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  • 5/20/2025
Castle Season 3 Episode 2

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00:00The writer needs inspiration, and I've found mine.
00:02I'm Detective Kate Beckett. Beckett!
00:04Beckett?
00:05Could you get some backup, please?
00:07And thanks to my friendship with the mayor, I get to be on her case.
00:10Do I look like a killer to you?
00:12Yes, you kill my patients.
00:13And together we catch killers.
00:15I hate this case.
00:16I know, isn't it great?
00:22Mom?
00:25Mom?
00:28Mom, are you here?
00:30Mom?
00:49Come on.
00:50Come on, Mom, answer.
01:01Mom?
01:11No!
01:19Oh, hello.
01:21Shouldn't you be in school already?
01:23School doesn't start for another hour.
01:25Yeah, if you were hoping to do the Walk of Shame in private, you're out of luck.
01:28Oh, don't be silly.
01:29I just didn't realize how early it was.
01:31I have been a bit distracted this morning.
01:34Do you mean distracted or hypnotized by that giant rock on your finger?
01:38Wow.
01:39Did Chet Halliburne propose?
01:41Uh, Alexis, I think it's about time we start calling him Uncle Chet.
01:44Oh, now, wait a minute, wait a minute, you two.
01:46I am not engaged, all right?
01:48Yes, Chet did propose last night, and I told him, you know, I needed time to think about it.
01:52And he insisted I keep the ring while I make up my mind, so...
01:55Hmm, smart man.
01:57Diamonds can be very persuasive.
01:59I can hear it now, whispering, keep me, keep me.
02:03Unfortunately, now that Chet has upped the ante, as they say,
02:07I'm going to have to decide whether I'm in or I'm out.
02:11I thought you loved Chet.
02:13Oh, I do love him, darling, I really do.
02:16Well, you know, it's just that for me, it's, uh...
02:18The thrill is gone.
02:20Yes, and it's been gone for quite a while.
02:24This little fella did bring it back for about ten minutes.
02:27If he's not the one, then I guess you shouldn't marry him.
02:30That's never stopped her before.
02:32And we miss having you here all the time, don't we, Dad?
02:36Dad?
02:38Ooh.
02:39Saved by the bell.
02:41Ah, it's back at castle.
02:43Hey, did I hear you right?
02:46Our victim is Vivian Marchand, the psychic medium.
02:49You've heard of her?
02:50Yeah, she was very popular in certain Manhattan circles.
02:53Matter of fact, she did a reading for me at a society party about eight years ago.
02:56It was pretty extraordinary.
02:58Extraordinary?
02:59She got everything right.
03:01You know, come to think of it,
03:03she told me that a beautiful woman would one day move into my loft
03:07and stay with me forever.
03:09She neglected to mention it was my mother.
03:12How did she die?
03:14Stabbed in the back of the neck with an ice pick and then stuffed into the sofa.
03:18So she didn't see that coming.
03:20When'd she die?
03:21She's in full rigor.
03:22I'd say yesterday afternoon is the approximate time of death.
03:25I got a maintenance worker who said he saw a man leaving the back door of Vivian's office around 2.30 yesterday afternoon.
03:30Description?
03:31Tall, Caucasian, and tough-looking.
03:32All right, Ryan, check Vivian's calendar, and let's interview her clients from yesterday.
03:35Maybe one of them saw the guy.
03:37What I don't get is, why put her on the couch?
03:39She was alive when she went in.
03:41These scratches on her face indicate that she tried to move.
03:44I'm gonna get her back to the lab.
03:47She's got a notation here for 3 p.m. yesterday.
03:50This says T.J.
03:52And nothing else?
03:53Nope.
03:54Maybe T.J. was a ghost coming to visit.
03:55Mediums are the ones that can see ghosts, right, Castle?
03:57Yes, psychics can tell the future, mediums can tell the future, and talk to the dead.
04:01That's like saying that psychics are con artists, and mediums are con artists and charlatans.
04:06I mean, in the end, they're all just fakes.
04:08You sound pretty certain of yourself.
04:10That's because when I started as a cop, I wasted a lot of time on clairvoyance, calling tip lines with information that never led to anything.
04:17I mean, I'm surprised you're so gullible.
04:19I'm not saying I can speak with the dead.
04:20I'm just willing to admit that there are people in this world who are more sensitive than me.
04:25Now, that's not hard to believe.
04:27Walked right into that one.
04:29Miss Marchand, do you know of anyone that might have wanted to harm your mother?
04:33She was a very spiritual person.
04:36She didn't have any enemies.
04:37A witness saw a tall, dark-haired man leaving here around 2.30 yesterday.
04:42Does that sound like anyone your mother knows?
04:44When was the last time you two talked?
04:46Around 1 o'clock.
04:48She said she had her last client of the day, and then she was going to spend the afternoon in meditation.
04:54Do you know the client's name?
04:55No.
04:56It was a mother and a daughter. Their names should be in her book.
05:00Well, there was a notation in her calendar at three of the initials TJ.
05:06Does that mean anything to you?
05:08No. I'm sorry. I can't be more helpful.
05:10Hey, I remember this case.
05:13A guy's wife goes missing.
05:15He seems genuinely distraught, and then the cops find out he had a girlfriend and that his marriage was on the rocks.
05:20Yeah.
05:21Did your mother help on that case?
05:22Yeah.
05:23She had a vision of him at a local bar with this pretty blonde named Amber,
05:27so she went to the police with the information.
05:29That's when they started looking at him as a suspect.
05:32And then what happened?
05:33He went to prison.
05:34That case really put my mom on the map.
05:36Did your mother continue offering the police help after that?
05:38Yes. All over the country.
05:40My mother helped put away over a dozen people in the last ten years.
05:45So here's a list of all the people that Penny Marchand claims her mom helped to convict.
05:49Let's see if any of them are out of jail and still holding a grudge.
05:51On it.
05:52Vivian's One O'Clock Monday clients are here.
05:54They say they got a good look at the dark-haired guy who was in her office.
05:57Names are Paula and Marina Casillas.
05:59Casillas. That's a good name.
06:02Hard to possess if pluralized, though.
06:04The Casillas's car has broken down, so they will be late for the symphony.
06:09The Casillas's... Casillas's...
06:12They're waiting for you in the lounge.
06:13All right. Thanks.
06:16Usually we're her last clients on Monday.
06:18But when we left, there was Amanda waiting for Vivian.
06:21She seemed surprised to see him, like he wasn't expected.
06:24Oh, and he seemed upset. I could tell.
06:27Could you describe him?
06:28He was wearing dark clothes. He had black hair going gray at the temples.
06:32Oh, and he had a scar on his face.
06:34I think she called him Alfred.
06:36Or was it Albert?
06:38Okay. Well, thank you both. You've been very helpful.
06:40How long had you been going to see Vivian?
06:42Four months. My husband, Emilio, passed away in April.
06:47We both miss him so much.
06:49So she was helping you get closure.
06:51Yes. Even at our first session, Vivian already knew so much about my Emilio.
06:58Like what?
06:59Well, she knew he made vitamins for a living.
07:01She knew he loved arroz con pollo.
07:04She also knew he was a workaholic.
07:07And that he even died at the office.
07:09Vivian said she thought Daddy had something very important to tell us.
07:12She was going to commune with the spirit last night.
07:18That we'll never know.
07:21You're not going to believe this.
07:23Vivian's daughter is pretty sure that Albert is Albert Moreno.
07:27Albert the Blade Moreno?
07:29Former muscle for the Spolano crime family.
07:31So Vivian helped put him away?
07:33He's her client.
07:34Vivian told Albert that if he invested in a New Jersey real estate deal,
07:37true happiness would be his.
07:39The deal fell through a month ago. He lost everything.
07:41Ouch. You give a guy like that bad advice,
07:44he'll see to it you are sleeping with the fishes.
07:46Or you get stabbed in the neck with an ice pick.
07:50And stuffed in a couch.
08:00Whoa.
08:01Albert Moreno is sure a living large for a low-level mobster.
08:05Well, I guess mob money goes a little farther when you don't have to pay taxes on it.
08:09And yet for Albert, not quite far enough.
08:12Louine Carter from Real Smart Real Estate.
08:14This house is a Tuscan jewel.
08:17And it's perfect for a young couple.
08:19We're here for Mr. Moreno.
08:20Yes. I went to see her.
08:23Three months ago, Vivian told me I should invest in some real estate deal.
08:28She knew that I had...
08:32quit my day job. I was looking to set myself up for retirement.
08:35She told you the investment would bring you true happiness,
08:38but instead you lost it all.
08:40I was...
08:42upset.
08:44And then she cancelled our last appointment and stopped returning my phone calls.
08:48And then you decided to pay her a visit yesterday around two o'clock.
08:51I told her I'm on my way to meet my broker.
08:53I'm selling my home because I can't pay my mortgage no more.
08:55And then what happened, Mr. Moreno? Did you get angry?
08:58Did things get physical?
08:59No.
09:01But I was mad.
09:03And when I'm mad, sometimes people get nervous.
09:07She begged me to let the universe sort itself out.
09:11And she said she was late for an appointment uptown.
09:14Did she say with who?
09:15No.
09:16By then I was late to meet my broker, so I left about 2.30.
09:20And just like that...
09:26the universe, it sorted itself out.
09:32I'm... I'm sorry. I don't understand.
09:34Turns out my broker's partner is a...
09:37Lorraine here, my high school sweetheart.
09:41We broke up in 82, but we never got over each other.
09:44The minute I laid eyes on her again, I haven't left her side.
09:49And I've never been so happy.
09:51So, Vivian was right.
09:53Investing in the real estate deal brought you to bankruptcy,
09:56which in turn brought you to Lorraine and true happiness.
10:02Extraordinary.
10:05So what do you think?
10:06Well, I think it's possible he might have killed Vivian before the universe righted itself.
10:11Not about that, about them. Albert and Lorraine, star-crossed lovers reunited by fate.
10:16You mean reunited by coincidence?
10:18Oh, let me guess, you don't believe in fate.
10:20Soulmates?
10:21No.
10:22Unicorns? Fairies? Double rainbows?
10:25Didn't you ever think your dolls used to get up at night and play with your toys?
10:28Sorry.
10:30Let me guess, you were one of those annoying six-year-olds who stopped believing in Santa Claus
10:35because you figured out he couldn't travel faster than the speed of light.
10:38I was three and we didn't have a chimney.
10:47How'd it go with Moreno?
10:48My gut says it's not him, but we still have to look into his alibi.
10:52Oh, so you don't believe in fate, yet your gut has magical properties.
10:57That's cool. Scully?
11:00Yeah, calls out on most of Vivian's dirty dozen, and she'd hear back tomorrow.
11:03Meanwhile, we've been going through her client files, trips to the Hall of Records,
11:06internet searches, even got a hold of some autopsy files. Pretty intimate stuff, too.
11:10You see, Castle? Research. That's how she made people believe that she has a gift.
11:15And I bet that she even looked into you eight years ago when she went to that party.
11:19And I bet she looked up Paula Casillas as well.
11:21That's how she knew that her husband Emilio had a vitamin business.
11:24Is that also how she knew that Albert Moreno would find true love through bankruptcy?
11:27She got lucky.
11:29Oh. Or maybe it's just that she couldn't get everything she needed from her abilities alone
11:34and needed to do a little extra digging.
11:36I have a fantastic imagination, yet I still do a ton of research when I write a book.
11:46Surrounded by skeptics.
11:48Call me the cop, bro.
11:51Oh, great and powerful spirits. Tell us, should Graeme break up with Chet Palomar?
11:59This thing must be broken.
12:01Well, luckily, I don't need the spirits to tell me when it's time to say goodbye.
12:06Goodbye, my love.
12:08What if you're being too hasty? Relationships take work, right?
12:11No, no, no. Love is not about work. Trust me, it's about passion, it's about chemistry, romance.
12:16It's about your heart pounding faster because you can't wait to see her.
12:19Can either of you look back on a relationship that ended because the thrill was gone
12:23and admit that maybe you gave up on love too soon?
12:26Dad, you're back with your ex-wife.
12:28Oh, no, she's right. Yeah, with Gina. The thrill was long, long gone.
12:32Now, it is back with a vengeance.
12:35Of course, it brought along its friends, high maintenance and shopaholic.
12:39I'm sorry, honey. I'm sorry, but it's just, it's over. I know it.
12:57Hey, any news on the Dirty Dozen?
13:00Well, most are still in prison, but we're thinking this line of investigation may not get us anywhere.
13:07Why not?
13:08I called around to a couple of lead detectives just to check out the level of Vivian's involvement.
13:12They say they've never even heard of her.
13:15She exaggerated her involvement in these cases in order to build her reputation back up.
13:20Or maybe the cops didn't want to admit that they had a psychic actually helping them.
13:26I mean, what police detective would willingly acknowledge that a layperson is as talented at solving crimes as she is?
13:35Vivian Marchand is not a psychic. I bet my badge on it.
13:41Don't throw those dice until you take a look at this.
13:44New York Homicide Division Detective Squad.
13:46It's from Vivian Marchand.
13:48He had a ride this morning. Postmarked Monday, the day she died.
13:52That is her letterhead.
13:54To whom it may concern, I feel that my murder is imminent.
13:59And although I have no idea yet where or when this event will occur, I have had a vision of my death.
14:05In the vision, I could not breathe.
14:07I saw a man dressed in black, the number 7518, and I could hear a furious pounding from what seemed to be far away.
14:14I'm sorry, I cannot be more specific.
14:16The psychic predicted her own murder!
14:20Or the killer wrote this in order to throw us off.
14:23Run it. Maybe we'll get lucky with the prints.
14:26Do you think she really...
14:27No.
14:28Yeah, me neither.
14:30Hey, Lainey, what do we got?
14:32We've got cause of death. Blood loss and asphyxiation.
14:34And I'm officially putting the time of death between 5 and 7 p.m. on Monday evening.
14:38So that rules out Albert Moreno.
14:40What else?
14:41There were no scratches on the ice pick blade.
14:44It was brand new. Probably bought special just for the occasion.
14:48And her cell phone was in her hand.
14:51She may have tried to dial for help before she expired.
14:54The digits match the beginning of her daughter's phone number.
14:57171855.
14:597185?
15:02Those are the numbers from the letter.
15:04They're in a different order, but those are the same numbers.
15:07Oh, go on.
15:09Go on. Say coincidence.
15:11Coincidence.
15:12I'm just saying it's irrefutable, that's all.
15:14It is not irrefutable, Castle.
15:16As a matter of fact, it is completely refutable.
15:19Okay, go on. Refute me.
15:21Okay.
15:22Refute me.
15:23Okay, how about this?
15:25Vivian is dialing her daughter's number, our killer comes in, stabs her in the neck,
15:29picks up the phone, drops it into the sofa after her,
15:32and then puts the numbers into the letter along with the rest of the fake predictions.
15:36Refuted.
15:38No one types a number into a cell phone anymore.
15:41Preliminaries on the letter aren't giving us much.
15:43There are no usable prints and no DNA.
15:45And the pickup at the mail drop in Vivian's building is 6 p.m.
15:49Time enough for the killer to have written it and mailed it after she was dead.
15:53But why? Why go through all that trouble?
15:56To keep us spinning wild theories and chasing after men dressed in black instead of following hard evidence.
16:02I mean, come on, Castle. The letter's not even signed.
16:05Actually, I talked to Penny Marchand about that.
16:08She says it's possible her mother would type a letter and not sign it in case the prediction was wrong.
16:12She wouldn't want anybody selling her mistakes on the Internet.
16:15But we still can't prove that Vivian actually wrote the letter.
16:18Until her other predictions come true.
16:20Yeah, I'm just...
16:22Good. You're back. I think I got something.
16:25Remember Vivian's first big case?
16:27Yeah, the guy with the missing wife and the blonde girlfriend named Amber?
16:30His name is Steve Adams. You need to bring him over right now.
16:32He never found his wife's body.
16:34He did seven years for second degree.
16:36They released him two months ago on parole, only after he agreed to wear an anklet with a tracking device.
16:40So I call his P.O., and he sent over this.
16:44The GPS readout puts Steve at Vivian's address Monday afternoon.
16:49So Vivian finishes with Paul and Marina Casillas at 2.
16:53Albert Moreno exits out the back door at 2.30.
16:56And now it's time for her 3 p.m. with T.J.
16:59Steve Adams was there from 1.36 to 2.48, waiting for his opportunity.
17:05So he waits there until she's alone, jumps her, stabs her, and then stuffs her in the couch.
17:11This is harassment! I haven't done anything wrong!
17:17Right through here.
17:18Ah, he's wearing all black.
17:21It's got to be a coincidence.
17:23All black is the new guilty.
17:32I didn't kill her.
17:33You were the last one to see her alive.
17:36The GPS on your anklet indicates that you were at Vivian's office for over an hour the day that she was killed.
17:42Yeah, but it's not what you think.
17:44Last week I got a call from a guy named Cody Donnelly. He's a reality TV producer.
17:48He said he could help me clear my name.
17:50How was he going to do that?
17:51The day after my wife disappeared, Vivian Marchand told the cops she had a vision of me in a bar with my girlfriend Amber.
17:56Which was true.
17:57That I was there?
17:58Yeah.
17:59But then she started saying she had other visions. Visions that I murdered my wife, which I did not do.
18:04But she was right once about Amber, so everyone believed her.
18:08Only Vivian had lied about that too.
18:10What do you mean?
18:11Cody Donnelly told me he had proof that Vivian was a customer in the same bar where I took Amber that day.
18:16So she saw me alright. With her own eyes. There was nothing psychic about it. Nothing.
18:21So you figured if you could prove that Vivian was a fraud, that maybe people would believe that you hadn't killed your wife as well.
18:26I'm an innocent man. But thanks to Vivian, everyone in the state believed that I killed my wife.
18:33She got a book deal.
18:35I got 7 to 10.
18:36And what was in it for Cody Donnelly?
18:38He wanted me and Vivian to be in his reality show, You've Ruined My Life.
18:41Oh, I love that show. It's where people unleash their righteous fury against those who have wronged them.
18:47Usually ends in tears and a hug.
18:49Cody and me, we went to her office with the camera crew. We sat outside in the van for almost an hour.
18:54When she finally came out, I confronted her. I called her a fake.
18:58Cody told me to make it big, so I did.
19:00And what did Vivian do?
19:01Mostly she freaked. Then she got in the cab and took off.
19:05Cody dropped me at my apartment on 2nd and 45th and I never saw her again.
19:10GPS puts Adams at his apartment at the time that Vivian was murdered.
19:14Find me some witnesses that can verify that.
19:17You don't trust the GPS?
19:18No, those things can be tampered with.
19:21So Vivian told her daughter that she was going to be at the office all afternoon, and then at 2.45 she takes a cab and leaves.
19:28To see TJ, whoever that is.
19:31Let's get a hold of Steve Adams' producer, Cody Donnelly. I want to see him and his footage of Vivian first thing in the morning.
19:36We got it.
19:49I am so glad that you are home. You would not believe the day I had.
19:53Oh, I think I got you beat.
19:55What's wrong?
19:56I don't know what's wrong.
19:57And why are you still engaged to Uncle Chet?
20:00Richard.
20:04Chet is dead.
20:07What? How?
20:11I went to his apartment this morning and his kids are there, Boomer and Lottie.
20:15They said he had a stroke in his sleep.
20:20I mean, God, he was so young.
20:24Mother, I am so sorry.
20:28So, Boomer and Lottie see the ring. Naturally, they assume that their father and I are engaged.
20:35And now they're worried about how I'll handle the news.
20:39And I spent the whole day with them, receiving visitors.
20:44And they kept telling me how happy their father had been since we'd been together and how I was...
20:55the love of his life.
20:59And there I was, about to break his heart.
21:04And now they want me to give the eulogy. I don't think I can.
21:10Oh, Richard.
21:11I'm sorry.
21:12I'm so sorry.
21:17There she is. All right, I see her. Go get her.
21:19Vivian Marcon, you remember me?
21:21You told the cops you had a vision of me in a bar.
21:23Is that the footage from Coney Donald?
21:25Yeah, he's waiting for you at interrogation. Where's Castle?
21:28Well, he had some personal issues he had to deal with. What do we got?
21:31So far it's going just like Steve Adams says. Vivian comes out, gets in her face.
21:37She gets in a cab.
21:38And we get a parcel and a license plate. I'll run it down and see if I can find out where the taxi dropped her off.
21:43Turn it off, turn it off.
21:44Detective Beckett?
21:45Hi. Penny, what are you doing here?
21:48Is there somewhere we could talk privately?
21:51What's wrong? Did you remember something?
21:54No. It's not that.
21:58I'm afraid I wasn't completely honest with you the other day.
22:02The fact is, I have a little bit of what my mother did.
22:05Sometimes I have dreams that are meaningful. Last night I had a dream about you.
22:11Okay.
22:12And I can't really explain why, but I feel very strongly that I'm supposed to tell you something.
22:16Something important. Are you ready?
22:18I'm ready.
22:19Alexander.
22:20Alexander?
22:21Alexander. I don't know who he is or what he means to you.
22:23I don't know any Alexander.
22:24You will. You will meet an Alexander. And he will be extremely important to you.
22:29At some future date, he may save your life.
22:32Okay. Good to know.
22:34Thank you, detective.
22:37Thank you, Penny.
22:44Candid reality gold, mate. Cody Donnelly presents.
22:47Famous mystery writer follows a tough but beautiful New York cop around for research.
22:53She'd never go for it. She's a real bi-
22:55Mr. Donnelly, I appreciate you coming.
22:58What are you doing here?
22:59What are you doing here?
23:01For the record, I was going to say big rule follower. I was not discussing the case. I swear to God.
23:06Naked Heat comes out tomorrow, and Cody here was admiring the billboards.
23:10Is that your smoking hot silhouette on the posters there?
23:12No. So, Mr. Donnelly, where did you go after you left Vivian's office?
23:16After we got all that great footage, I dropped Steve off at his place around 3.30 or so.
23:23It's just before Vivian Marchand called me.
23:25Really? And what did she want?
23:26To save what was left of her career.
23:28I mean, she knew the film I had on her was damaging.
23:30She said if I buried it, she'd give me something better.
23:33Better like what?
23:34Better like murder.
23:36You see, Vivian said she was hot on a killer.
23:38She said it was bigger than Steve Adams. This time, it was a body.
23:41She was going to let me film the moment that she confronted the soon-to-be accused.
23:45She said that she had to confirm one last suspicion,
23:48and that I had to be ready to go at a moment's notice because we were going to catch a killer.
23:51And when was this confrontation going to take place?
23:53Straight away. I got an urgent text about two hours later.
23:56I gathered up my crew, including security, thinking this was it.
24:00And when I called her back, no answer.
24:03I'm guessing she was already dead.
24:11Any news on Vivian's hunt for a murderer?
24:13Well, she had several clients who came to her because of unsolved crimes in the family,
24:16but the ones that we talked to said that their cases are just as cold now as when they first came to her.
24:21Hey, I found the cab. The driver says he took Vivian to a residence at 112th and Riverside.
24:25Dorman says he remembers Vivian going up to apartment 2C.
24:28It's rented to Nick and Tony Johnston.
24:31Tony Johnston.
24:33TJ.
24:38If Vivian came to see Tony Johnston the day she died,
24:40it had to have been about something important, like this killer she was chasing.
24:44But you'll probably say it was just a coincidence.
24:46Castle, why is it so important to you that I believe all this stuff about fates and psychics and Santa Claus?
24:54Because.
24:56If you don't believe in even the possibility of magic, you'll never ever find it.
25:03Can I help you?
25:04Tony, I'm Detective Kate Beckett and this is Richard Castle.
25:08Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God!
25:11Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God!
25:15I'm so stressed out. I can't believe this is happening.
25:19So you know that Vivian was murdered?
25:21When I saw the paper yesterday, I nearly puked up my oatmeal.
25:25Why did Vivian come to visit you on Monday?
25:29Look, this is all very personal and private and it involves my sex life.
25:34Will you promise to keep it confidential?
25:36Absolutely.
25:37Okay. Earlier this year, I did a terrible thing.
25:41I had an affair with my husband's boss.
25:43Very discreet. No one ever knew about it.
25:46That's why Vivian called me.
25:47She knew about the affair?
25:49She called me out of the blue.
25:50She knew we met at the company Christmas party that we used to rendezvous at the Starburst Hotel.
25:56Everything.
25:57Extraordinary.
25:58I know, right? I mean, my mind was totally blown.
26:01An affair? Miss Johnston, did Vivian ever talk to you about murder?
26:05No. She just told me she knew how I had cheated on Nick, my husband.
26:10And then she asked me a lot of questions about him.
26:12What kind of questions?
26:13She asked if he had a temper and if I felt safe.
26:17She was sure Nick did know about the affair.
26:19Vivian said the spouse always knows.
26:22Did she ever say how she knew all of this?
26:25All of this incredibly personal information,
26:28the details of which could not be readily found at a hall of records or through an internet search.
26:32Oh, yeah. The guy I was cheating with? He told her everything.
26:35You know, I'm going to have to speak with him.
26:38Oh, you can't. I mean, you can't.
26:41He's dead. That's why we stopped seeing each other.
26:44He died last April. Heart attack.
26:46You're telling me that your dead lover told Vivian about your affair?
26:50That's right. She said Emilio came to her in a dream.
26:54Emilio?
26:55Emilio Casillas.
26:56Your lover was Emilio Casillas?
27:03Well?
27:07Emilio Casillas' autopsy file makes for some very interesting reading.
27:12But do you think he was murdered?
27:15According to the ME's notes, in addition to the cause of death, which was massive heart failure,
27:19Casillas showed signs of alopecia and his fingernails were thinning.
27:23Which means what exactly?
27:25I'd have to exhume the body and run some tests, but it could be toxic overdose of selenium.
27:30And what's selenium?
27:31It's a mineral that's naturally found in the body and in small amounts is good for you.
27:35They even sometimes add it to diet pills, health drinks, but too much of it can be poisonous.
27:42Health drinks. Maybe it was also in the vitamins that the Casillas' made.
27:47So that would mean it would be at the factory.
27:50Vivian told Tony that her husband knew about the affair with Emilio Casillas.
27:53So Tony's husband, Nick, works at the Casillas' company.
27:56He would have easy access to the selenium and to Emilio.
27:59And didn't the Casillas' daughter say that her father died in the office?
28:02That's probably where he received the fatal dose.
28:04So Nick Johnson figures out his wife is sleeping with his boss and he poisons her.
28:08And then Nick discovers that Vivian's on to him and kills her too.
28:15Hey, so I just spoke to Nick Johnson's foreman.
28:19He said that Nick clocked out early the day that Vivian died, at 5 o'clock.
28:23But his wife said he didn't get home till at least 7.
28:26Well, that would have been plenty of time for him to get to Vivian's office, murder her, write the letter, all before the mail was picked up.
28:33But how did he find out that Vivian talked to Tony? Tony wouldn't have told him.
28:37Oh, Tony didn't. But Vivian did.
28:39The foreman said that Nick asked for the time off after he was visited by a woman.
28:43A woman who looked a lot like Vivian Marchand.
28:45So Vivian was putting her plan into action.
28:48She'd bring Nick down to her office and she'd call Cody Donnelly, have him bring his camera crew.
28:53She would confront Nick about Emilio Casillas' murder, capture it all on film.
28:58Vivian was about to solve Emilio's murder.
29:01And then be returned to her former glory as New York's most famous psychic medium.
29:06That's a pretty bold move.
29:08But how did she get on to Emilio's murder in the first place?
29:10How many times do I have to say it? She was a...
29:14I'm sorry, what?
29:16Psychic.
29:18Or, maybe just very intuitive.
29:22According to Vivian's notes, Paula said Emilio had been working longer hours in the months before his death.
29:28She wrote a fair question mark.
29:31Chelsea wrote this.
29:32Starburst Hotel.
29:34It's the closest place to Emilio's office that rents by the hour.
29:38The manager there said Vivian came by last week.
29:41He confirmed to Vivian that the Lovebirds had been regulars early this year.
29:45And she gave him 200 bucks for his trouble.
29:49Okay, but how does Vivian go from affair in general to affair with Tony Johnston?
29:56That, my friends, is a pretty big leap.
29:58That is until you see the picture.
30:01This is from Vivian's research.
30:03This is Tony in the red dress and Emilio next to her at the company's last Christmas party.
30:08Pretty cozy, huh?
30:11Where did she get this?
30:12There's a bulletin board at the Casillas' vitamin factory where employees post pictures.
30:16She could have taken it from there.
30:18So Vivian suspects that Emilio is a cheater.
30:21She gets a hold of his autopsy file, starts thinking that maybe his cheating got him killed,
30:27and she starts doing her usual research to prove her theory.
30:31And all of this investigation leads right back to Nick Johnston.
30:35Shit had all worked out.
30:37Shit had all worked out.
30:39Right up until that awkward moment where Nick Johnston stabbed her in the neck with an ice pick and fed her to the couch.
30:45You got the wrong guy. I didn't kill that psychic.
30:47We know she came to see you.
30:49She said she needed to talk to me in private.
30:51Said it was urgent, had something to do with my wife, so I punched out early and went uptown to her office.
30:56And what did you do when you got there?
30:58Nothing. The door was locked. I pounded on it for ten minutes.
31:02Nobody answered. I figured she was blowing me off, so I went home.
31:05That's a pretty convenient story.
31:07It's the truth.
31:08Okay, why don't we start talking about Emilio Casillas.
31:12What about him?
31:13You knew that he was sleeping with your wife.
31:15They thought they were being so careful, but yeah, I knew.
31:18So what did you do?
31:19Nothing.
31:20Seriously, Nick?
31:22Do you actually expect me to believe that you just sat by and let your boss take your wife away from you?
31:28Do you think I'm that dumb?
31:29You're not that dumb.
31:32I guess it doesn't matter now.
31:33When I found out, I went to Emilio, and I asked him to stop seeing her.
31:37And what happened?
31:38He said no. He was in love with her.
31:40I threatened to tell his wife, and he just said, do what you gotta do.
31:44So I decided that I wasn't gonna do his dirty work for him.
31:47If he wanted to leave his wife of thirty years, then he should just be a man and do it himself.
31:52But I wanted to save my marriage, so I kept my mouth shut.
31:57Two weeks later, Emilio was dead.
31:59And you did nothing to help that along?
32:01And you did nothing to help that along?
32:02Is that what you're saying?
32:04Help what along? He had a heart attack.
32:07The stress of being a lying, cheating asshat finally did him in.
32:11Penny Marchand is here.
32:12She says it's urgent.
32:15Penny?
32:16What is it?
32:17Detective, I have something important to tell you.
32:20Oh, Penny, is this about the mystery man? Because I really don't know any Alexander.
32:24Alexander?
32:25Yeah, I'll tell you about it later.
32:26Penny, I'm in the middle of a very...
32:28Detective, you have to listen to me.
32:30I know who murdered my mother.
32:37So let me just get this straight.
32:42You're telling me that you had a dream that your mother was murdered by the Freemasons.
32:47In the dream, I was having dinner with my mother in a Masonic hall.
32:51She was very concerned.
32:53She kept pointing to men around the room and saying,
32:57That's the only way you'll get closure.
33:02Where are we?
33:03Steve Adams' alibi checked out. What about Nick Johnston?
33:06Well, I told him not to take any trips out of town until we got this sorted out.
33:09Well, the good news is, with this Freemasons lead, we have a whole new crop of suspects.
33:13Freemasons?
33:14Ignore him.
33:15So Paula and Marina Casillas.
33:17If they knew that Emilio was cheating, that would be motive.
33:21Maybe they found out that Vivian was investigating his death.
33:23But they were Vivian's clients. Why would murderers go to a psychic for closure?
33:27They also have an alibi for the evening Vivian was killed.
33:30Uniforms canvassed the restaurant where they were dining with friends.
33:33They were there from 5 p.m. till after 7.
33:36Was this restaurant anywhere near Vivian's office?
33:38Yeah, around the corner. New place. Masons.
33:42Ask the Masons, and they will give you closure.
33:45Let's not get carried away.
33:47Ask the Masons, please.
33:50Ask the Masons, please. Just this once.
33:55Believe.
33:57You know what's going on here.
33:59No, not really.
34:00Me neither.
34:01No matter what happens, we will never speak of this again.
34:13Hello, this is Detective Kate Beckett with the NYPD. Could I speak with the owner, please?
34:18Hello, Mr. Mason. I have a couple of questions to ask you.
34:21Mrs. Casillas, whose idea was it to go and visit Vivian Marchand in the first place?
34:26We have had a very long day.
34:29Please answer the question.
34:30It was my idea. Mother thought it cost too much, but I miss Daddy so much that I was willing to try anything.
34:36And when she knew so many private things about your father?
34:39It was almost like being with him. Like he was in the room with us.
34:41The night that Vivian Marchand was murdered, the two of you went to dinner with friends at Mason's.
34:46That's right. It's a new place. My mother wanted to try it.
34:49The waiter confirmed that you were there from 5 until 7.30.
34:54How was your meal? Did you order wine with dinner?
34:57Yes. No, I mean, they don't have a liquor license yet, so you bring your own.
35:02So you brought your own bottle of wine with you, then?
35:04No. Mother went out to the liquor store and brought us a bottle. She was gone about 20 minutes.
35:09And what time was that?
35:105.15, maybe. What's this all about?
35:12Paula, we went to the liquor store. You didn't buy that bottle of wine at 5.15.
35:16According to this receipt, you bought it at 3.12. And at the same time, you bought an ice pick.
35:23I don't understand.
35:24You bought that bottle of wine, and then you put it aside.
35:28And then at 5.15, you left the restaurant and went straight to Vivian's office and murdered her.
35:34Then you went and you retrieved the bottle of wine. You returned to the restaurant.
35:38You had dinner with your daughter and your friends.
35:40That's crazy! Mom, tell them! Why would she do something like that?
35:44To cover up another murder. Your father's.
35:48Did you figure out that Emilio was cheating, or did he tell you?
35:53He told me.
35:56That he had met someone.
35:59That she was young and beautiful.
36:03And that I was just a boring old lady.
36:05I took some selenium from the factory, and every morning I put a little bit in his coffee.
36:12My God, Mom!
36:15When you wanted to go see Vivian, I went along to humor you.
36:19But she knew things that she shouldn't have known.
36:24And then when she told you that Emilio wanted to tell you something important.
36:28And she said it was about Vivian.
36:30The cheating son of a bitch was going to tell on me.
36:34After everything that he had done, I couldn't let that happen.
36:38I had to kill her to stop him.
36:41Mother, stop talking. We want a lawyer.
36:48All I can see is he's lawyered up. He's already trying to surprise you.
36:51I don't know what's going on.
36:53I don't know what's going on.
36:55I don't know what's going on.
36:57I don't know what's going on.
36:59He's lawyered up. He's already trying to suppress her confession.
37:01Will that work?
37:03You know, I doubt it, but Paula's done talking.
37:05Did you ask her who wrote the letter?
37:07No, I didn't get a chance. I guess it'll have to remain a mystery.
37:10Uh, actually, not quite.
37:12Do you remember the last clue? The sound of knocking from far away?
37:17That would have been Nick Johnson.
37:19He said he pounded on that door for quite some time before he finally gave up and went away.
37:22Vivian was already dead.
37:24Yeah, but Paula could have still been in the office waiting for him to leave.
37:27She would have heard the knocking just like she saw the phone,
37:29just like she saw Albert Moreno, who's probably dressed in black,
37:32so she just put it into the letter to throw us off.
37:34Hmm. Only, according to your timeline on the murder board,
37:38by the time Nick got to the office at 5.45,
37:41Paula was back at the restaurant.
37:43So the office was empty.
37:45Except, of course, for Vivian.
37:49Oh, before I forget,
37:52what did Penny say about Alexander?
37:54Oh, nothing. Just some silly stuff that didn't really make any sense.
37:58Why?
38:00Because my middle name is Alexander.
38:02I thought your middle name was Edgar.
38:04Been perusing the personal section of the Richard Castle website again, have we?
38:08No, I changed my middle name to Edgar for Edgar Allen Poe
38:11back when I changed my last name to Castle.
38:13My given name is Richard Alexander Rogers.
38:16What a coincidence, huh?
38:25Well, I think that was a lovely service.
38:28And, if I may say, your speech was the best.
38:31Oh, well, thank you for writing it.
38:34And I think, you know, between the two of us,
38:36we managed to capture the essence of Chet.
38:38Yes.
38:39And Boomer and Lottie, very, very gracious
38:42about taking the ring back and the whole...
38:45Oh, God, I feel terrible.
38:50You know, you really have nothing to feel guilty about.
38:54Oh, Richard.
38:56No, if anything, by telling Chet you wanted to think about getting engaged,
38:59you gave him one more day of hope.
39:02But now he knows.
39:04He's up there, I assume.
39:06And he knows everything.
39:07He knows he gave his heart to a woman who is shallow and a little cowardly
39:11and didn't really deserve him.
39:16Move over.
39:17Why?
39:18Come here.
39:19Oh, honey, I...
39:20Go on.
39:21Now you can ask Chet anything you want to know.
39:30Chet, darling, do you forgive me?
39:36There, yes, now you know.
39:38Oh, you moved it.
39:40Yes, I did.
39:42And let me tell you something else.
39:44Chet was nobody's fool.
39:46He knew you, all of you.
39:48And he loved you.
39:50And I'm sure wherever he is now, he still does.
39:58Come on.
40:00Get some sleep.
40:07Richard.
40:10Richard.
40:13Whatever mistakes I've made in my life,
40:16I raised a good man.