THE DETECTIVE WORKING ON YOUR FIANCEé'S CASE.

I'M VERY SORRY ABOUT YOUR LOSS.

I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD TAKE A MOMENT OF YOUR TIME.

I KNEW IT.

WHEN HE DIDN'T COME HOME, I JUST FELT IT.

HOW LONG WERE YOU ENGAGED?

ALMOST A YEAR.

WE WERE GONNA GET MARRIED NEXT MONTH, AT THE GARDENS.

WHAT DID THEY WANT, MONEY?

IT DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE A ROBBERY.

THEN WHY?

WAS JOSH INVOLVED IN ANYTHING THAT MIGHT'VE BROUGHT HIM

INTO CONTACT WITH CRIMINAL ELEMENTS? NO. NO, NOT MY JOSH.

THAT'S JUST NOT WHO HE WAS.

ON THE DAY HE DISAPPEARED,

DID YOU NOTICE ANYTHING DIFFERENT ABOUT HIM? UH, DIFFERENT?

DID HE SEEM WORRIED OR SCARED OR DISTRACTED?

HE WAS FINE.

I MEAN, WE WERE GONNA MEET,

BECAUSE WE WERE GONNA GO TASTE SOME CAKES.

WHEN HE DIDN'T SHOW, I CALLED THE OFFICE

AND THEY SAID HE'D LEFT, SO I CALLED HIS CELL PHONE,

BUT HE DIDN'T PICK UP. IF HIS OFFICE WAS IN MIDTOWN,

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA

WHY HIS CAR WOULD BE FOUND ON 133rd STREET? 133rd STREET?

HE'D NEVER GO THAT FAR NORTH.

HE ALWAYS TOOK THE MIDTOWN TUNNEL TO THE L.I.E.

AND IF HE WAS GONNA BE LATE, HE'D CALL.

HE'D ALWAYS CALL.

HE'D ALWAYS LET ME KNOW.

ANYTHING ON THE CANVASS? NADA.

LOCALS ONLY REMEMBER SEEING THE CAR AFTER THE TICKETS.

NO SECURITY CAMERAS ON THE STREET.

FIANCEE'S STORY CHECKS OUT.

CAKE SHOP CONFIRMS SHE WAS THERE WAITING.

HEADING TO MEET HIS FIANCEE AT A CAKE SHOP IN GREAT NECK,

HOW'D HE WIND UP DEAD ON A STREET IN HARLEM? WELL, MAYBE HE HAD SECRETS EVEN HIS FIANCEE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT.

LIKE MAYBE HE SECRETLY MADE A LIVING OUT OF

USING HIS SURGEON SKILLS TO HARVEST ORGANS OFF OF TOURISTS

FOR THE BLACK MARKET ORGAN TRADE.

WHOA, THAT WAS A GOOD ONE. I'M WRITING THAT DOWN. SO INSTEAD OF MAKING UP STORIES,

WE ARE GOING TO ESTABLISH A TIMELINE.

WHEN DID HE GET HIS FIRST TICKET?

LAST WEDNESDAY MORNING. OKAY, SO YOU GUYS GO TO THE MIDTOWN GARAGE

WHERE HE KEPT HIS CAR, AND WE'LL HIT HIS OFFICE.

COOL. OKAY.

(police radio chatter)

HEY, CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING?

SINCE WHEN DO YOU ASK PERMISSION TO ASK QUESTIONS?

IT'S ABOUT YOUR MOTHER'S CASE.

HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT... REOPENING IT?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

NOTHING. I JUST THOUGHT IF WE WORKED TOGETHER-- NO.

I HAVE RESOURCES. CASTLE, YOU TOUCH MY MOM'S CASE,

AND YOU AND I ARE DONE.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

OKAY.

WHY DON'T YOU WANT TO INVESTIGATE IT?

SAME REASON

A RECOVERING ALCOHOLIC DOESN'T DRINK.

YOU DON'T THINK I HAVEN'T BEEN DOWN THERE?

YOU DON'T THINK

I HAVEN'T MEMORIZED EVERY LINE IN THAT FILE?

MY FIRST THREE YEARS ON THE FORCE,

EVERY OFF-DUTY MOMENT WAS SPENT LOOKING

FOR SOMETHING SOMEONE MISSED.

IT TOOK ME A YEAR OF THERAPY TO REALIZE

IF I DIDN'T LET IT GO, IT WAS GONNA DESTROY ME.

AND SO I LET IT GO.

(elevator bell dings)

SORRY.

I DIDN'T KNOW.

YEAH, WELL, NOW YOU DO.

WELL, THIS MUST BE THE PLACE.

(clears throat) HMM?

WHAT IS IT WITH MEN AND BOOBS, ANYWAY?

IT'S BIOLOGICAL. WE CAN'T HELP IT.

BUT DOESN'T IT BOTHER YOU

THAT THEY'RE SO OBVIOUSLY NOT REAL?

SANTA'S NOT REAL. WE STILL LOVE OPENING HIS PRESENTS.

IT WASN'T LIKE HIM TO DISAPPEAR.

I THINK THAT, DEEP DOWN, WE ALL KNEW THAT, UM,

THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG.

DID HE SEEM AGITATED AT ALL? NO, I MEAN, IT WAS PRETTY MUCH BUSINESS AS USUAL.

(man) EXCEPT FOR THE WEDDING.

WE WERE TRYING TO CLEAR HIS SCHEDULE FOR THE HONEYMOON.

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW HIM? LAST TUESDAY. HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO MEET HIS FIANCEE.

WHAT TIME DID HE LEAVE THE OFFICE? UM...

AROUND 5:30. (woman) YEAH.

(woman) WHEN I CALLED AT 6:00, HE WAS FINE.

HE SAID HE WAS IN TRAFFIC AT THE TUNNEL. HE'D LEFT MANHATTAN THEN.

WHY WOULD HE COME BACK?

DID DR. LEEDS HAVE ANY ENEMIES,

ANYONE THAT HE HAD OPERATED ON WHO HAD HAD COMPLICATIONS

OR A BAD EXPERIENCE?

NONE OF HIS PATIENTS HAD COMPLICATIONS.

(man) THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY WERE ALWAYS HAPPY.

COSMETIC SURGERY IS ABOUT SELF-IMAGE.

FOR SOME PEOPLE, IT CHANGES THEIR LIVES.

FOR OTHERS, NOTHING'S EVER ENOUGH.

DID ANY OF HIS PATIENTS EVER THREATEN HIM?

ONE. (sighs) JACEY GOLDBERG.

SHE WAS A PATIENT OF DR. LEEDS UNTIL ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO.

WHAT HAPPENED? SHE WANTED A FACE-LIFT.

SO? SO SHE ALREADY HAD THREE,

AND DR. LEEDS REFUSED TO PERFORM THE OPERATION.

SO WHAT'D SHE DO? SHE SUED HIM.

IT WAS THROWN OUT OF COURT, OF COURSE.

THAT'S WHEN THE THREATS STARTED.

OH.

(Montgomery) AT THE VERY LEAST, SHE SHOULD BE ARRESTED

FOR VIOLATING THE LAWS OF NATURE.

CHECK THIS OUT-- JACEY GOLDBERG'S HUSBAND JACK

HAD HER COMMITTED TO BELLEVUE A MONTH AGO

FOR PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT FOR HER LITTLE OBSESSION.

GUESS WHO TESTIFIED IN SUPPORT OF HER COMMITMENT?

DR. JOSHUA LEEDS. MM-HMM. MANDATORY 1-MONTH TREATMENT PROGRAM.

SHE WAS RELEASED LAST WEEK. THREE DAYS BEFORE OUR DOCTOR WENT MISSING.

MENTALLY UNSTABLE PLASTIC SURGERY CHICK.

THAT IS WAY BETTER THAN HARVESTING ORGANS. GET HER IN HERE.

(Esposito) WOW.

LOOK AT HER.

HOW CAN ANYONE DO THAT TO THEMSELVES? RIGHT?

IT'S LIKE SHE ESCAPED FROM "THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU."

COME ON, GUYS, SHE'S NOT AN ANIMAL.

SHE'S A HUMAN BEING.

YEAH, I KNOW, BUT...

WAIT, ARE YOU BEING SINCERE OR QUOTING "THE ELEPHANT MAN"? (laughs)

OH. SAUCY.

(door opens)

MRS. GOLDBERG, I'M DETECTIVE BECKETT.

THIS IS RICHARD CASTLE, A CONSULTANT

WITH THE DEPARTMENT. (man) WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT, DETECTIVE?

MRS. GOLDBERG, ARE YOU FAMILIAR WITH A PLASTIC SURGEON

NAMED DR. JOSHUA LEEDS?

YES.

YOU RECENTLY SUED HIM FOR MALPRACTICE. THAT'S CORRECT.

"FOR REFUSING TO PERFORM ELECTIVE COSMETIC SURGERY,

"SPECIFICALLY A FACE-LIFT, FACIAL IMPLANTS

AND LIPOSUCTION." I CAN ASSURE YOU,

EACH PROCEDURE WAS MEDICALLY NECESSARY.

DR. LEEDS DIDN'T SEEM TO THINK SO. WELL, THAT ARROGANT BASTARD THOUGHT HE COULD PLAY GOD.

WELL, IF YOU WANTED THE SURGERY SO BADLY,

WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST SEE ANOTHER LIPS?

DOC--DOCTOR.

BECAUSE I WANTED THE BEST.

WHO IS HE TO DENY ME THE BEST? SO YOU THREATENED TO RUIN HIM.

(sighs) WHY DOES HE GET TO TELL ME

WHAT I CAN AND CANNOT DQ?

WHY DOES HE GET TO DECIDE WHAT I LOOK LIKE? IS THAT WHY YOU KILLED HIM?

WHAT? DR. LEEDS WAS MURDERED LAST WEEK.

MURDERED? A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER YOU WERE RELEASED

FROM THE PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT FACILITY

THAT LEEDS HELPED COMMIT YOU TO.

THAT'S MOTIVE AND OPPORTUNITY, COUNSELOR.

I SAID I'D RUIN HIM, NOT KILL HIM. BIG DIFFERENCE.

THEN I SUPPOSE YOU WON'T MIND TELLING ME

WHERE YOU WERE LAST TUESDAY NIGHT.

(sighs)

SO WHERE WAS SHE?

SHE WAS... IN THE HOSPITAL.

GETTING MORE SURGERY? YEP.

WHAT'S SHE GOT LEFT TO OPERATE ON? (clears throat)

OH, NO. OH, YES.

SERIOUSLY? WHAT COULD THEY POSSIBLY DO DOWN THERE?

WELL, APPARENTLY, QUITE A LOT. UGH.

BUT IF LEEDS HAD A REPUTATION OF TURNING PEOPLE AWAY,

MAYBE THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE OUT THERE HE PISSED OFF. YEAH, ESPOSITO AND RYAN ARE ALREADY LOOKING

THROUGH THE PATIENT LIST,

BUT THE C.S5.U. CAME BACK CLEAN FROM THE CAR.

IT WOULD BE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE FOR A RUN-OF-THE-MILL

REVENGE MURDERER TO BE THAT INVISIBLE.

YOU THINKING IT'S PROFESSIONAL? I DON'T KNOW.

MRS. GOLDBERG HAD ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY SOMEONE TO DO IT,

AND HER SURGERY IS APRETTY CONVENIENT ALIBI.

BUT TORTURE AND SUFFOCATION? THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE WORK

OF A DISGRUNTLED TROPHY WIFE TURNING 50. A SURGEON WITH BROKEN FINGERS?

THAT'S SOMEONE SENDING A MESSAGE.

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(sighs)

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

DAD, YOU SAY THAT ABOUT EVERY DRESS.

DON'T YOU THINK THIS MAKES MY SKIN LOOK PASTY?

SWEETHEART, I WANT YOU TO KNOW,

NO MATTER HOW YOU THINK YOU LOOK,

YOU ARE PERFECT EXACTLY THE WAY YOU ARE. YOU'RE NOT HELPING.

OH, GOD. NO. HIDEOUS. THANK YOU.

HERE. TRY THIS.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD COLOR FOR YOU.

(sighs)

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHAT?

"YOU LOOK HIDEOUS"? ARE YOU TRYING

TO GIVE HER BODY-IMAGE ISSUES? OH. NEWS FLASH--SHE ALREADY HAS BODY-IMAGE ISSUES.

IT'S AN INTRINSIC PART OF BEING A WOMAN.

EVERY WOMAN IN THE WORLD

HAS SOME PART OF HERSELF THAT SHE ABSOLUTELY HATES.

HER HANDS ARE TOO SMALL, HER FEET ARE TOO BIG,

HER HAIR'S TOO STRAIGHT, TOO CURLY, HER EARS STICK OUT,

HER--OH, GOD-- HER BUTT'S TOO FLAT,

HER NOSE IS TOO BIG, AND, YOU KNOW,

NOTHING YOU CAN SAY WILL CHANGE HOW WE FEEL.

WHAT MEN DON'T UNDERSTAND IS, THE RIGHT CLOTHES,

THE RIGHT SHOES, THE RIGHT MAKEUP JUST --

IT--IT HIDES THE FLAWS WE THINK WE HAVE.

THEY MAKE US LOOK BEAUTIFUL TO OURSELVES.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES US LOOK BEAUTIFUL TO OTHERS.

USED TO BE...

ALL SHE NEEDED TO FEEL BEAUTIFUL

WAS A PINK TUTU AND A PLASTIC TIARA.

WE SPEND OUR WHOLE LIVES TRYING TO FEEL THAT WAY AGAIN.

(footsteps approach)

OH.

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WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK IT'S YOU.

(clears throat) STAFF JUST WENT THROUGH ALL THE FILES.

NO OTHER RED FLAGS. ANY DARK SECRETS IN HERE?

YEAH... DR. LEEDS HAD A WEAKNESS.

ENERGY BARS. (snickers)

HE VOLUNTEERED AT DOCTORS INTERNATIONAL,

DID PRO BONO WORK. THE GUY'S A BOY SCOUT.

HELL, HE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE ANY PORN ON HIS COMPUTER. THAT'S WEIRD.

I KNOW. YOU KNOW WHAT HE HAD IN HIS LOCKED DESK DRAWER? A FIFTH OF SCOTCH?

CHECKBOOK. THE GUY LOCKED UP HIS CHECKBOOK.

WHAT ABOUT THESE FOLDERS? WEDDING STUFF--

TUX DEPOSITS, CATERING INVOICES.

MAYBE SOME ANGRY COUPLE KILLED HIM

FOR THEIR WEDDING VENUE, HMM?

IT'S AS GOOD A THEORY AS ANY.

HEY.

THESE AREN'T ALL WEDDING FILES.

THAT'S ODD.

ALL THE PATIENT INFORMATION IS BLACKED OUT.

MAYBE DR. LEEDS HAS A SECRET AFTER ALL.

IT'S HIS HANDWRITING, BUT...

I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS FILE BEFORE.

CAN YOU IDENTIFY THAT PATIENT?

NOT FROM HIS NOTES.

JUST THAT IT WAS A MALE, 55 YEARS OLD.

HOW ABOUT THIS KIND OF PROCEDURE?

THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE. I'M HIS PRIMARY NURSE.

I RUN HIS SURGICAL TEAM. HE NEVER OPERATES WITHOUT ME.

APPARENTLY, HE DID.

MARIO, CHECK ON DR. LEEDS' CALENDAR.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR MARCH 18th?

HE... WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DOWN AT MERCY

ATTENDING A PANEL ON RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY.

WHY WOULD HE LIE?

WHY WOULD HE OPERATE WITHOUT ME?

ACCORDING TO THE HOSPITAL, THE PROCEDURE LASTED NINE HOURS.

NEITHER THE ASSISTING NOR THE ANESTHESIOLOGIST

WERE WITH THE HOSPITAL.

BOTH WERE BROUGHT IN BY DR. LEEDS.

NEITHER OF HIS REGULARS. (Montgomery) A 9-HOUR MYSTERY OPERATION

HE DIDN'T WANT HIS OWN PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT.

THE HOSPITAL MUST'VE HAD SOME RECORD OF THE PATIENT.

GET THIS--THE HOSPITAL CAN'T FIND THE FILE.

IT'S LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED. WHO DID YOU TALK TO?

PATIENT INFORMATION. WELL... THAT WAS YOUR FIRST MISTAKE.

IF YOU WANT TO FIND SOMEONE AT A HOSPITAL

WHO HAD A TREATMENT THERE, THERE'S ONLY ONE DEPARTMENT

TO GO TO WHERE NOTHING EVER FALLS THROUGH THE CRACKS.

(singsong voice) BILLING.

(normal voice) SOMEONE HAD TO PAY FOR IT, RIGHT?

THANK YOU.

NO, I APPRECIATE IT.

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE

OUR MYSTERY PATIENT'S HOSPITAL BILLS

WERE PAID PROMPTLY AND IN FULL. BY WHOM?

WIRE TRANSFER. ESPOSITO. YEAH.

SEE WHAT YOU CAN FIND ON THIS ACCOUNT NUMBER. ALL RIGHT.

SO DID ALEXIS FIND A DRESS YET? YEAH, YEAH. A CUTE ONE, TOO.

BOY. I CAN'T BELIEVE MY LITTLE GIRL'S GOING TO PROM.

MY ONLY COMFORT NOW IS THE LONG-STANDING TRADITION

OF TORTURING THE BOYFRIEND. WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

YOU KNOW, THE TIME-HONORED HAZING THAT GOES ON

IN THOSE FEW MOMENTS WE SHARE WHERE HE AND I ARE ALONE

JUST BEFORE MY DAUGHTER DESCENDS THE STAIRS.

I REMEMBER THE TERROR OF MEETING MY DATE'S OLD MAN.

WHAT DID HE DO? CHECKED MY WALLET FOR CONDOMS, SHOWED ME HIS GUN COLLECTION.

MY HANDS WERE SHAKING SO BAD, I COULD BARELY PUT ON THE CORSAGE.

WHAT'D YOUR DAD DQ?

I... I DON'T KNOW. I WAS IN MY ROOM.

HOW WAS YOUR DATE WHEN YOU FINALLY CAME OUT? YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY,

NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT, HE LOOKED TERRIFIED.

AND THIS WHOLE TIME, I THOUGHT HE WAS SCARED OF ME.

NOPE. AND NOW IT'S MY TURN.

WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING? SOMETHING BEFITTING THE NAME OF CASTLE.

(telephone receiver clatters) YO, YOU'RE NEVER GONNA BELIEVE THIS.

WHAT'D YOU FIND? THAT ACCOUNT THE MONEY WAS WIRED FROM?

IT BELONGS TO THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

WHATEVER THE PROCEDURE WAS, UNCLE SAM PAID FOR IT.

I GUESS WE CAN RULE OUT BOOB JOB.

WHY WOULD THE D.O.J. PAY FOR A COSMETIC PROCEDURE?

THERE'S ONLY ONE REASON-- TO CHANGE SOMEONE'S IDENTITY.

SO YOU THINK THE GUY WAS IN WITNESS PROTECTION?

IF DR. LEEDS WAS TORTURED, I THINK OUR KILLER IS TRYING

TO FIND THIS GUY. THEN WE BETTER FIND HIM FIRST.

HOW DO YOU FIND SOMEONE WHO'S IN WITNESS PROTECTION? WE ASK THE PEOPLE WHO ARE PROTECTING HIM.

ASK "HARD CANDY"? GOOD LUCK.

HARD--HARD CANDY? ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY CANDACE ROBINSON.

SHE MAKES MOBSTERS CRY.

(woman) I'M SORRY, DETECTIVE, BUT YOU MUST KNOW THAT

INFORMATION ON A PROTECTED WITNESS IS CONFIDENTIAL.

WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE PROOF THAT WE EMPLOYED DR. LEEDS

OR WHETHER OR NOT YOU HAVE PROOF THAT AN OPERATION TOOK PLACE

IS IRRELEVANT.

NOT TO MY VICTIM IT'S NOT.

NOT TO HIS FAMILY

AND CERTAINLY NOT TO HIS FIANCEE.

THEY WERE PLANNING A LIFE TOGETHER

THAT THEY WILL NEVER HAVE.

LOOK, I AM NOT UNSYMPATHETIC TO YOUR SITUATION,

BUT WE ALL HAVE OUR JOBS TO DO.

MS. ROBINSON, DOESN'T IT MATTER TO YOU

THAT THE MAN THAT YOU EMPLOYED WAS KILLED

AND WHOEVER MURDERED HIM MIGHT BE LOOKING FOR YOUR WITNESS?

(sighs) DETECTIVE,

YOU ARE ASKING ME TO EXPOSE A WITNESS

DURING AN ONGOING FEDERAL INVESTIGATION,

AND I AM TELLING YOU, THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

SO WHAT NOW? THIS WITNESS OF THEIRS IS KEY.

WITHOUT KNOWING WHO HE IS OR WHO'S AFTER HIM,

THERE'S NO WAY OF GETTING TO THE NEXT STEP. THERE'S ANOTHER WAY

WE COULD FIGURE OUT WHO THAT WITNESS IS. YEAH? HOW?

CANDACE ROBINSON'S OFFICE DEALS ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY

WITH ORGANIZED CRIME. SO?

SO WHAT IF WE ASK THE OTHER SIDE?

YOU WANT TO ASK THE MOB WHO THE WITNESS IS? CLEARLY, THEY ALREADY KNOW WHO HE IS

IF THEY'RE TRYING TO KILL HIM.

LIKE YOU SAID, HE'S GOT TO BE A SIGNIFICANT WITNESS

IN A PRETTY BIG CASE. SO WHAT DO WE DO, HOP IN THE CAR,

DRIVE DOWN TO THE BADA BING? I KNOW A GUY. HE OWES ME A FAVOR.

YOU "KNOW A GUY"? WHAT IS THIS, A MAMET PLAY? FROM THE EARLY DAYS OF DERRICK STORM.

HE'S A CAPO WITH ONE OF THE FAMILIES.

HE'S ACTUALLY PRETTY NICE. FOR A CRIMINAL.

I'M JUST SAYING, MAYBE HE KNOWS SOMETHING.

MAYBE HE CAN TELL US SOMETHING THE FEDS WON'T.

I KEEP FORGETTING YOU READ PLAYS.

(rock 'n' roll music playing)

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(thud) OH! WHOA! I'M--I'M A FRIEND!

I'M A FRIEND. SAL?

TAKE HIM OUT BACK. KILL HIM.

SAL, WHOA! OH! SAL! WHOA, YOU'RE GO--

IT'S--IT'S ME, BUDDY. VITO! VITO, WAIT! VITO, WAIT!

(laughs) HOLD UP. I WAS JUST MESSING WITH HIM.

(laughs)

SORRY, MAN. (pats back)

(laughs)

NOT FUNNY, SAL.

OH, YOU'RE RIGHT. NO, IT WASN'T FUNNY.

IT WAS FRICKIN" HILARIOUS! (laughs)

RICHARD FRICKIN" CASTLE--

MASTER OF THE MACABRE. HA.

WHAT BRINGS YOU DOWN OFF YOUR CLOUD OF MONEY?

THANK YOU.

THE GUY YOU'RE TALKIN' ABOUT --

HE WORKED FOR THE SPOLANO FAMILY.

JIMMY "THE RAT" MORAN. HE WAS AN UNDERBOQOSS.

HE WAS A FAVORITE OF THE OLD MAN'S, BUT HE GOT

SQUEEZED OUT BY JUNIOR WHEN THE OLD MAN BIT IT.

RUMOR HAS IT THAT HE TURNED STATE'S A FEW MONTHS AGO,

AND THE SPOLANQOS ARE RUNNING SCARED.

APPARENTLY, MORAN'S GOT IT ALL-- BILLS OF LADING, CALENDARS,

LEDGERS, THE WHOLE SHOOTING MATCH.

ENOUGH TO TAKE DOWN ALL THE TOP GUYS. WELL, NO WONDER HE WANTED TO CHANGE HIS FACE.

HEY, IF THEY GOT TO THE SURGEON,

IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY GET TO HIM.

WHEN I WROTE "STORM WARNING"-- OH, I LOVE THAT BOOK.

THANK YOU. MM-HMM.

YOU TOLD ME THAT CERTAIN MOB HIT MEN

HAVE SIGNATURE STYLES OR WEAPONS. THAT'S RIGHT.

OKAY, WELL, THIS KILLER USED A PLASTIC BAG WITH DUCT TAPE

TO SUFFOCATE HIS VICTIM.

DOES THAT SOUND LIKE ANYONE YOU KNOW?

YOU'D HAVE TO ASK THE SPOLANOS ABOUT THAT ONE. YEAH, I DON'T THINK THEY'D LIKE THAT.

HEH. PROBABLY NOT.

I BET YOU I KNOW SOMEBODY ELSE WHO MIGHT KNOW. WHO?

JIMMY THE RAT.

(beeping)

JIMMY "THE RAT" MORAN, A.K.A. JIMMY PRETTY.

HE'S BEEN LINKED TO GAMBLING, LOAN SHARKING

AND EXTORTION SCHEMES.

YOU KNOW, YOU WANT A GUY TO BE LOYAL,

YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T NICKNAME HIM "THE RAT." OKAY, LET'S START OFF BY DIGGING UP

ALL KNOWN ASSOCIATES OF THE SPOLANO FAMILY. YEAH, SURE, AND WHILE WE'RE AT IT,

WE'LL JUST BANG OUR HEADS AGAINST A BRICK WALL,

YOU KNOW, JUST FOR FUN. PROFESSIONAL HITS ARE THE HARDEST TO CLOSE.

BECAUSE OF THE ANONYMOUS NATURE OF THE MURDERS, THE USUAL RULES

LIKE MOTIVE AND RELATIONSHIP TO VICTIM DON'T APPLY.

WE NEED TO TALK TO MORAN. GOTTA SEE WHAT HE KNOWS.

YEAH.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOUR FRIEND "HARD CANDY"

IS GOING TO COOPERATE WITH YOU NOW?

YOU HAVE YOUR SOURCES. I HAVE MINE.

OH, IT'S NOT YOUR EX-BOYFRIEND, IS IT?

MR. FBI--TALL, BROODING AND JUDGMENTAL?

WHY, YES, IN FACT, IT IS. IS THAT A PROBLEM? NO. NOT FOR ME.

BUT THEN AGAIN, I'M NOT THE ONE

HE'S TRYING TO GET BACK TOGETHER WITH.

WELL, THIS IS A NICE SURPRISE.

YEAH? HOPEFULLY, THIS IS A NICE SURPRISE AS WELL.

SPRINKLES. AM I REALLY THAT PREDICTABLE?

WELL, MAYBE I JUST KNOW YOU TOO WELL.

I MEAN, WE DID DATE ONCE.

YEAH.

OH, NO, THANKS. I DON'T EAT SPRINKLES ANYMORE.

RIGHT.

(mouth full) SO, KATE, IS THIS THE PART WHERE YOU

ASK ME TO BEND THE RULES TO HELP YOU ON YOUR CASE?

AM I REALLY THAT PREDICTABLE?

MAYBE I JUST KNOW YOU TOO WELL.

WHAT DO YOU NEED?

I WANNA TALK TO JIMMY MORAN.

JIMMY MORAN THE MOBSTER? YEAH.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I CAN HELP WITH THAT?

THE FBI AND THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

HAVE RIM IN WITNESS PROTECTION. (normal voice) AND YOU KNOW THIS HOW?

WORD ON THE STREET.

LOOK, EVEN IF IT'S TRUE,

I DON'T WORK ORGANIZED CRIME CASES.

OH, COME ON, WILL, YOU AND 1 BOTH KNOW HOW THIS WORKS.

YOU REACH OUT TO THE AGENT IN CHARGE,

HE TALKS TO THE A.U.S.A. RUNNING THE CASE,

AND THEN I GET TO TALK TO JIMMY MORAN. AND I DO THIS FOR YOU WHY?

ALL RIGHT, LET ME PUT THIS ANOTHER WAY.

THE SPOLANOS KNOW

THAT JIMMY IS COOPERATING WITH THE GOVERNMENT.

WE KNOW THAT THEY WANT HIM DEAD

BECAUSE THEY MURDERED THE SURGEON

YOU FEDS HIRED TO CHANGE HIS FACE.

YOU GUYS PUT THAT DOCTOR IN HARM'S WAY,

SO YOU'RE DOING IT FOR HIM, NOT FOR ME.

(doorbell buzzes)

(dramatic music playing)

(whispers) THIS IS IT. DON'T BE NERVOUS.

(dramatic music continues)

DAD! NO! NO SEVERED HEADS.

THAT'S--I-- IT'S TIME-HONORED.

NO! RICHARD... REALLY. (sighs)

TAKE IT OFF. COME ON.

FINE.

dd

HI.

HI. WOW, YOU LOOK, UH,

REALLY NICE.

THANKS. YOU, TOO.

BABY, FIND THE LENS. DAD.

SHH. PRETEND I'M NOT HERE. OH...

UH, DAD, GRAM, THIS IS OWEN.

HI. DELIGHTED.

HI. HI. A PLEASURE.

OH, DON'T THEY LOOK ADORABLE? AND... A CORSAGE.

OH, UH, HERE. IT, UH, IT GOES ON YOUR WRIST.

OH, OKAY. OH, THANKS.

(Martha) OH...

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

UH, READY? YEAH.

YEAH, OKAY. WHOA, WHOA, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

WHOA, THAT'S IT? I DON'T EVEN GET A CHANCE TO ASK HIM

IF HE'S KILLED A MAN? DAD, HE HASN'T, BUT I MIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, GET OUTTA HERE. DON'T DO ANYTHING I WOULD DO.

BYE! ENJOY YOURSELVES.

(Castle) HAVE FUN! GOOD-BYE!

OH... OH...

(chuckles)

MY LITTLE GIRL-- SHE'S ALL GROWN-UP.

YEAH, WELL, AT LEAST ONE OF YOU IS. UH...

A SEVERED HEAD? OOH, I WAS JUST GETTING STARTED, TOO.

I WAS GONNA BREAK INTO MY CHRIS WALKEN. (clears throat)

(imitating Christopher Walken) WHOA. TELL ME, LITTLE MAN...

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN TO PRISON? VERY FUNNY, VERY FUNNY.

(cell phone rings) BUT LEAVE THE ACTING TO ME, HONEY.

(beep) HI. DETECTIVE BECKETT.

I'm so glad you called. Regale me.

CASTLE?

(normal voice) MY CHRIS WALKEN. WHAT DO YOU THINK? UH... NEEDS WORK.

WELL, IN--IN ALL FAIRNESS, PART OF IT'S VISUAL.

LISTEN, SORENSON'S ONBOARD. HE PULLED SOME STRINGS

AND GOT SOMEONE AT THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO CAVE.

HE'S GONNA LET YOU QUESTION MORAN. BUT WE GOTTA BE THERE IN AN HOUR. ARE YOU IN?

(imitates Christopher Walken) AM I IN? IS THE POPE CATHOLIC?

(normal voice) IT'LL GROW ON YOU.

(Castle) SERIOUSLY, A PARKING GARAGE?

WHAT?

IT'S... PRETTY CLICHe.

YEAH, WELL, NO ONE SAID THAT THE FEDS WERE ORIGINAL.

YEAH, NEXT THING YOU'LL TELL ME,

THEY'LL BE PULLING UP IN A BLACK SUBURBAN

WITH TINTED WINDOWS. (thud)

OH, SOMEONE'S BEEN WATCHING

WAY TOO MANY BRUCKHEIMER FILMS.

FIVE MINUTES, DETECTIVE. THAT'S ALL YOU GET.

THE NYPD THANKS YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

WANT ME TO WATCH THE MONKEY?

THAT'S OKAY. MONKEY COMES WITH ME. SUIT YOURSELF.

HEY, I REALLY LIKE YOUR CAR. IT'S VERY NONDESCRIPT.

MR. MORAN, I'M DETECTIVE BECKETT.

THIS IS RICHARD CASTLE.

(snickers) RICHARD CASTLE, LIKE THE NOVELIST?

EXACTLY LIKE. I THOUGHT YOU GUYS WERE COPS.

HE'S CONSULTING ON THE CASE.

WELL, LOOK, I ALREADY TOLD THE FEDS EVERYTHING I KNOW.

YOU WANT INFO ON THE SPOLANOS, ASK THEM.

ACTUALLY, WE'RE NOT HERE ABOUT THE SPOLANOS.

WE'RE HERE ABOUT DR. LEEDS, THE MAN WHO OPERATED ON YOU. WHAT ABOUT HIM?

HE WAS FOUND MURDERED LAST WEEK.

MURDERED? THE DOC WAS MURDERED?

ASPHYXIATED. THEY DUCT TAPED A PLASTIC BAG OVER HIS HEAD.

WE BELIEVE THE SPOLANQOS MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED.

"MAY HAVE BEEN"?

"MAY HAVE BEEN"?!

GIVEN HOW LEEDS WAS KILLED

AND GIVEN YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE ORGANIZATION,

WE WERE HOPING THAT YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP IDENTIFY THE-- (knocks on door)

HEY! HEY! WHAT'S WRONG?

GET ME OUT OF HERE! WE CAN HELP, MR. MORAN.

WE CAN FIND THE GUYS WHO DID THIS,

BUT YOU HAVE TO LET ME KNOW IF THERE WAS ANYONE

IN THE SPOLANO FAMILY THAT KILLS THIS WAY.

YEAH, YEAH, THERE IS. ME.

THE DUCT TAPE, THE BAG-- THAT WAS MY M.O.

DON'T YOU GET IT? THEY'RE SENDING A MESSAGE TO ME,

AND IF THEY GOT TO THE DOC...

TAKE ME BACK! NOW!

HEY, HOW'D IT GO?

OH, DO THE WORDS "UNMITIGATED DISASTER" MEAN ANYTHING?

WHAT HAPPENED?

WE SCARED A KEY WITNESS IN A HUGE FEDERAL CASE

SO BAD THAT NOW HE WON'T TESTIFY. OH, IS THAT ALL?

BECKETT. JUST GOT A CALL FROM D.0O.J.

SIR, I CAN EXPLAIN-- NO, NO. IT'S--IT'S SORENSON.

ON THE WAY BACK TO THE FBI SAFE HOUSE WITH MORAN,

SOMEONE PULLED UP NEXT TO 'EM AND OPENED FIRE.

HE WAS IN THE BACK WITH THE WITNESS.

THEY BOTH WERE SHOT.

CAR WAS A LATE-MODEL SEDAN WITH DEALER PLATES.

THE GUY PULLS UP AT A LIGHT WITH A MASK ON,

BLEW THE TIRES, STARTS SHOOTIN’ AT THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT THE GLASS WOULD BE BULLETPROOF.

THEY USED COP KILLERS-- TEFLON ROUNDS.

WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE DOOR.

HE'S STILL IN SURGERY.

MORAN'S GONNA BE OKAY, THOUGH.

(woman speaking indistinctly over p.a.)

(pouring coffee)

YOU WANT TO TALK?

THERE'S NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT. I'M THE ONE WHO PUSHED FOR IT,

AND I'M THE ONE WHO GOT WILL INVOLVED. THERE'S NO WAY YOU COULD HAVE KNOWN THIS WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

BECAUSE THEIR VEHICLE WAS ATTACKED LEAVING OUR MEET. SO?

SO WE WERE FOLLOWED.

SOMEONE WHO KNEW ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION

FOUND OUT ABOUT THE MEET.

WE LED THEM TO MORAN. SO YEAH, I SHOULD'VE KNOWN.

AND IF I WERE A BETTER COP, I WOULD'VE.

YOU THINK THIS IS YOUR FAULT?

YEAH, YOU PUSHED FOR IT,

NOT BECAUSE IT'S YOUR JOB, BUT BECAUSE YOU CARE.

MOST PEOPLE COME UP AGAINST A WALL, THEY GIVE UP.

NOT YOU.

YOU DON'T LET GO.

YOU DON'T BACK DOWN.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES YOU EXTRAORDINARY.

HE'S GONNA MAKE IT. HE'S GONNA BE OKAY.

(exhales deeply)

dd

(woman) J) ONE DAY I WOKE UP J

(Owen) I, UH,

I HAD A GOOD TIME.

ME, TOO.

J ONE DAY I WOKE UP 7

J AND THERE WAS MORE 7

J ONE DAY I WOKE UP 7

J AND THERE WAS MORE TO LOVE 7

UH... GOOD NIGHT.

NIGHT.

J TODAY I WOKE UP J

J AND I FOUND MORE TO LOVE [©

J TODAY I WOKE UP J

J AND I FOUND MORE J

DID YOU HAVE FUN?

AS A MATTER OF FACT, I DID.

THIS DATING THING IS KIND OF NICE.

HOW WAS OWEN?

DON'T WORRY. I CLOSED MY EYES FOR THE KISSING PART.

YEAH, ME, TOO.

YOU KNOW YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO WAIT UP.

THAT'S MY JOB. I WAIT UP. I MAKE SURE YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

BUT TONIGHT I REALIZED

I'M NOT GOING TO BE DOING IT FOR MUCH LONGER.

DAD. A COUPLE YEARS, YOU'RE GONNA GO OFF TO COLLEGE,

YOU'RE GONNA GET MARRIED, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE KIDS,

AND I'M ONLY GONNA SEE YOU ON HOLIDAYS.

UNTIL SOME GOLD DIGGER STEALS ALL MY MONEY,

BUT THEN I GET TO MOVE IN WITH YOU.

WOW. I FEEL LIKE I JUST LOST 30 YEARS OF MY LIFE.

THAT'S HOW IT HAPPENS.

ONE DAY YOU'RE IN TUTUS, AND THE NEXT DAY YOU'RE...

TOO OLD FOR SEVERED HEADS.

DAD, DON'T WORRY.

NO MATTER HOW OLD I GET,

I'LL ALWAYS BE YOUR LITTLE GIRL.

PROMISE?

PROMISE.

THANK YOU.

J AND THERE WAS MORE TO LOVE 7

NOW GO TO BED.

OKAY.

J AND THERE WAS MORE 7

J ONE DAY I WOKE UP 7

J AND THERE WAS MORE TO LOVE 7

J OF YOU

(monitor beeping rhythmically)

DESK OFFICER SAID SHE CAME IN AT 4:00 THIS MORNING.

SHE'S BEEN AT THE BOARD EVER SINCE.

SHE CALLED US IN AT 6:00 A.M.

TO RECHECK EVERY PERSON WE TALKED TO ON THE CASE.

AND SHE'S HAD, LIKE, NINE DOUBLE ESPRESSOS.

HEY. BEEN READING ON THE INTERNET

ABOUT THIS NEW THING CALLED "SLEEP."

SUPPOSED TO BE REAL GOOD FOR YA.

SHH. SHH, SHH, SHH, SHH, SHH, SHH.

WHEN I GAVE YOU THAT LITTLE SPEECH LAST NIGHT,

I REALLY DIDN'T MEAN FOR YOU

TO GO ALL "BEAUTIFUL MIND" ON ME.

IT WASN'T ANYONE AT THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.

THEY WOULDN'T NEED US TO FIND HIM.

SO IT HAD TO BE SOMEONE THAT WE TALKED TO.

YOU DON'T THINK IT WAS MY MAFIA CONNECTION?

IF HE'S IN A RIVAL FAMILY,

THEN THEY WOULD WANT MORAN ALIVE TO TESTIFY

BECAUSE IF THE FEDS TAKE DOWN THE SPOLANQS,

THEN THE OTHER FAMILIES CAN TAKE OVER THEIR TERRITORIES.

NO, WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO HAD ACCESS

TO THE DOCTOR BEFORE WE GOT THE CASE.

SO THAT LEAVES THE FIANCeE AND HIS STAFF.

YEAH, EXCEPT THE FIANCeE IS CLEAN,

ALIBIED AND ACCOUNTED FOR LAST NIGHT.

PHONE RECORDS DON'T INDICATE ANY CALLS TO UNKNOWN NUMBERS.

I THOUGHT YOU ALREADY RAN HIS STAFF UP. WE DID, AND THERE WERE NO RECORDS OF ANYTHING

THAT INDICATE TIES TO ORGANIZED CRIME. WHAT ABOUT LAST NIGHT?

MAGGIE DOWD WAS AT DINNER WITH FRIENDS.

MARIO GUERRERO WORKED LATE PACKING PATIENT FILES,

AND THE SENIOR NURSE, JULIA HAMMOND,

CLAIMS SHE WAS HOME ALONE. WHAT WAS MARIO DOING PACKING PATIENT FILES LAST NIGHT?

THEY'RE CLOSING UP SHOP. PATIENT FILES ARE ALL GOING

TO NEW DOCTORS. IT'S JUST, DOESN'T THAT SEEM LIKE A WEIRD THING

TO BE DOING ON A FRIDAY NIGHT? YEAH, WELL, WHEN YOU'RE LOW MAN ON THE TOTEM POLE,

THAT'S WHAT LIFE IS LIKE. PEOPLE THINK THEY CAN

CALL YOU IN TO WORK AT 6:00 A.M. ON A SATURDAY. JULIA HAMMOND AND MAGGIE DOWD--

HOW LONG DID THEY WORK FOR DR. LEEDS?

UH, HAMMOND WAS WITH HIM TEN YEARS.

MAGGIE CAME ON A FEW MONTHS BACK. WHY?

BECAUSE OUR LOW MAN ON THE TOTEM POLE MARIO GUERRERO

STARTED WORKING FOR THE DOCTOR ABOUT A MONTH AGO.

WE CHECKED HIM. WE EVEN CALLED HIS NURSING SCHOOL.

HE'S CLEAN. CHECK AGAIN. THEY CAN'T ALL BE CLEAN.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

TO SEE IF MARIO WAS ACTUALLY AT THE OFFICE FRIDAY NIGHT.

DETECTIVE.

IS EVERYTHING OKAY? MARIO, I NEED YOU TO COME WITH ME.

WHY? WE NEED TO ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS.

(cell phone ringing) DID I DO SOMETHING WRONG?

BECKETT. (Esposito) It's Maggie.

What? MAGGIE. WE DOUBLE-CHECKED EVERYTHING,

even called the nursing schools again.

This time we had 'em send pictures,

AND THE ONE OF MAGGIE...

IT'S A DIFFERENT GIRL.

IT'S MAGGIE. WHERE'S MAGGIE DOWD? SHE DIDN'T COME IN TODAY. WHY?

DETECTIVE?

IS DR. LEEDS AFFILIATED WITH ST. MARCUS HOSPITAL?

YEAH. THAT'S WHERE WE DO OUR PROCEDURES. IF SHE HAS A HOSPITAL I.D.--

SHE CAN FINISH THE JOB. YOU'RE OFF THE HOOK...

BUT DON'T LEAVE TOWN.

(indistinct conversations)

OH. ROOM'S RESTRICTED. NEED TO SEE YOUR I.D.

SURE. YOU HAVE A MAGGIE DOWD ON YOUR LIST?

SHE'S ON THE ROSTER. YOU CAN LET HER THROUGH.

I GOTTA SAY, JIMMY, YOU'RE A HARD MAN TO FIND.

TOOK ME WEEKS TO EVEN FIND OUT THAT YOU CHANGED YOUR FACE.

SODIUM THIOPENTAL. IT'S WHAT THEY USE IN LETHAL INJECTIONS.

IT'S NOT AS MUCH FUN AS A PLASTIC BAG...

(grunts) BUT IT DOES THE TRICK.

(grunts loudly)

OH, AND, UH, I GOT A MESSAGE FROM JUNIOR, JIMMY.

HE SAYS,

"GO TO HELL."

(grunts loudly)

(grunting)

HI.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST FOR THE MURDER OF DR. LEEDS

AND THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF JIMMY MORAN. YOU'RE TOO LATE.

OH, NO. OH, GOD.

OH, DON'T WORRY. IT'S NOT ATTACHED TO ANYTHING.

IT'S LIKE WE KNEW YOU WERE COMING.

ATTEMPTED MURDER OF A FEDERAL WITNESS--

WHAT'S THAT GOING FOR THESE DAYS? 25 TO LIFE.

SHE'S ALL YOURS.

LOOKS LIKE YOU MANAGED TO SET THINGS RIGHT WITH

THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. SHE TURNED STATE'S. WHEN MORAN RECOVERS,

THE FEDS WILL HAVE TWO WITNESSES AGAINST THE SPOLANOS.

BUT ONLY MAGGIE BACK THERE CAN LINK THEM TO MURDER. OH, BUT HER REAL NAME IS CARLA DANTE.

THE CALL HER "CARLA COLDBLOOD."

SHE'S BEEN KILLING FOR THE FAMILY FOR FIVE YEARS NOW.

WHEN JIMMY DROPPED DIME, THE SPOLANOS SENT THEIR BEST.

LADY HIT MAN--A REAL BLOW FOR WOMEN'S RIGHTS.

AND THE REAL MAGGIE DOWD? WORKS FOR A HOSPITAL IN SEATTLE.

SHE HAD NO IDEA THAT THEY HAD STOLEN HER IDENTITY.

CARLA EVEN PULLED A RECOMMENDATION

OFF OF A JOB-HUNTING SITE

IN ORDER TO APPLY FOR THE POSITION WITH LEEDS.

ORIGINALLY SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS GONNA GET A PHOTOGRAPH OF MORAN,

AND WHEN SHE COULDN'T, SHE WENT AFTER LEEDS. AND THEN WHEN LEEDS DIDN'T TALK, SHE KILLED HIM.

BUT WHY STAY AROUND THE OFFICE? IF SHE LEFT BEFORE LEEDS’ BODY WAS FOUND,

IT WOULD HAVE LOOKED SUSPICIOUS, AND SHE PROBABLY DIDN'T THINK

HE'D BE SITTING AROUND FOR A WEEK.

THEN WE SHOWED UP, AND SHE WAITED TO SEE

HOW FAR WE'D GET. THAT'S GOOD WORK, DETECTIVE. VERY GOOD WORK.

THANK YOU, SIR. YOU KNOW, SIR, I NEVER THOUGHT

THAT I WOULD BE SAYING THIS, BUT...

I DON'T THINK I COULD HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT CASTLE.

WHERE IS CASTLE, ANYWAY?

THE ORIGINAL M.E. CONCLUDED THAT THE STAB WOUNDS WERE RANDOM.

NOW MAYBE THE KILLER GOT LUCKY, BUT YOU SEE THIS WOUND HERE?

YEAH.

IT'S A LOW-ANGLE THRUST TO THE KIDNEY.

THE WOUND SIZE INDICATED THAT THE KNIFE WAS TWISTED.

HER BODY WOULD HAVE GONE INTO IMMEDIATE SHOCK.

WHAT ABOUT THESE?

WELL, THEIR ANGLES INDICATE THAT THEY WERE DELIVERED

AFTER SHE WAS IMMOBILIZED AND ON THE GROUND.

THEY'RE JUST FOR SHOW.

THIS IS THE ONE THAT KILLED HER.

THIS IS SOUNDING LESS LIKE A RANDOM KILLING,

MORE LIKE A TARGETED MURDER.

THERE'S MORE.

ON A HUNCH, I CHECKED THE CITY M.E. FILES

TO SEE IF THIS WAS AN ISOLATED INCIDENT

AND FOUND THREE OTHER STABBINGS AROUND THAT TIME

THAT THE M.E. WORKING THE CASE DISMISSED AS... RANDOM,

WERE THEY RELATED?

ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO KNOW?

(thunder rumbles)

(rainfall)

YOU HAVE TO TELL HER, YOU KNOW.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS WOULD DO TO HER?

YOU HAVE INFORMATION THAT COULD LEAD TO HER MOTHER'S KILLER.

YOU CAN'T KEEP THAT FROM HER. I KNOW.

BUT SHE SAID IF I OPENED THE FILE, THAT WE'D BE THROUGH.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

SHE HAS TO KNOW.

(thunder rumbling)

(rainfall)

(laughter)

NO, YOU DIDN'T.

STOP MAKING ME LAUGH.

OH, COME ON. IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'VE BEEN SHOT OR SOMETHING.

(groans) (laughs)

I THOUGHT YOU WERE OVER SPRINKLES.

MAYBE NOT.

MM. (knock on door)

(Sorenson) IT'S THE WRITER MONKEY.

WHAT IS HE STILL DOING HERE?

HAVEN'T YOU FINISHED YOUR BOOK YET?

LAST CHAPTER.

DO YOU HAVE A SEC?

YEAH.

WATCH IT, KATE. HE LIKES YOU.

YOU'LL HAVE TO FORGIVE HIM. HE IS HEAVILY MEDICATED.

dd

YOU LOOK AWFULLY SERIOUS. IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

TAKE A SEAT.

(laughs) WHAT?

SIT DOWN.

CASTLE, WHAT'S GOING ON?

IT'S ABOUT YOUR MOTHER.