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[Castle has locked them in a prison cell to figure out how the victim escaped]
Kate Beckett : You trapped me in here on purpose.
Richard Castle : No, I didn't. But since you brought it up, tell me, why do you feel trapped in our marriage?
Kate Beckett : I don't.
Richard Castle : Then why did you leave?
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[working as a teacher for a case]
Richard Castle : What might drive a person to murder?
Scott Powell : I don't know, revenge?
Richard Castle : Revenge. A man wronged. His reputation besmirched. So he strikes out in passion. Some might consider his actions justified. What else might drive a person to kill?
Scott Powell : Being forced to read one of your books?
[the class "oohs"]
Scott Powell : Though that's probably more of a motive for suicide.
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[discussing his and Beckett's situation with Lucy, his new home operating system]
Richard Castle : No, I don't want a divorce. I want my wife back.
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Richard Castle : Damn it, Lanie, tell me. Why is Beckett keeping me in the dark?
Lanie Parish : The man who went Houdini for two months last year?
Richard Castle : Whoa! I didn't Houdini. I was Houdini'd.
Lanie Parish : Doesn't matter. When you came back, she accepted you without question. So you could damn well give her some space now.
Richard Castle : I can't lose her.
Lanie Parish : I know.
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Richard Castle : Good morning, my lovelies. Isn't it great to be alive?
Martha Rodgers : Richard, are you feeling okay?
Richard Castle : Never better. Because I know how to win Beckett back.
Alexis Castle : Is she wanting to be won back?
Richard Castle : When we first met, it was my roguish charm that caused Beckett to drop her guard, but it was my Sherlockian skills that made her fall in love with me. I just have to solve a few cases with her to show her that together, we are still magic.
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[leading Dr. Lillstrom into the precinct]
Richard Castle : Yet another case closed, courtesy of Richard Castle Investigations.
Kate Beckett : Um... who is this woman?
[to Lillstrom]
Kate Beckett : And are you in handcuffs?
Dr. Barbara Lillstrom : This man abducted me.
Richard Castle : It's not an abduction. It's a citizen's arrest, please get it straight.
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Kate Beckett : You went to an underground prison?
[Castle nods]
Kate Beckett : Alone?
Richard Castle : No, not alone. I had Alexis with me.
Kate Beckett : Oh, well, since you had backup. Are you kidding, Castle, your *daughter*?
Richard Castle : When you say it in that tone, I sound like a bad parent.
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Kate Beckett : There's protocol. You knew that. If you had a lead, you should have called us.
Richard Castle : Oh, believe me, I wanted to, but they locked us up in a cell.
Kate Beckett : No, I mean you should have called us be- Wait, they locked you up?
[Castle nods]
Kate Beckett : You know what? Never mind. I don't wanna know.
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[Castle brings Esposito and Ryan to the underground prison to find everyone and everything gone]
Richard Castle : I told them to stay.
Javier Esposito : They're not dogs, Castle, they're college kids. What'd you expect?
Kevin Ryan : This place has been completely cleared out. Dr. Lillstrom must have had a contingency plan.
Richard Castle : They took all the evidence. And I let it happen. All because I wanted to impress Beckett.
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Richard Castle : [trying to understand the logic behind their separation] So, what happened, Kate? What did I do wrong?
Kate Beckett : Castle, this one's not about you. It's on me. I love you. I always will.
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Kate Beckett : Castle, I asked for time. Why can't you give me that?
Richard Castle : Because you need me.
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Richard Castle : Sorry, Beckett. I screwed up.
Kate Beckett : Yeah, you did.
Richard Castle : And I jeopardized the entire case.
Kate Beckett : Again, yes... But you know what, if it wasn't for you, then we'd still be thinking that Peter's prison uniform was a Halloween costume.
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Richard Castle : You're not buying this, are you? No confession, no smoking gun. It's just... Not clean.
Kate Beckett : Well, that's how homicides are sometimes. You know that.
Richard Castle : Yeah, but something's still bothering me. There's a part of the mystery that hasn't been solved yet. We're missing part of the story.
Kate Beckett : And how do you suggest we find it?
Richard Castle : Same way we always do. We start at the beginning. Back at the prison.
Kate Beckett : You just want an excuse to get me alone.
Richard Castle : No, Beckett, I just want the truth. What really happened to Peter that night.
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Kate Beckett : Wait a minute. Something's not right here. How did Peter reach the vent from inside the cell?
Kate Beckett , Richard Castle : It was a two-man job!
Richard Castle : Two prisoners escaped, but only one was missing. Which means...
Kate Beckett , Richard Castle : The killer came back!
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Martha Rodgers : Oh, you're getting too old for drinking games, kiddo.
Richard Castle : It was for the case.
Martha Rodgers : The one that Katherine keeps throwing you off of?
Richard Castle : I didn't win her love overnight the first time. I'm making progress, huh?
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Kate Beckett : You know what, we're not having this conversation. I asked you for space and you literally locked me up in a jail cell.
[draws her gun]
Richard Castle : Okay, wait, wait. Whoa, whoa, whoa. Okay, okay. You can- I'll give you space. I'll give you space.
[Kate aims her gun at the door lock]
Kate Beckett : You know what? You know, it'd be just my luck. It would ricochet and hit you and then I'd have two murders to contend with.
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Richard Castle : That is... Fifty-year-old Scotch.
Alexis Castle : Yeah, I bought a case of it.
Richard Castle : Alexis, that's expensive.
Alexis Castle : Relax, Dad, the company paid for it.
Richard Castle : Oh. Okay. Wait, that means I paid for it.
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[last lines]
Richard Castle : Um... You know what? We're gonna start a tradition... for when we solve a case together.
[Castle opens a container and pulls out a cigar]
Alexis Castle : I don't smoke. And neither do you.
Richard Castle : Who said anything about smoking?
[Castle puts the 'cigar' in his mouth and starts to blow bubbles]
