Dr. Sidney Perlmutter (Arye Gross) is a medical examiner, rotating the role with Lanie (although Lanie is more regularly featured). Detective Tom Demming (Michael Trucco) is a handsome robbery detective with whom Beckett briefly becomes involved. Her transformation was also physical, as we saw the . As he tells Richard when they meet for the first time as father and son, he has been checking in on Richard, Martha, and Alexis their whole lives. Martha Rodgers often gives romantic advice to her son. In, Beckett has definitively rejected Castle three times. From the first sequence, we learn most of what makes this show so charming: the juxtaposition of glamour shots of author Richard Castle (actor . When he takes her on a tour of his house in the Hamptons, she is chilled by the thought of how many women must have also gotten the tour. They have recently taken a break in their relationship after an awkward incident during a double date with Ryan and Jenny, where Jenny, oblivious to the fact that the other couple was not in that stage of their relationship, asked when the two were going to get married like she and Ryan were about to in the very near future.[9]. She is an actress on and off Broadway. As the Triple Killer, Tyson is characterized as a master of disguise, and able to easily manipulate and coerce people to do his bidding and even confess to his crimes. NOT FOR BECKETT LOVERS. Beckett agrees but suggests that they "leave out the tiger next time". Beckett hasn't heard from Castle since he left for the Hamptons months ago to finish writing his second Nikki Heat novel, "Naked Heat." The most Beckett, Ryan and Esposito have seen of Castle is a bookstore standee of him advertising an upcoming book signing. Senator William Bracken (Jack Coleman) also The Dragon or Lazarus is a United States senator with aspirations of becoming President. Victoria Gates, on the other hand, hates Castle, even as she respects Beckett. Beckett's initial relationship with Castle was strained because she viewed him as immature and reckless. Beckett then resigns, and Esposito refuses to talk to Ryan, just walking away as he tries to explain. Unusually mature and responsible for her age (notably a foil to Castle's immaturity), she is highly intelligent, academically motivated (she ends up attending Columbia University), and wise beyond her years. Director Rob Bowman Writers Andrew W. Marlowe David Grae Shalisha Francis (executive story editor) Stars Nathan Fillion Stana Katic Susan Sullivan See production, box office & company info Watch on Hulu on Hulu.com and the Hulu app Beckett only tolerated his presence at the request of Captain Montgomery and the Mayor. ("47 Seconds"). While she has always liked and respected Beckett and supports a relationship between the two, in recent years their seemingly endless dance, and the emotional toll it's taken on her son, have caused her to begin to urge Castle to make a clear offer to her, and if she rejects, to move on. But Castle has been left knowing that Tyson is free to kill again and forced to live with the guilt at having failed. In "Nikki Heat", Beckett becomes jealous of superstar Natalie Rhodes, who is preparing to play Nikki Heat in the movie. Nevertheless, Tyson successfully escapes even after he is confronted, overpowering Kevin Ryan and stealing his service weapon. However, after recieving an offer to write 3 more Nikki Heat books, he continued to work with her. Beckett is forced to help save his life by thwarting the assassin, and Bracken acknowledges that he owes her his life before approaching the press and using the circumstances behind the episode to present himself as a politician willing to stand up against corrupt senators since the assassin was hired by his former mentors and consolidating public perception of him as a presidential candidate. This puts him at odds with Esposito, who firmly stands behind Beckett's choice, causing friction within the group. In Still, Beckett is trapped on a pressure-plate bomb, and Castle insists on staying with her, as the two look back on their relationship over the past five years. The conversation is their indirect reference to the current situation between themselves and Demming. Their couple name is referred to by the duo themselves ( Murder, He Wrote ), and most commonly referred to by shippers as Caskett . ("Undead Again"). In "Knockout", Castle must choose between his relationship with Beckett and saving her life. Beckett is later ecstatic when Gates uses the situation to reinstate Castle. As the tension builds, she backs down and walks out, terrified. In the episode "Kill Shot" he displays technical knowledge of military sniping and refers to his having served in a sniper unit, implying that he received training. She later comforts him over the incident, and he dedicates his Poe's Pen Award to her and his friends at the precinct. Though the mayor's career is effectively ended, Castle remains at the precinct. Castle then promptly returns with coffees with only two minutes before the bomb blows, refusing to leave Beckett, and the two figure out the disarming code at the very last second. On Beckett's advice, she moves back in with her father a short time later. He is always ready with a sardonic comment to keep Beckett on her toes and enjoys the way Castle riles her. Castle is determined to save their marriage and as they are both still in love with each other, he keeps visiting Beckett at the precinct, believing that if they work a case together then they will get back together. Castle confronts her, and the heated conversation segues to the question of exactly what their relationship really is. Significant Others: Directed by Holly Dale. Castle believes she has been framed, and works with the team to prove her innocence. You're Dead". In the season 7 episode "At Close Range", he takes a job with his brother-in-law, Frank Kelly, protecting a US congressman. Castle and Gina got back together at the end of season two, However, due to their fighting all the time, Castle breaks up with her in episode twelve ("Poof You're Dead") of season three, having concluded that the relationship had lost its magic. She explains her position to Kate in "Heartbreak Hotel": she feels that Beckett is a gifted detective, but that she would be even better if she could avoid the distractions. Finally, in "The Limey", she lays her cards on the table. Desperate not to lose Castle, she breaks up with Demming and approaches Castle to declare her own feelings for him. These files had the potential to be very damaging to Montgomery's killers, and Smith used the files as leverage against them. Castle and Beckett panic when Martha an Alexis come home early. He strongly encouraged Beckett to make a move with Castle in "A Deadly Game". Dressed as Beckett and imitating her mannerisms, she's the next best thing to the real thing. Castle helps her deduce where the tape is, and it reveals (then Assistant D.A.) She is first mentioned in season one, but does not appear until the season two episode "The Mistress Always Spanks Twice". At some indeterminate point, he would return to the city and repeat the process. When Ryan asks Beckett where she was standing when the shots were fired, she shows him, along with where Vaughn was. Beckett's team raids the surgeon's office, only to find it cleaned out, with only a note reading "Better luck next time". His love life and the fact he is in nearly-constant communication with his girlfriend/fiancee makes him subject to much teasing from his partner, so when Esposito begins dating Lanie, he relished turning the tables on his friend. Gina Cowell (Monet Mazur) is Castle's publisher and second ex-wife. In Hollanders Woods, Beckett learns the truth about why Castle is so interested in murder mysteries but is initially skeptical when he identifies a psychiatrist as the serial killer just based on his voice. Beckett is annoyed and amused that he can't put aside his obsession with solving cases for their romantic getaway, but as time goes on, she is similarly drawn in. He eventually becomes a Private Investigator in Season 7. Beckett expresses horror at the idea. He is amused by how much Castle annoys Beckett but also appreciates how effective the two are when they work together. When he comes out of the barn, they immediately share a hug. However it is revealed by Beckett to Castle later in the episode that she broke up with him because Josh simply wasn't enough for her. Her therapist has helped her understand why Castle is distancing himself from her, and she realizes that he's been throwing himself into empty relationships to protect himself emotionally. The reason behind the sudden death of the ABC hit crime series? The two's new romance at the 12th Precinct, however, is far more complicated. Ashley Linden is Alexis Castle 's ex-boyfriend. While their relationship was forged during the time when Beckett has resigned, the two are united by their determination to solve murder cases. Beckett engages in a romantic cosplay with Castle, dressing as her favorite character from a long-cancelled science fiction show (and with a scary monster mask from the same show added for fun) ("The Final Frontier"). The first clue to his character comes during the "Linchpin" and "Pandora" story arc, when Castle and Beckett are enlisted to help the CIA in an investigation; the agency suggests they are aware of Castle's father. She was also involved with Castle sexually. It was over a year before he discovered Martha had borne him a son, and despite having a career that prevented his ability to have personal relationships, he made the effort to be involved in his son's life; he gave Castle a copy of Casino Royale at the age of ten, which inspired him to become a writer. Beckett rushes to the room scared that Castle may have been killed. During their vacation in the Hamptons, Castle becomes fascinated with a murder that occurs near his summer home. "Cops & Robbers" features some very meaningful looks when Beckett rescues Castle from a hostage situation at a bank, but again they do not explicitly acknowledge their feelings although they are more than clear. In Limelight, Beckett is uneasy about the rumor that Castle and his ex-wife Gina are getting back together. Stana Katic as Detective Kate Beckett in Castle Season 3 finale Did Andrew Marlowe, the creator of the TV show Castle, misname the show?. They get married in the Hamptons with only Alexis, Martha, and Jim Beckett as their guests. During the confrontation that follows, Beckett is left helpless as the killer and Castle struggle, but she manages to get Castle her gun, allowing him to shoot the killer dead. He refers to the relationship between the two as "the dance" and has drawn comparisons between it and his wife and fellow Castle writer Terri Miller. Marlowe felt that the model for the show moving forward could still include the lighthearted banter and powerful Fillion/Katic chemistry, using classics such as The Thin Man for inspiration. Castle and Beckett are finally able to get married. Beckett had come close to admitting her feelings for Castle several times. In "47 Seconds", he inadvertently discovers definitive proof that Beckett did, in fact, hear and remember his confession of love and has been lying for seven months about it; Castle takes this as meaning that she doesn't have feelings for him and was letting him down easy by pretending she hadn't heard. Bracken plays a pivotal role in the season six episode "In the Belly of the Beast", when Beckett is recruited to a risky undercover operation to infiltrate a drug ring and investigate a connection between the ring and the Russian mafia in a bid to identify the kingpin, known only as Lazarus. After six weeks, Castle surprises Beckett at her D.C. home and the two have a happy reunion. By the time of his third appearance, his crimes have evolved to the point where they no longer resemble his original murders. Richard "Rick" Castle (Nathan Fillion) is a famous author who weathered through twenty rejections before he got his first manuscript published. Bracken makes his final appearance in the season eight two-part premiere, "XY" and "XX". Realizing too late her feelings for Castle, Beckett ends things with Demming. She often helps Beckett's team by accessing and assessing the data on computers belonging to suspects and victims.[13]. Martha Rodgers (Susan Sullivan) is Castle's mother and lives with him and her granddaughter Alexis. Castle wakes to find Beckett being treated by Josh, who she says she thinks she has a chance with. This relationship becomes increasingly serious, and Castle's jealousy makes him increasingly hostile and competitive with Demming. Especially due to the fact that he'd last heard the killer's voice thirty years before. With this new evidence, Beckett is finally able to arrest Bracken as he announces on live TV his intention to run for president. Castle appears as a midseason series with only ten episodes written and produced. Things proceed much as in Season Two: Castle and Beckett are friends, and while each wants something more, outside events and their own emotional issues keep them apart. She pretends there is another copy of Montgomery's files to keep Bracken off her back. But when Vaughn asks her if the relationship is serious, she hesitates. Which, once again, would have been interesting had the writers chosen to pursue it. When one of the congressman's aides is killed, Ryan is driven to solve the crime - even to the extent of arresting his brother-in-law, risking a family rift. She has also developed a certain bond with Beckett, asking Beckett's advice when contemplating going on an exchange trip to France and making arrangements with the detective to spend three days working at the police station as part of a project for her civics class. "Always" is in many ways a reprise of "Knockdown". There are hints that his relationship with his mother hasn't always been as good as it is now. In the season six episode "Veritas", when Bracken learns that Beckett has been carrying out discreet surveillance of Vulcan Simmons, he realizes that she was bluffing when she claimed to have physical evidence during the events of "After the Storm" and arranges for Simmons's murder, planning to implicate Beckett in the crime in order to discredit her. "After the Storm" opens with the morning right after Castle and Beckett's first big night together. She says to Castle that "when this is done, I hope you have it in your heart to take me back". In "Food to Die For", Castle and Beckett discuss their victim, killer and the girl caught in between. Initially finding Castle to be quite annoying, Beckett gradually warms to him as they work together to solve murder mysteries, utilizing his imagination and insight into a killer's mind and her authority and position within the police department. Although Castle walks away from the experience thinking his father was only using him and does not really care for him, his dad was later seen watching him and Martha. In, In the wake of her mother's murder, Beckett became emotionally isolated, unapproachable. She explains that she's "gotten used to you pulling my pigtails" and that he's made her job more fun. She has a sister, named Elizabeth Weston, who's a US Attorney. He begins a string of casual affairs, returning to his playboy past. As the series progresses, Tyson refines his methods by studying the police response and adapting accordingly. Captain Katherine "Kate" Houghton Beckett (Stana Katic) is a homicide detective with the NYPD. While Tyson and Nieman are at the precinct, their accomplice, Amy Barrett, another one of Nieman's patients, lures Beckett away from the precinct and captures her. He confides to Castle that he enjoys stalking his victims and planning their deaths more than actually killing them, and it is implied that when he leaves New York, he adopts the persona of another serial killer and carries out a new series of crimes under a different identity. The Castle-Beckett relationship is the flirty/friendship, and later the romantic relationship between Richard "Rick" Castle and Katherine "Kate" Beckett. However, Bracken was unable to kill her because Smith forced him to back down. Beckett, clearly conflicted, tells her that the situation is complicated ("Boom!"). However, everything came crashing down when McCord showed up and told Beckett she was fired due to tipping off the press. However, given the events that had just occurred, she tells Castle and Beckett to kiss rather than trying to stop them or keep them apart and shows respect for Castle risking his life to stay with Beckett. He knows how much Beckett has been through and how long it's taken these two to get together. Alexis is very close to her father, as they do many activities together, including fencing, book research projects such as learning lock-picking and safe-crackingand laser tag. This results in a much darker dynamic to their relationship, but they are also more open than they have been in the past to hinting at possible romance. But it's too late: Castle has already planned to go to the Hamptons with another woman: Gina, his ex-wife, with whom he's rekindled a relationship. "Castle"Season 3 (2010 - 2011)-----Episode 4"Punked"Original Air Date: October 11, 2010Beckett and Castle investiga. Castle's lack of a father figure has led to him to surround himself with dominant women. Castle says that the girl should have gone with the one she obviously truly loved, and Beckett argues that she saw the logic in staying with the one that seemed responsible and more dependable at that time, as opposed to the one with a history as a playboy that makes you feel good for a while but has a risk of just letting you down eventually. While this eventually fails, she discovers in "Veritas" that there was more evidence that Montgomery had that implicates Bracken: a recording of a conversation with Bracken in which he admits to blackmail and murder and his plans to kill Johanna Beckett if she does not back off. At the end of the episode, it is implied that if Tyson is still alive, he has gathered followers to assist him in his crimes; if he is dead, his admirers within the serial killing community have started paying tribute to his crimes. The questioning quickly turns to a reflection of what Beckett feels was Castle abandoning her. At her own insistence, she is called "Sir" rather than "ma'am" by the officers who report to her (and Castle.) After remembering her first encounter with Montgomery, Beckett realizes he'd given the tape to her mother and finds it in her mother's old elephant figurines on her desk. With a smile, she says, "Well then, Richard Edgar Alexander Rodgers Castle, yes. She's a glamorous and highly skilled CIA agent, a former muse of Castle, the inspiration for Clara Strike from his Derrick Storm novels. [11] Although she is obliged by the mayor to allow Castle to stay on in his consulting role, Gates tries to convince Beckett that she can be a better detective without him around. [8] Unlike Beckett, she is far more comfortable with having a social life outside of her job; her personal life comes to the forefront when it becomes known that she and Esposito have begun a relationship they keep quiet from the rest of the team. Alexis Harper Castle (Molly Quinn) is Castle's daughter. Lockwood tells Montgomery to hand Beckett over to him; initially, he asks Beckett to meet him, but he does this to inform Beckett of the situation and gets Castle to drag her away and leave Montgomery to face Lockwood and his men off by himself, despite Beckett's pleas that he does not need to put himself in this situation because she forgives him. After a few episodes, Alexis realizes that Pi is not the one for her and eventually breaks up with him. I didn't think you'd go for real." Ryan is ignored by Esposito when he tries to explain his reasons for telling Gates, frustrated that his choices cost him his friendship. For this act, Beckett forgives him and believes "we have a chance.". [citationneeded] The two enjoy witty banter and unresolved sexual tension, but without the fulfillment of actually engaging in a relationship. While she claims to believe Castle when he says he would never have cheated on her, she still turns down his advances that night as it was "too soon" and that she "couldn't stop seeing her (the reporter's) boobs on his face." She also asks Castle to give her a few days to get things back together. However, he had laid a booby trap on the files that kills Maddox, though Beckett is able to reconstruct them enough to learn the identity of Bracken. Alexis Castle (She wants someone to take care of her dad when she won't be around and Beckett is perfect) However, this time, Castle fails and walks away. The above gives some perspective on why it was so hard for him to admit that he loves her. Vaughn leans in for a kiss, and just as Beckett starts to push away, they are interrupted by two bullets that pierce through the window. Smith makes his next appearance in the season four premiere, "Rise", contacting Richard Castle and asking him to convince Beckett to stand down, though Castle himself continues the investigation. At the end of the episode, Cole Maddoxan assassin sent by the killersshows up at Smith's house. ("Headhunters"), While Beckett remains surprised and hurt that Castle has suddenly begun to distance himself from her, she still has not figured out what's triggered this abrupt change. The two agree that they want to pursue a serious relationship and that their night together was not a one-time thing. Lockwood is then caught, which prompts Bracken to use his influence to have Lockwood moved into the General Population area of the prison so that he can kill McAllister in "Knockout". The two hold hands for the first time; "the dance" continues. Smith later meets clandestinely with Castle and Beckett, who are on the run, revealing that Bracken is searching for a tape containing audio evidence proving he ordered the murders, including that of Beckett's mother, but he has no idea where it could be. Beckett's secret is that she heard Castle professing his love but pretended to have no memory of the event. Kris Brkljac is best known as the longtime boyfriend, and now the husband, of Canada-born American actress Stana Katic who is well-recognized for appearing in the 2008 James Bond film 'Quantum Of Solace' and for playing Kate Beckett on the ABC television romantic crime series 'Castle' (2009-2016). At the end of the episode, thanks to the influence of a politician, Beckett is reinstated back at the NYPD and Beckett explains that Police Commissioner knows about their engagement, and they are okay so long as the two remain professional at work. She responds by telling him that she's been in therapy for her emotional distance issues and is nearly ready to have the kind of relationships she wants to have. Castle won't discuss their relationship, but Sophia does. Unlike with her last boyfriend, detective Tom Demming, this relationship takes not only Castle, but all of Beckett's colleagues at the precinct by surprise, since she never mentioned having a boyfriend prior to Josh's showing up at the precinct. Her reluctance to acknowledge her feelings for Castle, as well as her rejection of her previous boyfriends, stems from her determination to not get hurt, especially in the aftermath of her mother's death. In "Death Wish", Jenny gives birth to their second child, Nicholas Javier Ryan. She is kidnapped by an ex-KGB officer who previously crossed swords with her mysterious grandfather, but displays her father's resilience, deductive logic and skills during the encounter. However, despite her boyfriend Josh, it's clear that she harbors secret feelings for Castle. Later, Castle asks Beckett about him, and she says when he saw them earlier, Josh was leaving to go to Haiti on another Doctors Without Borders mission. Over the years, Castle's serious and driven side has often emerged due to Beckett's influence, and the worst of his immaturity has faded. Castle finally admits his secret to Martha, who says that she knew about them all along as "Mother instincts". In addition to the romantic rivals listed above, the main cast have come down one way or another on the Caskett issue. In "Heroes and Villains", they encounter another writer/cop team, who have consummated their relationship, and Beckett's advice to her counterpart is to encourage their romance. In Heartbreaker Beckett moves back into the Castle apartment, and they agree to hunt LokSat together. He is intrigued by this new window into crime and murder, and uses his connection with the mayor to charm his way into shadowing Detective Kate . When Kevin Ryan marries Jenny, the episode ends with Castle and Beckett going to the wedding as a couple and closes with the two walking down the aisle towards their seats ("Till Death Do Us Part"). Smith is later found dead in the fifth-season premiere "After the Storm", having been tortured by Maddox. Martha holds up Greg's willingness to do absolutely anything for Amy in "Anatomy of a Murder" as an exemplar of passionate love, and Beckett (unlike Esposito) passes the attendant test, telling Castle she would break him out of prison too. She treats him like an outsider and a vigilante. ("A Deadly Affair") Upon the successful resolution of a case, father and daughter shared a 50-year-old scotch and cigar-blowing-bubbles.[4]. However, by this time, Beckett is now in a relationship with Josh ("Punked"), a philanthropic doctor, whom she remains with through the rest of the season. Roy Montgomery, before he died, held both Castle and Beckett in high esteem, and later admitted that he'd ordered Beckett to work with him because he felt that Castle was good for her and made her job more fun. While the culprit was caught and Castle was saved, Beckett soon learns that the man that started all of this, a four-star general, wasn't going to be investigated due to political blow back. Beckett did not catch on at the time but remembers the encounter in the present and locates the tape in elephant figurines of her mother's that she kept on her desk. It is also strongly implied that Bracken is responsible for the events of "Dial M for Mayor", orchestrating a conspiracy against New York City mayor Robert Wheldon to discredit Wheldon and stifle his ambitions of becoming Governor of New York and eventually president. [6] It is implied in the pilot "Flowers for Your Grave" he is a fan of Shark Week, and in the season two episode "Den of Thieves", it is revealed that Esposito transferred out of the 54th Precinct and has been partnered with Ryan for three years prior to the pilot episode. The mystery man then asks Castle to help him keep Beckett safe: The deal with the murderer was that the files would remain secret if Beckett stayed away from her mother's case. In the fourth-season premiere, a critically injured Kate is brought to Josh's operating room after being shot in the heart. Afterward, Beckett, Castle, Ryan, and Esposito agree to keep the truth about Montgomery's death a secret and he is buried as a hero. When it becomes clear that the bomb cannot be disarmed before the timer is up, Beckett makes Castle promise to leave, and the two give one last 'I love you'. Ironically, this comes right when Beckett finally confesses her feelings for Castle to Lanie. 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