Summary and spoilers
A city council member named Jeff Horn is found dead in a rolled up rug. It’s a murder, sloppily covered up to look like a robbery. The main suspect is a sleazy club owner and developer, Calvin Creason, who clashed with Horn over a proposed mega-club, and lost millions in property because of it. Creason is openly happy that Horn is out of the way, but also denies involvement and has an alibi. Before long, Kate and Richard discover blackmail and scorn enter into the equation.
Comments
Castle’s exhilarating pace is used enhance the perceived need to move quickly to catch the murderer, and of course to cover up and gaps of logic (the faster they go, the less chance you’ll have to stop and think about what just happened).
Wouldn’t it be nice if real detectives worked as fast and were as clever as Kate Beckett, and had sidekicks as clever and witty as Richard Castle?
In previous episodes, I found the background music to be overwhelming intrusive. It is toned down throughout this episode, and it’s a major improvement.
I really liked this episode! It had the funniest lines, and yet it was also moodier at times – like when the detectives examine the murder scene while Lori Horn’s voiceover fills in the details. The supporting actors are also excellent.
Memorable Moments
- Kate showing up unexpectedly at the book reading
Castle Quotes
Richard: Can’t be easy breaking that kind of news.
Kate: Yeah, well – thanks for not making it a joke.
Richard: Hey, I’m a wise-ass, not a jack-ass.
Kate: I didn’t know there was a difference.
"So…what’s your next move? Last person to see him alive? Establish a timeline? Grab a doughnut? More really bad coffee?"
- Richard to Kate
Kate: That’s the rug! That’s the same rug! Don’t gloat, okay – ‘cause it’s really unattractive.
Richard: Now can we arrest him?
Richard: I gotta hand it to Councilman Horny. He is incredibly flexible for a guy his age. [shows photo] Look at that – you ever do that?
Kate: Would you put those away?
Richard: I’m just saying, he’s gotta do yoga or pilates or somethin’.
Kate: Why is it always the family values guys that get caught with their pants down?
Richard: Because the universe loves irony – and because most people are hypocrites.
Kate: And what was that girl thinking – that he would leave his wife and kids for her?
Richard: That is so sexist!
Kate: How is that soo sexist?
Richard: You assume that just because she’s a woman, that she was after a relationship. Did you ever think maybe she was in it for the sex?
Kate: Yes I did – and then I saw him.
Richard: What was it that turned you off – that he was wearing a rug? [pause] Too soon?
Alexis: So by trying to look smart, they’re actually being stupid.
Richard: I think you just described the human condition.
"You have the bridge, number one."
- Richard to Alexis
"Flavor country."
- Richard (describing the new coffee)
Roy: Stop running, bro…campaign’s over.
Richard: Ooh…yes.
Richard: Detective Beckett! To what do I owe this very unexpected pleasure?
Kate: I just figured if you were going to bother me at my work, I should bother you at yours. That was – quite a reading – very moving.
Richard: Are you making fun of me?
Kate: ‘Good, she thought, as the wind gathered up her hair. No one will see my tears.’ How does wind gather up hair? I’m just curious.
Richard: Oh, you’re telling me how to do my job?
Kate: Irritating, isn’t it?
Kate: What kind of a name is ‘Nikki Heat’?
Richard: A cop name.
Kate: It’s a stripper name.
Richard: Well, I told you she was kind of slutty.
Kate: Change it, Castle.
Richard: Hang on a second. Think of the titles: ‘Summer Heat’. ‘Heat Wave’. ‘In Heat’.
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