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Castle Season 2 Episode 20
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00:00There are two kinds of folks who sit around thinking about how to kill people.
00:03Psychopaths and mystery writers.
00:05I'm the kind that pays better.
00:06Who am I?
00:07I'm Rick Castle.
00:08Castle.
00:09Castle.
00:09I really am ruggedly handsome, aren't I?
00:12Every writer needs inspiration, and I've found mine.
00:14Detective Kate Beckett.
00:15Beckett.
00:16Beckett.
00:16Nicky Heath.
00:17The character he's basing on you.
00:18And thanks to my friendship with the mayor, I get to be on her case.
00:21I'd be happy to let you spank me.
00:23And together we catch killers.
00:24Make a pretty good team, you know, like Starsky and Hutch.
00:27Turner and Hooch.
00:28You do remind me a little of Hooch.
00:31And did you hear?
00:32Our favorite golfer is in the news again.
00:35Missed a charity tournament over the weekend.
00:38Really unfortunate.
00:39The world's top golfer had to pull out.
00:42In fact, it's the first time he's pulled out of anything in five years.
00:45Oh!
00:46Hello!
00:47What do you think, Hank?
00:49Should I take a mulligan?
00:50No!
00:51Play through, buddy!
00:52Ah, well, my friend.
00:53We have a great show for you tonight.
00:54Ellie Monroe.
00:55Mr. Castle?
00:56Hi, I'm Caleb.
00:57Please follow me.
00:57Sure.
00:58My favorite writer, Richard Castle.
01:02Here you go, Mr. Castle.
01:03Dead the makeup artist will take care of you from here.
01:05Thank you, Kayla.
01:06And you're up right after Miss Monroe.
01:10Hi, it's Ellie.
01:12Rick.
01:12Can I just say, wow, like I can't believe I'm meeting you right now.
01:17Really?
01:17Well, you're like my favorite author ever.
01:20I mean, I've read Heat Wave at least three times.
01:22Can I tell you, I have seen every movie you've ever been in.
01:24Really?
01:25Oh.
01:26Not Viper Mountain, I hope.
01:27Yes, Viper Mountain.
01:28You were the best thing in that movie.
01:30As soon as that snake ate you, the whole movie fell apart.
01:33Folks, please help me in welcoming Richard Castle.
01:37Rick Castle.
01:38Rick Castle.
01:40Oh, you look good.
01:43Welcome.
01:45First of all, congratulations on Heat Wave, New York Times bestseller.
01:49And you know what?
01:50I really loved writing it.
01:52Well, the paperback comes out July 27th.
01:54July 27th.
01:55And it's being made into a movie.
01:58Now, you worked with actual NYPD homicide detectives to research Heat Wave.
02:03Yes.
02:03Yes, I did.
02:04And they still won't let me carry a gun.
02:07I didn't know you worked with law enforcement.
02:10That's kind of my weak spot.
02:12Hello.
02:12Waiter, check, please.
02:15Wow, you guys are single, right?
02:17Well, actually, not anymore, Bobby.
02:18Thank you very much.
02:20Wow.
02:21Camera really does add 10 pounds.
02:24To his ego.
02:25Call me old-fashioned when a beautiful movie star is impressed with my fake law enforcement
02:29credentials, I'm in.
02:30Do you think he's asked her out yet?
02:32Your father, pretty girl like that, he may have proposed by now.
02:36That's our show for tonight.
02:37Stay tuned for Late Talk with Mickey Reed.
02:39I'm Bobby Mann.
02:41Remember, folks, the boys will be back on duty tomorrow night.
02:50I always wonder what they're saying when they lean in like that.
02:53Thank you for coming.
02:55They want me dead.
02:57I'm sorry, what?
02:58I'm serious.
02:59You work with cops, right?
03:00That was a great show, guys.
03:02I'm so sorry about segment three.
03:04Next time we put the emo in a diaper.
03:07Oh, the box in box with Justin.
03:09Yeah.
03:09Looked great.
03:10I love it.
03:10Good, good.
03:11I'm excited.
03:12I'm excited.
03:45I got a baby.
04:05I love it.
04:06Did Lainey do the autopsy?
04:07No, but she sent it to me.
04:10The guy was walking his dog,
04:11saw Mr. Mann collapse on the sidewalk, alone.
04:14There's no puncture wounds, no bruising,
04:16and the tox panel came back negative.
04:17There's no foul play, Castle.
04:22I talked to his producer this morning.
04:24She said that Mann left the studio at 1245
04:27in his Bugatti Veyron.
04:29That's a $2 million car.
04:30He collapsed on foot a few blocks from his house at 450.
04:34So?
04:36So where's the car?
04:37He's like a gazillionaire, Castle.
04:39He probably just parked it
04:40and expected someone else to pick it up the next morning.
04:43In my book, Gathering Storm,
04:44the former KGB official killed with an undetectable poison
04:47that stopped the heart.
04:49What if that's what happened to Mann?
04:51Need I remind you that you make up stuff for a living,
04:53and there is no such poison in real life,
04:56and if there was, there would be a whole slew
04:58of angry spouses who'd be getting away with murder.
05:01Could you just have Lainey take a closer look?
05:04Please.
05:08You know how many strings I had to pull for this castle?
05:11If I'm wrong, I'll reimburse the city.
05:13To hell with the city. It's me you're gonna owe.
05:15I take spa certificates, jewelry, and cash.
05:17Duly noted. What's that?
05:19The contents of Bobby Mann's pockets when he was brought in.
05:22I'm gonna go check on the labs.
05:24Okay.
05:26What are you doing?
05:28It's called investigating. You should try it.
05:31I usually wait until there's a crime.
05:33Cell phone, money clip.
05:35He stuck a piece of gum to a paper before he put it in his pocket.
05:38One of his last acts was not littering.
05:41Yes, but there's a word on this paper.
05:43Tori could be a mystery woman.
05:45Wow, Castle. Cracking this case wide open.
05:48Hey, it's his idea notepad.
05:50This is a joke from last night.
05:51Charity golf. First time he's pulled out in years.
05:53Do you realize that you are now investigating a heart attack?
05:58Hmm.
05:59What?
05:59His signature line of 20 years.
06:01The boys will be back on duty tomorrow night.
06:03Looks like he was thinking of changing it.
06:07The crew will be back on duty tomorrow night.
06:10Maybe he's trying to make it hipper.
06:11Hmm.
06:13We should have a signature line.
06:15She's armed. He's dangerous.
06:19No.
06:19How about a whole new chapter in crime solving?
06:23Oh.
06:24Chapter.
06:25Get it?
06:26No.
06:27Okay.
06:27I ran every extra tox screen outside of standard protocol.
06:32All negative.
06:33No trace of any known poisonous substance.
06:35Okay, Castle.
06:36Don't forget to tip your Emmy on the way out.
06:37Oh, not so fast.
06:39Secondary tox panel detected traces of tyramine,
06:42which is harmless, but its presence raised a red flag for me,
06:46so I ran some more tests.
06:47Bobby Mann was taking phenylzine.
06:50Phenylzine.
06:50A prescription drug for depression.
06:53So...
06:53So, phenylzine is in a class of drugs called MAO inhibitors
06:57that have powerful chondra indicators.
06:59You mean drug interactions?
07:00In this case, interactions that can kill.
07:03MAO inhibitors chondra indicate with anything fermented,
07:07wine, beer, certain kind of cheeses,
07:10even the smallest amount can trigger a hypertensive crisis.
07:13Oh, almost like an undetectable poison that smokes the heart.
07:15Which doesn't mean that he was murdered.
07:17He could have accidentally eaten or drank something he shouldn't have.
07:20That's what I thought.
07:20So, I ran the contents of his intestines.
07:23In the hours prior to his death, he ingested three substances.
07:26Something sugary, like hard candy.
07:28Or chewing gum.
07:29There you go.
07:30Also, cranberry juice and balsamic vinegar.
07:33Which is fermented.
07:35And there was no trace of anything that you would find balsamic on.
07:38No chicken, no fish, no pasta, just the cranberry juice.
07:42Which could have easily masked the color and the taste of the balsamic vinegar.
07:45So, you're saying that somebody knew about Bobby Mann's condition,
07:48slipped balsamic vinegar into his cranberry juice,
07:50knowing that it would kill him.
07:51This was no accident.
07:53Bobby Mann was murdered.
07:56Well, Bobby, you were right.
08:10No crime scene, no clear place to begin the investigations.
08:14Don't you just love poisonings?
08:16Especially a poisoning without poison.
08:18Whoever did this was very smart.
08:20Chose a murder weapon that's probably in half the kitchens in the city.
08:24Good thing we're smart, too.
08:25Thanks.
08:26That was Lainey.
08:27Based on possible rates of fatal MAOI interactions,
08:30she was able to narrow the window of poisoning down between 1.30 and 4.30 in the morning.
08:34That makes this our kill zone.
08:411.30 to 4.30.
08:43What else?
08:44The lab said that there was no traces of cranberry juice
08:47or balsamic vinegar in the gum we found in Mann's pocket,
08:49so he must have chewed that before he was poisoned.
08:51Well, we know he left the studio at 12.45.
08:53Which means he wasn't poisoned there.
08:55And we know that his home security records show that he never made it there.
08:5812.45 to 4.50 in the morning.
09:00Leaves in his car.
09:01He's found on foot.
09:03So what was he doing that whole time?
09:04So, the vehicle locator in Mann's Bugatti is not sending a signal.
09:08Probably in an underground parking garage.
09:10Which means it could be anywhere.
09:12All right, check his cell phone, see if he made any calls last night,
09:14and then go to his brownstone castle and I'll head to the studio and see what we can dig up
09:18there.
09:18You know guys?
09:19Yeah.
09:20No talk of murder.
09:21The longer we can keep this away from the press, the better off we'll be.
09:24I'm sorry, I don't know where he went after the show last night.
09:28What is this about anyway?
09:30I thought Bobby died of a heart attack, right?
09:33We're just tying up loose ends for the coroner.
09:35How was Mr. Mann acting recently?
09:37Did you notice anything unusual?
09:39No, he was great.
09:43Except yesterday.
09:44What happened yesterday?
09:45I don't know.
09:46He spent the morning locked up in his office, alone, and then the rest of the day, he was agitated.
09:52He was acting weird.
09:52Weird?
09:53How?
09:54Paranoid.
09:55At one point he asked me if I had heard anything and I said, about what?
09:58And he just shrugged it off.
10:00Were you aware that he was on powerful antidepressants?
10:03I mean, he tried to be very private about it, but when he went on them he had to quit
10:08drinking and people wondered why.
10:10So what got around?
10:11You don't think that's what killed him, do you?
10:13Something he ate or drank?
10:15He was very careful.
10:17Like I said, we're just following up.
10:20I keep looking over that curtain, you know?
10:24Waiting for him to walk through.
10:27Like this was all one big publicity stunt.
10:30The two of you were close, right?
10:31Since before all this, since we were just kids together back in Nam.
10:35So he would have told you if there was anything wrong?
10:39Like what?
10:40Like if he was concerned for his well-being.
10:42What's this all about?
10:43I thought he died of a heart attack.
10:45Just routine questioning, Mr. McPhee.
10:47You know, some of the people said that he seemed a little agitated recently.
10:51Come to think of it, he was a little preoccupied.
10:54I asked him about it after the show last night, but he insisted he was fine.
10:58Hank.
11:00And I am so sorry.
11:02Oh.
11:04Nightmares really happened, huh?
11:05Yeah.
11:06You know, Mickey, host a late talk right after our show.
11:09Yes, of course.
11:10I'm a big fan.
11:11I love your old booty roulette gag.
11:13That's great.
11:13I'm Rick.
11:13Castle.
11:14Yeah, saw you on the show last night.
11:16I'm Detective Kate Beckett.
11:17Nice to meet you.
11:18So do either of you know where Bobby went after the show last night?
11:20We're trying to track his last hours for the coroner's report.
11:24No clue.
11:25I think he said something about going to see his ex-wife.
11:29Did he say which one?
11:31How many ex-wives did he have?
11:32Six.
11:33Ranging in ages from 25 to 50.
11:38Seems every five years he traded in for the latest model.
11:40So he didn't so much marry them as lease them.
11:43So I ran all their names to the system and guess what popped up?
11:46Seems wife number five here was arrested over an altercation with Bobby at a restaurant uptown.
11:52She's got crazy eyes.
11:54There's more.
11:54According to the doorman in her building, Bobby Mann was there last night after the show.
11:59Mrs. Mann, when was the last time you saw your ex-husband?
12:02About a year ago.
12:04In court?
12:06He took out a restraining order against me.
12:09Well, according to the complaint, you did threaten to kill him.
12:13Well, I don't really remember what was said.
12:15I wish you were dead, you little Wiesel.
12:18He was dating a younger woman and she looked just like me.
12:21I told that to his previous wife.
12:23Were you aware of his dietary restrictions?
12:25Sure.
12:25Nothing fermented or it could give him a heart attack.
12:29Why?
12:30You think I had something to do with it?
12:31You tell me, Mrs. Mann.
12:33According to your doorman, Bobby showed up at your building last night.
12:36He did?
12:37Cindy, we know you saw him.
12:39How do you know he wasn't there to see Barbara?
12:41Barbara?
12:42His first wife?
12:44She's got an apartment in the building, too.
12:47We both got him in the divorce settlement.
12:50Bobby co-owned the building.
12:52Yeah, I saw Bobby last night.
12:53He came by around one in the morning.
12:56Woke me up, as usual.
12:58Did he often surprise you in the middle of the night?
13:00I was the one woman who fell in love with him before all the fame and the money.
13:05Whenever he felt insecure, he came around.
13:08Mostly, it was the same old stuff.
13:11His ratings were down.
13:13He was getting old.
13:16But last night...
13:18What?
13:19He was different.
13:21He looked haunted.
13:24He said something was going on, something awful.
13:27What was going on?
13:28He wouldn't tell me.
13:30He asked me if I thought he was a good person.
13:34I held his hand and I said, Bobby, you're a lousy husband, but you're a hell of a man.
13:42Then he left.
13:45At what time?
13:47Around a quarter after one.
13:50Did he see where he was going?
13:53No.
13:56I thought he was going home.
13:59Something awful was going on.
14:01He knew someone was after him.
14:02But he doesn't tell his ex-wife or his best friend.
14:05Instead, he tells me.
14:06Maybe it's because he knew you were working with the cops.
14:09Tell me I'm a good person.
14:11Like he was doing something he was ashamed of.
14:15Okay.
14:16Neighbors confirmed Barbara Mann's story.
14:18One of them saw Bobby leave her apartment at 1.15 a.m.
14:21That's outside of our kill zone, which means we need to figure out where he went to next.
14:26Let's canvas all the garages in the area, see if we can find Mann's car.
14:29Let's also look into his financials for the usual secrets.
14:32Drugs, gambling, prostitution.
14:34Yeah.
14:34Okay.
14:39Hello.
14:41Ellie.
14:41Hi.
14:42Ellie Monroe from the show.
14:44Yeah.
14:45No, I know.
14:46I understand.
14:48No, I think that's a great idea.
14:51Yeah.
14:52Okay.
14:53I'll meet you there.
14:54Bye.
14:56Ellie Monroe, huh?
14:58Yeah.
14:59She's pretty upset about this whole Bobby Mann thing that we were his last guests.
15:03She thinks it would be comforting if we were to be together.
15:07Comforting?
15:07Is that what the cool kids call it these days?
15:11Wow.
15:12You are so cynical.
15:14You know, sometimes after a tragedy, two human beings just need to be with each other just for no other
15:21reason than to show each other some understanding and support.
15:30I'm just glad I can be comforting.
15:40Good morning, detective.
15:45Really?
15:46What?
15:47Lose the I just got laid voice.
15:49All right?
15:49What are you talking about?
15:51I am a trained detective, so don't bother denying it.
15:54Okay, fine.
15:56Oh, so now you're not denying it.
15:57You just told me not to.
16:02Hey, guys.
16:03Any news on the car?
16:05Nothing in any of the garages near Barbara Mann's building.
16:07So we checked restaurant valets in the area.
16:09Bobby paid the guy at Mozart's a hundred bucks to keep it close while he ran up to his ex.
16:14Witness says he left a little before 1.30.
16:1961st and Central Park West.
16:23Where did he go after that?
16:25Maybe check traffic cams in the area.
16:27A guy in a sports car like that might have blasted through some red lights.
16:29That's a bit of a Hail Mary, but it's worth a try.
16:32Maybe we don't need traffic cams.
16:33Why not just the man on the street?
16:34I mean, a celebrity and a Bugatti Varon.
16:36Come on.
16:37People aren't just going to notice that.
16:38They are going to talk about it.
16:40Or more specifically, tweet and booyah.
16:451.37 a.m.
16:46Bobby Mann, FTW.
16:47Just saw him driving some spaceship car into a garage at Broadway and 57.
16:52Ooh, on it.
16:55FTW?
16:56For the win.
16:57Means, uh, my tweet kicks your tweet's butt.
17:00Come on, Becca.
17:00You gotta keep up.
17:01Hang on with the cool kids.
17:05I believe this is for you.
17:08Um, I'll just...
17:10I'll just...
17:11I'll just take that.
17:14Five minutes a second.
17:16Hey, Ellie.
17:18Yes.
17:19Yes.
17:20Last night was great, wasn't it?
17:23Yeah, I'd love to.
17:25Tonight, sure.
17:27All right.
17:27I'll see you then.
17:30More comforting?
17:32Uh...
17:33Parking garage at 1525 Broadway confirms Bobby Mann pulled in at 1.37 a.m. and he never came back
17:39for his car.
17:39And what's at 1525 Broadway?
17:41The park view penthouse of Mickey Reed, the gregarious and affable host of late talk.
17:46Oh, Mickey. Not so fine.
17:48Dorman let Bobby up to his place at 1.45 a.m.
17:51Neighbors complained of a loud argument.
17:52Bobby left a little after two.
17:54So Mickey lied to us.
17:55He saw Bobby somewhere right in the middle of our kill zone.
18:00You think he was a good host?
18:01Offered Bobby a drink?
18:15This set looks like an old-age home. Everything needs to be updated.
18:19No purple, no suede, no faux finish, and get rid of this stupid thing.
18:24Measuring drapes already, Mr. Reed?
18:26Like it or not, detective.
18:28The network wants me to take over Bobby's time slot next week, right after the tribute.
18:32I know it seems callous, but...
18:34It's what Bobby would've wanted.
18:36Even over his dead body?
18:38Excuse me?
18:38Why did you lie to us about seeing Mann the other night?
18:44Okay.
18:46Look, I'm sorry, but I lied because I didn't want it getting out.
18:50That you two were fighting?
18:51It's hard enough filling a man's shoes around here.
18:53I don't need the tabloids writing about us getting into it on the night he died.
18:58So I lied.
18:59So what?
18:59So you lied to a cop.
19:02Let's be realistic.
19:04The guy died from a heart attack, right?
19:07What?
19:08It was a heart attack that was a result of toxins in his system.
19:11Toxins that he ingested somewhere around the time that you saw him.
19:16So you guys are saying I killed Bobby?
19:18Why?
19:19Well, it's no secret you were supposed to get his 1130 slot, but Bobby extended his contract.
19:24Maybe you couldn't wait.
19:25You sound as demented as Bobby.
19:27What do you mean?
19:28Last time I saw him, we're best of pals, right?
19:31The other night he comes over, he's ranting and raving, talking about what a disloyal punk I've been.
19:36Why?
19:36Man, I don't know.
19:37All he kept saying was he knew things.
19:39And I'm like, Bobby, what are you talking about?
19:42He storms out saying, I knew what I'd done.
19:47CSU's at Mickey's apartment running a suite for our toxin.
19:50Killing the king of late night to take his throne.
19:52It's very rich in the third.
19:53Appeals to the writer in me.
19:54Did you want a bite at this?
19:56Hell, I'll say God on you!
19:59And you, I don't ever want to see you on my network again.
20:03You're banned!
20:04And you?
20:05I don't know you.
20:07You're all a bunch of nobodies!
20:09I can buy this precinct!
20:13Howard Weisberg, president of the network.
20:15He just found out about the search warrant for Mickey Reed.
20:18He also found out that we think Bobby Mann was murdered.
20:20How?
20:21Breaking news.
20:22On a different network, the guy got scooped on his own star's murder.
20:26So much for keeping the press out.
20:28You two better be right about all this.
20:33Text giggling, really?
20:36It's Alexis.
20:37She just saw a loon feeding.
20:39Funny, so did I.
20:40Hey.
20:41So, Mann's Bugatti is still in the garage.
20:44They won't let us touch it without a search warrant.
20:46Two million dollar car.
20:47Apparently it's worth more than their insurance policy.
20:49You sure they aren't joyriding?
20:50All right, check with the judge.
20:52Mm-hmm, yeah.
20:54Hey, this car's still in the garage.
20:56Where do you go after Mickey's place?
20:58It couldn't have been very far.
21:01Hey, Ryan.
21:02Did Mickey's doorman mention what direction Mann was headed when he left?
21:06Uh...
21:07South.
21:08South.
21:10South on Broadway from 57th.
21:12That's the theater district.
21:13At two in the morning?
21:14There's nothing playing then.
21:15Oh, there's diners, there's clubs, there's restaurants.
21:17Well, other than the poison and the gum, we know he didn't eat or drink anything.
21:24Maybe Tori is a place he went.
21:27Uh...
21:27Conservatory.
21:29Inventory.
21:29Purgatory.
21:30Factory.
21:31The comic factory.
21:32Mann was a comedian.
21:33He went to a comedy club.
21:34Comic factory is on 55th and Broadway.
21:36That's two blocks south.
21:37He put his gum in a piece of paper from a comic factory fly art.
21:40You're right.
21:40And then from the forensics, we know he didn't have the cranberry or the balsamic before he spit it out.
21:44So he was poisoned either at or after the club.
21:49Then Mickey Reed didn't kill Bobby.
21:51He's not our guy.
21:53Hey guys.
21:54How do you feel about going to see a little comedy?
21:58The guy's got the most recognizable face in comedy.
22:00Yeah, I know.
22:01Look, I got a call on the club phone.
22:03Caller IDs from Bobby's show.
22:05Guy asked about one of my comedians.
22:06Couple hours later, guy shows up to see that comedian.
22:09But he's got a funny looking mustache and he's wearing a baseball cap.
22:13He looked like Bobby.
22:14Did he talk to anyone?
22:15Did he have a drink?
22:16No.
22:17He sat in the back, left his drink ticket, and bolted out the sight after watching the comedian he came
22:21to see.
22:22Anything special about this particular comedian?
22:24Angel Santana?
22:26The proverbial rising star?
22:29I'm assuming you know about the incident that night.
22:32What incident?
22:34I'm Angel Santana.
22:35Good night, y'all.
22:37I'm Angel Santana.
22:40Miss Santana.
22:42I'm Detective Esposito.
22:43This is Detective Ryan.
22:44Oh, hey.
22:44Thanks for coming.
22:45The officer I talked to did not instill a lot of confidence.
22:48You want to tell us about it?
22:49Not much to tell.
22:50During my set that night, someone smashed my bike's taillight, banged up the fenders, and scratched late-night bitch into
22:56the tank.
22:56I mean, what does that even mean?
22:58I actually would not hear about your bike.
23:00Miss Santana, did you know Bobby Man?
23:02You mean personally?
23:03No.
23:04Why?
23:05Well, because he came to see your act on the night he was killed.
23:08Any idea why?
23:09Wow.
23:10He probably trashed my bike.
23:11I've heard stories about him.
23:13I know guys he's blackballed just because they did his competitor's show.
23:16Is there any reason why he might have wanted to come after you?
23:18His producer tried to book me on his show last month, but Mickey Reed wanted me too.
23:22I had to pick.
23:24Mickey felt more like my vibe.
23:27Club owner said Bobby left at 2.30, and the bartender confirms he didn't drink anything.
23:31Which leaves us two hours left to account for, and a whole lot of strange behavior.
23:38Why would Bobby go see a comedian who didn't want to do his show and then bust up her bike?
23:42Aren't famous people crazy and narcissistic?
23:45I don't know.
23:45Gotta ask Castle.
23:47Where is Castle, anyway?
23:54Gonna need some new shirts.
23:55No shirts.
24:03Good morning.
24:04It's okay, Castle.
24:05You don't have to pretend to not be in a good mood for my sake.
24:09Why should I be in a good mood?
24:10I mean, I'm a writer.
24:13We famously brewed.
24:16I should brood more.
24:18You wanna brood?
24:21Forensics on Angel Santana's motorcycle are a bust.
24:24There's no fingerprints, nothing.
24:26We have no idea where man was after 2.30.
24:30What about his car?
24:31Brian and Esposito got a warrant this morning, but seeing that he was poisoned after he parked it,
24:36the chances are we won't find anything, and his financials were clear.
24:40He pays more in alimony in a day than I make in an entire year.
24:44There's no red flags on his phone records, and I re-interviewed all of his colleagues.
24:47No one has any idea why he was acting so paranoid.
24:50You're not paranoid if someone's actually trying to kill you.
24:54Hey, Tony!
24:56How's my favorite movie mogul?
24:58Yes, right?
25:00She'd be perfect for Nikki.
25:02Yes, perfect.
25:08That's a Heat Wave producer.
25:11That wasn't about Ellie Monroe, was it?
25:13Yeah, why?
25:14Oh.
25:16What?
25:17That's why she was throwing herself at you.
25:19She wanted you to recommend her for the part.
25:22What?
25:23For the record, she's nothing like Nikki Heat.
25:25Oh, you just can't stand it that a beautiful actress is actually interested in me.
25:29Why would I care?
25:30Exactly.
25:31That's a good question.
25:32Why would you care?
25:33I don't.
25:33Fine.
25:34I'm gonna go get some coffee.
25:35Fine.
25:36I've got work to do.
25:40Great room's that way.
25:41Desk.
25:42Beckett.
25:43Castle.
25:44Check this out.
25:46We just finished the sweep of Bobby's car.
25:48First off, the Bugatti.
25:49Holy shift.
25:50When you start this thing, you can feel it, right?
25:52But as exciting as the car is, I think we figured out why Bobby Mann was so tweaked.
25:57Found this in his glove compartment.
26:00That's Kayla.
26:01She's an intern at Bobby's show.
26:03Looks like she was doing more than interning.
26:05You should check out the back.
26:07If they find out, you're dead.
26:09Blackmail, death threats, and scandal.
26:11That explains why his behavior was so erratic.
26:14And probably why he was killed.
26:23It was last week.
26:24I stayed late to help Bobby with some bits.
26:27Do you have any idea who took that, Kayla?
26:29Must be someone who works on the show.
26:31Who just happened to have a camera and managed to catch the two of you in the act?
26:35Or were they tipped off, maybe?
26:38Were you blackmailing Bobby?
26:40Oh, my God.
26:41No.
26:41He's three times your age, and you are an intern on the show.
26:45That adds up to embarrassment and scandal, which I'm sure he'd pay a lot to avoid.
26:49No.
26:50I would never do that.
26:52We were in love.
26:54In love?
26:54Really?
26:55And how long were the two of you together?
26:58Three weeks this past Monday.
27:03Um, who else knew?
27:05No one.
27:06Bobby and I kept it a secret.
27:09We didn't want my mom to find out.
27:11Your mom?
27:13Who's your mom?
27:14He was banging my daughter right under my nose.
27:16I will kill him.
27:18He's already dead.
27:18Well, I will kill him again.
27:19I don't care.
27:20Where's the corpse?
27:22Ms. Marks, we just-
27:22Kayla!
27:23My office!
27:24Now!
27:24Move it!
27:26Mom, you don't-
27:27Move it!
27:27You realize if this gets out, it'll destroy Bobby's reputation.
27:31We're not trying to add to an already difficult situation.
27:33We're just trying to find the killer.
27:35Bobby wasn't an angel, but you look at the man in his entirety.
27:38He deserves to be remembered with grace.
27:40This business gets clouded by money, fame, ambition.
27:43The only thing that Bobby really cared about was making people laugh.
27:48Well, whoever took this either works for this show or had access to this building.
27:52And maybe it was someone in a financial jam who was looking to score a quick buck.
27:56Or maybe it's someone with a grudge against Bobby.
27:58I can't imagine anyone doing that.
28:00He was a great boss.
28:01Everyone loved him.
28:02Yeah, and apparently he loved them back.
28:06Okay.
28:07Uh, Janine can get you a list of everyone on the crew once she's done yelling at Kayla.
28:11Poor kid.
28:12Who knows?
28:12She might have ended up being number seven.
28:14Let's get him.
28:17Beckett.
28:19What have we got?
28:21Well, once we suspected blackmail, I ran through his financials again.
28:25I thought they were clean.
28:26Well, they were.
28:27But going back, we found this.
28:31He spent a hundred grand on a kitchen run-o.
28:34Totally legitimate.
28:35But we searched his brownstone.
28:36And he wasn't renovating his kitchen.
28:38So who was on the receiving end of the hundred grand?
28:42Zach Robinson.
28:43Ooh.
28:44Good bad guy name.
28:45Snaky Z.
28:46Hard K.
28:47Even has Rob in it.
28:49Good bad guy rap sheet, too.
28:50Former low-life private investigator.
28:52I remember this guy.
28:53He had some celebrity clients back in the day.
28:55He was known for digging up dirt on folks and turning it into a personal payday.
28:59He did a nickel on multiple counts of extortion, wiretapping, racketeering, and blackmailing.
29:05Well, Robinson must have gotten the picture from somebody on the inside.
29:07Sure.
29:07Figured it was worth a fast buck.
29:10But if Bobby paid, why would he kill him?
29:11Bobby figured out that Robinson was a blackmailer, and then he threatened to take him to the cops.
29:15Bobby pushes.
29:16Robinson pushes back harder.
29:17Let's go pick him up.
29:18Easier said than done.
29:20Esposito already ran down his last known address.
29:22Robinson's in the wind.
29:23Well, let's keep looking.
29:26You are a bad man, Zack Robinson.
29:30A dirty, naughty, no-good blackmailer.
29:34Do you do all your interrogations in bed, Detective Heat?
29:37You think this is funny, Robinson?
29:39Hmm?
29:39Huh?
29:40Okay, okay.
29:40I'll do whatever you want, Nikki.
29:42Okay.
29:43That's more like it.
29:53You are so sweet.
29:57And brilliant.
29:59Guilty.
30:01What are you thinking?
30:04Nothing.
30:05It's ridiculous.
30:07What?
30:07Come on, tell me.
30:08I want to know what goes on inside that incredible mind of yours.
30:12Well, since you put it that way, I have this friend at work who thinks that the only reason you're
30:20with me is, you know, for the part in the movie.
30:26Wow.
30:29Really?
30:32What does this friend of yours base that on?
30:35You know what?
30:36I'm sorry.
30:37I shouldn't have repeated that.
30:38Does this friend know me?
30:40No.
30:40Has he read anything about me that would make him think that I would prostitute myself for a role?
30:45No.
30:46Of course not.
30:47You know, I...
30:48He's an idiot.
30:49Do you have any idea how hard it is to be a woman in Hollywood?
30:57Ellie.
31:00Uh...
31:01No.
31:06Beckett.
31:16Oh, yeah.
31:17He looks like a Zach Robinson.
31:20Where'd you find him?
31:21The boys caught up with him at a craps table at Mohegan Sun.
31:25Already gambling a ways hard-earned blackmail money?
31:28So how was your date with your little starlet?
31:30How could you tell this time?
31:32Like I said, Castle.
31:34Trained detective.
31:35Well, you went lovely.
31:38No thanks to you.
31:40What did I have to do with it?
31:41Filled your Jedi mind trick on me.
31:43Made me doubt Ellie's honesty.
31:44Foolishly, I told her what you said.
31:46Made her cry.
31:48Castle.
31:49She's an actress.
31:51A professional liar.
31:53She's paid to cry on cue.
31:59No.
32:01I've never seen this picture before.
32:03Really?
32:04You sure you didn't use it to blackmail Bobby Man?
32:07Blackmail?
32:08Fishing in the wrong pond, detective.
32:11What about the hundred grand from Bobby Man in your bank account?
32:15Am I in the right pond now?
32:18That was for services rendered.
32:22I don't think Webster's defines blackmailing as a service.
32:26More like a coercive threat, Mr. Rob and son.
32:29No, no.
32:30No, no.
32:31I never threatened Bobby.
32:32He hired me.
32:34To do what?
32:39My guys say that you don't have an alibi for the night that man was murdered.
32:43You can't be serious.
32:45I guess it'll come out when we go to the murder trial.
32:48Have a nice life.
32:50Sentence?
32:50What?
32:51No, no.
32:51No, no.
32:52No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
32:53Look.
32:53He reached out to me.
32:55Said he needed some work done.
32:57What kind of work?
32:58The kind that you get paid a lot extra to do.
33:02Something illegal.
33:04Well.
33:07Okay, look.
33:07He thought that somebody was out to get him.
33:09He said he needed to know, and so he paid me to bug a guy's office.
33:14Who?
33:16Howard Weisberg.
33:17The president of the network?
33:18Easy gig, too.
33:19Bobby got me into the building.
33:22When was this?
33:23A week ago.
33:24What did you do with the recordings?
33:26I delivered the CDs to Bobby.
33:27When?
33:30You know.
33:31The morning before he died.
33:34Bobby's producer said he locked himself in his office that morning.
33:38He was listening to the recording.
33:39And then they said he started acting paranoid after that.
33:41So what did he hear?
33:44Am I good to go?
33:52I found the recordings in Mann's office mixed in with his DVD collection.
33:55Heard anything yet that would explain why Mann was listening in on his boss?
33:58No, just a bunch of talk about setting up breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and drinks with writers, actors, and directors.
34:03Where are we in the blackmail?
34:04Oh, we got uniforms running down all show employees who could have had access to the studio to take that
34:08photo.
34:08Yo.
34:10You guys are going to want to hear this.
34:12You know what the hell with Bobby Mann?
34:14We're losing money on him every damn night.
34:16I want him out.
34:17Our hands are tied.
34:18You can't fire him.
34:19He's got five years left on his contract.
34:21What if he drops dead?
34:22Huh?
34:23Seriously, the guy's got a bad heart?
34:25How hard would it be to make him go away?
34:47Looks like you got your wish, Mr. Weisberg.
34:49Detective, none of the recordings are admissible in court.
34:53Now relax, Bert. I didn't kill anyone, okay?
34:55Save it for when I actually do.
34:57Detective, I wasn't serious.
34:58Bobby thought you were.
34:59Well, then maybe you shouldn't have been bugging my office.
35:01Hell, in private, I issue a dozen death sentences a day
35:04on underperforming overpaid jackasses at my network.
35:08Now, what I wanted was Mickey Reed pulled to 1130,
35:11but Bobby had an $80 million penalty on his contract.
35:13Which still had another five years left on it.
35:16Yeah.
35:17Now, what I did was lean on Bobby for a few months
35:20to appeal to a younger audience,
35:21but the worst thing that I did
35:23was threaten to fire him and pay him the $80 million.
35:26Mr. Weisberg, where were you between 1.30 and 4.30 a.m.
35:30the night of the murder?
35:31You don't have to answer that.
35:32It's fine. Bert, chill out.
35:34I was at the Essex House Hotel.
35:35Were you with anyone?
35:36As a matter of fact, I was.
35:38This actress I was screwing wanted a part on one of my sitcoms.
35:42I met her after Bobby's show.
35:44I'm gonna need a name.
35:46Sure.
35:47Ellie Monroe.
36:00Thank you for coming by, Miss Monroe.
36:02Of course.
36:13Weisberg's alibi is good.
36:16Oh, go on.
36:17You can say it.
36:18I told you so.
36:20No, thanks.
36:20I'm actually not in the gloating mood.
36:22His alibi sets us back to square one.
36:25Which means we have no idea who the blackmailer is, and we don't know why man went to the comedy
36:30club and trashed Angel Santana's bike.
36:33We have no idea who the killer is.
36:35Well, the good news is I can work all night.
36:38No plans.
36:40You know, it's late, and I'm kind of tired.
36:43How about we pick this up in the morning?
36:45Alrighty then.
36:46And the boys will be back on duty tomorrow.
36:48I'm going to phrase, which would be inaccurate, because you are not a boy.
36:58Is this some kind of a weird come on?
37:00I think I know what Bobby Mann was doing at that comedy club.
37:03I think I know why he thought he was an awful person, and I think I know who killed him.
37:08Mr. McPhee?
37:11Oh, I was just going over my notes for the tribute.
37:1535 years of friendship.
37:17It's kind of hard to find just the right story to tell.
37:20What can I do for you?
37:22I just came by to give you this, Bobby's idea book.
37:24We thought you might like it.
37:26Thanks.
37:26We did have a question about what he wrote on the last page.
37:30The boys will be back on duty tomorrow night.
37:34Actually, he crossed out boys and wrote gang, posse, and crew.
37:38Any idea why?
37:41I guess we'll never know.
37:43I wouldn't be too sure about that.
37:44The network was pressuring Bobby to make a change.
37:47They threatened to cancel him unless he did.
37:49And the night that he was murdered, he told Barbara that something awful was going on.
37:53He asked her if he was a good person.
37:55Why would he say that?
37:57Because of Kayla.
38:01Not Kayla, Hank.
38:02Because of you.
38:04He knew that he had to fire you.
38:06He knew he needed to find someone younger and hipper if he was going to survive.
38:09Someone like Angel Santana.
38:11Weisberg confirmed that she was on the network's short list.
38:14That's why it wasn't boys anymore, Hank.
38:16Because Angel's a girl.
38:17This is ridiculous.
38:19Bobby would never fire me.
38:21And why did you kill him?
38:22I didn't.
38:23We ran your credit cards, Hank.
38:25The night that he was murdered, you went to a 24-hour grocery store and bought two things.
38:30Cranberry juice and balsamic vinegar.
38:32It's time stamped.
38:331.56 a.m.
38:34And I'm betting if we test your keys, we'll find metal from Angel Santana's motorcycle where you scratched in late
38:40-night bitch.
38:48He told me that night just before he left the studio.
38:55Oh, he'd heard Weisberg say they were going to bury him unless he made a change.
39:0135 years I had his back, he was going to toss me aside like one of his ex-wives.
39:06Humiliate me in front of the whole country.
39:08I knew it was coming.
39:10I saw all the little signs.
39:12The awkward moments in the hall.
39:14I sent him that picture of him and Kayla to remind him of all the secrets I kept.
39:20You know what he said?
39:21The scandal would only help his ratings.
39:24You bought your poison and you followed him to the club.
39:28I confronted him when he came out.
39:30I told him not to throw away everything we'd built.
39:33He told me he couldn't save me.
39:35Weisberg was going younger with or without him.
39:38Well, if you knew he didn't have a choice, why did you kill him?
39:41Because he did have another choice.
39:43Go down with the ship.
39:45We both go out gracefully and Bobby gets 80 million bucks.
39:50Instead of him continuing the show with some kid.
39:55I gave him over 4,000 shows laughing at every lousy joke he cracked, whether they were funny or not.
40:04But, jeez.
40:06So how did you manage it?
40:11When I knew I couldn't change his mind, I told him I understood.
40:16We walked over to the West Side Highway, sat on a bench, looked out at the water, talked about what
40:24a great run we'd had.
40:28Then I offered him a drink.
40:31He was my best friend.
40:34You don't do that to your friend.
40:40Yet another example of why you shouldn't mix business with pleasure.
40:45Even show business.
40:46Are you talking about the case or yourself?
40:50Yeah, touche, detective.
40:52So you want to go for a victory lap and grab a burger?
40:55Oh, can't.
40:56Gotta go.
40:57Big date.
40:57You're kidding, right?
40:58You're going out with Ellie Monroe even though you know the only reason that she was interested in you was
41:03for a part?
41:03Have you lost all sense of human decency and self-resp...
41:08What?
41:10My big date is with Alexis.
41:13She's getting back from her trip.
41:16Oh.
41:35Right on time, Alexis.
41:38Oh, Sacagawea has returned.
41:43And you are not Sacagawea, but come in.
41:47Thanks.
41:50I'm headed back to L.A. and I just wanted to say sorry.
41:56Thanks.
41:57But the truth is I've never had so much fun being used.
42:00You feel free to have at me anytime.
42:02Well, I guess you'll resend your recommendation of me to your producers and that it's the least I deserve.
42:07No. Tony thinks you are great for it and so do I. You are a better actress than I thought
42:11when I recommended you.
42:13Well, you should know I wasn't acting the whole time.
42:15Me neither.
42:18Thanks, Rick. Take care.
42:22You too.
42:23Bye.
42:25Hi.
42:26Dad, was that...
42:27Right, Sacagawea has returned.
42:29Oh, my God, my best girl.
42:30I missed you so much.
42:31Oh, my God.
42:32I'm so glad you're home.
42:33I missed you too, Dad.
42:36You're not just saying that, right?
42:38That's right.
42:38No, don't you.
42:39Tell me you're hungry.
42:40I'm starving.
42:41I have food.
42:41I love you.
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