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Castle Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2009 - 2009
Episode 1
Flowers for Your Grave
Mon, Mar 9, 200943 mins
Murder mystery author Richard 'Rick' Castle's book, in which he kills off his bestseller series' hero, Derek Storm, is published. On that very day, NYPD detective Kate Beckett questions him about two murders in the exact style of his novels; on a lawyer Martin Fisk and a social worker, Alyson Tisdale. He's professionally flattered to have a copycat. Her boss, Captain Roy Montgomery, accepts his help as case consultant and teams them up, due to Castle being friends with the Mayor. Another copy killing follows. The evidence found by the police leads to the arrest of a fan, Kyle Cabot. Castle and his author friends decide the 'story' doesn't make sense and has a few holes in it, leading Castle to keep investigating, which he does brilliantly, as even Beckett must grudgingly admit.
Episode 2
Nanny McDead
Mon, Mar 16, 200960 mins
Howard and Sara Peterson's nanny, Sara Manning from Georgia, is found dead in their building's clothes dryer. Once more, Castle comes up with the non-evident questions and ideas to establish the infidelity-related motive and several suspects.
Episode 3
Hedge Fund Homeboys
Mon, Mar 23, 200943 mins
A clique of rich kids plays Russian Roulette with a bullet-less gun. But one night, a bullet in the chamber kills one of them. When another one supposedly commits suicide, it's up to the team to discover what is what and if the suicide was over guilt.
Episode 4
Hell Hath No Fury
Mon, Mar 30, 200943 mins
City councilor Jeff Horn is murdered during a reelection campaign. The body was dumped in a rug from the hotel of nightclub baron Calvin Creason, whose latest major project was blocked by Horn. This clue is too obvious for Castle, even without an alibi. Calvin could just wait, knowing his opponent, Jason Bollinger, is ahead in the polls and possesses photos of Jeff with prostitute Tiffany obtained from P.I. Bruce Kirby, a fired cop. She says Jeff was being blackmailed. Widow Laurie Horn now stands, and takes the lead. The investigation focuses on money trails.
Episode 5
A Chill Goes Through Her Veins
Mon, Apr 6, 200943 mins
The frozen body of a woman is not only discovered at a construction site, but her thawing body is a married woman who hasn't been seen in 5 years. Her husband had gone on with his life saying his wife left him, after running off multiple times over the years.
Episode 6
Always Buy Retail
Mon, Apr 13, 200943 mins
Richard Castle thinks a murder is a vodun ritualistic murder when a metallic disk is found in the mouth of an adult male murder victim. When other deaths pop up, including a young girl, killed in the same manner, it's up to the team to find the connection.
Episode 7
Home Is Where the Heart Stops
Mon, Apr 20, 200943 mins
Castle is anxiously awaiting the public response to the release of his newest work of fiction. A baffling rash of jewel robberies from the society set prompts Castle to ask Beckett to be his undercover date at a ball to see if the thief might be amongst the affluent set and casing out his victims at charity events, balls, and parties.
Episode 8
Ghosts
Mon, Apr 27, 200943 mins
A woman found drowned in a bathtub full of motor oil is initially identified as a missing suburban housewife, until it's discovered that her identity had been stolen from a deceased child, and that she had been a fugitive from a terrorism charge for two decades.
Episode 9
Little Girl Lost
Mon, May 4, 200943 mins
Two-year-old Angela is kidnapped from adoptive parents Alfred and Theresa Candela's home for $750,000 ransom, every cent they own. Castle follows the money in the parents' family and business. There's something fishy about the ransom demand.
Episode 10
A Death in the Family
Mon, May 11, 200943 mins
Plastic surgeon Dr. Joshua Leeds was found asphyxiated by a plastic bag in his long overdue parked car when it was finally towed. Before his death, he was tortured with broken fingers and ripped off fingernails. He was reported missing weeks ago by fiancée Courtney Morantz. Leeds has a threatening, dissatisfied patient and a secret patient that his staff knows nothing about. Meanwhile, Castle has a forensic expert look into the murder of Becket's mother that occurred 10 years ago. Castle also has to deal with Owen, his daughter's 'suspiciously' inconspicuous prom date.
