Castle
Richard "Rick" Castle is a millionaire playboy who recently killed off his main character when a serial killer starts killing people like he does in his books. He teams up with New York police detective Kate Beckett to solve the case. He finds inspiration in Detective Beckett and starts shadowing her for his next book.
- Metascore56
- 2009-2016
- 8 seasons
- ABC
- Comedy, Suspense, Drama
- TV-14
Richard "Rick" Castle is a millionaire playboy who recently killed off his main character when a serial killer starts killing people like he does in his books. He teams up with New York police detective Kate Beckett to solve the case. He finds inspiration in Detective Beckett and starts shadowing her for his next book.
Season 2 Episode Guide
24 Episodes 2009 - 2010
Episode 1
Deep in Death
Mon, Sep 21, 2009 43 mins
Insurance agent John Allen was strangled and thrown off a roof into a tree. On the way to the morgue, masked men intercept the ambulance and hold Castle and Lanie at gun-point to steal the corpse. Later, the corpse is found, again, but it had been cut open and the organs were removed. The widow refuses to consider infidelity and points at former colleague Max Haverstock. But it turns out both were fired eight months before and only Max got another job. Meanwhile, only the mayor and the chief prevent Becket from severing Castle's privileged ties with the NYPD. She gets Castle to agree that after this case, if she asks him to leave, he would and Castle agrees to the terms. So he takes risks to redeem himself after the trail leads to an underground poker game in Chinatown and Russian mobsters. But it may be Alexis who has the key to swaying Beckett's decision.
Episode 2
The Double Down
Mon, Sep 28, 2009 43 mins
With the moon full, couples therapist, Ashley Cosway, is her husband, shot and words written on her face. When Castle, Beckett, Ryan and Esposito arrive and start to investigate, they get another call. Ryan and Esposito are sent to investigate the other murder. They find retired math teacher, Frank Anderson, shot in the park near his home. As both murders are being investigate separately, it doesn't take long before Castle has a bet with Ryan and Esposito on who can solve their case first. With evidence of restraining orders, infidelity, and rent-control and the only suspects each having an airtight alibi, both teams are at a lose. To confuse the matter even more, forensics indicates a mysterious link between the seemingly unconnected murders.
Episode 3
Inventing the Girl
Mon, Oct 5, 2009 43 mins
During fashion week, a couple playfully stripping in a public fountain finds the beaten-up corpse there of designer Teddy Farrow's rising model Jenna McBoyd, fatally stabbed with an obelisk-shaped glass object. She was on diet-amphetamines, hoping to be chosen as the collection's campaign-face. Devoted husband Travis, who moved for her from Ohio, is shocked the NYPD still didn't follow up on their complaints about a stalker who never actually threatened her, identified as croupier Will James, who has an alibi. Model Sierra Goodwin now gets the campaign, and secretly dated photographer Wyatt Monroe, who allegedly sabotaged Jenna's crucial photo-shoot.
Episode 4
Fool Me Once...
Mon, Oct 12, 2009 43 mins
When 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.
Episode 5
When the Bough Breaks
Mon, Oct 19, 2009 43 mins
Illegal Czech immigrant Eliska Sokol's corpse is found hidden in a sewer, two days after her death. Her also-illegal ex, Teodor Hajek, explains she left him after their son died from a congenital disease. She had worked on the concierge staff of a luxury residence.
Episode 6
Vampire Weekend
Mon, Oct 26, 2009 43 mins
As Halloween approaches, Castle and Beckett are called to a graveyard where the body of a young man sporting vampire fangs has been discovered with a wooden stake driven through his heart. Their investigation takes them deep into the heart of New York's underground vampire fetish community, where they learn that the motive for the victim's murder may be hiding within the pages of the graphic novel he was writing before his death.
Episode 7
Famous Last Words
Mon, Nov 2, 2009 43 mins
Haley Blue, the singer in Alexis' favorite band, The Blue Pills, is found in an alley with a broken neck, staged as in one of her music videos. Stalking fan Franco Marquez, against whom she got a restraining order, says he overheard ex-con guitarist Zack Metzger threaten her. Both Castle and Alexis add lyrics analysis to confusing facts about a possible band reunion involving her sister Sky, producer couple Ian and Bree Busch and ex-producer John McGinnis.
Episode 8
Kill the Messenger
Mon, Nov 9, 2009 43 mins
Bike messenger Caleb Shimansky is killed by a masked man in a stolen black sedan. Caleb carried only one package, for Sally Niedermeyer, whose name the courier firm had written down incorrectly Shakir Nidal Mattar's; a name on a terror watch list. It was a package her nephew, Brian Thompson, had asked her to keep safe when he went to prison 10 years ago. Shortly after the call to have her deliver the package, he was killed by another inmate. The package contained proof that he was innocent even though he had confessed to the murder of Olivia which was being investigated by, then, Detective Roy Montgomery. This chain of events started when the money his family was receiving for his son's medical bills stopped coming. Castle's connections help investigating the original murder of Olivia, which soon points to the extremely wealthy and politically influential Wellesley family. But which one and why?
Episode 9
Love Me Dead
Mon, Nov 16, 2009 43 mins
Highly respected A.D.A. Jack Buckley, a tough crime-fighter, was murdered. His ex-brother-in-law Paul Cho, a businessman who likes call girls, was blackmailed by Danton to tell Buckley to back off. Castle and Beckett discover it's all about the discreet cyber-prostitution business.
Episode 10
One Man's Treasure
Mon, Nov 23, 2009 43 mins
Sam Parker's corpse is found in a garbage chute. However, he's identified not only by his wife, Helen, but by a fiancée, who only knew him as 'bachelor' Jake Holland. Also, under this second identity, he got his present job at a company which overtook, by means of innovation, his first employer's business. His brother-in-law found out and was mad not only about his cheating on his sister but because he hadn't paid back any of a big loan he gave Sam. Meanwhile, Becket agrees to having Alexis intern at the police station.
Episode 11
The Fifth Bullet
Mon, Dec 7, 2009 43 mins
When 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.
Episode 12
A Rose for Everafter
Mon, Jan 11, 2010 43 mins
When Castle and Beckett are called to a wedding to investigate the death of a bridesmaid, Castle is stunned to discover that the soon-to-be bride is his old flame, Kyra, "the one that got away." Complications ensue as Kyra, caught off-guard by Castle's reappearance in her life, wonders if she's marrying the right guy. With the nuptials forestalled and the entire wedding party under suspicion, Beckett questions Castle's ability to be objective about the case. But when it looks to Beckett like Castle and Kyra might rekindle their romance, her judgment may be compromised as well.
Episode 13
Sucker Punch
Mon, Jan 18, 2010 43 mins
While 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.
Episode 14
The Third Man
Mon, Jan 25, 2010 43 mins
Mysteries 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.
Episode 15
Suicide Squeeze
Mon, Feb 8, 2010 43 mins
Retired baseball star Cano Vega is murdered on a Spanish Harlem community baseball field he sponsored, with his skull smashed with a bat. He had borrowed $200,000 from a loan shark and his wife believed him adulterous. Yet, she and agent Bobby Fox point at Alfredo Quintana, editor of a Cuban diaspora magazine, which called him a traitor after a visit to Castro's Cuba, which he was a refugee from. He was beaten by a team mate before the murder but there's more to the Cuban connection.
Episode 16
The Mistress Always Spanks Twice
Mon, Mar 8, 2010 43 mins
When a half-naked woman is found covered in caramel sauce and hanging by bondage cuffs in a public park, Castle and Beckett's investigation takes them into New York's underground world of sexual domination. Naturally the case serves as sexy fodder for their already charged relationship banter.
Episode 17
Tick, Tick, Tick...
Mon, Mar 22, 2010 43 mins
Only Becket, on whom the lead character was based, pretends not to be excited when one of Castle's books is chosen for a Hollywood movie. An anonymous, amused 'fan' calls the precinct to report his murder. The call is traced to Grand Central Station where the victim is found, shot with five bullets hand-marked to spell out 'NIKKI'. Two more calls turn up as many bodies, who's marked bullets finish the message with 'WILL BURN'. The FBI to get involved and Agent Jordan Shaw, arrives at the second murder scene. Castle recognizes her as she has solved several high-profile crimes. When he starts getting excited by all the high-tech 'toys' the FBI has and gets Agent Shaw's admiration for his help deciphering clues, Beckett starts to get a little jealous. An apparent solution proves to be just the beginning.
Episode 18
Boom!
Mon, Mar 29, 2010 43 mins
Castle worked out that Ben Conrad was a scape-goat, shot by the real serial killer. He was too late to prevent Becket's place being bombed, but she survived, having being in the bath at the time. Shaw's profile and databases lead to a likely suspect, Doherty, actually deceased: the new fake identity. The team stakes his place, but the killer expected them. He gets away, but is identified. Becket is barricaded in castle's home, but the killer captures Shaw. Only Castle manages to think like him and prevent a big bang finale.
Episode 19
Wrapped Up in Death
Mon, Apr 5, 2010 43 mins
The investigation into the shocking death of a museum curator, crushed by a falling gargoyle, takes a bizarre turn when Castle and Beckett learn that he isn't the first member of a recent archeological expedition to die. It turns out there was a legend inscribed over the burial chamber the team unearthed warning.
Episode 20
The Late Shaft
Mon, Apr 12, 2010 43 mins
When Castle appeared on his show, comedian and TV star, Bobby Mann asks Castle for help, claiming to fear for his life. A few hours later, he dies from cardiac arrest. Castle, suspecting foul-play, implores Medical Examiner Lanie taking a closer look at the autopsy report. Running more that the standard tests, a crafty poisoning requiring knowledge of Bobby's medication is discovered. The night before, he had visited his first wife, Barbara, and later, he went to a Comedy Club. He was also blackmailed with pictures of him and an intern, but by whom? Castle enjoys a hot affair with actress Ellie Monroe, who wants the part of Nikki in the upcoming Heat Wave movie. More studio politics increase the suspects lists while alibis are checked.
Episode 21
Den of Thieves
Mon, Apr 19, 2010 43 mins
Ex-con and break-in expert Paul Finch is found in his car electrocuted-tortured. His widow believes he took on a last job after years in the clear; probably the recent Manhattan bank robbery. The team is delighted to be joined by Javier Esposito's mate from the 54th precinct, handsome hot-shot Tom Demming (from Castle's point of view, too much to Beckett's taste). The robbery victim was Fred Cana, who works for untouchable crime king Victor Racine. Esposito believes Racine killed his previous partner, Isaac 'Ike' Thornton. Thorton was also accused by Internal Affairs as being the inside man for Racine to tip him off. IA Lt. Stan Holliwell gets involved after Ike's fingerprints are found on Finch's corpse.
Episode 22
Food to Die For
Mon, May 3, 2010 43 mins
A high profile chef is found frozen to death in the kitchen of a hot New York restaurant. Complications ensue when Castle and the restaurant owner, an old high school girlfriend of Beckett's, share an attraction. Meanwhile, Beckett's relationship with Det. Demming continues to grow.
Episode 23
Overkill
Mon, May 10, 2010 43 mins
A robbery-homicide prompts Beckett to invite Demming to assist on a case, giving Castle a ringside seat to their budding romance. When it becomes clear that the two men have very different ideas about how to proceed, the investigation becomes an unspoken competition for Beckett's attention, one in which each man races to solve the case, as Beckett referees between her two admirers.
Episode 24
A Deadly Game
Mon, May 17, 2010 43 mins
Nothing 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.