Castle (TV Series)

Child's Play (2014)

Stana Katic: Kate Beckett

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• Jason : I'm not talking to Mr. Castle. He's a jerk face!

  Richard Castle : [turning Beckett around so they can talk in private]  Okay, you know what? He's the jerk face!

  Kate Beckett : He's eight years old. You've been here for a day and a half and you already have a nemesis?

  Richard Castle : How was I supposed to know he'd be the witness?

• Principal Joe Silva : I can't imagine it's one of Mrs. Ruiz's students. Why would they even be in that area alone?

  Kate Beckett : Well, we'll know more once our Youth Officer is done talking to them. Now, what time did Mrs. Ruiz's class let out yesterday?

  Principal Joe Silva : At 3:00 p.m. And each child was picked up by a parent or authorized guardian.

  [Castle picks up a puzzle toy from the principal's desk and plays with it] 

  Kate Beckett : Okay, and I'm gonna need a list of all of their names so we can determine where they were at 5:00 pm.

  Principal Joe Silva : Of course.

  Detective Miranda Daniels : [entering]  Detective Beckett? Mrs. Ruiz and I talked to all the students. None of them seems to be your witness.

  Richard Castle : Except one of them has to be.

  Kate Beckett : You know, maybe we should talk to them again.

  Detective Miranda Daniels : If they're afraid to come forward, that's not gonna help.

  Principal Joe Silva : Or perhaps they didn't see anything. Either way, these children shouldn't be subjected to endless questions.

  Kate Beckett : No, I understand, but we have to find this witness.

  Detective Miranda Daniels : In cases like this, a child is often more likely to open up to somebody who's not an authority figure. A classmate, a friend.

  Kate Beckett : [getting an idea]  So, basically, we're looking for someone who won't intimidate them. An adult presence in the classroom that eight year olds will view as a peer, someone that they can consider one of their own.

  Principal Joe Silva : Okay. But where would we find someone like that?

  Richard Castle : Got it.

  [puts toy back on the desk] 

  Richard Castle : Easy.

• Kate Beckett : So, Esposito confirmed with Emily's parents that her fourteen year old brother was supposed to be watching her that day, but he was playing video games, and he didn't check on her for hours.

  Richard Castle : So she could've sneaked out. It is her, Beckett. I knew it.

  Kate Beckett : Which is why we should have talked to her at her place last night.

  Richard Castle : An-and risk intimidating her? No, no. No, this girl's... she's ready to open up to me. We have a... a special connection.

  Kate Beckett : Really? Should I be worried?

  Richard Castle : Only that I'm gonna solve the case before you.

• Kate Beckett : [to Castle]  You know what? Why don't we take a break and you and I do dishes?

  Alexis Castle : Oh, don't even think about it. Gram and I have it covered.

  Kate Beckett : [softly to Castle]  You are not letting them do dishes after they just cooked.

  Richard Castle : They want to.

  Kate Beckett : You're seriously milking this whole "I've been missing for two months" thing, aren't you?

  Richard Castle : They are glad to have me back. And if fussing over me makes them happy, enjoy it.

• Kate Beckett : Ryan?

  Kevin Ryan : Hey. CSU got us a lead. See how this cabinet door is open? Just like in these crime scene photos?

  Kate Beckett : Okay. So?

  Kevin Ryan : So, when the cabinet door is closed...

  Kate Beckett : There's blood spatter on the door panel behind it.

  Richard Castle : Which means the door was closed when Anton was shot.

  Kevin Ryan : Yep. Now, see... this smear of blood on the inside edge of the door? CSU said that this came from a finger. So somebody grabbed the door from the inside, pulling it open.

  Richard Castle : If somebody was in there when Anton was shot...

  Kate Beckett : They saw our killer.

• Richard Castle : I'm gonna miss every one of you.

  Jason : Even me?

  Richard Castle : Yes, Jason, even you. What do you say? Truce?

  Jason : Yeah.

  Richard Castle : All right.

  Jason : Truce.

  [they hug, and Jason puts a sign reading "Jerk face" on Castle's back] 

  Kate Beckett : [she removes the sign and shows it to Castle]  Looks like your nemesis isn't ready to call it a truce just yet.

  Richard Castle : Yeah. Especially when he sees what I put on his back.

  [looking at Jason, Beckett sees a sign reading "Frog Breath" on his back] 

• Kate Beckett : This is a medal of outstanding service from the NYPD for your invaluable help with tracking down our witness.

  Mrs. Leslie Ruiz : What's gonna happen to Jason's sister anyway?

  Kate Beckett : She's agreed to testify, and with her help, our three victims, along with many, many other people, will finally get justice.

  Mrs. Leslie Ruiz : Then maybe you should give this medal to her. I didn't do much to deserve it.

  Kate Beckett : Are you kidding? You put up with Castle for two whole days.

• [first lines] 

  Richard Castle : Oh, my God. Ice cream? Are you trying to kill me?

  Alexis Castle : At least you'll die happy.

  [offers spoon] 

  Alexis Castle : Kate?

  Kate Beckett : Mmm. Oh, no, thanks. I couldn't. Not after this amazing meal that you guys just stuffed us with.

  Martha Rodgers : Oh, darling, I'm sorry, dessert is not optional. Not after I traipsed all over town to find Richard his favorite flavor of ice cream.

  Richard Castle : Potato chip fudge?

• Kate Beckett : Thank you, Mrs. Ruiz, for letting Castle spend time in your classroom.

  Mrs. Leslie Ruiz : I wasn't given much of a choice.

  Richard Castle : Well, then, uh, we apologize for the imposition. But we do need to figure out who this witness is.

  Mrs. Leslie Ruiz : And just how are you going to do that? You know we spoke to all of them already, right?

  Richard Castle : Yes, but being 90% kid myself, I have an ability to get into the minds of children. And I have the perfect plan.

  Mrs. Leslie Ruiz : Trust me, there is no such thing. Have you ever been in a room with twenty second-graders, Mr. Castle?

  Richard Castle : I appreciate your concern, Leslie. May I call you Leslie?

  Mrs. Leslie Ruiz : Mrs. Ruiz is fine.

  Richard Castle : Excellent.