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- DirectorRob BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanThe murder of a Latino army veteran ex-con, ex-Lobos-street gang member quickly links to a break-in in the late captain's home, to steal only and all his old police files, and yields the fingerprints of the sniper who nearly killed Beckett. Castle realizes continuing the investigation will draw him back and probably cost her life by squashing his deal with deep throat. Her refusal to back down causes a break up with Castle, and Gates suspends both her and Esposito for continuing an unauthorized investigation in a case assigned to another NYPD team. Now Beckett commits romantically.Rating - 9.3
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanCop killer Hal Lockwood, whom Beckett visited unsuccessfully in jail for months hoping for a lead in her mother Johanna's closed murder case, is released by a faked order into the general population, where he slices rogue cop Gary McCallister's throat, then is helped by fake cops to escape. Beckett, his likely next target, receives warnings from her father, Montgomery and Castle. Much helped by Ryan and Esposito, the duo work out that there must be a police accomplice and/or mastermind controlling Chuck Ryker, the debt-ridden corrupt jailer who was found murdered at his home.Rating - 9.0
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanAfter the FBI fails to get Alexis back, Castle takes matters into his own hands.Rating - 9.0
- DirectorBill RoeStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanHasim Farouk, a student at Columbia like Alexis, is killed by a van crashing into him while he emptied his gun into it. The team soon works out the van was used to kidnap not only Egyptian tycoon Anwar El-Masri's daughter Sara, but also Alexis, whom she attended a lecture with. FBI agent Harris' sole lead, obtained from Castle torturing the wounded van driver, runs into a dead-end. Meanwhile, the girls attempt an escape, but discover they are not where they thought they were.Rating - 9.0
- DirectorLarry ShawStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanCastle is home, mostly alone, in a wheelchair after a skiing accident, bored out of his wits just before his birthday. After a while, he actually picks up a pair of binoculars Alexis gave him to play Rear Window. Indeed, right across the street a foxy resident betrays her studly husband with a younger hottie. Shortly after, the cheated husband finds his rival's hat, wields a knife and seems to dispose of the corpse while she isn't seen again. Yet his NYPD team mates only reluctantly investigate and can't find any proof. Castle becomes obsessed with the possibility that he witnessed a murder, while Beckett grows increasingly upset with his mania and sets out to find out the truth one way or the other. That's when things take a surprising and shocking turn...Rating - 8.9
- DirectorThomas J. WrightStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanThe detective on Beckett's mother's homicide case is killed after telling her he has information.Rating - 8.9
- DirectorChuck BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanCastle senses a diary of a P.I from the 1940s found in the effects of a murdered modern-day treasure hunter is the key to finding the Blue Butterfly, a blue-diamond necklace. The team works out the story situated in 1947 in the same, now derelict, music club, involving murder, gangsters, and theft; they work out the true parts and identities of culprits and victims.Rating - 8.9
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanCastle and Beckett re-evaluate their relationship after spending the night together.Rating - 8.9
- DirectorJohn TerleskyStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanAfter Tessa Horton is murdered in a bizarre fashion at her apartment, evidence piles up, all pointing at Castle. He denies knowing her, let alone having had an affair, but there are fingerprints, security footage and recovered hard-drive evidence all showing he did. Although no one in the precinct can believe him guilty, they must arrest him based on the evidence. Only then does vindictive serial killer Jerry Tyson manifest himself to Castle while he is in Holding at the precinct, promising that he won't survive jail, which calls for a radical solution.Rating - 8.9
- DirectorBryan SpicerStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanCastle and Martha are held hostage during a bank robbery and Beckett has to try to get them and the other hostages out.Rating - 8.9
- DirectorBryan SpicerStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanIn a two-part storyline, Federal Agent Jordan Shaw, an insightful and accomplished Federal investigator, teams up with Castle & Beckett to hunt down a cunning and elusive serial killer.Rating - 8.9
- DirectorJohn TerleskyStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanThe serial killer remains at large and is taunting Castle, Beckett and Jordan Shaw to catch him.Rating - 8.9
- DirectorJonathan FrakesStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanDuring the annual major science fiction convention, Nebula 9 - super-fan Audrey O'Neill, who finally organized a life performance starring the short-lived series' original cast as well after decade of 'webipsodes' with a nerd couple, is found dead on set, killed with a real 'space laser' (of which only two working ones were custom-made). Castle, who thinks he has better taste, is amused to find Becket was part of a college fan group. The team works out various personal, career and business motives as well as opportunities for cast and crew.Rating - 8.8
- DirectorJohn TerleskyStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanCastle and Beckett wake up handcuffed together in a locked room with no memory of how they got there. Their colleagues try to retrace their steps and find them.Rating - 8.8
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanCastle and Beckett's romantic weekend in the Hamptons turns sour when a dying man stumbles into Castle's pool.Rating - 8.8
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanA grisly murder investigation leads Castle and Beckett to a suspect who claims he's traveled back in time to stop terrible events from unfolding, events that will change the course of human history. Is he simply a deluded killer, or is it possible that he's telling the truth.Rating - 8.8
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanWhen a woman who looks very similar to Lanie is murdered, the team thinks the killer may be targeting members of the 12th precinct.Rating - 8.8
- DirectorBryan SpicerStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanThe department's reputation is damaged after a convicted murderer escapes custody and steals all the evidence the police have on him, and Castle and Beckett must team up with the CIA to catch him before he kills again.Rating - 8.8
- DirectorJeff BlecknerStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanAn actress playing Nikki Heat shadows Castle and Beckett on the death of a matchmaker. Meanwhile, Ryan plans on proposing to Jenny.Rating - 8.8
- DirectorBill RoeStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanWith time running out, Castle and Beckett must put aside their differences with Agent Fallon to avert a city-wide catastrophe.Rating - 8.8
- DirectorBill RoeStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanWhen a beautiful woman is found dead in an alley, all clues point to her being a victim of the notorious Triple Killer. The Triple Killer, or 3XK, terrorized New York City four years ago, then mysteriously disappeared. Now he's back. In a deadly battle of wits, Castle and Beckett race against time to stop 3XK before he claims his next victims.Rating - 8.7
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanBeckett fights for her life after her shooting while the 12th precinct gets a new tough captain, Victoria Gates.Rating - 8.7
- DirectorBill RoeStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanCastle and Beckett investigate the murder of a man covered in human bite marks apparently caused by a Zombie attack.Rating - 8.7
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanCastle and Beckett race to find the "Linchpin" in order to stop the first domino in a chain of events which will plunge the United States into war.Rating - 8.7
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanRecent US citizen Amir Alhabi, an immigrant from Syria, is found dead in a building next to where his stripped cab is found. He and his cousin Jamal were the owners of the cab. Investigation of the cab's GPS shows that Amir picked up a fare earlier in the day, drove in a circle and then let him out at the same spot. The fare is identified as Fariq Yusef, a 'security attache' for the Syrian Embassy. When Castle and Beckett go to investigate a storage locker, identified from a note on Amir's phone, they find a weapons cache and are exposed to radioactive Cobalt 60. Homeland Security Agent Mark Fallon takes charge as Amir used to work in the Syrian weapons program and it is feared he created a nuclear weapon. Suspecting something didn't feel right, Castle, with Beckett's help, contacts Fariq Yusef to get more information. When Agent Fallon finds out, they are both removed from the precinct. Unofficially, they keep looking into tracing a payment to Amir and why he had a camera installed in his cab. This leads to a fake cover-up, shifting focus to cab driver Kevin McCann.Rating - 8.7
- DirectorKaren GaviolaStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanA case near Halloween has Castle and Beckett investigating the death of a man in a graveyard, wearing fangs.Rating - 8.7
- DirectorThomas J. WrightStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanWhile investigating the death of an Irish mobster, Beckett and Castle uncover a local turf war that may be connected to both a late-night infomercial guru and an international drug smuggling operation. But the case turns agonizingly personal when evidence emerges that the killer they're chasing may have had a hand in Beckett's mother's murder.Rating - 8.7
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanNothing is as it seems when Castle and Beckett investigate what appears to be the assassination of an intelligence operative. Meanwhile, Beckett's romance with Demming threatens her relationship with Castle, forcing them to confront their feelings for each other.Rating - 8.7
- DirectorJohn TerleskyStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanWhen Beckett's old training officer is killed, she takes off on a solo mission to find the killer. On the plane she runs into Castle who is flying out to the Heat Wave movie set. She lets him help her catch the killer.Rating - 8.6
- DirectorThomas J. WrightStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanCastle and Beckett have to deal with the sudden appearance of Castle's father while solving the murder of a computer hacker who was working for the covert agent.Rating - 8.6
- DirectorPaul HolahanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanCastle and Beckett must find a serial arsonist as Ryan and Esposito struggle for their life in a building set on fire.Rating - 8.6
- DirectorJeff BlecknerStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanSex offender ex-con Tyler Faris is found in an alley, cut in half by a sword. Faris' victim claims that a man in a superhero uniform saved her. Even Castle doesn't recognize the uniform, which is eventually identified as Lone Vengeance, the hero of an Internet site authored by Sean Elt, a pseudonym. Actually, several people prance around New York in Lone Vengeance suits. The team investigates them and Tyler's enemies, such as his former employer Tony 'The Butcher' Valtini, thus proving to Captain Victoria Gates her lack of confidence in them is unwarranted.Rating - 8.6
- DirectorBryan SpicerStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanWhen an Arctic explorer is killed during a polar expedition, the mysterious circumstances of his death take Castle and Beckett from the penthouses of Park Avenue to the halls of the CIA. But Castle's delight at the case's many twists and turns soon turns to frustration as he realizes that their elusive killer might just be fooling them all.Rating - 8.6
- DirectorBill RoeStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanAfter tracking a killer to his apartment, Beckett steps on a bomb trigger and must stand in place while the bomb squad finds a way to defuse it. Castle stays with her, and they argue over who liked who first, via flashbacks.Rating - 8.5
- DirectorJohn TerleskyStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanCastle and Beckett are engaged. Beckett starts FBI training in Washington D.C. and is assigned to a case. Someone broke into a secured building and may have stolen codes. Castle flies to D.C. and is exposed to a deadly toxin. The code theft was a diversion.Rating - 8.5
- DirectorBryan SpicerStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanA death of a bridesmaid reunites Castle with his long lost love.Rating - 8.5
- DirectorBill RoeStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanCastle and Beckett confront the possibility of paranormal foul play when a world-renowned ghost hunter is mysteriously murdered while investigating a haunting at a legendary New York mansion.Rating - 8.5
- DirectorDavid BarrettStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanA case involving a sniper brings back memories for Beckett of her own shooting.Rating - 8.5
- DirectorJohn TerleskyStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanWendy Dupree, murdered in a cheap motel, wrote a clue in her blood. When Castle realizes it's no word but a number, it leads, in combination with her phone records, to a storage compartment, about to be auctioned, rented by her brother Wendell, an ex-con, who died in a suspicious accident a few months earlier. He was employed as driver by socialite Anjelica Henley, who recently reported a super-valuable diamond, stolen in a robbery, focus of further criminal intrigues. The earlier past provides the crucial clues, while Castle and his mother worry about Alexis's impending moving out to a dorm, albeit in New York.Rating - 8.5
- DirectorPaul HolahanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanThe FBI commandeers the NYPD detectives for little more than leg work after a bomb explodes during an anti-capitalist demonstration. Castle is asked by Captain Gates to help out by using his speed-reading ability and attention to detail to sifting through mountains of witness depositions. This helps the 12th precinct team get on the right track after the FBI concentrates on the wrong suspect.Rating - 8.5
- DirectorRob HardyStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanThe corpse of Jimmy, a baker popular for cup cakes, is found in his industrial dough mixer. His apprentice, Todd, noticed someone in a vintage muscle car, before being sent away. The car was identified as belonging to Irish mob boss Robert 'Bobby S.' Shannon. After FBI agent Sam Walker tells the team that Jimmy was his informant, Ryan astounds everyone by revealing he had been undercover in that gang years ago. And, to save a friend, chooses to revive his alias, Fenton, and go back undercover.Rating - 8.5
- 2009–201643mTV-PG8.3 (1.4K)TV EpisodeDirectorBethany RooneyStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanAstrophysicist Marie Subbarao (35)'s corpse is found, with all symptoms of fatal explosive decompression. Her ex Ted Carter, a colleague at the institute, has an alibi. An SF author friend also points to Castle's remark that everything seems to point to aliens. However the team's digging leads to FBI agent Westfield, whose agency goes to extraordinary lengths to stop their investigation, yet fails to keep from them Chinese Ung Kyu's involvement.Rating - 8.5
- DirectorBryan SpicerStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanThe death of a bar owner takes Castle and Beckett back in time to the prohibition era.Rating - 8.5
- DirectorJohn TerleskyStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanCastle finally gets Beckett, who admits so only in therapy, she may have made him wait too long when he teams up for an investigation with her colorful colleague detective inspector Ethan Slaughter, a cowboy style bulldog, who was assigned multiple decapitated Jamaican corpses from the Irish Westies gang member Brian Reilly's maverick son. Although uncomfortable with the ruffian style, gentleman sleuth Castle proves his value while they discard a simple gang war and focus on newcomer Cesar Vales's Mexican gang. Castle not only repeatedly appeals to his former team, but actually turns to them when he disagrees with Slaughter's theory as well as his bully blackmail method.Rating - 8.5
- DirectorRosemary RodriguezStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanMysteries abound when a family returns from vacation to discover a dead man in their daughter's bed. Thinking they're investigating the murder of a squatter, Castle and Beckett soon find themselves unraveling a multi-million dollar heist. Meanwhile, Castle tries to keep Beckett from finding out that they've been romantically linked when he's featured as one of New York's 10 most eligible bachelors.Rating - 8.5
- DirectorJohn TerleskyStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanWhen an art dealer is gunned down in his gallery, Castle & Beckett discover that a bullet is inexplicably missing from the crime scene. The mystery is deepened by an amnesiac who witnessed the crime but can't remember what he saw or even who he is.Rating - 8.5
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanBeckett hasn't heard from Castle since he left for the Hamptons months ago to finish writing his second Nikki Heat novel, "Naked Heat." The most Beckett, Ryan and Esposito have seen of Castle is a bookstore standee of him advertising an upcoming book signing. So when Beckett and her team burst into a shadowy apartment on the trail of a murderer, the last thing they expect to see is the real-life Castle standing over a dead woman's body holding a gun. As Castle protests his innocence, Beckett has no choice but to arrest him on suspicion of murder.Rating - 8.5