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Castle Season 3 Episode 18

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00:00This is the last time we can do this what are you talking about? I'm going back to my husband
00:09Alfonso, I'm sorry. Angie, baby. What about us?
00:16Oh my god. Oh my god, that's it. He's home early.
00:19Angela, are you upstairs?
00:21I need the closet.
00:22Oh my god.
00:23Mi bello!
00:30Alright. What's going on fellas? What, the gag reel getting a little thin?
00:46Oh my god. It's Sarah. They killed Sarah.
01:00I know you aren't cooking breakfast, so what is all this?
01:19Spring cleaning.
01:20Oh. Well Mother, I am shocked that you even know how to operate a sponge.
01:25Oh, I have cleaned before. Well, I've supervised cleaning before.
01:31And what has, uh, prompted this sudden burst of domestic devotion?
01:35The space for my acting school won't be ready for another month.
01:38Alexis is all busy with her AP tests.
01:41My lunch date cancelled.
01:43Oh.
01:44And if I don't do something productive, I'm going to tear my hair out.
01:46So, out of my way.
01:48Pardon?
01:49Oh.
01:51Speaking of hair.
01:52Hello, Beckett.
01:54Yes.
01:551777 21st Street.
01:58Alright, I'll meet you there.
01:59Did you say 1777 21st Street?
02:02Yeah, there was a murder there. Why?
02:04Oh, I love that address. That's Gemstar Studios. That's where they filmed Temptation Lane.
02:08The soap opera I used to be on.
02:09Oh, I hope it's nobody that I know.
02:11Maybe I should go with you.
02:13It's a crime scene, Mother. We're trained professionals.
02:17Richard Castle. You are neither trained nor a professional.
02:21I'll text you with updates.
02:27The victim's name is Sarah Cutler. Looks like she was killed last night and stuffed into a closet on set.
02:32Was she a part of the production?
02:34Yeah.
02:35Let me guess. The diva actress that everyone hated.
02:37Actually, Castle, she was a writer. A writer?
02:40Why would anyone want to kill a writer?
02:42Oh, so many reasons.
02:44Or, maybe, Sarah discovered that Greek billionaire Mikos had invented a machine that could cause blizzards that would plunge the entire world into an ice age.
02:53Really? You're gonna go with a evil weather machine?
02:57That already happened. On General Hospital.
03:00Look, bear in mind, we're entering into a world of epic drama with larger-than-life characters.
03:05Each one teeming with twisted secrets and personal intrigue.
03:09It stands to reason that the motive for this murder will be worthy of a soap opera.
03:13Castle, even in a world of epic drama, the motives are usually quite ordinary.
03:17Now, does that look ordinary to you?
03:22The victim with an axe in her back on the set of her own show.
03:27Odds are, the killer walks amongst us on this very soundstage.
03:32So what do we got?
03:34Her spinal cord was severed with the axe.
03:36Upon contact, her lungs filled with blood, causing her to drown.
03:40I can put the time of death in the four-hour window somewhere between 7 and 11 p.m. last night.
03:45And where did this axe come from?
03:47It's the fire axe from the stage.
03:49Crew members think it might be symbolic.
03:51Symbolic?
03:52Well, Ms. Cutler took over writing the show.
03:54First thing she did was kill off one of the main characters with an axe.
03:57Not to save the show, but some of the fans were unhappy.
04:00You damn right we were unhappy.
04:02Ashley Conrad was the matriarch of Temptation Lane for 30 years,
04:06and then all of a sudden...
04:07Blah!
04:08Laney?
04:09Right.
04:10Based on the CSU sweep, she was killed right here.
04:13The killer wiped up the blood spatter and shoved her in the closet.
04:17Which means they knew there was a closet to shove her into,
04:19suggesting someone familiar with the layout.
04:22An insider, perhaps.
04:23Oh, I just took the security. They're on high alert now,
04:26but as you can tell, things aren't exactly buttoned up around here.
04:28And what about the cameras?
04:29Only one at the main entrance, but no one is manning the entrance to this soundstage.
04:33Oh, so it is possible that someone from the outside got in.
04:37Have you talked to next of kin?
04:39Husband was on set when the body was discovered.
04:41Turns out he's one of the directors.
04:43Okay, so why don't you guys get statements from the actors that found her?
04:46Castle and I will talk to the husband.
04:47Right.
04:48It's tragic, really.
04:50Sarah was a gem, supremely talented, too.
04:53It all begins with the words.
04:55But it's also how you say them.
04:57So true.
04:58My performance brings Angela Cannon to life.
05:01Without Sarah's words, I'd just be an incredibly gorgeous woman named Mandy Bronson.
05:07She really understood Joseph Fox.
05:10My character. He's very complicated.
05:13Complicated?
05:14A five-year-old karate.
05:16Yeah, I'd be insulted if you actually knew anything about acting.
05:18Ms. Bronson, what time did you leave the studio last night?
05:22Well, we wrapped at six and I went straight home.
05:24I, um, drew a bath, poured a glass of wine, put on a little John Legend.
05:31Then I slipped out of my silk robe and let the bubbles soak every inch of my body.
05:36What?
05:37Dude.
05:38Dude.
05:39Dude.
05:40Mr. Hastings, how about you?
05:42Ditto.
05:43You also drew a bubble bath and listened to some John Legend?
05:45No, I left right after we wrapped.
05:47And when did you last see Sarah?
05:49She came down to the set right before we shot a love scene.
05:51More like a torture scene with me getting smothered by his bulk.
05:54Why don't you get your ass to the gym?
05:56I'll go to the gym if you pop a tic-tac next time we have to kiss.
05:58Can we get back to Sarah for just one more moment?
06:01Did she have any enemies in the production?
06:03No, no, Sarah was wonderful.
06:06Everybody loved her.
06:08Yeah, she treated everyone with respect.
06:10I can't imagine who would do this.
06:12Mr. Powers, when was the last time you heard from your wife?
06:17I spoke with Sarah last night, right here, right where we're standing right now.
06:24And what did the two of you talk about?
06:26End of the day, just touching base.
06:28What time was that?
06:29Maybe a little after six.
06:30Didn't you find it strange that Sarah didn't come home last night?
06:33I'm used to it.
06:34Sarah's the head writer.
06:36Long hours writing scripts kind of comes with the territory.
06:39Do you have any trouble with cast or crew?
06:42Well, everybody here has an agenda, and Sarah had to make a lot of tough decisions, but nobody here would actually hurt her.
06:48I mean, we're like a family.
06:50And what about anyone outside the show?
06:52I don't know, nothing.
06:54Wait.
06:55What?
06:56Fox Can Lover.
06:57Fox Can Lover?
06:59About a week ago, Sarah had this crazy, obsessed fan kicked off the set.
07:05She writes an unofficial blog about the show.
07:07She's a shipper who goes by the screen name Fox Can Lover.
07:10The shipper.
07:11Yeah, it's a person who invests in the relationships of a show.
07:14In this case, it would be Joseph Fox and Angela Cannon, hence Fox Can.
07:18Exactly.
07:19But when she gets here, she loses it, goes crazy, threatens Sarah, security has to escort her off.
07:23Do you know the lady's name?
07:24No, I don't, but Sarah's assistant would.
07:27Reese Harmon.
07:29Is it true?
07:31I'm so sorry.
07:33Oh no, he's gone.
07:35Sorry.
07:36This is, um, this is Sarah's mom, Gloria Chambers.
07:40Detective Beckett is investigating Sarah's murder.
07:43It's so unfair.
07:44I just got her back and now she's gone.
07:46Mrs. Chambers, were the two of you estranged?
07:49We have been for years.
07:51I gave her up for adoption when I was young.
07:54What kind of monster would do this?
07:57We don't know just yet, but we are going to do everything we can to bring them to justice.
08:01You better.
08:02Oh, I will sue the entire city for every nickel it's worth.
08:09Well, I understand being upset, but threatening to sue?
08:13Yeah, well, everybody processes their grief differently.
08:16Yes, unless she's a gold-digging opportunist who's insinuated herself back into her daughter's life
08:20because she's in need of a heart transplant, and Sarah is the only compatible donor.
08:24Sure, maybe on Temptation Lane, not in the real world.
08:27Speaking of which, Fox Ken, Joseph Fox and Angela Cannon, how did you know their names?
08:31Uh, one of the uniforms briefed me.
08:33Huh.
08:34And shippers, relationship fans?
08:37Castle, I do read, you know.
08:38Cool.
08:39Excuse me.
08:53Are you Reese Harmon?
08:59Fox Ken, lover's real name is Carrie Edwards.
09:02She won the set visit from a literacy charity that Sarah supported.
09:06She paid $1,000 for it.
09:08Everything was fine at first, but when she saw Sarah, she got in her face and started yelling,
09:13you ruined everything.
09:15Did she ever send Sarah any threatening letters, anything that you might have on file?
09:19No.
09:20But she did write some pretty awful things on her blog.
09:22I'll show you that.
09:23Mm-hmm.
09:24If Sarah was working late, why weren't you here?
09:27You, you're her assistant.
09:28I usually stay, but Sarah wouldn't let me.
09:31Why not?
09:32One of her passions was helping young writers.
09:34She got me a position at the network fellowship program.
09:37We had a mixer last night.
09:39She was supposed to come, but she never should.
09:44When was the last time you saw her?
09:46Around 6.30.
09:48Brought her her coffee and the scone.
09:50Here it is.
09:51Last week, the day of the set visit.
09:53Look at what she wrote.
09:56Made it onto the set, but didn't complete the mission.
10:00Look at the most recent post.
10:02Last time I failed, this time I will succeed.
10:04She's been stabbing us loyal fans in the back.
10:06Now it's our turn to take her down.
10:08It's time to give her the axe.
10:18She's dead?
10:22Sarah Cutler's dead?
10:25This is the best news ever.
10:27Can I send a quick tweet?
10:29Isn't that cool?
10:31Oh, wait.
10:32Must have been difficult not to blog about it last night.
10:34Yeah, how would I know?
10:37Wait.
10:39You guys think I had something to do with this?
10:41Well, I mean, your blog clearly spells out your determination to take out Sarah.
10:47Everybody talks tough on the internet.
10:50You wrote, it's time to give her the axe the day she was killed with an axe.
10:55Okay, now I can explain this.
10:57We already figured it out.
10:59You bought the set visit to get closer to Sarah.
11:01Your visit was cut short.
11:03You came back last night when no one was around.
11:06And then you remembered, there's an axe on the soundstage.
11:09No, no, no.
11:10I bought the set visit because she was being swayed by the Campanzos.
11:14Who?
11:15The Campanzos.
11:16The opposition.
11:18They believe that Angela Cannon should be together with Alfonso Dominguez.
11:23I was trying to convince her that Angela belongs with Joseph.
11:27With an axe?
11:28Yes!
11:29Wait, no.
11:30I was organizing a protest, okay?
11:32We were gonna send a whole bunch of axes to the head of the network demanding that Sarah be fired.
11:38I've got everybody on my website doing it.
11:40We want them to know that we think Sarah's ruining the show.
11:42Where were you last night between 7 and 11?
11:44I was chatting with the other Foxcans.
11:46Wild guess.
11:47Alone?
11:48No.
11:49No, and I can prove it.
11:51Mary and Dennis were home.
11:52And those are your roommates?
11:53No, my parents.
11:54Just don't see that girl swinging an axe, let alone leaving her house.
12:07What's the matter?
12:08Homicidal fan, not soapy enough for you?
12:10You know when you say soapy, I conjure up images.
12:13Castle, focus.
12:14I am.
12:15On our suspect.
12:16Huh?
12:17You saw how obsessive she was.
12:18She invests in these fictional relationships.
12:21She cares if Angela's gonna get back together with Alfonso, if Marguerite's gonna survive her cancer scare.
12:26Oh my god.
12:27What?
12:28You watched Temptation Lane.
12:30What?
12:31No.
12:32No one said anything about Marguerite's cancer scare.
12:38You know a lot about shippers.
12:41You know about Foxcans.
12:42You are a fan.
12:44A big fat Temptation Lane fan.
12:46Okay, maybe I watched it like once or twice.
12:49It's just so delightfully not you.
12:52So says the guy who rattles off plot points from General Hospital.
12:56Oh, that is completely different.
12:58That is for research.
13:00What was for research?
13:01Nothing.
13:02Mary and Dennis confirmed that Blogger Chick was in her room all night.
13:09What about the cast and crew?
13:10So far all their alibis checked out.
13:12But, I was looking over Sarah's schedule.
13:15Last week there were a couple of appointments to just say M.
13:17And there was another one the day before the murder.
13:19And the one scheduled for tomorrow.
13:21So?
13:22So her assistant didn't schedule these.
13:24Which means it was personal.
13:25Her husband didn't know about them either.
13:27But Sarah's workload must have been important for her to make time.
13:29Exactly.
13:30And her husband and assistant both say when she came back from this appointment she was upset.
13:34Alright, let's see what we can dig up from that.
13:36Hey, Beckett.
13:37Hey, what did you find at the apartment?
13:39Her husband's stuff.
13:40His clothes are gone and only her stuff is in the bathroom.
13:43So I talked to the doorman and he said that Vince hasn't lived there in almost two months.
13:47They've been separated.
13:49Funny he didn't mention that earlier.
13:51Looks like someone's hiding something on Temptation Lane.
13:54Look, I knew if I told you that my marriage was in trouble that I would be suspect number one.
13:58Maybe.
13:59But now that we know that you lied it makes you look even worse.
14:03Why did you separate?
14:05Everything changed after Sarah got the big promotion.
14:08If I wanted to spend time with my own wife I had to schedule an appointment.
14:12I wasn't working.
14:14So I moved out.
14:15You know, there's another version of this story where your wife kicked you out and then she demanded a divorce.
14:20Hmm.
14:21Only this way you don't have to worry about splitting your assets.
14:23I didn't kill my wife.
14:25Well then where were you the night that she was killed?
14:27I was at the hotel.
14:28I went there immediately after we wrapped here.
14:30And can anyone vouch for that?
14:32Come on, Vince.
14:34Tell us you were alone.
14:36It'll make arresting you that much easier.
14:42I, um...
14:46I wasn't alone.
14:49I'm gonna need a name.
14:53Mandy Bronson.
14:54Mandy Bronson?
14:55As in Angela Cannon?
14:57As in star of Temptation Lane?
14:59Yes.
15:00That Mandy Bronson.
15:01Just checking.
15:02Did she stay the night?
15:07No.
15:08We ordered room service and, um, about 7 o'clock she got an email from Sarah and she went running off.
15:14So the night that your wife was killed, she emailed your mistress and you didn't think that that was important to mention?
15:21It wasn't a big deal.
15:23I asked Mandy about it.
15:25She got some new script pages that Sarah wanted her to look over so she went home to memorize them.
15:30Were you alone the rest of the night?
15:32Yes.
15:33Yes.
15:34I cracked the money bar.
15:35I ordered pay-per-view.
15:36You can check.
15:37I will.
15:38It can't be the husband.
15:39What, he's got motive?
15:40Yeah, but marriage on the rocks, killing for money?
15:43It's just so...
15:44Ordinary.
15:45We need to focus on Mandy Bronson.
15:47Homewrecking diva engaged in a tour d'affair with the victim's husband.
15:51She fled their illicit love nest after a mysterious email from Sarah on the eve of her murder.
15:57Yeah, but we don't even know if there was an email.
15:59I mean, Vincent could have been lying, but you are right.
16:02Mandy Bronson does have some explaining to do.
16:04Explaining?
16:05What?
16:06Laney and Esposito, like Fox can.
16:07We can call them explainy, which is perfect because they're always explaining things.
16:12Mother.
16:13Hi.
16:14Martha, what a surprise.
16:16Yes, what an unexpected surprise.
16:18What are you doing here?
16:19Grieving.
16:20You didn't even know the victim.
16:22Darling, a loss for a show like this is a loss for anyone who is ever part of its history.
16:28And I think I can be of help here.
16:31I think I could be your inside source.
16:34We can get the scoop on what's really going on here.
16:37Oh, ho, ho.
16:38And what better place to start than Lance Hastings.
16:41You know him?
16:42He was my love interest 30 years ago.
16:44On screen.
16:45And off.
16:46After my character married his character, Joseph Fox, she was kidnapped, married alive,
16:53trapped in a cave with bears, kidnapped again, and held hostage in the Suez of Paris.
16:58How long were you on the show?
16:59Three weeks.
17:00Gotta go.
17:01Excuse me.
17:02My mother gives new meaning to the word transparent.
17:07There's her account.
17:17What are you looking for?
17:19An email that Sarah sent before she died.
17:21There it is.
17:24Meet me at the office ASAP.
17:27So Sarah had Mandy meet her here that night.
17:30You think she found out about the affair, planned to confront her?
17:32I don't know.
17:33There's an attachment.
17:35Oh, it's a script for an upcoming episode.
17:38The characters are vacationing in Pamplona.
17:42Oh, my God.
17:43Oh, my God.
17:44Mandy Bronson's character is gored to death while running with the bulls.
17:48Sarah brought her here to tell Mandy she was writing her off the show.
17:52Looks like Mandy wrote her off first.
17:57I know she's a murder suspect.
18:00But you gotta admit, she is smoking hot.
18:04Agreed.
18:05So hot, in fact, it led to a torrid affair with Sarah's director husband.
18:10Sarah found out about it, decided to kill off Mandy's character.
18:12Doesn't get any soberer than that.
18:14Well, obviously, you haven't seen Chiquitas.
18:16As in Bananas?
18:17No.
18:18As in the telenovela.
18:19I used to watch it growing up with my grandmother.
18:21Well, there was this one episode where Gabriela discovered that her husband was sleeping with her evil twin sister Teresita,
18:27only to later find out that she had multiple personality disorder.
18:29Wait, does that even qualify as cheating?
18:32Dude.
18:33Don't overthink it.
18:35Miss Bronson, I'm curious how you felt when you found out that Sarah was gonna kill off your character.
18:45Kill off my character?
18:47That's ridiculous.
18:48I'm the reason the ratings were up.
18:50Well, then why did she write this scene where Angela Cannon has an unfortunate encounter with a bull?
18:56Sarah probably writes the death scene for every character on the show.
19:00To keep the actors in line.
19:02She wrote those particular pages the night that she was murdered.
19:06While you were with her husband.
19:08He told us that you left right after you got an email from Sarah.
19:11But you didn't go home, did you?
19:13You went to go and confront her.
19:16Sarah wanted to save her marriage.
19:18She thought the way she could do that was to get me out of the picture.
19:21And you wanted to urge her to reconsider and when she didn't, you killed her.
19:25I admit I went to see the bitch.
19:27I told her Angela Cannon is the heart and soul of the show.
19:30But when I saw she went and backed down, I left.
19:32I didn't need to kill her.
19:34And why is that?
19:35Because I still had a hand to play.
19:37Everybody thinks Sarah calls the shots at Temptation Lane.
19:40But the second in command, Peter Connolly, he's the one the network really trusts.
19:45What is this other hand that you had to play?
19:47I did what any industrious actress would do.
19:49I went to his apartment straight from the studio
19:52and used my powers of persuasion to get him on my side.
19:58When did you leave?
20:00The sun was up.
20:01And my character is still alive.
20:05Yeah, she showed up in my apartment last night.
20:07She was wearing a fur coat.
20:09So?
20:10Just a fur coat.
20:15And I nearly had a heart attack when she let it slip open.
20:18Years of fantasizing and there she was standing right in front of me.
20:22And what did she want?
20:23She was all fired up about Sarah wanting to write her off the show.
20:27So then I had to listen to Mandy summarize every Soap Digest article praising her performance.
20:34Just to make her stop, I agreed that I would talk to Sarah.
20:39Only now you don't have to.
20:42Reese!
20:43Grab your laptop and join the group.
20:45We're all hands on deck.
20:46You mean it?
20:47I'm not gonna ask you twice.
20:50Sounds like you're pretty desperate.
20:51Mr. Cassler, you publish what?
20:53One book a year?
20:54Give or take?
20:55In that same time period, we produced 250 episodes.
20:59I'm down a writer.
21:00Reese wrote some script about horses that Sarah actually liked.
21:04So yeah, I'm gonna take the extra help where I can get it.
21:06Unless, of course, you'd like to jump in.
21:08You know what's interesting?
21:09With Sarah out of the way, Mandy gets to stay on the show and you get promoted.
21:14Hey, I'm a professional.
21:15Mandy's staying because Angela Cannon is the heart and soul of this show.
21:19Well, I've never heard that before.
21:20Uh, we'll keep in touch.
21:25Beckett.
21:26So the hotel confirmed that the time centers in Vince's minibar were activated until 11.30pm.
21:30So I guess our deadly love triangle wasn't so deadly after all.
21:33Not on his side anyway, but the hot news is Ryan got a hit on those mystery appointments that Sarah was going to.
21:38He found credit card charges that matched up time and date to the meetings.
21:42And where was she going?
21:44To a coffee shop on 7th.
21:46According to her calendar, her next meeting is in about an hour.
21:50Cass, are you up for a coffee break?
21:53Here you go.
21:54Thanks.
21:55Can I help you?
21:56Yes.
21:57I hope so.
21:59Do you recognize this woman?
22:01Yeah.
22:04Why?
22:07She can't be dead.
22:08She can't be dead.
22:09She can't.
22:10I'm so sorry, Miss Goldberg.
22:12It's not fair.
22:14It is so not fair.
22:16What am I supposed to do?
22:18Did the two of you know each other very well?
22:20Actually, I didn't know her at all.
22:22Then why would you be so upset?
22:25Because she promised she would read my screenplay and if she liked it, she would help me find an agent.
22:34Who would she meet when she came here?
22:36What's it matter?
22:37What's it matter?
22:38She's dead.
22:39I lost my chance.
22:41I lost my chance.
22:42I'll tell you what, I'll make you a deal.
22:54If you tell us what happened after that, I'll read your script and if I like it I'll give it to my agent.
22:59Really?
23:00Really.
23:01She met with a guy and they sat at a table in a corner.
23:05Do you remember what he looked like?
23:07Like him.
23:09Exactly.
23:10Like him.
23:11What about my script?
23:14I'll come back and get it when we're done.
23:16Do I know you?
23:25I'm a friend of Sarah Cutler.
23:26Yeah?
23:27You bring my money?
23:29What money?
23:30Look, I did what she asked and now I want what I'm owed.
23:35And what is it that she asked you to do?
23:38None of your damn business.
23:41Who the hell are you?
23:43NYPD.
23:44Sarah's dead so it is my business.
23:47Now, who the hell are you?
23:49Johnny Dimes.
23:50I'm a PI.
23:51Sarah Cutler was a client.
23:53What do you mean she's dead?
23:55She's dead.
23:56Only really has the one meaning.
23:58Did she hire you to follow her husband?
24:00Husband?
24:01No.
24:02She hired me to investigate Gloria Chambers.
24:04The mom.
24:05I knew it.
24:06Was she involved in organ harvesting?
24:08That didn't really come up.
24:09But I can tell you this.
24:11Gloria Chambers isn't her real birth mom.
24:14She's a fake.
24:15Oh.
24:16The mom isn't really the mom?
24:19Does it get any soapier than that?
24:26Ooh.
24:27Oh, is that the PI's file on Sarah's faux mother?
24:30Yeah, apparently Gloria showed up three years ago claiming to be Sarah's birth mom.
24:35Sarah got suspicious so she hired a PI in order to look into Gloria's history.
24:39What nefarious scheme has Gloria set into motion?
24:42Perhaps she planned on replacing Sarah with a clone.
24:46She wanted Sarah's money.
24:47Money?
24:48Yeah, sorry to burst your bubble castle, but Gloria's got a history of insurance scams and husbands with empty bank accounts.
24:55You bringing her in?
24:56Yeah, we're trying.
24:57We put out an APB.
24:58Her apartment's empty and the doorman saw her leave with a suitcase this morning.
25:01Ooh.
25:04So, maybe Dimes tells Sarah about Gloria.
25:07Sarah confronts her and then Gloria kills Sarah in order to avoid exposure.
25:12And after playing the role of grieving mother on set, Gloria knew enough to get the hell out of Dodge.
25:21Yo.
25:22Who got caught trying to buy a ticket to the Bahamas at JFK?
25:25Gloria.
25:26Everything in New York reminded me of Sarah.
25:29I needed to distance myself from the agonizing truth that she's dead.
25:35Now, if denial is a crime, I plead guilty.
25:40Good to know.
25:42Now, how do you plead on murder?
25:43Gloria Chambers, also known as Charlene Sellers, you have been a very busy woman.
25:49Yours is a real rags to riches story.
25:52Only trouble is, the riches never seem to be yours.
25:56Fraud in Florida, embezzlement in North Carolina.
25:59I serve my time for those prime misunderstandings.
26:02And then you latched onto your next meal ticket, Constantine Pirelli.
26:06After him, it was Ernesto Cruz.
26:09I hear they're very anxious for you to come back, with their money.
26:13I was married to those men. It was our money.
26:16I can tell you. I earned every penny.
26:19But as usual, you blew it all, and so you looked for your next ticket, which you found in Sarah Cutler.
26:24You heard an interview where she mentioned being adopted, did a little research, and then showed up as the long-lost mother.
26:31Sarah might have been under the impression that she was my daughter, but I didn't kill her.
26:35I mean, in my own way, I was... I was fond of Sarah.
26:39Fond enough that you were able to masquerade as her mother.
26:42You had motive to kill her. That's why you tried to flee the country.
26:46What motive?
26:47Her will shows that she planned to leave you $300,000.
26:52She's a generous girl, my Sarah.
26:54She's not your Sarah.
26:56And that's not your money. You knew she wrote you into her will.
27:00In fact, you probably planned it all along.
27:02So when she confronted you, you knew that you had a narrow window within which to kill her before she wrote you out.
27:08Here's your problem. I am not your killer.
27:11If I were you, I'd look into the other man in her life.
27:15What other man?
27:16The one that gave her the two-carat Arthur Klein earrings just the other day.
27:21Does this other man have a name?
27:23Sarah didn't tell me that, but whoever he was, they must have just split up because he was trying to win her over.
27:28Really? You're going to point us to a mysterious stranger?
27:31It's the truth.
27:32Coming from a professional liar.
27:34I was nowhere near this God-forsaken soap set when she died.
27:39I was doing something useful with my time.
27:42Reading to the blind?
27:44Close.
27:45I was donating to the ponies.
27:49Oh.
27:51OTB receipts in Gloria's purse put her betting on races till 10 p.m.
27:56And our time of death is estimated at 11 on the outside.
27:59We don't have anything to tire to the studio.
28:01I thought fake mom was a lock.
28:02It's starting to look less that way by the minute.
28:05I found the earrings that Gloria talked about in Sarah's apartment.
28:09Fancy.
28:10Yeah, over 10 grand worth of fancy.
28:12Was it worth over 10 grand for these?
28:14Lainey loves diamonds.
28:16Diamonds are forever like my devotion to you.
28:18He writes notes that it's cheesy.
28:20Well, not the husband.
28:21I checked on his financials.
28:22He didn't buy them.
28:23Okay, so maybe Gloria was telling us the truth.
28:26Maybe Sarah was having an affair.
28:27Well, that makes perfect sense.
28:29Sarah was separated from her husband Vince.
28:31After long, grueling days at work, she'd go home to a cold, empty apartment.
28:35Feeling lonely, betrayed, she seeks comfort in the arms of this mystery man.
28:39And she decides that she wants her husband back, so she writes his mistress Mandy Bronson off the show in order to save their marriage.
28:45And her next step would be to get rid of the other man.
28:46So maybe the other man didn't go off quietly into the night.
28:49Do you two practice this when we're not around?
28:52These earrings are exclusive to Arthur Klein's boutique in Chelsea.
28:56Let's find out who bought them.
29:01Okay, so Gloria is in the clear.
29:02Uniform showed her the photo at the OTB.
29:05And a bartender there remembers seeing her at 1115.
29:09You know, I can see why she fell for Gloria's con.
29:12Sarah was motherless, childless.
29:15She was taking young writers under her wing.
29:17She was looking for family.
29:18Wow, Castle.
29:19That's a refreshingly down-to-earth theory.
29:21Just trying to keep you on your toes.
29:22Hey, so we ran down purchases at Klein's boutique, and guess who popped?
29:28Lance Hastings?
29:30That's not all.
29:31I ran Lance's credit card activity to confirm the purchase.
29:34Something else caught my eye.
29:35Lance charged a cab ride to the studio the night of the murder.
29:37But when we interviewed him, he said he went straight home at 6 p.m.
29:40Cab company drove him back to the studio around 8.
29:43Okay, so that falls right within the window of our time of death.
29:45Go pick him up.
29:46Yeah, we already sent a uniform.
29:47He's not home, and he's not answering his phone.
29:49My mother was speaking to him earlier on set.
29:52Hi, sweetie. Is Graham there? I need to talk to her.
29:55What's wrong?
29:59I know where the killer is.
30:02He's with my mother.
30:06Castle, it's okay. I'm sure your mom's not in any danger.
30:12Yeah, you're probably right.
30:13I'm sorry, my dear, but after everything I've told you, I can't let you leave this room alive.
30:17Lance, think about what you're doing.
30:18I'm thinking about it, I can't let you...
30:21Drop the knife!
30:24Drop the weapon!
30:25Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait...
30:28Oh, Richard!
30:29What are you doing?
30:30Oh, nothing, just saving your life, that's all.
30:32She said drop the knife!
30:34The only thing that knife could kill is butter.
30:37What are you talking about?
30:44It's a prop.
30:45We were just working out a scene.
30:47Guys, it was completely my idea.
30:49You know, the actor's version of show me your golf swing.
30:52The knife may be fake, but the axe you put into Sarah's back was real.
30:58You lied to Detectives Ryan and Esposito regarding your whereabouts the night of the murder.
31:04You want the truth.
31:05That would be a great place to start.
31:07You can't handle the truth!
31:10Sir, I am not interested in your Jack Nicholson impressions.
31:14We know that you went back to the studio the night of the murder.
31:18And what I'm asking is why.
31:21There was a friendly conversation between colleagues.
31:23A friendly conversation in which she told you she was going to go back to her husband.
31:28What the hell are you talking about? Why would she do that?
31:30Because she was breaking up with you.
31:32Is that what you think is going on here? You think that Sarah and I were lovers?
31:36Did you or did you not buy an expensive pair of diamond earrings for her?
31:41Yes, but not to woo her. It was to encourage Sarah to let me out of my contract for a movie role.
31:45A movie role?
31:46Yes. The Coen brothers have asked me to play Matt Damon's half-wit dad in their new movie.
31:50It's a role of a lifetime. It has nominations written all over it.
31:53But that still doesn't explain why you went back to the studio that night.
31:56I went to thank Sarah in person because my agent had called me that evening to tell me that she had agreed to let me out.
32:02The reason I didn't mention any of this is I didn't want to risk missing work on the movie.
32:06Why didn't you just call her?
32:08I wanted her to know how much I appreciated it.
32:10So you went back to thank her and that's it?
32:12No, not exactly. When I got there she was reading a script and she seemed upset.
32:17I asked her why and she said somebody had betrayed her.
32:22Who?
32:23At first I thought it was me for taking the movie role but then she said that someone wasn't who she thought they were.
32:31And she didn't let on see who this person was?
32:33No.
32:35I didn't want to give her the opportunity to change her mind about the movie.
32:39So I exited stage left.
32:53Okay, found the deal memo that Sarah signed in order to get Lance out for his movie.
33:07He wasn't lying. My mother's never going to let me forget this.
33:12Oh, come on, Castle. She'll probably think it was sweet that you were concerned about her.
33:15This is Martha Rogers we are talking about. I intruded on her moment. No, I will pay dearly.
33:22When Lance came here Sarah told him that someone wasn't who she thought they were. Who do you think that was?
33:28How about the woman who makes my mother look like a saint?
33:31Yeah, but Sarah already cut Gloria out of her life. Maybe, maybe it was her cheating husband.
33:36Except Lance met with Sarah after Mandy Bronson. By the time Mandy showed up Sarah had already decided what she wanted to do with her marriage.
33:44Yeah, but even if Sarah decided that she was going to get back together with Vince, it doesn't mean that she didn't have doubts.
33:49No. No, you're right. Except he has an alibi. Everyone has an alibi.
33:55Yeah, well, somebody out there doesn't and we are going to find them.
33:57Well, maybe we should sleep on it.
34:01Separately.
34:04Catherine Beckett died never.
34:09Hello, ladies.
34:10Hey, Dad.
34:11Graham told me how you went all Jason Bourne on her date.
34:14Well, I think I deserve some kudos for my selfless courage in the face of perceived danger.
34:20Think what you will, but I've taken the liberty of selecting an apology gift. Page 47, dog-eared for your convenience.
34:27The dress?
34:28Uh-huh. And the shoes. Oh, and the purse. Uh-huh. Where did you get this, darling?
34:34Oh, from a woman I met on the case. She's an aspiring writer.
34:38In a moment of weakness, I told her I'd read it.
34:41Oh, it's really pretty good. She's got very vivid characters, well-plotted, pleasantly salacious.
34:46Great. That's what I'll tell her.
34:48No, no, no, no, no. You said you would read it, honey. You.
34:51I will. I just have to do a little more thinking on the case.
34:54He's procrastinating.
34:55No, I am not. I am just about to solve a critical piece of our mystery.
35:00Now that you've determined that Lance is not the axe murderer.
35:03So, what's the critical piece of evidence, Dad?
35:06Shortly before she died, Sarah Cutler said that someone had betrayed her.
35:10I think that person is our killer.
35:12Well, then it could be anybody, darling, because betrayal is a way of life on a soap opera.
35:17And let me tell you, Temptation Lane is like this seething cauldron of sordidness and treachery and naked ambition.
35:26And do you know which people are the most manipulative and devious?
35:30I do. I know who betrayed Sarah.
35:34Look, there's nothing in my contract that says I have to be a cop.
35:41I've got to rehearse.
35:46Let's go.
35:51Okay, Castle. Let's go.
35:52Oh, wait. No, hang on. I just wrote my first soap scene, which they are about to shoot.
35:55Well, I'll catch it on TV. We've got an arrest to me.
35:57No, no, wait. This scene is going to expose the killer.
36:00The play's the thing wherein we'll catch the conscience of the king, Hamlet.
36:04We already know who the killer is, so you're wasting my time. Me.
36:07Not if I get us a confession.
36:09Places, please.
36:10They're starting. Let's go.
36:11Okay. No, send it back. Yeah.
36:13All right. Thanks.
36:15Hey, come on in, guys.
36:16Thanks.
36:17Castle, what are we...
36:18Just watch. Just watch.
36:19Can we close the downstage door to get better eyes on Mandy, please?
36:25Clear the set. Here we go, everybody.
36:27In five, four, three, two...
36:33Two's on the line.
36:38Can't you at least knock? I'm changing.
36:41Nothing I haven't seen before.
36:43And enjoyed immensely.
36:45Really?
36:47It's a soap opera. I had to honor the form.
36:49What are you doing here, Joseph?
36:50If this is about our relationship...
36:52No, it isn't.
36:53It's about your research paper.
36:56The one I had you submit for the Montenegro Journalism Fellowship.
37:00Is there news about the winner?
37:02The thing about the fellowship is that it can open doors. It launches careers.
37:08That's why I recommended you.
37:09Over to one.
37:10So, did I win?
37:12Three.
37:13I went to the coffee shop this morning and a barista there asked me to read an article that she had written for her college paper.
37:20Oddly enough, it was identical to yours.
37:25There must be some mistake.
37:26Not just the one you made in assuming that you could pass off somebody else's material as your own.
37:30You are a fraud, Angela.
37:34And I am going to call the fellowship and let them know that exactly.
37:39Oh, and by the way, you're fired.
37:44And cut. Nice job, people.
37:47Um, I don't understand. This is not the scene that we worked on yesterday.
37:52We made some adjustments.
37:53And yet it has an oddly familiar ring to it.
37:56Reading other people's scripts is a part of your job, isn't it?
37:59What are you accusing me of?
38:01Did you not see the scene?
38:03If you're going to be a writer, you have to have a better grasp of subtext.
38:09Look, I, I...
38:11I might have mixed up some of the scripts, but I was at the fellowship mixer the night that Sarah died.
38:18Nobody there remembers seeing you after 8pm.
38:20Sarah was killed with an axe, Rhys.
38:22Whoever killed her got blood on their clothes and on their shoes.
38:25Some of it invisible to the naked eye, but it doesn't matter how much you try to wash it, it's still there.
38:31I have officers at your apartment.
38:33You have no idea what I did for her.
38:45Picking up her dogs, picking up her dry cleaning, the late nights, the weekends, no vacation.
38:54You try writing a script with all of that going on.
38:59I worked too hard to let it end that way.
39:03I deserved that opportunity and I could not let her take that away from me.
39:09It was never yours to begin with.
39:20Killing Sarah to keep a lid on her plagiarism? That's cold.
39:23And pretty ordinary as far as motives go.
39:26She wanted to put in the works, so she took a shortcut.
39:28There are no shortcuts in writing.
39:29Nope, but there is to our favorite bar.
39:31I found a new route that'll get us to the old haunt in 8 minutes.
39:34You up for a beer? Come on, I know the owner.
39:35Yeah, I'm down, bro. What about you, Kessel?
39:38Right behind you.
39:54What?
39:56Got you a present.
39:58Side cast photo from Temptation Lane.
40:08How did you even get this?
40:11I know people who know people.
40:16Okay.
40:17I was nine and I had to get my tonsils taken out and I was miserable and so my mom took time off of work and stayed with me and cuddled up in front of the TV on the couch and we would watch episodes of Temptation Lane.
40:34So every time I see it now, it just makes me feel like home and safe.
40:43So there you go. Judge away.
40:48My DVR would make yours look like Masterpiece Theater, but I am glad to know this about you.
40:55I'll leave you to it.
41:11Hey, Kessel, thank you for the photo.
41:16Kessel, thank you for the photo.
41:19I'll see you.
41:23Hey.
41:28After all these years, all the times I could have been holding you in my arms.
41:33Then let's not waste more time with words.
41:37Let's just let our lips do the talking.
41:39Are you two running lines again?
41:41Oh, well, no, no, we were just, uh, you know, talking.
41:46Oh.
41:50Oh, um, I'm gonna, I'll just, I'll go to the...