All language subtitles for Castle.S02E21.WEB-DL.720p-MaRS

THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF FOLKS
WHO SIT AROUND THINKING ABOUT

HOW TO KILL PEOPLE--PSYCHOPATHS
AND MYSTERY WRITERS.

I'M THE KIND THAT PAYS BETTER.
WHO AM I?
I'M RICK CASTLE.

CASTLE.
CASTLE.

I REALLY AM
RUGGEDLY HANDSOME, AREN'T I?
EVERY WRITER
NEEDS INSPIRATION,

AND I'VE FOUND MINE.
DETECTIVE KATE BECKETT.

BECKETT.
BECKETT.

NIKKI HEAT?
THE CHARACTER
HE'S BASING ON YOU.

AND THANKS TO MY FRIENDSHIP
WITH THE MAYOR,

I GET TO BE ON HER CASE.
I WOULD BE HAPPY
TO LET YOU SPANK ME.

AND TOGETHER,
WE CATCH KILLERS.
WE MAKE A PRETTY GOOD TEAM,
YOU KNOW?

LIKE STARSKY AND HUTCH,
TURNER AND HOOCH.
YOU DO REMIND ME
A LITTLE OF HOOCH.

(Steve McDonald's
"Not Bad at All" playing)

(grunting)

♪ HOW DOES IT FEEL WHEN THINGS
ARE GOING YOUR WAY? ♪

(grunting continues)

♪ YOU PICK A LUCKY NUMBER
EVERY DAY ♪

(grunting continues)

♪ HOW DOES IT FEEL WHEN THINGS
FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD? ♪

♪ HOW DOES IT FEEL
WHEN THINGS ARE... ♪
(grunts)

♪ GOOD? ♪

♪ NOT BAD AT ALL,
NOT BAD AT ALL ♪

(Beckett grunting)

♪ HOW DOES IT FEEL TO KNOW
THAT YOU'RE NUMBER ONE? ♪

YOU NEED SOMEONE
TO STEADY YOUR BAG.

ARE YOU OFFERING?

♪ ...BEGUN ♪

YEAH. SURE.

ALL RIGHT. THANKS.

ALL RIGHT.

(grunts)

(grunts)

(grunts)

NICE.

(laughs)

(cell phone rings)

♪ SIT BACK AND SMILE ♪

THANK YOU.
ANYTIME.

(ring)

(ring)

(beep)

BECKETT.

(Theme from "The Good, The Bad
and The Ugly" playing)

♪♪

ALL RIGHT.
HERE COMES THE TURN.

MM. ACTUALLY, SWEETIE,
IT'S CALLED THE RIVER.

RIGHT. RIGHT.

THE, UH, FIFTH COMMUNITY CARD
IS CALLED "THE RIVER"

OR "FIFTH STREET."

NOW YOU'RE
ON THE TROLLEY, KID.

(sighs) SO... WHO WON?

OH. WELL, ACTUALLY,
YOU HAD ME

UNTIL THE RIVER.

MM-HMM. AND YOU GOT
A THIRD JACK,

AND TRIP JACKS BEAT TRIP 9s.
YOU WIN.
WELL, DON'T SWEAT IT,
SWEETHEART.

JUST YOUR FIRST LESSON.

WHAT DO YOU SAY
WE CALL IT A NIGHT?

WHAT? NO.
LET'S KEEP PLAYING.

SHUFFLE UP AND DEAL.
(Martha) AH, HELLO, DARLINGS.

OH, WHAT'S ALL THIS?

DAD'S TEACHING ME
THE BASICS

OF NO-LIMIT TEXAS HOLD'EM.

I'M SHOCKED--SHOCKED--
THERE'S GAMBLING IN HERE.

DEAL ME IN.

(cards shuffle,
cell phone rings)

AHH.
(ring)

(beep)
(dramatic voice) GOOD EVENING,
DETECTIVE BECKETT.

(police radio chatter)

(camera shutter clicking)
(Esposito)
VICTIM'S NAME IS PAUL FINCH.

ACCORDING TO THE REGISTRATION,
IT'S HIS CAR.

WHAT DO WE KNOW
ABOUT HIM?
WE RAN HIM FOR NEXT OF KIN,
FOUND HIS WIFE.

(Ryan) SHE'S ON HER WAY IN.
AND HIS RAP SHEET.

HE'S A THIEF...
(camera shutter clicking)

COUPLE OF BANK JOBS,
SOME CORPORATE B&Es.

BUT HE HASN'T BEEN ARRESTED
IN A FEW YEARS.

SO HE'S EITHER
REALLY LUCKY...

OR HE'S OUT OF THE GAME.
WHAT HAPPENED?

I'D SAY HE WAS ELECTROCUTED.
THIS VOLTAGE
HAD TO BE PRETTY HIGH

FOR HIM TO GET BURNS
LIKE THAT.
WELL, SURE.

YOU CONNECT THESE LEADS DIRECTLY
INTO THE IGNITION SYSTEM,

YOU REV THE ENGINE
HIGH ENOUGH...
LOOKS LIKE THEY WERE
TRYING TO TORTURE HIM,

BUT ENDED UP
KILLING HIM INSTEAD.

EITHER WAY,
IT WASN'T PLEASANT.
YOU KNOW, WHOEVER DID THIS

EITHER WANTED
TO SEND A MESSAGE

OR NEEDED SOMETHING
FROM HIM.

WHAT WOULD SOMEBODY NEED
FROM A RETIRED...

WHAT?

HIS EYES ARE CLOSED.
(camera shutter clicks)

DID ANYONE TOUCH THE BODY
BEFORE YOU CAME HERE?

NOPE. IT WAS LIKE THAT
WHEN I GOT HERE.

THE KILLER MUST HAVE
CLOSED 'EM POSTMORTEM.

THAT MEANS HE KNEW
THE VICTIM.
THAT MEANS HE KNEW
OUR VICTIM.

I WOULD SAY, HE PROBABLY FELT
GUILTY ABOUT WHAT HE HAD DONE,

WANTED TO ERASE IT.

HAVE C.S.U. SWEEP THE CARS,
AND LET'S FUME THE BODY.

MAYBE WE'LL GET SOME PRINTS
OFF OF HIS EYELIDS.
YOU GOT IT.

(camera shutter clicks)

(police radio chatter)

(Castle) WHAT IS IT?

YOU TELL ME.
MAYBE HE WAS MURDERED

BY THE ARTIST
FORMERLY KNOWN AS PRINCE.

(Beckett) MRS. FINCH,
WE'RE VERY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.

DOES THIS...

LOOK FAMILIAR TO YOU AT ALL?

NO, I'M SORRY.

LOOK, I KNOW
WHAT MY HUSBAND WAS,

BUT PAUL HAD BEEN OUT OF
THE GAME SINCE HE LEFT PRISON.

WHEN WE GOT MARRIED,
HE SWORE OFF TAKING SCORES.

THEN A FEW WEEKS AGO, HE SAID

HE HAD TO GO DO SOMETHING
FOR A FRIEND.

DID HE TELL YOU WHAT
OR WHO?
NO.

I BEGGED HIM NOT TO DO IT,
BUT HE...

HE SAID HE OWED THE GUY
FROM WAY BACK.

PAUL WAS A THIEF,
DETECTIVE,

BUT HE HAD
THIS SENSE OF HONOR.

HE WAS OLD-FASHIONED
LIKE THAT.

HE WAS A GOOD MAN,
DETECTIVE.

I MEAN, GOD KNOWS
HE HAD HIS FAULTS,

BUT... THIS?

HE DIDN'T DESERVE THIS.

(Castle) SO THE GUY
COMES OUT OF RETIREMENT

FOR ONE JOB
AND ENDS UP DEAD.

THAT CANNOT BE A COINCIDENCE.
YEAH, WHAT LURES A GUY
WHO'S BEEN RETIRED FOR YEARS

BACK INTO THE GAME?
MUST'VE BEEN SOMETHING BIG.

THAT WAS ROBBERY ON THE PHONE.
THEY LOGGED IN A BREAK-IN

AT A BRANCH OF MANHATTAN MUTUAL
THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY.

BANK HEIST. THAT FITS
WITH FINCH'S PROFILE.

DID THEY HAVE ANY DETAILS?
NOPE.

THEY'RE SENDING
THE NEW GUY UP NOW.
AND THAT WOULD BE ME.

OH-HO! WHAT'S UP, BRO?

HOW YOU DOING?
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME
YOU TRANSFERRED?

AH, YOU KNOW,
I BEEN SETTLING IN.

HEY, UH, THIS IS MY BOY--
TOM DEMMING.

HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST COPS
BACK AT THE 54th.

THIS IS MY PARTNER--RYAN.
HOW YOU DOING?

HEY, NICE TO MEET YOU, MAN.
YOU, TOO.

(Esposito) RICHARD CASTLE.
YEAH, THE AUTHOR, RIGHT?

THAT'S RIGHT.
AND THIS IS DETECTIVE BECKETT.

YEAH, WE MET.
YES. HI.

HI.
(chuckles)

SO PAUL FINCH, HUH? HE'S ONE OF
THE FEW GUYS ON THE ISLAND

WHO COULD'VE TAKEN
A SCORE LIKE THAT.

LIKE WHAT?
A COUPLE OF PROS
TUNNEL INTO THE VAULT,

DRILL OPEN A SAFE DEPOSIT BOX,

LEAVE NOTHING BEHIND
BUT THE GREAT SMELL OF BRUT.
AND YOU THINK

THAT FINCH COULDN'T HAVE
PULLED THIS OFF ON HIS OWN?

NAH, IT'S A 2-MAN JOB
AT THE MINIMUM.

THERE'S DEFINITELY
ANOTHER PLAYER

FLOATING AROUND OUT THERE.
WELL, WE'VE RUN A SEARCH

FOR HIS PHONE RECORDS
AND FINANCIALS, SO HOPEFULLY

WE'LL FIND SOMETHING
THAT TIES HIM TO A PARTNER.

OR MAYBE THE PARTNER TURNED ON
FINCH AFTER THE ROBBERY,

DECIDED HE DIDN'T NEED HIM
ANYMORE.
EITHER WAY, WE KNOW THAT

THE ROBBERY AND THE HOMICIDE
ARE CONNECTED.

THAT SEEMS LIKE
AN AWFUL LOT OF TROUBLE

FOR ONE SAFE DEPOSIT BOX.
YEAH.

AND THEY LEFT
STACKS OF CASH UNTOUCHED.

THE GUYS DOWNSTAIRS
THOUGHT I WAS NUTS

WHEN I HOPPED ON THIS CASE,
BUT I LIKE THE WEIRD ONES.

HMM. HOW ABOUT THAT? BECKETT
LIKES THE WEIRD ONES, TOO.

YEAH.
(Castle) WHAT COULD BE
IN THAT BOX

THAT WOULD BE WORTH DIGGING
A TUNNEL TO AND KILLING FOR?

DIAMONDS?
GERMAN BEARER BONDS?

NAZI GOLD?
AH, WE STILL
DON'T KNOW YET.

THE BANK HAD SOME TROUBLE
LOCATING THE OWNER,

BUT HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE
COMING IN THIS AFTERNOON.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN ME
FOR THE INTERROGATION?
YEAH. YEAH, I'D LOVE TO.

(Demming) GOOD.
MEANWHILE, I'M GONNA NEED
YOU GUYS TO HIT THE STREET

AND SEE IF YOU CAN SCARE UP
ANY OF FINCH'S ASSOCIATES--

MAYBE ANYONE THAT HE'S
TAKEN SCORES WITH IN THE PAST

OR PEOPLE THAT HE OWES.
THANK YOU.
YOU GOT IT.

WHAT CAN I DO?

YOU COULD WATCH.

TWO WEEKS AGO,
I SAVED YOUR LIFE TWICE.

(Beckett) THANK YOU
FOR COMING IN, MR. CANA.

CALL ME FRED.
(Demming) AND OBVIOUSLY,
WE'RE GONNA DO EVERYTHING WE CAN

TO HELP YOU RECOVER
YOUR STOLEN PROPERTY.

UH, WHAT EXACTLY
WAS IN THE BOX?

STAMPS.
STAMPS?

YEAH, I COLLECT 'EM.
IT KINDA SURPRISES ME

IT TOOK YOU SO LONG
TO REACH OUT TO US.

THE FOLKS AT THE BANK SAID THEY
LEFT YOU A HALF A DOZEN MESSAGES

OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
WELL, I BEEN BUSY, YOU KNOW?

I BEEN WORKING A LOT.

AND WHAT IS IT
THAT YOU DO?

I'M IN,
UH, PRIVATE SECURITY.

THIS STAMP COLLECTION,
HOW MUCH WAS IT WORTH EXACTLY?

WELL, IT'S HARD
TO PUT A PRICE TAG

ON AN ITEM LIKE THAT

BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW,
THE SENTIMENTAL VALUE.

AND WHO ELSE KNEW THAT YOU
WERE KEEPING IT AT THE BANK?

JUST A SELECT GROUP
OF OTHER STAMP ENTHUSIASTS

WITH WHOM I FORMED...
RELATIONSHIPS OVER THE YEARS.

SO HOW LONG YOU BEEN
A PHILATELIST, FRED?

HEY, WATCH YOUR MOUTH, PAL.
FRED CANA DON'T GO THAT ROUTE.

PHILATELY IS THE STUDY
OF STAMPS, MR. CANA,

WHICH YOU WOULD KNOW IF YOU
WERE, IN FACT, A COLLECTOR.

COME ON, FRED.
WHAT'S REALLY IN THE BOX, HUH?

WHAT'D THEY STEAL FROM YOU?
I DON'T
HAVE TO TAKE THIS CRAP.

I'M THE VICTIM HERE.

(Ryan) HEY.

HEY, YOU GUYS ROUNDING UP
THE USUAL SUSPECTS?

YEAH, AND EVERY HOOD
THIS SIDE OF HARLEM

SAYS FINCH HAS BEEN
OUT OF ACTION FOR YEARS.
WHERE'S BECKETT?

OH, SHE AND CAPTAIN AMERICA
ARE IN THERE WITH FRED CANA.

FRED CANA?

YEAH, HE'S THE GUY
WHO RENTED THE SAFETY...

(paper clips clatter)

(chuckles)
OFFICER ESPOSITO!

ACTUALLY, IT'S
DETECTIVE ESPOSITO NOW, FRED.

CONGRATULATIONS.

FRED HERE IS A BAGMAN
FOR VICTOR RACINE.

WHO'S VICTOR RACINE?
(Demming)
HE'S A SYNDICATE MAN.

MADE THE LEAP
FROM ORGANIZED CRIME

TO LEGITIMATE BUSINESSMAN
WHILE NO ONE WAS LOOKING.

RACINE IS CONNECTED
AND UNTOUCHABLE.

YOU OUGHTA KNOW.
ESPOSITO AND HIS OLD PARTNER

TRIED TO TOUCH HIM
A FEW YEARS BACK.

HOW ABOUT I TOUCH YOU INSTEAD?!
COME ON! COME ON, TOUGH GUY!

LET'S GO, MAN!
(Ryan) COME ON.
TAKE A WALK.

ALL RIGHT?
HE'S NOT WORTH IT. MAN...

(Demming) LET'S GO.
TAKE A WALK.

WHAT THE HELL
WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?
HE WORKS FOR VICTOR RACINE.

SO?

VICTOR RACINE
KILLED MY PARTNER.

♪♪

HIS NAME WAS IKE.
IKE THORNTON.

WE PARTNERED UP
BACK WHEN I WAS AT THE 54th.

WE WORKED
THE ORGANIZED CRIME TASK FORCE.

VICTOR RACINE WAS OUR TARGET...

UNTIL ONE DAY,
IKE DIDN'T COME INTO WORK.

IT'S LIKE HE JUST DISAPPEARED.

TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE,

INTERNAL AFFAIRS
CAME AROUND HERE

ASKING ALL THESE QUESTIONS,
TALKING LIKE IKE HAD GONE OVER,

THAT HE WAS WORKING FOR RACINE.

IT WAS
AN ABSOLUTE LOAD OF CRAP.

COUPLE OF DAYS LATER,

SOME KIDS FOUND IKE'S CAR
OUT BY THE DOCKS...

SHOT TO HELL,
BLOOD ALL OVER THE SEATS.

ALL THE HALLMARKS
OF A PROFESSIONAL HIT.

YEAH, ONLY WE COULDN'T
TIE IT BACK TO RACINE.

HIS GUYS HAD DUMPED IKE'S BODY
SO THAT WE COULD NEVER FIND IT.

THE DEPARTMENT SHUT DOWN
THE WHOLE OPERATION AFTER THAT.

I TRANSFERRED HERE.
BUT I KNOW ONE THING--

IF FRED CANA
HAS A SAFE DEPOSIT BOX,

IT'S BECAUSE HE'S
HOLDING SOMETHING FOR RACINE.

AND IT AIN'T NO STAMPS.

(Beckett)
HE WANTS BLOOD.

WELL, I DON'T BLAME HIM.
FROM THE LOOK OF IT,

I'M GUESSING RACINE HAD FINCH
KILLED FOR STEALING FROM HIM.

WELL, THAT EXPLAINS
WHY HE WAS TORTURED--

SO HE'D GIVE UP HIS PARTNER.

YOU KNOW, WHATEVER THEY STOLE
FROM THAT SAFE DEPOSIT BOX,

RACINE WANTS IT BACK BAD.
YEAH, BUT HOW DID HE GET
ONTO FINCH IN THE FIRST PLACE?

MAYBE HE RECOGNIZED
THE GREAT SMELL OF BRUT.
(chuckles)

I'M SURE THAT RACINE IS THE KIND
OF GUY WHO HAS HIS SOURCES.

SO YOU LIKE
OUR STAMP COLLECTOR

FOR DOING THE DEED
ON RACINE'S BEHALF?
SURE, EXCEPT WE CALLED.

HE HAS WITNESSES WILLING
TO CORROBORATE HIS WHEREABOUTS.

OF COURSE HE DOES.
AND WE HAVE
NO PROOF OTHERWISE.

OH, SPEAKING OF WHICH, THEY
BROUGHT UP THE C.S.U. REPORT

ON THE CRIME SCENE.

THE CAR WAS WIPED DOWN.

OTHER THAN FINCH AND HIS WIFE,
WE GOT NO USABLE PRINTS.

AND WE STILL DON'T HAVE AN I.D.
ON THAT METAL SYMBOL WE FOUND.

MEANWHILE, OUR STAMP COLLECTOR
HAS AN ALIBI,

AND WE CURRENTLY HAVE
NO EVIDENCE.

SO WHAT IS OUR NEXT STEP?

WE TALK TO THE REAL VICTIM
OF OUR ROBBERY--

MR. VICTOR RACINE.

BOLD.
I LIKE YOUR STYLE.

WHAT, YOU THINK
HE'S THE KIND OF GUY

WHO'S JUST GONNA TELL US
WHAT'S IN THAT BOX

OR MAYBE ADMIT
TO KILLING THE THIEF?

WATCH AND LEARN, CASTLE.
WATCH AND LEARN.

TO WHAT DO I OWE
THIS PLEASURE, HUH?

(whoosh, applause)
A SAFE DEPOSIT BOX
AT MANHATTAN MUTUAL

WAS BROKEN INTO
THE OTHER NIGHT, MR. RACINE.

IT WAS REGISTERED
TO AN ASSOCIATE OF YOURS--

FRED CANA.
YOU DON'T SAY? WHAT'S
THIS WORLD COMING TO, HUH?

MR. CANA CLAIMS
THAT THE BOX CONTAINED

HIS STAMP COLLECTION?

WELL, I'VE NEVER KNOWN
MR. CANA TO LIE...
(whoosh)

TO ME.
(water splashes, crowd groans)

WELL, WE BELIEVE
THAT IT HELD SOMETHING

A LITTLE BIT MORE VALUABLE--
MAYBE SOMETHING OF YOURS.

OH, REALLY?
AND WHY IS THAT?

BECAUSE ONE OF THE GUYS
INVOLVED IN THE ROBBERY

WAS FOUND MURDERED
IN A PARKING GARAGE LAST NIGHT.

WELL, ACTUALLY, MR. FINCH WAS
TORTURED BEFORE HE WAS KILLED.

NOW WHY WOULD SOMEONE DO THAT
IF ALL HE STOLE WERE STAMPS?

HMM.
WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT?

HOME.

(whoosh)

AND I HAVE
AROUND-THE-CLOCK BODYGUARDS...
(applause)

WHO CAN ATTEST
TO MY WHEREABOUTS,

BUT YOU DON'T THINK
I KILLED FINCH.

YOU ASSUME I HAD SOMEBODY
DO IT FOR ME,

SO YOU'RE HERE JUST TO...

COUNT COUP, AREN'T YOU?

SORRY. WHAT WAS THAT?

THE PLAINS INDIANS
CONSIDERED IT AN ACT OF BRAVERY

TO GET CLOSE ENOUGH
TO ONE OF THEIR ENEMIES

TO TOUCH HIM WITH A COUP STICK.
IS MY HAIR...
LOOKS GOOD.

THANKS.
THIS ITEM OR ITEMS THAT WERE
IN THE SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX,

IF THEY'RE SO VALUABLE,

WHY AREN'T YOU OUT CHASING DOWN
MR. FINCH'S ASSOCIATE

IN THIS ENDEAVOR?

AFTER ALL, YOU KNOW WHAT
THE OLD SAYING IS--

NO HONOR AMONG THIEVES.

(club smacks golf ball)
(whoosh)

SEE, WHAT'D I SAY?
WASTE OF TIME.

WELL PLAYED, DETECTIVE.

THANK YOU, DETECTIVE.

"WELL PLAYED"?
ALL HE DID WAS DENY IT.

WELL, YOU CAN LEARN A LOT
FROM A DENIAL.
LIKE WHAT?

LIKE RACINE HASN'T FOUND
FINCH'S PARTNER YET.

BECAUSE RACINE WOULD NEVER
POINT US IN THAT DIRECTION

IF HE ALREADY KNEW WHO
OR WHERE THE PARTNER WAS.

HE MUST WANT THIS GUY
PRETTY BAD

IF HE'S WILLING TO HAVE THE COPS
DO HIS LEGWORK FOR HIM.

HOW DOES IT HELP RACINE IF WE
FIND FINCH'S PARTNER FIRST?
(cell phone rings)

RACINE'S CONNECTED.
HE'D HAVE NO TROUBLE

HAVING FINCH'S PARTNER
KILLED IN JAIL.

BECKETT.

OKAY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

(beep)
LANIE'S READY
TO FUME THE BODY.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS
HEAD BACK TO THE MORGUE.

I'M GONNA GO SEE IF FINCH'S
FINANCIALS HAVE COME IN YET.

OKAY.

WHAT?

NOTHING.

(Castle) THAT IS SO COOL.

DO YOU MIND
IF I TAKE PICTURES?
KNOCK YOURSELF OUT.

BUT IF ANY OF THEM
END UP ON THE INTERNET,

I WILL HUNT YOU DOWN
AND HURT YOU.
(mouths word)

SO...

WHAT'S WITH
THE HANDSOME ROBBERY DETECTIVE?

DEMMING?

OH, WE'RE JUST WORKING
THE CASE TOGETHER. THAT'S ALL.

MM-HMM.
BUT THEN AGAIN,

YOU HAVE BEEN WORKING
WITH CASTLE FOR A YEAR

AND NOT A DAMN THING
HAS HAPPENED, SO...

WE HAD A POOL GOING.

I LOST A LOT OF MONEY
ON YOU TWO.

YOU GUYS.

(Beckett) YAHTZEE.
THE KILLER LEFT A PRINT

WHEN HE CLOSED OUR VICTIM'S EYE.
LET'S RUN IT.

(beeping)

(chirps)

HUH.

WHAT?

WE GOT A MATCH
ON THE PRINT,

BUT THE GUY IT BELONGS TO
IS DEAD.
(clicks keyboard keys,
computer chirps)

BUT THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
UNLESS HE'S A ZOMBIE.

NOT A ZOMBIE.

(chirps)
A COP.

ISAAC...

"IKE" THORNTON.

ESPOSITO'S OLD PARTNER?
HE'S ALIVE?

I WENT TO HIS FUNERAL,

HELD HIS WIFE'S HAND.

AND NOW YOU'RE TELLING ME HE'S
ALIVE AND WORKING FOR RACINE,

THAT HE MURDERED FINCH?

IT WAS
THE PERFECT DISAPPEARING ACT.

HE KNEW
THAT EVERYONE WOULD THINK

THAT RACINE HAD KILLED HIM
AND DUMPED HIS BODY SOMEWHERE.

NAH, I DON'T SEE HOW HE COULD
DO IT, TO THE BADGE, TO ME?

I WOULD'VE TAKEN
A BULLET FOR HIM.
ESPOSITO.

THIS IS LIEUTENANT HOLLIWELL
FROM INTERNAL AFFAIRS.
WE'VE MET.

YOU CALLED I.A.?
NO.

I CALLED 'EM
FOR YOUR PROTECTION.
I'M SORRY, DETECTIVE.

I DON'T REALLY ENJOY
BEING PROVED RIGHT.

NO, OF COURSE NOT.

I TAKE IT YOU WERE
THE INVESTIGATING OFFICER

WHEN IKE THORNTON DISAPPEARED?
I WAS.

AND WHAT PUT YOU ONTO HIM
IN THE FIRST PLACE?
RACINE WAS ALWAYS
ONE STEP AHEAD OF US,

LIKE HE ALWAYS KNEW
WHAT WE WERE THINKING.

IT DIDN'T TAKE TOO MUCH
TO FIGURE OUT

THAT HE WAS BEING TIPPED OFF
BY A COP.

LUCKILY, WE HAD AN INFORMANT
AT THE TIME THAT CONFIRMED IT,

BUT BEFORE WE WERE ABLE
TO ARREST THORNTON,

HE DISAPPEARED.

MOST LIKELY FOUND OUT
THAT WE WERE COMING FOR HIM.

WHEN WE FOUND HIS CAR, WE JUST
ASSUMED RACINE KILLED HIM.

LOOKS LIKE HE BROUGHT HIM
INTO THE FAMILY INSTEAD.

HAS THORNTON CONTACTED YOU?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
CONTACTED ME?
WHOA, WHOA.

WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU
ACCUSING MY PARTNER OF?

I'M NOT ACCUSING.
I'M ASKING.
ASKING WHAT...

IF I KNEW ALL ALONG,
IF I WAS PART OF IT?

THE ANSWER'S NO.
IT WAS SUCH AN ELABORATE HOAX.
IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD TAKE

A LITTLE BIT OF PLANNING,
A LITTLE HELP.
I JUST TOLD YOU,
I DIDN'T KNOW.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO,
TAKE A POLY?
WOULD YOU
TAKE A POLYGRAPH TEST?

WAIT A MINUTE--
IF IT'LL GET YOU
OFF MY BACK.

ESPOSITO, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO DO THIS.
I WANT TO.

GOOD. MY OFFICE.
ONE HOUR.

(footsteps approach)

THAT GUY WAS OUT OF LINE
BACK THERE.

I'D BE ASKING THE SAME QUESTIONS
IF I WAS IN HIS SHOES.

YOU KNOW
YOU CAN TALK TO ME, RIGHT?

I PUT ALL THAT STUFF
BEHIND ME, BRO.

THE ONLY THING
I HAVE LEFT FROM BACK THEN...

(metal jangles)
IS THIS RIGHT HERE.

BACK IN THE DAY,
WHEN I WAS IN THE 54th,

EVERYBODY USED TO CARRY
ONE OF THESE WITH 'EM.

IT WAS LIKE A SENSE OF PRIDE,
YOU KNOW?
IKE HAD ONE OF THOSE?

YEAH. WHY?

LET ME SEE IT.
(clatters)

(keys jangle)

THE 54th.

IT MUST HAVE BROKEN OFF WHEN
HE WAS STRUGGLING WITH FINCH.

IT WAS HIM.

YOU KNOW NO ONE WOULD BLAME YOU
IF YOU STEPPED OFF THIS CASE.

NO.

PARTNER OR NOT...

HE KILLED A MAN.

(Castle) THIS GUY'S PULLED
A GHOST ROUTINE FOR YEARS--

GAVE UP HIS OLD LIFE,
HIS FRIENDS.

A GUY CAN'T PULL
A DISAPPEARING ACT LIKE THAT

WITHOUT HELP FROM SOMEBODY.
HE HAD RACINE'S HELP.

WELL, RACINE OR NO RACINE, HE
WAS MARRIED, RIGHT, HAS A KID?

THEY MUST HAVE KNOWN.

I SAW CAROL LAST MONTH.
SHE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING.

YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?

HELL, I'M NOT SURE
ABOUT ANYTHING ANYMORE.

WHERE YOU GOING?

TAKE A POLY,
CLEAR MY NAME.

GO PICK UP THE WIFE.
LET'S SEE WHAT SHE KNOWS.

I'M SORRY.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.

HIS THUMBPRINT'S
ON OUR VICTIM'S BODY, CAROL.

HE'S ALIVE.
THERE'S NO OTHER EXPLANATION.

WELL, THEY NEVER RECOVERED
IKE'S BODY, SO I DON'T KNOW.

SOMEONE COULD'VE
CUT OFF HIS THUMB AND--

YES, THEY COULD'VE DONE THAT,
BUT YOU KNOW THEY DIDN'T.

COME ON, CAROL.
IT'S BEEN YEARS.

AN ATTRACTIVE WOMAN LIKE YOU
HASN'T FOUND SOMEONE NEW?

IT'S NOT EASY
WHEN YOU'RE A SINGLE MOM.

NOT THAT
THAT'S ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU GET

WHEN A COP DIES
WITH A WARRANT OUT ON HIM?

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT YOU DON'T GET.

YOU DON'T GET A FOLDED FLAG
AND YOU SURE AS HELL

DON'T GET A PENNY
OF HIS PENSION.
AND YET, YOU SOMEHOW MANAGE
TO MAKE MORTGAGE PAYMENTS--

IF IKE IS ALIVE,
THAT MEANS WE'RE STILL MARRIED.

AND YOU CAN'T COMPEL ME
TO TESTIFY AGAINST MY SPOUSE.

SHE KNEW HE WAS ALIVE,
BUT DID SHE KNOW

HE WAS WORKING FOR RACINE?
SHE'S A COP WIFE
AND SHE KNOWS HER RIGHTS.

GOOD LUCK GETTING ANYTHING
OUT OF HER.
SHE MIGHT TALK TO ME.

OH.
LOOK WHO PASSED HIS POLY.
YEAH.

HAD THE FEELING THAT HOLLIWELL
WAS KINDA DISAPPOINTED.

(chuckles)
SHE KNOWS ME.

I MIGHT BE ABLE
TO GET HER TO OPEN UP.

ALL RIGHT, TAKE A RUN
AT HER IN THE MORNING.

AND I'LL GET A UNIT
DOWN TO THE HOUSE

IN CASE IKE DECIDES
TO SHOW UP.
RIGHT.

BETRAYAL, LIES, DECEIT--

SOUNDS LIKE
MY FIRST MARRIAGE.

WHAT?
I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT

WHAT WAS SO DAMN IMPORTANT
IN THAT SAFE DEPOSIT BOX

THAT FINCH AND HIS PARTNER
WOULD RISK THEIR LIVES THAT WAY.
(keypad beeps)

(cell phone rings)
WHO ARE YOU CALLING?

DEMMING.
(chuckles)
I WAS JUST CALLING YOU.

WHAT A COINCIDENCE.
I WAS JUST COMING TO SEE YOU.

WOW. IT'S LIKE WE'RE ALL
ON THE SAME CASE.

ESPOSITO TOLD ME ABOUT IKE.
YOU HAVE A LEAD ON HIM YET?

(Beckett) NO.
WE'RE WORKING ON IT.

WHAT ABOUT FINCH'S PARTNER?
AH, THERE'S NOTHING
IN HIS PHONE

OR HIS FINANCIALS
THAT POINTS TO ONE.

BUT THE BANK SURVEILLANCE TAPES
FINALLY CAME IN.

I WAS GONNA SCRUB 'EM
IN THE MORNING.

IF FINCH CASED THE JOINT
IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS--
THEN MAYBE THE MYSTERY PARTNER
WENT WITH HIM.

EXACTLY.
YOU WANT TO JOIN ME?

YEAH. YEAH, I'D LOVE TO.
GREAT.
I'LL SEE YOU IN THE MORNING.

OKAY, GREAT. I'LL SEE YOU.
GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

CASTLE,
CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING?

YOU AND BECKETT--

IS THERE, UH,
SOMETHING GOING ON?

ME AND BECKETT?
YEAH.

NO.
LOOK, MAN, IF I'M OFFSIDES--

NO FLAG ON THE PLAY.

GREAT. OKAY. GREAT.

DON'T SMILE
WHEN YOU HAVE A GOOD CARD.

YOU NEED TO DEVELOP
A POKER FACE.

TRUST ME.
IT COMES IN HANDY.

EXCEPT WHEN IT DOESN'T.

WH-WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

NEVER MIND.

PAIR OF LADIES.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

(sighs) BOOM!

TWO COWBOYS! I WIN.

WHO'S THE DADDY NOW?

YOU WIN
LIKE YOUR GRANDMOTHER.

(chuckles) SO IT LOOKS LIKE
I OWE YOU

ONE NIGHT OF SOLO DISH DUTY.

AND YOU OWE ME FOUR DAYS
OF BED-MAKING DUTY,

THREE SPA TREATMENTS,
TWO PAIRS OF SUNGLASSES

AND A BULGARI PURSE
FOR GRAM.

WHAT'S WRONG?

I'M NOT USED TO LOSING.

(knock on door)

(lock clicks)

HEY, CAROL.

GOT A FEW MINUTES?

UNCLE JAVI!
HEY, WHAT'S UP, BUDDY?

WHAT'S UP?
HOW YOU DOING?

GOOD.
GOOD. OH, MAN,
YOU LOOKIN' TALL.

MM-HMM.
HEY, THIS IS MY BOY--KEVIN.

HI. I'M TIM.
NICE TO MEET YOU, TIM.

HEY, HE LOVES BASEBALL CARDS.

WHY DON'T YOU, UH, TAKE HIM
UPSTAIRS, SHOW HIM YOURS?

COME ON.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN?

(coffee pot clatters)

CAROL, IT'LL BE
A LOT EASIER FOR HIM

IF YOU JUST TELL ME
WHERE HE IS.

(sighs)

SO YOU CAN ARREST HIM?

CAROL, HE KILLED A MAN.

NO.

HIS PRINTS
WERE ON THE BODY.

PLEASE...

PLEASE...

DO NOT TRY TO FIND HIM...

(voice breaking) NOT NOW,
NOT WHEN WE ARE SO CLOSE.

SO CLOSE TO WHAT?

(sighs)

I'M SORRY.

I CAN'T.

(computer chirps)

(beeps)

YOU KNOW, IF YOUR MOUSE FINGER
GETS TIRED, WE CAN SWITCH.

THAT'S OKAY.
I THINK I CAN HANDLE IT.
OH, I GET IT.

YOU DON'T WANT TO GIVE UP
THE DRIVER'S SEAT.
(knock on door)

HEY, I BROUGHT COFFEE.
UH, YOU KNOW WHAT? IT'S OKAY.
DEMMING ALREADY BROUGHT SOME.

DID HE NOW?

I...

HEY, PAUL FINCH.

(beeps)

OH, YEAH.
HE'S CASING THE PLACE.

(Beckett) AND LOOK
WHO HIS PARTNER IS.
THAT'S HIS WIFE MONICA.

SHE SAID SHE HAD NO IDEA
WHAT HE WAS DOING.

THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE
WITH 'EM.

THAT'S...
(computer chirps and beeps)

IKE THORNTON.

IF HE'S WORKING FOR RACINE,
WHAT'S HE DOING WITH FINCH?

SO IKE WAS WORKING WITH FINCH?

YEAH, IT LOOKS THAT WAY.
I'M GUESSING HE DISCOVERED

RACINE WAS KEEPING
SOMETHING VALUABLE IN THE BOX.

HE NEEDED FINCH'S SKILLS
TO HELP HIM GET IT.
BUT IF THEY WERE
WORKING TOGETHER,

WHY WOULD HE KILL HIM?
(Castle)
MAYBE RACINE WAS RIGHT.

MAYBE THERE IS NO HONOR
AMONGST THIEVES.
AND MAYBE HE DIDN'T DO IT.

WE HAVE HIM AT THE SCENE.

HIM WORKING WITH FINCH, WHAT HIS
WIFE SAID, IT DOESN'T ADD.

SOMETHING ELSE IS GOING ON.
LOOKS LIKE
WE'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT WHAT.

(Beckett) HERE'S THE THING,
MONICA, WE'RE NOT INTERESTED

IN WHETHER YOU HELPED
YOUR HUSBAND CASE THE BANK.

ALL WE CARE ABOUT

IS FINDING THE GUY
WHO KILLED HIM--IKE THORNTON.

YOU THINK IKE THORNTON
KILLED PAUL?

LET ME TELL YOU
THE KIND OF MAN IKE IS.

ABOUT 12 YEARS BACK,
HE COLLARED PAUL

AND HIS KID BROTHER BARRY
ON A HEIST.

IKE SAW THAT BARRY
WAS A FIRST-TIMER,

SO HE CUT HIM A BREAK.

PAUL WENT TO JAIL
FOR FIVE YEARS,

BUT HE NEVER FORGOT
WHAT IKE DID FOR HIS BROTHER.

THAT'S WHY HE DID THIS LAST JOB
WITH HIM, AS PAYBACK.

WELL, PAYBACK'S A BITCH,
BECAUSE WE FOUND

IKE'S FINGERPRINTS
ON YOUR HUSBAND'S BODY.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
IT DOESN'T MATTER
IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IT.

THE FACT IS, IKE WAS THERE.

HE TORTURED
AND KILLED YOUR HUSBAND.
WHAT WAS IN THE BOX, MONICA?

WHAT DID THEY STEAL
FROM RACINE?

IT MUST HAVE BEEN
PRETTY VALUABLE IF IKE DECIDED

TO KILL YOUR HUSBAND
SO HE WOULDN'T HAVE TO SPLIT IT.

(laughs) SPLIT IT?
THERE WAS NOTHING TO SPLIT.

WHAT WAS IN THE BOX?

(sighs)

A BOOK. A LEDGER.

A LEDGER?

SOMETHING THAT SHOWED
ALL OF RACINE'S PAYS AND OWES

ON ALL OF HIS BUSINESSES,
NOT JUST HIS LEGITIMATE ONES.

AN ACCOUNTING OF ALL OF
RACINE'S ILLEGAL OPERATIONS

COULD BE WORTH A BUNDLE
IN BLACKMAIL.

IT COULD IF THEY'D GOTTEN IT,
BUT WHEN THEY HIT THE BANK,

THE BOX WAS EMPTY.
EMPTY?

THE LEDGER WASN'T THERE.

(Castle) SO A GUY
TORTURES AND KILLS HIS PARTNER

AFTER BREAKING INTO A BANK

TO STEAL SOMETHING
FROM HIS BOSS

THAT WASN'T ACTUALLY THERE.

WELL, IT SOUNDS CRAZY
WHEN YOU SAY IT LIKE THAT.

LOOK, I KNOW
HE WAS MY PARTNER,

BUT NO MATTER HOW I SLICE IT,

IT MAKES NO SENSE
THAT IKE WOULD KILL FINCH.

DETECTIVE BECKETT.
LIEUTENANT HOLLIWELL.

SORRY TO INTERRUPT,
BUT MY TEAM'S BEEN UP ON A WIRE

MONITORING THE CELL PHONES
OF SEVERAL KEY MEMBERS

OF RACINE'S ORGANIZATION.

WE'VE BEEN LISTENING FOR
ANY MENTION OF IKE THORNTON.
AND?

AND IT TURNS OUT, WE'RE NOT
THE ONLY ONES LOOKING FOR HIM.

RACINE JUST PUT A PRICE
ON THORNTON'S HEAD.
(Beckett)
RACINE MUST HAVE FOUND OUT

HE WAS GOING AFTER
THE LEDGER.

I GUESS YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE
YOUR OLD PARTNER BETRAYED.

CAROL.
WHERE YOU GOING?

IF RACINE'S GOING AFTER IKE,
THE FIRST PLACE HE'S GONNA GO

IS THE SAME PLACE WE WENT,
HIS WIFE AND KID.
RYAN.

YEAH.
I'M GONNA CALL
THE SURVEILLANCE TEAM.

(cell phone beeps)

(knocks on door)

CAROL!

(knocks)

CAROL, IT'S JAVI!

(hinges squeak)

CAROL!

TIMMY!

UPSTAIRS. GO.

CAROL!

TIMMY!

(sighs)

NOTHING.

THEY'RE GONE.

SURVEILLANCE TEAM SAID
THEY NEVER LEFT.

HOW THE HELL DID THEY--
RACINE.

HAVE THE UNIFORMS
CANVASS THE NEIGHBORS.

MAYBE SOMEBODY SAW SOMETHING.
YEAH, ON IT.

(footsteps retreat)

(door opens)

(door closes)

(picture frame clatters)

(gun action clicks)

I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DONE
FOR MY BOY, JAVI.

CAROL AND TIM...
WHERE ARE THEY?

SOMEWHERE WHERE RACINE
CAN'T FIND 'EM.

WE'VE HAD GUYS
ON THIS PLACE 24/7.

HOW THE HELL
DID YOU GET IN HERE?

THREE YEARS AS A GHOST,
YOU LEARN A FEW THINGS.

SO I.A. WAS RIGHT...

THREE YEARS AGO...

NOW.

YOU WERE WORKING FOR RACINE.

IS THAT WHAT YOU BELIEVE?
YOU LET ME THINK
YOU WERE DEAD.

AND NOW YOU'RE HOLDING
A BURNER ON ME.

(sighs)

(exhales)

YOU'RE A GOOD COP, JAVI.

BUT I PUT THIS DOWN,
YOU GON' TAKE ME IN.

AND I CAN'T LET YOU DO THAT,
NOT YET,

NOT WHEN I'M SO CLOSE.
SO CLOSE TO WHAT?

THERE IS A DIRTY COP
ON RACINE'S PAYROLL.

SO IN ORDER TO THROW THEM OFF OF
HIS GUY, RACINE DIRTIED ME UP.

AND I.A. BOUGHT IT
HOOK, LINE AND SINKER.

WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST
COME TO ME?

LOOK, CASES LIKE MINE
ARE CONTAGIOUS, BROTHER.

I COULDN'T LET YOU CATCH
WHAT I HAD.

RACINE'S GUY FED THEM
SO MUCH GARBAGE,

THEY COULD LOCK ME UP.

AND IF I HAD LET 'EM,

RACINE WOULDA
HAD ME SHANKED AT RIKERS

BEFORE I COULD CLEAR MY NAME.
WHERE YOU BEEN?

WATCHING, LEARNING. THAT'S HOW
I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE LEDGER.

RACINE'S PAYS AND OWES.
EVERYONE ON HIS PAYROLL,

INCLUDING THE DIRTY COP
THAT SET ME UP.

BUT THE LEDGER WASN'T
IN THE BANK LIKE YOU THOUGHT.

SOMEHOW, RACINE FOUND FINCH.
YOU WERE THERE, MAN.
WE FOUND YOUR PRINTS.

HE WAS DEAD
WHEN I FOUND HIM, JAV.

I JUST CLOSED HIS EYES.
COME ON, MAN.

AND THE LEDGER?

I KNOW WHERE THE LEDGER IS.

BUT I NEED
A LITTLE MORE TIME, JAVI.

JUST UNTIL TOMORROW NIGHT.

(keys jangle)

YOU USED TO CARRY YOURS
WITH YOU ALL THE TIME.

(sighs)

I STILL DO, MAN.

THEN THAT MEANS THERE'S
SOMEBODY ELSE MIXED UP IN THIS,

SOMEBODY FROM THE 54th.
WHOEVER IT IS, THEY TIPPED
RACINE THAT I'M STILL ALIVE,

WHICH MEANS THEY'RE CLOSE.

MAYBE A PART
OF YOUR INVESTIGATION.

(whispers) 54th.

(normal voice) DEMMING.

IT'S HIM.

GOTTA BE.

REMEMBER HOW HE SAID
HE REQUESTED THIS CASE?

(Esposito)
SAID HE LIKED THE WEIRD ONES,

BUT IT WAS JUST SO HE COULD HUNT
DOWN THE THIEVES FOR RACINE.

I KNEW THERE WAS SOMETHING
I DIDN'T LIKE ABOUT HIM.

TOO PRETTY.

BET HE TAKES YOGA CLASSES
JUST SO HE CAN PICK UP GIRLS.
ALL THESE YEARS,

HE'S BEEN LINING HIS POCKETS
WITH RACINE'S CASH,

LEAVING THORNTON
HOLDING THE BAG.

PROBABLY SUBSCRIBES
TO "THE NEW YORKER,"

BUT DOESN'T EVEN READ IT...
THE GUY'S BEEN
PLAYING US ALL ALONG,

USING US TO FIND
FINCH'S ACCOMPLICE.
JUST LEAVES COPIES
LAYING OUT

WHERE PEOPLE CAN SEE 'EM.

LET'S NAIL THE BASTARD.
HOW?

IF HE WAS TIPPING OFF RACINE,

HE WOULDN'T USE
THE PRECINCT PHONE.

HE'D USE HIS CELL.
WE COULD PULL HIS SIM CARD.

IF THERE ARE ANY CALLS
TO RACINE,

WE HAVE ALL THE PROOF WE NEED.
HOW ARE WE GONNA GET
HIS PHONE AWAY FROM HIM?

WHAT'S UP, MAN?

I HAVE AN IDEA.

(both grunting)

AH! OHH!

OH! (chuckles)

(breathes heavily)

(laughs)

WOW. IT'S BEEN A WHILE
FOR ME.

YOU KNOW,
I'LL TRY TO BE GENTLE.
OH, YOU DO THAT.

(both grunting)

AH!

OH.
TOO MUCH FOR YOU?

NO, NO. I'M JUST A LITTLE SLOW
TO GET STARTED.

(grunts)

OH!

OH!

BUT I THINK I'M STARTING
TO FIND MY RHYTHM NOW.

(water running)

(Ryan, Castle
and Esposito cough)

(clears throat)

(Esposito)
LET'S GO. HURRY UP.

OW. WHAT?

HEY, MAN. WHAT'S UP?
SHOWERING?

GOT IT.
LET'S GO.

(both grunting)

ANY NEWS ON THORNTON?

NONE.
HOW'S ESPOSITO
TAKING ALL THIS?

HOW DO YOU THINK?
I MEAN, HERE'S A GUY

WHO'S BEEN CARRYING
HIS 54th KEY FOB

IN HONOR
OF HIS PARTNER'S SACRIFICE.
I HAD ONE OF THOSE.

OH, YEAH?
YEAH.

(grunts)
OH!

AH. OH.

BUT I LOST MINE
YEARS AGO.

COME ON.

(exhales deeply)

ALL RIGHT.

(computer beeping and chirping)

BET THIS GUY DOES A LOT
OF SEXTING, TOO.

IT'S UPLOADING NOW.
(clicks keyboard key)

(beeps)

(breathing heavily)
OH. I GOTTA TELL YA,

I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER
I CAN KEEP THIS UP.

YOU KNOW, I HEAR IT HELPS
IF YOU THINK ABOUT BASEBALL.

(both grunting)

SO WHAT DO YOU DO
FOR FUN, KATE, HUH,

WHEN YOU'RE NOT TRYING
TO TAKE SOMEONE'S HEAD OFF?

(grunting)
I'M ACTUALLY
KIND OF A HOMEBODY. (grunts)

(grunts) OH!

(both breathing heavily)

YOU KNOW,
THE NIGHT BEFORE I MET YOU,

I WENT HOME
TO READ A BOOK.

NO KIDDING? (grunts)

(grunts)
WHOA!

AH! AH. (inhales sharply)

(kicks mat)
WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WHAT ABOUT ME WHAT?
WHAT DO I DO FOR FUN?

OR WHAT WAS I DOING
THE NIGHT BEFORE WE MET?

OH!

(grunts)
AH!

SERIOUSLY...

WHY DON'T YOU JUST ASK ME

IF I HAVE AN ALIBI
FOR FINCH'S MURDER?

(laughs)

(both grunting
and shouting)

AH! HA. (inhales sharply)

OKAY.
SO WHERE WERE YOU? (grunts)

(pants)

(beeps)
(Ryan) I RAN ALL HIS NUMBERS
THROUGH THE REVERSE DIRECTORY.

THEY'RE ALL COMING CLEAN.

THAT'S BECAUSE
IT WASN'T DEMMING.

YOUR ALIBI CHECKED OUT.

THANK YOU.
HE REALLY WAS COACHING

AN UNDERPRIVILEGED YOUTH
BASKETBALL LEAGUE.

WELL, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH,
MY KIDS WON THAT NIGHT.

OH, JEEZ.

(Ryan) SORRY, MAN.
HAD TO RULE YOU OUT.

LET'S JUST MOVE ON. LOOK,
THERE'S A WRONG COP OUT THERE.

WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT
WHO IT IS.
DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY COPS

HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE 54th
IN THE LAST 10 YEARS?

HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS.
(Beckett) WELL,
WHOEVER IT WAS WAS VERY GOOD.

YOU DON'T WORK THE OTHER SIDE
WITHOUT AROUSING I.A. SUSPICION

UNLESS YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

YEAH, WE'RE NEVER GONNA
FIND HIM, NOT IN TIME ANYWAY.
IN TIME FOR WHAT?

I GOTTA TAKE A WALK.

HEY, I THOUGHT
YOU WERE GOING FOR A WALK.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

THORNTON'S GOING AFTER
THE LEDGER TONIGHT, ISN'T HE?

THE MAN'S BEEN ON THE RUN
FOR THREE YEARS,

SEPARATED FROM HIS FAMILY.

I GOTTA HELP THE GUY,
SO DON'T TRY TO STOP ME.
I'M NOT.

I'M GOING WITH YOU.
NO, YOU'RE NOT.

I'M YOUR PARTNER.

THAT MEANS I'M WITH YOU
TILL THE WHEELS FALL OFF.

I KNOW, BRO.

BUT... I'M GONNA NEED YOU
TO GET MY BACK

IF THINGS GO WRONG,
ALL RIGHT?

OKAY.

THANKS.

(car door opens)

(engine turns over)

TELL ME
YOU GOT SOMETHING, PEOPLE.

UNFORTUNATELY, SIR,
WE ARE DEAD IN THE WATER.

NO... WE'RE NOT.

IF THORNTON NEVER WORKED
FOR RACINE,

THEN SOMEONE LIED TO I.A.
THREE YEARS AGO.
TO THROW SUSPICION
FROM THE REAL DIRTY COP.

SO WHOEVER
I.A. WAS TALKING TO,

THEY MUST KNOW
WHO THE REAL DIRTY COP IS.

ALL WE NEED TO DO IS GET
THE NAME OF THE INFORMANT

FROM HOLLIWELL
AND RUN HIM DOWN.
(scoffs)
EASIER SAID THAN DONE.

THERE'S NO WAY AN I.A. OFFICER
IS GONNA GIVE UP THE NAME

OF A CONFIDENTIAL INFORMANT.
WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.

(gun action clicks)

(door closes)

YOU SURE YOU'RE READY
TO BET YOUR BADGE ON THIS?

PRETTY LONG ODDS.
YOU'RE MY PARTNER.

YOU SURE YOU CAN GET US
IN RACINE'S OFFICE?
TRUST ME.

I'VE BEEN CASING
THE JOINT FOR THREE YEARS.

LET'S ROLL.

(whirring)
(Beckett) SIR,
HOW DID YOU DO IT?

PULLING STRINGS
AND TRADING FAVORS.

THIS CAN'T BE RIGHT.

THE INVESTIGATION AGAINST
IKE THORNTON THREE YEARS AGO,

LIEUTENANT HOLLIWELL LISTS
HIS CHIEF INFORMANT

AS DETECTIVE JAVIER ESPOSITO.

(Montgomery) SON OF A BITCH.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

IT MEANS
THERE WAS NO INFORMANT.
SIR, IS THERE
ANY WAY TO FIND OUT

IF HOLLIWELL SERVED
AT THE 54th?

(torch hissing)

COME ON, BRO. WHAT THE HELL'S
TAKING SO LONG?

I COULDA CHEWED
THROUGH THAT BY NOW.

(hissing continues)

(hissing stops)

(Thornton) THERE WE GO.

NICE THING
ABOUT INTERNAL AFFAIRS...

IT'S OUR JOB
TO MONITOR OTHER COPS.

YOU SHOULD'VE TURNED YOUR CELL
PHONE OFF COMPLETELY, ESPOSITO,

YOU KNOW, WITH GPS AND ALL.
ALL THIS TIME, IT WAS YOU.

I FIGURED YOU'D COME
FOR THAT SOONER OR LATER.

BIG MISTAKE.

TOSS THE LEDGER
OVER HERE.

THROW IT!

(thuds)

SEE,
IF I WERE YOU THORNTON...

(laughs)

I WOULDA JUST STAYED DEAD.

WELL, YOU'RE NOT ME.
I'M A COP.

OH, I BEG TO DIFFER, BUDDY.
YOU'RE A WANTED CRIMINAL.

JUST ASK ESPOSITO
OVER HERE.

HE DIED
TRYING TO APPREHEND YOU.

MY ONLY REGRET IS THAT I...

I SHOWED UP TOO LATE
TO SAVE HIM.
YOU SON OF A BITCH.

LOOK, THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT
TO SAY BEFORE WE'RE DONE HERE.

THANKS FOR BACKING ME UP.

LOT OF GOOD
THAT DID US.

I AM GOING TO GET
THE MEDAL OF VALOR

FOR KILLING YOU, THORNTON.
NO, I'M SERIOUS, MAN.

THANKS FOR HAVING MY BACK.

(elevator bell dings)

(breathing heavily)

(breathes heavily and groans)

(panting)

THANK GOD YOU'RE HERE.
THEY TRIED TO KILL ME.

ESPOSITO AND THORNTON,
THEY'RE BOTH IN ON IT.

DROP IT
OR I WILL DROP YOU.

MM.
(ledger thuds)

(Ryan) YOU KNOW THE DRILL,
HOLLIWELL. KEEP 'EM UP.

(groans)

(keys jangle)

(pants)

LIEUTENANT HOLLIWELL,

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST
FOR THE MURDER OF PAUL FINCH.

WHERE'S ESPOSITO?

(groans)
WHERE'S ESPOSITO?!

ESPOSITO?!

YEAH.
WE GOT AN OFFICER DOWN.

WILLIAM 16, WILLIAM 16,
NEED AN AMBULANCE

AT 3471 HOUSTON.

I'M COOL.
IT WAS A CLEAN EXIT.

(man) 10-4. Help's on the way.
HOLLIWELL?

YEAH, WE GOT HIM
AND THE LEDGER.
GOOD.

IKE.
YEAH.

THIS MY PARTNER--RYAN.
HEY.

AND THIS IS
MY OTHER PARTNER...

CASTLE.

HEY, MAN.

HEY.

AND WITH HOLLIWELL'S TESTIMONY
AND THE LEDGER,

WE NOW HAVE ENOUGH EVIDENCE
TO ARREST RACINE.

OKAY, BUT WHAT
I DON'T UNDERSTAND

IS HOW THE HELL YOU ENDED UP IN
RACINE'S OFFICE WITH THORNTON.

SIR, I--

OH, I-I'M SORRY, SIR.
I THOUGHT WE MADE THAT CLEAR.

ESPOSITO WAS WITH US

WHEN WE RESPONDED TO
A ROBBERY IN PROGRESS CALL

AT RACINE'S OFFICE.

UH-HUH.
AND WHO MADE THE CALL?

UH, THE CALL WAS MADE
BY A PRIVATE CITIZEN

WHO WISHES TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS.
WELL, I MAY NEED
A PRIVATE CITIZEN

TO HELP ME WRITE UP
THIS DAMN MESS.

I'D BE HAPPY TO LEND
MY EXPERTISE.

SO...

(Pearl Jam's "Unknown Thought"
playing)

♪ ALL THE THOUGHTS ♪

♪ YOU NEVER SEE ♪

♪ YOU'RE ALWAYS THINKING ♪

♪ BRAIN IS WIRED ♪

THERE YOU GO.

♪ OH, ARE YOU SINKING? ♪

♪ BREATHING HARD ♪

I KNOW YOU'RE NOT
TURNING ME LOOSE.

JUST A FURLOUGH.
WE GOT SOMETHING
WE WANT YOU TO SEE.

(elevator bell dings)
♪ LOOK FOR LOVE ♪

♪ AND EVIDENCE ♪

♪ THAT YOU'RE WORTH KEEPING ♪

(officers cheering)

♪ SWALLOWED WHOLE
IN NEGATIVES ♪

YOU DID IT, BRO.

♪ IT'S SO SAD AND SICKENING ♪

♪ FEEL THE AIR ♪

♪ UP ABOVE ♪

♪ A POOL OF BLUE SKY ♪

♪ FEEL THE AIR ♪

AND THE BEST NEWS IS...

YOU'RE FREE TO GO.

AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED,
FINCH ACTED ALONE.

IT'S MY CASE.
I'M CLOSING IT.

(Castle) AND I DON'T SEE RACINE
PRESSING CHARGES ANYTIME SOON.

RIGHT NOW, HE'S TRYING TO DENY
THAT THE LEDGER IS HIS.

IT'S TIME FOR YOU
TO GO HOME, IKE.

♪ FOR YOU TO WALK ON ♪

HEY. OH, MY GOD.

♪♪

♪ FOR YOU TO WALK ON ♪

SO IS IT ALWAYS
THIS MUCH FUN UP HERE?

WE HAVE OUR MOMENTS.

SO NOW THAT YOU KNOW
I'M NOT A DIRTY COP,

ANYTIME YOU NEED
A SPARRING PARTNER...

THANKS.

(laughs)

AND I'LL LET YOU WIN.

I'M SORRY. WHAT?

(Beckett and Demming
speaking indistinctly)

♪ WHAT YOU GIVING? ♪

(indistinct speaking continues)